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Representative Newspaper of Ontario, Malheur County and Snake River Valley.
VOLUME XVIII
ONTARIO. OREGON. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 19. 1914.
NO. 47
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BANKS NOW OPEN
New Currency System De
signed to Provide Elastic
Circulating Medium.
Washington With th opening of
thp 1 2 rrMtTill renei.w uiiiiivn .1 inj
the niitlon "III begin nctunl operation
f ItK new currency nynit-m, iifHignru
to provide an ulastlc circulating me
dium baaed on nioiera Ideas of fl
unce and economics.
The new system Ib generally con-
c,r, to be n compromise between a
tantral bnnk and the. present Hvmi-m
wlih Ita thousands of unltn, scattered
ntcrvp and fixed llmliM of currency,
tu chief nf traction and value thbee
vho interpret It find In the elasticity
It will give 10 recognized paper cur
rency.
Undrr the new system the federal
issrva note, which. In time, prob
tblr will entirely replace the national
tank netei, now familiar, will be
ImumI on commercial paper arising
out of actual bualneaa transactions. It
iwmi plain that they will rise and
Ml In amount as the tldaa of business
nst and fall and that there will be no
iltthors of money to II Idle. They
will be obligations of the United
Jtato government, which national
tank note are. not, and will have back
at them s Urge reserve of gold In the
rational banks. Through them the re
wi banka are expected to come to
tit aid of any needy member bank
vblch bas plenty of good paper but
Medi cash
PROHIBITION IN RUSSIA
Iftuulans by Thousands Walt In Snow
for Lsat Supply of Liquor.
Patrogrnd. Thousands of men, wo-
an and children have atood since 4
iclock Sunday morning In a driving
oar atorm In-fore the doors of the
Mor annua on this, tin- lust day on
ahlcb It Ih possible to pun-haae Tight
Ine ami betr under the prohibition
ct of tin- Idihxliin government, which
Mundav becomes ahaolute.
Thla Hnul i.nililliltlon act la tho IshI
f three distinct ll(iior reforms, the
first curtail::,:; Ihi- suit) of voilkn Hlld
fh necotid abolishing It nbaolutely.
riif third n. i asure extends the prohi
bition to c. i lares of alcoholic drink
P all PQft (M ! tin- empire under
naniul law Cities included under
be prohiLitlon nre Odcs-i, Riga. u'ur
, Moa. , Kiev and . irtuully all
pltiti of western Russia.
PUN TO EVACUATE
VERA CRUZ NOV. 23
Washington While awaiting off!-
W confirmation of the report from
lulio thai truce hud been arnuig-
by leaders of the Curntnza and
Was Calientes claiinunta to control
tks cenirul government, the Wash-
'Iton government allowed Its order
Oeneru! Punstou to stand and Vera
hi will be returned to Mexicun con-
November 23, unless some radical
" in the situation there prevents.
The American expeditionary force
era I ruz will embark on that date
Ualveston, and the Mexican fac-
n Bill be left to work out their
PI denluy, the policy of watchful
wtiug having been altered iu no re
ject
Although Socretary Bryan doclincd
ay lo whom General Funston
'ould biH render custody of Vera Cruz,
believed his instructions are to
Wn the eit over to whatever de fac-
authoiajes appear to receive It. It
not th,. intention of the Washington
Pttamtttt l0 recognize airy faction
Mexico through this transfer.
Assurances have been received botli
roni ;,..,,,... (arranza and from the
fUa ilientes convention authorl-
,; 'hf nuMttM ......nired bv
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' I'n. il States would be forthcoin-
tad Washington officials feel that
Jt'r ' pOMlhttftj -.-'ids there,
'enicerjnc Villus t'liumi Canal.
Paiianm Colonel Qmism W. Goe-
Bl. governor of the Panama Zone,
sad go order pli i Ini all persons eu-
d in canal transportation on a
N temperance basis.
British battleship lost
Audacious, Third Dreadnought In Brit
ish Nsvy, Reported Deatroyed
New York. Rumors or disaster t,,
the HrltlHh BUperdrendnoiight Audn
rlous, which hne persisted ever since
the While Star liner Olympic, inverted
from her MUM, arrived at Lough
Swllly on October 29, are confirmed.
The battleship's cry for aHBlstifnce
wns caught by the wireleas operator
of the Olvniplc, which was only about
10 miles diHiant. The aienmshlp ruah
ed forward at full sfsjsaj, Volunteers
were called for hihI double the number
niK-esHnry to man the lifeboats re
sponded. After taking off nil the officers and
crew, Captain Haddock, of the Olym
pic, turned hia ntteutlon to an attempt
to save i.ie warship, but was unable
lo tow her to sboal water, and she
was blown up.
As a reason for destroying the Au
dacious, It was said that the battleship
was hopeleaaly damaged and that If
not blown up she would become a
menace to navigation.
