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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 26
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1915.
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NO. 8435
DAILY KO EOiTIOii
BRITISH HIP
DADLY DAMAGED !!
ZEPPELIN ATTACK
German Embassy at Washington
Gives Out Statement Regarding
Recent Air Raid on England.
FI1ISH STEAMER IS SUIK
Ocw Believed to Have Been Saved
DtuilMi strainer Is SeUed by Ger
man fruitier Two Norwegian
Bark Reported to Have Been At
tacked In Baltic 11) a Submarine.
WASHINGTON, April 24. "Ac
cording to relluble information a
British battleship wus seriously dam
aged In the last Zeppelin attack In
the Tyne district," a statement by
the German embassy declared. The
statement referred to the second raid
by German airships on England last
week.
l
FIimiIhIi steamer Sunk.
STOCKHOLM. April 24 A aubma
rlne sank the Finnish steamer Frack
In the Baltic, It was learned. The
crew la believed saved. The Frack
was a small vessel carrying Iron.
nanlfcli Steamer KcIunI.
COPENHAGEN, April 24. The
Danish steamer Nldarns, carrying a
i'uio of dairy products has been
aelzed by a German cruiser and tak
en to Syltoe. according to advices re
ceived here. The Nldarns was bound
to Grimsby, England.
Norwegian Harks Attacked.
LONDON, April !4. Two Norwe
gian barks, the Oscar and the Eva,
.are believed to have been attacked
hv a German submarine in the
North aea. A Danish steamer arriv
ing reported sighting the Oscar sink
lug and the Eva afire.
LONDON. April 24.- The crew of
the steamer Kuth, sunk by a sub
mat-Inn on Wednesday, landed Bt
Lelther today. The men were adrift
In small boats for 12 hours before
being picked up by passing vessels.
BETTER SECURE TICKETS
IF YOU PLAN RIYER TRIP
IXH'AL PEOPLE WHO CONTEM
PLATE GOING SHOULD MARE
ARRANGEMENTS NOW,
Pendleton people who want to
make the trip down the Columbia In
the Umatilla county steamer on May
6 will be wise It they secure their
tickets now for, at this time It Is cer
tain that someone la going to be die
appointed at the last. The boat will
only accommodate S00 passengers and
the tickets are being purchased so
rapidly In other parts of the county
that the supply allotted to this city
Is being drawn upon by other towns.
Umatilla has sold out her original
allotment! and has sent for 20 more
tickets. Pendleton was originally al
lotted 100 tickets but that number
has been cut down by the demands
from other sections. The committee
Intends following a policy of "First
come, first served" and will not bo
responsible for disappointments that
will follow tardy action. Tickets here
are on sale at the Pendleton Drug
Co.
The committee has received assur
ance from the Round-up directors
that they can use 160 of the Round
up cots on the boats. Blankets and
pillows will be shipped up from Port
land so that sleeping accomodations
will be provided for all who attend
the Umatilla celebration.
GORVALLIS MAN IS FOUND
MURDERED NEAR HIS HOME
WHJi PURDY, 40, STABBED JUST
BELOW HEART OOMPAN
ION IS BEING HELD.
CORVALU3, Ore., April 24. The
body of Will Purdy, 40, waa found
early today outside the window of his
home by two section men with a
wound, evidently made with a knife,
in his left breast below " the heart.
George Avery, (1, who Is said to have
been last seen with Purdy, Is held
pending an Investigation. Indications
were that after being stabbed Purdy
lumped from the window. Every and
Purdy were said to have been drink
ing together laat night.
Ottoman Secretly Executed.
CAIRO, Egypt, April 24 Moham
med Kpalll, arrested recently follow
ing an unsuccessful attempt to assas
sinate the newly appointed sultan,
was privately hanged In prison It was
announced.
Litigants in $50,000 Libel Suit
I .
VI ( A J
(J .ro-y L4,
William Ilaniet, jr.
This photograph shows William
Barnes, Jr., former chairman of the
republican state committee of New
ork and leader In the successful
fight ana Inst Theodore Roosevelt In
the republican national convention
of 1912. and Mr. Roosevelt as they
appeared In Syracuse, N. ready
ior tne trial of the suit of the form
er Tor 150,000 for libel. The two did
not pose together. In fact, for the
first day of the session of the court
they did not notice each other.
