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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SAT UK DAY, DECEMBER 28, 1914.
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FRENCH ARTILLERY BOMBARDING OUTER FORTS ATMETZ
Mm liDLD
GEilflS BACK
DEFENDERS DF WARSAW REPULSE
AHACKS HURLED AT THEM BY
TEUTONIC FORCES IN THE EAST
Kaiser's Troops Use Massed Formation in Effort to Pene
trate Lines of Czar in Poland-River Banks Covered
With Bodies of the Slain.
IIIU FACTIOUS ARRESTS MADE AT
1 BATTLING FOR MANILA TO QUELL
111 OF FORT ALLEGED UPRISING
Fitting is Reported in Progress Ten
Miles West of Vera Cruz Bat
tle Also Near Tampico.
CARRANZISTAS FAILING BACK
Other Points of Conflict Are Reported
In Advice to Washington Peace
Convention, Which Oixiw January
10, Hotws to lYame C'oniprcliensive
Land Uw,
GERMANS GROSS BZURA AT ONLY ONE POINT IT IS SAID
Fighting Believed to be Fast Approaching a Crisis-Slavs
Assume Offensive Along Pilica River and Attempt to
Break the German Lines.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 21. Resisting
conatantly day and night attacks
along the front between, the Vistula
river and Opocxno. the Russian de
fenders of Warsaw are holding their
- !nf against he Germans.
The forces of the kalaer launched
assault after assault In massed for
mation but each time they were beat
a back. The banks of the Diura
aiod the Rawa rivers are covered with
corpses of the German alaln.
Only at one point, the war office
stated, had the Teutons succeeded in
-crossing the Itzura.
The main attack Is being directed
.midway between Sochacxew and
Sklrnlewlcx.
The Slavs were said to be trying
to penetrate the German front along
the Plllen river.
Tho fighting In Poland la believed
to be approaching a crisis.
General Francois, commander of
tho German force recently beaten
tack In lis advance from the north
ward on Warsaw la cndonvorlng to
renew lis marcn soutnwaru irum
Mlowa. It was conceded he has man
i ged to partially regain the offensive.
VIKNXA. Dee. 26. The following
announcement was Issued this after
noon by tho war office:
"Fighting continued on Christmas
day along most of our battle front.
Our forces have repulsed Russian at
tacks near Magyng, in the Lntourcxa
region, with heavy losses to the en
emy. The Slavs have been driven to.
ward Llsko.
"Between WLilok and Blala, the
Russians attacked us on Christmas
cv and on the following day fight
Ing continued with the' utmost viol
ence. On the Donajec river, the sit
uation is unchanged."
PARLIAMENT IS DISSOLVED
BY JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
XKW ELECTION TO UK HELD IN
MARCH XAVAL PROGRAM
C-USK OF HITCH,
TOKIO, Dec. 26. A parliamentary
election throughout Jajian Is expected
sometime In March.
As was expected, parliament was
dissolved on Friday as a result of IL
refusal to make financial allowance
asked for by tho Okuma cabinet for
nn Increase In the size of the army.
The administration hopes the next
election will give it the majority It
desires.
W ASHINGTON. Dec. 26 It was
believed here today that a battle for
the control of Vera Cruz la In pro
gress.
Late advices were that the follow
crs of Carranza and the VHHstas were
fighting 10 miles west of the city and
that the Carranzlstas were retiring to
ward the main defenses.
Severe fighting was reported as
taking place In Tlaxcala state and
near Tampico
When the peace conference recon
venes In Mexico City January 10, the
leaders plan to attempt to frame a
comprehensive land law. It Is the
hope that such a law will simplify
the disbanding of the army, enabling
the government to ask the A. B. C
powers and the United States for rec
ognltlon.
SAN ANTONIO. Dec. 2. Reports
of fighting between the Carranzlstas
and the Vlllistas in the vicinity of
Vera Crui were denied by Carranzlsta
Consul General Peltran. He said the
constitutionalist lines extended to Ap
Izaco, S00 miles from Vera Crux. Bel
tran declared Carranza had returned
to Vera Crux after visiting his troops.
