DAILY EVEIIING EDITIOil Forecast fo Fawtrm Oregon, by Ue United kUfat Weatlwr Obsrrvcr at Portland, Fair tonight and Friday; not much change In temperature. TO ADVERTISERS The East Orrp alaa bu the largest paid eltralatlua of to) paper la Oregon, Mil of Portland and orav twice the elrculatloa la feadietoa of an othar Mwipapar. 4 COUNTY OFFICIAL PATER COUNTY OFFICIAL VAT BR VOL. 26 LAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETOX, OREGON, TITUItSlUV, DECEMBER 17, 1914. DAILY jVEHIHE lEDITjOll 1 .I' an nrs ie TURKS III TRUISCAUCASIA AFTER SERIES OF FIGHTS; SLAVS HEPORTEO RETflEATIHG Moslems Claiming Victory Along Eastern Frontier-Serv-ians Said to Have Taken 10,000 Austrian Prisoners in Battle to Obtain Heights Dominating Belgrade, SEVERAL GERMAN TRENCHES TAKEN IN WESTERN WAR ZONE Artillery Duels Develop Between Allies and Teutons Russians are Reinforced Heavily in Central Poland and Gigantic Struggle is. Developing. CONSTANTINOPLE. Deo. 17. The Russian forces In Transcaucasia have been defeated by the Turka after a series of battles lasting several day according to a atatement made by the war office today. The atatement aald: "Battles on the eastern frontier. In the region of Wllajetswan, have con cluded favorably. We took positions at Saral by surrounding the enemy who Is now retreating toward Kotur." aiSU. Servla, Dec. IT. The war office announced the following this afternoon. "During the battle at Tarlak for the possession of the heights dominating Belgrade, the Servians captured an other 10,000 Austriana, bringing the total number of our prisoners to $0, 000. The entire strength of the Aus trian southern army operating against us Is now only 30,000." LONDON, Deo. 17. The Austrian training ahlp Boethoven haa been blown up by a mine and Its crew of cadets lost, according to Information received here. Though It was not spe cifically stated, It l presumed the .disaster occurred In the Adriatic sea. VIENNA, Dec. 17. Continued Aus trian successes In Oallcla and South Russian Poland are claimed In an of ficial statement Issued by the war of fice. The relreatlnr Russians," It was asserted, "are being successfully pur sued everywhere, though at Liako. Klerno. Jalao and Blalatale they op posed us fiercely." PARIS. Dec 17. Much artillery and some Infantry fighting In the western war zone was reported In an official war office statement. French advances in the Vcrmllle region was described is still In pro gress with heavy cannonading. Fierce artillery duels were raid to have ruffed Wednesday In the Traey-le-Vol. Alone, Champagne and Argon Tie regions and about Verdun. "Between I.vs and the sea," said the statement, "the allies have captured several German trenches at the point of the bayonet." PKTUOGRAD. Dec. 17. That It will take the bloodiest battle the world has yet seen to settle the pend ing Issue In central Poland was the general opinion of military experts here. The Slavs are preparing to meet the situation with an overwhelming force. The defenders of the Ccar's Ilow-Lowlc lines have been rein forced, It was stated by an additional quarter of a million men. "Dull Care" and his family were, not In, attendance, at the Elks Mln atrela last evening and If they had been there they would have had to lt on the stairway because there were no seats untaken Inside the Oregon theater. It was a packed house that turned out to see the 'Hello Bills" and the audience was rewarded by siielng the best mirth producing per-' forniance the- lodge has ever given here; It was a', prgram 'reflecting credit upon Messrs. Stcelhammer and I Chloupck, who directed the show and upon the lodge as a whole. .... Cllve 8. ChCHhlre was the mnjestlo Interlocutor and the effd men were represented by James Entes, Lou Steelhammer. Bob Fletcher, BUI Liv ingston, Jack 011n6n. Bill Bailey, "Buck" Buchanan nnd Leo Drake. The. Jokes were brief and none of tliciu moth eaten as mHy be seen by the fact one of them brought out tho Information that while some men prefer the Remington typewriter and some the Oliver. T. F. O'Brien's pref-, orence Is for a blondo. The vocalists wore Jack Gibson, George C. Bner, Bill Livingston, J. R. rtlmonds, Brooke Dickson, Louis Steel- MELODY AND MIRTH MINSTRELS BANISH DEFEATED Bf THE It waa admitted that a desperate fight Is In progress between the Aus-tro-Uerman troops and the Russians in the extreme left In southern Po land and Uallcla. TRIESTE, Austria, Dec. 17. That the trulnlng ship Beethoven was sunk by a mine with all on board was of ficially admitted. It carried a crew of Austrian naval cadets but the exact number wasn't made public. E BEEN BY THE