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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 26
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DAILY EVEIIIIIGEDITIOH
I'orrrmMt tar l'jurra Oregon, by the
I'nltetf State nmOirr Observer
at Portland.
Fair tonight and Friday; not much
change In temperature.
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TIIUKSDAY, DECEilliER 24, 1914.
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COUNTY OFFICIAL FA PUR
NO. 839 1
GERMAN AVIATOR DROPS BOMB ON DOVER JifD ESCAPES
mm sins
III AUSIHESS IS
LARKER Til EVER
Records of Nine Years Broken in
Amount of Packages Handled Here
No "Hard Times" in Evidence.
EMPLOYES WORKING OVERTIME
Two Extra Clerk Engaged Also to
Help Out la tho Rush Drays an J
Autos arc Kept Husy Delivering
Packages Heaviest Christina Pottt-
al UuHlneM In History.
As a result of the heaviest Christ
mas poBtoi business In the history of
Tendlcton. the office la swamped
with packages, the employes, regular
and special, are working four hours
overtime and all of the Penland
Bros, trucks besides two automobiles
and a motorcycle are encaged In the
delivery of parcels.
"Not In the nine years that I have
been connected with this office has
there ever been such a volume of
Christmas business as we ore having
this year," said Assistant Postmaster
Lester Craning this morning. "The
packages received and also those go
ing out are much more numerous
than ever before and certainly do not
Indicate that Christmas is suffering
from 'hard times." "
Two extra employes have been
working during the holidays and the
entire force has been working 12
hours Instead of eight Even Post
master Tweedy and Assistant Post
master Cronin have to help clear away
the packages at times.
The drays and autos have been de
livering the parcels for several days
and are kept busy from morning un
til night. Drays stacked full of pros-
nta may be seen most any time of
day playing the part of Hants Claus.
The postofflce will open at 1:10
In the morning and will remain open
until the crowd cleArs away. Post
master Tweedy declares every pack
age received tomorrow will be de
' llvered before nightfall.
Ambassador Page on Way
to the British War Office
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OKUMA CABINET DEFEATED
IN ITS MILITARY PROGRAM
Advance is Reported Along Belgian ;
Coast as Result of Strategy
Belgians Also Gaining.
COUNTER ATTACKS REPULSED
French Are Advancing at Many
Point and Effort! vcncti of Tbclr
Artillery Keeps Germans from '
turrylrur Out Offensive Zouave
)LstinjruJMh SIve In IUttle.
PARIS, Dec. 24. Effective mlnlnl
of the sand dunes along the Belgian
coast has won further allied ad
vances against the Germans In that
rcglor, according to a war office
statement.
The gains were described as made
between the North sea and the river
Lya.
Pmsress is claimed by the Belgians
on the right bank of the Tser.
South of Dixmude, Argonne and!
Voi-vre regions. It was said the
French have advanced. Everywhere,!
it wus Mated, the German counter at
tack has been repulsed.
In such encounters mentioned spe
cifically as having occurred at Lorn
baertx ond Zwartel and In the Alsne
district, brilliant resistance was mado
by Zouaves who were referred to as
having i roved entlrey successful.
Another German attack in the re
gion cf Vllle-Zur-Tourbe, In the
Chumpuene district, was declared to;
have betn repulsed owing to the ef
fectiveness of t)e French frtiller.
Th repirt made It clear, from the
nemter of counter attacks nndertak.
ed by the Germans that the lattei
were rutting up an increasingly vig
orous resistance to the allies' gener
al ndv&nce.
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This is the latest photograph
the queen of Belgium.
of
effect of the war. While she never
was a heavy woman her face has
It shows thel grown thin since the war began.
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IN ENGLAND DESPITE THE W
Fortress Replies to Fire of Birdman
Latter Swoops Over City Short
ly After 10 O'clock This Morning.
NO DAMAGE TO ENGLISH TOWN
Bomb Explodes la a Garden Accord
In? to Official Statement by War
Office at London Heavy Fog Over
Kay Prevents IlriUih Hyer Catching-
op With Enemy.
This Is a photograph of Ambassa- London, and his work In behalf of
. 4 , . . . stranded Americans and those in
dor rage just leaving the American trQuble brougnt hlm very prom-
embowiy. No. 4 Grosvenor Place, lncntly before the public In London.
COVKHNMENT MAY DISSOLVE
l'AKLIAIIAT IX JAPAN TO
t'AKHY ITS POINT.
TOKIO, Dec. 24 The Okuma
cabinet was defeated In parliament
in its efforts to pass bills increasing
the appropriation for military pur
poses as a necessary preliminary to
Its program for additions to the army.
