East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, March 22, 1915, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY EVENING EDW DAILY EVENING EDITION Forera for Int'm Oregon, by tin United State Weather Olsrrr t Portland. TO ADVERTISERS. Th Rait Oregon la o bai the largest pall circulation of any paper In Oregon, cat of Portland and orer twice tbe circulation la l'eudleton of an other newspaper. Fair tonight ami Tuesday. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 2G DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1915. NO. S 156 ITALY IS PREPARED TO DECLARE WAR K ' THIN SIX WEEKS A r PI I E GENTLE HIH Noteto Allies Will Not be so Vigor ous as at First Proposed by Washington Government. WAR ZONE WILL BE LIMITED 1'rwmlM-H by England and I Vance Ac feptaMo to the United Stale Statement of America's Mition will U Mild but Will Frotei U. S. In terests Fully. PRZEMYSL FALLS BEFORE RUSSIANS Stronghold in Galicia is at Last Cap-tured-Siege Has Lasted for Many Months-Austrians Forced to Sur render When Supplies Run Short. PETKOGIIAD, March 22. Przem-' leases a Russian army of 60,000 men yal. the Austrian stronghold which u ho had been enguged In the long ha held bark ull Russian attempts campaign against the stronghold, to capture It ulnce almost the be- This army will be Bent immediately ginning of the war, haa at last fall-! Into Poland to reinforce the armies He May Have to Fate Italy Soon en. WASHINGTON, March 22. Amer ica' protest to the blockade of the eaa about England and the German coast will be shaped at a meeting of the cublnet on Tuesday. It will not to phrased In aa vigorous terma as at first proposed. ( Secretary Bryan will report that Ambassador I'aKe haa received Infor mation of promises by the allies that (hey Intend to limit the war cone to (he smallest area possible. No defi- rilt figures have been given. It la understood the United States will be atlsfled with a limitation that con fines the war area to within a thous and lailcs of the coast So far the a! lies have been unwilling to guarantee (hat such u limit can be established On account of the Informal prom- lues given Mr, puge the government Has ubandoned lis original plan to make a very vigorous protctrt and It Is now believed the format statement v ill be comparatively mild. ftate department officials declined to Indicate the nature! of the protest fcut said It would' prJdect American interests fully. It Is expected Britain and France will be asked to define (he locality they Intend to blockade and Mute how they expect to acconi J) Huh any result. The war office today Issued an of ficial announcement that the Rus sians have captured the great for tress In Galicia. The Slavs began their siege many months ago but! were unable to tuke the city through; holding back Von Hindenburg. The siege lasted almost exactly six months. It beKun on September 20, when the first advance of the Russian army through the Carpathian moun tains reached the fortress which wax consideri-ii unit nf th Mtriifitfoht In assault. The end. however, has been .. ,u t : f llUSANOS OF RESERVISTS GLAMOR FOR DECISIVE MOVE ON PARI OF THE GOVERNMENT MUST EITHER ABANDON PLANS OR GET INTO THE FRAY SPRING OFFICIALLY HERE; ARRIVED YESTERDAY MORN WKATIIKK GROWS WARM. SUN DAY iux;istkkixu :s de- GUFJCS. Spring "ha came." Though the season of sunshine, jciass, flowers, lovers and long-haired poet has been with Pendleton and Umatilla county In fact for several weeks, officially It did not arrive un til yesterday morning, March II. By way of announcing and Impressing the fact, the weather man served up the warmest day of the year. The official thermometer yesterday after noon registered a maximum of 71 degrees, the highest the mercury has climbed since October IS when It reached 83. It was the warmest March day since March 29, 1911, when the thermometer registered 79 rnd, a hurried search of the records of past yearn, failed to show any earlier date In March when the mer cury climbed as high as 78. forecasted for weeks by the Petro grad government a the garrison of the beleaguered city has been rapid ly running short of food and war supplies. The Russians have contin uously bombarded the defenses of the city and have repulsed every attempt of Germans and Austrlans to raise the siege. When the Russians entered the fort- res they found the Austrlans In the last extremities of disease and hun ger. Their suffering had been In tense and apparently the decision to su -render was the realization that it was Impossible to hold out. The Rus sians spoke highly of the bravery and heroism of the defenders who had fought until their condition was abso lutely desperate. The full of Prxemysl was proclaim ed as the greatest Russian victory since the beginning of the war. It re- e In October a combined German and Austrian army rallied and drove back the Russians, lifting the siege and relieving the garrison, but a fort night later the Russians, under Gen eral Iilmltrloff, renewed the attack and administered a crushing defeat to the AUHtro-Gern.nns and began the lege anew. As the defenders retired they left 60,000 Auatrlan troops with in the stronghold. Dlmltrloff plan ned a campaign of starvation. The entire garrison of 50.000 surrendered when the food supply was exhausted and It became physically Impossible for them to hold out longer. LONDON, March 22. The Russian enihnssy notified the home govern' ment today that the fortress of Pr aemysl has been surrendered by the Austrlans to the Russians. :-j i i' J. ... i f . .