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terta - fc fca 3 fc, ' fc, fei DAILY EVENING EDITION WEATIIKR Fair tonight ana Thursday. Maximum temperature. 0; mini mum. 43; rainfall, ; wind. wsst. n tle: weather, clear. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEB VOL. 29 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN. PENDLETON,. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1917. NO. 9159 taf DAILY EVENING EDITION ? 's"'- mi TO AOVKKTIHKR8 fl A. jf' fly flff aCs af Th. KMt OronUa b.. the l.r-t boa. ! liiKI.Williliilii J fV f0 W ' VXg ..V (( uVuW V W HfQAVU JJ fids .nil gu.rauteed paid circulation of n; I 1 . VWlViFS S ft) 1 .- .tw f llW H Y H 4- J A.L!4.VAH IS far the lart circulation la "endlMoo of tjiii a-SgflasaaaasasslwSBBais sSnST CITY OFFICIAL PAPER -jZ T AGITATION FOR Newspapers and Leaders, Heretofore Reactionary are Strong- ly Urging Reforms; frotessor Huntz Declares Prussians Cannot Stand Alone in Midst of World, Resisting Liberali zation; Sees Dangerous Isolation Approaching. HHKLJN. June 27. Aitltatlon for the Immediate liberalization of Ger many Is urowlna; dally. Newspaper with BtronKly conservative tendencies are urging reforms. A number of leaders who were heretofore reac tionary, apparently favor the greater reforms. Sui'h newspapers a the VurwaertH, Tagehlatt and VoBslsche are leading- the way. Historian Pro. tensor into Huntx In a statement aaid: "We 1'rUKHlans cannot aland alone in the mldt of !ermany or Kurope. or of the whole world, n1-ali-tlijg liberalization. We are threat ened with a dangerous isolation from the world's people." tJreatiat Import amv is attached to the Hunli state, merit. The Itelclistag reopens lt ses sions on July 6 and the constitution cmir..ttce then reports. The constitution committee, of which I'hllip Nchelaemann, majority Mot-.'thMt lender. Is chairman, has ad opted resolution enthusiastically huilid by certain elnnents as tend ln toward the Immediate liberaliza tion of the government. The con st Hutu, n committee Is authorized to make recommendations by the Kaiser himself but the autocratic German mat h ne dominates the committee. SUFFRAGISTS- GO TO JAIL RATHER THAN PAY FINE Virginia Arnold, mentioned in tou.t' I'nited Press dispatches 'a being one of the militant suf- try Ret tea arrested In Wash ing - ton, was in lendleton two yearn ;a;o an orKunixer In a furtive f-arnpuiail ajtint the reelection f Si 'tin tor 'hamberliitn. he :vttimpted to ornanlw Io-shI women uKutimt ('hiiitiberlufu hut th effort proved u fl7.xle and a i (Mitemphilfri meetluK waM cun- celled. WASHINGTON June i: 7. Convict- -Convict- ! -l of obstructing traffic in the mill- " T men arc named h cfnipt t..n( i. mtiiistrations at the white In lite draft reflation t)r prixldcnt b.Mife. six suffraKtats of the national 'MpVrovtM KKlay. Tliey are. phytval wnmen's party derlaretl they would ly iiuflt, na-n employe,! In cNNonlbil M-rc an alternative of three days in portion in war liHlustrieM. Iliot; th. work house rather than pay the with cvrtnln w4lliia biHIefs and tw.-nty five dollar flue. The convicted men wltJi devendenm. MiifntgiHta are Katherine Morey, Mr, i rj peguiations rontrd fifty print- Ming A. Mien, ftiisses ftianie vernon. Knell. Lavlna Pock. Maud Jamison and vir gmt Arnold. The women had ne lawrft but defended their own cases. Si other women failed to appear mho were arrested Monday. The court or tiered the women sent to the District of Columbia Jail, a gloom v, old fash ioned prison overlooking the marsh. WOMKN AT IIOMF. TO AID WAU lknVn mhm4I Will HeglNter Ferv One for jrrvtee. WASHINGTON. June t7 Regis tration of women with a view to re cording what work each can do for the country during the war will be gin soon under the auapleea of the council of