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TO ADVERTISERS.
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circulation of any paper lo Oregon. Mat of
Portland and over twice the clrcalatlon In
fondietoa of any other newspaper.
Fair tonight and Sunday.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 26
TEH GERMAI1
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MPS Oil HE
No Doubt Exists Now of Plan of
Teutons to Make Another Drive
Toward French Capital. -
slUES BECOMING ALARMED
I'art of the GaJrbjoo at Paris la Being
Hushed to Utfl Front to IIolp Keep
luck tlx) KaiMVi (forward Hash
BrUisii Troops W1J1 Be Hammed to
Ute Socoe,
PARIS, Jan. 16. There U now no
ioubt that the German are planning
a new drive toward Tarts. Ten Ger
man army corps, all veterans, are re
ported to have been withdrawn from
Plunders and along the Meuse and
sent to the battle front along the
Alsne.
Fighting In the vicinity of Solssons,
apparently the central point of con
tact In the German drive, continue
with undiminished ferocity. So se
rious Is the necL-SMlty for the French
holding the enemy back that part of
the Paris garrison has been sent there
It Is understood that part of the new
British troopa will be rushed to the
threatened points.
PARIS, Jan. 16. The success of
the Germans 'new drive In northern
France continued today, according to
a war office statement It was admit
ted the enemy has recaptured a line
of trenches at ' Notre-Dame-Lorette,
near Carency, which the French took
earlier in the week, following deter
mined attacks. To meet the German
assault along the Alane new French
arUUary has been rushed north and
Is being used effectively
OILMAN TOO" GUILTY OF '
STEALING INDIAN'S COW
VERDICT COMKS AFTER TRIAL
LASTING GREATEK PART
OF YESTERDAY
Walter Oilman, squawman of Cay
use, was yesterday evening found
guilty of the larceny of a cow from
Po-wa-kce. an Indian, the Jury re
turning a verdict to that effect about
7: JO after a trial lasting the greater
part of the day.
Oilman will be sentenced Monday
anornlng The principal witness for
the state was Ed Kllgore, alleged to
have been Implicated with Gllman In
a number of criminal deals. GU
inan attempted In his defense to shift
the blume to Kllgoro but was unsuc
cessful. J. Frank Gottchles, charged with
the lawny of stamps from the Gib
bon depot, was brought Into court
this morning for sentence but tne
court deferred the sentence at the
Instance of the prosecuting attorney.
It Is possible that an application for
a parole may be made In his case.
MEXICO CITY OESIEGED BY
CARRANZISTAS SAYS REYORT
VILLA IS ASKED FOU REIX
FORCEMEXTS TO HELP
HOLD THE CAPITAL.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Jan. 16.
Mexico City Is besieged by Generals
Obregon and Sanchez, according to
Advices received by the local constitu
tionalist consul. Gulterrez, (he dis
patch said, has asked Villa for rein
forcements. Another dispatch from Vera Crut
said Querataro had been attacked by
10,000 constitutionalists.
Kllvct Fox Found Dead.
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan.- 16.
Portland's silver fox Is no more. The
little animal was found dead In hit
cage at Washington Park zoo, a Vic
tim of old age.
WHEAT DECLINES TODAY IN
CHICAGO; CORN, OATS DOWN
CHICAGO, Jan. 16 May
wheat dropped to a dollar
forty-three and three-quarters
at the opening today, a decline
of one quarter from yesterday's
close. It receded three-quarters
more after the first fifteen mln-
utes of trading. By 10 o'clock
It had reached a dollar forty-
two and three eighths. It con- 4
tinned to recede and closed at a
dollar forty one and five-
eighths. Corn and oats also
declined.
