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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 26
VICTORIA B. C. IS
GERMANY SAYS
THE BLAME RESTS
WITH ENGLAND IN
WRECK OF SHIP
Expression of Sympathy Is Sent State Depart
ment From Berlin-Reiterates the Claim That
British Merchantships are Armed and That
Search of Vessels is Thus Made Impossible
by Submarines.
BERLIN, May 10. The German government today cabled
the state department at Washington an expression of the deep
est sympathy for the loss of Americans who were aboard the
Lusitania.
The German foreign office reiterated the contention that the
responsibility rested with England. Regret was expressed that
Americans had relied upon England's promises instead of Ger
many's warning.
To the note of condolence was added the statement that all
British merchant vessels generally were armed and frequently
tried to ram submarines. For this reason, it was stated, a
search of vessels was impossible and they cannot be treated like
ordinary merchantships.
WASHINGTON, May 10. Count von Bernstroff held a
short conference with Secretary of State Bryan at 11 :30 o'clock
this morning. Neither would discuss the subject of the con
ference. It is accepted as a fact that the meeting had to do
with the sinking of the Lusitania.
NEW YORK, May 10. the German reign of terror on the
seas had its effect today when the White Star line received 90
cancellations from persons who had booRed passagei on the
steamer Cymbric which is scheduled to sail for Liverpool on
Friday. This leaves less than 60 passengers booked. The crew
numbers 550.
WASHINGTON". May 10. One point
of the International tangle growing
out of the loss of 115 Americans on
the Lusitania has been settled. Ger
many Is not seeking to provoke troub
le with the United Stales. This waa
ncrepied when Ambassador Von Bern
Hlorff called at the state department
and expressed deep regret for the loss
of Americans, and cabled dispatches
told of the message forwarded from
Herlin expressing the regrets of the
German government.
Germany has not withdrawn her
position that the attnek upon ths
Lusitania was Justified. Her view Is
the vessel was carrying munitions of
vnr and subject to a submarine at
tack. Cut Germany, through Von
Ilernstorff. (ought to show the tor
pedoing of the vessel upon which
were known to be many Americans,
was not planned as an affront to this
nation. Officials do not pretend that
this has eliminated all difficulties In
dealing with the grave problems con
cronting the administration. But It Is
agreed that the expression of good
will has opened the way for a calm
deliberation between Washington and
Herlin.
Expresses Krtrrat.
WASHINGTON, May 10. The Ger
man Ambassador, Von Bcrnstorff.
called at the stale department; Fol-
Rev. Tolbert F. Weaver, for the
pant two years and a half pastor of
the First Christian church of Pendle
ton, yesterday announced from the
publlt to his congregation his resig
nation of the pastorate to take effect
August 1. His action was entirely
voluntary and much to the regret of
the members of the church.
Rev, Weaver Intends leaving Pen
dleton about July 1 to attend the
slate convention of the Christian
church at Turner from July t to 1!
and will then go on to Ix)S Angeles
to be present at the national conven
tion which meets from the 18th to
J6th. He will attend the San Francis,
co and Pan Diego fairs before going
on to his old home in Texas to visit
for two months. He then Intends do
Ing evangelistic work for several
months before accepting any call.
-rhomb he has received several
very complimentary offers during the
. vtor Rev. Warner nas announc
ed to the church that he will not be
ready until January 1 to consider any
new appointment. However, when
he does accept a call, he expects that
his new post wilt be somewnere on
the Pacific coast.
REV. TOLBERT F. WEAVER OF 1ST
CHRISTIAN CHURCH TO RESIGN
Rev, Weaver came to Pendleton In
DAILY
lowing his departure Bryan Issued the
following statement "The ambassa-i
dor expressed deep regret that the Local.
events of the war has led to the loss Hew T. t Weaver of Christian
of so many Americans?" church announces resignation.
I P. II. 8. track team win eastern
Neutrals May Interfere. Oregon meet by one point by taking
LONDON, May 10. Discussion of relay,
the possibility of neutral governments Summer school for teachers to In
acting Jointly In slopping the German conducted In Pendleton,
submarine warware was taken up In Milton O.-W. It. & X. dcHt Is rol
the house of commons. This action bed.
brought from Asqulth the statement Lodges will hold common sen Ices
that there was no object in approach- for dead In June.
Ing neutral powers regarding the Ger
rr.an breach of The Hague conventions
unless they were prepared to take ac
tlon.
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Warning; W Given.
LONDON, May 10. The British
admiralty warned the Lusitania of the'
presence of submarines off the coast
of Ireland, Lord of the Armiraltyj
Churchill told the house of commons .
when questioned. In explaining the;
failure of the admiralty to provide the
Lusitania with a convoy of destroyers 1
Churchill declared the resources of
the admiralty would not permit fur-,
mshlng escorts to merchant or passen
ger ships. I
Every time a man makes a fool of
himself by acting contrary to his own
Judgment he gets mad.