- " It v ILLUSTRATED STORY OF FRIENDSHIP TO BE TOLO NEW LIBRARY MAY BE OPEN TO PUBLIC IN SEPTEMBER i To have the new public library building erected and ready for occu pancy by Round-up time Is now the aim of members of the library board and dally meetings are being held for the purpose of considering the plans. A large number of plan have been submitted and It la expected to hav the selections of jUtns made within a few days. By prompt action It Is believed that the building; can be erected and made ready for use by tht Round-up. I'YTHIAXS AM) FRIIIXDS IXVITKl) TO 1IK.IR XOTF.D I.IXTURKU TO-NIGHT. At the Oregon theatre this evening the illustrated lecture by George W. Pennlman of Massachusetts will be given for the benefit of members of the Knights of Pythias, and their families and for all others who de sire to attend, the meeting being open to the public without charge. Mr. Pennlman went to Syracuse on the Island of Sicily, and thero per sonally took pictures of those scenes made sacred to Pythians by the great est example of friendship that adorns the pages of history. The scenes flashed upon the canvass include views In untl around Syracuse, castle halls and Pythian homes erected by the order history, art, romance, beauty. patriotism and fraternity works of art In colors. "The lecture In Itself Is interesting and entertaining In its fullest sense, whether one Is a mem ber of the order or not. one of the best you will ever have the oppor tunity to listen to, a lecture that held the Inst supreme convention of the Knights of Pythias of several thou sand members under Its magic spell from the first word to the last." says Marlon Davis of Union, who saw It at the supreme lodge. COMMITTEES APPOINTED TO ' WORK ON PLANS FOR ROAD FA I CM K RS KXTIIUSIASTIC OYKR riMMKCT AS S1IOWX AT MKETIXG SATURDAY. MEMEL AGAIN IN THE HANDS OF GERMANS BERLIN. Marph J2. (Wireless via Sayvllle.) it was officially announc ed here today that the Russians have been driven from Memel, an Import ant Baltic sea port, which was cap tured last week. A Gerany army from Tilsit drove Further steps to forward the Cold Springs road proposal are being tak- ep by local farmers as a result of an Informal meeting held at the Farm ers' Union headquarters Saturday afternoon. The meeting was an enthusiastic one and the definite action at that time consisted in the appointment of two committees. A committee com posed of W. W. Harrah, Barney An derson, William Kupers. A. F. May and J. E. Montgomery is authorized to secure legal counsel and take ac tion with a view to securing dockage rights at Cold Springs, the aim being to vest those rights when obtained In a port commission. The other committee Is composed of K. L. Smith. W. W. Harrah and William Kupers and Is to Investigate the status of the portage road to see If that road can be "moved to Cold Springs and operated as a state road aa a feeder to the open river. This matter was taken up at the Instance of E. L. Smith. The meeting Saturday was presided over by R. O. Earnhart, president of the Farmers Union of the county. Mr. r.urunun naa just, returned rrom a trip that took him to other portions of the county. He reported that val uable aid for the road proposition will be forthcoming from the east end of the county, particularly from Farm ers' union sources. The subject of the road meeting at Stanfteld Tuesday evening was dis cussed and it was decided to send a delegation to the meeting with a view of Impressing upon the west end peo ple the purposes of the Cold Springs road and to prevent them from oppos i All Schools Through the Country Will be Closed April 1 That Buildings May be Used for Mili tary Purposes-War-Bread Rations go Into Effect Today-Problem of Unemployed is Ser ious One and Men Called to Colors Clamor for War to Relieve the Situation. Emperor Frans Joseph of Austria- Hungary may soon have to defend his v.estern frontiers from an Invasion of Italians, who, according to today's developments, are preparing to enter the war. It Is not apparent yet upon which side Italy may engage but aj feeling against Austria U very un friendly It is considered that the Italian government will cast in Its lot with France, England and Russia. Tbe refusal of Emperor Joseph to consider the proposal of returning to Italy the Trentlno and other former Italian territory, is also expected to play a large part in Italy's determl nation to crush