Filipinos Charged With Being in Con
spiracy Against Officials of the
United States.
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ninnrnn Tn riin a - &
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IIID Tk im wm THFATER OF WAR
10,000 SAID TO BE INVOLVED
Pendleton's Streets are Turned Into
Thin Smooth Ice by Fine Rain
Which Immediately Freezes.
MANY PERSONS HAYE FALLS
I Teutons Already Driven From Heights Along First Defeases
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ucciares nepurcrroin rarisngiiunguununucs oiinn
mas Day When Germais Try to Recover Lost Ground
in Belgium-Allies Repulse Attacks.
French Voto War Fund.
PARIS. Dec. 26. The Chamber of
Deputies voted unanimously an ap
propriation of 8,500,000,000 francs
(11.700.000,000) to cover the expens
es of the next six months. Including
the cost of the war.
COFFEE CLUB FEEDS 50 OR
MORE MEN CHRISTMAS DAY
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Through the agency of the
Coffee Club. Christmas cheer
was disseminated among 60 or
more men, many of whom were
without homes or Jobs or a nlace
wherein to spend the holiday.
Fifty-one dinners were served,
the men registering and recelv-
Ing tickets entitling them to
eat. In addition 20 breakfasts
were nerved through the kind- 4)
ness of W. S. Badley. During
the afternoon many men loung-
ed about the reading rooms and
were entertained with music, !
w llliam Trusdate rendering
"Holy City." "Schubert's Sere-
nade" and several other appro-
prlate selections on the violin.
Fight Men are In Cut tody and More
are F.v.wted to bo Arretted as Re
sult of Dlsxwery of Plot Leader In
Exile In Hons Kong Is ISlamcd for
the Trouble.
MANILA, Dee. 2. Eight Filipinos
are under arrest and the arrest of
more is being considered likely in con
nection with what appears to have
been a concerted attempt at a local
native uprising on Thursday.
It was said the army officers were
warned in advance, the number ol
conspirators being placed at 10,000.
The attempt was a complete fiasco,
the native gatherings being quickly
dispersed in various places and today
from all Indications the authorities
hod the situation well In hand.
The plot was attributed to the ac
tivities of Artemio Rlcarte, a Filipino
now In exile In Hong Kong.
Automobiles Damaged In Collisions
and Other Vehicles Have Similar
Fate Hill Dwellers Have Doubly
Difficult Time Getting Down Town
Prisoners Worked.
All Pendleton was turned into an
Ice pond during the night by a "silver
thaw" which signalized the breaking
of the cold snap which has gripped
Pendleton for the past three weeks.
The fine rain that fell Immediately
froze and soon thre was a coating
of thin Ice over everything, making
traffic exceedingly unsafe.
This condition has prevailed all day
although the temperature has risen
several degrees and caused a partial
thaw. Few teams ventured out early
this morning although the Iron-shod
horses seemed to have less difficulty
than pedestrians. The hill-dweller
had an especially hard time as It was
almost impossible to walk on the in
cllnea Many were the undignified
falls which resulted and In a few In
stances minor Injuries resulted. Au
tomobiles, too. have had a hard time
of It. It being almost impossible for
a car to make a turn without skid
ding. Several cars were slightly dam
aged by collisions and a number of
rigs met a like fate.
The small boy has been enjoying
the unusual condition of the weather.
Ice-skates made their appearance and
In Austrian hospitals. Extra clerks , the paved streets and walks made a
expedited the shipments' transfer by j good rink. Sleds were also brought
parcel poet to Vienna and Budapest. Into commission on every hill and the
I boys enjoyed faster sliding than any
This cotton Is from the United ( snow ever gave them. A few near
States sent folowlng the publicatloln serious accidents are reported from
of a story by Fnlted Press correspond- this pastime
ent Shepherd concerning the short-, Street Comrnssioner John
nv r,f tho annnlv for mpri Cfll USfl In .w.t. "rain
in..,; i,MnH.i. I n ut CTCW of city prisoners to
13 TONS OF COTTON ARRIVE
FOR USE ON WOUNDED MEN
HOIXAXD . AMERICAN LINER
CARRIES NECESSITY FOR
AUSTRIAN TROOPS.
