daily EVEi:i::o Ecman DAILY EYEI1G EDITIO.'I Forecast ft,r li-icrii Oregon, by tf lulled Stale Weatlier Obrrter at Portland. 0 TO ADVERTISERS. Tie Esat Oregonlnn haa the largest pil4 rlrrulatlon of any puper In Dregim, east of Portland and over twice the circulation In Pendleton of suy other newspaper. Rain tonight anil Sal uril iv. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL.26 DAIL EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1915. NO. 8166 II 1 'iM.i - m r-x m liHf , 12 JII I " Hr i CELiLG BISTERS LEAVE EOFt COUNTY PITS With Trumpets Blaring and Banners Streaming Local Delegation Get Away at 10 This Morning. TICKETS WILL BE ' PLACED At Each Town Visited, Opening of Canal WUI lie Advertised mid All Will He Urged U Attend Cclebra- t Ion l.lclit Automobiles Cnrrj -Delegation from Tliln City. WESTON, Ore., April 2. (.'pedal) It was a great duy In the interest of the Celllo canal celebration today when the Pendleton delegation reach ed town in their automobile and pro ceeded to unlimber a treat store of enthusiasm. In fact, all along the loute up to thla point, the booster! found the townspeople In a mood to respond to the Infection spirit of the Pendleton men who, while booming the Celllo opening, found an oppor tunity of putting in a word for good roads. ' I 'The first town reached wi Adams. There, in anticipation of the visit, the Adams band was out to welcome the 'visitors. A street 'meeting was held at which Jack Robinson presided. E O. Marquis, of Adams, was delegated to handle the tickets for the excursion trip on the Columbia. The citizens of Adams also Joined In a good roads meeting and T. A. Lleuallen was se lected delegate to attend the . roads meeting In Pendleton on April 9. At Athena, the next place reached the hand of that place was tin hand to greet the Pendleton delegation with several selections of the best kind of music, and an enthusiastic utreet meeting was held. The sale of tickets for the river trip was placed In the hands of R. B. Richards. It was announced that the citizens of Athena will hold a good roads meet ing tomorrow at which time a deto nate will be selected to attend the Tendleton meeting. At the street fathering, George Hurt man, Jr., pre sided. When the auto party left for Wes ton, they took along with them Mr. Cordon, the band leader and Jack Vincent, a prominent young Athena resident, and an enthusiastic street meeting followed. From this town the Pendletonlans -will go to Milton thence to Freewater. With trumpet blaring and banners streaming In the breeie, Pendleton's auto excursion Into the east end of the county for the purpose of boost ing the I'matilla county celebration of the opening of the Celllo canal Is In progress today. At 10 o'clock eight auto. loaded with enthusiastic boost ers, left the Hotel Pendleton and they wll not nrrlve home .until ev ening. The towns of Adams, Athena, Wes ton, Milton and Freewater are being visited and the residents of thoae towns from first to lust are not per mitted to doubt the nature of the In vasion. Along the sides and hacks of each car are streamers' bearing the words "Celllo Canal Celebration Roosters'' and each community Is Im pressed with the Idea that this Is no mpty title for every man Is explain ing the greatness of the waterway and the bigness of the plans for cel ebrating Its completion. Tickets for the steamer which Is to bear the Umatilla delegation as far down the river as The Dalles are being left In each town. The cars making the trip are driv en by J. F. Robinson, Sam R. Thomp son, Roy Alexander, F. E. Judd, J. E. Montgomery, R. W. Rltncr and W. W. Harrah. Among those making the trip besides the drivers are Ar thur O. Means and J. H. Bommers of Umatilla, Judge Charles II. Harsh, C. K. Cranston, A. H. Cox, J. V. Tall man, E. B. Aldrlch, Roland Oliver. C. P. A. Lonergan, Will Hanacom, J. II. Merryman, Sol Baum. C. S. King, Will M. Peterson and Trumpeters J. S. Carroll and Roger Kay. EVERYBODY IS BUSY TODAY CLEANINGJP BACK YARDS