BRITISH BUENOS AT RES, Dec. 17 Un confirmed reports that the German cruiser Dresden, the last surviving vessel of Von Spec's fleet had been run down and auqk by the British cruiser Glasgow were current here. LOCAL MEN ACQUAINTED IN ENGLISH CITIES SHELLED fa, F. AND W. EDM OX II WERE BORN BIT SHORT WAY FROM SCAIUIOROI'GII. It wns with no little excitement that Q. F. and W. EJmond. well known brothers of this city, read In the East Oregonian last evening of the bombardment of the northeast1 coast of England by German cruisers. This part of the English coast la well known to them as It la the locality where they spent their youth. Scar borough, one of the bombarded cit ies, waa the birthplace of their par ents and they themselves were born at Leeds, Just SO miles from Scar borough. They have relatives living now In Whitby and Hartlepool, the other cities shelled and they are awaiting further news from those places with considerable anxiety. Mr. and Mrs. John Vert of this city are also acquainted with the part of the coast which was bombarded. ai arcs' hammer, Glenn Scott, Wlllard Bond ana james tales. There are good. wura among tneso DailadlsU and all were enthusiastically applauded The "Chicken Rag" by Jim Eatea was a particular hit, while, the "Aba Daba Honeymoon" by Messrs. Drake and Fletcher had an encore that. was a scream. At the second performance to be given this evening there will be new Jokes and additional end men and soloists. ' During tlie Interim between the first and second parts of the program Lou Steelhammer displayed his abil ity In song and monologue. What a city election In Pendleton will be like in the yenr 2000 is de pleted by a ono-act sketch that Is a laugh-maker. Miss Evelyn Temple ton (Walter Rose) la the candidates for mayor and makes a glowing speech promising the Improving off the depot block before the year 3000 If elected. "She" does well politically until exposed by a poor man (Nat Kimball) whom she had wronged In hla youth and who lays bare the dread secret he Is the mother of his (Continued on page clgl-t.) EASTERII SECT! OF EHUD BEIIIC RAKED FOB SPIES Mysterious Flashlight Signals Re ported to Have Been Observed Before Germans Made Attack. enemy guided by agents (Scarborough In Worst Damaged of Towns Bombarded by Kaiser Cruisers It Is Estimated the Prop erty Uvm Will lie $200,000 Wreckage I Beinj Cleared Away. SCARBOROUGH, part of England Is Dec. 17 This being raked for German spies. Reports are current there was a mysterious flashlight signalling along the xoast the night Scarborough. Hartlepool and Whitby were bom Larded by the kaiser's cruisers and It Is suspected that German secret agents were guiding the raiders. It Is estimated the property dam age at Scarborough will be KOO.OOO. The authorities believe that most of the dead and wounded ha.ve been ac counted for. The wreckage la being cleared away. LONDON. Dec. 1 7 Recruiting of fices reported the busiest day In three months. From factories, shoos and professions volunteers are coming In large numbers. The rush Is attrib uted almost wholly to the German bombardment. HAPPY CANYON WILL REMAIN INTACT UNTIL AFTER 1915 PETITION FOR REMOVAL MAT BE WITHDRAWN UNTIL AFT ER NEXT ROUND-UP, "Happy Canyon' will probably stand as It la until after the 115 Round-up and will be relnhablted by at least one more Joyous throng. Though the council met only to ad journ last evening, the police com nilttee announced that Judge Lowell, attorney for Elmer Searcey who pe titioned for the removal of the falr ravllion, had written a letter advis ing the committee that hs client would, he thought, be willing to with draw his petition on the condition that the city would .confM-nt to the re moval of the entire pavilion at the c'01" r the nPt nun1 week. juuge uowen wrote mat ne wnuiu make this recommendation to his client and was of the opinion that he would agree to It. Members of the police committee are Inclined to ac cept the proposal. It will give the C. mmerclal association an opportu nity to put on its entertainment once nor and reallxe some profits from the money Invested. The committee will make Its report at the adjourned meeting Friday. NO CHANGE TODAY IN LIVERPOOL PRICE e Today's reports by cable show the Liverpool wheet market to be unchanged. The price stands at nine shillings, eight pence. In American money the Liverpool price is $1.41 per bushel German '!' The Gneisenau, one of the German l ' ' ' ' ' KIRKPATRICK IS OF As a result of complications devel oping from the wound which he re ceived when shot by Richard Burke, an Indian, nearly a month ago, Ed. D. Kirkpatrlck, well known