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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 26
DAILY EAST OREGONIAX, I'EXDLETOX, OKEGOX,, -MONDAY, MAKC1I 8, v.,:,.
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DAMAGED G1 FIRE
1M TOM FORTS
French Vessel Put Out of Action and
British Ship Suffers Heavily in
Sunday's Bombardment.
FORMER SHIP IS SET AFIRE
Allied IVvu Reported to Hare
Onscd Hi-Inn After Vain Attempt
to Damage tho Turkish sliore Bat
teries Brit lh Admiralty Deny
CoiiKtantiiiopIo Claims.
LONDON, March 8. A French
cruiser was damaged during tho
bombardment Sunday of the Dardan
elles forts, according to an official
announcement from Constantinople.
The dispatch reached here via Ber
lin. The German government assert
ed that the Turkish claims have been
confirmed by unofficial German ad
vices. Shells were declared to have ex
ploded upon the docks of the French
ships, the porto's statement asserts.
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OFFEHSIVE AS DIG
BATTLE DEVELOPS
War Office at Petrograd Admits
Kaiser's Forces are Making Dee
perate Drives in Poland.
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Where Ships Have Been Sunk in and Out of War Zone
99
RUSSIANS REPORT SUCCESS
Constant Clashes l.eortcd as Pre
liminary to General Engagement In
Which at Icat Two Slav Army
fori Will I'artld.wte Ilrluin
SUk W heat Cargoes.
BETIiOGRAD. March 8. That tho
Germans are violently on tne offen
sive in southeastern Poland was ad
mitted by the Russian war office to-
day.
A biff Imttlp, in which at least two
army curjis ure engaged, has devel-
tped near Opoczno and Tomasof
whre coiiHtant clashes are reported
to have occurred along the Prras-riKZ-Miluwa
road.
"Northeast of Gordon." the official
statement says, "the Russians eon.
killing many, and the stricken vessel Ulnue to make progress. Violent
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steamed from the firing line with Its
superstructure aflame.
The British battleships Majestio
and Irresistible are named as am
ang those participating In the bom
bardment The ships of the allies were de
clared to nave reasod firing after at
tempting in vain for several hours
to damage the Turkish shore batter
lea. The Turkish claims are denied
by the British admiralty which de
clared that the ships ore bombard
ing from a range too long to be
within the fire of the guna In the
forts.
Vnofflclul advices Indicated the
Anglo-French plan provides for an
investment of Constantinople by the
end of March and the Turkish gov
ernment and troops are expected to
evacuate as aoon as the Dardanelles
forts have fallen.
fighting west of Smolnlk. along the
San river, la taking place.
WASHINGTON, March 8. Tha
British embassy announced that car
goes of cotton consigned to German
or Austrian ports, no lonaer will be
permitted to proceed by the British
patrol. It was stated that cotton
might be sent under restrictions,-but
the effect of the ruling puts it on the
contraband list
HARRY THAW WILL TESTIFY
IN OWN BEHALF AT TRIAL
FARM HOUSE OF THOMAS
CAMPBELL PREY TO FIRE
IX)SS Wil li AMOUNT TO SEVERAL
THOUSAND DOLLARS EV.
fr'ytuing DIXTROYED.
Fire Saturday evening completelj
destroyed the farm house on the
Thomas Campbell estate northwest
of Pendleton and practically all of
the household belongings of Will
Campbell perished In the, flames.
Thvre having been no Insurance on
either the house or contents, the loss
Is a total one and will amount to sev
eral thousund dollars. I
The fire broke out Just before dark
while Mr. Campbell was absent front
heme. Only the children of the late
Thomas Campbell, Jr.. were at the
house and they are unable to account
for Its origin. The flames spread so
rapidly that It was Impossible to
save anything but a very few pieces
of furniture. Mr. Campbell lost not
only his furniture and clothing but
some valuable papers as well.
Fortunately Mr. Campbell had a
new house under way and will soon
have It completed so that he will not
be without a dwelling for long.
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HE IS INSANE, DECLARES
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Affairs in Mexico City are Hourly
Growing More Serious Famine
Situation Not Relieved.
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This map shows the operations of
the German mines and submarines.
vpiir vnnir w t . since me aecree oi me war "hj
- vim, warcn a. iiarry,
Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, will about the British lIes went Into ef
take the stand In his own defense to' feet at midnight, February 18. In
refute the charge he Is Insane. This all there huve been sunk twelve ves-
was the Intimation of Thaw's counsel
at the opening of the trial this morn
ing on a charge of conspiracy to es
cape from Matteawan.
