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DAILY EVENING EDITION TO ADVERTISERS, I'oreeat 'or Irn Ore eon, by Uw t'nitoit State WmilM'r Olm-rcr t Iortlanl. The East Oregc olao hat the largest paid circulation of u) paper In Oregon, mii of Portland tod ot twice to circulation In Pendleton of soy other newspaper. Fair tonight anil Wednesday. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 26 DAILY EAST OREGOXIAN, PEXDLETOX, OREGOX, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1914. NO. sr.o DAILY EVENING EDITION ' ; i i a - itic fleet or issia GOES OUT 10 MEET CMS Engagement is Expected to Occur Soon Kaiser's Warships Sail to Make the Opening Attack. SUBMARINES ARE OFF NORWAY Believed That OixrnlliHW Will lie Hcgnn Again British Vessel In Hurt Vicinity Artillery Fighting Continue In lU'ltflum Troop Are Inactive. ILL IK1!! LOCAL Kill!!!; Ill FACIfiG A SERJOUS CHARGE Barney Despain, Son of Respected Family, Alleged toHaveCommitted Series of House Robberies. Diversion Dam for West Umatilla Project to be Completed in Month YOUTH ARRESTED LAST NIGHT LONDON. Nov. 17. That the Ger man Baltic squadron was about to engage the Russian fleet was assert-! Young Man Declared to Have Con- fced Full Story of Ilia Crlnic In Connection With Robbery of Home or J. E. Montgomery Other Evi ilcnce Found by Authorities. Barney Despain, one of the younger sons of a respected and pioneer Pen dleton family, In today in the city Jail d officially today In a message from awaiting the action of the law against Copenhagen. j hi in, following his arrest fur burglar- The czar's warships were described ; lz'"g the residence of J. E. Moiitsom- ai steaming southward from Helslng fora to meet the Germans. COPENHAGEN. Denmark. Nov. 17. The German cruder Berlin waa re ported off Tronhjvm, Norway. Submarines were alio said to have; teen seen In tho vicinity of the Lof oden Inlands. It wna believed here tlint a flotilla cf submarines waa being convoyed by the Derlln to attack British warships In Norwegian waters. PARIS, Nov. 17. Fighting along a line from Nleuport through Dlz mude to Yprea. the battle today had settled Into a fierce artillery duel at "long range, according to an official communication from the Bordeaux war office. Cavalry and Infantry operations. It wu said, had been rendered practi cally Impossible owing to the bog-like condition of the country and the only available weapons were the big can- Tion for which semi-permanent em placements had been provided. Along the Alsne and in the Argonne region It waa aald there was Increas ing activity. The Germans were said to have at tempted crossing the Alsne near Val ley. The blowing up of a line of Gor man trenches by French mines in tbe Argonne district was described In the official statement. BEUI.IN, Nov. 17 Wireless via Payvllle. L I. An official denial was Issued In answer to a atory that Gcr-j many had refused American aid for the Belgians. It was stated that on ery. In his apprehension the offi cers are convinced that they have put an end to a series of houso robberies extending over the put two years. The Montgomery home was entered early Saturday evening during the ab sence ot the family. The bankj of the two Montgomery boys, containing about $10, an electric Iron, a razor end other small articles were taken. Suspicions at once were directed tow ard young Despain and luvt evening, after a quiet Investigation of two days, Chief of Police Kearney, Officer Man ning and Sheriff Taylor placed him under arrest and subjected him to a cl(e questioning. They were able to catch him In a number of misstate ments but could not secure a confes sion even though they had found some of the stolen articles In his room. This morning, however, Mr. Mont gomery persuaded him to confess and the young man told the full story of his crime. He entered the house with a passkey, he stated, and, having se cured the banks, took them outside and smashed them against a rock. He took the officers this morning to where the pieces of the banks were. While Investigating the case last evening the officers came upon evi dence connecting him with other crimes of almllur nature. In his pock ets were two baggage chacks. With them the officers secured two grips he had checked at the depot and one of the grips proved to be the prop erty of Mrs. Frank O'Hare. It had been stolen from her home on West Court street recently and In It were found her ring, handbag and other articles. Young Despain at first claimed ho had boupht the grip in Portland but ., " Ml ' T J ir f-v- - Tr. 11-1 - - w iwhi ' '"i.'