DAILY EVEI....3 EGITIOI daily eve;::::3 eeitii' I TO ADVERTISERS. hmwt for Eantrrn Oreajna by the United Stale Weather tn t Portland. The Kut Oregoolsn hai the largest pi id circulation of iny paper In Oregon, t of Fertliuid, and over twice the circulation la Peadletea of tar other newspaper. Fair tonight and Tuesday. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL 26 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 26, J915. NO. 8486 "'"' p- ""' i...i -. ll-KMArN -- ' w i t iiilii ivj MANY VILLAGES ARE ABLAZE ALONG Determined Assaults by Teutons Have Been Halted According to Claims of London War Office-Desperate Fighting is Continuing But the Allies are Keported to be Holding Their Ground Everywhere-Von Hinden burg Rumored to be Directing Great Drive of Germans. RY WILLIAM O. SHEPHERD Copyrlght 19U by the United Press. Copyrighted In Great Drltaln.) HEADQUARTERS BRITISH OVERSEAS ARMY, Northern France, Apill 25, via London, April 2. The Germane are now bombarding Ypres with 17 Inch guns In their great drive against the British and French lines tn Belgium. The roar of the great pieces can be heard JO miles. Ger man Incendiary shells have set fire to all the Belgian farms and village along a front of 20 miles. Tonight the sky Is illuminated by the fire of biasing homes and farms. HlKh northely winds which for three days had been blowing across the Anglo-French and Belgian tren ches, carrying before them the stupe fying gases from the German guns, have now died down. The temper of the allies over what they claim to be a. flagrant breach of the rules of clvl llied warfare by the Germans In the use of asphyxiating bombs Is ex tremely bitter. Many Canadians in the hospitals are suffering solely from the gas from German bombs. LONDON. April 26. Two deter mined assaults directed against the allies by the Germans operating from PasHchendale, eight miles northeast of Ypres have been halted, an offi cial statement announced. The at tack was launched against the allied positions about at Brodselnde. Des perate, fighting Is continuing, but the allies are holding the ground every where, the statement declared. 5000 Germans Sent to Help the Austrians Against the Italians FORCE OF TEITOXS XOW ON WAY TO SOUTHER FROX TIER IX CASE TROUBLE. MILAN, April 2. Austria Is to have the aid of at least 5000 first line German troops In resisting the Invas ion from the south should Italy enter the war, according to reports here, reliable advices from Trentlno de clare the authorities have prepared iiuartera for this number of Germans who are now enroute there. RUSSIA BLACK SEA FLEET WARDS BOSPORUS FORTS NO DAMAGE DONE SAYS COX STAXTINOPLK FIRING AT IA)NG H.VXGE. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 26. The Russian Blnck sea fleet bombarded the Bosporus forts for half an hour Sunday, It was announced. The bom bardment was at long range and no damage was done. You are (loomed to be bitten pres ently by the straw hat microbe. At a special meeting of the count) court to be held here Friday after noon the executive committee of the Umatilla County Good Roads associ ation will bring before the court the subject of a survey that Is desired In connection with the move to submit a bonding proposition to the people at a special election some time this fall. As a preliminary step in connection with the good roads plan the mem bers of the executive committee wish to have a survey made in order to as certain the probable coat ot the main work contemplated, v As agreed upon Saturday the roads for which surveys will be asked will be a highway from Pendleton to Cold Springs, one from Pendleton to Uma tilla; Pendleton to Pilot Rock; German Hall to Athena, to connect Athena with the Cold Springs road, and a road from Milton to connect with the Walla Walla-Wallula road. The decision to take up the survey . question with the county court was reached after an extended discussion of the subject Saturday and the move' GOOD ROADS Mill ML ASK HI FOR SURVEY IRK KOMKARn The official report does not claim the Germans have been driven entirely from the west bank of the Yser ca nal. That the allies are slowly re covering ground is as far as the an nouncement went in this connection. The Dally Mall published a story that Field Marshal Von Hindenburg. the hero of the fighting on the east ern front, was directing this latent and greatest German drive In Belgi um. The story Is not confirmed and not generally credited. , Between the Meuse and the Mosel le the Germans are directing attacks toward Saint Remy, following the fail ure of assaults against Calonne, It was stated. . BERLIN. April 28. The war office specially and definitely denied the claims from London and Paris that the Anglo-French forces had thrown the Germans hack across the Yser ca nal. The statement declared that positions about Lbsern on the west bank of the canal are still held by the Germans. Total British prisoners now number 5000, It was said. BERLIN, April 2. The war of fice reported a further gain by the Germans from the Vosges, where it was