Thaw's mother, brother and sister
were interested spectators while a
Jury was being drawn.
nets, some by submarines and some
by mines. The two Amerlan vessels
to suffer, the Evelyn and the Carib,
went down off German harbors as
the result of contact with mines, so
no very serious International ques
tions were raised. But some other
neutral ships have been sunk by sub
marines. The Germans have given
no a.osurane that they will not sink
American vessels flying the American
flag without close Investigation, nev
ertheless, the . fact remains that the
first nine days of the operations In
the war zone by their submarines
they had sunk no ships flying the
American flag though they had not
so highly regarded the flags of weak
er nations.
EI6HT CENT ADVANCE
IN CHICA60 WHEAT PIT
ITALY AND BALKAN STATES ON
VERGE GOING
. 1 j WASHINGTON. March 8. Because
PORTLAND MARKET MARKS AD-',,f tn.e universal belief In official clr-
VANCE OF EOUH OR FIVE cles that Italy and most of the Bal-
CENTS TODAY.
A Jump of eight cents In the price
of wheat In Chicago Is reported by
wire advices today. An advance of
eight cents was made In May options,
the closing price being $1.49 1-2. j
July closed at 11.19 J-4. The Port
land market made an advance of
four or five cents today.
kan states soon will enter the Euro
pean war,- administration offlvials
have veiled the pending negotiations
In secrecy. Secretary Bryan refused
to disclose to the press the text of
the messaaes the government has sent
to England and France, Inquiring the
methods they expect to employ to
make effective the proposed blockade
of Germany. It Is believed this will
Involve protracted negotiations. Pre
cautions ahe being taken to prevent
embarrassment from premature publication.
Ilewsy notes
of Pendleton
ATHLETIC CARNIVAL WILL
BE HELD BY HIGH SCHOOL
Final Dividends Declared.
The final dividends In the bank
ruptcy case of Joseph Bohl has been
declared by Referee Fitz Gerald at
17 S-10 per cent. The liabilities of
Mr. Bohl amounted to 13043.25.
FRENCH LINER IS BEING
ESCORTED SAFELY TO PORT
LODGERS HAVE AN NARROW
ESCAPE IN PORTLAND FIRE
I'ROMIT WORK OF MAN WHO
DISCOVERS BLAZE PRE
VENTS LOSS OF LIFE.
PORTLAND, Ore., March 8.
Thirty-seven lodgers In two rooming
houses weer Imperiled by a fire early
today which destroyed the Morgan
wnll paper store on Second street,
That none perished was due to the
work of C. E. R. Tilbury who turned.
In tne alarm ana neipea 10 rouse m
sleepers. The loss exceeds $12,000.
The cause of the fire Is not known.
Most of the lodgers upstairs wore
loused In time to save their belong
Ings. A nian with a broken leg and
his sick wife were carried out by tho
police.
821.000 Allies Captured.
B Kit UN, March 8, by wireless to
Payvllle, X. Y. Among the items
given out for publication by the Over
seas News Agency are tne following:
"Members of the Prussian diet who
have been vlHlting prisoner camps have
received Information that at present
there are 821,000 war prisoners In
terned In Germany, an Increase since
the end of 1914 of more than 200,
000 men."
LATOUHAINE WHICH IS AFIRE
EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN
ILWRE TONIGHT.
Most of us could start a brass band
If hot air were music.
NEWS SUMMARY
LONDON, March 8. The French
liner Latouralne is proceeding on its
way to Havre and is expected to ar
rive tonight. A wireless message to
the owners stated that the fire
practically has been extinguished.
French cruisers patrolling the coast
have Joined the steamer Rotterdam
In escorting the vessel to port.
M. L. Warren, one of the school dl-
! rectors of South Yoakum is in the city
today on business.
Idwson Removed.
SALEM, Ore., March 8. B.
K. Lawson, warden of the pen
itentiary, was summarily dis
charged this morning by the
state board of control. Charges
of gross insubordination were
preferred by Governor Withy
combe as a result ot Lawson's
refusal to appoint J. E. Keller
parole officer.
John Bengen, deputy warden,
was elected to succeed Lawson
until Harry Minto returns,
ready to take charge. The gov
ernor refused to heel a sugges
tion of Secretary of State 01
cott that Lawson be given a
hearing.
C.ew ll-ture of Bandits.