.-J.. i M m mi C?Md.i ; V,-;' ; . ; ;;' 4j. : V 1 V - 'A if- T fit -,V Jf. -. CRACOW INVESTED BY RUSSIAN AM; INHABITANTS FLEE CITY Metropolis of Western Galicia Unable to Withstand As saults of Czar's Troops Who Begin Operations Against Stronghold on Saturday-Another Russian Army is Reported to Have Reached Tarnow. AUSTRIA RUMORED TOHJIVE HADEPEACE OVERTURES TO RUSSIA Reports, However, Are Not Believed in London Despite Bad Condition of the Roads at This Time of the Year, the Russians are Making Rapid Advance Against Enemy in Whole Eastern Theater of the War. PEAC E BRIGHT III I The above picture shows the wesf end of the diversion dam being con structed three miles below Hermlston in order to provide water for the first unit of the West Umatilla pro ject. The photo was reversed by tho engravers thus making the picture seem "wrong end to." The dam is S00 feet long with a 100 foot tin at the east end. The main portion of the dam consists of 40 arches each 20 feet In length. Thfg type of construction adds to the strength of the dam and means a saving In concrete. The dam Is 24 feet high In the center. When the dam is in use water 800 feet water season the dam there there will be a fall of long during the high On the lower side of is a sheltered con crete walk along which people may cross the river wall of water over the dam. feature and mi worth while. The work on the dam Is being don J and walk beneath the that will be flowing I ft will be an unique ke a visit to the dam under contract by Morrison & Knud sen and was started July 14. It is estimated by H. D. Newell, project engineer, that the work will be en tirely completed in leas than a month. The government has already con structed eight miles of cement lined ditch extending westward from the diversion dam. Work on the ditch Is now closed for the winter but will be resumed in the spring. It will be easily possible to have the ditch in readiness to place water on much of the land under the unit next season CAItUVXZA AGRE.ES TO KI.EMI. NATE HIMSELF AS DOES VILLA ALSO. the contrary, the Germany were great. ' latl'r 'e lared he had seen a man drop ly pleased by offers of assistance. LONDON, Nov. 17. Chancellor of the Exchequer Duvld Lloyd George toM the house of commons that the Incdme tax must bo doubled to meet the British war expenses. The tax at present Is approximately five per cent and on large Incomes Is consid erably higher. 0,0OO AI STHIANS IN ONE GKAVE AMSTERDAM, Nov. 17. Grave two yards wide and four miles long Is one of the reminders of the fighting thus far In Galicia, It was stated In a letter from a Uallclan priest published In the Nleuw Itotterdamsche Courant. In this grave, said tho writer, the Austrlana were burled In three layers to tho number of about 40,000. It on tho levee and had picked it up. Today he has partially confessed to stealing it. Nor are these the only offenses with which the young man Is connect- ma GEI SR PRICES IIEOT SPRIIIC BECAUSE OF EMBARGO Action of England in Cutting Off Australian Supply Makes Manu facturers, Squirm. (Continued on page eight) PERMANENT WORLD P'ACE IS AIM OF LABOR FEDERATION F. OF U WILL APPOINT COM MITTEE TO ASSEMBLE CHEAT GATHERING. PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 17. A res olution providing for a great confer ence of organized labor after the war. to lay the foundation for permanent woild peace, was Introduced in tho American Federation of Labor eon ventlon by President Gompers. It provides that the federation's executive council shall summon such a conference at such a time and place is It thinks best. UKIAH IN IS GIVEN SEVERE SENTENCE FOR KILLING A DOE One of the1 heaviest sentences for n violation of the game laws ever lm posed In Umatilla county woa meted out yesterday afternoon, when Justice of the Peace H. II. McReynolds of Pilot Rock sentenced Louts P. Mettle, .a well known resident of Uklah, to pay a fine of $26 and costs, amount ing In all to 37. SO, to serve 30 days In Jail and forfeit his hunting and fishing license for the year. Mettle pleaded guilty to killing a female leor. The arrest and convirtlon of Met