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DAILY EVENING E0ITI0II Forecmit 'or fWfni Oregon, hy tlto United State weather Otvrver at Portland. Tonight and Frld.iy cloudy, prob ably rain or mow, warmer tonight. TO ADVERTISERS. Tb Ktit Oregi olio his the largest paid circulation of an) pr In Oregon, aaat ot Port I and and or twlra the circulation In Pendleton of an ptbar newspaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL 26 DAILY EVENING EDITION - ----- - - - j -f) , 1 ; 1 11 'r ' - -.. . . . '--r , . ' .. DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PEXDLETOX, OREGON, THURSDAY, XOVEMJJEK'lD, 1914. , rT7rTrT - ' - ' ' - r -- . '. W V "SO. 83.12 timi non 1000 OOGEOTS AS CORTEGE GOES 01 Streets of London Lined With Silent Crowds as Funeral Procession Passes on Way to Cathedral. 8000 TROOPS FOLLOW CASKET lie preaontaUvca of Allied rowers Now Engaged In War Again Germany, Austria and Turkey, Are 1'renent Xing George and Cabinet Members Attend In Body. LONDON. Nov. II. Thousands atood with uncovered heads In a cold drixxle today as Lord Roberta' funer al cortege moved from the Charing Cross railroad station to St. Paul's Cathedral. Private services had been previously held io All Saint's church at Ascot. From Ascot the body was brought In a special train to London. From the station It wus drawn to the cathedral, draped In the Union Jack on the hame gun carriage which bore the corpHO of Huberts' son, a victim of the Boer war. The funeral was attended by the king and u II his cabinet members and by representatives of the president ot France, tho czar, the mikado and the king of Belgium. The pallbearers Included five field marshals, five generals and two ad mirals. The procession consisted of approximately 8000 men representing all the branches of the service, in cluding Canadian and Indian troops. RUSSIANS IB JE1FIC EFFORT n on hub Slavs are Trying to Win Such a Victory as Will -Force Kaiser's Troops Out of Russian Poland. BATTLE RAGES NEAR ARRAS TURKISH GOVERNMENT EXPECTED TO REFUSE TO UPHOLD SMYRNA AUTHORITIES WHO FIRED ON A LAUNCH FROM THE U. S. CRUISER TENNESSEE Apology Anticipated by Washington Officials-State and Navy Departments are Awaiting txpianations ot Incident From Captain Decker of the WarshiD-Administration is Determined Not to Permit This Country to Become Involved in European War r i i mi ...... . r inrougn tiasn with lurkey. me, TROOPS in, JE GERMANS III FIERCE FIGHT Allies MUklnor rtetertnliuwt rr. - Cut German TJne of rvimmnnln. iia.hiiauiua, xsov. it. fcxpian lion Urltbih Take Leading Part In' 8tion" frorn Amer,can Ambassador Effort to Swhur Lino r.astwar.1 ! Morgenthau at Constantinople and French Lose Heavily. PETROGRAD, Nov. 19. The Rus sians In East Prussia are trying to win such a victory over the Germans as will compel the latter to abandon the offensive In Russian Poland. The Germans plainly were trying to relieve the pressure on their lines In East Prucaia by striking a crushing Mow against the Slavs. The war office asserted the Slavs have taken the German entrench ment In the Mnzurlan lake region. Desperate battles raxed along a line from Gumblnnen to Angerburg and i'loia Soldau. The Russians were confident of victory as this engagement would en able them to rush matters In east Prussia so rapidly as to compel the kaiser's speedy withdrawal from Rus sian soli In order to protect himself. Captain Decker of the United States crulBer Tennessee concerning the In cident at Smyrna when the American flag was fired upon by Turkish land batteries, were still being awaited to day at the state and navy departments. In the meantime. It was announced In behalf of the president, the admin istration would not permit this coun try to become Involved in the Euro pean war through a clash with Tur key. In official circles it was generally expected that the Constantinople gov. ernment would refuse to uphold the Smyrna authorities, even If the later should prove to have been belllger ent. More than this, much reliance was placed on the Influence of the Ger mans who dominate Turkey and who are on the friendliest terms with the United States. 