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rormn for Eastern Oregon, b th
United State Weather observer
t Portland.
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VOL 26 DAILY EAST OUEGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1914. " NO. 8107
Offi ATLAHTEC French Tr00DS Marchina to Firina Line " ATTACK 1ITIII0 SHORT Mil OF
SEACOAST ISJL Lnch roop? mrcma "nnfl Lme 1 on mm m mm T0 m
" TO TllfIC HIE ' , ,1 HOLDING TREI1CIIES IMPORTANT BILLS
I IV: 7. U V 4' 4rf -s . i1CM
I A- '.. OT,. jr-"''-'tt' Hi 1 ?i. & ir Hif But Few Positions are Retained by
If T A 4tW h; 7-: V,i j:":WT .iVy.4V,,(7'iM -W Teutons in France According to
I ,..th S.a.ernentFeao,
" "Jt S jVf' V"M .f'
Million Dollars Worth of Damage
Already Reported From Virginia
to Maine Shipping Paralyzed.
MANY COTTAGES DEMOLISHED
,. Hoard Walk at Atlantic tfly Tartly
IKstroyed by llcy Scan Ilctaln
lug WalU Are Wcukcnod and
Ilunwa Aloiyj Sliore Undermined
I'ar la IV'H tor Velii at Sea..
NEW.VOUK, Dec. 7 The entire
Atlantic aeaboard, from Virginia to
Maine, Is being swejt by a 48 mile
gale today.
At some place the wind reached a
velocity of 70 mllea.
vhtnnint la virtually paralyiod.
Fear U being felt for the aafety of
(0 or moro unreported vewels. ,
A large number of Long Ialand cot.
Iiav been undermined ani
many of them demollahed by the high
eeaa. Scorea of bathhousea have been
awept Into the ocean.
It la estimated that the damage
will exceed a million dollar.
The aea off Navealnlc beach and
tho Atlantic Highland tore huge
holea In the retaining wall.
Railroad tracka have len under
mined and dozen of bulldlnM lv
been demollidiod.
The lummer home of Secretary of
War Garrlaon at Normandle and oth
er handsome residence are aurround
d by water.
Part of the board walk at Atlantic
City ha been destroyed and the ball
room at the end of the pier I threat
ened with collapse by the damaged
foundations caiuted by the aea.
The new retaining wall at Seabrlght
ha been broken In many places. .
Mariners declared that the storm
Is the worst that ever vlalted the At
lantic coast.
FORGES OF CZAR DEFEATED
Unit Is Held, Declares Flei-Un Offl
rial Announcement HusxLani lle-
portod to Have Ixx IIevlly in
ntr'tln Hut Few Detalbj of
Morenrnts Made Public,
T1.IS photograph wa taken several weeks ago In northeastern France and shows a detachment
LIVELY DEBATE HELD ON
QUESTION OF AMENDMENT
Tl'DF.XT UOIY OF MICH KCHOOL
VOTES TIK MATTEIl
tXIF-S VP AGAIN.
One of tho most spirited utudent
body meetlnKs In the history of the
local l.lKh school was held this morn
Injf In consideration of a proposed
rwnenilinent to tho orKanlied student
ody of the high school. Tho nmend. j
inent provided for n primary election i
for the nomination of officers of the!
Htudont body. The students were di
vided Into equal factions, and the de
bating was free and extensive.
Never before In tho history of Ten
dleton high school hits there been any
meeting In which the opposing fac
tions rnRaged In extemporaneous de
late over the question at issue and
never before has the vote of the
students been so finally divided. Thl
'morning the vote taken on the new
bill was n tie. 104 votes for and 104
against, tho measure. The vote waa
Illegal, however, and the measure has
been submitted to the executive com
mittee. It will como before tho Ftu
dent body for It scond hearing two
weeks from today when It will be
subject to nmendment, and will In
case of no alteration be voted upon
n an amendment to the constitution.
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COLOMBIA mi m iTE F0KK m
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i MaM-B-nSM..Ma
French regiment on the way to the front
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES TO
BE FORMED TOMORROW NIGHT
CAM VOH MEETING HAS ItEEX
1SSITEI AND A Mi WILL BE
WELCOME.
Tomorrow evening an Associated
Charities organisation will be formed
In Fendlrton. A call for a meeting
1n tho city hall at 7:30 is being sent
out today and anybody Interested In
Intelligent and systematic churitublo
work will be welcome.
