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J 7 DAILY EVEtJIHG 0111011 Forecast fr F'ni Oregon, by Un United M Wrailier Obrrer t Portland. Rain f.r inn tonight and Tue.dny; cooler tonight. DAILY EVENING EOITI01I TO ADVERTISERS. The Kast OrogonUn hi the largest paid flrctilallou of aujr paper In Ore"", cant of 1'ortland and over twice the circulation In 1'eadleton of any other newipaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CO UNTY OFFICIA L PA PER VOL 26 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGOX, .MONDAY, FKIJKL'AKY 1, 19 NO. GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS HOLD THE RUffiANS IN CHECK -7 Desperate Fighting is in Progress in Timbered Region Near Pilkallen re the Kaiser Has Hurled Fresh Troops in Effort to Stay the Onward Rush of the Slav Armies Advance is Being Continued mm attempt TO SE HIE SLAV a THIGH ti eh German Forces are Concentrated AgainstCentral Army Corps Which are Pouring Over the Frontier. FIGHTING GN NEAR WARSAW Trent ln's Wlilt-h Were Captured on Friday Retaken by KuMJaiitf After lHiK-mto i:n uiint'r la Which the Germans Aro saia to llvo Iot Heavily lulilU Occupied. j I KTROGRAD. Feb. 1. Desperate fighting U lit progremm In the tim bered region near lilkallen. East Pruiwla, tiif war office announced. This Indicate that the Gorman rein forcements, rushed forward to check the Russian advance against Konlgs irg, are offering a, determined re sistance. The kals r's strati-gluts are concen trating their principal resistance on a aerim of assaults on the Russian cen tral urmy of three corps which are Touring acri,m German territory. The Russians claim slight gains. The trenches west of Warsaw were lost to the enemy on Friday but have been tecai lured. A violent engugemenl. In which the Germans lost heavily, pre ceded the succcisa. the statement de clared. PETROGRAD, Feb. 1. It Is offi cially announced that the Ruaslans have occupied Tabris In Persia on Saturday. BERLIN. Feb. 1. A flank attack by General Francola In Northern Po land hu effectually halted the Rus alan efforts to advance against the Thorn fortress, according to the war office. Francois, who was operating in the vicinity of Malawa. made a rap id movement southwest and attacked the Russian right, forcing a retire ment. The Germans have gained fur ther east of Lowici and south of the Vistula. The Germans have resumed the offensive and are advancing tow ard Ixidx. It was announced that German avi ators had crossed the lines of the al lies and dropped bombs at BallleuL eight miles north of Lille. The Kais er conferred with his staff chiefs here and announced he Is very well satis fled with the progress of the campaign both east and weat. Uncle Sam's Enormous Gun to Protect Panama Canal ,7 ,1V i i v.- . , . . ' -fv ',Tr"w' i- REPUBLICANS DETERMINED TO CONTINUE FILIBUSTER; READY TO TALK MEASURE TO DEATH 51 K: ' if"- t ! f ! ri Opposition to Shipping Bill Begins in Senate Again This Morning Speaking Campaign will be Kept up Until Final Adjournment, Say the Leaders Declare They wiJI Block all Other Legislation. I . . -u. ' r . , - A 1 1 H.-". .A A.I- WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. The re publican filibuster against the govern ment ship purchase bill was resumed at 10 a. m. when the senate was calt td to order after being In recesg from midnight Saturday. Both sides are confident of victory. Republican members Insist that a week more of filibustering will mean the bill will be talked to death. They declare they are prepared to contin ue the speaking campaign until the final adjournment and to block all other legislation If necessary to ac complish the downfall of the measure. These claims are ridiculed by demo cratlc leaders. It Is believed some democrats favor dropping the meas ure if the filibuster really endangers) the appropriation bills. FHEIICII 11 BACK GERMAN EFFORT TO PEIIH HUES Concentrated Attempt to Pierce the Positions at Ypres Meets With Severe Defeat Says Paris, GALLIC FIRE DESTRUCTIVE Alia torn nejwirt That Slu-IIinjr of Ten tonic Positions Wa Most F-ffVtlvo French lnfantrivrn. After Pour ing la Terrific lire, l'e tle liajo nct Against Enemy. JESSE FAILING, CITY'S OLDEST MERCHANT, IS CALLED BY DEATH This normoiis rifle, believed to b the larRect Hlnxle piece of armor ever made, is being shipped by the United States government to protect the SEVERE SIM III 1,1 ILEI IDS BACK All ffifflE CHICAGO, Feb. 1. One of the worst Btorma In years gripped the middle west and northwest today. Trains entering Chicago are all de layed and street car traffic la paral ysed. One was killed here and scores were Injured. Hundreds of miles of telephone and telegraph lines are down. The storm struck Chicago early today. The snow soon turned to rain. A drop of temperature Is tauslng the ruin to freeze, covering the streets and wires with a coating of Ice. MADISON. Wis., Feb. 1. Train servlco out of Madison is badly crip pled by a snow and wind storm which has raged since Saturday night. Street car traffic is at a, standstill. DETROIT, Feb. 1. Two are dead and scores are suffering Injuries as a rosult of the storm which has been sweeping Michigan since Saturday night. Immense damage has been dono telephone and telegraph lines. MILWAUKEE, Feb. 1. -More than 100 persons Including