SEMI-WEEKLY
With which is consolidated The lone Bulletin.
A first class new ipaper entered at the postoffice at Heppner, Oregon as second-class matter
VOLUME 1
HEPPNER, OREGON, AUG. 28, 1914
NUMBER 22
GERMANS PUSHING BACK ALLIES .'. LOSSES ENORMOUS .'. EIGHT MILLION RUSSIANS II POURING 001 FROM NORTH
HEPPNER
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STEAMER IKS 111 PACIFIC
OF SEATTLE-LIVES LOST
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SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 2ft Two
passengers and twelve members of
the crew, including Captain Sid
Moore, perished when the Pacifiic and
Alaska Navigation steamship, Ad
miral Sampson, was rammed by the
Canadian Pacific steamer, Princess
Victoria, at six-five this morning
eighteen miles north of Seattle. A
deep gash was made above and below
the water line which set the ship
"V.Aand it sank in ten minutes. The
J J - T,..
occurred in a uense iog. ry
L.O'.j ... i . - r1 . i.j:i
Victoria, the prow of the Vic-
was kept in the hole torn in the
Sampson's hull, giving the passengers
a chance to climb aboard the Victoria
which was only slightly damaged.
Practically all of the passengers were
asleep but Capt. Moore took charge of
the rescue work and the passengers
were transferred to the Victoria.
When last seen the Captain was rais
ing his hand as if to say, "Goodbye"
as the ship was swallowed up by the
sea. The passengers who were
drowned were Mrs. Ed. Banbury,
bound for Skagway; G. W. Bryant,
bound for Seward, his home address
being unknown; John McLaughlin,
San Francisco. The lost members of
the crew were Captain Moore; A. Car
ter; C. Marquette; Miss M. Campbell,
the stewardess; L. Gabanas; J. G.
Ware; A. J. Noon; Wireless operator,
W. E. Eeiger; the chef and the en-gineer.
LATEST WAR NEWS
LONDON. Aug. 27 In their haste
to reach Berlin so as to strike the
blow which will force the Kaiser to
diminish his attack on the Franco
British Allies, it is said that the Rus
sians are not stopping to reduce the
Prussian fortifications on the line of
march but are isolating each fort as
they pass it, leaving sufficient force to
keep the garrison bottled up, to safe-
PARIS, Aug. 26 Terrific fighting
is raging all along the eastern front
ier of France. The heaviest fighting
is at Meubeuge, Givet, Montmedy and
west of Luneville. The slaughter is
awful, the General Staff report. The ;Ruard against flank attacks.
Crown Price is said to be in command
of the Kaiser's troops. They charged
desperately in the face of a hurricane
of shrapenel and rifle hall.
the German corpses were piled breast
deep. It is simply a renewal of the
struggle which has marked the Ger
man advance westward
LONDON, Aug. 27 Alarmed at
the danger of an aerial raid from
In places Ostend, if Germans capture that city,
England rushed marines to help the
Belgians there. First Lord of the Ad
miralty Churchill said that a large
Tuesday's ! frcc arrived at Ostend but gave no
lull gave the combatants a breathing
pell. The refreshed Germans came
on more savagely with Paris as their
goal.
PEKIN, Aug. 26 The Japanese
troops landed at Shantung Peninsula
and close to Kiao Chau, was learned
here by the Foreign Office. It was
stated that the landing was effected
under cover of bombardment by
British cruisers. The forts replied
vigorously, killing ten men and
damaging the ships somewhat.
LOCAL TRAIN SERVICE
AiASf,k
' PRESENT
figures. It is known that the reserve
ships in the North Sea were stripped
of marines for the expedition..
PARIS, Aug. 27 Crossing the
frontier, the German troops are be
lieved to be penetrating far into
French territory. A dispatch from
the front called urgently for more
physicians and hospital supplies.