asserted Hartmannsfellerkopf had been recaptured. Desperate fighting Is In progress for days about these heights which dominate the surround ing country. North of Beausejotir two French night attacks were repulsed, it was slated. On the heights of the Meuse the German attacks continue. John Bunny, Famous Movie Comedian, is Dead in New York MAX WHO WOX FAME BY HIS EXTREME IIOMEUXEKS PASSES AT AGE OF 52. NEW YROK, April 26. John Bun ny, one of the most famous moving picture actors In the world, died of Drlght's disease, today. He was 52. The face ot Bunny was probably known to more people than any other man In the movie world. He was fa mous as a comedian and regarded his extreme homeliness as one of his greatest assets. Illinois Plays Ohio. UHBANA, 111.. April 24. The University of Illinois baseball team today plays Ohio University on Its home field. AGED FARMER DIES OF INJURIES IN ACCIDENT CRESWF.LL, Ore , April 26. Frank Sly, aged farmer, whose automobile was struck by the Shasta Limited Sunday, result- Ing In the death of four chll- dren. died today of his Injuries. constitutes the first decisive step tak en towards getting the machinery at work with a view to bonding the county for permanent roads. At the meeting Saturday, as a week ago, the committeemen discussed the work before them from a broad stand Point and the best of harmony pre vailed. The merits of the road from Pendeton to Umatilla were ably pre sented by Asa B. Thomson while W. W. Harrah urged the Cold Springs road as of great Importance because It can lower freight rates. C. A. Bar rett spoke favorably of macadam roads and declared his belief that ma cadam work when properly done will stand for many years. His confi dence In macadam, however, was not shared by other members of the committee. The committee meeting Saturday was presided over by J. F. Robinson, president of the association and all committeemen were present except ing Frank Sloan, and A. R. Shumway, the latter being In the mountain! with cattle. i Nfi YPRFS - ENIE mm FLEET am opens mm FORTS GUARDING DAM LOXDOX, April 26 "We have land(d a large force on the Galllxll pcnlnxula," the war office announc ed. Thltt wag beUeved to Indicate the attemi of the allied forces to reduce the OardaneilcM fortifications by both land and sea attacks lias begun. ATHENS, April 2. The entire Anglo-French fleet again Is bombard- ng me Dardanelles fortifications. New Ijoggina; Camp Busy. VANCOUVER, Wash., April 26. The Murphy Timber company has been organ'ced by Edward Murphy, who has opened a logging camp at Crawford, 20 miles from Vancouver on the Northern Pacific Yacolt branch and is cutting 20 carloads of logs daily for Portland markets. The company has bought the tim ber of the Twin Falls company and already has a contract to cut 5,000. 000 feet. ' A few days ago. piling 80 feet long, for use In the Columbia river Interstate bridge, was cut by this company and hauled to the cltj on two cars. Fifty men are employed by the concern. ROOSEVELT WORKED .-rsw 1 1 s -I Old Letters are Brought Forth to Show Correspondence Discloses in 8YRACUSE. April 26. Old ghosts of the past were called forth today to haunt Colonel Roosevelt The ashes of, dead men were raked for evidence Impugning his course of the past in relation to political bosses and ma chine politics. From the executors of the estate of the late Senator Piatt scores of letters were produced. They disclosed the details of long and fre quent correspondence and frequent consultations as to the appointments and acquiescence of Roosevelt to Piatt's wishes In many matters. The colonel admitted that Piatt waa hi? near I - t- k - I "" I a j- ),.. ' :' I - .J'vl':'V ..- . ! ! if (:..'.' ' I - I- j :: . w fc. '- r . . . , ' -kxrf - j,' , . v.V:.i,V.,iHil..,,. ' .. . ... - :' S ' fL ; ... v v ... .ft.vAJ Aj - ' ' . i Tr V : Sfhriii rt rSf "' y t-fmM ,; . . , x s , WITH HDPAT CI Ifc,. IT M I I . VJ I 1 THE TWENTY EMT OF ELLES Reports Indicate the great squadron got Into action early Sunday, open ing an attack at long range. Dispatches declared the Turkish forts are replying vigorously. No ac count of the damage done have been received. It Is believed the bombard ment was ordered to cover the land ing of troops which are to conduct an attack on the Turkish positions on shore. Seattle Run Resume. SEATTLE. April 26 The Seattle Pun resumed publication as a news paper owned and controlled by a company in which the employes are the majority stockholders. The pol icy announced la independent and en dorses prohibition. Pasco .May Xew llovrttal. PASCO, Wash., April 26. Miss Edith Countryman, of Spokane, is contemplating establishing a hospital tn Pasco. She was here and looked the field over, and before leaving an nounced that she would establish one ai soon as she can find a suitable building. ADMITS THAT HE WITH LATE BOSS PLATT Thodre HoowatU on the Witness Stand. Colonel's Former Relations With Detail How T. R. Agreed to Wishes of boss of the republican party and that he worked with him. He admitted he met Piatt and his son Frank