tle followed four months of patten! work by District Warden E. F. Av- erlll. The offense was an aggravated one and for that reason the game of ficer was determined to bring the of fender to justice. Mettle killed the doe last spring and, becoming alarm ed, left It where It fell without using any of the meet. The two little fawns of tho dead animal were left to die. The district warden had llttlo to go on when the carcasses were found but followed up what meager clows he had during the summer and they dt lected suspicion to Mettle. Two weeks ago, while Mr. Averlll was tern pcrarlly In Portland, a warrant was placed In Sheriff Taylor's hands and he arrested the Uklah man and, aft er securing a full confession from him, allowed him to go upon his own lecognlzance. He appeared yesterday In the Pilot Rock court for sentence It would have been possible to file four separate charges against Mettle a he not only killed a game animal that Is protected at all limes bul hunted out of season, without a li cense nnd wantonly wasted the game he had killed. Only the one charge was preferred against him, however MANY VESSELS IN PERIL IN STORM SWEEPING ATLANTIC EAST APPROACHING OPENING OF REGIONAL BANKS fcTiMl'I.ATIS CONDI. TIONS. Reports from the eaf-t give many Indications of hlKh priced wool next M'ring and there Is a possibility east ern Oregon growers may be able to secure figures that will almost "make their heads swim." Wool prices are already strong and J seem In lne to hold up war or no war, but the bigKest feature of the situation the fact England hus placed 'an embargo on Australian woo as a consequence of which no Aus trallan wool may be shipped to this country this season and probably not until the close of the war. What that embargo means to tho t'nited States may be seen In the light of the fact this country by Itself produces only one third the raw wool It needs. The remainder of wool for American use has to be imported, chiefly from Aus tralia. With the Australian supply cut off by the embargo the eastern manufacturers will have to rely en tirely on domestic wool. It Is a situ atlon that Is making the manufactur ers siiutrm and their predicament is commented upon by Henry Clews In his financial review for Nov. 14. But the manufacturer's woe is the woolgrowers Joy in this Instance. On the face of things it seems entirely safe to anticipate a heavy advance over the prices paid local growers last spring. With two-thirds the coun try's wool supply cut off by the em bargo It would seem all the woolgrow- ers will have to do Is sit tight and let the manufacturers come to their terms. There are men who look for 25 cent wool In eastern Oregon next spring and the price may go much higher than that. The only thing to keep wool from going to the very- skies seems to be the fact that if the price becomes too high people will stop using woolens nnd will either re sort to cotton goods or make use of their old clothes. There Is at present almost no wool In the country and some English wool recently purchased by Americans in London was resold Jto English manufacturers. SPFflM. I.OOKOITS ESTABLISH I'D ON COAST TO RENDER ASSISTANCE. . ProftNsor Bryan Ohoson. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 Officers of the American Federation of Agri cultural Colleges and experiment sta tions were elected here as follows: President, F,. A. BryHn, Washing ton Stato College; vice president, J. H. Worst of North Dakota; T. F. Httnt, of California; C D. Woods of Maine; P. H. Rolfs of Florida; C. A. Lory of Colorado. NEW YORK. Nov. 17. There was a slight abatement today of the 60 mile gale which has swept the north Atlantic coast the last few days, A number of fishing ships, however, were still unreported and special lookouts have been established along the coast. The steamship Eureka struck Smith's reef, off the Connecticut coast, during the night and will be a total loss. Captain Mills, his wife and the crew were saved. Captain C. V. Grlffen and six men from the schooner Rawley were found unconscious from exposure and star vation after they fought their way to land through a heavy surf. Orlffln drove his, ship ashore when the oil! tank exploded. GERMAN CRUISER INTERNED BY OFFICIALS IN NORWAY CIIRISTIANIA. Norway, Nov. 17 That the German cruiser Berlin was interned at Trondhjem was officially