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DAILY EVEIIHiG EMM Foreran for frn Oregon, by tlx United State Weatlier Ob-rver I Portland. DAILY EVENING EDITION o TO ADVERTISERS. T The Ktit Oregonli. hi. ths largest paid elri'ulatlim of aoy paper In dregou. east of 1'ortltud tad over twice lb circulation la 1'tudletoa of anjr otber nawipapcr. Rain or unow tonight and Friday COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL 23 DAILY EAST OKEGOXIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1915. NO. 3390 . Town is pi TO PIECES 01 II Westende Wiped Out by Heavy Fire, Assisted by Forces Attacking from Land Side. - GERMANS CLAIM ADVANTAGES. Teuton In Fierce Ault I IP ported to Have Captumd lYoncli Trendiui Northeast of RoIshoim and Taken Many prisoner Situation In Al - ac? i Unchanged. BERLIN, Jan. 14 The town of Westende has been wiped out by the combined fire of the allied warship off the Belgian coast and the land force.. A German official statement declared that allied topedo boaU and monitors participating In the bom bardment were driven off by the Qer. man land batteries after they had -damaged the town considerably. iri,. ln In nnrlhlrrn Franc, .in.! .Aiilhitrtl iH It m I hrt ttt.mant said, was largely conflnedrto artillery exchanges from Tpres to Nleuport. j Northeast of Solssons yesterday the the Krench were surpnaea ourmg m heavy rain and their trenches carried ny a Iterce uerman assault, ruur- teen officer, and 1131 men and a' number of heavy gun. were captured. The official .tatement said: "This brilliant feat took place under the eyea of the uppermost war lord. , It was declared the French attacks at Chalons had been repulsed and several trenches near Perthea, recent 1y lost to the French, retaken. In the Argonnea the Germans have taken many prisoners. The situation in Alsace and In the Vosges was un changed. u I IPS The war office officially denies j0ntly are making a determined: ei Russlan claims' to success In the east. fort to break through the lines of the rn theater. i allies at Solssons. French officials ' NEWS SUMMARY General, Another earthquake shake Italy. Ilrtwtvn 10,000 and 30,000 MTon lx'lirvrxl to have lost live. French troom withdraw from m hltlons along the Alsnc. Wcwtomle, on the Belgium coa-nt, i tlcrtlruyed l shell flro from allied flert. Loeal. City Recorder's annual report bhows much progivwt ill city during past jear. St-wdy rain brings good ciieer to farmers. Increase of $3000 In sale of water made during lat year. Criminal eases are set for trial. Jury siMlMrts man who ehoc liappy homo In preference to auto. HINKLE ANO RITNER ARE ON IMPORTANT COMMITTEES SALKM. Ore., Jan. 14. (Special) Speaker Soiling an nounced the house committee appointments today. Htnkle was made chairman of the Irri gation committee and appoint ed a member of the corporations and rules and joint rules com mittees. ' Rltner was made chairman of the public Institutions commit tee and a member of the reso lutions, roads 'and highways committees. Building Improvements costing over 4170 000, thirty-five blocks of pav d street costing nearly $70,000, the Matlock street bridge, the Byera mill race bridge, a woman's Jail, a fire alarm system, the Bush street aewer, the extension to the north side sew er system and the enlargement and regulldlng of the Court street sew er nre among the accomplishments of the city during 1914, as enumerated last evening In the annual report of City Recorder Thomas FItx Gerald. Tho completion of the gravity water system was not mentioned for the reason thnt the water commission made a separate report The total expenses for the year amounted to $85,014.86, of which MPROVEMENTS COSTING OVER $170,000 IDE DURING YEAR in i ii ii Large Body Transferred From the North to the South Side in Order . t) Hold Communication Line. SOISSONS SCENE OF BATTLE Oernmnii Throw Enormous lrces Into Action Hut French War Of floe Claim They Have Mado No J Ciulns Cannonading Continue at llMudotn Artillery Duel On. PARIS, Jan. 14 The retirement 0f a considerable body of French , 'f U)e nor,h ,0 ,n outh 1J ot ,he Al,,n" admitted In an olflfcal statement. Destruction by floods of temporary bridges acrou the stream caused the retirement, the government asserted. The movement I was necessary to preserve the French ' - I a I !