11 In Khukl, marching with reversed! War il,t rivers Into Russian Poland ... t . . I A I . .tin ...... S 1 . .. . arms to the sound of dirges played by several military bands. On the casket were the dead sol dier's plumed hat, his sword, medals, decorations and several wreaths, am ong them offerings from King George, the king of Belgium, Lord Kitchener, sod Generals Joffre and French. Behind the gun carriage, on which the casket rested, was Roberts' fa vorite horse, with the owner's boots reversed in the stirrups. Services were held at the cathedral this morning. It wus admitted the Germans were pushing in enormous numbers from Thorn, between the Vistula and the f 4 - ,Xi . smn ""aa as mtjmMammmm' A tctoU U-.". ?U i i-i I S jxafc& SALARY INCREASE WANTED BY OFFICIALS AT BAKER MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION . MIS MAY OliTAIN RISK IN PAY. BAKER, Ore. Nov. 19 A petition was filed with City Auditor Cunning Calling for a vote on a propocal to increase the salaries of the mayor and city commlKhtoners from $1500 and $1200 rspectlvely, to $2400 and 1S00. The vote Is called for the next general election, the first MonJay In Novem ber. 19 It. The petition was filed by A. Hansen of the firm of Hanson A WsJs. It Is signed by 20 rltlsens and Is the first of a series of similar petitions which are now being circulated. Attention was called to the fact that members of the various factions In the recent city campaign have subscribed their names to the petition and it is declar ed that the movement Is a general one to undo the great slash in salaries at the recent election. The proposed new salaries are a return almost to the original figures which were $2500 a year for the may or nnd $2000 a year for the two com missioners. Offlclnls at the city hall snld to day that they knew of no organiza tion which was behind the movement for the Increase of salaries. There will bo required 293 nnmes on the petitions before the commis sioners will be authorized to put the measure on the ballot. Mr. Hansen said that business mon of all Interests are back of the move ment The Russlanes have fallen back to Bzura river and it was expected the main clash would occur along this lne. PARIS, Nov. 19. The allies were, mak'rg a determined attempt today to cut the kaiser's line of communi cation north of Arras. The British were taking a leading part Their aim was to swing the line eastward with Arras as a pivot, forcing the Ger mans back. An unconfirmed rumor was current the Germans have evacuated Lille and thut the allies have occupied It The fighting was sanguinary, tt was re ported. Cannonading was very violent be- L it The I'nlUtl states cruiser Tcnncswe which figured ln the Incident at Smyrna wlicn nie of its launches was fired upon by the Turkish forts. Willi WILL BE HIGH: HOLD FOR MURE tween Nleuport and Ypres but no no- ''! , r " . ..... . ' . , ,w!of tho National oolgrowers astiocl- That the price of wool next sprlni; of wool in this country and it it: prob will be hlh and that growers should aole that the war wiU demand that Insist on good prices If they are asked i future wools be used in Euroite. Of course the embargo now prevents the i.inic cnanKes nnvo uuiuuuu in iivi lines In this region. ntlcn. official oRrunizatlon of the shipment of wool to the United States Efforts are belnit made to have this voolirriiu-frn of thf T'nited Stntes Thp 1 - i r- .. i. es on Wednesday at ChaUancourt. , , McClure. secretary, was re-! chilr..,.s fl)P imnortlnir wool t nd the following the capturo of the western , rrv . hv - . 0rpBll!lin ,hl J ,c' 'J" lmr".,V"1' "d )art of the village. The Germans " ; '. " ",1fn"'"le unu u-'u l.nd mined It. As soon as they evac uated nnd the French were In posses-1 Sl,lt La''1. 'li,h. I9. I9H. ' sion. the mines were exploded with."""1 vir8oiiiun, CITY TAKES FIRST STEP TO CUT DOWN RUNNING EXPENSES dead:y effect. CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 19 was officially announced that tho Turks have occupied Kalatulnahl, Egypt. BERLIN, Nov. 19. German gains west of St. Quentln and Roye ln Northern France, were officially re ported. It was stated the German positions at Arras and Ypres have been strenKthened since new big guns reached the front. That the floods were hampering operations i Belgium was admitted. reiulleton, OreKon. J At the present time the prospect Tt : for wool prices next year seem very bright. 1 There Is a distinct shortage porter will have to suffer will prevent imported wools from competing with domestic wools 'this year. We believe wool growers should hold for good prices und not become alarmed.. NATIONAL WOOL GROWERS' ASSOCIATION. Inncfl i:tnxlltlon lVmrlit. SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVEO FOR 40 BARRELS OF FLOUR SHIPM KNT TO nKLGIAXS BE GINS TO GROW MORE FLOUR IS IN SIGHT. FOREST FIRES SWEEPING OYER CALIFORNIA HILLS ONK MAN RURNEO TO PEATH MUCH PROPERTY IN PATH OK THE FLAMES. OXNARD, Cal.. Nov. - 19 Forest fires are devastating the mills In the Ventura county hills. F. H. Dunham was burned to death In Lyon Canyon while fighting the flames. Ranch houses at East Nordhoff are threat ened. Resorts and. cottages t Sul phur Mountain Springs are In th) path of the flames. Homos Ordered Vacated. AMKSTERDAM, via London, Nov. 19. The Gorman authorities 1n Bel gium Issued a proclamation, accord ing to tho Handelsblad, ordering ev erybody In St. Nicholas and the sur rounding villages to quit the houses until furthpr notice "as the German In either of the mills or to Kerrn will bo practicing firing ln this dls-'tary Cranston of the Commercial as trlct.' 