ROTTERDAM. Dec. 2. The Hol
land American liner Sommeladyk ar
rived with 13 tons of cotton for use
AMERICAN SHIPS SAID TO
HAV: THREATENED FORT
DAXIFI.S WILL INVESTIGATE
STORY Til T ROMIt ARDMF.XT
WAS INTIMATED.
PARIS, Dec. It- It was reported
here this afternoon that the French
are bombarding the outer defenses of
Metx.
It was declared the French lines
have advanced beyond Arnaville and
through the Lapriete forest.
The Germans have been . cleared
from the heights within range of the
outer forts about Metx, it was stated.
There was do cessation of fighting
along the front on Christmas day.
The German attempts to regain their
lost positions In Belgium were re
pulsed by the Eritiah, French and Bel
gian troops.
Besides Llhons. it was stated the
kaiser's troops suffered repulses at
Noulette, Bolselle and East Albert
"Night attack in the Perthes re
gion," said a statement, "was re
pulsed, the French artillery silencing
the Germans' fire. The attack was
resumed on Friday and again re
pulsed." Referring to the struggle in Po
land, the communication declared the
Russians have repulsed the Germans
who succeeded In crossing; the Bxura
river, south of Sochacxew, Inflicting
heavy losses on them.
The Germans were also said to
have been repulsed at Molinow.
The struggle south of the Vistula
and along the Nlda was declared to
be turning in favor of the Russians.
PARIS, Dec. 2 The Matin quoted
the Italian Press as authority to the
effect a French submarine was sunk
while attempting to raid Austria's na
val base at Uola. Earlier In the
week a report was current that aa
Austrian battery had sunk one of the
allies submarines but the nationality
wasn't given nor the scene of the
engagement stated.
Well Known Soldier Dies.
LONDON. Dec. 2 . General 8ir
Thomas Kelly-Kenny, a well known
English soldier, died at his home at
Hove, Sussex, aged 74.
LONDON DARK TO PREVENT
ATTACK BY GERMAN AIRMEN
work with shovels this morning scrap- ,' taken hre t0
ing paths across streets and merch-j
GREAT PRECAUTION'S ARE TAKEN
TO GUARD AGAINST AX
AERIAL RAID.
LONDON". Dec. 26. Following
Thursday's bombardment of Dover by
a German aviator and Friday's ap
pearance of a hostile flylngman over
Gravesend. Sherness and Southend-on-
ea, elaorate precautions are being
gviard against aerial
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town walks fairly safe for pedetrf-' Orders were Issued against any
ans. Those who live on the hill. I lichts excent such as were absolutely
?till keeping to the : necessary-, and it Is required that even
these be kept carefully under cover.
' Probably never before In history
. I was the city In such stygian darkness
COLD WEATHER INTERFERES
WITH FIBHTOS BIS FIRE
LUMBER YARD AT CHELSEA
STROYED BY FLAMES
LOSS IS $123,000.
BOSTON. Dec. 2 The plant of
the Pope-Cote Lumber, company at
Chelsea, near here, was destroyed by
fire. Appeals for aid were sent to
Revere, Everett and Ponton. Ex
tremely cold weather hampered the
efforts of the firemen. The water
froze as soon as It hit the various
buildings. The damage was $ 125.000.
however
streets.
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WASHINGTON". Feb. 26. Inquiry
I concerning the truth of a report that
(they threatened, to shell the port of
j Tripoli. Syria, to quell a demonstra
I tlon against l'rltish and French citi
zens being taken away on an Ameri
can Bteamchip were cabled by Daniels
to the commanders of the American
cruisers North Carolina and Tenne
ssee at Beirut
It is the second time In 10 days .
the secretary has heard the two I
cruisers "threatened a bombard
ment'' of Turkish towns In order to
save aliens. p
In the absence of confirmation
from Ambassador Morgenthau or the
commanders of the cruisers, Daniels
Ignored the first report. A reitera
tion of the report today caused him
to seek the truth.