national defense. ftlnnka have been prepared or. which every woman willing to regis ier for service will be asked to state her ago. cltisenahip. education, occu pation or profession, time available, persona dependent uMn her, and her i riming If any. TRADE PAPER ANTICIPATES GOVT. CONTROL OF WOOL' With the so-called fo4d control hill sseiirerj nf passage In the eenate and a .ready adopted by the house, local !. pie are doing much speculating as tit the rflecta on the wheat and wool industries. Sn fnr there seems to be no defi nite informal Ion as to wtiMt will be I. ut.- an the law now under paasage j i c pern in Its pruvMlon. leaving t-.r-r tu the TKtml .f the ad MM AT LIBERALIZATION OF GERMAN GOVERNMENT KING LEOPOLD IN CONSPIRACY WITH RUSSIAN AGITATOR riotted with IamiHip rr a f.'nYu! IHwci W'lltiout AiuicvHtloii. .Ae uordiitic U iMxJtittloiiM raun rrom Ktata lHnirtjiHMit Me-ut. WASHINGTON, June 27. That Kiiitf I ah hk Atl of Havuria, coin maud - itiK the tiernnui forcea, conaptred u if h the UushIhii aaftntor Ienine to ward a a;en era I peace without annex ation or contribution, in the deduc tion drawn from a utate department m The meat-nKe aaid lenine wpoke before the JCiiabian workmen and ho Id I era' con Brent, favortntf . (reneral peace. M. Vierenaky an nounced he would repeat leuine'a xpeeeh. KeadinK from a mnnuacript he practical ly duplicated the attita. tor'a ntteramej. announcitifr that the document In reality whj interrepte 1 by wirelcas from the Bavarian klnff The concltiHioti tlrawn from thin la that Ienine recelva the uieaaf?e and delivered If a nla own Hech. V'ierenky revelation ntlrred the Huiwinn ctiriKreMB. The extreme ao cialiata planned an anti-(?overnriient demonatmtlnn on June 23 but aban doned the Idea after the government prohibited the aaaemblase. The gov. emnient hod the aupport of the con irreat on thia atep. WINDJAMMER IS SUNK WITHOUT LOSS OF LIFE - j l.t.MHV, June 2J. Tl mwmn windjammer ttllm from Itomn I M-w York, wan submarined, thf ad- j nUraliy HtatemT'nt said. Then wi-tv i no ert-uatieH. Pi ft eon lian rciii-liiNl ltret. MirvivoiH FOUR CLASSES OF MEN ARE EXEMPT FROM THE DRAFT .siiif.ix. .nine hi. rimr wt nasrw. Tlcv will be made mibli at a date) fixed later and probably will be gtven to the press for reae tomorrow or Friday TWO TROOP D MEN JOIN BENEDICTS At a double wedding celebrat- ed here at 8 o'clock last even- Ing, two patriotic members of Troop l, Oregon cavalry, en- tered the' married atate. They are C. Denemora and Kvan Cameron, both ranchmen from Butter creek. The former was wedded to porthea Pearl Gnlli- ford and the latter to Zena M. A. Van Tassel I. The ceremony occurred at the Christian church With Uev H H. Ifubbell offl- elating. ministration, such power to le exer. cised through regulations to be set forth later. The following from the Dally New? Record, issue of June 2. la of inter est as It shows the enpectutlon thai price will lie epecified for wool; Once more the talk of the day In the wool trade has drifted to govern ment control. (t'cnitinUe on P.tce 5. GROWING DAILY babout soLceuntrue Ship Wll Overcrowded But no ' Troop D, Pendleton cavalry organi . i, f r r D . . ; -union which 1 soon to leave for a -Lack or Care 01 ratienta j mobilization cainp, win occupy a con Prevailed. jHpicuomi place in the line of march. t t The H. A. R. veterans and the Spanish WASHINGTON. D. C. Junu ! War Veterans Will also occupy places 27. In reference to complaints made regarding the hoap.tal t 2ilp Solace the navy depart. tnent haa authorized the follow- . lug atatement: The committee appointed by Secretary of the Navy Daniels to inveatigate the complaints of conditlona aboard the honltaI whip Holace, made in a "round robin"' signed hy 30 enliated men, which was presented