TOMORROW WTTih ALSO BE TIME TO GET RUItltlSH OUT FOll CITY TEAMSTERS. Pendleton Is at the climax of hot clean-up campaign, today and tomor row being the annual clean-up days ns set by the city council. Most of the residents have responded splend idly to the suggestion that back yards unj vacant lots be cleaned of rubbish nnd debris nnd five teams were put to work by the city this morning to haul away the results. The city pris oners are helping the teamsters In this work which will eontlnuo until all of the sncked rubbish piled along the streets has been gathered up and taken to the dump grounds. 1 Berlin Claims to Have Forced French to Main Positions hi, eral days' fighting near TO THE ENEMY-. ST. .Ml MUX DISASTROUS lifcilM.N, April 2. After several days of fighting northeast of St. miniei, tne trench were forced to evacuate nearly tho entire Lepretre woods, the war office announced. The enemy now holds two blockhousei near the advanced positions of the Germans, who restated attacks and then assumed the offensive, driving the French back upon their main de fenses. The French delivered re peated assaults against the German positions. Kaoh was shattered by the German artillery which Inflicted heavy losses. lYeneli Claim bain. PARIS, April 2. The blowing up of several German trenches near Dotnpterre by mines was reported In a war office announcement. Dom plerre Is eight miles north of St.! Mlhlel. With the French offensive continuing In this region where i concerted attempt is being made to drive a wedge Into the German line, the Isolating of the enemy on the west bank of the Me use Is expected. Belgian aviators dropped bombs on the German aviation camp at Hand zuemek with apparent success. AuMrkui Ship Lost. LONDON. April 2. An Austrian steamer carrying war munitions was sunk In the Danube, according to Nish dispatches. The vessel was dis abled by a mine. Servian artlllerj sent her to the bottom. 14 BIOS SUBMITTED Oil NEW FEDERAL BUILDING LOWEST PROPOSL (OMES FROM JAMES 8. WINTERS, PORT , LAM) tOXTIt ACTOR. The fourteen bids received for the construction of the Pendleton feder al building had a range of nearly I37,0tn between the lowest and high est. The lowest bid, as previously announced, was from James S. Wlnt ers. the Portland contractor who built the Hotel Pendleton. His bid for a limestone building was 181.487 and for a standsione building Jus 1100 less. The highest bid was (131, 422. The following la a list of the bids as received at the office of the lupervising architect of the treasury department at Washington, D. C: Alloway & Georg, Spokane, Wash.. limestone, 1108,36V; sandstone, 1108,- 269. Dieter & Wlnxel Con. Co., Wichita, Kans., limestone, $97,983. J. B. Sweatt, Spokane, Waab. limestone, $106,337; saldstone, $104, 300. Welch Bros. & Hannaman, Grass Valley, Calif., limestone, $92,219 sandstone. $92,219. PalrnUerg & Muttson, Astoria, Ore., limestone, $108,337; sandstone, $106.- 8J0. Erlksnn & Larson, Seattle, Wash., limestone, !I5,226; sandstone, $95,- 042. Geo. A. Whltmeyer & Sons, Ogden. Utah, limestone, $105,624. Eugene Schulcr, Pasadena, Cam-, limestone, $1.20,000; sandstone, $120. 000. Olson & Johnson Co., Missoula Mont., limestone, 87,446; sandstone, $87,620. Sound Constr. A Eng. Co., Seattle. Wash., limestone, $92,362; sandstone, $92,362. John Almeter, Portland, Ore., lime- stone, $92,648; sandstone, 92,620. Booker, Klehl & Whipple, Seattle. Wash., limestone, $121,422; sand stone, $121,422. King Lumber Co., Charlottesville. Va,, llestone, $104,000; sandstone, $104,000. James 8. Winters, Portland, Ore., limestone, $84,487; sandstone, $84, $87. Insurance Agency Incorporates. Articles of Incorporation were to day filed for an Insurance and realty agency to be known aa Charles E. Heard, Inc. Charles E. Heard, A. M. Heard and J. B. McCook are the In corporators. NEWS SUMMARY General. Austria again reported trying for separate peace with Russia. United Slates anxious to stop block ade of tiernian coast. Freurh statesmen will visit San Franelsco fair. I lor 1 1 n reports successes against French. Local. Auto excursionists carry news of Celllo celebration to east end, Hound-np bucking buffalo Is dead. loan-up days In Pendleton nrrlve. Srnlo liiHieetlon protects dealers as well ns .public. Bids on federal building have range of $:i7.