Austria. BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMS. (Copyrighted by the United Press. Copyrighted in Great Britain.) PARIS, March 22. The entrance of Italy into the war within six weeks is practically a certainty. . Only unexpected international de velopments will Interfere with ear ning out the Rome goveVnrnenfs program which obviously has been fixed. The country is fully cognizant of the situation. Italian porta are crowded with Incoming Italians of military age. These are veritable beehives of young men from the United States and Europe who have been recalled to the colors. Every where troops are drilling. Italy Is ready t-j the last detail for a spring and summer campaign. An emphatic Impression prevails that Italy will be forced to abandon htr fighting attitude and release her subjects which are being held for mobilization, or to declare war and give the Idle reservists something to do. Teachers through Iuly have been notified to close their school on April l so that the buildings may be used for military purposes. Today, the country went on war bread rations In order that the sup ply may be conserved. Fancy pastry has been prohibited for the same rea sons. Italy Is on tip-toe, expectant, waiting the war which she la certain Is at hand. The vast number of reservists who have been called to the colors from all parts of the world and who have been arriving since August, present a critical problem for the government to handle. Tens of thousands of these are now idle and they are demanding decisive action. ''If we are to have war let us have it If not, let us go back to work so we can earn a living. : Our ' hearts are full of love of country but our stomachs are empty," they cry. The clamor of these reservists Is heard everywhere In the country. O'BRIEN STATES ATTITUDE OF 01 R. & N. CO. T A S Railroad Company Does Not Oppose Cold Springs Road Paralleling Line to Umatilla Would Injure Passenger Business. the Russians from the port after & severe engagement in the streets. The ing the road through misunderstand ltussinns threw up barricades wnen ing, the Germans attacked and then de fended them strongly but were over whelmed. Earlier In the day the Slavs were defeated south of Memel and compelled to fall back. HUNDREDS BELIEVED TO HAVE PERISHED IN AVALANCHE AT CANADIAN MING VILLAGE VANCOUVER, R. C., March 22 An avnhincho caused by snow melting In Sunday's sunshine, swept down the iiMiimtaltiHldo nt tho Britannia mine, on Ilowo Hound, burying scores of Mcr-plng- men, affording to advices ro Asldo from the farmers it Is the In tention of a large number of local businessmen to attend the Stanfteld meeting. From present sentiment it Is probable the Tendleton attitude will be to heartily approve of the Im provement of the west end road but to urge that no antagonism be shown to ronds desired by other sections of tho county. It develops today that the purpose of the west end road men seem to be to bring about desired road Improvements but their program does not call for a hard surface high way at present. "The O.-W. R. & N. Co. is making no fight on the proposed Cold Springs p&ved road and will not oppose that road if it Is desired by the people, but If a hard surface road is built paralleling the railroad from Pendle ten to Umatilla the Inevitable result will be that the railroad company will lose some of Its passenger business and it may prove Impossible to keep the present motor car service going. The motor has never been much more than self-sustaining and there was talk last fall of taking It off al together." This statement made today In an Interview with the East Oregonlan by T. F. O'Brien, local agent. Bummar lies the attitude the O.-W. R. & N". Co. takes with reference to the va rious road propositions now under discussion here. "The O.-W. It. & N. does not want to seem In the position of knocking good roads," says the local official, "but it Is easy to see that our pas senger business may suffer if our line to Umatilla Is paralleled by a hard surface road. It is but fair to the people to make this feature of tho situation known." "Regarding the Cold Springs road the railroad company is not concern ed. The railroad has investigated the subject of building a railroad from Cold Springs and it Is my under standing it was found that the traffic will not Justify such a railroad. If the people of this county aided by men who wish to subscribe money wish to build a hard surface road to Cold Springs that Is their business." SPEAKER CLARK AND HIS DAUGHTER IN HOTEL FIRE BOTH HAVE NARROW ESCAPE FROM BLAZE IN EARLY MORNING FIRE. SUBMARINE AT DEAL ALARMS FISHERMEN DOVER. March 22. A German submarine appeared at Deal, eight miles from here, causing great alarm among the fishing fleet. British pa trol boats sighted the hostile craft eclvwl hero today.. A launch loaded with physician and nurses was rush ed from Vancouver to tho .scene, of before it could launch an attack. The tho disaster. It Is ImoosMlhlo to state submarine dived and disappeared bo tho cxnet number or dead, but It is be. j fore tho war ships could reach the licunl to lio heavy. 