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DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION Ioreon tut Mrrn Oregon, by the UnlUxl State Wcatftrr Observer t Portland, TO ADVICItTISEUS. The Kant Oretfunlna bis tli Urgest p11 circulation of any paper In Urfifou, east of Fortlaud an4 or twice dm clrcalatlun lu I'eudldloo of to oilier oewspsper. Fair tonight and Saturday. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 26 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OHKGOX, FI'IDAV, JANTAIIV 22, 1S15. NO. SiOG Fin IS 11 III EXPLOSIDII Oil MIH cn Nine Others are Injured Aboard San Diego According to Report From Admiral Howard. INVESTIGATION TO BE MADE l ew Detail juc Am Yet Ilocn lie ccIvmI Ixiw Water In Holler Tube Believed U Have Hccn Cuno Cruiser Mn Dkvo N Die J1tfthlp of the pacific Floe. WASHINGTON. Jan. II. Four men were killed and nine Injured in an explosion aboard the cruiser Ban Diego off the west coast of Mexico last night, according to a dispatch from Admiral Howard to the navy de partment. Low water In the boiler tubea caused the accident. The dead: William Elliott. Ambus L. Hardee, Clifford A. Western and Oscar J. Wyatt, all second cluaa firemen. Tha seriously Injured: Second class Firemen 11. V. Glldden. William . Miller. Benjamin Tucker and Ernest A. Led with. The less seriously Injured: George O'Hm, water tender; Dar ren Varnado and Charlea W. Peterson, aecond class firemen; , Kmanuel A. Shappl. aeaman and Patrick A. Merrlman, coal pass er. Tha Dan Dingo la the flagship of the Pacific fleet. , Few details of the disaster were given out by tha navy department. Daniels ordered an Investigation to fix the responsibility of tha explosion. The accident was reported by Admir al Howard but his dispatch did not give the exact cause of tha explosion or where It occurred. Tha San Diego left La pax January for Acepuleo. SAN DIEGO. Calif.. Jan. 22. The cruiser 8an Diego is safe at Guaymas, Mexico, according to naval official N TAKEN I IS PREY 10 FIDE Steamer Maryland Destroyed in Chesapeake Bay Other Vessels on Scene in Short Time. HUNGARIANS IH THE TRENCH B '"Ir-niai .L.'flJ.1 i m :JLJT :v-v-v fv ZZt--t, V W A3a . www' -i , r I JSS ' - T -'VA mmmmiu IIALTIMOUE, Jan. 22. The steam, er Mnrylund, of the Maryland, Dela ware arid Virginia steamship corn puny, burned early today In Chesa peake, i:uy. Eighty-five passengers were rescued, some of them from the ley wuters Into which they leaped. That there were no fatalities was due to the promptness of the 'liners, j my or uaitimore unci me,i--iiy or Norfolk in running to the rescue as soon as lookouts saw the blazing Marland. Bouts from the two ships picked up the passengers, many of whom leaped Into the water after hastily adjusting lifebelt. It Is feared the consequences may be serious to several of theie who were In the wa ter a considerable time. Mm 4 4 I. IIIIEE LEAVES TONIGHT F0 TRIP 10 HOSPITAL HERE Members of Senate and House are Appointed--Needs of Institution be Studied. HOUSE DISPOSES OF BILLS BOMBARDMENT OF HISTORIC CITY BEGUN BY GERMANS I'AMOI S ('TIIH)I!.I, AT 1)1 K r) .M (.KD BV SIIKLLH. KAINT FIREMEN HAVE HARD FIGHT WITH SALEM, MASS. BLAZE 1DUTIOV OF TTY I.KIT STAND NO MXCK Itir. DISASTint THHEATt2SlO. SALEM. Mass., Jan. 22. After bat tling flames for elKht hours, firemen here aided by firefighters and appa- PARIS, Jan. 22. The bombardment of the historic city of Saint Die bythe Cermana waa announced In an official war office statement Six shells fell In the heart of the city, one striking near tha famous Cathedral built In the eleventh century. The announce ment did not mention fatalities but declares the Inhabitant fled In wild panic. The statement admits the Germans continue to check the French near Huint Mihlel and Metx. The attempt to drive a wedge Into the German lines at Metx failed. The Germans continue their advance. The official statement says in part: "Our forces, under a violent bombard ment, have been compelled to evacu ate 60 yards of trenches southeast oi Saint Mihlel. The enemy aleo recap tured part of the trenches we took northwest of Polnt-a-Mousson." The German bombardment of Nleu port was resumed the announcement miys. The French claim an advance S'. . . ...... i Measure Doubling LicetiHe Keen on Kuluwrn Cajincnt Unanimously I'aAS-fd-r-ObJw-t is to Make Comnx-rcUl 1li Industry Keif Supporting Senate Adjourns. This photograph from the southern war area, shows Hungarian Infantry, standing in thelrytrench near farm house destroyed by Servian shells FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF UMATILLA IS' DISSOLVED I HOIlAltl.K KKMOVAL OF IIVI SIOX I1MNT IS CAISF. OF ACTION. Turk Hctreat a Itout. PETROGRAD. Jan. 22. The Tur kish retreat in the Caucasus Is becom ing a rout. The Motdema are fleeing In disorder toward Erxerum, with the purauing Slavs taking large numbers of prisoners. The Russian command er hope9 to annihilate or completely shatter the Turkish forces before Er zerum Is reached. AUSTRIAN COMMANDER ENDS LIFE TO ESCAPE DISGRACE Hecaimo of the prospects of the re moval of the O.