'soclatlon. Nov. 19 Victor E. Innes and Mrs. Innes were letnanded to the custody of officers from Fulton county, Georgia, by Judge Anderson, In the district court here. The attorney for the Innescs lm mediately filed an exception to the court's ruling and gave notice of ap ical. Th prisoners will be held here lending the decision of thj appeal. They are charged with misappropria tion of trust funds at Atlanta. Subscriptions of more than forty barrels of flour have already been made toward the shipment which Pendleton Is to make to tho starving Belgians. Today the members of tho j him, death being Instantaneous lARger Crushed at Camp. LA GRANDE, Ore, Nov. 19. Wil liam Herrer, an employe of the Grande Ronde Lumber company, was killed at the Whisky Creek camp of the company, near Hllgard. Herrer, who was a camhook man, had step ped In front of the roller way on which were a number of logs ln po sition to bo sent down to the me chanical loader. A large log caught him and crushed He DELEGATES AT CONVENTION . VISIT AT BRANCH HOSPITAL CITY IOUND WILL BE ABOLISH ED A ITER DECEMBER 1, SAYS COUNCIL. On December 1, Pendleton will be without an official pound, the council last evening voting to abolish that In stitution as a step toward greater economy In city expenses. Acting Mayor Dyer made, the suggestion, stating that his investigation had shown that in the post 34 months the city had paid out $340 in the main tenance of such an liat-'tltution in ad dition to the regular fees and that the receipts had been put at $72 S5. He announced that at the next meeting he would make a recommendation, which, if carried out. would result in another saving of $125 a month. Kaiser's Forces Attack First Line of Entrenchments of Allies But are Forced to Retire. DISEASE IS WORKING HAVOC Germans and Allied Force Suffering from Effects of Damp in Belgium Trenches Full of Water and Men Crippled With Rheumatism Fighting Continues!. HE mm 10 WAGE STRUGGLE . TO DECISIVE First American Correspondent to See "Behind the Scenes" Tells of Plans for Long War. FRENCHMEN ARE DETERMINED Optimism Prevails Everywhere nd the Army Is Sure It Cn Outlast the Germans Joffre Is Conserving His Men Wounded Anxious to Re turn to Fight. PARI3, Nov. 19. "The Germans! (By William Phillip Slma.) attacked our first line of trenches at 1 (Copyright 1914 by the United Tress. Tracy-le-Val on Tuesday," announc ed the Bordeaux war office, "but a vigorous attack by the Algerian con tingent repulsed them heavily. Ar tillery fire in the north was particu larly violent from the sea to the riv er Lrs. Our positions ln the Argon nes has been maintained. Otherwise there Is nothing to report." LONDON, Nov. 19. Pneumonia tnd rheumatism are killing and crip pling more men In Belgium than bul lets, the war office admitted. Every day the Germans are forced to spend in a cold wet trench was declared to be a gain for the allies but It was cwned the latter were suffering ter-. lbly, too. Efforts to drain the trenches have been unsuccessful. PARCELS POST LIBERALLY PATRONIZED IN PENDLETON REPORT BY LOCAL POSTOFFICE SHOWS EXCELLENT BUSI NESS INCREASE. Copyrighted In England.) FRENCH ARMY FRONT, via Par Is, Nov. 19. France La prepared for war to the bitter end. Everything shows that the .republic Is ready. What I've seen and heard give the impression that France faces a long war, unafraid. After talking to officers and men at the front for several days, I'm confident that the general situation of the allies is excellent Optimism Is evident everywhere. One thing Impressing me the most Is the abso lute preparedness of the government and the forces ln the field. Since quitting Paris, a correspondent and the military attaches of eight neutral countries have been permitted behind the scene. Designated as America's press representative, I was permitted to visit the fields and enter the lines trom which civilians heretofore have been barred. I visited and Inspected the revictualling station feeding 150, 000 soldiers. The system Is perfect ly organized. Great sheds are filled to the roof with staples of flour, wheat and wine. Sidetracks are crowded with loaded cars awaiting space to unload. Joffre stands forth as a guardian of France's men. French officers are confident hey will outlast Germany from the standpolt of men despite The public generally Is giving the parcels post a liberal patronage If cne Is to Judge from the following I