crews and pas sengers ore marooned outside the liarbor while five lake steamers are Imprisoned In Ice floes. One of the worst storms of the winter Is sweep ing this part of Wisconsin, According to the lawyers for the rewest leaguo, baseball cannot exist half slave and half free. Panama Canal. The photograph shows the great H-lnch gun on 1U way to Watertown. Mass., where It will be made ready for shipment to the canal. It weighs 284,000 pounds. The car on which the gun is carried itself weighs 192,420 pounds and no 'ewer than thirty-two wheels were necessary to hold It. MORE RUIN FALLS IN 24 HOURS THAN IN LAST MONTH AT 1 O'CLOCK T01Y .53 OF AX ixcii is i:i:cokii.! INSTKUMF.XTS. Within the past 24 hours as much rain has fallen in Pendleton as fell during the entire month of January. At 1 o'clock this afternoon the recohr tng Instrument kept by the official weather observer showed that .53 of an Inch had fallen since 4:30 yester day and the rain was still fulllnB steadily. The month of January which closed yesterday was one of the dry est In' recent years, the total rainfall for the 31 days being but .58 of an inch whereas the normal for that month Is 1.59 Inches. The rain here started falling about 4:30 yesterday In a light shower and resumed attain at 10. During the night and early morning there was considerable precipitation and all day today there has hardly been a mo ment's cessation. The rain Is a great boon to the farmers because of the big deficiency In the season's precipitation. The ground has not for years been as dry on February 1 as It Is now and tne whAt men were beginning to get anxious. The river and smaller streams have been unusually low, too during the winter. SCHOONER IS WRECKED IN. BAD GALE OFF CAPE HENRY FATK. OF CKKW IS UNKNOWN OTHFJl VF.SSF.IiS RF.POUTF.D IN DANGER, WASHINGTON. Feb, 1. A wire less message received here says the fcchooner Frank U. Swain was wreck ed In a heavy galo 70 miles southeast of Cape Henry. The vessel lies bot tom upward. Dispatches failed to state the fate of the crew. Other craft are reported endangered In a heavy gale off the Atlantic coast. (icucrul Stone Dies at 72. ' SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1. Gener al George Stone, a notable figure In the political history of California and nn active participant In public af fairs, died after a lingering Illness. He vas 72 years old. At different time he served as adjutant general of the stale militia, head of the California fish and game commission, receiver for the United States land office and ns cha'rman of the republican state central committee. I'ss.sing of IoHagc Road. SALEM. Feb. 1. By the provi sions of a bill Introduced by Senator Smith of Coos, the board of portage railway commissioners is abolished and the portage railroad property Is Abo Rucf Motbor Dylrur. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Feb. 1. Hope for the recovery of Mrs. Adele Ruef. mother of Abe Ruef. was aban doned by friends of the family. The aged woman Is suffering from the In firmities of age, aggravated by her Jesse Failing. Pendleton's oldest lived to ere. In the completion of the' PARIS, Feb. 1. The Germans hava been thrown back violently In anoth er attempt to smash the allies' lines at Tpres. French Infantrymen, aft er mowing down the enemy's first ranks with a murderous fire, used the bayonet so effectively that the Ger man line was repulsed in great disor der. This announcement by the war office created a tremendous wave of enthusiasm In the city. For several days it wai reported the Germans had been masking reinforcements la Bel gium for a new drive. Aerial scouts reported that the shelling of the Ger man positions along the Aisne by the French was effective. From Tpres to the coast an artillery fight has been In progress for several days. merchant, both in point of years and experience and one of the best known pioneers of the city and county, ex pired Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock of acute cystitis and complications in cident to old age. He was past 84 ears old and had been a resident 'of Pendleton for 37 years and of Uma tilla county for 52 years. He is sur vived by a widow, one daughter, Mrs. i F.dlth Ray, and a step-son, ' Hendley, all of this city. LONDON, Feb. 1. A high admi ralty official predicted the failure of Admiral Von Tirpitt' attempt to starve England out by attacking mer chant ships with submarines. The of ficial agreed with other government Tndrtt that lh inlimarif, ralrt. 