announced. Earlier In the day the Berlin . was reported off Trondhjem supposedly convoying a flotilla of destroyers. What mishap befell the cruiser to compel H to intern was not known. NEW YORK. Nov. 17. The open ing yesterday of the government's re plonil reserve bunks drew forth op timistic editorial expressions on the business outbok in New York's lead !ng morning newspapers. All were agreed that a revival of business was on the way. "Everything." said the New York Tribune, "points to a sweeping reviv al of business confidence. The dead lock In trade and Industry, following the outbreak of the war Is at last broken." "More sunshine was flooding busi ness yesterday." said the New York Press, "thon the country has known for months. The country is getting leady for a boom. In fact It Is al leady here." Secretary Willis of the reserve board asked the exchange banks for a report on the first day's rediscount in business. These already available Indicated that business is brisk ev erywhere. It was estimated that within a week the system will augment the cash In the banks of the country at least a hundred and fifty million dol lars. The federal reserve board, it was expected, will deposit In branch banks the treasury's surplus cash and j at least part of the government funds now held by national banks. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 Diplo matic Agent Sllllman wired Secretary Bryan today that Carranza has agreed to eliminate himself under certain conditions and that Gutierrez has agreed to those conditions. The dispatch was based on Infor mation that Silliman had gleaned from Mexican newspapers. The con ditions named by Carranza were not stated. Satisfied that peace Is near, gOT- ernment officials were considering: the best means of aiding the restoration of normal conditions in the southern republic. The United States will not ask Mexico to pay an Indemnity or the expenses of the American occu pation of Vera Cruz. It was expected here that Carran za will leave for Savannah, Georgia, within a fortnight for a lengthy atay. The prediction was freely made that Carranza will leave before the evacuation of Vera Cruz, which will Etart next Monday. Villa also was xpected to come to Washington to see Bryan and others. Bryan could not explain why Car ranza has not quit yet but was cer tain he would leave Mexico soon, Ad ministration officials were confident that only unforseen complications can upset the peace program now. VENICE, Nov. 17 Reports that Cracow has been invested by tha Russians and is burning In places were learned here on excellent au thority today. The Inhabitants were said to ba fleeing in terror. A message from Tri.- te stated that the Russians begari their operations against the city on Saturday. Cracow is the metropolis of west ern Galicia and Is situated near tha Austro-German frontier. The Russians were reported to ba attacking its defender! with tremen dous violence. Apparently thla Slav force entered Galicia from tha northward, cross ing the frontier from Russian Po land. Another Russian army, moving through Galicia from the eastward, was reported to have reached Tar now. Considering tha bad roads at this time of tha year, It was said that the Russians have progressed with remarkable speed. LONDON. Nov. 17 Beyond mera rumor there waa no confirmation hera today that Austria is likely to make peace soon Independently of Germans to the Russian government. On the whole, good Judges of tha situation were Inclined to doubt tha reports. I.onl Rolx'rts- Funeral Iublle. LONDON, Nov. 17. The announce ment was made today that Lord Rob rts' funeral will be public and that services will be held in St. Paul's cathedral. QUARANTINE MAY BE PLACED AGAINST WASHINGTON STATE lT)OT AND MOUTH DISEASE RE-I-OliTKD TO HAVE BEEN 1XH XD IX S1DKAN E. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 The de partment, of agriculture had announc. ed that It undoubtedly soon would quarantine the state of Washing ton. It waa said a case of foot and mouth disease had been discovered at Spokane. mil YOUTH ARRIS HERE AFTER WALKING 14,300 MILES NEWS summary! i , 1 General. RusMans Invent Cracow. Another army approuoliinir Tarnow. Baltic fie of Ru4a sail out to meet German. Enffngemient la cx ixvt'd soon. rcaoo sccihs to be noar m Mexico. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 "Simply wonderful." was the way Secretary McAdoo referred to the first day's OP c ration of the government's regional leserve banks. He said it will require at least a week to determine the ne cessary routine changes but added In dications already were that the sys tem is far more efficient than wo- n tlclpate d. road and Local. Barney Despain arrested; charged with burglarizing dwellings. Heavy .penalty lnixsod mon man who kills doe with fawn. ltalion scholar walking arouml world is In Pendleton today. To prevent daughter's marriage, Mark Sturtevant would have her ad JiidgtHl lii(inicteiit. Wool due to rise, In price because of cmltargo. Monument to Ird Robert Urged. LONDON, Nov. 17. In order to lose no time in providing a suitable me morial for Ird Roberts. Premies As quith will move In the house of com mons that an address be presented to King George, asking His Majesty to give directions that a monument to the famous soldier be erected at pub lic cost with an inscription on It ex pressing the "admiration of this house for his Illustrious military career and Its gratitude for his devoted services to the state." Miss Gordon New President. ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 17 Miss Anno Gordon of Evanston. Illinois, was elected president cf the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union today. Having Just completed 14.S00 miles of a hiking trip around the world Marcus J. Barone of Rome, Italy, ar rived in Pendleton last evening from Walla Walla with his faithful dog "Brownie." Barone Is a representa live of the Young Men's Civic League of the Immortal City and he is cir cling the globe In the Interests of that r.ssociation. This evening he will de liver a lecture In the Pendleton high .-(.hool auditorium. Mr. Barone has been on the t.linast two and one-half years, Ipg left Rome on June 4. 1912 walked from Rome to Naples tbere embarked for New York. From New York he traveled south r long the Atlantic coast, touching at all the Important points of interest and making a short trip to Cuba. He went from Cuba into Mexico and had an opportunity to fraternize with both the Huerta and Carranza forces then n the field against each other. Coming up from Mexico, Mr. Ba' vene traveled through Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming, Into Montana and thence to Idaho. Hi all cr nis warning in this country this young Italian pedestrian hu gone through 2i states. From here he will probably pass through Washington, Oregon and California to San Francisco, where he will embark for Japan and contin ue his trip through the Orient by way i f China. India, the Red Rti. Kgypt and the Mediterranean. Mr. Barone has received a fine ed-l-.cetlon. having graduated from one of the best Italian universities and spoke better English when I landed than I do now." he said, "because I have picked up so many slans exprei. sions in traveling through your coun try." Mr. Barone supports hlnwelf wlilla on the road by hla puintln and hU .ecturlng. He U an artist of no men Klll and he has been a great drawing card wherever he has lectured. "Brownie." an Indian mongrel Jog. Is the young pedestrian's only ro id companion. The do carries a sr.w.li Pack with the letters "Around the orU" tacked on it. and ho bean. U burden faithfully nJ well. Brownies" only weakness lie, j rabhit-chaslng proclivity that keeps .. j.reuy wvi worn Out dog all the time, despite the f., t that hm "ears muleskla shoes. Naturally. Mr. Barone Is very n.ucf, Interested In the present truKK! In Lurope. "I believe that Italy will 'tin. doubtedly be drawn Into th. war as an ally of the French and English." he said. "Austria robbed Italy nf two of her provinces, when xhe ws In a weakened condition, and the pal. ians are eager for a change at re venge." Mr. Barone ha, been studying the ndlans of the United State v,.ry closely am h- m.,y , lho N,.4 Perce reservation brfr.. leaving tbU part of the country. lie pu-KPij up "f! row tile." hi on th Cher'ski f r .-r v. t J., Carolina. He will leave here tomorrow for Umatilla and thnc (,n to Portland. fnm Portland he will pro ed south d"g, n in .Nortn his command of English Ls really re . . .. -. I, .. , 1 .. V. . I I . . . ...... ' urn! uiitiwi entirely rree,io ?..in rranrUi-o, from whli ti from any trace of foreign accent. "I' be win ull for the orient. port