DAILY
Bird man Equal
to Army Corps
M. PegOUd, famous French nvlntnr
M'hik lis si ... V l m ... . -
- v,,,,, ,uieii wun glory by
his sensational exploits In the air
as a member of the aviation division
of the French army. One French
general has described Pegoud's work'
as being as effective against the Ger-i
mans as that of an entire army
corps. Pegoud has dropped bombs
from his aeroplane that destroyed Ger-
man supply bases, ammunition and
supply trains and disorganised regi
ments of the German advance guard
Russians
at Gates
of Thorn
German Stronghold is
T h r e at e ned Turks
I n,
Defeated in Caucasus'1"" Sco,t-former pminent Heiix
8 Transports are
Sunk.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 16. A sweep
Ing victory by the Russians over the
Turks In Caususus was officially an-
nounced by the war office. Eight
transports, conveying Turkish troops
from Anutolia are reported sunk In
the lilack sea. It Is believed many of
the troops were drowned.
The tenth and eleventh Turkish
army corps, recently defeated by the
Russians In Caucasus, endeavored to
reorganize, but were beaten with en
ormous losses In the vicinity of Kara
Urgan according to the nnnnounce
ment. The sixty-second Turkish regi
ment wus practically annihilated by
Russian Infantry In a bayonet charge
on the trenches. Five thousand were
taken prisoners.
In northern Poland a Russian force
engaged In a drive toward German
territory has reached a point within.
40 miles of the great German fortress
of Thorn, These troops expect to ef
fect a Junction with the main Russian
nrmy. ' It Is confldenty predicted the
movement will force Von Hlndcnberg
to withdraw from the region of War
saw and for the third time abandon
his offensive with the Polish capital
as the objective.
FINDS PENDLETON IS A
VERY THRIVING PLACE
CHARLES COWAX WILL TAKE
STEPS TO OPEX IRVIXGTOX
HEIGHTS.
"I am so encouraged over the gen
eral development of Pendleton since
I was here a year ago that I have de-'
elded to go ahead with further work in
connection with Irvlngton Heights
says Charles Cowan, owner of that
edition who Is now In the city. Mr.
Cowan arrived here a few days ago
frcm Seattle expecting to remain but,
a day, not intending to place any of.
his property on the market at this
time. However, he has changed his
opinion since arriving and will pro
ceed with further work. He will first
have the streets marked and the lots
staked so that sales may be made to,
anyone desiring property In that de-
slruble district. Mr. Cowan will re
main here for a week.
EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY,
QUAKE SURVIVORS
FACE SIA01I
iii sinu n
Hundreds of Peasants are Without
Food Throughout Dis'ricts in Italy
Visited by Tremors.
WITHOUT FUEL OR CLOTHING
lH'Mpltc Efforts Being Made to Re-
Itcte Condition, But Small Por
tion of TIiomo Ia1 Destitute Ilave
Born Readied Estimates of Dead
Remain Unchanged.
ROME, Jan. 16. Huddled In!
groups In the open country, without
iooa. ruei or adequate doming, nun-
earthquake are facing death.
Only the outer rim of the vast zone
ha been touched by relief efforta
Many places where destruction and
suffering are known to exist have not
jet been reached. Champon and
southern Abrezzl are among them.
off kin In admitted there were slight
hopes that estimates of the fatuities
based on latest reports may be re
duced. The official death estimate
v.as still 30,000, although unofficial,"". " ' . .,'.,. .v.
com pi lent Ions Increase It by thou-
rands. The total number of dead
and injured probably will be 100,000
Eight thousand are dead at Sora;
4 A A A 1 1 1 . V. I M a T"l I
"ur.eu rwioi
" S000 at Benedetto. It Is lmpos-1
",n,e to get the estimate from manyl
towns of the dead and Injured.
Official and unofficial opinion this1
afternoon was the list of deaths will
be not less than 30,000
Despite great efforts by government
officials It has been Impossible to re
store communication. Even moun
tain trails are blocked by landslides.
As a result thousands of injured are
still unattended. Food and clothing
are being sent to the province of
Abruzal by circuitous routes but It
Is certain that many will die of star
vation and cold before the suppl;
reaches them.