in the senate by Senator Caldor, reports that some of the charges are untrue and others grossly exaggerated; tnat while the ship was overcrowded at the time of the complaints, there was n' lack of care or medical attend ance; that the patients suffer. ing with different Infectious diseases were carefully segre gated ; t hat thi. regulations In regard to sanitation were ob served: and that the entire hip including blankets, ditches, etc.. was 'Kterilized after every trir to the hoHpltal. TO HOLD CHAUTAUQUA ON ROUND-UP PARK Objection Made by Trustees ttf Old 0uictr' lurk in IMtchlng Tent There an Who llit IMamied. Because the trustees of the old ccmeter park on the north side ob jected to the chautauqua tent.- being pitched there and threatened to get out an injunction to prevent their erection, the chautauqua committee this morning decided to hold the chautumiua, which opens tomorrow. ut Itound-Cp Park as heretofore. The big brown tent arrived this Ill(,ri,ir nd preparations fere started to erect it at the north side site when 1-arl Stewart and K. 1. Marshall, iru?. lees. through their attorney, J. K. Kuie, served notice that the place could not be used for that purpose. A number of people Who hae relatives bum d there also objected. Three oung college men are in charge of the lent an 1 e eryimng possible is being done to insure a comfortable and plea tnl uu.l.tnrwm fur the se en jo oum du s w hi.-h cotitnience tomorrow. WILL RECOMMEND THAT U. S. BUILD GREAT AIR FLEET FOR RUSSIANS President of Aero Club De clares Muscovites are Fighting Blind. NKW YORK, June 2 7. President Alan Haw ley of the Aero club of America, will recommend that the American government build 20,000 battle planes and train 5000 Ameri can aviators for the Kussian front immediately, he annodnced to the t'nlted Tress. He said, "Kussia is fighting blind. The greatest practical service we can render the struggling democracy Is eea for the army and artillery. Kussia has multitudes of men. She has more guns and ammu. nltlon than is generally suspected. J Zt 7W lack of aircraft. Ve are the only one of the allies in a position to rem edy thia shortage. "If we can equip the Kussmni with rood aerial eye at the same time we overwhelm the Germans on i the western front, tne crushing mw I er of our blow will be augmented 60 j per cent Plans are well advanced for manufacturing 100,000 planes. and training 2ft.no a men for thii front." j I UT All, t'l- KM OK (OltUMUS lHHity Sheriffs Not Hequlrrd i I.Ue In t otinty Hrain. OIsYMPIA. June 27 That a coro ner of a county of less than the sev enth class can not collect a lis fee for invcet (gating the death of a bnbv itinl that a deputy sheriff dies not ha in be a resident if the rrnintx sc;t. are two rullnc made hv the at torm t!iMii';il't office tod.i. FOURTH OF JULY PARADE TO BE A PRETENTIOUS ONE Pendleton'! Fourth of July parade this year is to he a much more pre- jtentini.s affair' than at past celebra 1 tioiiB. Th committee In charge is .making an eatra effort this year to i Make it a truly patriotic pageant. i M honor. Tha Girls" Honor Ouard, the iVndleton illeaervea. the Silver O'raya and thejKed Croaa will march in the parade and the army and navy of the I'nfted tatea will be repre sented by the recruiting officer. Beaidea variOua other features not yet ready to announce, there will be a section for decorated floata and spe cial prizes are being offered the bui- nens houaea who have the best, second I ' Ht and third jbeat floats. ! The parade will be the big feature : of the morning celebration, ! , . NORWAY NEARS CRISIS POJNT WITH GERMANY i Arrogant I H -ma ml ihi Commerce and , Nbipiliuc Are l-twing HHations to 4 i Hie ltreukiniF KUitn l.