-. Ull.. communication. rmiiuua- about rumsuna builllliuru. 1UB uci man ..... .. M WW .. 'v thrown an enormous force into action, but the statement claims the encounters have turned against the enemy. At certain points near sou th(i FrMfjch decar(l, Bllght faln, b,pn m(jde . .,. Cannonad Ing conbnuei In Flander. despite the hvy f. ""f"; region of Nleuport. The statement MgUnn have dynamited fiprman .. muniUon depot in the lfKon of gtuyven Kenskake. killing many German, and destroying large quantities of ammunition. An artillery duel Is In progress cjonf tne Bne, with advantage on either side. PARIS. Jan. 14 The Germans ev admitted the enemy's pressure on the rvnh nnaitintui northeast of the tnwn i increasing and that severe fighting Is in, progress. Today's advices reported savage fighting between Rhclms and Perthes. HARVEY WELLS APPOINTED TO SUCCEED J. W.FER6US0N IXSI H ANCK COMMISSION Kit MAY UK Ol'STKI) HKFOHK HIS TKKM KXPIKKS. SALKM, Ore.. Jan. 14. Governor Withycombe announced the appoint ment of Harvey Wells, Portland, as State Inurance Commissioner to take the place at present held by J. W. Ferguson, Salem. Mr. Wells probably will take charge of the office the lat ter part of this month. The position carries a salary of $3500 a year, with an additional 1500 for supervising the state auditing department. A peculiar feature of the matter Is ih fuel thut the term of Insurance ! Commissioner Ferguson does not ex pire until Jan. 1917. Consequently there is evidently an attempt on to oust him before his term Is up. Har vey Wells, designated by Governor Withycombe as the intended success or to Ferguson Is an Insurance worker and was the treasurer of the republi can organisation during the recent election. nig Cans for Russia. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 14 Twelve specially designed 14 inch guns, said to be ns powerful as the 40 centime ter German weapons, passed through Minneapolis to Russia . from the Charles Schwab steel plant at Beth lehem, Penn. The guns left on a special train. $37,880.18 was for betterments and $57 134 68 operating expenses. The total receipts Including a balance from the previous year amounted to $103,712.39 and the balance on hand Is $8. 697. 53. The' total bonded In debtedness of the city, exclusive of the water bonds, Is $250,000. The report of the recorder Is very Interesting and is here given In full: Pendleton, Ore., Jan. 12th, 1916. To the Hon, Chairman and Common Council of the City of Pendleton. I Gcntlomen: Herewith I present you with the annual report of the re ceipts and expenditures of the city of Pendleton during the year 1914. This (Continued on Page 3.) m ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE PEOPLE TERRORS TRICC FARMERS JOYOUS BECAUSE OF SOAKING RAIN TODAY Ql'ARTEIt OF AX INCH FAMA MOKK XKFDKD TO MARK n kiiortagk. A soaking rain has descended upon Pendleton and Umatilla county dur ing the past 24 hours, bringing Joy to the hearts of the farmers. Yes terday there was a small rain, .08 of an inch-In fact, but lust night for a short time a heavy wind and rain storm continued for a half hour or more. Iur!ng the night the rain be gan falling again and continued through this morning. By 9 o'clock the official recorder showed a quarter of an Inch precipitation, it I. the kind of u rain the country n?eds, fall ing alow and soaking Into the dry ground. Several heavy ruins w ill be needed, however, to make up for the short age. With the exception of September and Octnler, every month of the wet season has showed a deficiency. In cluding the ruin full of today, the to tal for the wet season, or since Sept 1. Is but 3.7 Inches whereas the nor-1 mat Is 6.9. ;ovi:hxoii ui.kask igxorks attacks COLUMBIA. South Carolina, Jan. 14. Governor Please re signed today five days previous to the expiration of his term. Attack aimed at him as a re sult of his pardoning and pa roling more than 3000 convicts were Ignored by Bleaso. He said he was proud of his "rec ord of mercy." 