reserva tion farmer, died this afternoon at his farm at 1 o'clock. The news comes as a shock to his many friends as It was the prevailing opinion that he was well on the road to recovery. Mr. Kirkpatrlck was shot In the leg early on the morning of Sunday, November 22, at the farm home of his brother-in-law, Fred Hobby, liurke, who waa drunk, and Billy Clif ford, a young woman of unpleasant notoriety, had driven to the home where a dance was being held and the woman had Joined the dancers j as an unbidden guest, t-'he was asked! to leave and Kirkpatrlck among oth ers followed her outside the house. A quarrel with Burke ensued and re sulted In the Indian drawing his re volver and firing several times. One of the bullets struck Kirkpatrlck In the leg, Just above the knee and coursed downward to the heel from which It was' later removed. He was 'brought to St. Anthony's hospital where he received treatment for a week or more, after which his condition was such ss to permit of his J removal to his home. The Indian was arrested at the time of the shooting by Roy and Earl Kirkpatrlck. nephews of the deceased, and Ernest Scheckler and was brought to town and turned over to the officers by them. He was charg ed with a.sault with a dangerous weapon and released upon $1500 ball furnished by two reservation farm- 1 Map Showing Course Pursued By Germans in Battle in the Pacific J,s,t)TH u if IM w ,m'tn V2L3V&vIm rutattuui rai ki aun sm V I rv ' sunk A Location of German fleet In the British fleet, which sank tha Pacific off the coast of Chile. They Scharnhorst. Onelsenau and Leipsic mailed from this spot around Cape and captured two colliers. The Drea Horn and at point (B) encountered, Oen escaped. Cruiser Gneisenau Sunk by the ; f - XiTL - .v,. . ... -s. . .- . o.N. i ii- --i-itTv .- i v- . cruUtrs that were lost in the engagement with the BrltUh fleet off FulkLind Islands on December 8. AS DFSIIlT'GHEEiSAIIOTOBIS 1 11. WIS I C C I NFLICTED BY ON era. Prosecuting Attorney Stelwer was notified this afternoon of the death of Mr. Kirkpatrlck and will probably file a second and more se rious charge against the youny Indian who is a son of Poker Jim. Deceased Is survived by a wife, a mother and a brother, R, p. Kirk patrlck, all of this city, and several half brothers in the east. Fire Destroys Block. - POTTSVILLE., Pa., Dec 17. An entire block of buildinis. in the bus iness section of Pottsville waa destroy ed by fire, the Iom being estimated at a million dollars. NEWS. SUMMARY General. German war refuels escape after raunng English coast. Russian troop defeated by Turks. , Eastern section of England raked for spies. Ixx-al F.d Kirkpatrlck dies this P. m. as result of bullet wound. Ediiiond brother much concerned over bomliardment of English riilM Happy Canyon" assured of another year or ure, , Elks' mlnilrH show a Mjf success. HernilMon helps raise flour ship ment. Treasurer Bradley answers criU Hfiiw made by expert auditor. Coffee Club fllli need In city. aJTMHnarr XGNIISINAU MfLtlPZJCj - ; fl:y yr. ' . . fi ;.? j..- . ... - ... . ABE REPORTED Oil WE FARE Relations Between Two Nations Reaching Breaking Point Over Arrest of Naval Officer. , DEATH SENTENCE PRONOUSCEO Greece Demand Ilia Release and Tur key Kefases to Comply Runwian Mat k Sea licet Said to Have Sunk German Steamship BrIUb Bom bard Ottoman Soldiers. ATHENS, Dec. 17. Relations be tween Greece and Turkey are badly strained. The Immediate Cause was the case of a non-commissioned naval officer attached to the Greek legation at Con stantinople, who, for some reason waa sentenced to death by the Turkish au thorities. Greece demanded that he be surrendered and Turkey refused- PETROGRAD, Dec 1 17. The sink ing by the Russian black sea fleet of the German steamship Derlntle" off the Turkish coast was announced here. ATHENS, Dec. 17. The British Mediterranean fleet Sunday shelled the Turkish troops concentrated near the Gulf of Paros, according to In formation received here. What dam age was done was not known. Berlin Celebrates Raid. BERLIN, Dec. 7 Berlin Is aflut ter with flags In celebration of Wed nesday's successful German naval raid on the Englleh east coast. Argentine Captures German, BUENOS ATRES. Dec, 17. The Argentine cruiser Pueyrredon la re ported to have captured the German armed steamship Patagonia after a long chase. It waa asserted the Pat agonia had been violating Argentine neutrality. HERMISTON AIDS FUND FOR FLOUR TO BE SENT BELGIUM DRAFT IXR $10.50 RECEIVED HERE TOWARD RELIEF OF THE SUFFERERS. ,. Hermiston as well as Echo and renilleton will be represented In the ihipment of flour which will leave