LONDON, Aug. 27 Serious Franco
British reverses rumored in connec
tion with German operations against
Allies. Some of these staled that the
Allies had been driven from Southern
Belgium.. .The usual morning official
statement of developments was signi
ficantly withheld. It was unofficially
reported that the Germans had pene
trated far into the Allies line between
Montmedy and Lnngwy. The Govern
ment admitted the great German pres
sure at these points and both will
eventually be abondoned. The War
Office did not deny that German
flankers were trying to force the
withdrawal of the Allies extreme left
thus weakening the center. H was
believed that the latter had sufficient
reserves to prevent this. The War
Office said that the German losses
were thrice those of the Allies, al
though the latter were "staggering."
Purely unofficial reports said that the
Allies lost 70.000, killed, wounded,
captured or missing.
NAVAL BATTLE FOUGHT OFF COOS BAY IF
REPORTS ARE TROE; JAPANESE AND
ENGLI!
H
AGAINST
GERMANS
VIENNA, Aug. 25 Austria de
clared war against Japan today and
the Japanese ambassador was pre
sented with his passports. He is ex
pected to leave immediately.
PARIS. Aug. 25 A concerted Ger
man attack from Colmar on the
French troops in Alsace was repulsed
with heavy loss, was announced by the
War Office, the French still holding
Mulhausen.
Business Conditions Bright
That the disturbed condition of Eu
rope is showing absolutely no effect
on American conditions, so far as the
demand for its automoblies is con
cerned, is obvious to any one who vis
its the mammoth Detroit plants of
the Studebaker Corporation, which
are as busy and as far behind orders
as at any time m their history.
furthermore, Sales Manager Oilier
confidently predicts that the present
condition is bound to maintain lnden-nitely.
In all Studebaker history we have
never enjoyed so great an August
business," declared Mr. Oilier. "Our
dealers have been simply begging us
for cars to supply their immediate de
mands. Hundreds of them have come
tDetroit,'-pesom?lly.uwitli their
salesmen, 'and have driven away'tais,
taking them directly to their homes,
and thereby securing delivery to their
customers without the delay of fricght
shipment.
'One morning oi this week l lounu
LONDON, Aug. 27 The British
cruiser Highflyer sunk the German
steamship Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse,
oft' the west coast of Africa, was an
nounced by the First Lord of the Ad
miralty Churchill in the House of Com
mons. The Kaiser Wilhelm Der
Grosse was one' of the finest and best
4teamsips afloat, being recently built.
PARIS, Aug. 27 War Minister
Millerand announced this afternoon
that preparations for the defense of
Paris were only precautionary, but
he failed to prevent widespread alarm.
It is reported that trains are already
being loaded in the country with
enormous quantities of provisions
destined to enable the capital to with
stand a prolonged siege. Many peo
ple fear that the Germans have turn
ed the. Allies' flank andj were driving
Ihem into the city.
PARIS, Aug. 27 Desperate fight
ing still rages along the Franco-Belgium
frontier. There are places
where the Germans have forced their
way 25 miles across the boundary.
The War Office withheld their usual
noon announcement.
BERLIN, Aug. 27 The German
embassy announced here that the Ger
man cruiser Magdeburg was blown up
in the Bay of Finland. It encounter
ed a superior force and on entering the
bay the fleet following ran her
aground, destroying her. Most of the
crew, it is Baid, escaped.
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 25 Accounts
of the serious illness of Emperor
Francis Josephs was confirmed from
German sources. The immediate
cause in his breakdown is said to be
due to the strain experienced in mobi
lization of Austrian troops.
MARSHF1ELD, Ore., Aug. 26
Mayor Simpson, of North Bend, tele
phoned from his summer home four
miles from Coob Bay this afternoon,
declaring that he heard heavy firing
at sea and was confident that a naval
bottle was being fought. It is be
lieved that the Japanese cruiser
Idfiuma and an unidentified British
cruiser have met the German cruisers
Leipsic and Nurburg. The firing had
been in progress several hours and
Simpson declared that it could be dis
tinctly heard.