4 4444444444 444444 Two Dainty Misses of Washington Irving High School in Simple Designs of "B y-a-Cotton" Dress I NEW TORK. Jan. 14. The 450 girls In the upper classes of Washing ton Irving high school are preparing for a "cotton graduation." They have adopted as their slogan "Buy a Cot ton Dress." The members of the grad WALLA WALLA PUTS 110 ON TIGHT IN THE BOXING GAME DID EVANS FINDS GAKHEX CITY DOES .NOT TARK TO HIS SPORT LINK. Poor old Dud Evans. He Is fast learning that the way of the boxing promoter Is exceedingly rouh and uncertain. After staging bouts In Pendleton for a few years only to be driven away by public sentiment and bad debts, he todk to putting on an athletic carnival in Walla. Walla dur ing the fair days there only to lose heavily through a combination of wet weather and general indifference Now he finds the city closed to his favorite name. Having scheduled an Inter-club boxing tournament for Walla Walla rn Saturday night of this week be tween several of the athletic clubs of norihu'tst cities and having peddled his ukual brand of hot air through the papers, he. Is now confronted with a sheriffs edict to the effeet that he and all of his performers will be ar rented if th-v attempt to pull off the event. Lee Barnes, the new sheriff in Walla Walla, claims there is a Mate Uw Mill alxd a city law against such bouts and declares he will en force them. Confronted with this news. Dudley the promoter sadly announced that he would have to calf the bouts off. But even to he intimates that he will pun ish Walla Walla, "if this is the atti- 4.tude of the city of Walla Walla," he is quoted as saying, we don t want any more of It.." and then goes on to say that the city has probably lost all chance of getting a charter In the P. X. A. Poor old Walla Walla, pool old Dud! Illalr Ho.V I Nominated. WASHINGTON' Jan. 14 Blair Hoar was nominan-d by the president tc be receiver of public money, at Lew 1st on, Idaho. uation committee have announced the! following rules to regulate the appear once of the girls at the graduation ex ercises next month. "Nothing but white cotton material to be used by the graduate In their dresscB; style '"' ' ' - 1 I I : i - 1 . V- A X . - ... if II f a s -W J " v V I I u a V ( J I Thousands of Italians Parade in Streets of Devastated Villages Offering Prayers to Ward off Calamity; Many Dead in Ruins NUMBER OF LIVES LOST ESTIMATED AT FROM 10,000 TO 30,000 IN VARIOUS TOWNS IN ITALY Premier of Italian Government is Sure, However, That Figures Have Been Placed too High and Gives Statement That Not More Than 4,000 Have Been KilledReports From Districts are Slow to Come Because of Destruction of Communication Lines Army Engineers, Physicians and Many Troops Have Been Sent to Scenes of Disaster. ROME, Jan. 14. Another earth quake shock perceptible in Rome and vicinity occurred at $ this morning. Panic ensued everywhere In the stricken district People, already ter ror stricken, rushed Into the streets, thousands In their night attire. In most of the villages processions were formed and prayers were recited to ward off another visitation. So far as known there was no dam age additional to that of yesterday. (By Alice Rohe, Staff Correspondent of the United Press.) ROME. Jan. 14. With martial law prevailing in the entire region devas tated by the earthquake which ye terday destroyed many towns and did an enormous amount of damage In central Italy, government officials to (iay were making extraordinary ef forts to compile a list of the dead, and to relieve the Injured. It Is believed that It will be several day. before accurate figures will be obtainable. i I XtrctiMMtttmif to be simple; sashes, trimmings and girdles to be white; cost of material In dress not to exceed $3.50; no gloves to be worn; shoos to be black; no rhlnestone pins, etc., to be worn; a w hlte or black ribbon bnndeau may be worn If desired; not flowers. MOCK DRIVES ,N FROM HOMES In report, received by member, of the cabinet at a special session, esti mates of fatalities varied greatly. Some were at "least ten thousand" dead and upwards of $0,000 Injured Premier Salandra, after reviewing the reports received from all sources said he did not believe more than 4000 had been killed. This estimate of the premier, came an hour after he told the cabinet that early reports Indicated a death list of 20.000. These figures were lowered In the mean time by receipt of dispatches from Potenza. indicating the casualties In that district had been greatly exag gerated. After hearing reports regarding the devastation, the cabinet set aside an emergency fund of $50,000 for 1m mediate relief and instructed the minister of war to send 2500 addi tional troops