the smaller population. They believe statistics for the fiscal year Just,' this because Joffre masterfully hi con. ended as prepared at the local of- serving his troops. His losses have flee: o Total number of parcels Insur ed, 259S; total number of Insured parcels received for delivery, 18 95 Total number of C. O. D. parcels, 178, Total amounts to be remitted by money orders to senders of C. O. D parcels mailed, $803 60. Total am ounts collected, C. O. D. parcels,, $811.69. Total of money order re mitted to senders of C. O. D parcels been infinitely inferior to Germany's. In the last four days I have In spected several military hospitals and talked to the wounded. Even the most seriously smiled and said they were Impatient to return to the front. At a supply station I was permitted to examine the commandant's books, showing statistical figures. It Is evi dent from them th:it France la pre pared perfectly ln this direction for delivered. $2170 Total money orderj a protracted war. fees remitted to senders of C. O. D. The countries represented by your parcels delivered. Registration also I correspondent and the attaches on gives Interesting figures for the f Is- this trip are Italy, Spain. Denmark. cal year, as follows: Domestic let- Norway, Sweden, Switzerland. Hoi- Once before the city abolished itsjters, paid. 3372; parcels, 117; foreign i iund and the united States, pound, hiring temporary quarters letters 417; foreign parcels, 3; offl-l CONFERENCE OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES WILL COME TO CLOSE TONIGHT. committee apolnted by the Commer clal association have been receiving numerous telephone calls from people wanting to contribute to the ship ment. Some are making donations of several barrels and some are contrlb utlng a single sack but all are grate fully received by the committee. The following are the contributions made up until noon today: Pendleton Roller Mills, 10 bbls.; Walters Mill, 10 bbls.; John Vert, E bbls.; W. R. Campbell, 4 bbls.; W. W. Harrah, 2 1-2 bbls.; C. Vlassenroot. 2 1-2 bbls.; 11. G. Blydensteln, 1 bbl.; R. Alexander, 1 bbl.; Gray Bros., 1 bbl.; Drs. Poyden, 1 bbl; J. T. Lamblrth, 1 bbl.; John W. Dyer, 1 bbl ; Kenneth McRae, 1-2 bbl.; H. J. Mann. 1-2 bbl; Cash. 1-2 bbl.; Q. W. Coutts, 1-4 bbl.; Mrs. Cobbert. 1-4 bbl. The mills are selling tho flour at the regular export prise of $4.60 a barrel and people wishing to make contributions may do so by telephon- was about 40 years of age and un-murrled. 1 NEWS SUMMARY This afternoon the delegates at the conference of Chrlstllun churches ot eastern Oregon are being taken upon nn auto trip to the Eastern Oregon State Hospital. The excursion Is un der the auspices of the Commercial club and Is being handled by the en tertainment committee. J. F. Robin son, chairman. The Christian confer ence closes with the program tonight which is as follows: 7:30 p. m. "Devotional" led by George H. Ramsey, of Prlneville. 7:40 p. m. "An Ideal Church," C. F. Swander, of Portland. 8:10 p. m. "How Far Are We From the Ideal of Jesus," W. W. Ba ker, of Walla Walla. Special number by Helix class. Pendleton choir will furnl h some special music. General. Thousands ivay honor to memory of luto Iiord Roberts In London. Turkish government expected to re fuse to uphold Smyrna authorities regarding Incident , over U. S, S. Ten nessee. France Is prepared for long war. Russians make terrific effort to crush Germans In Russian Poland. PENDER'S DEATH SENTENCE COMMITI.D BY WEST SALEM, Ore.. Nov. 19. Gov- ernor West commuted to life Imprisonment the sentence of 4 death Imposed on John Arthur Pender, convicted of the mur- Local. National WoolKrowcrs' Association der of Mrs. Daisy Wehrman, and her young son in Colum- bla county, two years ago. The commutation followed an 1m- passioned plea by John Logan, Pendnr'n I'minual uhlla tha urges growers to hold for good prices. I wlfe, mothpr and' sister of the v ny i-ounu is aooiisncu ny council. : man to whom the executive Move to ralso car load of flour for clemency was extended, listened Belgians meets with liberal resinmse. wUh mut9 ap,,cal , tnelr tenr. lendleton high school will have , t nl v Thanksgiving game with All-Stars. I when needed, but came back to the established system later. The ordinance regulating the liquor business was amended last evening to permit of 14 saloons after January 1, 1915 and allowing holders of licenses to give freeholders' bonds instead of surety bonds. A resolution was also passed requiring all applications for licenses for the next year to be In by November 5 and specifying that ail saloon licenses issued must be for the full year of 1915. Peters & Sutton filed an application last evening. A tax ordinance