A young man by the name of Price
Crisman was shot last Friday night
by George Langdon when the two
got into an argument at the latter's
ramp which is two miles below Hamil
ton. It seems as if Crisman stopped
at the watering place and in some
way aroused the irs of Langdon who
remonstrated. Cripnan threw a rock
at him and then mounted his horse
and started away. Langdon shot at
him four times with a Ti special
rifle, one of the shots striking him
m the right side below the shoulder.
t the present time Crisman is
thought to be out of any danger.
Others who witnessed the affair say
that Crisman was shot while throw
ing the rocks at Langdon. Langdon
has not been taken into custody which
seems to show tha': he had sufficient
orovocation to act as he did.
PARIS. Aug. 26 Following the
Jeep gloom caused by the reverses of
on my desk telegrams ordering imme- the Allies at the hands of the Ger
The following letter received by the
President of the Heppner Commercial
Club, relative to the proposed addi
tional train service on the local branch
is self explanatory and shows that the
railroad company will not grant the
service petitioned tor by several
hundred Morrow County residents:
Portland, Aug. 24, 1914.
W. W. Smead, President
Commercial Club,
Heppner, Oregon.
Dear Sir: I have before me a petition
signed by the citizens of Morrow
County, dated July 29, in regard to
passenger train service between Hepp
ner and the main line, and after fully
canvassing the matter throug our
Passenger Departmtnt it is considered
that oresent conditions will not justify
any increase in passenger train ser-
vi on the lieDPiier nrancn at me
irmnt time.
. Reeretting our inability to comply
(th the desires of the petitioners, we
Fmain,
l ours I ruiv, ,
M. J. BUCKLEY,
General Superintendent.
diate delivery of $540,000 worth of
Studebaker "Four and "Six cars.
And this was only slightly larger than
the regular demands which we re
ceive daily
mans on Tuesday, Paris went wild
ith joy over the reported success by
the Allies in a mighty battle on the
Belgium frontier. The Allies, it is
PORTLAND, Aug. 27 That he
heard tremendous continual cannonad
ing off Coos Bay at midnight, continu
ing for an hour, was the statement in
a telegram to The Journal from
Randall Rogers, sea captain, who
was a passenger on the steamer Geo.
W. Elder, which put into Marshfield.
Rogers stated that on account of the
fog no warships were seen. The
shooting caused much excitement
aboard the Elder. Rogers also stated
that the Elder exchanged signals with
Japanese warship bound Bouth
yesterday afternoon.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 27 With
in three weeks ihe Russians expect to
attack Berlin, it,, was officially stated.
It was announced that mobilization
was complete and that eight million
Russians are under arms. These are
divided Into fou. armies of two mil-
i: L .1 ixL. i i -r.
nun ruin mu imceu unj uuer , . ' A i, .
another will keh - Huceeeding Lh$&ZL A fe ffl
Her, W. F. Matlock1, "who is reported toi
ward 'army filling the gaps of its pre
decessors after each engagement.
FOR SALE 2 jersey cows and one
De Laval separator for $150 or will
sell separate. Eugene Barton, 5 miles
north of Lexington
MORAL
SQUAD
AGAIN
MEETS AFTER
ITI
m
"The dealers from whom these de-staled, more than holding the gateway
mands come, not only have buyers
waiting for every car they can se
cure, but are anxious to lay in a stock
or cars enougn to enaoie mem to tase
care of their fall business which, they
predict, will be of a similar order.
we are now oiuioing more man
150 cars a day and hope to increase
this schedule materially. We know
by experience that these dealers in
the aggregate never fail to predict
buying conditions. They are wise
business men, close to their trade, and
able to predict its certain trend.
"Of course, exuort business is at a
standstill, so far as Europe is con- '
cerned. This is, in a way, a rorlunut ;
feature, as it cnab'es us to concen
trate on the local demand. Eventu
ally, however, the war is certain to i
have a favorable effect on even our I
European market. It will eventually:
In Paris. They repulsed the Germans
LONDON, Aug. 26 The reinforced
Germans are attacking the Belgium
and Franco frontier again furiously.
