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1 rrEiSSfefereoil? DAILY EVENING EDITION Number coplea printed of yesterday'! Dally edition 2,682 Tbli paper la a member of and audited by tile Audit Bureau of Circulation!. DAILY EVENING EDITION WEATHER FORECAST Tuntuhf nrnl I'rhlny rain. Maximum fit), tnlnhnum 4 2. rntn full .in, wind, wp?t, Hhr, wenther. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER yOL. 29 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1917. NO. 9304 TWIN CITIES BIG STRIKE CALLED OFF Every Striking Unionist Or dered to Resume Work; Many Refuse Old Jobs. PRESIDENT TAKES A HAND IN SITUATION Special Mediation Commis sion Will Take up Issues. CROZIER IS ASKED TO EXPLAIN WHY FRENCH SUPPLY MACHINEGUNS FOR PERSHING'S FORCE Hearing Discloses America is Making Half the Rifles Now for Allies That She Did Before War and Ma chine Guns Adopted for Army Are Untested; Wil son Reappoints Crozier Chief jf Ordnance; Baker Charged With Machine Gun Delay. BLSHEIIS CROWN PRINCE HAMMERS IN VAIN AC.A 7WQT RPTCH AT RI 11 I EYYlf IDT ILAIm UtrtAl cambrai lines remain intact OF KORNILOF C BYERS CASE WILL ' First Of American I i RF APPFAI FH Tn Ambulance Section HIGHEST COURT, - On Italian Front Despite Tremendous and Continuous Blows British Hold is Firm. ST. rACXi, Dec. 13. The general strike affecting every Industry In the twin cities, martini: this morning, was called off at one o'clock this after noon. Kvery striking unionist wna ordered to resume work. Many men refused their old Job when they returned for work. The President took a hand in the situation. Secretary Baker, as chair man of the National Defense Council sent the labor leaders a message de claring that critical federal Interests may be Involved In the Minnesota la bor troubles. This state produces neary two thirds of the iron ore and a very large percentage of flour. A special mediation commission now at Seattle Will take up the Issues. The strike end followed a tele graphic request from Secretary Lilw son of the Stale Federation of Iabor In Washington that the men resume work pending a settlement of the dif ficulties by the federal mediation the President promised. Federal arbltra. tlon Is one of the men's demand. U. S. GUARD TO BE ORGANIZED WASHINGTON. Iec. 13. Tho war department has authmizctt the) orga nization of a "t'nltcd Maun ;nanl," f 2.1,000. to relieve soldiers from Ki ller, guard and supplement tlic mili tia. Voluntary enlistment will lie followed hy draft If inx-eHsary. WASIIIXfiTOV, IH-r. iS.- ITfH- Idvnt Wilson bus ri-jinxiiiitcd ieiHrul t'roJer iliif of ord nance. The wriuite military nim mltuc eiiiplintiinll y di-iiutndcd that Croxirr expluln why Ain crlru was -omK'llfl to buy lVr sliiiur's artillery from Jrnnee. The hearing dlseloM-d thut Am erica Is inukiiu; huir the rlrl now that she nuule lor the allies before the war and the imnlilni; (Ciuis adopted for the army ure tiutestnl under war conditions. Hitchcock told ro.ier that high officers nlloLT iMtilli-ss delay in arming of trooM. "ro.ler ile claretl 111 answering that pointed question f Senator tiiamlMT laiit and others would reveal imiii fldential military Information. He chcurscd lluker was resHin slhle for the uiachfne-gun delay. The French me supplying Per shing's machine guns, according to Crozier. IHsputc Over Tyes. Crozier said a dispute over ma chine gun types prevented their manufacture for river a, year before the lT. S. entered the war. despite the appropriation. He said America bought licwis guns and ammunition from Kngland in the Mexican crisis because Mexico hud more tere.l the war, rifle factories wi re j making 10,00') daily for the allies, and Jaro now making fooiu for the army, i The demand that Cronier explain this (decreased production was answered by , j the statement tho disintegration of j factory organizations in the idle peri- ' j od between the cessation of the allied i and the beginning of American man jufacture, and the delay largely eHio to : i the alteration of the