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DAILY EVEIIIIIG E0I1I0II DAILY EVENING EDITION Forccsun for FArtorn Orrinin, bjr Uh United kUUvi ttmilur Olrrcr t Portland, Tonight and Saturday partly rloudy; jrobably rain or snow. TO ADVERTISERS. The Rut Oregrnlas bu tbt largeet paid circulation of u) pawr In Oregon, eaat of Portland and or twice tlx circulation la Veodlatoa of any etber sewsiwptr. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL 26 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1914. NO. 8353 HIS CKIIIE ISSi FROIITIER III f pis Slavs are Driven Back 50 Miles But Petrograd Claims Retreat is Order lyLosses are Heavy. DESPERATE FIGHTKG IS 091 Caara Troops Contest Every Inch of live Way In Western Tbeateh of War Kabicr's Men Are Still Vtlog '.' gm4ln4? Mctliodii In Effort to Gain Uw French ooaot PETROGRAD, Nov. JO. The Ger mans were atlll pouring by the tens c( thousands today acroaa the frontier from Thorn and to the aoutheastward Jn'u Ruastan Poland. It was admitted that they bve ad vanced 60 mllrg into Russian terri tory. The Mavs were In retrent toJay tut the retirement was reported to be 'Orderly and they were aald to be lighting desperately as they fell back. Although the conflict had not as yet reached the proportions of a gen eral er gagement, the loasca on both aldus were aald already to have been enormous. LONDON, Nov. 10. In Berlin military circles, the Germans killed. wounded and missing thus far were estimated at a million and a quarter, according to a Copenhagen dispatch received here. In i-J J Hon, It was stated, there were h ;. 1 f a million sick soldiers. The actual casualty list Including those m the Saxon, Wurtemburg and Bavarian troops, comprise 980,000 names. PARIS, Nov. 20 The German mete bringing tremendous pressure to bear on the line of the allies today bet v. on Ypres and Labaase. It wa plain that they were as de termined as ever to reach the French cont. The German bombardment has part'y destroyed Armentlerce ana most t,t the rent of the town Is re ported to be afire. A murderous artillery fire by the allies war repulsing the persistent Gernirn Infantry charges. The British were pressing a vigor ous ((iit.icr offensive north of Ar NEARLY TON OF CLOTHING AND OTHER ARTICLES ARE . SENT ON WAY TO EUROPE PENDLETON LAVISH IX CONTRI IHTION TO HELP DEST1TFE ABROAD. Nearly a ton of clothing and othei articles designed as Christmas pres ents for the children of warring Eu rope left Pendleton for New York at 2:35 this morning. It was the city's contribution to the Christmas ahlp which Is to aall about the first of De cember for the other side of the At lantic with It cargo of rood cheer for the boys and girls who, other- wine, would have an empty Yuletlde. The shipment, the result of a cam peirn of ten days, when boxed up weighed 100 pounda. Jack Watson of the Wohlenberg Deparement Store, who was one of the principal leaders In the movement, spent most of the evening packing the hundreds of packages brought Into the ' store by ehnrliablr residents. When packed the I'enlund Rros' trucks hauled the boxes to the depot free of charge and they wre recelvd by Agent B. Par lett of the American Express Co. and billed to New York gratis. 10 LOCAL BABIES WIN HONORS IN SHOW HELD AT HERMISTON DEATH OF WOMAN MAY HIDE BRUTAL PLAN OF REVENGE WEALTHY RESIDENT OF AURO RA, ILL., SFFCFMHS TO SKI LL FRACTURE. AURORA. 111., Nov. 20. Mis Jen-nu- Miller, the richest woman In Au rora who was found WednesJay night In Ihe yard of the Firm MethoJist Ciiur.Ni t thlna jome snruniicry wun hir fckull crushed. died today without leKViitng consciousness. The pollee theory was s.ie was struck down to avenge a fancied grievance against her father. I'ullman Officials on Grin, PAN-FRANCISCO, Nuv. 20. Offi cials of the Pullman Car Co. appeor ?J before the California railroad com. rlHlun here todny to show cause why their rates for Pullman service should not be revised. The hearing pr jl ably will continue several days. (Special Correspondence.) HERMISTON, Ore., Nov. 20. Sam- uel liees, young son of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Rees of