Ostend dispatches say that its fall is
expected shortly. It is considered
that this will menace Great Briton di
rectly. The German plan is to mount
at Maubeuge and Givet, slaughtering big guns to resist naval attacks and
.hem wholesale. They pushed their make it a naval base for raiding the
own line back into Belgium. Fight-1 British Isles by diragables. British
ing along Lorriane frontier reported j reinforcements are being rushed to the
(ermans fighting against Germans. ' I continent.
BUSINESS DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON TOl
e dangerously sick. He has been
weak as a result of an attack of
typhoid fever, but at the present time
le is suffering from gallstone and will
be operated on for their removal. He
s mayor of the town and a very
prominent and public-spirited citizen.
The following article appeared in
the East Oregonian of August 25, and
ipeaks of his condition:
"The condition of Mayor W. F. Mat
look is reported today to be about the
same as yesterday with any change
in the unfavorable side, lie passed
x very bad night, suffering intensely
.tnd this morning the pain hud left
ts marks upon his face. An operation
.nay be performed tomorrow after
noon hut, unless it is absolutely neccs
sary, it will not be performed until
l hursday.
DESTROYED
FIRE
YESTERDAY
SIIELTON, Wash.,
end any competition with European:? thm morning
l
Editor Herald:
As chairman of the committee han
dling the mater of better train service
for the local branch, I wish to state
that the matter is being taken up in a
systematic way and that the final an
swer we hope will be different than
the railroad company Bets forth in the
letter above.
We have not at any time thought
that the O.-W. R. & N. Co. would
increase the service on this branch un
1. hv are compelled to do BO by
the Railroad Commission of the state
and we are not surprised that they
.h,,nM und such a letter here to be
published and think this would be
,'aken as me nnai on me suuji.
-"We knew before we Began mis
j -lit tnr hotter aervice that the com-
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ny would try and pieaci poverty oi j
isinens on wus it "v r-
r.,i in ahnw that they ran well af
ford to put on this service and we Isp
lieve that they will be compelled to do
no. We no not care lo give miv im
portant corrc'poixieitco at this time
but will have a report later and at
'this time only wish the public to know
that we are not through with our fight
to improve the service on thi branch
r"d- J. PF.RRY COSHER.
Chairman of Committee.
Aug 27 Fire
destroyed the
cars outHide the countries in which j ousiness district ot me city witn tne
they are made. The feeling will be txceplinn of the Shelton Department
so great that.no European manufac-1 U)re am, lhc (Shulton rjlink Four
turer can hope to again invade out
side territory.
"We are already planning to cxiena
the scope of our export business as
soon as conditions permit, knowing
that this predjudire will have a nroao
and advantageous effect on our de
mand, especially for the "Six," which
has this year outsold many of the
European models in the countries in
which the latter were made."
blocks were wiped out. Several men
and two women were overcome with
the heat and smoke while trying to
prevent the fire from spreading into
the residence district. The loss is
estimated to be over $150,000.
WHAT THE LADIES WILL WEAR
DURING THE FALL SEASON
Wanted Men." This will be the
theme of the sermon by Rev. Kerns
on next Lord's day morning, after
which a congregational meeting will
be held. Interest of special import
ance demand immediate alcntion. All
members and frienda are earnestly re
quested to I present. Do not for
get the hour, 11 a. m. At 8 p. m. the
regular Sunday evening services will
be held at which tune Ki-v. rtrn will
speak on the theme, "Our religious
need." Grangers welcome.
! "Style' the thing," Shakespeare is
1 1 m (i ted as saying when he described
1 what women should wear on the
stage. As the world is but a stage
land each shall play a part we would
j to well to look to our clothes, especi
ally the women. Just what the styles
11 lie for the Fall and Winter wear
G. W. (irigg was in this office on
uun.ul.v witi one of the finest
Freestone peaches that we ever saw. 'ostrich feather, or any good feather
It was rawed on tne Mrs. urnujr
a the object of a recent visit by
the editor to our local millinery
.itores.