Mr. Barnes bases his action against
Mr. Roosevelt on a statement made
by the latter on July 22, 1914, prior
to the direct primaries, held to select
candidates for state offices In New
York. The colonel suld on that occa
slon:
"In New York state we can see at
Its worst development of the system
of bi-partisan boss rule. The out
come of this system is necessarily
that Invisible government which the
progressive party was In large part
founded to oppose. It is impossible
to secure the economic, social and In
dustrial reforms to which we are
pledged until this Invisible govern
ment of the party bosses working
through the alliance between crook
ed business and crooked politics Is
rooted out of our governmental sys
tem." Mr. Roosevelt stated also that the
$1.64 ASKED FOR MAY
WHEAT AT CHICAGO PIT
PORTLAND CXVB QUOTATIONS
TODAY GIVEN AT $1.25 1-8
MAESTEM 11.30 1-9.
CHICAGO, April 24. (Special )
For May wheat a 11.64 1-2
was asked today. For July a dollar
thirty-nine and seven eighths was
bid and for September a dollar
twenty eight and three quarters waa
bid.
PORTLAND, Ore., April 24
(Special.) Local wheat quotatloni
today were club, a dollar twenty five
and a half; bluestem a dollar thirty
and a half.
V. 8. Attitude Vnllked.
COPENHAGEN, April 24. That
Germany does not believe in the pro
testations of loyalty and friendship
of the United States, waa the state
ment of Count Reventlow, the noted
German military critic, according to
Berlin advices. Reventlow is de
clared to have sard the United States
obviously and openly Is hostile and
cannot expect to participate In the
medlutlon at the end of the war.
Theodore Roosevelt.
two older political parties were com
pletely dominated by Mr. Barnes and
Mr. Mnrohv. He asserted that "this
rottenness" was due to the coopera-led many s,,uare mlles of wooded land
tlon of Mr. Murphy and Mr. Barnes.! and threatened everal PPlous
acting through Governors
Glynn; that "the Interests
Dlx
of
Rarnes and Mr. Murphy are funda
mentally Identical, and that when the
Issue between popular rights and cor-J
rupi ana macnine ruled government
is clearly drawn the -two bosses will
uiuuv. h. rA iv,h .J
side openly or covertly, giving one1 figh"ng were a"nound tW- "ol
nnnther ...,h . i.k I '"wing an engagement at Keetmaft-
safety form the all-powerful invisible!
government which is responsible for
the maladministration and corrup
tion in the public offices of the
state."
Mr. Barnes" complaint asserta that
Colonel Roosevelt's references to Mr.
Barnes were libellous, false and un
true, and were published maliciously
and with Intent to injure the plain
tiff. Colonel Roosevelt's answer Is a
document of 113 printed pages, and
gees bark Into political history as far
as 1896. The answer repeats that gen
em! rarrnnfinn aTlotA In f.A
departments
Colonel Rnneveit r,irfh, nt0j-'that
that he had a right to criticize Indi
viduals and events, and that his com
ment and criticisms were fair and
privileged.
JOSEPH B. FX) RAKER, JR.
DEAD AT AGE OF 43
NEW YORK, Apr. 24 Joseph
B. Foraker, Junior, 4 3. son of
the former United States sen
ator from Ohio, died at his
cottage at Manhattan Beach. He
was suffering from peritonitis
and anaemia. Foraker waa
vice president of the Cincinnati
Traction company.
NEWS SUMMARY
General.
Germans are making drive to reacti
the French searoast.
British baulmhlu reported hadiv
damaged In Zeppelin raid.
Villa reorganised army mod u nre-
paring to attack Obregon.
Local.
Clyde SlnuiM found not culltr of
steading "Cyrus Noble."
Tickets for trip down Columbia
selling rapidly.
Stan field to play n Pendleton to-
morrow.
Good roads directors are meeting
here.
G
AGAINST OH
Failure of Carranzisia to Follow up
Successes Gives Rebel Leader
Time to Reorganize.
018 BA1TL MAY BE NEAR
Obrcgou 1.4 Said to Have lmc of
About 18,000 and His Position Is
imnireruuH Sectul Hepreneiilatlve
of Wilson Is On Way Home Co He
lton His Findings.