53a- at his trade of carpentering, making day ,nd gunday , ffatur of Policy advocated by Von Tlrpitx. Fur ther raids and consequent losses are anticipated by the British naval men. i-anama canal, tne -fulfillment of a dream of those early days. Arrive In Frisco. When he arrived in San Francisco in November, 1851, he was "flat broke" and he went to work at once from J 10 to $15 a day. When he had accumulated a few hundred dollars, he bought an outfit and went to Pla- Fred-cer county, stopping at Auburn on his search for gold. At that time all to ie turned over to the state Board grief and worrv over her son's ln- f control. This board 1 authorized ' carceration In the state penitentiary to oell the property. on n charge of bribery. French Army's Observation Ladder A i 2 Snrv jf 1 .. ..; 'i 'm H n f:CtCt ( r h i-fi ll&J ine Dody was emoaimed yesteraayiof the mining work was done by at the Baker undertaking parlors, of,lockers or "Ion toms" and Mr. Fall which deceased was once the pro-linR built the first sluice in that part prietor. and shipped today on No. 17 cr tne COuntry. "Some days I made to the Finley parlors in Portland. The ; as much as $100 and some days it funeral will be held in that city to-, took me 100 days to make one dol- niorrow-. lar," he was wont to say In speaking During his long life Mr. Falling 0f ftg earv nfe- had many Interesting and varied ex- During the eight years which he perlences. Before he settled down put (n jn the gold fields of California, to the routine life of a merchant, hejhe alternately lived In fat and lean. In the hope of sighting submarine U-21 which sank three British vessels Saturday, destroyers and liKht cruis ers are patrolling the Irish sea. was at different times a carpenter, gold hunter, boat-builder, hotel keep er and rancher. He was born In Wayne county, New York, September 25, 1S20. When a young man the tales of the discov ery of gold in California fired him with eagerness to come west and seek the precious metal In mountain Btreams. Col. Vanderbllt, anticipating the rush to California had established a steamboat line to Nicaragua and aboard one of these boats Mr. Failing, as a young adven turer, stepped one day, determined to make his way to the land of golden promise. On the same boat was Col Vanderbilt himself and Mr. Failing became personally acquainted with him. Behind the steamer was towed MAT Hal GOES TO S1.54 HIGHEST III TEARS Whenever he went broke at mining, he turned to his trade and was able to accumulate enough to start him on his quest again. In 1858 he went to Weavervllle. California, and with others left that place on horseback for Frailer River. the ome reputation as a gold field. Eachl A$.. TeTL. two packhorses and 77 days were re-!hlKhMt P,nl on the, 0 trd quired for the overland Journey. Ar-! n man """ Pn'J( riving at their destination, the party doIlar thIrt" f!ve nJ "vn 'hth' minea trom iiriage river io v.niu; creek. In two months, Mr. Failing took out about $2000. j Near to a Fortune. i CHICAGO. Feb. 1. At eleven forty five, May wheat reached a dollar fifty six and three-fourths. July reached a dollar and twenty eight. He used to tell a tale of how near- ly he came to finding a fortune. One; . . ,, , , . ... I,.,. f.. Vhii. . nri.i.t,! CHICAGO, Feb. 1. May closed at a little boat in which Mr. Falling and ' Columbia, an ola indian came to the ,d!UrJ f.'.ft' ' and one-1uarter' others made their way up the river; c of hlmself anJ fr,ends anJ told;-u "iriy seen ana one- and across the lake of Nicaragua, j ,hem tmlt one dav. trlp aorosa ,he,hnlf- May reached a dollar fifty seven He crossed the ridge which was the.dlv,je vvere great quntities of white at one tlme- Ther ' reat exc,te backbone of the Isthmus, a distance rock peoKling that it was quartx. i "lenl ,n tne Vt durinK lhe session. or twelve miles, ana took a ooai on . the other side. Before Ue died he I (Continued on Page 6) WHAT TO DO WITH BOOTLEGGERS IS II PROBLEM TO THE COURT I PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 1 On the j Merchants' Exchange today spot pri ces for bluestem reached a dollar forty nine bid. A dollar fifty-two wa I asked, (.'lub. dollar forty six bid. dol- lar forty seven and a half axked. NEWS SUMMARY What to do with the bootleggers after they have been caught is the problem which is vexing Circuit Judge Phelps. This morning when several of those caught In the recent cam paign appeared before him and pleaded guilty, he refused to pass sentence,- declaring he would first Inves tigate to ascertain whether or not imprisonment in the county Jail would be a punishment to them. If the county maintained a rockpllo or worked the prisoner some other way, the judge Intimated he would know what penalty to Inflict. "It I knew that Imprisonment in jail would punish these men. 1 would not hesitate to send them to Jail." said the Judge from the bench this morning, "but I am not so convinced. It would be a kindness to some men to give them winter board and lodg- tng in the county Jttll and a man sell ing liquor to Indians is not deserving of kindness. In passing sentence I do not want to ecourage other men' of the hobo class to give liquor to In- r.lans In the hopes of getting a place to stay and good meals during the; winter. In that event the burden j would not be upon the bootleggers but upon the taxpayers." I Judge Phelps has conferred with County Judge Marsh upon the matter . nnd the latter has promised to take; it up w 1th the other members of the : county court Wednesday. "However,' said Judge Marsh, "I believe It Is too late to devise a system for tho ; working of prisoners this winter, but (Continued on page five.) I CJoneral. Russian column liallcd by Gentian rein f orevmenta, IVciuii drive back German sHi-iopt at now drive. Republicans mntinuo fiUhiiMb-r Agala-4 Shipping Hill. Severe storm swevp niMdlo wot. LoenL Jcttc Pniliiur, pioncvr nwriiuiiit, W dcjul. Judge PIi-Iim pujli'l what to dn Mllh bootlegger. Half Inch rainfall W Immii to farm ers, Kamcla family allocked bv iiiud cxyote. Groundhog will eone out i f hold tomorrow.