(M)0. UNITES STATES IS IIS TO HAV E E LIFTED Exportation of Potash From Germany is Crying Need Berlin Willing if Allies Will Conform to Plan. AMERICA DOING ITS UTMOST ExiMirtatloii Could be Made in Neu tral Vessel Bringing Cotton to German Iort Awn-din? to Ar rangciiicnts Outlined by Berlin Brjaii Working to Secure Result.. BERLIN, April 2. The United States through Secretary Bryan Is do ing the utmost to have the allies lift the blockade against Germany to the extent, at least, to permit the expor tation of potash from Germany for the manufacture of fertilizer In Am erica, according to information here. The German government has noti fied Ambassador Gerard that it will permit the exportation, of potash on neutral ships bringing cotton to Ger many, providing Potash Is consigned to the department of commerce of the American government. Heavy artillery fighting Is In pro gress between St. Mlhlel and Verdun and along the Meuse heights. A brisk exchange between artillery is re ported from the Moselle region. The French shelled the Germans there for 30 hours without effect. It was de clared. No Important developments on the East Prussian frontier or in Poland were reported. ITALY AS YET SHOWS NO HASTE IN GOING TO WAR ALTHOUGH TODAY WAS TIME SET FOR ENTRANCE, SITU ATION IS UNCHANGED. ROME. April 1. (Delayed) This is the day, set by rumors, for the en trance of Italy Into the war on the side of the allies. The situation Is as completely unsettled, however, as at the outbreak of hostilities. In spite of reports to the contrary from Eng lish and French sources, nothing in the situation is Immediately Inimical to Germany's Interests. A girl with a dimple will laugh at anything a man says. OLQCKAD Crown Prince of Serbia f4' ; ! V i ,:.-'! h. -v ajf . J J ., hr.ir 'i - f;v. ? ;- ii,v t i i i , v -k V ' Vi i r" M I , f j - - , i , tr "144-: ;v ; !h , Cjv jr--- ILL- H5r ..r- - . BEPBrAM CWHBSWCL ua.:rjww i jclvi. The photograph was snapped by a member of Sir Thomas LIpton's par ty and showed the democratic young crown prince of Serbia talking to captured Austrian army officers. Al- German Prisoners May be Placed on Board Merchantmen PI.AX BEING ADVOt ATEI TO PIT STOP TO ATTACKS 11Y UN DERSEA CRAFT. LONDON, April 2 mnn prisoners alwwd chant-ships." This Is -"Place Ger Iiritish mer the startling proposal of British shippers who are urging the plan upon the government Petitions are being circulated de manding this step be taken. With German military prisoners carried by all merchantman, submarines must either show mercy In undersea war fare or send their own countrymen to the bottom, it Is argued. The torpedoing of three more mer chantmen with a loss of 30 lives on- Thursday has arouwd another storm of indignation in Great Britain. Fresh demands for reprisals are being made. The loss of life from attacks on merchan'.shlps constantly is growing greater. Early In the war ample time was given crews to leave their vessels before they were sunk. With in the past few weks the Germane have liecome more and -more severe In the enforcement of the submarine blockade. Survivors of vessels sent to the bottom now report being sunk without warning whatever or within a few minutes after a submarine ap peared alongside, idmlralty official seriously doubt Or feasibility of the plan of placing Germans aboard of merchantmen. LITTLE GIRL DIES FROM INJURIES IN ACCIDENT WALLA WALL I CHILD RUN OVER HV M " "iV-6 ,x FRONT OF HER HOME. WALLA WALLA, Wash., April 2. Nancy Harvey, the 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harvey 274 Marcus Btreet, ran in front of an automobile on Alderstreet, opposite her home, about 7:30 o'clock Inst evening, was knocked down and run