("lCiN. June 21. It is expected ; the next few days will bring a crisis : in the Spanish situation. Premier , lato's decree instituting martial law 1 is reported to have caused addition al unrest . It Is believed the revo cation of thev-constUutional guaran tee will either strengthen the gov ernment or cm use an immediate coal ition of all the elements of discon tent, overcoming the monarchy. Norway has reached a crisis in her German relations, judging from in formation received here. There ia treason to believe Norway wll irefuse to submit to Germany's arrogant de- mand.s on commerce and shipping, despite the desperate effort to main- tain peace. Norway Kognlzes IurpOt-eH. Well-informed Norwegians here recognize the military purposes of mine lies our artillery has pre Germanv s continues and llleml de- I v nlw1 the development of another struciion of Norway's shipping. .They sa- it is the only reason Ar Ger- ! " " 'vvi we iucwwiuh raiueu. . t-r.ik.i .r. . ..-t.i many's systematic campaign to wipe ' imprisoning a few. Southwest of La- WASlll XtiTOV. 4une 27. Stand out Norwegian ships by submarine ' hassee our fire stopped the enemy in f Ing In the pectatir gallery of the and "the remarkable German bomb?,"" attempted raid." (house this afternoon Luke t lark of ni..tu ,,.,, ni-rH i chriu. t tiania. The German campaign has already reduced Norwegian hipping j to almost a third of Its total before the war tonnage If it continues i; means the practical elimination of the nation's shipping. Norway is exporting gnat Iiianti- i ' Uvk ol fish, irnn anU nickel to linn- j IhiiiI and expurtinir jtrartically nolh iiK to ;ermany. lfm this fni-t. tt if tclieven here, more than anything elm that impelled Oerman subtna rine tt try the terrorist scheme of haviiiK irernian affents smuftKle hombu Into Norway to put itMmrl the Norwegian ships. 43 ARE TAKING TEACHERS EXAMS Thirty-one applicants are taking the annual June teachers examina tions at the court house today and 13 are taking them at St. Jeph's Academy. County Supt. I. K. Young ia conducting the examinations and he is being assisted by principal V. A. Ford of I'matllla and Principal W. II. Mussel man of Free water. The examinations will continue through Saturday though thos who are not applying for ife papers will finish Friday. Those registered today at the court house are: Wtilton J. Roork, pilot Rock; J. M. Childera, Milton; Mra j. M chil ders, Milton ; Margaret N. V hlte. Hermlston, Mrs Nella Mct'ane. Helix; Mrs. M H Stockton. Freewater; Nelly F. Anibal. Pendleton: Kllpha It. McKtnney, Pendleton. Helen . Kills. Pendleton; I.uella B. pinkerton. Weston, Ruth Head, Weston; FUsie lems.n M uchain; K' her Narkaua, Weston ; Anna Uuerran',.. Holdman: Annie McKwen, Milton; Natalie Fer gum. Helix; Ruth IVwn. Weston. M,b 1 Montgomery. Wenton: Kdith M. Richardson. Pendleton; Irm. tl, Hellea. t'ktah; tdive H. Mortlmore. Pendleton; J. A. Roork. Pilot Rock: Helen I eViiul, I'kiah; May Murrav. Platskanie; iare f Mark. lVndle tn; Father Mark. endleton; Wm. A Sharpe. Milton; Adella T. !- diet. IVndlet.m. Flsa M Strever. Ie.; d lefon . Kdith M . FYM ker. I n.t V. I"hti-on Vi"iin DEFENDERS OE LENS RETREAT INTO AVION Teutons Establish Themselves in Ruins of City's Suburb; British Enclosing Movement Continues. PATROLS FOLLOW ENEMY IN ALL SECTIONS OF CITY V. I. SIMMS. ) KRITISH HKAIciLAHTBKS, June '11. The German defenders of JLens have retreated into' Avion, behind the so-called Avion, Merscourt switch line, and are established in the ruins of the Lena suburb. The British en closing movement continued. Haig did not report any move ments about Lens in today's state ment. The. Germans established ma chine gun fortresses along the rail road embankments and behind slug heaps. British patrols are following the retreating enemy In ail sections 1,1 ", em. oi wn