-W. R. & N. division!; nrtlnl fr,,n 1'mnllllu anil tt lha nun. I seiiuent decrease in business there, the First Rank of I'matilla, by a vote NEWS SUMMARY HATTKRlKS SHELL ONE OF OWN It.TTLKSIIIIS DECLARES llEPOKT. The legislative committee, which arrives here at 7:10- in the morning to make an Inspec tion of the Eastern Oregon State Hospital, will be met by Supt W. D. McNary and some of the local business men. Most of the day will be spent at the institution and in the evening the members will be guests at an informal roast pig luncheon in the Wenaha club. BRITISH SHIP IS SHI OV TOHPEDO FIRED 0! GERMANS Submarine Scores Another Victory, Sending Merchantman to Bottom in the Maas River. SALEM, Ore., Jan. 22. The house unanimously passed the bill doubling the license fees imposed upon salmon canneries with the idea of making commercial fish industry self sup porting. The bill proposes to adjust the fees so that no state appropriations will be needed to maintain the fish eries department Twenty-one bills were disposed of In the house, so when the next subjects come up they will be ready for pass age or rejection. The senate accomplished little at the morning session and then ad' Journed until Monday. The members will attend the Thompson funeral this afternoon. The senate spent most of the time debating Langguth's bill providing for' cumulative voting of shares in stock corporations. The bill finally was made a special order for 10 30 Monday. It was announced in the senate that a committee Vf four senators will near Loinbaertsyde, and slight gains 1 In the vicinity of Rerry-Au-Rac. A I of the Bliareholders. has been dls- rtua from several neighboring towns, shurp German attack near Reause- solved. The liquidation will take Biirceeded In controlling a fire which Jour was declared drpulscd with con- place next Tuesday, January 28. ac- threatened to destroy a portion of'slderable loss. From the Olso to the Salem remaining after last summer's Yser, the statement said, activity Is! of the American National Rank of dlsaatrougs conflagration. The loss Is largely confined to artillery duels, the this city, who Is also president of the estimated at 125.000. I advantage resting with the French PETKOGKAD, Jan. 22. It is re ported in dispatches received here I th:if th lliktrlln rummnniliir nf tha I 'fortress of Polu In the Adriatic Sea J leave tonight to visit the Eastern ,; committed suicide on learning thai Oregon Hospital at Tendleton. The -' . ' the forts there, through a blunder had h'111 decided to take up the recom I shelled the Austrian battleship Ra-' mendation of the committee that it becky. The mistake occurred, during! neearui lor eism memuers m u LIBRARY 601 IS- PLANS 10 PROVIDE SMALL 101 LIBRARIES Having provided through securing Section 2. Said special tax may be aid from the Carnegie fund for the divided and may be assessed, levied erection of library buildings here and and collected in such parts as the At Milton the library board Is now county court of such county may de- striving to secure legislation under termlne and said special tax, if dlvld- whlch It will be possible for each t ed, shall not aggregate more than one the branch library towns of the coun-jand one-half mills and the right of ti in secure a library building suit- any county to levy such special tax able to Its needs. I nhall he exhausted when said limit of A measure to this effect Is now be! one and one-half mills has been fore the house and was amended reached. somewhat yesterday. As amended Section S. Said tax Is to be assess- the measure reads as follows: 0(j levied and collected for the pur- cording to W. L. Thompson, president uinii HUlmiartno. PasHt-nmrs rc'-rnA! from Umatilla bank. Mr. Thompson states wtHl In ( hcsnike imy. that during the time the bank