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DAILY EVENING EDITION t'orfc4 for Fx(rrn Oregon. 07 tfi United States Weather Ohrre ai lrt)aoL TO ADVI IITISKUS. Tb Raat Orrgonlan haa tba largest pair circulation of auy patter In Orpitou, aat of i'ortiand and over twice tlia ctrrulatlua la I'aadleton of any otlicr oewapapcr. air tonmht and Thurad.iv. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL 26. DAILY EAST 0REG0NIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1014. NO. s.'til DAILY EVENING EDITION i a awi -a s r . i i.uMhwiEinvi a x irk m v I ' - n . i ii. iiii i l i i , i FX YUV- LLJ W : jyfl u fill MflUE lil SHEfl MB H flCTTO BO ISO - . I Wilson Offers to Act WA.-III.NtJTOX, Auif. 5. Tho Uni ted StutH government thus proffered mediation to the warring European powers. As an off Iclul of one of the power algnutory to The Hague convention, rrealdcnt ilon cabled today to Lon don, Berlin, Paris, St Petersburg and Vienna declaring he would welcome the opportunity to act In the interest of pence In Kurope. Wilson' cable rend: "I feel It Is my privilege and duty, under article three, to say to you In a aplrlt of earnest friendship that I will welcome an opportunity to act In the Interest of peace In Kurope now or at any other time that iniKht be thought suitable. The occnjlon to nerve you and nil concerned In this way will afford me catmo for grati tude end hnpp!ne." Official notification that Great Brit ain n nd Germany are nt war was con veyed to Secretary l'rynn by the Ilrlt lh Charge d'Affairea Harrlay. He aked the United States ambassador at Herlln to reprenent England during tho Interruption of diplomatic relation. ENGLAND'S KING AND THE MAN WHO HEADS THE BRITISH FLEET. HEAVY FIRING IS REPORTED OFF HULL AI AWN CW "3 u 4atw fit: c GERMAN TORPEDO' BOAT S SUNK SAYS ' DISPATCH 1,000 GERMANS MlG "FRONTIER ' POSITION i 7 1 AKD GERMANS ii BE III SEA FIGHT lOHTI-M. Maine. Aujr. 5. What U Im'IIiiI to Ik cannon firing is Do ing hoard liNlay III flic ilirtNiiou of Srciiln I -la ml. It tin been the linprtlon lirrc the lant few iiay that hcxtuI ltritl-.lt. IVrnrli and (rnian cmlscrH liavc licon iMtvrrlnt; iff the New I'neland (Ta.t. .Many rltlrn licanl the firing txlay. Tho ktMT at tho I'ortiand olwrrtatory aaltl ho is positive It is not thunder. Hie (.crninn wnrslili Karlsruhe and iMvsrfi'n eoinniunU-nted with I'ortlnnil by wireless on Tuewlay nlulit lint refused to e've their positions. The I'Yeni'li iTiilsera Conde and Des cartes are lliouulit to lo tho hhlps most likely to have met them. EXTRA Battle In Profnss. i I-OM)(). Aug. 5. A naval battle : in the North sea is reported in an ex- tra edition of the Standard but it is ! Mated It Is "not of derisive import j nnoe.' ! The l"re'm-li emba-sy aniioiinced the ;ej'.)ture by a IYeneh war fli-et of an ! otluT tieiman cruiser. aW SbE I LONDON, Aug. 5. A German torpedo boat has been dynamited and sunk in the Baltic Sea near Geder according to a dispatch from Copenhagen. Thirty of the crew were drowned. Sea firing was heard at dawn at Hull and it is believed that Brit ish and German scout ships are engaged. Burners that two German battleships have been sunk in the North Sea were published by the Central News agency. England seemed almost relieved today in the knowledge that tho British and the Germans are actually at war, following the exchange of declarations of hostilities tetween London and Berlin. The public is eagerly awaiting the news of a British naval victory. I German Ambassador Lichnowsky received his passports and was j transferred to the embassy of United States Ambassador Tage and ' later left for Berlin. R FRENCH FLEET WIATOU IS KILLED. o. Austrian sharpshooters wimrod a Russian VIENNA, Aug. aviator todav who was scouting over Lembers, was instantJv knied He fell 500 feet and GERMAN AIR-SCOUT KILLED. BRUSSELS, Aug. 3. Belgian sharpshooters shot a German avi ator literally to pieces today. The .lxxly fell within tho Belgian lines. German aviators have withdrawn from the vicinitv. Kins iM-orge V, tlft nn.l Admiral. j Callaghan photographed on the decl (of the latter's flagship on the occa sion of the king's recont vlfit to the fleet at Spithead. Admiral Sir George Astley Khun. K. C. R, an Irishman, j fleet, the Uro-st in the world. The j t'allu- j fleet is under orders to seek the Ger- j is the : man flotilla in the North Sea. A bat- ! I TOIT.OX. Aus. 5 It was learned J today that t.enmiuy's