Hermlston, Is the win ner of the first prize In the baby judging context held here during the recent dairy how for which prizes have Ji'st been awarded The score of the Rees child Is 9 1-2. Little Charles Haddox, son of Mr. and Mrs Thomas Haddox, takes aecond place with a score of (9, while Lorain Jackson, child of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jackson la third with the same i-core, 99. At 2:30 this afternoon the diplomas were awarded to the proud parents of the winning youngsters. In the baby contest there was a to tal of 81 entries and of this number 73 were scored. The following scores are announced as the high scores In the various divisions. Division 1 (six to 12 months) Gene Clark, son of Mr. and Mr. Leo Clarke, it; Eleanor Elva Fletch er, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Fletcher of Pendleton. 98 1-2. Division 2 (18 to 24 months) Sam uel Rees. O 1-2; Helen Viola Ber bon. J7 1-2. Division t (25 to 38 months) liar. old Harrison, aon of Mr. and Mrs Frank Harrison, 17; Lawrence Rake tiraw, 17; Kate Alena Atterbury, 97 1-2. Division 4 (37 to 48 months) L rein Jackson, 99; Dorothy Hltt, 95 1-2. Those scoring 95 per cent anj over were Myron Wesley Nation, 95; Mar ine Allen, 96; Ruth Kolp Glese, 95; Mary Maxlme Allen, 90; Ruth Kolp GIr.se, 95; Donald Taylor Cresawell, 8 1-2, son of R. J. Cresawell of Pen dleton; Jane Warner, 97; Gladys Mae Swaner, 97; Morris P. Johnson, 98; Gerald Haddox, 99; John Gordon Rogers, 95; Nell Young, 98; Harve Glenn Wolfe, 95 1-2; Geraldlne Fine, 15 1-2; Leonard Nation, 95 1-2; Le Roy Bauer Salser, 95 1-2; Joe Glese, 96; Herbert McDonald Pasewalk. 95; Anna Loralne Garther, 95; Willis Ca rron, 98. The testing of the babies was con ducted by the following physicians: Dm. Temple, Garfield, F. E. Boydea Heber, Tamasle, Hattery, Henderson, Best, F.Ingo, Campbell and Walnscott I I CI HERE OF 11 BIG GU IN EHPEAII FJ 11U11 0 1 U1I1I OPERAT iii beiui field 1 German Infantry Practically at Stand still and Nearly all Attacks Have Now Ceased. AUTO STREETC'fAMAGEO WHEN RAM'M ANOTHER mew; m evening if. t AS RESULT .1RENT, NORT7I HOE SJ E WILL BE DISCO.. IN FED. MANY HEAVY 6UNS AR: LOST Moods In Bolfflnm Canned by Opening Dyke Do Immense Damage to En emy's Artillery German General Staff confident or Victory In East ern War Field. NEWS SUMMARY i as. H! SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM CLASHES WITH LA GRANDE LOCAL HOYS OO TO NEIGHBOR IVJ CITY FOR GRIDIRON CONTEST. This afternoon the local football couad Is playing Its Inst Interscholas tic game of the season on the La Grande gridiron, and once more the students of Pendleton high school are under the spell of expectation and hopefulness. ' The local boys have played hard this senson, but the disadvantage of Inexperience, light weight and con 'llcts with superior teams have plac ed the tcnm'bn the losing aide as far( a the score goes. But it Is hoped that today the boys will "get the bacon1' for Pendleton. The tenin faces La Orande In a crippled condition this afternoon. Frledloy and Badley, though present, are both In bad condition from the Baker game, and nearly half th team Is suffering from bruises and pralns. However, outside of these things. the team is In as good a phy dral condition ns ever and have a much better knowledge of the game ihun In previous games. Cnlllson l probably playing nt cen-! wr thli afternoon, with Fowler and! Wilbur nt guards. Charley and Fred Runoll it tnekles, Selbert and Ulrlch At ends, Boylen at quarter, Vaughan iind Xlmms nt halves, and Brock at full. Frledloy and Badley, together with Ke-rrlck, sub for full and hnlf, are present nnd will take part In case of necessity. (iieral. (crmans nro 'rxwln Into Ru.-mIiiii I'i'lanil by t "lis of tlioiiHntuN. Tin? Russian trHiM Iium fullrn back 50 mile. TiirU')V pl Miatloit of Smyrna In cident linM ht l-wii mrhcJ as yi'l at ashliiBton. Heavy (iiiostiri:t halts iN'r:itlon in Belgian field. i:inl)ar.: m Cn,:;;;inu eallle i liftit. I.i.