has; been maintained at Umatilla It has! Local. General. iv.n mmi Lillnal in ovnliMilon nn .... , ki.,k r..n..n .i or. .. i house and senate ways and means " - - - - - - - - , riDsnriiirii i 1 1 1 V I i .111. v i. i 1 1 i w - bonrtl ruU-r Sau liiso. . j tack upon the Austrian fleet by the I committee to go to Pendleton to visit Hrltlfli mcrrliantinaii wink by Gcr. Frenrh submarine Purle. It was re- the Eastern Oregon Hospital. A fight 1 ported the Rabecky was severely dam tnirniiis 11 god. paid but that with all Indications pointing to the removal of the rail road division point, conditions did not warrant maintaining It longer In the view of those financially Interested in It. Addition to bu built to O.-W. depot. . Umatilla bank ha. ll.olel. J. K. Miller, former local resident, diet In Texas. .Lojrblatlve committee liore tomor row to Inspect state hospital. Naval Uadot.-lii 0en. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Repre sentative Sinnott will have a compet itive examination at Klamath Falls, taker and The Dalles on February 15, to select a cadet for the Annapolis Naval Academy of the class entering this year. Episcopal Cathedral Under Construction was mide on the proposition yester day. Today Eaton withdrew his ob jection. Speaker Selling appointed Smith of Klamath. Wapner of Douglas, Clark of Gilliam and Elmore of Linn as a committee to visit the Eastern Ore gon Hospital. It was announced that Senators Wood, LaFollette. Ragsdale and Smith of Josephine, were members of the senate ways and means committee who leave tonight with the committee from the house. DUTCH BOAT RESCUES CREW England Believes Germans are Iteadj to Make Doiperrue Attempt M I AM Trump In the Knropestn War Aerial Attack In Force Is tho Jfex Move Looked for. LONDON, Jan. 22 It was offici ally announced that the British steam er Dorward has been torpedoed and sunk by a submarine near the mouth of the Maas river. A Dutch pilot boat rescued the crew, landed them at Hook, Holland. LONDON. Jan. 22 England's be lief that Germany fo;e..ee.-t ultimate defeat in the present war and is now planning to adopt desperate war meas ures was strengthened by the an nouncement that a German subrarlne torpedoed and sank the Pritlsh steamer Durwaad. The sinking of the vessel is generally accepted as the first move In Germany's policy as an nounced by Vice-Admlral Von Ttrpltr In an Interview with the United Prea. correspondent Von Wlegand recently. This Is the second attempt of what official England believes are the "last effort" expedients of the kaiser. The aerial raid on Norfolk Is regarded as the first. All reports heretofore have bn that a great German aerial fleet la being held by the kaiser as th "last cartridge" in the great war. Eng lishmen believe the emperor, balked on land and sea. Is determined to take final desperate measures. Tuesday night's raid was probably the prelimi nary maneuver. The torpedoing of the Durward Is expected to cause an Immediate Increase In Lloyd's risk ow merchantmen. ADDITION WILL BE FUILT TO 0-W. R. AND N. STATI3M MORE ROOM IS NECESSARY AND CONTRACTORS ARRIVE HERE FOR WORK. Tin it enacted by the people of the state of Oregon: Bo H enacted by the legislative agsem bly of the state of Oregon: j That Chapter 117 of the general pose of erecting, at the county seat of any such county where any such-tax may be levied, a central public li brary building upon a site approved by the county and conveyed to such laws of Oregon for 1911 and Sections rounty by any Person, firm or cornora- 4S4? and 4S49 of Lord's Oregon laws tlon. and said building when so erect- bu and the same are hereby umenaea to rend as follows: Chapter 117, (Jcncrnl Laws of Oregon for 1911. That C cmfwyctaololcmfwypotaolt Section 1. Any county In this state Is hereby authorlxed and empowered, In IIh dlserotlon, to asseJW. levy and collect, In the manner provided for tho assessment, levy and collection of other taxes for county purposes, a tiper'al tax, not to exceed one and cne-bnlf mills on each dollar of the assessed value of all taxable property within such county, for the purposes specified In Section 111 of this act. The proceeds of any such tax levy shall be placed In a separate fund, to bo known ns the 'Tubllo Library Pulldina: Fund, and shall be expended only for the purpose for which the same is levied, and no moneys shall no drnwn from such fund except upon warrant drown ly order Of the coun ty