over before the machine could be! stopped, and died two hours later from injuries received. She never re gained consciousness, nnd attending physicians stated that her brain had become dislodged and that other in ternal injuries had been Inflicted by the hard fall to the pavement when she was struck by the car. The automobile was driven by El er Bowers, well known young man of the city, who lives on Pleasant street He was accompanied by B. R, Smith, whose father is a farmer near town land the Matter's sister and little child. TALKING To CAPirx'FD though the captured Austrians main tain nn extreme hateur with their captors thoy reC'tgnlze the conde scension of the crown prince In ad drc."sins thorn. AUSTRIA AGAIN' IS REPORTED TRIG TO E fsivice ninlnmafc aro C-ald In At ing as Intermediaries Between1 Russia and Dual Monarchy STORY SEEMS WELL FOUNDED Slav Armies Are. Threatening to Ov errun Hungary and a Speedy Peace Is Only Way Aareiilly That Fran Josef Can Save His Empire Czae Willing for Peace. LONDON, April 2 With the Rus sian armies threatening to burst mrougn tne Carpathians and over-i sweep Hungary, Austrian diplomats are making overtures for a separate peace with Russia, according to re- SECURE PEA unconf i me ofAXl y . f,l m." I omfuy-,retary AirtJ. .k ...,, . ",le'.of execution at Torreon of Salamon mediarles for the Austrians, accord ing to Petrograd reports. The diplo mats have been Informed, It was stat ed that Russia will not negotiate with Austria-Hungary unless ths Dual kingdom at the same time concludes peceTlth Fran" sia Is wiiilTur tn halt w i - : ... uu ..m,. w vow proposals, It was Btated Correspondents for London papers, In Petrograd declared there are grounds for the belief the report ol negotiations might be true. The re port at first was printed by the Sussky Slovoe, in Petrograd, an un-: usually weli jjifoi med paper. Diplo-V mat here are not generally inclined to place much credence in the report. ' It was admitted, however, that con-J eluding a separate peace axrangemet.t: with the allies might not only save' Emperor Franz Josef his empire from; disintegration but definitely remove J the prospects of Italy attempting to; shut Austria off from the Adriatic by forcing territorial concessions. E4 SCALES INSPECTED BY infill nrriniti iu minmi LUuAL UitliilAL ill MJtnull SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEAsJ I RES HAS BUSY MONTH TESTING INSTRUMENTS. Protection for the public and pro- tpi-tiun for the dealers to alike af- t.AA i, ,h. weights and measures by a county of- ficer. This much Is shown by the March report of E. F. Averill, deputy sealer for Umatilla, rnontv Pnr in- stance the report not only shows that many merchants and dealers were using measures and weights that were short but that also some were actu ally using measures that were long. The report shows that during the month a total of S4 scales were in spected In the county. Of this num ber 30 were in error but of the 30 Deputy Averill Was able to adjust 53. Seven were condemned. Those that were found O. K. and tho 23 adjust-, ed were sealed by the officer. ' j Mr. Averill found 88 weights dur ing the month that were accurate and 28 that were inaccurate. These lat ter were destroyed. He sealed 40 It-' quid measures and condemned three. He found one coal oil pump that was short one half pint on the gallon and he found a gasoline pump that was glving too much for a gallon. Ho also found one computing scale that wits reeisterlnir five ounces aerainst the store. He luspected 287 counter tacks, three yard sticks and 29 show- case markers. Ose report was made to him that ten uams purchased from a store were short weight. An In- vestigation showed that the store had charged for five pounds of Wrapper and three extra pounds beyond that When notified the merchant correct ed the charge, ROUND-UP'S FAMOUS BULL BUFFALO IS NOW NO MORE BUCK, FAMED AS BIG ATTRAC TION AT FRONTIER SHOW, DIES WEDNESDAY'. Buck, the bucking bull buffalo of the Round-up. Is no more. He has (gone to the land where all but a fe , of his kind are cropping green bunch ; Kras-s on r.ij.