FORMER HELIX FARMER IS
REPORTEO SERIOUSLY ILL
Wll.l l M StXVTT MAY NOT SlU
VIVE IS AT DAUGHTER'S
HOME IX IOHTLAXD
I News was received from Portland
' Ihlu mnrnln. In M oltv thpl Tl'llll.
iarmer wno nas oeen living in wai
In Wulla during the pan few years,
Is very seriously 111 In that city
the home of his daughter, Mrs,
at!
E.
A. Mann, and Is not expected to llvejnt Mlneoia. has taken his trunks ana
more than a few days longer. He Is gone, but not before he had been ar
sufferlng from a complication of . rested on a charge of assault made by
heart trouble, kidney disease and oth-
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snn tra senn nf wii n.i nil nfihnuMA were: Mrs. Tatum. nerseir.
the other children are at his bedside,
having been summoned last week. A
letter from Dr. Mann the first of
the week stated that he had rallied a
little but the Information received
this morning was to the effect that
he could not survive much longer.
He Is about 77 years old.
PENDLETON HIGH SCHOOL IS
DEFEATED BY WALLS WALLA
GARDEN CITY BOYS TAKE
TORY BY SCORE OF 46
TO 20.
VIC-
WALLA WALLA, Na., Jan. 16.
Outclassed in practically every de
partment of the game, the Pendleton
high school basketball team was eas
ily defeated at the hands of Coach
Cox's Walla Walla high five here last
night, the final score being 46 to 20
Aa usual McGrun was the star of
the game. Schrelber and Rich also
played a stellar game.
For Pendleton, Seibcrt showed well
at center.
The lineups were:
I Pendleton Center, Selbert; for
I wards, Peters and Fowler; guards.
1 Vaughn, Garden and Minis.
Walla Walla Center, Zarlng; for
wards, Schrlebcr and McGrun; guards
Rich, Jones and Richmond.
Referee, Ralph French.
The Pendleton team left today for
Waltaburg to meet the high school
team of that city tonight.
dig snowstorm;
sweeps kansas
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 16.
The worst snow storm of the
Winter visited Kansas today.
All wires to the northwest are
down and sweeping northwest
winds are piling up hugo snow
drifts. Zero weather Is expect-
ed to follow the storm.
ALLEGED BUIE PROCEEDINGS 7f0 OUST
f JL. il ID COUNCILMAN NOW
III H I
Illegal Boosting of Wheat and Flour
Prices Will be Made Subject of
Federal Probe.
VVILSOy APPROVES ACTION
Attorney Conor! Gregory Announc
ed Ho I Determined to Discover
Alleged Violators Work Promises
to lie Dlfflfoul Data Is Now Be
lli); ITi-jiarod,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16 Illegal
(boosting of wheat and flour prices
wm be made the subject of a federal
probe, It was announced today. Gov-
ernment authorities have served no
tice that punishment will be meted
rut to speculators Implicated In an
attempt to Illegally advance the price
of grain. President Wilson approves
the proposed probe.
Attorney General Gregory announc
ed he Is determined to discover the al
leged violators, but stated the work
will be difficult because Intrastate
.4 a m'111 Via Invnlvari a r A hofalic
boosting combine. The department
of agriculture la preparing data for
congress In connection with resolu-
tlons Introduced In the house to stop
th- , f , , h at a d fl ur
rlM OI prl e
WASHINGTON'. Jan. 16 Stinging
criticism of big dealers who. he said.
bold Americas surplus wneat crop,
was voiced by Representative Farra
tf Pennsylvania.
"I Ulleve," said Farra, "that be
tween seventy'ijlve and eighty per
tent of the su wheat In the Unit
ed states Is in sands of unscrup
ulous speculators who are holding it
for tpeculatlve advarice. The farm
era won't reap any of the reward ev
en If It brings two dollars a bushel."