court for the county for which niiy such tax may be levied. ed Is to be maintained and operated as a public library at such county seat. Rut the county court of any such county may and Is hereby authorized to acquire by donation, bequest or gift sites, buildings or equipment for free public libraries, and where a central library bulltlng Is provided In whole or in part by donation or otherwise, any remaining portion of the fund au thorized in Section 1 hereof may be iiiscd by the county toward the erec tion of branch library buildings to be built In cooperation with any city, school district, or union high school district within any county levying such a tax. But no part of such building fund shall be used toward the con- I H Will -ii n ,,iiMiiiiiiiiiVilWr II lm --w , ,.,,..., -...- k... . . - OVER 600,000 BUSHELS OF WHEAT FOR EUROPE PORTLAND. Ore. Jan. 22. Three sailing vessels and one steamer left port today for the United Kingdom with six hun dred thirty-five thousand, three hundred eight bushels of wheat. This is the season's record. Pendleton has become headquarters for so many trainmen of the O.-W. R. & N. Co. and lay-over station for Sf many more that the company has found It necessary to build an addi tion to the passenger station. Moore Bros., the contractors, and their crew of workmen, arrived today and will start to work Immediately. The addition will be built on the West end of the depot Just off the baggage room and will serve as an accommodation room for the train men. It will extend from the depot about twenty feet. Each train crew has a box about the size of a trunk In which is carried clothes and ne cesenary equipment for a run and at present these boxes are piled on the platform at the west end of the de pot. As many as a dozen at a time thus accumulate, so any crews stop off here from the main line, Wash ington division and Pilot Rock branch. Farmers Hope for Snows. BAKER. Ore., Jan. 22. Despite the recent snows In Baker county there Is still a deficiency and farmer are becomlnjc somewhat worried. Recent cold, clear weather has diminished hopes for enough snow to assure wa ter for irrigation In the growing period. National Cathedral of S. S. Peter of the work on the National Cathedral structlon of branch library buildings and Paul at Washington as It will ap- of SS. Peter and Paul, the magnificent within any such county except upon'P'ar when completed, and on the gothlc cathedral of the Episcopal condition that the city, school district I left the late Bishop Satterlee and on church. or union high school district where the right, Bishop Harding. I The building of the structure any such branch is located shall pro- '.Continued on page eight.) was begun by the late Right Rev. Henry WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Recent Yates Satterlee, the first bishop of gifts will make possible tho renewal Washington and will now be curried on by his successor, the Right Rev Alfred Harding. The cathedral, when completed will be one of the finest specimens of gothlc architecture In America. It was designed bv Sir tleorge llodley and his American asso elate, Henry Vaughan, of Boston. DESPERATE ATTEMPTS TO TAKE THE BRITISH TRENCHES FAIL LONDON, Jan. 22. Details of a fur ions niht attack by a German regi ment in the region of Visny, in which the enemy was driven off after a hand to hand strucBle were brousht here In Amsterdam dispatches. Repeatedly repulsed by the allies the Germans returned to the assault several times before their defeat was decisive. When the engagement was over the enemy had been driven back 900 yards beyond their original lines. The Germans losses were stated at 260 killed and many wounded and captured. The British losses wcr comparatively light. The Germans crept from their trenches and began the first iujuuII 1 y advancing acro.ss uu urivi oriverit'l into a veritable quagmire by limw rains. In spit of thr Rriii-h hh.-il fire, they succeeded in reaching- h wire entanglements whlii pi olwted the British trench--. There the KuR lish riflemen opened up. Three times the enemy avuyd the same maneuver and each time ws repulse. I. Finally the British dellv ered a spirited Infantry churK. Fight ing throuKh seas of mud. until tho bayonet most of the time, th dis patches say they captured row of German trenches. Indications are the enemy Is -n deavorliig to take tho uttntnw at all points In Frane and Belgium, cept at Rheims. ' f a l it