-mn plains. .-penKing niore imhioij, ne is ueao, nn l.eua, his faithful male, is a widow. After, suffering for a week from what vct-j ermarlans pronounced as pneumonia , he expired W ednesday night at Round up Park. The directors of the Round up have had his shnirgy hide removed with the head and feet nnd intend mounting it if a taxidermist can be found. Buck died nt the ace of four years, having been a two-year-old when the Round-up association pur chased him In Montana two jears aso. Chinese in America to Start Fund to Protect Homeland MOXF.Y WII.I. UK USED FOIt DF J F.XSK IX CASK OF TROUBLE WITH JAPAN. SAN FRANCISCO, April 2. A movement for the collection of a fund of millions to be used In the de- fense of China In case of difficult! I With Jnun I'm Rtnrtnil tntiav aitlnn? Chinese, following a secret meeting last night. Leaders of the local Chi nese and representatives of the Chi nese revolutionary party were sail to have participated. It Is proposec; to ask every one of the estimated 800,000 Chinese In America to con tribute $20 toward the fund. PROTEST MADE AGAINST EXECUTION OF 2 TURKS TURKISH AMBASSADOR APPEALS FOR. REDRESS TO SECRE TARY OF STATE BRYAN. w urvi'Tiiv April 2. The Tur- "Sh " ha a"ad " Sec - Bryan for redress as a result Nlgrl and Rafael Fereze, Turkish It waa announced. As an added token subjects. It is alleged they werpja special album of (4 original draw, ceized and exeouted. by Villa soldiers ings are being fashioned by French charged with counterfeiting. Advices' artists for formal presentation to Am- teaching the Turkish embassy stated j erica through Ambassador Sharp. The "hi? made b' : v""uj- inn .i oeen approved . as genuine. Both were , merchants. II OF 1IS IS E 0 LONDON, April 2. An entire, fto Ulla, of German submarines, is men acing British shipping in the North FLOTILLA IB sea. While destroyers are, sweeping ' wl" m" Ior America as representa the channel in search of undersea j tiVes of Parliament. .The last deie raiders, four vessels have- been tor-'a,o.n will leave in June. In it either Pedoed and sunk In the North sea in the pa3t 24 houra- In addition to;with myself, my health permitting. 30 U'hn ruvpfahA nritu .V. -;-l-i three steamers reported yesterdav it ta feared there has been further ioss,we fing to America as prfa ui me. rnree small trawlers have , been sunk off the mouth of the Tyue ' by the submarine- C-19, according to! fewcastie dispatches. The Xorweg-! "ln "'"S vessel ?.or was torpedoed off Holland yesterdav bv- tho tr.?n An Amsterdam dispatch declared ths. frew of 12 wa rescued. Newcastle later reposed the crews of the traw- lr uioriana and .Nellie, two Of the vessels 8"nk were rescued by fishing vessels and landed there BOTH ROYS ARE IN FINE UHPC C03 PrtllT TfH!!',UT!U,e Walla Walla district Commercial UfiAl i. I Ull UUUI lUaiUm 1 FARJIELL AND EVANS EACH SIRE OF W INNING BUS AT. TENDANCE PROMISED. "I never felt better in my life and. Farrell will have to step a fast pace if he wins from me." Bobby Evans. "I am in shape to give Evans the battle of his lite." Billy Farrell. Take your choice. Thev're both' good." Promoter R. C. Shaw, The above is the way the two prln- cipals and, the promoter of the tifteen round bout tonight in the Oregon theater exnressed theiriApIvea thlo morning. Both of the llehtweieht i scrappers seemed confident, of pound-! F""0''" hor talk by President ing out a win and, from all indica-j Weyrauch to lhe Purpose of the tions, the fans are to see one of the tlnS- h following speakers were best Vouts ever pulled, off here. I lven the nor: . O. Soots, J, F. Evans arrived last evening from slover f Milton; E. C. Burllngame. Walla Walla where ha had been A- c rnny of Milton, Mr. Cummlni training in the Y. M. C. A. gymna-'0' Wallu'a. J. M. Crawford. Commls- slum and was accompanied by Abey ,on"' Cockburn of I'matilla county, Gordon, the little 100 pound