The heart of a pretty girl may be as
chilly as at dog's nose.
Tatum Home
Mrs. Mary J. Tatum ami Tatum Home
at Groat Neck, L. I.
NEW YORK. Jan. 16 Mrs. Mary
J. Tatum continues to hold undisput
ed possession of the Tatum home on
the fashionable East Shore, Great
Neck, L. I. Her husband, John C.
Tatum. the millionaire broker, who
failed to secure a divorce last week
his wife. Among otners arrested aur-
,, .,i,hi f,1P rmssesslon of the
James MacArthur, her father; Mary
MacArthur, her sister: Robert Pear
sail, the Tatum gardner; Henry Cod
dlngton, the Tatum chauffeur; Wal
ter Toussalnt, the Tatum butler.
Noted Export Is Doad.
LONDON, Jan. 16. The death was
announced In London of Vice Admir
al Sir George S. Nnres, R. N., retired.
He was born in 1831.
NEWS SUMMARY
General.
Russians within few miles of Gt
man strnnglKrid at Thorn.
Tni German army con ruslaxl to
lflnforo linen along' Alsn. Paris
admits that German suoies9 in Uwt
quarter are continuing.
Socrctary of Umj Navy naincu pru-
testa against bill Introduced In Ore-
n locislaturo to abolish naval mili
tia.
l.ooal.
Quo wnrranto itrocoedliuc brought
to oust and fine VmntUla official.
Tom Mllarkey fcnves $75,000 citato
to daughter. ,
Walter Gllmnn ponvbtl of sU-al-
Inn w'. i , ,
William Scott very Hi In Portland.
II. S. dcrcnted in wana .
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JANUARY 1C, 1015
HOLDING OFFICE IN UMATILLA
Quo warranto proceedings to oust
from office Mayor H. N. Dryer and
Councilman T. S. Tlllson of Umatilla
were brought In the circuit court to
day by E. E. Starcher and E. T. An
thony who were elected on December
1 to succeed those two men. The
state appears as a plaintiff In the pro
ceedings and District Attorney Stelwer
therefore appears an an attorney. The
relators, Starcher and Anthony ars
represented by Raley & Raley and
Judge 8. A. Lowell of this city.
The relators ask that Dryer and
Tlllson not only be required to show
by what warrant they still hold their
BT CARL VOX WIEGAND)
liERLIN, Jan. 16. Sentiment
throughout Germany for an offensive
blockade of England by the use of
mines and submarines and other de
vices. Including German raids on Brit
ish merchantmen. Is Increasing. The
suggestion recently was made by Vice
Admiral Von Tripitz in an Interview
with the United Press that such an
Muffle Snooxe. Adtlcc.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 16. If you must
sneeze, muffle It If you can t keep
it In' wear a silencer or Imbed your
face In the snowy folds of a handker
chief.
The noise used to be about the only
disagreeable part of sneezing that was
known to humanity, but now Dr. Max
C. Starkloff. health commissioner.
savs a sneeze Is liable to spread dls-
I ease.
is Held by Wife
ii;V
wu'jfi,';
OFFENSIVE BLOCKADE OF PORTS
OF ENGLAND BEING ADVOCATED
Mi
offices but that they be subjected to
a fine under the statute of Oregon not
to exceed $2000.
Dryer and Tillson were mayor and
councilman respectively prior to the
election on December 1 at which
Starcher and Anthony were elected to
succeed them after a bitter contest
The charter of Umatilla provides that
elected officers shall take their oath
and file their bonds 20 days after the
election. This the two men failed to
do but. In their complaint, they al
lege that, by taking their oath prior
to the second Tuesday In January
which is the date of the beginning of
the new terms, they did qualify.
offensive would be Germany's answer
to the flat of England that Germany
must be starved out, is being taken
up in all quarters, but It Is finding
especial favor in official circles. It
was agreed that Inasmuch as England
bad emphasized the plan-to starve the
Germans Into submission the Germans
would be within their rights if they
adopted similar aggressive tactics.