NEWS SUMMARY
Few people ventured
as last night.
. out and tnese were rorced to grope ; ,
1 their way through pitch blackness.
dub at $t.:;.
PORTLAND. Ore.. Deo. 26.
Spot club wheat reached $1.27
today, establishing another new
high record.
General.
French artillery Iximbard outer lc
fenses of Metx.
Mexican factions battling Tor con
trol of Vera Cruz.
Naval right rewrted off (1Ule.
Russians holding back tiermniu at
Warsaw.
Arrests made at Manila to quell up.
rising".
Loral
Silver tliaw follows cold snap and
L BAM OFF COAST OF
NAVA
REPORTED BY DESTROYER
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This photogmph shows n company
of "Lnrkln's Citizen Soldiery" In
front of the headquarters of the trans
port workers' nnlun, of which Jim
Larklu, the fanuniii labor leader, Is
the head. They have drilled, not lo
Join In Die war against England's en
emies, but to fUht for home rule In
tase there in un uttaik from the l'l-
sternu n Mho had previously organ- threat Implied In
Ixe.l. The Ign on the building above boldly expressed.
them sliows their sentiments:
VK .-IJilVK NKITIIKR KING NOlt
KAlSKIt
Hut Ireland!
K" flir the ISrlllsh nuthorlllea have
lalii'ii no ofl'ii ia! cot;iil::.incc of the
the sentiment so
They are so busy
trying to get recruits in England for
the iir tuat they have not undertak
en to Mir up more troulile In Ireland
1 arkln Is now In the I'nlted States
He has led several meetings of Irish
nil I Germans to iOi"W sympathy foi
the Germans In the war in Kurope,
INDIAN CHILDREN ENJ3Y
XMAS TREE AT MISSION
SANTA CLAUS DISTRIBUTES GUTS
EVERYBODY HAS DELIGHT
FUL TIME.
Not the least eventful anions the
various local Christmas celebrations
yesterday was the gathering at the
Tutullla Indian church where between
2 r rt and 300 Indian children and
adults participated In n tree program.
The affair was c iidiictrd by the
Sunday school and was arranged by
the Indian children who have been
enrolled In the Presbyterian mission
Sunday school since they were little
tots. William 1'arnhart, superin
tendent of the Sunday school was the
master of ceremonies and the chief
talk was made by Parsons Motanic.
Klmer Whitfield, an Indian from Ida
ho whi) is visiting here jp the guest
of Albeit Minthorn was the Santa
i'I ius. Popcorn, nuts and other pres
ents were distributed to nil of those
I resent, st r.i liters and members.
The Indians are now camped at tho
iiiii.'n tird th'lr ptv-:im v.l! n-n-I'nue
over Sunday. Next Thursday
they v ill nil return p-eparctory to a
New Year's ct !.'hr; t 'on. tin- chief
'eat ti'- i f which will be a b!.- dinner
n New Years day.
BUENOS AY RES. Dec. 25. No con
firmation has been received here of
converts Pendleton Into skating rink. the wireless report from the Chilean
Coffee t'luh extended Christmas
cheer to many.
3tW I.tullnns enjoy Christmas i-4c-bratlon
at Tutullla.
destroyer Loma that a.Uattle was pro
gressing between German vessels and
the Pritish cruiser New Castle off
Valparaiso.
Chilean reports declare that the
Presence of a powerful Japanese fleet
off the west coast has been con
firmed. SANTIAGO. Chile. Dec. 26 The
Australian dreadnaunht Australia put
into Valparaiso harbor today.
With the French Fliers
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A Pi'i iu h aviation camp m ar the
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fUlitli.g front showing the machine