-.u!. Winner of llerml-ton Imby contest announced. Auto Mwt -ar Is wrecked In col IInIoii. ' Ss liiM.luli'l now Iieio lieanl Itoom of cannon In EiiniM:in war. Christian 'luircli workers thank lo cal Hoole for i-onrtewy. Tons of I'lirlstmas presents sent east for fchlpmcnt lo Furoite. Reservoir Hill to be parked. New York safely after a very long voyage. Before going to Switzerland last April Helene lived with her aunt and uncle In Portland. She has made five trips all told across the Atlantic ocean. She came to this country with her parents when very young and In ufter years returned to the old coun try for a visit v This was her second vbtit to Switzerland and as stated r.bove was brought to a cIo-e because of the conditions arising from the war. There Is a little girl now here who heard the Bullen boom of the great tuns ucd by the Germans and the rllles In the war In Europe. She la Helene Tscharner and she arrived In Fendleton but three days ago from the war stricken country. Sh is the i;lce of Robert Tscharner, pastry cook at the Hotel Pendleton, and it was to Join Mr. and Mrs. Tscharner that the girl came to Pendleton. She !fi 14 years of age and will attend i-chool here during the winter. L:ut April young Mbs Tscharner. whoso parents are dead, went to Swltrerland. her nntlve country, for the purpose of finishing her school work. However, the war has wrought havoc with Switzerland even Ihoush the little country Is not act- tally at wir. Almost all the men are in the amy now guarding the PwUss WASHINGTON. Nov. The cat- frontier nihilist Invasion by any of ., .. , . .. , .. tie quarantine against Canada was the warrln? nations. This has dis united the FchooN ns the SwL. ; lir,,'J u",ll'- The embargo ;i gainst tea'-hejs are for the most p;irt men-' northern Viclilgan probally vill be F'tvMng cnrdltlons very unsatlsfac I iiftlHl on Monday. ' the pirl decided to return to Am-i CANADIAN CATTLE EMBARGO IS LIFTED BY AUTHORITIES PARIS. Nov. 20. German Infan try operations were much hampered In northwestern Belgium today by a heavy snowstorm. The Teutonic attacks In this region rractlcally have ceased. The fury of the kaiser's bombardment also has slackened somewhat between the coast and the Lys. An official report from the Bor deaux war office claimed the Ger mans lost a large number of heavy guns in the Belgium flood. At Chauvancourt the Germans have reoccuplcd the entire town. There were no developments of Importance In the Argonne region, the official statement added. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 20. An Eng lish woman who w-as arrested dressed like a priest, was reported to have been shot as a spy by the Germans at Courral barracka. BERLIN. Nov. 20. Confidence of fresh German victories In the eastern field of the war was expressed by General staff officials today. Fight in? In that field. It was officially stated, had not yet reached a decisive stage, but the situation was said to me regarded as extremely favorable from a German standpoint I HE' AFFAIR VET RECEIVED Washington is Still in the Dark Over Intent of Turkish Forts in Firing on U. S. Flag. K0 CO?.IMUXICATIOJI ARRIVES Secretary of the Navy Daniel la Re doubling III Effort to Get la Touch Wltli Captain Decker of ttm CrnlMcr Tcnresurn Details of In ctdciit Are "Yet Mystery. The first accident to the Pendleton Auto Mrett Railway occurrej last evening when the Bredlng auto ram med one ot the big streetcars an1 damaged it so badly that It will be laid up lor repairs for a period of ten dfcys. During that time the north side set vice will be discontinued and cars to the hospital will run every hour intecd of every half hour M heretofore. The street car waa Just returning from a trip to the eaat end of the city 6nl was rounding the corner from Alta street Into MaJIn when the Bredlng aut, driven by one of the youngr Bred.ng boys and pro ceeding norih on Main, ran heaj on Into the Mgger vehicle, striking it on the side i. ear the tear with such force that tho tntlre bsck end of the car was dmn'b-r.ed. The Bredlng car waa ccns!dtra''J.j damaged Mo. The youn; men In the auto declare they were going only about 12 miles an hour fet the time. O F. Farker, owner of the street cars, had tv.e damaged car taken to the repair shop and declares it will be ten days before it is In shape to thatunis IdT'carf arelven better j PENDLETON BOWLING TEAM pairi-nag". he will soon discontinue the servke. His losses averaged about 15 a day directly, while, at the s.nr.e time the car service Is mater ially cut '.lie dovn the receipts from his taxicabs. lie has been operating the cars CO dajs now, he states, and Is rot teeeivli.g the encouragement necessary to snakt them a success. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Tha In tent of the Turks at Smyrna In fir ing on a launch from the United States cruiser Tennessee was still un known in Washington officialdom to day. Secretary of the Navy Daniels has redoubled his efforts to communicate) with Capteln Decker of the Tennes- i OPENING OF MADERO REYOLT OBSERVED AT MEXICO CITY WINS FROM LA GRANDE BOYS LOCAL AGGREGATION" IS VICTO UIOFS WITH 119 POINTS TO SPARE. DELEGATES. IN RESOLUTIONS, EXPRESS THANKS FOR COURTESIES. (By Miss Amelia Hllbert.) Prior to adjournment last evening CITY DECORATED AND SOLDIERS! tne conference of Christian churchy eriea. in doing to she went by rail to Onon. Italy. ;tid there took a (.'earner of un Italian l ne, for New York. It required 14 days for the voyime across the ocean. Though he saw no actual fighting. Ueler.e bad wlint many would call e:y' vivid experiences. "We could hear the cannon," she pays. Return ing home through Half she and other tmswongers were rigidly questioned by th Italians. On the voyage across the steamer w-as held up twice by English torpedo boats, off Gibraltar. When the Identity and destination of t'ie ship was made known they were allowed to proceed, finally reaching SOFHIFBN WOMEN STAtiF. PLAYS TO HELP COTTON NEW YORK. Nov. 20. In order to l-uy cotton for the Red Crosj in Eu rtpe and at the same time help the south, southern women now in the city will hold a benefit performance this afternoon at a local theatre. Three professional women's clubs; the Gamut Club; Professional Woman's League and the Twelfth Night Club will each present a one-act play. Willa Holt Wakefield planned the affair. AND CIVILIANS JOIN IN PARADE. MEXICO CITY. Nov. 20. The fourth anniversary of the opening of the late Madero's revolution against Dluz vas celebrated today. T'ne ! is decorated in flags and civilians Numer- of eastern Oregon passed resolutions thanking local people, particularly the Commerclul club, for courtesies shown them; gave thanks to the Heavenly Father for the peace this nation is en joying and for the triumph of th prohibition forces in the recent elec tion The resolutions were prepared by Mrs. Clara G. Esson and Mrs. full the re.olut'.ii:.-j With a margin of 14) points, the l endleton bowling team last evening plucked the tailfeathera out of the La Grande team at the Quintan par lors in this city. The total Pendle ton score was 2621 against 2472 for the visitors. Hoover of the Pendle ton team was the high roller with 848 points to his credit, with Noel and Mellon fs right behind him. Humph reys wu the best pin knocker for the Union county boys. The following la the way the score sheet reads: Pendleton. 1 2 Hoover 151 223 Wheeler 178 175 Crystal 158 141 Noel Humphreys i-vott Walden . . . Roesch Averill ... . , 193 178 Iji Grande, ,.19S ,.189 .190 ,.133 .174 1 139 140 155 153 3 Totat . 179 648 i 134 83$ I 159 458 i 174 543 : 185 53$ i 201 529 125 45S 178 481 ; 181 488 hunting wblle soldiers and Jo'ned In a monster parade. Numer-j Humphreys. In .:ii concerts were held. i an as follows: General Obregon, commander ofj i;e it resolved th"at the convention the Carranza forces was expected toj t.ike this opportunity tn th.