Thorn Again Disappoints.
NEW YORK. Jan. 16. The Glaston.
burg thorn In Trinity churchyard dis
appointed Its friends again this year
by falling to put forth the "white fct
tercup" blossoms with which it never
falls in England to greet January 7,
Christmas day according to the old
time calendar..
Most men wouldn't do a
they didn't need the coin.
thing if
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Message is Sent to Gov.Withycombe
Recommending That Branch of
the Service be Continued.
AMPLE FUNDS ARE LOT
IIoum Has Short Session This Morn
ing Iii U Introduced Which Would
AooHmIi the Fish and Game Com
mlsfUon and Create a New Board
Adjourn Until Monday.
SALEM. Ore., Jan. 16. A half
hour session was held In the house
this morning when It adjourned over
Sunday. The senate adjourned yes
terday untU'Monday.
Nine bills were introduced, the prin
cipal one by Schuebel which abolishes
the fish and game commission an I
creates a new commission composed
of the governor, one f:h warden and
one game warden.
The move in the legislature to abol
ish the -Oregon naval militia brought
a strong protest from Secretary of
the Navy Daniels. Daniels sent a
message to the governor recommend
ing the militia be continued and the
legislature was urged to make ample
appropriation for its support.
IIAVAL BILL REPORT
I TO BOUSE
INCREASE OF OVER THREE KH
LIOX DOLLARS MADE Cf
BUDGET. .
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 The na
val appropriation bill authorising the
expenditure of a hundred and forty
eight million, five hundred and elxhtv
thousand, seven hundred and eighty
six dollars was reported in the house
by Chairman Padget of the navay
committee. The amount of the In
crease !s more than three and a half
million dollars over last year.
MRS JOSEPH P. MURPHY IS
HEIR TO MILARKEY ESTATE
DAUGHTER RECEIVES ALL
OF
PROPERTY VALUED AT
ABOUT 75.00O.
By the will of the late Thomas Ml
larkey, admitted to probate today, his
daughter. Elizabeth Murphy, wife of
Joseph P. Murphy of this city Is
made the sole heir to his estate, val
ued at not less than 175.000. The
will was made on Jan. 4 of this year.
Just a few days before his death. In
the presence of Col. J. H. Raley and
.miss Sarah Cunningham.
In the will Mrs. Murphy Is be
o.ueathed all of the property, both
real and personal, but she Is especi
ally Instructed to mind and remember
the children of his two deceased sis
ters. Isa belle Murphy and Ellz.
O'Nell, and to provide for them In
case they should ever be In distress.
In the event that she dies without
children, the will requests that the
property of the estate descend to these
two children, share and share alike,
but It Is expressly stated that this pro.
vision Is not to be a restriction upon
the daughter in the use, alienation,
management and ownership of th
property.
The petition for the probate of the
will, filed by Col. Raley. estimates the
real property of the estate to be val
ued at not less than 10 000 and the
notes and other personal property at
l.ot less than $15,000. All of the real
property is In this city. Mrs. Murphy
Is named executrix of the will ami
County Judge Marsh has appoint"!
Lot Llvermore, E. W. MotVmus and K.
J. Murphy as appraisers of th estate.
BATTLESHIP OREGON LEAVES
PACIFIC TO GET WILSON
PRESIDENT AXD HIS PARTY WILL
BE OX VESSEL TIIItoK.ll
CANAL.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. I6.--Th
battleship Oregon left the I'iiKl
Sound navy yard for ("HMoIm! on th
Atlantic side of tht Mhiriu of I'iih.i.
ma. where the preoiil.-nt utid )ii mri
will be taken aboard, pr-purutory t
leading the International 'UK-nnt
through the canal when It lit formally
opened to navigation on Mar:h 10,
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