Deputy Sheriff Estes has Just ad
ded a rather grewsome picture to the
official picture gallery (ft the office.
It Is a photo of the four dead bandits
of the notorious Dalton gang who
were killed after robbing two banks
at Coffeyvllle, ' Kansas, October &.
1892.
NEW SWEATERS WILL RE PUR
CHASED W ITH PROCEEDS
PROGRAM PREPARED.
In
order that the basketball boys
of the local high school might have
some new sweaters with which to
FOREIGNERS ARE IN DANGER
President Wilson. IIowvfi tm
Stand Una on Former lAllry
Nothing Rut a General Majum
Will Change UN Attitude, Declare
Secretary Bryan.
WASHINGTON. March 8. Ex
treme pressure from three sources Is
being brought to bear on the admin
istration to force Intervention In
Mexico. ,
European diplomats, who former
ly backed Huerta, are more appre
hensive than ever regarding their
safety and through Washington am
baiisadors are urging the United
States to act The financial Inter
ests of Germany and England, it Is
stated, are extremely active.
Those who advocate a division of
Mexico Into two states are protesting
against the present conditions. Sec-.
retary Bryan has told these that the
president Intends to stand firm on
the belief that the United State has
no right to intervene In the affairs of
a friendly nation. Only a general
massacre will force him to change
this policy.
There Is no attempt being made In
administration circles to disguise the
gravity of the situation, however. .
The famine crisis Is becoming more
serious and President Carranza. thus
far Is taking no steps to relieve the
conditions. '
WASHINGTON, March 8. "Secre-
tary Bryan's last word to Carransa,
will make him sit up snd take no
tice." This was the declaration of
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice. British am
bassador, following a visit to the
state department He had called to
ask Bryan to outline the latest de
velopments in the Mexican situation
and was shown the note which has
been forwarded to SUliman for trans-
mission to Carranza. The ambassa
dor said he entirely approved of the
note, which notified Carranza that he
must answer for the actions of Gen
eral Obregon, who, he claimed, is
menacing the peace of Mexico City.
If foreigners are slain. Carranza
must assume the responsibility.
Government Wins Suit.
WASHINGTON, March 8. Accord
ing to a decision of the supreme
court the government has won the
suits against the Linn and Lane Tim
ber romnnnv unA r'h-rta- c(, r
aer their letters for this year's work Minneapolis, to cancel patenU to
Clean-up Day Coming.
It behooves Pendleton residents to
begin cleaning up their premises and
sacking up their tra.sh for the an
nual "Clean-up" days will probably
be set by the council at the regular
meeting Wednesday evening. The
ladles of the Civic Club who irigl
nated the "clean-up days" movement
will suggest eorly dates to the coun
ell.
GETS SENTENCE OF THREE
YEARS IN PASSPORT CASE
NEW YORK, March ' 8. Carl Ru
roede, Indicted by a federal grand
Jury of conspiracy to obtain a fraud
ulent passport, pleadod guilty. He
was sentenced to three years in the
federal prison at Atlanta,
General.
Pressure I being brought to bear
at Washington for Intervention In
Mexico. Bryan's last nolo will make'
( nrrana take wKhv, is declaration
of British ambassador.
Twt cruisers, one French anil one
English, hnvo been badly damaged
by tho Turkish fort at to Dardan
elles, Former sultan or Turkey escapes
from his prison and believed to be
planning roup which may force pres
ent Turkish government to sue for
peace. 1
Germans developing .rigorous of
fensive In Poland. Rig battle La iin
Incut, s belief at Petrograd.
Local.
lrrS"a ll I i a I a I mm m mtmmm a
IN CUH Al lAli
Indiana Are Vagged.
Four of the Indians, who make a
practice of loafing about the back
streets In wait for any liquor they
can secure, were this morning sentenc
ed to five days each in Jail on va
grancy charges and will become mem
bers of Street Commissioner Heath-
man's gang.- They are Joe Hayes.
Charles Bennett, Jr.. George Wash
inRton and Harry Luton.
and In order that any small financial
deficit obtained during the season
might be cleared up, it has been de
cided to give an athletic carnival
next Friday night In the high school
gymnasium.
The students are offering a variety
irogram for the carnival in which
will occur a first class basketball
game between the first team of the
high school and some other local
team of a Is tars. There will probably
oe a. preliminary game between a
couple of first class teams. How
ever, this has not yet been fully
decided upon. Besides the games
there will be boxing bouts, and wrest
ling matches between high school
athletes and non-students, and be
tween representatives of the various
classes. A great many comic numbers
have been arranged for. Including
obstacle races, biscuit shootinr and
Linn county. Ore., timber land for
alleged fraudulent entries. The HtU
gation began in 1908.