Starting nt the top. that is, with
'nuts, (lie Sailor ami liKiiies will 1!
extremely popular. 'Ihe Wading
colors with tliche will l bluck anil
A'hite. I'luuhe and velvets, with a
sprinkling of Beaver and Kelt will
lie seen lV the followers of what is
correct. Thi-M) will le trimmed in
most serviceable.
You ran watch these columns for
announcement of the opening of the
millinery stores of Heppner. "I used
to buy my hat In Portland," one lady
recently said, "but when I found that
I could get the same hats here and
much cheaper, I derided to buy
them here."
Threshing Outfit for Sale.
Here's a bargain for the man who
ms ii little spare cash or who can
'urnish bankable notes. It consists
if a 25-h. p. Simple Russell Engine
ind she's a daisy; a 3:x54 seperator
A'ith a long feed and your choice of
.wo feeders, one a Gurden City gov
jrnor feeder or a Juckson, both of
Ihem A numberl: A Farmer's Friend
.lower and pHtent sieves. The price
is right and $:U)0 goes off if you can
urnih the good Wnurow Wilson nol
lars. This is the I: ni of a rig that
you can afford to nu now and use
r it will prove a profitable invest
ment to keep and use next year as
you can get it for a price that will
warrant you in taking it in. Don't
.uKe too long to think this over or the
teller might decide to keep it. Drop
a line to the Herald or better yet,
use the phone.
The Moral Snuud held their first
melting Abe, .seviiii divVd fast Tilght.f- - .
Al -"..l-U - t i ..- -
nuvui been i 1 1 iiiiiiiMci ir(-.uii.
gathering at the red bench and by
eight o'clock the members were ready ,-
for the meeting to open. Up until
this time there had been many con
versations going on among the mem
bers. Corporal Dye and Corporal
Cornett wre trying to make arrange
ment with Private A. Farm Hand, who
had not been at the meetings regular
ly as he "didn t like to associate with
dogs and cats." Corporal Cornett
finally concluded to leave the cat at
home. Private Jayne was relating his
camp experiences of a few days ago
to Private lluddleston, MlKenny and
Hull. Ho told how Corporal Dye
spent one hour hunting deer and five
hours hunting camp.
The meeting was called to order
and the firKt business was presented
by Private Rogers who brought forth
the nume of A. L. Sparling lor mem
bership, lie wondered why the Squad
had not admitted him eaiicr as Mr.
Sparling's business was of such a
nature that he would see the needs of
the community. It was moved that
his name be placed on the "bench" un
til he had really accomplished some
thing in the community. This was
round to lie the will or the squad.
A vote of thanks was passed com
plimenting Corporal Dye on his dog's
non-appearance in the city. This was
thought very appropriate as many
considered it a shrewd piece of work
to impress anyone with its usefullness.
The Squad adjourned after deciding
to visit the court house In the near
future to inspect conditions there.
Bruce Kelly's name was continued on
the "bench."
Jl'ST IS A new and complete line
of vrlvHa and brocade. The will
kr old at h..Ule rre "
trndurtnry oiler. The new JU mni
inlrr slylr hn and compklr line
of MBipU of he tr1nt l-adira Tail
oring tompany hve lt arrived nd
are rrdf (or your innprctmn. Alw
romplclr aMritrtmi'M of ribbon no"
on hand.
property in this city ami is just
good, if not 1-eUer, than any pesch
ever shipped to thin city. " I lu re are
two or thriv bu-hi l more juut like
it on thP im; Mr. t.ngg mi Ml. .
we can raie gol pcachr hi re.
Th. liny ward, a prominent aheep
tuun from Monument. rrglcUri
our friend Wilkin, Wednesday.
While on her nu iit trip to Portland
to purchase her full stock of nnllin-
.;rry, Mr, t. l.up'r imi visum !--
Alan. . ii.ii.i..,. At,.rii. .ml K.-I.I
IIIVI'S HI , ii ii-.'... ,,-.--.. -
tie. Mrs. I,(iM-r mwW trip in
Kugene where ah met and visited
her son, Khi . who on hi wair
overland frm Spray U Medford.
libra is a civ il ciginr tit ployed by
the ttate.
i 11 l annronriaU!. ruinous ano
.'ancie of many vantie. Most of
them will Is- small and in ahapes to
hnHrn the extremely tall figure and
to make appear taller the short
midline wearer. I mi't lc surprised
if iu are annie with a predominance'
uf flowers.