me ami I cullies before the British are tro I men do us. prisoners are returning in i a steady stream. The British hold jail the high ground in the entire I. ens salient. ( Next Attack Is uzxle. Knemy airmen are striving franti cally to solve the riddle of Haig's of fensive, and where he will strike the next attack.r. Jt'a plain. from their ef forts they cannot figure out whether the nex t attack wi 1 1 be d irected auaiust Vpres, M engines, Lens. Arras ot Rullecourt. A document taken from a prisoner. and exhibited to headquarters, con ; f eased that German planes were nearly fall stopped by the British fling corps, j before they were able to get over even their own front lines. A few are aeen tt cross the lines and hot air battles follow. Haig's statement said: "Northwest i hostile attack early this morning. ' t-imii H'ont Attempt tmunter.- . PA BIS. June 27. So thoroughly) complete was the French victory in the Hortebi-e sector the Germans j have not attempted the usual counter,' I attack. It i officially stated Th ? i . rtil)Hr' iliit-l is conlinuinir LOWER TONE IS MANIFEST TODAY IN WHFAT TRADF JH rr j I I lr UL-, tH K'.-Xt ;. J une 2 7 . ( Special to the Fast t regonian Range of wheat prices today has been as fol lows. Open. High. 1-ow. Close. July 2 0S L0l $1.05 Sept. $14 $1.84 J1.7S 11.83 Portlaiul. P tRTI.AXl. re.. June -7 tSpe- Cial--Club $".32; bluestem $ 1 .V VON TIRPITZ IS NEAR DEATH WITH DIABETES j PARIS. June 27. Orand Admiral on TirpitJt. apotole of j-ea i ithless- j ness. i critically III of diatet-s m a Hlack Fxre.st resort in SwitrerJund. it is reported. 4.R-.II I1007-K WORTH l."MNl. Coa4 4.uai( t filter Setae 7M giirt of Whiskey. KKATI.F. June 27. The const ctiaid cutter scout -esterday seia-Ni a f.it l.inneh contnfning 700 quartt of whisky valued at $1500, near 1 ve i-ept urn pas. Carl Larson, who wa on the biiinch. was arrested. 1 FIRST WOOL BOAT j IN CELILO CANAL I'ollTl.AVb June .7. Hring- ' Imr the first full cargo of wool coiniiic throuah the Celilo ca- ! n.cJ to Port 1. otd the steamer ! inland Kmpire is epct-d to Mr- nvt tonight or tomorrow. The ! wool If o-rtn;ii-t1 ttt the .. 4 tuiubia I'.iMn W.h.I W.ir-bo : ; i FIRST FORCE PERSHI REACHES Voyage Across Atlantic is Made Without Incident; Townspeople Give Frenzied Welcome to Troops j Vast Amount of Military Paraphernalia Unloaded. m . LATE WIRE NEWS COMMISSION WII.I, TKIX Tit AGKIY OF BKIXill'M WASHINGTON. Jnne 27. The tragedy or Belgium will be told tlK whole itf America hy men who went through It In tlie fort her mlng tour of tlie Belgian mlsNonr TentalBe plans for tlw trantwontinental swing contemplate I lie moM. extensive tour of any mission yet made. Among the nla ces considered for xi-Jting are Se attle, lorlland, Spokane, San Fran cisco and man)- oticrsv The Hetgutna will teU th t'nlted SUUei what HeUrlum stiffered from German frtghtfulnoMK. SKNATK PSSKS TIIK DAVbK.HT SVIV; BILL WASIIINiTO.V, June 27. The sen ate agriculture committee. Included the regulation of copper, lead, lumber and timber In the food control bill. The senate passed the tixyligfrt sav ing bilL peo kiing that beginning In April, I9IM. and for m period of five months following all clocks, be ad vanced one hour.. The house passed tlie rivers and harbors bill. li: LAltKN BKITA1V AND BrtMkl.vu, -liouted: ciit lenien. st ami- liitf on tny rliht a mi American clti m'li I dc.ir to tnrrnt )ou tlicre'it a Mint treaty betwevn f.tmian aiMl llritain." 