Uritish model to I the fire of American ammunition. j Report Declares Leader is Wounded; Capture of His Cossacks Imminent. RAILYWAY REFUSES TO SEND SUPPLIES Only 50 of 1000 Delegates Attend First Meeting of Assembly. SUBMARINE IS BEING BEATEN IX)IM)N, I'. i:t. sir Ii . sl ides first lord of iIh mlniii ally (l the ; I louse of (omiimiiH the allies are Ih-hi- j , niK me MiHimirine. lie tiecinred itie shllHiillinc is iiierciiNlii" Imw the ' Mil i f lONM-S. i "We're hulhliiijr wuv mid merchant men in tjuanlUy of eighteen per ent orr the larue-t in the niti ion's his tory. The litns )iroil(- for a ery Kreat liien-a1. . We're arruiiliiir an JiijiueiiUiUon llirotihouif the uorld. .My iieviouH slat4mriit that tlie enemy Is huilUinj; Mihmarine faster than they machine 'H'"' Hunk Mill unplies. Althouli ixir (United States wasn't takfiifT :l chaiu-e In using" tho HrownhiR Kim which never had heen testt'd in battle. 'ro sier Hald he' didn't hoc the daiinr. Wadxworth declared 3i.ft llKht. mu ch I ne Rims were needod to eqiilp 4 " divisions of th army. Cnrier said none of these puns were yet manu factured. Ho Ha id t he, gove rn n iciit would Mart making- these puns next April. Omso In Uonht. Throughout last summer, Crozier ) declared, the American machine Kim ' output for the American armies was QKirwm1 CiinA.InonfJAnj i practically nothing. He said the de- rcnoui nupcnnienueni s j lHV waMn-t ,,,,. to ii,r conditionH or Contract Received Herei1" f muney. "I've never heen en- I tireiy sat fsi ieu wit ii what it was due mms. The Jirownln Run adopted hy Itisses ure de-i-'Hsiii. ilicy Mill (Hit- the government in Juno is not heinK weight the new oiistrnrlioiL" manufactured yet. W'udsworth asked Crozier if tho f ApTAIV PPVTHV Tll ADDRESS DOCTORS Tomorrow i vi-ninu at X oVl. the I'matitlit county lihrury rooms i: plain Halph Kenton Medical Heserve Corps will im physicians of t" ma til la. county their families to tliscuss with the matter of enlisting Ht.me .,f LON'nox. Dec. 1 The Holshevi ki elaotiH Korniloff is defeated, that he is wounded and the capture of his 'ossacks is imm inent. It Is report ed t he railway un ion ret uset) in i'or ward KorniloiTs reiifi.-r'euH-Mts. Russian observers hero do imt he lie ve the 'oMick ii prising will sue ceeti. ( tn)y fifty of the. thousand fieleeales attended liie first mn-t inp (f the en st it uent assemldy. Ministry Won't Work. HAI'A lIAMiA. I u c. i:r--It is re Pii ied t h:n practie.. Iy all Russian m foist ry officials are refusing to carry on their work, Respite the R..I sheikis threats of death. Rank em ployes are reiusimv ci c.ntperate. Til--cn.-til uent assembly is a maze if po I it it a I pa 1 1 ies. none of -part ieu in i strength. "You may rest assured if de cree Is against the grvern ment's content irns an a ppeal will he taken; this matter will he finally determined at a sub sequent time."' The above wire from Assistant L". S. Attorney J tan kin received by the Kast Oregonian late yesterday shows the intent of the government to appeal the case w herein water rights on the I'matilla rservation are in volved. At the time the state- Bandits Hold Up Bank ii i v i it w un 1 1 1 titj e uy i r. r.urihin -w the government attorneys had not read the supreme court's decree and so did not know of its full significance. As the de- cree is Mpiarely against the contentions of the government KOMK lHe. The .first Ameri can amhuhuic-o wet ion of three units lias left for the front. They were given a t remendoiis ovation hy the highest orrielals. Collegians com prise the milt. It is understood! the America! n Red Cros exix-ets 2H umbulaiH-es in the Italian field hy January. Today's units are America's first partioiatlon on the Italian front. The units com prise (i5 Andulaiiee and 1 10 univer sity students. FIGHTING CONTINUES FURIOUSLY TODAY Enonnous Concentration of Men and Guns is Evident. it may he tjikm for granted there will he nn ui'jteal to the supreme court of the United States. IXJXDO.V, Dec. II. Halr roportM two enemy attacks