East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, January 20, 1915, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text. - - 'E-v jr'' ' '' m tcMB MmiL (fro DAILY EVENING EDITION osiiy rows mi Forecast for Y-nMrrn Orrsmn, fcj Ux United State Wmitior Obrrre at Portland. TO ADVEUT1SEIIS. Tta Fut OregonUa hi th largest paid clrculatloa of any papr Id Oregon, east of Portland end over twice the clrcilatlon In Pendleton of any other newipaper. Fa'r tonight, and Thursday. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER to r VOL. 28 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PEXDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JAXUAKV 2 NO. UQ 1 xmm us i ran w in REI CHARGE '.Brilliant Infantry Attack Forces French Back and Trenches are Captured by Teutons. OTHER PROGRESS IS CLAIMED Counter Assault lU-portcd to Have Keen Itcpulm! French, on Other Hand, Ienjr Tliat Ground Gained b German Ua Ileen Held Violent Engagement Along Coast. UERLIX. Jan. 20. A brilliant In fantry charge has succeeded In ad vancing the German lines 600 yard In toe Argon no region, an official war office statement declared. A few French trenches were taken and a dope rule counter attack by the ene my at night wiu repu)ed with losa. The German have cuptured French trenches near Notre Dame De Lorette. The kaiser' troop have made good progress In the forest uf fiennhelm In Alaace. It waa declured cannonading continued between the river and.tlie North Sea. a- i PARIS, Jan. :0. Desperate fight ing for the possession of a bridge over the Tser river, near Nleuport, waa announced In a war office statement The encounter marks the renewal of activities In that region. The French held bridges against determined Ger man attacks. Under cover of artil lery fire, the Germans attempted to dynamite the structure, but were forc ed to withdraw after heavy losses, the statement asserts. Rain and fog in Belgium have passed. Other violent engagements have .taken place along the coast German field-works" near St. George and Bla gny were bombarded and destroyed .by French artillery. . ,Th statement admits the Germans have gained several trenches In the 'La Curie woods. In the Argonne regi on, but assorts thece were recaptured by brilliant counter attucks There la violent cannonading In the Argon ne. The Germans have taken the offensive In the a Fretre woods. The French advance toward Mets has tem porarily halted, but the attempt of the Germans to deliver an attack was repulsed. The Inactivity at Rhelms and Solssons continues. . Germans Overcome by Fatigue Sleeping in the TrenA -7 n . ' " 1 1 1 11 1 . ' 'J" 11 ' ' ' ii iiiiiiiw 1 i;m 1 anuipiiw f j. j 1 t w'M,)i"" ' ' l iin ,n , , .,, j ----- - -- Hi, f- - - - - - - - " - ' - - T --" --" ear j I : rr?rzrrrr7rrr-r y'Tyrrrrr: 'l ' . !' . ' ;V r '- f ,. . ;. . . . '.;'..:;.;",.:;.. . .-. . :u -oS 'w v;'.r'vt '.l J?'- Js "''"-'' ' sv -(rA ';l - ' vk "- " ? - . AIRCRAFT BRITISH RAID TOWNS Attack is Made Last Night on English Interior Cities arid According to Unofficial Reports, Seven Persons are KilledCoast Towns Also Suffer From German Aeroplanes Zeppelins Did Not Take Part Declare Officials-Object-ive Point of Raid is King's Palace. . Gorman ainntn, last night, raided at least nine towna alonjr, th coast and in tlir interior of England, dropping bombs whicR killed m-en person.-. The number. of dead maj by increased when a fuller rejort of the raid is received from tho government Despite the story, which in London has reassured the people, that Zeppelins took no part in the raid, statements from several people in the towns raided claim that Zeppelins were distinctly seen in the sky. Officials maintain that aeroplanes alone took part in the raid. The t owns of annouth, Sandringham and King's L-nn are all in the province of Norfolk, which abuts the North Sea about 150 miles I urth of London! i armouth, known a Great Yarmouth, and Cromer, am favorito water resorts- while Sandringham contains the country palace of the late Kiti" Edward. Kind's Lvnn is a searort and market town. It ron- , machine ho an 1 other in line varus, iron loimunries. tains t-iiiphuii f l twines. Other towns were Sheeringhani, Sncttingham, Gorkston, Griuiston, Dcestotj and Dersingman. . . This Is one of the most remarkable photographs of the war. it shows one of the dominant force which' have made this European conflict one' of the moat terrible of hist on' Fatigue la what soldiers of all side have com plained about Men fight for days and nights at a time without a chance to sl-ep, except the few hours they mayiauw they are dead tired, and Eng-jwhUh runs nieui in me jrrncnea wnne uunei iiy, usnmen returning wounded nave saia , riflemen on above them. While tittle actual work j the fatigue was absolutely impotslble is done at night the men cannot leave to doj,crll)- . the trenche. for fear of raiding par- ThU th'T'f nowg the Ger ., . mans on the Russian border suffer ties. They must be ready