The movement for an Associated
'Charities, such as many larger citle
have, was started here last week by
Judge Stephen A. Lowell, Judge J.
W. Maloney and W. W. Harrah. Al
ready many of tho leading workers
In the various churches have been
enlisted In the cause.. The plan 1b to
form nn organization of a permanent
basis and to retain n city missionary
who will not only ascertain the resi
dents who are worthy of aid but who
will also supervlso the extension of
charity. At present with tho charit
able work done by churches, lorigex
and Individuals there Is much of It
that, whllo well meant, Is valueless
.and thorn Is also much duplication of
work and many needy people who are
overlooked.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo suhmlttel
to congres this afternoon hi esti
mate for government expense-for
the fiscal year beginning July 1 next.
The estimates total one billion,
ninety million, seven hundred and
seventy thousand dollars. The navy's
total estimate 147 million, 764 thou
sand and eighty-six dollars. The ar
my's total estimate six million, 675
thousand and S73 dollars. More
than IS million dollars Is asked for
the Panama canal.
The larger river and harbors' ap
propriations recommended Include
the following:
Columbia river mouth, Jl. 70, 000.
Columbia and Willamette rivers be.
low Portland. $600,000.
Columbia and Willamette rivers
above Portland. $12,500.
Three Mlli? Kapids, Oregon and
Washington $S0.000.
Coos bay, $ SO, 000.
Piuslaw river. $175,000.
Coquille river. $76,000.
(Py Henry Wood.)
SALONICA. via London. Dec. 8.
(Delayed.) Turkey Is a powder mag
axlne. The spark of fanaticism are
likely to be struck any minute, caus
ing an explosion which will shatter
all the elements of Europeanlsm in
the country.
Foreigners are In constant danger
and up to thl time through super
human efforts has Ambassador Mor-
genthau prevented an International
crisis.
I arrived here today from Constan
tinople which Is practically Isolated.
Foreigner are fleeing. The frontier
towns are filled with anxlou men.
The Turkish government Is permit
ting the departure of foreign wpmen
and chilJren but all men capable ft
bearing arms against the Ottoman
government are detained.
M' FAUL STORE AT
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cp n i
LUIIU IMLWU Dl
FIOE LAST IB
RABID COYOTE IS KILLED
ON THE THOMPSON RANCH
EMMOYE ON PKCE TITS END
TO ANIMMS I.IKE WITH
A HAMMER.
What was plainly a coyote afflict
ed with rabies wa killed yesterday
forenoon on the Herbert Thompson
ranch on the reservation . During
the forenoon a yrlung man employed
on the ranch was working with a
team of horses when he observed the
coyote coming directly towards the
horses. Noting the coyote was act
ing peculiarly he climbed aboard a
water tank for safety. The dogs
took after the coyote but the brute
won o far. "all tn" that It made no
resistance. Calling off the dogs the
man Jumped down, secured a ham
mer and killed the animal. The coy
ote had a mouth full of stubble
which Is taken as an Indication It
was afflicted With rabies. The car
.cass of tho coyote was brought to
own and turned over to Dr. Lassen.
i ,
REFUSED PRISON, MAN GOES
FOR COMMITTMENT PAPERS
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 7 Com-
Ing from Portland unaccompa-
nled by an officer, U, N. Gibson,
a real estate mnn sentenced to
serve one to five years In tho
penitentiary for obtaining mon-
ey under false pretenses, was
refused admittance to prison by
Warden Iaw-soii because ho
failed to bring committment pa-
pcrs with him. Gibson returned
to Portland for the necessary
documents,
Mothers Best Teachers, Win Love of Pupils
Mr-.
Edith C. Rrollhaiit and Her
Son Richard.
NEW YORK. Do. 7 In discussing
the present fight being made by niar
r'ed teachers who are demanding the
rlKht ;o a year's leave of absence
when they give birth to children,
Mrs. Edith Kreithaut a teacher and
mother of a wonderfully bright four
year old boy. said: "After my son
was born 1 took a stronger and clos
er Interest In my pupils. Motherhood
enabled me to sympathize with and
understand them; to nld them with
their Utile difficulties at
well as at school.
home
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(Special Correspondence.)
ECHO, Ore., Dec. 7. One of the
most stubborn fires to handle this
town ha seen in many month oc
curred here last night when the Mc
Faul grocery store was wrecked by
mo names ana ine building partly edly large."
ueHirojea. xne nre broke out about
10 o'clock above the celling and It Is
thought the trouble was due to de
fective wiring or to a flue. The fact
the fire was above the ceiling made
It difficult to fight and though three
streams were kept playing on the
building the fire could not be extln
uuished until the roof had been
burned away.