after heavy artll Ivrvlnr were nmi IomI n t DniiMmn Cashier and Get $15,000 DesPllo "ie tremendons and conUnn- " " ' . . i . . riiiira i K n 1'j.rT- lib tho BriUsh lines near Cambrai are in tac German losses are heavy. The Germans penetrated oltlltcrat ed trenches near Cambrai but the few (rtTmiim reachint; there were killed or captured. This trench po session has not affected the situation. May Knlist in Artillery. J. B. tireen, who has heen a Pliard on the rniatllla forest, h'ft today for I'ortiaml with the announced Inten tion of enlisting in the artilleiy. He is aliove lite draft a.ie. ruiCAOO, Dec. 13. Four bandits held up the c;tshler of the IaGranR-e state bank. 30 miles west of Chicago, at noon today and escaped in an auto mobile with il5,iion to $2',, 000. More than lir,,ooo in Kold was taken. All the bandits were unmasked. I-.'t'-IranKe policemen followed the lleeins bandits toward Chicago in an automobile. Chicago police are at tempting to head them off. itKi.nrr riion cou coming. An l-:iyht I'fiiind Biy. An eilit pound baly boy was born this morning at Pt. Anthony's hfis pilal to Mr. and Mrs. CleorKe Scott. JM KI.IVC; t.I'TS SI SAI.AHV. Itl.l. l. S.-.-I i 'I :t i ! k ; i : a i . Illaek Sea fleet I lie Molshevilii il herkasii, l The Mo'l-li.-i M it ul ional lie I- hi'! Aiding. Is e. ..pi-ratine ii bomli.trifing- X' l'os;iek htronul proHMiiiit.l the crals eiiemi.-s of The With M'le and reslwl I he leaders. ', SALT l.AKK CITY. I'lah, Jiee. ?. 1). C. .laeklillK president of the 1'Iali Copper eoiillan- and an expert on coppers, -has accepted a $1 a. ear salary lo work for the I'nited States ' government. He, it is reported, will have eharite of the iitanuf ueture of "T. X. T." ielf in . I'll, i if the it the a 111 lite t h. ir BRITISH LAOUITES WANT DECLARATION The contract of Fred P. Austin, superintendent-elect of the Pendleton ehnolH, with hlH piunature attached waa received thla morning hy H. K. Hickers, clerk of the schuul hoard, and there Ik now no retention as to who. will head the rity schools next year. In his letter accompanying Hupt. Austin states that ft will he im possible for him to arrive here June 1 an his schoots ;it Ia Junta do not Close until May 25 and he must have time to make out his final repuris. to," he declared. After urillinK Cro zier three hours in open session, t he committee this afternoon went into execut ive session. They will demand that they he shown the secret fact flKures retfardhiK the rifle, machine Kim and srillery situation a feet in? the A m erican a rmy. The committeemen hrought out the fact that when the United J-Uatfs en- 11 urn Iter for net ive army sn , tfieKram to this vfft'vi was i--.-ied today from Captain J-Vnton hy 1 r. l Hoyden. Captain Fenton and his assistants will arrive here, tomorrow evening- at 5:10 and will remain until Saturday evening. On Silt unlay morning such medical men as desire to enlist will he examined in this city. All physi cians in the county are Iteing notit'it d of the meeting' here tomorrow even in k. I' i trade ii an; thavks pkksiiixg. r- RANCH, rw Haitr wrote Per- I5RITISII WAR AIMS s,li,i t-y- thauklnpr him and the , . ' Aiuerican niriii(-ers for their "prompt tnd valnaldo assistance near Cotizea : -out (.'' Higher Tom lni t u ren A ro PreIi ctod for Wednesday. VA P H TN t . TO N", Dec. 13. Relief from the cold wave which now has the greater portion of the country in its si-ip is in stent. The weather bu reau announced last night that tem peratures will rise In the Ohio val Uy, Tennessee and the east Gulf states, but that no material change is anticipated in t he Atlantic coast districts he fore Saturday. Present low temperatures are un usual for Decemher. Over a wide he!t extending' from the upper Ohio valley westward to the plains state? the temperatures today rangred from '2 fi to 2 ii decrees below thrt po?iql averaee. Trains to Xmv York I-ito. Ni:W YOKK I He. lt-Tniin into New Vork city from west and east today were from 1 to 1 'I hours late, as the result of hlizzards. si m l i linionii de mile and aims. The lU'W-oali t ions show i he ing for an ini c 1 The I and ia!. riles i .