WASHINGTON, April 24. The
failure on the part of General Ob
tegon to aggressively follow up the
crushing defeats administered to the
forces of Villa has given the latter
commander time to reorganize his
army and today, with 30,000 men,
he Is advancing upon the strongholds
of Obregon, according to confiden
tial advices received here. Obregon
la said to have not more than 18,000
men and to be In a hazardous posi
tion. WASHINGTON, April 24. It was
announced by the state department
that a special train has been sent
from Vera Cruz to Mexico City to get
Duval West, who is investigating the
Mexican situation, and bring him to
the coast where he can return to
Washington to tell tho president of
conditions in Mexico.
There Is a rumor that If West rec
omends It and Villa fails to rally his
shattered armies, the Carranxa gov
ernment in Mexico will be recognized
by the administration.
VOLUNTEERS FI6HTI1 616
MICHIGAN FOREST FIRES
SEVERAL TOWNS ARE THREAT
ENED WHEN FLAMES
SPRING VP.
MARQUETTE; Mich., April 24.
Five hundred volunteer fire fight
ers are desperately trying to control
j a score of forest fires which envelop-
VILLA
WITH
ADVANC
. luiiiiiiumuca. i ne ures nave ueen ra-
ar,a,i .. J V... 1 J
ing rapidly today, causing
alarm throughout the district.
great
British Gain In Africa.
CAPETOWN, April 24. Further
gains by the British In the African
Bh(,op lnforcemenU " ere brought
up and the retreating Germans are
being pursued. Kabus Is occupied by
the British.
WILSON WILL NOT TAKE
CHARGE OF BANK CASE
DENIAL MADE THAT PRESIDENT
WILL HAVE ANYTHING TO
DO IN IUUGS CASE.
WASHINGTON, April 24. Reports
President Wilson personally
uu laneii ninrne oi me government s
case against the Rlggs National
bank here In which the bank is
charged with certain Irregularities by
the treasury department was em
phatically denied at the White
House. The pressure brought to
bear on the bank because of alleged
Irregularities resulted in an injunc
tion suit being filed against Secretary
McAdoo and John Skelton Williams,!
comptroller of currency. Suggestions
that political Issues would arise as a
result of charges that McAdoo and
Williams were seeking to wreck the
institution have circulated since the
suit was filed.
Terre Haute Mayor Imieachcd.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., April 24.
Mayor Don Roberts of this city, con
victed of election frauds. . was Im
peached by the city council. The
vote was seven to three. Roberts
has been sentenced to a term In the
federal prison, but he Is appealing
for a new trial and refused to resign.
- Battle Ctoetly In Shells
LONDON, April 24. During the
Battle of Neuve Chappelle last month
as much ammunition was expended
as was used during the entire Boer
war, according to a statement made
In the House of Commonea by Chan
cellor of the Exchequer, David Lloyd
George.
The Boer War lasted two year
and nine months.
Having protested that they will
consider peace on no term but their
own, the belligerent nations naively
ask: "What terms are offered?"
G. Simms Freed j I I
Charge of Lai
of "Cyrus huij"
JURY RETURNS VERDICT OP AC
Ol ITTAL TEMPLE CASE
COXTI.MED XEXT TERM.
A Jury this afternoon about 2
o'clock brought in a verdict of ac
quittal In the case of the State vs. G.
C. Simms, charged with the larceny
of "Cyrus Noble." one of the Round
up buckers. John F. Temple. Jr.
who was jointly indicted with .Simms
and whose case was set for tr al Im
mediately following, this afternoon
secured a continuance of the case for
the term on the grounds that materi
al witnesses were missing. This means
that he will not be tried until Sep
tember. The Simms Jury went out Just before
noon but did not deliberate much un
til after 1 o'clock. At 1:30 they
came in and requested the testimony
of G. E. Scott, who was custodian of
the Round-up horses but who test -fied
that he thought "Cyrus Noble" a
stray because of the fact that he was
In another field than that In which
the other bucking stock were. After. the North Sea.
retiring to the jury room they 8oon Reinforced by troops drawn from East Prussia, the Germans
reached a verdict l. a. Esteb de- evidently have renewed their attempt to hack their way through
fended Simms and pleaded that heUi n:j j u
had been made the catspaw of others. I If,. u reacn ratals arm iunKirn.