at all time thf ume way. Jt WM taken durIng for battle. It has been aald that half, a battle at Darkehmen on the Anger the French soldiers live In a hax ba-app river, a V'l'r' of the Pregel, r- : i DUTCH CRAFT HITS RECOMMENDATIONS 1 MADE Tarry Is Clioton. . WASH1XUTOX. Jan. 20 Will li. I'arry of Seattle has been chosen by the president as a member of the new federal trade commlwdon. according to authoritative Information., Mil III SCHELDT; 5 III ABE KILLED AMSTERDAM, Jan. 20. One of ficer and four men were killed when a Dutch motor sloop struck a mine In the River Scheldt and sank. It la believed the sloop was engaged In sweeping the river to clear It of mines. FOB CHANGES IN TAX LAIS LOBBY PASSES SINGLE ITEM VETO MEASURE IS INTRODUCED IN SENATE Several changes In the tax law which they belVve would make the astern of taxation more equitable ar recommended in a petition sent b members of the I'matllla County Tax payers' annotation to members of the lealtilature. Among the changes the udvoouto a- return to the system ot Kemf aniiua collection and also mak ing the sheriff instead of the treaa- .. . - ! drove It o .'. We are In favor of a law that ha( e would require t!ie payment of taxes, I (ht (.u. t LOXDOX. Jan. 20. The conviction 1 growing here that aeroplanes and rot Zeppelins raided the coat and the Interior of Xorfolk last night. This sentiment aided In calming the peo ple of London. Despite the statements of several hundred people that they past Koenigfberg. Near j distinctly saw Zeppelins, official In guard may be seen the th cities visited by the raiders ex- hole by which these aold!ers will en-tpreS8ed doubt that dreadnaughU of ter their dugout from the trenches if,the alr PaPated n th attack, shell begin to burst over them. Mlet that on,Jr "planea took When artillery fire I continued f0r rrt n the mid te supported by state hours these men must live huddled In ment trom the Tarmouth police. The the mud and foul atmosnhen. nf thi!f 1 government Is silent Thia alienee holes In the. ground. I regaraea as inaicaung an idt- tigatlnn Is In progress to snow inai It was ohTy aeru)lanen which droppad bombs on the -cities, thus, relieving the minds of the People. j In the absence .of official confirma tion, best reports Indicate that even lersons have been killed, with the possibility that two more at least have perished. Five were SUUed at Tr mniith .n,1 tvi ot fvlnff-'s T.vnn. I ... The principal objective of the raid j was evidently Sandringham palace, i the reeidenee of the- king in Norfolk- The kin? and queen, however, were at Buckingham palace. London,. -The raiders first appeared at Great Yarmouth. Cromer, Peeston and Sheerlngham were then visited In rap id succession. At each place bombs were dropped. A number of bombs were then dropped at King's Lynn and Sandringham. but. the k'ng's palace At King Lynn tne fill STEAL IT III DDAD TO DOAII LEI the taxpayers of Oregon. We there fere resectfully recommend the fol j ' ; , lowing for your favorable considera- ' , tion and auk that you use our vote! Boldly lrenking-into the Rnrage of and Influence for favorable action on . J-iCk t'hildreth on Ea.t Alta street the Kame. j early- 1a-"t evoning. some peraons of 1. We Hk that you oppose a state! tnkrT' Identity but presumably raln Inspection law. j J"Tiders. stole h.'s automobile and ! crove u out ot tne city, uerore tliey much over a mile, however. I was uninjured. ' " . . V ",,r n"'1 1,1 them to burn bv bodies of a woman and a boy have been recovered. Xo attempt was made to attack London. It la definitely known that bombs were dropped at Tarmouth. KIng'a Lynn. Sheerlngham, Snettlng ham, Gorleston, Grlmston. Beeston. Dtrslnghim and Sandringham. Interior town were warned by telephone of the approach of tha raiders and took, precautions, arrang ed in advance, by extinguishing light and otherwise making It difficult for person In the sky to make out the line of each place. , Great excitement prevailed in offi cial circle when news of the raid reached London. ' Special constable) raced northward In motor car In the hope of sighting the enemy in time to warn the city. Anti airship gun placed at advantageous point were immediately trained on the sky and scores of powerful searchlight threw their brilliance upward. Weatnef condition favored the raider, who timed the'r flight perfectly, arriving; at the - Rrfttyh coast Just ' after dark. The first warning of the presence of the enemy came at Tarmouth when a searchlight suddenly flooded the heart of the city with light. A few seconds afterward two bombs exploded. Thera was a brief Interval, then five- more bombs came down In rapid succession. City officials immediately turned off the electric power and threw th city Into darkness. , urer collector. They ulno favor ai.L , ..I . , . i them to burn by t'ie roadside law dividing property into tangible!1'"5 ",l!",ul rnRI,y or ,mere81' I Mr Chlldreth. who run., a l.l.uk and Intangible classification