newsboy, J- M- Morgan, president Waitsburg scrapper of Portland who has made 'Commercial club; Paul H. Vosburgh such a sensation. Evans declares he an1 E- 1 Casey of this city. la lighter now than he has been in the four years he has been fighting. tipping the scales at 132. The ar-j tides call for 135 at 5 o'clock this afternoon. I Evans and Farrell have never met'10 l'n festivities, reminding before. In fact they do not know:them that the open river was to tht-lr jeach other. Farrell saw Evans 'style Interests as well as to Walla Walla, of work In the latter's bout with Ed-'ar"l urging the hoi'ling of a monster 'die Shannon recently and to that .x.'Kood roads meeting on tho banks of tent has the advantage of Kvans who has never seen his nnnonent in .e. tion. "I don't even know how he puts his hands up," Evans aula this morning, "but I am not worrying any OVer that, promoter Shaw declared this morn nj he wiU haVe several fast prelim imiries Including three roun.u h tween Doiier Rnd Geissel, the cham. plon flyweight of the county. Tb preliminaries will begin at 8:30 and the main event is scheduled to s'.art at 9. , The ticket sale Indicates a big ut tt'inlance. Kvuns announces Omt a ! del. vaii' ii of fijtht fans fr.mi W.lll-l WhMu V.i': l.V. over. STATESMEN TO IE SECT FROM FRANCE TO SAII FRAfim Leading Men Will Come Here to At tend Panama-Pacific Fair as an Act of Appreciation. PRESENT ALSO TO BE MAD: Special Attain Fashioned by French Artist Will be Presented America Through president Io4m-are Dele gatloo Will Not Come to Talk War Propoganda. BY WILIAM PHILIP SIMS cPytehter "15, by the United press. ) PARIS, April 2. To show appreci ation of the many spontaneous acts Int friendship by the people of the 1 United State. France will send a del- egation ef leading statesmen to the Panama exposition at San Francisco. nj-i,.i. rumens. me ceremony will take place sometime in May, probably at Sorbonne. Senator Hanotaux, president of the Franco-American commission, is in charge of the mat ter, assisted by the noted arttst Leon Bonnat and Henri La Pauxe. In an interview Hanotairr said: "In April, we win send the noted com poser haint-toaens to San Francisco. There- hi n Jiving muician greater than Saint-Saens. He goes to Am erica as a representative of French music. He has no political mission and will not talk any war proposan da. With Saint-Saens will go M.-Llpp-man, representing the French scien ces. In May, Marquis De Chambrun. the great grandson of General Lafay ette, and Franklin Eouilllon. both members of the chamber of deputies wil'1 "Sroux or Henry Bercson, S TenreSentativeM nf tho VrcnrK . . adet,y- I wish to emphasize again " e a wiuing 10 let-events speaJt tor -' Ire Bl 1 1 Ufll I 1 W MIX ,lMLU' "'LUI IlUnrXO FOR ROAD TO RIVER MONSTER MEETING. TO. BOOST PROPOSAL WIU BE U.ELD AT WAI.LULA MAY. . J WALLA WALLA, A Mil 2 Last night's "Get Together'' meetlnit of cruhs. attends d by delegations from I 1.-1111. an me surrouruiin? towns, ie ; velored into another enthusiastic j Sood roads meeting, w!th the open I river celebration at Wallula on Ma i 4 as the incentive, i , There were about a hundred In at tendance, with P H. Weyraueh, pres ident of the locI club. In the chair. A doien or more speeches, punch, ci gars and several delightful solos by r"ula Viranuoerry nnd Waiter Bemus, provided the program for the evening;, and when the session was adjourned prominent visitors expressed satisfaction that a strong er affiliation of Walla Walla town hd at leas on Bd result Nearly all the speakers dwelt up- ion the importance of the Wallula, celebration, especially E. '. Burlln- nme and O. C. Soots, who extended tl,e Invitation to surrounding towns the Columbia, at which it was thought likely that the n.-ed of a hard-surfaced roa.l to itie riv. r would b" forcibly brought hmne to Uioo Present. NEW vrtlK IIK.MW Y i:t.iN iiu in ol i in: SALEM. ''an tine n Ki''ii in- inha .. On- .1 jl:. . i 'li' , Apr . f !', Ml.,.,.1 c-rlili. ,.te iiKiii'-i-r mi.' of tll- oft" dv