'scene. JACKSON, Miss., March 22. Champ Clark, speaker of the house of repre sentatives and his daughter Genevieve had a narrow escape when they fled from a fire at the Layndhaven hotel at Pass Christian, early today. They escaped in their night clothes. Clark was soon provided with clothing ond returned to help the firemen. Mis Clark was cared for by friends. The hotel was destroyed, the loss being $50,000. Bible Barred. NEW ORLEANS, March 22. Th supreme court by a decision barred the Bible and prayers from tho pub lic schools. It held that religious ex ercises constitute a violation of the rights of religious liberty. PARIS BOMBARDED FROM SKY; 8 PERSONS WOUNDED ZErPEI.IXS APPEAR SUNDAY DROPPING BOMBS ONE HOUSE SET AFIRE. 1? YEAR OLD GIRL INVOLVED IN CASE FOR WHICH RANCHER OF HER1ST0N IS ARRESTED Charged with soliciting and pro curing a child under eighteen years of age, William B. "White, a young rancher of Hermlston who la said to be wealthy, is in the custody of the sheriff pending arrangements to fur nish a bond of 81500 fixed this morn ing by Justice of the Peace Joe H. Parkes. The complaining witness Is Walter Botkln, stepfather of the gin involved. White was arrested Saturday by- Deputy Sheriff J. A. Blekely and brought to Pendleton, and thla morn ing was arraigned. His attorneys are Col. J. H. Raley and Judge James A. Fee. It is charged by the complaining witness that White recently enticed the girl, who Is IT years old. to his home and kept her over night. The girl Is said to have told the story that led to the filing of the charge. Tho girl and her mother, it is said, through shame and fear of notoriety, fled several daya ago from their home but w located Saturday out In the country from Hermlaton by the officers. The stepfather. It l said, is much aroused and is deter mined upon pressing the charges. White is said to be a man o5 means, having a large income, and It U s!d will come Into considerable es. tate In Chicago within the month. Would Boost Gas Rate. TOPEKA, March 22 The ques tion of 50 cent natural gas In Kansas was today considered by the public utilities commission. The receivers of the Kansas naturat submitted sta tistics to show that the company had lost 8100.000 in the last year with gas at 25 cents a thousand. Russians Near Boxmis. LONDON. March 22. "It is offi cially confirmed that a Russian squadron has approached the north ern part of the Bosporus," says Reu er's Petrograd correspondent. WASHINGTON. March "2. Am bassador Sharp reported from Paris that during the Zeppelin raid Sunday fire was set to a house near the Am erican hospital. No serious casual ties occurred as a result of the raid. PARIS, March 22 An official re port was given out regarding the Zeppelin airships that raided Tarts early Sunday and dropped a dozen bombs. The damage done was un Itnportont. Seven or eight persons vere wounded, one seriously. Four Of the aircraft started for the capital, following the Valley of tho Oise, but only two reached their goal. I Missies nlso were dropped at Com j plegne, Rlbecourt and Dreslin Court, but without serious result. NEWS SUMMARY ROSE SHOW WILL PROBABLY BE HELD HERE THIS YEAR l-REPARATIONS UN D Ell WAY EXHIBIT WIIJL TAKE VLAVK EARLY IN JUNE. In ail probability Pendleton wilt hold another rose show this spring, the local organisation which, two years ago opened the eyes of the city by an exhibition of the choice flow, ers adopted to thi climate, havlntj already begun preparations for a sec ond demonstration. A meeting wof held liuit Friday evening In the of fices of Dr. I. U. Temple and It was then definitely decider! to put on a during General. Italy is prepared to enter the war In six weeks. rrsnnysl U at last captured by the! John Vaughan was chven to rill tht show this spring, probably the first part of June. At the meeting Rr. Tempi res gn ed as ' chalrm.in of the or.ttib!atloa on account of other work and Mrs. Hudans. Anterk-an protest against blockade will be mild in Its terms. Local. O.-W. R, X N. attitude toward rood project explained by T. F. O'Brien position temporarily. Another meet ing will be held soon at whlcfj new officer will be chosen and diflnlto plans made for t?ie rose show. The committee is urijlng thitt th entire city give Iti support and co operation In ruakins; tli exhibition a Wealtliy Hermlstonlan held on scr- i success. So far tho spring wt-utlier lous charge. Farmers take further steps to for ward Cold Sprinjrs road scheme. Pendleton will hold another rose show this spring. Sprliu: ushered In with waiuHVt day 'f car, liiH-al bowlers win honors at Spo. Uiuie. has be en Ideal for floricultut and, unless, some la'u frosts Interfere, there will be an ubuml ince of bloom.. The committer bam mor than $100 In eah benKles tn.iny tro. phles uni prizes put up fvr tti show l..-it )..ir, ttln ? 44 c-i.i1 off whfi the late frotN kl'!l a Kf'.''it Hi-.iiy '! t'ie r'jij'S.