11m tmli4e M-i"rl liim. Immi-di-at'ly aftcmard lie n-rn'd 141 explain lit statitncnt. dclar(il In w -si-don t or the liitcrnational HdcnL.in: tinMirutioii. iKI SSI W I tlM.KKSs T( I Ktil-: I'KAt'K t rK.KFN K I'l-rriMHill 1. June 87. Tin- cmi- R" - or workmen and soldiers has de- j , aehttatkm of six mem- I ! haK w-aon In Kii kCktMl m t-niHaitwl ! " FmiK-e t4 urge a i-caw-e confciviM'e at rmny ttmir om i-i- -no- of tlie workmen and soldiers it Is noiutccd. MAXV HT-rtTK Ct H:iIS- HKKTIIS War offleiats iAlss Ailiatlf,e to Nitniher fer l.otM. WASHIXC.TO.V. June 17 fto many already have applied for ml- j mission ft.r the second series of offi- i I cer.v traininc camp oiHnimr in Au- I rust that war department officials ex- pect the total applications to be vast- ( ly greater than l.OO0. the number j to be admitted A statement issued tonight through j covered the posse, he opened fir-, the public Information committee For several hour buriets mere er pointa ont that fitneax alone will f changed, both faettons fallina to th j count and later In the cho-e of tho griund and concealing themselve. i,e (to be commissioned. Nobody accept- j hind boulders The Indian at bw ed for training. It la declared. hai . a veMed right to a commission." I BIG SALE OF WOOL AT 12 CENTS REPORTED PORT I. A M. Juim S7. The ane-f ent.oal walc-t reporta'd In the hlMorjr of the siml iraate in th- north arst are aummnc-d. Sixty rtir tlMMsaiMl pmiimK of rtton wind otttbt at 72 cent- iht mmiimI. 1 tie immr of the huicr mimI H e f k' (v wfililN M tnt llH' bi4 i tH' t)UHH HlNll III OF ICS JUffl HUH CHKXni PORT, June 27. The ru-rt dotai'limcnt of FPrlins rilar landed liere. The voy w matte Mtfeljr nitlKut u wtnoard Imh-Dt. The Americans rafrtdly flisnn barked. Tle townspeople ame tliem a frenzied welcutiie. The C tntttfm marched camp amidst a jrreal deanttiArmnil. Tlie harbor tran the scene of 'ererWl activity ax tlie truofiB were dlHciariged rrom the shlpa and the iiiiHMidinjr of the uern, amount of military parttf f rerna r b betcan. Temporary eamp was prepared previous to their imr at, WASinXCiTO.X. June 97. Pmh lux's retrularx . will prooaMy brain fiptitiriK before the snow ftlea. Army offtdaJa refuse to dlseum the tint program but the period of InterudTe trainlna; beefna Immediately. It Is ex pected the Americans will be stationed near tit. y urn tin, the ho. k bone of the German bold on lYanec and IK't tclnm. PerNhlnx's men were trained In trench ftchtuur throvjrh the tonic months when they were In Mexico and on the border. They were train ed In the exact. Diet hod the allied soldiers axe. Experts dont believe they need a jrreat deal more of thui sort of preparation. It Is probable the Anierieans will be sprinkled in with the Itritlsli and rWm-h teteraus when firs put on the line. INDIAN SHOOTS SQUAW AND GOES ON THE WAR PATH UANIrEK. Wo.. June 27- David Herry. a Shoshone Indian, is dying in a hospital here from bulle; wounds inflicted b a poli- KHse t Fort Washakie, following a battle, in which Herry defied the police for several hours, firing at them repeat - edly with trenrhed Winchester while in. he.l lahinrl a K..lll.la llur.- k .i . . . . ..ovt r-irtiitigii nVlieillirQ Ul KM AITS. Mollie Sinclair, a young Wuiw, on trie Sh-ishone reservation. The reason for the attack on Mrs. Sinclair is not knon. Herry hunted ' her up. addressed rt number of un- kind reniKrki. at her and wound up I by shootina her. the bullet makmi I flesh wound. ! Herry rut-hrd to hia home aftr ' hootin ths woman dressed iti foil war reaalia and took to the hills. The hnek't. nrt.i. . ... brink him back, but he failed. A police posse was then called Th- police found the Indian on a hill ; dancing a war dance When he Hu- fell over. Several bullets had t .ken effect It is believed he wi!i die easier ii Orerotl and Idatxi. wltcre nab-n are U$ be htd In tlw- as t tvm ta . It Im tatd the rtintar wrta K due o h-adtna cati-m mill l IittNh t ii Melt itMhrhlng etrrt ImhiimI of sihiI aailala-. Ima-ti. ttU all tbe U itiaon-ttc ' Imis ar rhuwd up with I . I'fnlMMl ol tlH -IttMlt -Htllr-flllff PORTLAND