As a consequence of this reverse. It
was expected the administration
would dissolve parliament, trusting to
carry Its point at a popular election.
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DF CITY TO
CHRISTMAS WITH SPECIAL MUSIC
COMMANDER LOSES PUCE
BECAUSE OF HIS RETREAT
Al'STIUAX GENEltAL KEMOVED
KOK KKTIIUNO HtOM SER
VIAN GKOUND.
Christmas In Pendleton will be ob
bcrved principally by the suspension
of nil official business and practi
cally nil commercial activities, by
church services and family gather
ings. Tonight, the eve of Christina
will ushor In the Tuletlde festivities,
for this Is the night that Santa Claus
will make hbj rounds, leaving his
PETROGRAD, Dec. 24. Russian
troops have rushed their line extend
ing from Kielce to Radom, as well as
to the southward In an effort to check
the German advance which forced a
Plav retirement from the Cracow dis
trict on Wednesday.
The war office admitted that Ger
man and Austrian military movements j
in the rietrakow region threatened
tho Cracow army's line of communi
cation and. compelled its withdrawal.
The conseuuent redispnsition of
forces was described as having
brought the Russian main deftnse to
within 20 miles of .Warsaw and
Ktrengthened their front to the south
ward so It presented an unbroken line
160 miles long.
BERLIN, Dec. 24. A continuation
of the German offensive in Poland
and a rather quiet day In the western
Church of the Redeemer, commenced " ""'V,
this afternoon at 4 o'clock and the! ernment statement issued thii
following Is the program: afternoon,
mn,nM r. All v Flthfiil 4 11 was oufct Wednesday nt Meu-
' 1 nort " siiM thA pommnnlmtlnn
LONDON. Dec. 24 For 31 hours,
beginning at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
England will turn its attention to
Christmas celebrating, receiving no
war news whatever. The official!
military information bureau closed
promptly at the stroke of 2, an
nouncing it will have nothing more
to give out until 9 p. m. Friday. The
censors office stayed open, permitting
the transmission of such unofficial
information as it sees fit to approve.
together with official statements
fiom other belligerent countries.
Every possible effort has been made
to make the anniversary a happy one
for the troops at the front. As a
result of Princess Mary's efforts.
More than half a million dollars was
taised to send gifts to the men. Ev
ery sailor, wounded and unwounded,
cU-o will receive a personal Christ
mas card from the king and queen-
Military men said they thought It
possibly a partial cessation, of hostil
ities could be managed on Friday In
the western war tone but it was add
ed this sentiment would not be al
lowed to interfere with the operations
if strategic reasons rendered them
necessary.
The Russians, celebrating Christ
fas on a different day from the Ger
m.xrs, showed no inclination to defer
to the Teutonic ideas by relaxing
their exertions.
PARIS. Dec. 24. British trans
ports laden with holiday gifts for
troops In the field In Relgium and
France have reached this side of the
channel.
Despite the approach of Christmas.
brisk fighting is in progress at the
front. The cannonading especially is
heavy.
LONDON, Dec 24. Dover was
bombarded from a German aeroplane
today. .
The fortress replied to the flra
from the aerial craft.
A British plane put up and pur
sued the German some distance but
the Invader escaped.
Although there have been stories
circulated before of aerial attacks on
Dover this is the first time such an
attack has been officially verified.
An official statement today con-
tained the following:
"One of the enemy's aeroplanes
was seen over Dover at 10:11
o'clock this morning. It drop
ped a bomb which exploded la a
garden but did no damage. The
aeroplane flew out to sea pur
sued by a British aircraft but the
pursuit was unsuccessfuL The
w-eather was very foggy."
An unofficial account was that the
mlssle did some damage, tearing tre
mendous hole In the garden where
It landed and amaahlng windows In
the vicinity. It was said It evidently
was aimed at Dover castle and actu
ally struck within four hundred yard
of it.
Prayers,
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Ing first with the operations In Rel
Klum. "On December 22 we took 230
Mr. Dalov'a Pin ' oners npr iMxsrnonie. i ne ene-
Robert La, Dow my waa active Wednesday at Chalons
Rice' na we Ilnnll' aoanaonec a position
nrosonta fop hnvs nnrt clrls. Christ-! Rorltntlon James
mas trees will bluxe In many home! Carol Mrs. Hartman's Class We ' & successful counter
VIENNA, Deo. 14. A formal an
nouncement of the already unoffi
cially known fact that Archduke Eu
gene, Emperor Francis .Joseph's cou
sin, has succeeded General Potlorek,
In command of the Austrian force' dren and many grown
and several churches will be the Solo Miss Perkele
sceno of Christmas tree festivities. ) Carol
At the Presbvterlan. Methodist and I ...Donald and Rosemary Whitman
Raptlst. Christmas programs will be; Hymn Sl eastern theater of war we have as-
given this evening commencing ati Carol Mrs. Sturgls' Class. ea tne onensive aiong me -tea
attack, because the trenches were
nearly leveled by the enemy's fire. We
took more than 100 prisoners. In the
7:S0 and at each church there will Offering for newsboys cot at Good
be brightly Illumined trees laden Samaritan Hospital.