was introduced and referred to the ordinance committee last evening. However the amount of the levy for the coming year was left blank until the finance committee has prepared Its budget. An execu tive meeting was held atter tne reg ular meeting at which the finances of the city were discussed. B. F. Grattan, who purchased the peanut and popcorn wagon of S. L- Richardson recently, submitted a pro test against the action of the coun cil of October 28 In ruling these wa gons off the streets. He represented that he had purchased the Richardson business In good faith as a means ot livelihood, had invested nearly all of his capital In the business and that the order of the council practically meant the confiscation of his prop erty. Property owners near where his wagon has been operated petition ed the council to allow it to remain. No action was taken last evening. The bond and contract of S. Rugo & Co. for the Improvement of Tustin street was approved last evening and the bid of the Oregon Lumber Yard to furnish the city with a carload of coal for $7.75 per ton was accepted. clal letters, free. 52; distribution, re registered free. 210; insured parcels were as follows: Domestic, 5 cent, 2424; for 10 cents. 172. The declar ed value of all mail Insured, was $31,294.78. Amount to be remitted by money order to senders of C. O. D. parcels mailed, $803 69 LOCAL JAPANESE AND WHITE GIRL OF BAKER ARE WEDDED Pendleton WEALTHY ILLINOIS WOMAN IS DYING AFT-R ASSAULT MISS JF.NNIE MILLER FOUND UN. CONSCIOUS IN YARD OF CHURCH. AURORA. 111.. Nov. 19. Miss Jen nie Miller, the richest woman In Au rora, Is dying from a fractured skull. She was found unconscious last night tehind shrubbery In the yard of the rirst Methodist church, her skull Harry Arata, a former Japanese, and Harriett Allen, a j badly crushed from a blow with a white girl of Baker, are now man and steel pipe wrench. Physicians do not wife, having secured a marriage li cense ln Welser, Idaho, last Saturday and having been married there that same evening. The bride did not ac company the "Japanese to the clerk's office to secure the license but re mained ln a rooming house while the permit was being obtained. The Jus tlce of the peace performed the cere mony Senator Joint) at Capital. WASHINGTON, Nov. 19. Senator Jones, Washington, returned to the capital to remain for the short ses sion of congress. Ashland Bonds Validated. ASHLAND. Ore. Nov. 19. The proposed and much discussed char ter amendment empowering the com mon council to Issue additional bonds for water nnd light purposes when so authorixed by a majority of the elect- Former local Jap weds white girl. 44444)4444444444 crs, was carried by 967 majority Montenegrins Are Beaten. LONDON. Nov. 19. The following wireless dispatch was received from Ferlin by the Marconi Wireless Tele graph company: "In the latest fighting against th Servians and Austrlans captured 4 3 guns and 31 machine guns. "After three days fighting the Aus trlans defeated the Montenegrins near Frabowr. The Servians are now concentrating three divisions in forti fied position south of Belgrade." oeueve robbery was the motive as three gold rings were found on hef fingers. The churchyard lies near a lonely graveyard where There Hol lander was clubbed to death ln February. BAKER COUNTY INFESTED BY RABIES SPREAD BY COYOTES DR. NOTZ TEI.I.S OF SPREAD OF DISEASE MANY DOGS ARE IMTI'EN. ' Railroad Loan Approved. BALTIMORE. Md., ..ov. 19. The stockholders of the Baltimore A Ohio Railroad company voted unanimously ln approval of the plan to place a general refunding and Improvement mortgage to the amount of $60d.Vl,. 000 upon the property, as well as the purchase of sugsldiary lines of the company In Ohio, at the annual meet ing here. The present directors were re-elected. John R Morron, of New York, was chosen In place of Jumes Still man, resigned. BAKER, Ore . Nov. 13. That there Is no doubt that rubles exists In a widespread area In Baker county and that It Is a distinct nierun-e not only to human life but to stock all over the country was the declaration to day of Dr. F. T. Not, county stock Inspector, who Is assembling data from all over the county ha to the ex. tent of the disease. Reports of strangely acting coyotes give rise to the belief that these anltnuls are dis tributing the disease by biting dogs and- stock. Dr. Nots today received a lettr from the state board of health com menting on a picture of a dog belong lug to Stephen Jacohson which dld of hydrophobia. The dog's head wus found f contain -nlger bodies In lfrgw numbers, giving proof of the exltnei of hydrophobia. The authorities t Portland declnrcj the photograph tit be an Ideal one of a Jog suffer)! f with dumb rubles. 1