at pri vate breakfasts In New York while he waa governor, to discuss patronage and leglslat on and other matters. Roosevelt was calm during this cross eaxmlnatlon. One letter was read In which the colonel asked that an architect frleqd be permitted to bid on a government contract , Sympathy of the former president with the opposition of boss Barnes to the renomlnation of Hughes for governor was shown in a series of letters exchanged between Roosevelt 1 r I I KJ 111 MILE FRONT AUSTRIANS CLAIM RUSS CHECKED IK MOUNTAINS SLAV OFFENSIVE HAS BEEN BROKEN' ACCORDING TO VI ENNA STATEMENT. VIENNA, April 26. Although thousands of men were sacrificed In attacks upon the Austrian positions In the Carpathians, an official state ment covering the operations of sev eral days declares the Russian of- fenslve has been broken. The war expresses the supreme confidence of office declared no progress has been the regular and volunteer forces and made by the Russians In the move- is being followed by onslaught all ment against the Uszok Pass, theiri along the line to try to recover the main objective. The statement de-jlost ground that for fierceness never clares the enemy's attacks against lm-.was equalled In any previous war. portant sections of the Austrian front I Fighting continues of the utmost have completely failed, the attempted intensity. Reinforcements have been flanking operations in the Upper Czl-i thrown Into the line at every point poka valley having been halted with where reports from airmen indicate thousands of Russians killed and , the Germans are massed for a renew- wounded. SPOT WHEAT HIGHER FUTURE OPTIONS OFF SLIGHT ADVANCE FOR PROMPT. DELIVERY IX CHICAGO AXD PORTLAND MARKETS. CHICAGO, April 26 (Special.) iay wneai ciosea touay wun a aouari sixty-four and five-eighths bid. For July a dollar thirty-seven and a half, was asked and for September a dol lar twenty-six and three quarters. " PORTLAND, Ore., April 26. (SDe c!al.) Portland prices today club are a dollar twenty-seven; tlueotem a dollar thirty-three. , on, for, Brake-man Killed In Elgin. FRESNO. Cal., April 24. Engaged in a bloody battle with Mexicans in a box car of a fast moving Santa Fe freight train. Frank Luti. a brake man. was killed. Seventy-five sus pects were arrested. , Political Bosses and Machine Politics Piatt in Many Matters. and the plaintiff In the present suit This did not seem to disturb the coU onel greatly. Letters were read In which he ad mitted to names that if the right man arose he believed It would be wise to nominate him over Hughes. He said he believed it would dam age the party to renominate Hughes but would cause greater damage not to renominate him. It was the opin ion of Barnes that the "barber shop'1 sentiment was against Hughes. Th colonel also assured Barnes that "whatever my friends do up at Al bany I will stand by them." Allied Army Sure That Enemy Will be Forced to Retreat 'THE FI'RTHEIt THEY COME THE HARDER THEY WILL GET WHIPPED" SAYS FRENCH. BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) (Copyrighted 1915 by the United Press; copyrighted In Great Britain.) HEADQUARTERS BRITISH OVERSEAS ARMY. North France. April 25. via London. April 26. "The further they come the harder they lll get whipped.' This sharp comment of Field Mar shal French when apprised that the Germans had hacked their way through to the Yser canal is the slo gan of the entire British army. It led assault. Standing on a h'll five miles from Ypres. I saw reflected along the 15 mile panorama filled with smoke, the gigantic opposition which French's army is making against the weight of the reinforced German war'machlne. Through the smoke and tumult, white clouds could be seen doting the nor lzon. from bursting shrapnel. The British still hold all positions in the vicinity of Hill 60. Over the hill it self a dense smoke-cloud hangs. It is placed there by the enormous shells from the German guns which con. stantly burst over every portion of the British positions. Six miles northeast of Ypres are the positions where the Canadians still gallantly are hold'ng their ground The new. position of the line can be Just distinguished through the whit- Ish smoke. Ypres itsejf is being subjected- to an almost continuous bombardment and has been set fire in many paces. Smoke from six burning villages are easily discernible on the horizon J. Stitt Wilson Beaten. BERKELEY, Cal., April 26. At the election for mayor here Samuel C. Irving, a non-partisan candidate, defeated J. Stitt Wilson, socialist and ex-mayor, by 2791 votes. Mayor Heywood who was a candi date for re-election, was defeated at the primary three weks ago. player Pianos are now delighting the indians WHITE MAX'S LUXURY IS SLOW LY INVADING THE HOMES OF LOCAL TRIBES. With the introduction of automo Mles among the Indians of the reser vation there is also reported another adoption of the costly luxuries of the white man. Player pianos are find ing a hold on the reservation in the families only a generation removed from the warpath. H. M. Warren, lo cal music dealer, has