The store was owned by W. K.
Mc-Faul and was located at the cor
r.er of Main and Dupont streets. The
building is owned by the Wind Riv
er Lumber Co.. which will suffer a
damage of $1000 by the blaze. Thl
is more than covered by insurance. I
The loss to the grocery store Is estl
I LONDON, Dee. 1. The Chronicle'
j report that Ostcnd Is burning; lacked
confirmation from any other source.
The suggestion was made that some
ordinary fire might bate been ob
served, giving; rise to alarmist rumors.
PARIS, Dec. 7. Th offensive
along the entire battle line was be
ing assumed by the allies this after
noon. Heavy fighting was reported In
Alsace.
In the Argonne region the German
trenches were being shelled with ter
rific force. The French wer attack
ing the enemy by mean of mining
operation.
The allies held more advanced po
sitions along the Tser river. The
French artillery were here outrang
ing the Germans.
PARIS. Dec. 7. The allies contin
ued their attack today on the few
trenches still being held by the Ger
man left flank, the Bordeaux war of
five announced this afternoon.
"The French artillery obtained an
advantage In the Champagne dlstrlst
on Sunday," it was announced.
BERLIN, Dec. 7 "We have gain
ed important successes." announced
the war office this afternoon. "In
prolonger battles around Lodx by a
defeat of the Russians north, .west
and southwest of the city. Lodx 1
One of Hottest Fights is Expected to
Occur Over Armament Question-
Appropriation Measures are up.
BUSY PERI00 STARTS TODAY
Cotton legislation Seen A Most Dan
ffcroa of Complication Ukely to
Artne in National Body Rtronc Op
position to Ship Purchase Bill la
Both Iloanc.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 Clark's
resounding smash with a matlet big
enough for croquet In the house of
representative, and Vice President
Marshall's light tap with a little piece
of ivory in the senate, both precisely
at noon, congress met today for the
short session which will end March
4. ms.
This short session will be the last
one of the sixty-third congress, a
congress that will go down In history
as one which worked almost the en
tire two years of its existence (only
one six weeks' recess during the
Christmas vacations) and as on
which put through a number of bills
which will effect the country. In all
probability, for generations.
The program that must be carried
cut Is the passage of the appropriation
bills. These must be passed, aad ev
ery short session of congress In the
past has found difficulty In passing
them. But no congress In the past
which has gotten them through suc
cessfully has had so many perplexing
complications which threatened to kill
weeks of time and prevent the pass
age of the appropriation bills.
The most dangerous of the Immedi
ately imminent complications is the
cotton legislation. While there is no
chance of any very radical legislation
being passed, this temper being clear,
ly shown by both house and senate
Just prior to the adjournment, dem
ocratic leaders feared today that the
now In our possession. Details of the ; southerners who have been making
fighting are Impossible to give ow
ing to the extent of the battlefield.
The Russian loss has been unJoubt-
70 BARRELS OF FLOUR ARE
READY TO BE SENT ABROAD
AMIWIGN FOR BELGIAN RELIEF
WILL BE COXTIMED NEXT
TWO WEEKS.
the most noise about the cotton prob
lem will not regard their work as
completed to the satisfaction of their
constituents unless they make a large
r.umber of speeches.
Relief lillU Proi"!.
The difficulty of choking these off
lies In the fact that this can only be
done by bringing In a rule insuring a
(Continued on page 4 )
With seventy barrels of flour al-1
ready contributed, the campaign to
raise a shipment of flour here for the
starving Belgians will be actively
pushed during the next two weeks
WEIL KNOWN WOMAN DIES
AT AGE OF SIXTY-SEVEN
, and it is honed that considerable
mated at $2000 and the owner car more than that nmnunt will Wv
here. The mills are offering
flour at export prices and the
MRS. SARAH 3. SIHM'KEY PASSES
' AWAY AT HOME OF DAUGH
TER HERE.
rled insurance to the amount of $2
200, hence will be fully protected.
INSTRUCTOR IN CHILD'S
GAMES MAY BE K-PT HERE
PLAYGROIND APPA RATES HAS
BEEN OKBERF.D FOR EACH
Pl'BI.lC SCHOOL.
general break
Shockey, for JO
roads will transport the
I CttrmiimViiMir t .-v aa
the I '-'....... -
.. i down, Mrs. Sarah J,
. , . r j I j n volut in tiiuitiwit,
shipment , .K. t.m th-
without cost to Philadelphia where a : ; . , . . - . 7m...