-mt th pastor and members of this congre- start north tomorrow- troops. At the request of the diplomatic colony he agreed to leave sufficient force here to prevent an attack til Zapatistas. One hundred shade trees will be planted by the Massachusetts for estry association in cities or towns of four population classes which win prize contests for excellence in street tree planting. to meet Villa's i nation for their kind hospitality, the commercial club for its special cour tesy extended the delecates. the local I press for the snace eiven t.i tha re ports of the sessions, to Miss Hilbert end Ernest Crockatt for their faithful services In preparing copy for the papers, the choir for its special music rendered Sister Johnson and Brother Burkes of Walla Walla for their pres nce with us and their inspiring mes sages, and Brother and Sister Hand ANCIENT TOWERS TO DEFEND CONSTANTINOPLE I.", TERRIFIC STORM FORCES ABANDONMENT OF BLOCKADE ANGIXJ-FRENCH FLEET QUITS AUSTRIAN COAST AND PUTS TO SEA. ANCONA, Italy. Nov. 20 A terrific atorm In the Adrlatlo sea compelled Anglo-French war fleet to raise the blocktde ot the Austrian coast. The fighting ships were forced to stonm out to sea to escape being cast Ashore. WATER BOARD LIKELY TO CON SIDER MATTER AT NEXT MEETING. There Is a probability that lne hill south of the city up-n which the city reservoirs are located will be con verted lno h ii:ir2 l"h:iirm.in J T. snker for their eflfclent services as Brown of the water board favors the officers of their district, with grotl- j idea and will present It at the next tude to our Heavenly Father for the. meeting of the board, he stated today, peace we enjoy as a nation and for Supt. Frank Hayes originally pro the present prosperous condition In posed the idea and. when the pipeline our own state and for the recent great was laid, took the precaution to havw .1 .riajSfc.4!.''- V, ... ' , : ; - i M-tT tve- ft i v ' ' . i,,, ,IM "j"fc . . ..... riTin-' iMiInf The Turks think these ancient tow ers will be strong enough to keep the Billed Josve fr:n Constantinople. Tlio tower on the left known as Mo-.rtul pr iinmmed II, end that on the rlgh f cfore known us Mohammed I. are very o 1 iullt o nd probably would not last long modern artillery. They are f masonry Instead of concrete. nd the modern concrete forts In France and Belgium failed to with stand the German guns. victory over the forces of evil In our midst, Be It resolved, that w-e return to our homes with a determination to be more faithful In the development of the line so laid that It couIJ be tap. ped every fifty feet fur the purpof-e of bringing water to the surface. The cost of parking the hill, or that part our efforts for of it now owned by the city, would b our Individual very slight owing to the faet that the fields nnd for the extension of the water usd would be taken from the kingdom of Christ Into the isolated places in our state. 50 BARRELS OF FLOUR NOW READY TO BE SENT ABROAO overflow pipes. It is the Intention to set out trees and seed the hill to lawn, thus making it a beauty spot. Access Is easy by outo from tho east eld anda footpath could be made up the west side. The view from the hill U I cue of the best In the city. CONTRIBITIONS CONTINFK TO BE RECEIVED FOR STARV ING BELGIANS. The contributions toward the car- Atbnny will Help. ALBANY, Ore., Nov. J'i Aotln ' upon the suggestion of n letter from : th- I'ortlar.d Cliarnlvr of Commerce, the Albany Commercial club deiided to formulate some plan for raiding a Belgian r-Ilef fund Thtw Is lit llri'i ulrh sioilhip imiViOmoitji I n .1 tltr 11 rn ! t t!.1 rtf fli-iu. f..i 1 a ..-. !... !..)..!.. . " ' " k"c in ivim.iho n Otilor cities of tho valley nm-oi'u in!" dv uarrei marK ni noon today and more have been coining in today. The contributions aro purely voluntary, the committee so Pelting no one to donate. The fol lowing are the contributions received rlnce yesterday: Ora Holdman, two barrels; Robert Lnlng. two barrels; T. J. Tweedy, one lrrel; Al Harp, 1 barrel; C. II. Ros enberg, 1 barrel; cash, 1 barrel; Jack Rowland. 2 sacks; E. F. Averill, sack; Pete Anderson 1 sack. WHEAT IS FIRM 1(1 UVEMfl MARKET I Mistaken for Burglar. Killed. SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Nov. 20 Mistaken for n burglar when he wandered into the home of A. F. Counsman last night In a demented condition, H. F. Hancock was shot and Ulled by Pen Hall, a youth. Cable reports from Llv.-rpool today show t)i prb-e of vhet unchanged since e.tcrd:iy. T'i quotation M.iroN nt lilnn shlll IriKS. eight pence for S4 pnniiiU. Reduced t" loiiheln Hie price la American money la 1141 cn per buahel, Liverpool.