to aid the soldiers sent to the stricken region yesterday. Thousands of tents and large quantities of provisions and medical supplies have been . rushed from Rome and Naples today. All the medical officers In the Italian army have been ordered to give assistance to the army engineering corps which has been detailed to take up the task of restoring communication. Although details are lacking, an es SALEM, Ore., Jan. 14. The house prohibition bill, Introduced by Ander son of Wasco, was given its second reading and referred to the commit tee on alcoholic traffic this after r.oon. , t SALEM, Ore., Jas. 14. Multnomah county secured ten chairmanships when Speaker Selling announced the committee appointments today. DIG WHEAT ELEYATOR ANO WAREHOUSE FOR PORTLAND EXPENDITURE OF HALF A MIL LION DOLLARS PLANNED BY COMMISSION. PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. ,14 The construction of half a million .dollar wheat elevator and warehouse with a capacity of half a million bushels was decided on by the Portland dock commission at a cost, including the site, dock warehouse, elevator and other installation, estimated at ap proximately $900,000. The commission called upon the city council to submit the authoriza Again of over $3000 In the receipts! from water sales was made during the year 1914 over the preceding year, according to the annual report; of the city water commission made: last evening to the council by Supt. F.I It. Hayes. The receipts from the sale of water amounted to $31 495,25, whereas In 191J the total was but $28,203.35. The heaviest year prior to 1913 was 1910 when the sales amounted to $22,642.69. In 1911 the ihe sales amounted to $21,507.09 and In 1913, $20 ,118. In 1913 Mr. Hayes took the superintendent and his first year showed an Increase of more than tSUCO. PROHIBITION BILL GIVEN 2ND READING: GOES 10 COMHE GAIN OF IRE THAN MADE IN LOCAL WA timate based on brief report, receiv ed from relief worker. In the field Indicated this Is the result of the earthquake: At Avezzano, about 1009 of the 10,000 Inhabitant, were kill ed or injured. Most of the town la reported wrecked. Indications are that many perished In the surrounding territory. At Alelli, 100 are reported dead and 500 injured, many fa tally. Other town, damaged and their casualties are: Arplno, 150 dead, many Injured; Albino, town badly damaged, dead un known; Arricla, 40 reported dead; Campo Basso, partly wrecked, two known dead, ru mored several others buried In ruins; Clprlano. many house demolished, no fatalities yet re ported; Cervetrl, seven reported dead; Fllacclano, three reported dead; Gallano,'' several dead In the ruins of the cathedral, oth ers reported burled In ruins of homes; Megllano, town reported demolished, many fatalttiea are feared; Monte Rodon, three un known dead. ' Other towns report great dam age and some fatalities. Thirteen new bills were Introduced In the house, making 69 so far. An attack on the workmen's compensa tlon law was made in the senate in the form of a bill introduced by Sen ator La Follette, striking out that provision that the state shall con tribute to the Industrial accident fund a sum equal to one-seventh of the to tal sum contributed by employers and employee. tion for $900,000 additional stock and bonds In the form of a charter am endment at the next election. The elevator will be built In an endeavor to attract the bulk ,of the northwest wheat shipments to th!a port. Russians Are Repulsed. VIENNA, Jan. 14 The abandon ment of attempts by the Russians to force a crossing at the Nlda river as announced in an official statement The Muscovites were reported have sustained heavy losses i to vhen Austrian artillery raked the advance column. Everywhere in the eastern theater the fighting Is unimportant, it is said. IS TER RECEIPTS The total receipts for the ar 191 1, including a $10,000 tion.l l.-wti. . r $76.973 19 and there wa i:i2t31 on hand January 1. 1911. Th total disbursements fur the year wer $214,059.97, this amount Including th payment, made for the gravity w.t-r system. The sinking fund account nhows that tho total amount of loarm to (tut uggregate $30,421. Of Oils amount $3,915 is In loan and rertlfli ate of deposit taken dirlng 191 . n I-". 31. 1914. there was cah on hand In this fun. I amounting to $374 1 17. (Continued on page 4.) 10