recently placed three of these piano players in res ervation homes and easterners who entertain the idea that the Indians of the west are still a bloodthirsty lot have a chance now to hear a musical refutation of their belief. The first man of the three tribes to secure a Player piano was Julius La Course, a mixed blood, but more recently Ed Bushman and Effie Adams have made similar purchases. Filipino Bill Foe Active. WASHINGTON", April 26 To oh tain Information with which to fight the Jones Philippine independence hill at the next congress. Representa tive Miner of Minnesota announced' he would leave here soon for Manila. He will be accompanied by Represen tatives Ausln of Tennessee, and Slemp of Virginia. Mr. Miller visited the Islands last summer and orposed the Jones bill at the last congress. The bill will be an administration measure at the next congress. NEWS SUMMARY General. Germans are bombarding Vpree with greet fory. KooecreR confronted with gnosis of the pent. Entire Anglo-French fleet bombardment on Dardanelles. reopen John Runny, famous movie actor, Is dead In Xew York. Local. Local hotW proprietor on irU! as re sult of police raid. Pendleton dogs may not have to be muxaled. Piano players make advent on Umatilla reservation. Pendleton team, with Schroedor In box, defontM Stan field. Good Roads eierntive committee to niT-t at court bouse Friday, Millie TAKEN III ID Oil II LOCAL HOTELS Proprietor of the Golden Rule on Trial This Afternoon in Police Court Only Witnesses Allowed. MAYGB OYER C01UCTS RAID State IInu- other I'lar WhJch Po. lice Vl-.it at Early Roar Yc-urda, ilonln-Six Women Taken from Cwldn Riilo-Loral Men Are T. ken in the Police Net. Charged with conducting a bawdy house w. R. Graham, proprietor of aft.,, ".RUle Ho,e1' on thl ui afternoon In police court The caee grow, out of . raid conducted b, Mayor Dyer and the police depart ment at an early hour yesterday nor ning and In which sixteen men and women were arrested. The case began about 215 this aft ernoon with Col. J. H. Raley and W. M Peterson conducting the defense and City Attorney Charle. H. Carter prosecuting. So much curiosity haa ...-nuesi mat a great crowd waa In the court room before the trial be gan and Judge Fits Gerald was forc ed to clear the room of all except witnesses. It to charged that Graham has been keeping women at his hotel for im moral purposes and the fact that six alleged immoral women were arrested there will figure largely In the caso. Also the city has subpoenaed a num ber of witnesses to testify to the gen eral reputation of the place under the management of Mr. Graham. It Is reported that the state will also Inves tigate and may bring a case against him. - . The raid of the Golden Rule Hotel and the State hotel was conducted be tween 2 o'clock and i o'clock yester day morning. In the party were May or Dyer. Chief of Police Kearney, Of ficers Manning, Scheer and Stephens and Firemen Mannis and Ringold. The Golden Rule was entered first and Jack Jewett, the night clerk, was arrested before any warning could he given had he been so minded. A round of the rooms was made and !n several men were found with wom en. Evidences of drinking were plen tiful, the officers say, but no supply of liquor could be' located. Those placed under arrest besides Graham and Jewett were Nona Wil son alias Pearl Mauggans, Ruth Wool ever. Teddy Stewart alias Wood, Ruby Le Roy, Ethel Sams. Eva Snyder. Ben Corbett. William Myrlck, Gus Schu bert, Sam Ortego, Charley Mauggans and Orvllle Banks. At the State Hotel, only one couple was arersted. S. P. Grinnett and Vi olet Brooks were found In a room to gether and, though both protested they were man and wife, they plead ed guilty this morning to Immoral acts and practices and sentence of 5 or 37 days in jail was imposed upon them. So far they are still in jiil. Converted Cruiser Prinz Wilhelm is Interned in Port GERM AX VESSEL DECIDES MKT TO TAKE CHAXCES AT RI X. XING OUT OF 11 HIIOR. WASHINGTON. April 2. The German converted cruiser Kmn Prinj Wilhelm. which ran the British block, ade outside the Virginia Capes and got into the harbor at Newport Newt was Interned th's afternoon, it waa announced. The Wilhelm came Into Newport News shortly after the Prinj Kite! Friedrich and like the Eltel was badly In need of repairs and supplies. Captain Thlerfelder of the Wilhelm declared several times that as soon an his vessel waa repaired he would put to sea again. The announcement that h s vessel was Interned leads to tho belief that he thought better of tha proposition of trvlng to run tho lint Ish blockade and decided that he dl l not care to risk his ship and err against the enemy. LtX'KS AT OHEGOV CITY XOW THE GOVERNMENT'S PORTLAND, Ore.. April 26 With the payment of $375,009 to the Portland Railway Lii;ht Power company, the locks In the Willamette river at Oregon City became the property of the United States government. Hereafter boats uning the lucks will not be compelled to pay toll. The locks were purchajted by the state and the govern ment jointly.