The state introduced several wit-' Battling over the low country which is almost unprotected
nesses tending to show that simmijby woods or other growths the contending armies are renewing
had a guilty knowledge of the lar-jthe scenes of last fall when the soil of Flanders wa3 drenched
ceny and that he was not, as he with blood
pfe'm j ' DatrnenhoruyerTron;dl An offical report stated that the Canadian troops bore the
of being approached by simms' who brunt of the German drive across the Yser which advanced
told him that he had a horse in the the lines of the enemy nearly five miles. It is admitted that
country to sell. The testimony fur.jtne Germans now occupy a series of trenches between Steen
"The o tfrlncTgiwtraat and Langemarck but five miles from Ypres. This ad
an assumed name and taken the! vancehowever, it was stated, does not give the enemy a new
horse away. It also showed that he line.
had turned the horse over to Huston,
accepted a check for $100, cashed
the same and spent a portion of the
money over the bar. The balance he troops covered memseives wiui glory in resisting me rusii ui mc
had divided with Temple, the state Germans, official dispatches reported. They were finally fore
contended and with a third party un-je(j t0 retire when overwhelmed by numerical superiority of the
fndTSefe threatened with suffocation by asphyxi-
ruff was placed upon the stand by'ating bombs hurled upon them by the Germans. Lven when
the state and proved to be an un-j compelled to fall back, the Canadians saved the day for the
wining witness. However, before he ; Anglo-French forces by stiffing their defense and preventing
finished he had admitted overhearing ih Gerrnans rom penetrating the main line of the allies.
a conversation between Temple and , "c , " " " , . . . ,
simms in which it was agreed to di-j That the Canadians suffered extremely heavy losses is ad-
vide the proceeds of the sale. Wood- mitted.
ruff appeared before the grand Jury.
It Is said, and was not so reluctant! RJG SEA BATTLE BELIEVED NEAR
11 waSr5T. TZ Zlm LONDON, Aprij 24.-The official announcement frop the
and president of the Round-up. He German admiralty that a German high sea fleet is cruising in
toid of taking simms into custody fjjg North sea increased the belief here that one of the greatest
and of the different stories defend-. j battles in history is soon to be fought A German squad
caanmehto Talf thehoX" h" ron, it is stated, repeatedly has cruised in British waters with
session. I out meeting the English. The English warships, however, are
The defense undertook to show' searching for the Germans. That a clash is inevitable if the
that simms was a catspaw for Tem- i;aiser's battle squadron continues to venture into the open, is
Pie and others and that he had acted epted here
as an agent for them In an Innocent e
way. John Barleycorn waa also as-,
signed as one of the causes for the
young man getting Into the trouble !
MONTGOMERY SECURES GOOD
WUtIT Mm KtlU UEI II
II Mini unnu iiknu iikbin
ISO ACRES PURCHASED FROM J.
E. RIXGLE PRICE PAID
IS $5 AX ACRE.
By a deal, the record of which waj
made today with Recorder Burroughs
John E. Montgomery, who recently
disposed of his holdings In the Cold
Springs country, secures 480 acres ly-
ng near Helix, purchasing the land
flom J. E. RiiiKle of Helix. The price
paid was $55 an acre, making a total
of $26,400. The land is good wheat
land.
Saves Woman's Life.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 24. De
termined to die, Mary Dolvan, 22.
plunged into the surf at the end of
Geary street and fought A. Gllles, a
government lifesaver, when he went
to her assistance. After both were
nearly drowned by her struggle, Gil
les brought her ashore.
Airmen Raid East Prussia.
LONDON, April 24. Soldau, Gum
binnen and Insterbnrff, all East
Prussian towns, have been bombard
ed during the last two days by Rus
sian aviators. The extent of the
damage has not been reported.
German aerial warriors retaliated
by dropping 150 bombs on Bailystok
and Clechanow. Russian Poland,
"killing and wounding civilians." ac
cording to a Petrograd dispatch. 1
Bootless I Vet Not Cold.
METUSCHEN. N. J April 24
"Socks are no good any way you look
at them. I haven't worn a pair of
socks In St years, winter or sum-
mer, and I have not suffered from
cold feet since I stopped wearing the government as to the transmia
them In 1876." said Herman Over-,ion of Wireiesa meswmes at the begin
land, 65 year old, a resident of nlnaj of the European war was an
Plalnfteld. j nounced In advices received bv cus-
Overland says he quit wearing, toms officials here frt.tn Washing
socks when he had his feet froxen ton. Hereafter reputable houses can
In 1876 while he was wearing a pair send code messages providing they
of heavy woolens. Feet without, make the declaration of the messages
socks are more comfortable, he In-' purely commercial. Local shipping
slsta, and he says he haa been wlth-jmen declared the order prohibiting
out socks In Maine when the temper- code messages resulted In heavy ex
ature waa 10 degree below xero (pense.