-iici- iiritains 4-l.iiation of lie! ili-li sed arlv Jl i;oi.i i;l 1,1, int.iiT si i:s roi: iivoii( i; ts tleelare the res., lahorites ale prt-p; rnal conforoiit-e aft an interallied lahor conu'rence ar on the I'j-oper formula. mi st stop ixti:ki i:hig. LiiS AX'IKI.KS, Dee. 1 3. Harold Hell Wright, the novelist, filed suit for divorce here today from Francis Ivtmg Wright, charging menial eruel t y. Tli couple had heen married seventeen years and separated a few months ago. popi: IS GIS ATiriFI. KOMK. Dee. 11!. The pope is tensely gratified at the Christian oration of Jerusalem and greatly cerned regarding the city's fulur in-lih- re. WASUI.VCTi 'X Administrator i; Governor "ox d' i to cease inter coal shorlaire, that Cox had pendant of th Dec. 13. Fnr-1 Airfield telegraphed i diio. rerpiestiiig" h'm r ing wit h t he th.io following the report reposed an act inde-udniinistration. Iliihaud sues Wife. Alleging that his wife was so jeal mis that he e m id n't live with her Iongvr. James i-;. Jilevins has lronght stiit against Nettie U. lllevins for a divorce. They were married In West Virginia in Iflnfi. He alleges she , falsely accused him and became so jealous that she threatened to kill him. Jn November. 1913, fearing- to live with her longer, he left her, he claims. W. M. Peterson is his attorney. fV. P. SIMMS.) BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, Dec : 13. The British apparently have 'stopped Crown Prince Rupprecht's ! Ions prepared attempt to treak the ; Kritfsh hold on Hullecourt. The fighting- Is continuing fiercely. Ger 1 many is advancing only a few yards. This attack probahly is the most formidable the British have sustained in this sector. The Germans have greatly concentrated guns and troop in this district. GRKAT COXCF-XTRATIOV GLXS Ruppreeht designed the great smash to break Ilaig s lines. German objectives are far behind the first British positions. The Bavarian shock; troops attacked early Wednesday morn ins in dense masses to accom paniment of intensified artillery fire, showing the tremendous concentration --f -runs. The German drive seems ar v. ,;5. !,. .-nmy holding a short section of udvanced British positions. f Kf.Xt H ARTII,lJmv I4VKLY. PARIS. Dec .13. ArtUlerying: i lively over the entire French front. It Is believed the enemy is preparing an offensive synchronizing with the blows at the British. Iocal raids were re pelled and nine German airplanes downed. NEARER H0ME.Y ATTEMPTED JAIL BREAK IS FOILED Sheriff Discovers Hole Tun neled Entirely Through ! Thick Wall of County Jail. I Plans of prisoners in the county Jail for an escape were frustrated yesterday when Sheriff Taylor and . Deputy Marin discovered a hole tun neled through the brick wall of the Jail. The hole was entirely through the thick wall at one point and all that remained was knocking out a few of the outside bricks when the op portunity of -escape without detec tion presented itself. Suspicions! of 'the sherlif were aroused a day or two ago by the ac tions of some of the inmates. By lis tening closely he could distinguish knocking sounds nt Intervals. Yes terday morning he went outside of the jail and on the south side discov ered a small hole stuffed u p with Taper. Fortified with this knowledge, he called several of the prisoners Into his office and questioned them. All denied that any attempt at escape was being made and, even while he was questioning them, ot hers inside were proceeding with their work, so confident were they of their secret. The tunneling was done in the hath room and the Hounds of work were covered by letting the water run. Work was done with a pair of scls- sors and an Iron hasp taken off one of the doors. As each brick was re moved, It was concealed and when ' work was stopped, the hole was con- . cealed by a pair of overalls hunw ' on the wall. f Just who were the men engaged j In the Htempt. Sheriff