In spite of the fact thnt there were
OHO officers and men on the Audacious
and that the rescue work was carried
on under greet difficult!.-. In a heavy
aea and a weaterly gabs only two lives
were lost.
The destruction of the Audacious is
the most serious single loss sustained
by the British navy since the opening
of hostilities. Only a few British war
ships outrank her In size and fighting
equipment.
LORD ROBERTS
Lord Roberts. England's fameus eel
dler, who died of pneumonia while via
Itlng the British troops In franae.
LORO ROBERTS DEAD
British Flsld Msrshal Belied by F-neu-
monu While Visiting His Army.
London Lord Roberts, hero of the
South African war. and retired field
marshal of the British forces, died In
Franc- The immediate cause of hia
dcaih was pneumonia.
It was stated ilitt Lord Boberts had
contracted chilis while visiting the
Um ish troops :u l-Yance.
His death was aunouueed in a tele
gram received by Lord Kitchener from
General French, commanding the Brit
ish expeditionary force. TM IBs
gram slated that Lord Boberts, con
tiaeted a chill, PI eumonia quk-Wy de
veloped and he d i atter an illueas of
but shortly over wo days.
Bobs" was c, uiel-inchlef of the
Indian troops, w i whom tie was mak
ing a brief visit.
Few men In British military history
had more d.smu"iihed careers or
earned higher he .ors. When death
overtook him he was 82 years old and
had been out oi BtfSBM o"'y "oolit 10
years.
Scott wTh Head Star:.
Washington Brigadier OdBMBl
Hugh Scott was w I. cted by President
.... .. hP chief ot-staff of the I lin
ed States army on the retirement Mon
day of Major General Wothexspoon.
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CITY COUNCIL ISSUES
CALL FOR ELECTION
Three Councilmen to Be
Elected.
TO REPURCHASE till BONDS
At an adjourned mectir.fj of the City
Council on Tuesday evening- H. H. Wil
linma wa npH)intel lire chief to fill the
vacancy canned by the rBssJBBtsN of
Harry Farmer.
The city election will be h. Id the flrat
Monday in December and a nominating;
caucus was called for November 30tlt
at the City Hall.
The councilmen whose terms expire
are E. A. Frasar, A. Zimmerman and
L. B. Frya.
J. H. Denison, J. G. StapUa and W.
W. Letson ware appointed Judgea and
D. P, Dearborn and K. M. C.reig as
clerks.
A motion was passed to purrhsse th
bonds recently sold to the bsnk, using
the thirty thousand dollar received for
the said bonds and as much more aaj
neceaaary ami ine noii.ii ne ihr.-h up ov
the city recorder.
These bonds were issued for the pur
pose of building a court house in rasa
the voters decided to accept a new
court house from the people of Ontario
and the proposition not being accepted
there is no use for the funds st this
time.
THREE CASES filE
GRAND JURY TO INVESTIGATE
After several days work District At
torney Brook and Sheriff Kerfoo1
brought S...t Thornton over from Boise
and lie had a preliminary hearing before
Judge King on the charge of stealing a
suit case from Louis You during the
County Fair. He was bound over to
the grand jury.
Charles Nutt was arrested at Juntura
ami brought before Judge King on the
charge of stealing a cow from Good
man and Frieaz. He waa also bound
over.
L. E. Bailey was arrested at Weiaer
and brought here on a cnarge of steal
ing a saddle from Fred Klingback, of
Owyhee. He had a horse which he was
trying to sell, which is also thought to
have been stolen. He will have a hear
ing before Judge King today.
FEDERAL BIRD NAN HERE
INVESTIGATING CONDITIONS
E. S. Cattron. of Portland, who is
the federal inspector of game birds,
was here Monday looking over the locul
conditions. He says there is a noticeable
increase of birds since the spring shoot
mi; season has been abolished and i
similar increase ia expected from tie
law orohibiting shooting before sun u,.
and after sun down in the evening. An
other season the same dates will pr
vale in Idaho as Oregon, from October
1 to January 16. At present the hours
are from 7:4") a. m. to :16, and at tin
last of the month they will be from 8 a i
m. until 5:08 p. m. and on the 15th oi
Deeember 8:13 a. m. until 6:08 p. BV J
On January 1st the hours will be fjfOD !
8:20 a. m. to 6;18 p. m. and on the 15t
from 8:17 a. m. until 5:31 p. m.
ABILITY OT LOCAL WRITER
IS RECOGNIZED BY JOURNAL
Miss lone Luehr, daughter of Mr.
ml Mrs. O. G. Luehrs, has won a M '-
ond prize in the Ladies Home Journal
, ontest tor a short story. It comes un
der the head of Flossie Fisher's Fun
nies, prizes are awarded each month
for the best stories submitted and it is
,..n ti. the world. It is quite a dis
tinction for a fourteen year old girl to
win such a prize. This is the nrsi re
cognition Miss Luehrs has received for
her writing altho she has been in other
eontesU and her many friends are con
gratulating Her on ner lurrew.