with gifts for all children. The Hymn 68
Christian church held Its Christmas The accompanists are Mrs. Phelps.
exercises 4nat evening and they were; Mrs. Dickson, Mfcw Berkeley, Miss M.
enburg-Soldau
Russians."
line, repulsing the
PARDON IS GRANTED HELIX MAN
CONVICTED OF HIGHWAY ROBBERY
recently driven from Servla, waa Is
sued today,
"After successful fighting," said
the statement, "tho Austrian com
mander decided on account of Im
mense difficulties he was encounter
ing, to withdraw from Servla. Our
troops are neither broken nor beat
en. They are reaay ror runner rignt
Ing but naturally the withdrawal
meant serious losses in men and ma
terlal. Servian reports of our losses
are greatly exaggerated."
$1.25 OFFERED FOR WHEAT
BUT GROWERS HOLDING BACK
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PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 24.
A dollar and y quarter was of- 4
fered on the Merchants Ex-
change for spot delivery of club
wheat. .This Is the highest
price known hero for spot de-'w
livery. Regardless of the high
price, growers are refusing to
sell.
attended by a happy throng of chll-
people. In-
rtead of the conventional big tree.
there were five small trees, all blos
somed out In gifts, and an electric
cross that mado a beautiful effect.
At Catholic Church.
At the Catholic church tonight at
midnight there will be held a high
mass followed Immediately by two
low m nires. Promptly at 12 o'clock
the big choir, which has been prac
ticing under the direction of Eugene
Molltor, will start singing "O Holy
Night" and thin will be followed Im
mediately by the solemn high mass
with several priests presiding at the
altar. The choir will sing the mass
In O by Millard, which Is composed
of the following: Kyrle, Gloria, Cre
do, Sanctus, Benedlctus and Agnea
Del. In the Gloria will be a beauti
ful solo selection by Miss Alma
Scheer and a solo, "Et Incnrnntus
Est" will be sung by Eugene Molitor
In tho Credo. In tho Benedlctus the
solo part will bo sung by Carl Hem
melgarn and In the Agnus Del by Miss
Adeline Thome. Other low masses
will bo held during the morning and
nt 10 o'clock another high mnss will
be held.
Episcopal Clmirli.
The Christmas tree exorcises of tho
NEWS SUMMARY
Colesworthy, Miss P. Rice
Tomorrow morning at 10:30 there
will be Christmas services at the
Episcopal church, the services to con
sist of special hymns, anthems and
a sermon oy tne pastor. Mrs. can VCP t i-ian,! , ,UM
Power will sing the offertory solo, . who ,., imrsul.
General.
German aviator drops bombs on Do-
Brltlsli fly.
Clirlstma.H will b observed by Eng
land dewplto war. Gifts arc sont to
"The Birthday of a King." The of
fering on Christmas day throughout
the Episcopal church Is for the clergy,
widow and orphan fund and the ag
ed pension fund. 4
No services will be held at the. for allien to drive Germans furthci
Christian Methodist, Presbyterian or back.
troops at tho front. I
Mines planted under sand dunes
aloiur Belgian roast make It Mssiblc
Having served but a few weeks of
his sentence for highway robbery,
Milton Anderson of Helix is again ai having
free man, made so by a pardon grant
ed by Governor Oswald West yester
day. He arrived home this morning.
His pardon was secured through the
efforts of his attorney, Will M. Pe
I terson, who presented the matter to
l'the governor In person Monday and
! who fortified his own pleas with a
petition signed by 400 citizens of the
Helix community and by 40 or more
letters from men knowing Anderson
The pardon was, however, condl
tional. Anderson, by Its terms. Is
to abstain from the use of liquors for
the period of a year, is not to entei J
a saloon and la to report each month.
in person or In letter to the gover-
r charge of highway robbery commit
ted against Tat Dempsey. Navin.
given $750 bonds, left the
country but young Anderson entered
a plea of guilty and made a clean
breast of the affair. He was sentenc
ed to the penitentiary from one to
ten years and an application for a
parole was made. Judge Phelpsv
while of the opinion that the man
was deserving of clemency, did not
thing that he could hold such
a crime as he committed lightly. He
therefore, denied the application ana
recommended to the state pardon
board that Anderson be made to serve
his minimum sentence and that,
thereafter, he should receive consid
eration. Mr. Peterson enlisted the citixens
fair paviuon wmrnm
UNTIL OCTOBER 10, 1915
A G It K E M E X T IS REACHED
WHEREBY REMOVAL IS
HELD I P FOR YEAR.