Taylor dnei ' not know but in pretty well sutlsfied of their identity. He Is certain that j the work was carried on without the knowledge of some of the prisoners, j t0u '4 &j&0&mm f Awl XO HKAVY DKMAXI) I'OH V I I. WAiSH INGT N. Dec. 2: Despite the unseasonably cold weather ex lending over a great part of th ecoun try, there has been no appreciable increase in the demand upon the fuel administration for relief in the form of coal. "Queens county. X. V-. appeared to present t he greatest coal demand in t lie east." said a fuel administration statement last night, "with the whole state of Kansas occupying a sim ila r position in the west."' I.lMBi:it PEACE NEAR SEATTLE, Dec. 13, Peace in the northwest lumber industry was be lieved near today when mediators of 300 members of the West Coast Lumbermen's assocviation began a conference In an effort to settle the labor difficulties. Daughter Is Born. A daughter was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. V. Hmmbaugh at St. Anthony's hospital. The baby weigh- , ed 11 pounds. BOY PAGF MR. HOOVER THIS MAX IS CHEATING" I mlrrgoes Operation. Mrs. Wheastone of Heppner under went an operation this morning this morning at it. Anthony's hospital Shi was accompanied by her sou. ',u 1'oyer. Est an- I- K. F. Pritehett. John Richards, M! tate of I'auline I , ported the estate t Appraised. ia in Simard ; ira isers of t he tei'son. have . be worth 1 2 DALLAS, Tex. Dec. 13. "A little more simar. please." a cus- , ttitiier asked a waiter in a Dal- i las hotel, when served but two cubes of sugar with his coffee. "Sorry, but we can only serve two lumps wiili each cup." "Then give- me another cup of coffee." A ml t he customer took the additional lumps. sweetoned the first cup of coffee to his sniisfact ion, ad left t he second cup untouched. COUNCIUEN PEEVISH LITTLE BUSINESS IS E LAST EVENING Practically Every Sueees- J tion Starts an Acrimoni- ous Discussion. ; INFORMATION HEADQUARTERS FOR DRAFIFD IN WILL BE OPENED SATURDAY MORNING Somebody has been feeding tho council raw meat. At least the disposition of the Indi vidual units of the council was such last evening that there was hardly a thing: suggested or proposed that did not immediately start an acrimoni ous discussion. Whether it was a recommendation to permit a wooden balcony in the fire limits, a propos al to buy fertilizer for tho grass plots or a suggestion to start a crusade against speeders, some one of tho eight began to backfire. It was with, a ;i;h of relief that Recorder Klta era!.! n-itcd the motion to adjourn for as he remarked later, "i was begin ning to think 1 would have to flnn the whole bunch." I'JI Marts 11iworks. I'hairman Joe Kit of the fire, rom mitiee M:ti-te.l things hen he recom mended lb. il Kiank Strobl.. be per mitted to build a wooden balcony on the lack . ml of the Association block. ' -oitneiliiKi n Mini by opposed thl.s u.h i d men .-.l lo filiin,; will be o; i h.ill and W ile ad i d S.itl!fd.i I'll b.-m , char;: Til. listed and : ri.iali ! AHuf A : Telio !...., Sta-:ie!.i. Manlii-ld 1 iernii-toii-II.- .1. I lit. II ilia ! II. K .1. . I. i llalil- coiurai-y to iho to point out Hi. "tiiemlation l.ut Mnri'hv epress l i e. .iiuiietid.il ion . ri e.-n l. t tons. Th. II sollli-'.lle reol' .u i-.mi i 'on .ti-uetion in. i t-op-T d irt w ii h w h I fill in pf.-pariii . M l""!' p:iin:r. This Ki.l .Idiliatice. Kit trl.-d reasons for bis rn- Was sllenee.l Wheti I the bell, f that lll-i was conti-.ity I., bl-i l: follow ia:; lo s, , i . ! . -! -O I i M. 1 iff I nt-water - Mill m .-V. Ii-i.-e H.M.ni I'. Mliena II. dani I'. lot i;o.k- .-. hat pf. Il.lix '. wll. liietli I , I'end'. I I II PI-.. . i-r i ; K I.. I i .!.t lit A. N. 111. it Hoi WH I llsllilf leak. tti. tlii street lis.- out of liibiell who lb.,1 Hie fill U nit- ah w Ii li-lt 'h!tlk and. Muiphv and a monkey, o 1.1. b. i -in.rt - -a I Infor- 'i of c-"iivlne'..l W.i'ts. ' Watts I l.ieil.-.li. .M S, h, I it 1 i s l . ' II llM. . IT. -1. . I'lielp- tContlnaed on I'ags 4.)