The hair will lr worn in Jpne
style, high but yet rlose to the head.
lUls ai U'ltig made to corrr"mnd.
Kxtrrmr r to ls avoided.
Skirt will be shorter, wider and
bImivc all, draped. The long jacket
i an iniKrint feat'ire. these win
I tx-auliful linishd in brocade,
giiliwin and blight color. Serge
ill be popular and ate probably the
Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Justus received
the following invitation from their j
Kalp, who I working for the U. S.
Forest .Service south of Heppner:
"Mr. and Mrs. I). O. Justus and son,
Nelse, are rordiHlly invited to come :
and spend a fortnight at Kulpher
ranger ramp, to live on three iiichIi.
a uay, which shall iwmsist of bread,
bacon, potatoes and Im'SIin. Hie first
fellow that kirk will be compelled
to rook and wash the disbe. I late,
any tune U-tween Aug. 'il and Oct.
In. Host, Ralph K. Justus.
Altilude of i-anip i ZHMI ft. Air
i tine. I guarantee there is only one
place mt;iii cmi see any distance,
that I straight up."
This is luiph brst trip away from
THE FAIR
Ali Zada, who made fun for young
and old alike at the fair last year will
lie back again with a change of program.
Ked and White are the colors adopt
ed by the directors of tne Fair and will
lie used exclusively in all decoration.
A merry go round will be inside oi
the grounds.
Pioneer will lie given a badge with
the jenr they runic to Morrow County
pnnU'd on it.
W have put In stock of Vacuum
cleaner for Umily us and invite
,uu to call and ee them. There in
me large t2i machine for rent at
ihe following rale: 75c for lour
hour; $1 for ei(hl hour; over four
nour ill be charged for eight
hour. 'I hose wanting to use Ihe
large machine ran rail the power
houae and or will deliver and rail for
.1 when through.. .Parties Using ma
chine will he charged from Ihe lime
the cleaner i delivered until they
home but he aeeni to 1 nmkintf ockI. n-rtify u that Ihry are through with
In fact lUlph is mmle of the kind of it... We will also furnish a man lo
stuff Hint win in any walk of life lr machine at reasonable rate,
and hi parent are Justly proud of , II 4 W. Co.
wieir son.
Tho Purity league held an infor
mal meeting last night. They as
sembled in the depot but adjourned to
the roach which was officially adopted
as the league's headquarters. Pri
vate lluddleston was made honorary
member but with no vote; he was
granted tho privilege to speak, it
being thought unwise to try to pre
vent him as long as lis wa present.
The first business was brought up by
President burn when he suggested
that the League us their influence to
peruade the Company to pav the
driveway near the track. Ihe clouds
of dual which rise whenever teuins
di he up, he said, were very offen.ini!
t his nn. iiiul to l.'ii general heur.lt.
I lii ci tor Andrew pok tn favor 1'
the move, ,'sying that the dust tet
tied in thi inr ncjr the driveway, thm
annoying the passenger. 1 rival
llii(ldlelon wa asked lo direct thi at
tention of the Squad to the imprjv.
merit.
Sec. Keardsley was complimented
upon his clean shirt, which he appear
ed in and director Her announced
that he had sworn off chewing tbarro.
Ibn meeting adjourned a no other
business appeared.
Jas. Wilson won tnt chicken dinner
offered by II. K. Searcy In the shoot
ing contest by making 117 points of
a possible 125 with revolver. Sherm
I See O. M. Yrrr for e.lim.le. on 'Shw ,h" nih n ,n th r'n"
lt O. M. Yragrr do your carpenter Septic lank, trment walk nd bar- (contest making 2i of a possible 2fi
work. ' rm nla. points and he also fed on chicken.