SELECTION OF SEED
CORN NOW URCED
By the Master Granger of
the County.
ANOTHER FAIR PUNNED EOR
The Grange of Malheur county with
the very generous help and cooperation
of the Ontario Commercial Club have
Just held their first Corn Carnival at
Ontario. It waa such a decided auccess
ami aroused so much interest in corn
growing that there is a general senti
ment among the farmers to have it re
peated next year. Therefore as maater
of the Malheur county grange I would
urge upon all grangers and farmers
alike to select their seed corn and pre
pare their ground for another contest.
The yield this year was great' but by
careful preparation can be increased
and another year should bring out some
Wonderful yields. The money for the
premiums can be secured and the place
of holding the carnival can be decided
later. Youra truly,
E.M. Dean, Master Malheur Co. Grange
EX-GOVERNOR SHAEIENBERGER
MAKES A TEN STRIKE HERE
Ex -Governor Shallenberger, of Neb
rsaka, was here this week as the aec
ond number in. the Lyceum course and
the people here made all they could out
of Ins visit In the afternoon he spoke '
at the school house to the school on
good citizenship and in the early even
ing he addreaaed the commercial club
on irrigation, having been a member of
the first committee that started the
government in irrigation. Then came
the lecture at the Dreamland. Mr.
Shallenberger is a forceful speaker
with ideas and made a hit with all who
heard him. His main idea was that the
American people should endeavor to .
make the same success of other lines
as they have of making money.
HAD COYOTES DOING DAMACE
TO THE STOCK AND SHEEP
For several months there has been
reporta of mad coyotes in different
parts of eastern Oregon and also of cat
tle, horses, sheep and hogs dying from
the same disease, but it is only recent
ly that it got into this county.
John Wood reports the death of two
horses and Jeff Billingsly reports sev
eral sheep dead, while from other sec
tions we hear of animals dying.
There is no question about the malady
being rabies aa the heads of several
animals have been sent to Portland
and examined.
This is one of the most deadly diseaa
a known and it ia tha exception for
any animal to recover when attacked.
in moat of the cities they have compel
led the owners of doga to keep them
either shut up or muzzled and similar
action should be adopted here if the
i.ase is to be coped with successful
ly. The loss of one child would be
H much greater than that of all the
logs that no one should hesitate about
taking the necessary precautions.
SOME OE THE YOUNCER
PEOPLE GETTING MARRIED
Daniel Grady and Miss t'berta Mc
1 'hereon were married a the residence
oi the bride's sister la Weiser on Sun
day last, bv Rev. Dr. W. H. Ashly,
pastor of the Congregational church.
Only the immediate family was present
and the young people returned here the
same evening. Both are well known
here and their many friends are con
gratulating them. They have a home
on the east side.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Fiser are home
from their honey moon and their friends
have been trying to make things pleas
ant for them all week.
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GERMANS NOT GAINING
Lines of Allies Withstand
the Onslaught.
After four weeks of most AMBfJratl
fighting all the attempts of th. Off
mana to reach Calais have been fTM
trated by the forest or bayonets pr
sented by the allied French, Belgian
and British troops.
The opposing forcea In these re
gions are about equal, which accounts
for the fnct that neither side hns been
able to overwhelm the other at any
of the three chief points of combat
Olxmude, Ypres and Armentleres. The
French official report declares that
the Germans have been repulsed ev
erywhere.
The attacks by the Germans have
been carried out at each place with
heavy masses of men.
Some hBBasBBl In the neighborhood
of Dlxmude, which have been taken
and retaken three or four times, now
In the hands of the allies, who are
strongly situated on the canal, the
crossing of which would be of great
Importance to the Germans.
The most Intense Interest Is concen
trated on this portion of the extended
battlefield, but other points are alao
the seen of stiff conflicts, which have
resulted In nothing more definite than
the capture of a few trenches
Accounts of the Germane' entry Into
Dlxmude. received through the Oer
man lines, say the fighting there was
the moat terrible yet experienced.
The Oermsn corps commsnder or
rter.-d hia trnopa to take the town,
GENERAL Von HINDENBURG
Gene..' yn Hindanburg. the Qsr
msn general who defeated the Bus
'slans In their first attempt to Invadt
I Prussia.
j i
I warning them not to return alive If
1 they failed Karly onslsughts resulted
1 la the slaughter of 80 per cent of the
attacking forces, who were unable to
I advance across the flooded fields.
, Their bodies formed a footway for the
Infantry following th. ..i. this euabllug
the Hermans to win the victory.