GERMANS ATTEMPT
TO SMASH WAY TO
FRENCH SEACOAST
Reinforced With Troops Withdrawn From the
East Prussian Front Kaiser's Forces Drive
Allies Across the Yserand Advance Their Lines
Nearly Five Miles-Canadian Troops Bear the
Brunt of Terrific Fighting But are Unable to
Hold Back the Advance of Teutons-German
Squadron Reported Cruising in North Sea and
Big Naval Battle is Believed Inevitable as the
English War Vessels are Looking for Enemy.
LONDON, April 24. The bloodiest fighting since the bat
tle of Neuve Chapelle is now in progress between Ypres and
, TANAniANS
Outnumbered but far from
a i . i i -
Big Fleet Is Seen.
CHRISTIAN! A, April 81. The
steamer Halvin arriving here report
ed It passed a large German fleet In
the North 9ea west of Heligoland.
The fleet was in battle formation. A
submarine sUined the Halvin but
f(op boai-dimr the officers Inspected,
nuiT .
the vessel and allowed It to proceed.
end to the traffic In munitions to
BERLIN. April 24. The capturej the allies in the note of Secretary
of another village on the west bank: Bryan to Amhassadon Von Bem
of the Yser canal, indicating a fur- storff, it was seml-offlclally explain
ther gain by the Germans, and the ed the attacks do not represent the
taking of more than 1000 additional views of the government. They stand
orisoners is reported in an omtiai
statement. Continued neavy iis"'i'"s
was indicated in the region where
the German offensive is now in pro
greM an(1 all atlempts of the British
and French to regain the territory
voaterdav have been repulsed
n the champagne region an incident
of the French shelling their own
trenches is reported.
"Attempts of the enemy to capture;
lost territory north and northeast of
Ypres have failed," the statement
WIUSON WILL REVIEW
FLEET ON MAY 15
WASHINGTON. April 24.
President Wilson will leave
Washington on May 15 on the
Mayflower It was announced, to
review the Atlantic fleet off
New York C.ty. The president
will be in New York on May 17
and IS when a land parade will
be held in addition to the na
val review.
If worst comes to worst Colonel
Roosevelt would not be the first man
who overtalked himself.
Restrictions Are Lifted.
SAX FRANCISCO. ADril 24. Lift-
nit p .ome restrictions Imposed by
OirrNUMRPRF.D
being outfought, the Canadian
. i f 1 1 i e i
asserts. "The number of prisoners
has been increased to 1470. In addi
tion we took 35 cannon, a large num
ber of machine guns and quantities
of munitions. West of the Yser ca.
nal we took LUern by storm."
BERLIN. April 24. With Berlin
newspapers bitterly criticising the
. t i . ...... - .. ..v
United States for refusing to put an
for only the popular and editorial
side. It was stated.
The admiralty called attention to
the fact the North Sea le now clear
ed of the enemy with a statement
that a German squadron repeatedly
has cruised in British waters with
out meeting the enemy. It Is gen-
erally believed a battle Is likely In
the near future and hints have been
thrown out that the English will be
greatly surprised by the character ot
the German warships.
50 KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN
LOST IN AUSTIN FLOOD
MORE DEATHS ARE FEARED
WHEN FULL DETAII OF
DISASTER ARE KNOWN.
AUSTIN, Texas, April 24. Fifty
are known to have periahed and 2
are missing as the result of a floyd
which inept Austin following n
cloudburst Thursday night. Friday
45 bodies were recovered. With th
recession of the waters It la feared
many more will be found. Twenty
bridges were destroyed, streets torn
up and houses flooded from the
foundations. The worst of the flood
haa passed.
Union Man on Trial.
TRINIDAD. Colo., April 24. With
the Jury completed. Assistant Attor
ney General Montgomery mal the
opening statement in the trial t
John R. Law son. union leader of tht
miners In the recent coul strikes In
Colorado. Lawaon is charged with
murder as a result of th shooting of
a mlneguard.
Moving by parcel post La a new
and grand Idea whlrh promises woe
for the postman.