. . , . . " . . . home of her daughter. Mrs. William
steamer has already been chartered; wt AUa atrpet.
to carry the provisions across the wa-j fu u h u h
ter The need of flour in devastated! c c .Wednesday afternoon
Pelgium becomes more apparent; ' .,,,-,-
v.nj uu uiff tunnies mine 111 irtuii j lHceased
me war-swept country ana every mm- (j, 0 ner
con. -any or me Lnuea plates ,s datw from Tu..H,,iiy wnn ,hB
i'emg asKeu to suoscnoe to me Hour wa compelled
cargo. Those here still wishing to 1 ...,,,,..
was 67
death.
years old at the
Her lint Illness
With playground apparatus already
ordered for each one of the public
schools, there Is now a strong possi
bility that a permanent Instructor in
recreation exercises and folk games
will be retained by the local school
board. The matter has been present
ed to the board by Supt. J. S. Land
ers and. while the board has not
taken any action at this time, the in
dividual directors are Impressed with
the public demand for playgrounds
and are seriously considering engag
ing an Instructor.
Miss Ceclle Boyd, who recently in
troduced playground work In the
schools and who is now in Hood River
doing similar work 'under the direc
tion of the state superintendent, is an
applicant for a permanent position as
are several other young ladies. SupL
Landers' idea is to engage an assistant i
in the domestic science department of
the high school who couls devote
half of her time to playground work.
The domestic science department has
grown so crowded that an assistant
Is needed for half a day at least.
The manual training department of
the hifch school will make the appa
ratus for the playgrounds and before
Ions it will be Installed.
contribute may do so by calling up
either one of the milling companies
or Secretary Cranston of the Com
mercial association.
Warshlu Is Rescued.
OCEAN CITY. Md., Dec.
-Life
to take to her bed.
The symptoms Indicated heart and
brain trouble as well as general de
bility. She remained conscious al
most to the end and her death was
painless and peaceful.
Mrs. Shockey came here with her
husband in the early eighties and has
made this her home ever since. Her
savers from North Beach said a war- i husband died several year ago and
ship apparently stranded last night j she also lived to mourn the death of
pro
was gotten off before noon and
ceeded on its way.
British Repulsed.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec. 7. "The
British landing force which attempt
ed to take Turkish positions between
Tigris and Suvaya." announced the
war office, "have been heavily repulsed."
three children. Three children still
survive her, two sons, Charles and
John, living In California. The latter
will arrive In the morning to attend
the funeral.
NEWS SUMMARY
COLORADO MINERS TO VOTE
TO RESUME THEIR PLACES
SPECIAL CONVENTION WILL ACT
FAVORABLY ON WILSON'S
St tiGEVl'lON.
General.
f Sliort session of congrsi cnt.
Over million dollars asked u im
prove Columbia river.
Allies continue attack on German
treneho in France.
Atlantic coast is storm swojit.
Woman Is Scntoned.
PORTLAND. Ore., Pec. 7. Plead
ing guilty to a charge of embezzling
poftoffloe funds while postmistress at licd
Austin, Oregon, Mrs Mullie Irwin was
sentenced to three months in the
county Jail and fined $1400, the am-1
cunt allcs"d in tho defalcation. I
Local.
Mrs. Saruh J. Mux-key pusses away.
Permanent Instructor In playground
work may be ::ddcd.
Aswicluted Chui-itiisi will he or-nn-
tomorrow evening
Elks hear eloquent address t an
nual memorial services.
Rabid Coyote killed on Tom Thump,
sou ranch.
DENVER. Colo, Dec 7 Th Col
orado miners' Mrlke will decUn-d
off December 2'). After a conforetii .f
with executive officers of lh t'nit'-d
Mineworkers, President McLennan of
district 15, announced a resolution
will be offered at a specUl conven
tion of miners whldi convened thl
afternoon, taking such action. Mc
Lennan stated the resolution will et
forth that tho strikers urn willing to
return to uork un.l r thv titu.i tit
4 three jear peacu plan outlined Y
President Wll.ion It hImo will de
mand a low lii. 'll.itU.li n.fiwi.i' I' to
enforce t!i terms of Him plan M
Leurian said ho win i-ofifi-Ii-i.t lH del
' mates at tin, roir. rt'li. n v.-HI voln t'l
j return to w oi k.