and sev-j 3- Tllat ,ne 8la,e tax commission . smith shop on Alta street just acros oral measures pertaining to the duties-be not n,M,"h,'l. ut that one com-j from the Alta House and whose of county courts The following ! '"issioner acting In 'conjunction with j K,lrHKe Jut next door, discovered the full text of their communication I PX'off'cl '"embers of the same the loss of his auto this morning. The to the legislature: We, the undersigned, members the executive committee of the Cm onr'""K' "'einoers oi me same the lo.ss of his auto this morning. The would be sufficient, thus making aj lock had been broken from the garage 'saving of $2500 annually. j door. A report to the officers result- 4. That the taxes all ho collected lv the sheriff. 5 That the county courts he re to recommend to the consideration of , . , , .... t I . . i , , I .i-iii puuvHirin, lite nili'till VI nn'n our leKLslators, certain measures which . we think would be of great benefit to tllla County Taxpayers' Association, re authorized by the said association (Continued on page five.) ec in an Investigation and sometime later the wrecked machine was found by the roadside on the Wild Horse ro:d J'.ist beyond the first turn nfter the big cut Is passed. rnntlrued on page titht. TWO AIRMEN ARE KILLED AS . TKEIRHACHHE FALLS TAWS. Jan. 20. Lieutenant La porte of the French army and Lieu tenant Chennery. of the I'ritish avi ation corps, perished when their aero plane fell from a great height. The wreckage caught fire. Chennery was burned to death. Laporte was res ued frimi the flames but died of his injuries. - NOZEPPEL IS TOOK A SALEM, Ore., Jan. 20. After a Vlg. Oious debute, the bill Introduced by Schuebel requiring the registration of all lobbyists with the secretary of state and forbidding others from ap pearing as legislative counsel alto gether, was passed in the house. Among the 12 who; Oppoeod the passage of the lobby bill was Itepre4 Hontative Hlnkle.1 .A resolution to submit to the peo pie or the state a proposed constltu tlonal amendment granting the gov ernor authority to veto single Items In appropriation blla was introduced in the senate by Kcllaher. ( tScnator lllngham's bill reducing the salary of the county commissioner In Lane county from five to three dol lars a day and actual expenses, wa passed. ' ' '"' . ( Kcllaher Introduced a bill In th M'pate creating an Oregon state trade day. commission to consist of seven mem bers appointed by the governor. The commissions duties would be "to In vestigate the possibilities of profit to Oregon's existing Institutions and the establishment of new Oregon Indus tries." ' The bill carries an appropri ation of 15,000. ' ' , -' Thompson' bill to revls the Ju dicial system of the state and create eight new circuit Judgeships was in troduced In the senate. SALKM,', Ore.. Jan. 20 Six ounce gloves are allowed in boxing matchci In a bill authorizing six round box ing matches presented in the house b Representative Lewis, of Portland. The kidney punch is forbidden. A state boxing commission Is created. The 1)111 Is along similar lines 6f the one introduced in ; the' evnnte voter First View Published of Avenzano i REMONSTRANCES MADE AGAINST i ABOLISHING GAME COMMISSION Following the protest of the Um' tllla Fish & Game association against th Shuebel bill to abolish the state fish and gama commission, the board of mHnngors of tho Pendleton Com mercial association yesterday evening added a further remonstrance. Athe na and IMIot Rock sportsmen have ato got up a remonstrance and for warded It to the Umatllta county del egation In tho legislature while Indi vidual sportsmen in other part of the county have forwarded letters and telegrams This evening ' a maas meeting will be held In the Com- - "'' -'''!i,f-. -r- - JJ""K' I O ' ; YBltJ? f-A- :4iai -tt 1 "" " ' " ' V.:aaK T ---- ih-i,,t-,,ffc,j n-t i-iri m PART III iD SAT POUCE r a (Continued on pagt, five.) The town in' Italy which wa totally destroyed by the earthquake, with a loss of 15,0i) lives, victims to the great shock In rarlou part cf the country will total approximately 90.000. It is estimated that the number of those who fell TARMOUTH. Jan. 20. Police her today said that they are positive no Zeppelins nere with the air raider which appeared over this city lost night. It was said that the outline of th craft were visible and It waa certain they were aeroplanes. The property damage here Is esti mated at $15,000. Two unexploded bombs were found today on the outskirts of Tarmouth. They were placed on exhibition In a store window where they attracted the attention of a large crowd Kach bomb weighed six pounds. The death list here Is placed at five persons. Trlvate Uoulton died from his wounds today. A fragment of a bomb penetrated his r.reat. Four other persons were Instintly killed. NEWS SUMMARY i General, Alrrraft attack Umm n ruglmi.t Sovernl rui-Min urr klllel. 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