naal defeat by the lYeni-h off the Algerian coast , Tuesday was crnstiing. I After lMinhardin Ibuia : the (ieruiaii cruisers Ilrelau and Panther steamed v.e-tvard where j I they eni-ountereil tlu lYench naval jj;, . flaxes. Tlie Panther was sunk and j most of the crew perNhed. The Ceo- ; oen ana r.resiau were damacxl. over- taken and captured. commander in chief of England's tlo is expected momentarily. A $10.00 rreamery lvM be erected ar Alvadore en Fern Ridse. GERMANS EXECUTE SEVENTEEN. PARIS, Aug. ."). Seventeen Alsatians who were- Mideavorinf tn and Altera. r,"nJer Erance near Mulhausen to join the French annv were captured au. (ietdK-n I by German troops todav and shot. Fourteen hundred and fifty Apaches have been arrester! for loot It was announced that the future course will be to shoot all looters. G ERM AN Y CALLS ON ITALY. LOME. Aug. :. A formal notification from Berlin that Great I.ritain and France are attacking Germany has been received. Italy is called on to lend aid to Germany. The call was a demand. Tho it is believed the decision will lo GERMAN AIR FIGHTER FLYING OVER BRITISH FLEET, cannier is eonulermr t n m.ittor tliat Italy will remain neutral. r BELH TAKE imi'SSKLS Anir. 5. nweeplnn Bebxinn victory over Um Germans near 8Vi Is reported tonlRht. It I ald two tJerman M'Kl nients were dccl. ntatnl. Hie- Ik'IslatM rireI a mine iiimIct tlto railroad track a.s an armor rsl train w-twsl, Uien oenl 1th ar .tllhTjr rire. Hie (k-rmnns, minrlstxl. rrwlstol but rinally were routed and fled. Hm lU-Uzlans pursued, fJatiirht- rliur thorn rclcntlnly nntil the Gcr .n"n commander mirreiulered. KmlMwadcis IHMrored. WASHINGTON, Au. 5. U5 de- lartmrnt dlnpatdiew declaring mobs ksrtroyixl tlo Ituwlan embaiwy nt Iterlln and Uio ierman endmwiy at pt. Peersbiirjr and many persons are rciMtried lnji"vl. Mih Attacks tXtnsuUite. VANCXH'VKIL It. C Aujr. 5 Uio double cbrIo airovo the Carman consiilato vai torn down by a crowd which Invaded tho bulldlnjr and thrown Into the ativct ami trampled iioti. Ir a timo the consiilato was threatened with destruction. Tlw plasn doors were broken. .A-..v-.AT!ga,a 1 laO BaW L'W'II L ,Ti MM II i A Maia 1 .tia.-: J7- Vi -1V v--V' GERMANS GAIN FOOTHOLD. PARIS, Aug. .'.After 12 hours of frontier fighting, 100,000 Germans have secured a footled o French soil Wtwocn Ton I and ! i-.pinai. i ney have entrencliol their position. , An artillen- duel is in progress nt Petlr fVm l, v r 1 . . - ' . ----- - un- I IIMH'VViei' : V" V ,m,T- ,,OUl 'Pnnans and French lost heavily i I rench beat off the invaders. ! Cannon is now bcins; used at lon mn : vionuans remaining m i ranee wi i arnst I as i w "TMon alivadv when the without special nermHsion will 1 lues, n was announe.sl t.-Tv T'.,.- r.. i . . i i , . , ,, ....... -i.x iuvu uim it arc boinj held. KITCHEXKR MAY GO TO BELGIUM KV Aug .'..With Admiral Sir John Jdli lfoe in com- ! i.oxnoN, i r i i .si ... .. ... ,n t nome tkvt w uch ,s oXwt(Hl tl, iar tlu. bnmt of , li-iiio .cluing, I, eld Marshal Sir John French has lw appointed i ,1 1-',lLlv,U'1,.V0r W"a,y war "iiter. He is now assistin !at the war oftuv without official title. , It is understood the government is thinkinrr of sending Kitchener h. , .mi to command the tpps that Rritain intend, to dispatch to aid ru' 7. Icuins tn resisting the Gcnnan invasion. ' for onIors for a im A .Manchester dispatch stated that the German .,m-i.: n....:. i i:is moii iMT..r T:..- y ..... , ... - .,,,. . . "m n.uuoriiies. arresttvl. Tho crow of 17 win WAR BULLETINS The Imvo photiHrapli, taken diirlnir ll;e revnt visit of the UrltUh net to German wtrs. shows a t'.ernian ntiuy dirigible lioverliiR over the i:n lisli bntilesliips. lids Is the t e of aircraft the l.crinnn.s are uslmr in tiu. pivvnt i:iirvcan coiirtlct. naaaian Heet ItottUM l p. u K,Uw ttSTVTIXOri.K. Au. 5 The' PARIS, Au. 5 A German d.t.. INrte has aniioiinctxl that tho Ilos. nient entereil the village or Molnel I-hociis will bo Homs.1 to war vessels. ' in tho dertnient of Meurthn et The Kiisslan fleet In the lUaek Ma ls'eUc. A parish prl.-t was killed. Ixltlt up. I Hull h llichtlnif GermuiK. (.eriiiati CruiM-rs Captunxl. AM VI:i:i M. Auif. a. German ir.t,i. in- cnnxiiiK lloiiainl enriiiiln to IVani-e. Ilenti riulitliijf Is reMrlMl to hat A I I.Giri;s. Aiitf. 5. Accordini; to an iiiioriiclal riyxirt, a IVeni-li fliMt ' has raptured two German cruisers, tho Gocnen ami llrcslau. : Cuallnuu'i on pass elht