here within the next few days for, Philadelphia, where it will become j rart of a cargo to be shipped to the Belgian sufferers. This morning Sec retary Cranston received through the mails a draft for $10 50 which had been raised by a number of young men desirous to contribute to the re lief. This money will pay for two barrels of flour, bringing the total up to SO barrels. Tomorrow the shipment will be closed and prepared for transit. President Tallman of the Commer cial association this morning received a letter from Theodore B. Wllcog of Tortland asking Pendleton to con tribute non-perlnhable foodstuffs to the Oregon-Washington cargo which is to be sent to Belgium. In view of the fact that this city haa already j forwarded a ton of clothing and Christmas presents to Belgium and la Just completing raising a big ship ment of flour, President Tallman does not' think It advisable at this time to make any promises of further dona tions, and has so written Mr. Wil cox. British '.' ,T" . ij . .... -w.x. : GERMAN SHIPS ESCAPE 'AFTER STRIKING BLOW Vessels Which Bombarded English Cities on Northeast Coast Elude Enemy in North MANY CUTS ABE KILLED Women aoj cbJktrea are Victims of Oerma SlieR ' W hk-h Fan In Town InridcrK WUI Not Interfere) With Britain's Plans of General Campaign, It Is Declared. LONDON. Dec. 17. The German warships which made a raid along the northeast coast of England yester day, bombarding the town of Scar borough. Hartlepool. WhKby and Seaton Carew. have escaped the Brit ish Yeasela which set out to destroy them. A mist over the' North sea made It possible for tn kaiser's ships to elude the Britishers and through out England today there it much re gret that a decisive battle could not have been waged between the hostile craft. It was declared that the Incident of the German raid would not be per mitted to Interfere with the plana of the British nary or with the war of fice's plans for the general campaign. . A calm but deadly anger was the prevailing sentiment In England over the German raid. The latest Msta placed the killed In the bombardment of Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepool at 7 civil- , lans and seven soldiers, and the wounded at 2(7 civilians and II sol diers. The soldiers were in the Har tlepool fortress which responded to the German fire. The majority of the victims were residents of Hartle pool, mostly women and children. Fifteen schoolboys are Included in the killed and many other were wounded. It was aald that many of these will die. Some were struck by fragments of shells and other were crushed beneath the falling ruins of their homes, London, as well as provincial news rapers were a unit today in support- . Ing the determination 'of the govern ment not to permit the attack to re suit In any redlspoeltlon of the Brit ish land and sea forces which might It was admitted, menn a more effec- tual protection of the coast against such Isolated attacks as Wednesday but which would Interfere with the main campaign for the kaiser's final defeat. After the first excitement. Inci dental to the bombardment had sub- 'Med. the raid served as a boom to towns. Scarborough reported IS killed In cluding eight women and three chil dren. The wounded In Scarborough were placed at 150. Of these there were eight women or girls, two little boys and one man of 70. The killed at Hartlepool numbered 65 and wounded 115. One entire family of eight perished when their house was strurk by a shell. Two were killed and two wound ed at Whitby. The dead soldiers at the Hartlepool fortress Included a lieutenant and six privates. . LONDON. Dec. 17 With every member present, the British cabinet met today to discuss the German na val raid. THREE STEAMSHIPS LOST BY MINES IN' THE NORTH SEA VESSELS ARE SENT TO THE BOT TOM HIT MOST OF CREWS ARE SAVED. LONDON. Dec. 17 Throe steam ships have been sunk by mlmw In English waters in the past few hours it was announced here this afternoon. The Klterwater was lost off Flam borough Head and its crew of Ax are missing. An unidentified ve.sel was sunk in the uni(! locality, tho crew and pas sengers escaping in Hfebuat. The freighter Princess o!u struck a mine und uuk six miles uif ll.irtle. pool on We'liiwMday nls'ht. The rrew. vhlch was rescued, e.iij they m a German steamship Iulng mints ru-ar the spot where the vcoi-l was bluwo up. Kai-M-r IniiTuvliig. LONDON, Dec. 17. Th 'romllllon of the kaiser was reported sie.ttly Im proved In ud vices rwiive.l liurn In day. Vi to t'onilncic V.S!!1N;TV.V. lr !7 fnr.t'.n lied cold In the rimt and niUIli wt fur the next 3 hmiri wns jr-JI ! 1 the government it(.ir hiirj.