By an agreement between Elmer
Searcy, the Pendleton Commercial
association and the L'matilla, county
fair board, the fair pavilion will re
main as it Is until October 10, 1915.
thereby giving "Happy Canyon'' one
more year of life in Its present lo
cation. A. report of this agreement
was made to the city council lost
evening and accepted by that body as
a satisfactory settlement of the con
troversy which arose out of Searcey'a
Petition for the removal of that part
of the pavilion occupying Railroad
street.
The street committee reported It
had made an agreement with B. L.
Burroughs & Co. and the Farmers
I'nion Grain agency to vacate a por
tion of Vincent street upon the pay
ment of 1400. This report was ad
opted and the city attorney instruct
ed to draw up the necessary papers.
A petition from C. S. Cole and
others for the removal of an "obnoxl
ous- oarn on Tustin street was re
ferred to the police committee and
the health officer.
A restaurant liquor license waa
granted to Swearingen Bros, and a
drug store liquor license to the Pen
dleton Drug Co.
i nor. or neitx in oenau or nis client ana
Anderson was Jointly Indicted wlthj also secured a recommendation for
James Navin, a well known farmer, on I parole from District Attorney Stelwer.
Baptist churches tomorrow.
AUSTRIAN BATTERIES SAID
TO HAVE SUNK SUBMARINE
ONE CRAFT OF ALLIES DESTROY-
KlVDETAIIiK OF ACTION
ARE NOT GIVEN.
AMSTERDAM. Dec. 24 Austrian
batteries ave sunk one of the allies
submarines, according to claims ot
German newspapers. Where it occur,
red was not eUiU J.
IrcJdent Wilson Rives each rm
iloye of White House a turkey for
Xmas.
Local.
Clitirvltcs and homos to be centers PRESIDENT
EVERY WHI1EH0USE EMPLOYE
RECEIVES 12 POUND TURKEY
ALSO REMEMBERS
EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATES
WITH GIFTS.
of Christ imum festivities.
Greatest volume of Christina bus
iness in history roitortcd by poetof-
floe. WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 Pres!-
Soattlo Sir Knights send certificate dent Wilson personally presented 12
of g'Hxl fellowship to local coiunuind-. pound t irkevs to nil the white house
cry. employes. He also remembered his
Report of Coffee Club manacnicnt associates in the executive
snow inorcustM patroim!?t i witn han'lsome sifts. As far ns pos-
'tVIUv Kills' 'defeat' hlj;li school sible the president refrained from all
quintet. work, devoting most of his time to
Triple nmvoiiicnt leriults llnpp) preparing for the family reunion at i
(in;ou to litf until Oct. 10, 1915. the white house tomorrow.
GARRANZA MAKES IT PLAIN
HE WON'T LEAVE MEXICO
INJUNCTION IS DENIED IN
ARIZONA PROHIBITION CASE
APPEAL IS FILER AND OI ESTIOX
WILL HE TAKEN" TO SC
PREME COl'HT.
VICTORIES OF HIS TROOPS RE
PORTERMEN ARE IN
GOOD SPIRITS HE SAYS.
WASHINGTON. Dec. "4. Carransa
wired the Mexican constitutionalist
agency here he was at Atuzaco, Vera
offices crur, Inspecting his troops and states
he found them in h's'h spirits and
eater to assume the offensive a;.iUil
the Vlllistas. Carr.inza asked that
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 24. Tho T'nl
ted States district court denied th
Petition of certain Arizona Interests
for an Injunction restraining the op
eration of the Arliona. prohibition
amendment. An appeal to thu su
preme court was announced and al
lowed by the court. The court decis
ion asserted that no evidence wa
presented to cause the granting of ar
interlocutory Injunction.
(Continued on ?ag fivj.)
Vegetarian Dirt I'rged.
AMSTERDAM, via ImJon, Irc. 24.
The Vosslsche fitting of I!-rlln
prints an uppeal signed bv I ci ill riff
German professors of politlntl eco
nomy which tiri" Murrn.irn to live on
vegetables and rve tT.'.ul. I'Mving
meat. hlt bread and ili li. n' ln for
the sick and wnunile-l
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