I While the eyes of the world have
I been on the battle near the North Sea
I coast, there haa been some fierce
fighting farther inland, and the Alsne
vall.y, the Argonne forest and vicinity
' of Verdun have ugaln been scenes of
j some sanguinary affairs Neither side
however, hss been able to make any
impression on the other stuce theuer
mans won their victory at Vatlly.
Farther east winter has set in and
th.. mountains where the troopa are
facing each other are now covered
with snow.
-, he Itusslaus, continuing their en
velopliiK mowment around Fast Prus
ala. have now entered llypin, which Is
west of Soldau, and on the road to
Thorn; so that they have now almosi
surrounded Kuiperor William's North
wt-fiern province
Just southwest of Kypin, however,
the Germans have taken to the offen
sive from Thorn and say they have in-tlici.-d
del.at on the Busslans near
Wloclawek. ou the Vutuia river.
French Pay 182.0OO,000.
Bordeaux. The cost of war to
France in Ortoh.r gaj $18,1.04.504, a
daily kTatBf M more than $6,000,001).
The i!"b average for tli" first three
months of the war was $7,000,000.
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GERMANS RESIST
RUSSIAN INVASION
Russia Claims to Be Making
Some Progress Despite
Enemy's Defense.
PttfOBftd 1 he following official
commuiiu ' Hj was laraasj from gen
eral hci.lip. '
"On the Bat! I'. D laM front, at
rXnlluponen, aroUB i. erl.nri', and
nenr Johunnlabui'n. w trnOffB are
making a successful BIBBTt I In the
fighting. The action conili .. .n the
region of Soldau and 1 1. m. Unhurt,
where we have progreaaed, notwith
standing the desperate resistance of
the enemy.
"On the left bnnk of the Vistula the
battle proceeds, developing along a
front from Plock (Poland) to the river
Werta. On the front between Kallaa
and Wlnlsn the enemy haa withdrawn.
In the neighborhood of Cteustochowa
and toward the south the enemy haa
attempted an offensive, but this baa
failed.
Berlin (By wireless to Say villa. M.
T.) The confidence of the local au
thorltlea in the ability of the German
forces to hold back the Kusalana la
again Indicated by the declaration of
the president of the province of Po
sen that the danger of a Russian la
vaalon Is not present ao far aa It la
humanly possible to Judge.
GERMANS DECORATE ENEMY
Briton Beoeivea Iron Cross far Hu
manity and Bravery.
London. A Parla dtapatcu to the
Central Newa saya:
"During the recent fighting the Ger
man troopa, after a fierce charge, ra
treated, carrying all the wounded ex
cept one mun A llrltlah officer who
went out lo bring in the wounded aol
dler waa himself wounded, but man
aged to drag the (oitnun soldier to
ahelter, where later both were picked
up by a Herman ambulance.
"As a reward for his bravery and
humanity UM Mrllish officer received
the Iron ClBBI flWB ,l'" Herman coin
mamllng oil;, .ill nl hack to
his own trenches, where lie wa
ominen.l. .1 fl i ilo ni.n a Cross, but
succumb. I to hi:, wounds."
CASUALTIES GREAT
IN GERMAN ATTACKS
Parla. An excellent impression waa
ere. iied lime l olficlnl communica
tion KBBBBBOlBI thai the G.m mail
troops had been driven to the rl.;lit
bank of the Ys.r Canal after th.v Ii.mI
resisted for several days all eftorts
to dislodge them from the left buuk
It la officially announced that th
German attack In the vicinity ol Ypres
with powerful compact I. oil let. of men,
who displayed ureal energy In push
ing horn.- their futile nitemptH, result
ed In great casualties among them.
Their In. lie' tii.il alteuiptn lo break
the allies' raatatiium, according to an
official announcement, cost idem thou
sands of BBBBBltll ' si many
men made pi laonei
One ela gOM 0 I"'1 i.-rinan.i
captured is declared lo Uava been all
that remained ol 1000 D B
aii the affori ide by tba ' rauMM
during tlo i . . i
suited obI) In aptura "i tba ruin
ed viliac.e oi Dlxmudi boi olatt d
position on :' ! hi bank of tn i
rendered Its tl It dlffli ilt.
Profesaor Bryan to Head Federation.
Washington tasaf
lean I d ! ! Urad Col
leges and - ,-' i mi
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President, i. lii "i. vVaahlaglofl
State I olli lit, J. II
Moral i rth Dakota; T. Y Hunt,
of calit. -nil.. I ' i' Wood of. dalfli
t ii Roll i.i Florida ; C a Lary, of
Colorado
8. P. to Spend Million.
San Pranol co 1 ne iouthora Pa
clflc Compan) tu ipand 1147'
for new locomotive and
dailies .n Sppll '' ''
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mission I'n RUtaorlt) U) I '' trust
equlpmenl cartlllCBtaa auifielaBt to
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