Wilson Declines Invitation.
WASHINGTON. March 8. Presi
dent Wilson formally declined an In
vitation to visit the Panama-Pacifio
Exposition "at present."
FIRE AT PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH DOES $150 DAMAGE
MEETING IS BROKEN UP SER
VICES IN EVENING HELD AT
COURT HOUSE-
CITY FROM THE GERMANS
i Ray Away With Dad's Horses.
Charged with taking three of his
father's horses, Hugh McCool. a 22
year old son of a prominent Walla
Walla farmer, was yesterday arrested
at Hermlston by Sheriff T. D. Tay
lor of this city and Sheriff Loe Barnes
of Walla Walla. The young man
had the horses with htm and was
passing through Hermlston with them
when apprehended.
PARIS, March 8. A bloody en
gagement In the Voages In which the
French Chausseurs achieved a splen
did victory Is described In an offi
cial statement by the French war of
fice. The Germans charred attainst
came too close and then clubbed the
rifles. The attack was so desperate
the Germans were finally driven oft
The losses were said to have been
vtr.v heavy.
Between Terthes and Beausejour,
northwest of Souain, successful
French attacks contine. The French
the French works at Relchackerkorf.
Fire docs damage to Presbyterian driving the French out, gaining a
t,hllrr- (foothold In the outskirts of the vll- have gained 400 yards of trenches in
Campbell farm home destroyed by.lage. The Chausseurs reformed and one section, capturing many prison
flMN delivered a spirited counter attack,! ers. Germans who were captured
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uvs wua, mu mvnu in irnc-. uwiinK several uuurs. ine i"Tencn ' north of Verdun admit the French
Fire that broke out yesterday af
ternoon In the Presbyterian church.
pie eating contests. Various other not only did considerable damage te
amusing and interesting numbers will that building, but interfered with the
worship of the day. It broke up one
meeting in progress and caused an
other to be transferred to the court
house.
The fire broke out about 4 o'clock
while the back room of the building
was being used by some of the col
ored church people. They discovered
ie arranged for at a later date, prob
ably at the next meeting of the com
mittee. There is also a probability of a
basket social at the close of the car-
rival. However, this is an uncertain
attraction, and may possibly be dis
pensed witn. Definite arrangements
end a complete program will be mado
at the next meeting of the committee.
The carnival date has been set for
the 12th of March.
(In lor Spokane tournament
used bayonets until the fighting be-' artillery Is very deadly In its effect
Bootlegger Heads Guilty.
Fred Parr, an old offender, this
afternoon pleaded guilty before Po
lice Judge Fltx Gerald of selling li
quor to Indians and he drew the cus
tomary sentence, $40 or 20 days. He
chose the latter alternative. He was
arrested Saturday and charged with
furnishing liquor to Joe Hayes and
Charlie Bennett, Jr.
A
deal.
phonograph also talks a good
but one can change the records.
FORMER SULTAN OF TURKEY
ESCAPES; PLANNING COUP
LONDON. March 8. Abdul Mam
id, former Sultan of Turkey. Is free,
according to a Bucharest dispatch to
the Central News. The correspond
ent says the former ruler has sur
rounded himself with numerous
friends and plans to execute a big
coup.
Abdul expects to make a dramatic
entry Into Constantinople. There is
a possibility the former sultan has
made a master stroke for the allies
which may force the present Turkish
government to sue for peace. 1
the fire and turned In the alarm with
the result that the fire department
arrived on the scene before the flames
could get much headway. Within 4
short time the "fire out" tup wd runn
in.
The damaee was confined to th
rear part of the building, the flamn
being in the attic about the pastor's
study room. Two holes were burned
In the roof. Fire Chief Morrow .
tlmates the total loss from fire arid
water at $150 and this was fully cov.
ered by Insurance. He has not yrl
arrived at the cause of the fire but
states that either spontaneous com
bustlon or defective wiring was re.
sponsible. There was a fire In the
furnace but the flames broke out at
a considerable d!t,tnce from the
flue.
The evening service of (he church
were held In the coiirt room th
court house. As soon n ttiU'ii"!.
ment has been mal bv the Imoirari'-i
men. the work of repnlr v l! l, un
'Ttiken.