September, 1912, to begin his labors.;
At that time he found the church ;
heavily burdened with debt and with
a dwindling membership. Cndaunted
he set to work with energy and the
condition of the church today Is the,
strongest tribute to his abilities as
a builder. Through an aggressive j
campaign which he Inaugurated a
year ago, a note of $8400 was paid,
off and an additional 600 paid on
another debt. There have been 136 j
additions to the church since his In-(
cumbency, new Improvements have
been made to the church building and
there has been more life and enthu
siasm In the congregation than has
been evidenced In years. These state-1
ments are tnnde upon the authority of
the officers of the church who have
been loyal to their pastor and given
him every support during his whole
administration. So earnest and un-'
tiring has he been In his work to build
up the church that the congregation
feels a great sense of loss In his res
ignation. !
When he announced his intention
to leave yesterday, several of
ti e
leading members of the church arose,
and spoke In such terms of praise of
his work here that the minister wns
much moved.
EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 10, 1915.
UNDER
WILD RUMORS THAT
WILSON IS KILLED
Baseless Stories Circulated in New
York and Washington Hit Cotton
Market Heavily.
ORIGIN GF TALES UKKKOWN
Story That President of the United
Stales Had Been Asttasslnnted
Brings Hundred!! of Inquiries to
White House New Low Figure Is
I cached In Stock.
NEW YORK. May 10. Wild, base
less rumors of an attack on President
Wilson, circulated In the stock ex
change, caused a new drop In stocks
which began falling; when news of
the Lusitania disaster arrived. Many
stocks sold at a new low figure. Cot
ton was hard hit.
WASHINGTON. May 10. The
White House expressed annoyance at
the wild report that the president
had been assassinated. Many. quer
ies have been received. How and
where the report originated Is not
known.
NEWS SUMMARY
Cenorai.
Martial law lit proclaimed at Vic
toria, B. C, following; night of riot
against (jernian-Canadlans.
Germany holds tliat England is to
Manic for tlie sinking of the Lusi
tania. Bead In Lusitania disaster placed at
1119.
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Captain Says "Fortune of War"
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CAPTAIN TURNER
Upon landing at Queenstown, Car-j
tain Turner of the Lusitania, made
the laconic remark:
"Well, It Is the fortune of war."
Captain Turner remained on the
Lusltanla'a bridge until the structure
was submerged and then climbed t'.p
a ladder, as would a diver from a
tank. When he reached the surface
he grasped an oar and then a chair.
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MARTIAL LAW BECAUSE OF RIOTS
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SENTIMENT AT
DANGER POINT
Mobs at Victoria Run Amuck and
Destroy Considerable Property of
German-Canadian Citizens-Militia
is Asked for From Vancouver
Riots Also Break Out in Liverpool
VICTORIA. B. C. May 10. Follow
ing a night of rioting martial law pre
vails at Victoria .today. The damage
done by zealous Britons to the prop
erty of German Canadians has been
heavy.
Simon Leiser, a German naturaliz
ed Canadian sustained property dam
age estimated at 115,000. The Phoe
nix brewery was almost demolished
with a loss of thousands of dollars
Vancouver was asked to rush militia
to help patrol the elty.
LIVERPOOL, May 10. Owing to
the continued anti-German riots
threatening to get beyond control of
the authorities, all the saloons were
ordered closed at I o'clock this after
noon. "Wilful Murder' is Verdict.
KINSALE, Ireland, May 10 "Wil
ful and wholesale murder" was the
verdict returned against the Kaiser
and the German government and the
officers and crew of the submarine
which sank the T.usl'unia following an
Inquest into thdilhof five victims
imuukih iieie. mt inquest cap
tain Turner of the Lusitania, said he
had received Information that an at
tempt was to be made to sink his ship.
Captain Turner denied that the Lus
itania carried guns. The captain said
he was on the bridge as the ship was
approaching the Irish coast. Asked
what precautions he took when he
learned an attempt was to be made to
s nk his ship. Turner said: "We swung
out lifeboats as we came within the
danger zone. They remained out from
the time we passed Fastnet to the time
of the accident."
Turner said there was not the
slightest doubt the Lusitania was tor
pedoed. The first torpedo struck the
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He clung to the chair nearly two
horns and finally when the chair
turned over he flung up a gold braid
ed arm. This was seen by a member
of the crew In one of the boats and
thus the commander was saved. He
was broken down when he landed Fri
day night, but after a strong cup cf
tea and a short rest he seemed to re
cover and appeared to be nearly not-mat.
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FIGURES COMPILED
SY SHIP COMPANY
Of This Number 115 Who Perished
Were Americans But 87 Bodies
Have Besn so Far Identified.
MM VICTIMS ARE BURIED
Pathetic Scenes Enacted at Queens
town as Huge Funeral Procession
Wends Its Way to Burial Ground
One Long Grave Contains Unidenti
fied Men, Women, Children.
QUEENSTOWN. May 10. With all
the survivors certainly accounted for,
the latest figures furnished by the
Cunard company place the total num
ber of dead from the Lusitania disas
ter at 1149.
According to reports 115 of these
who perished were Americans.
One hundred and fourteen bodies
have been recovered. Eighty-seven
have been Identified. The number
saved Is placed at 767. Of these, 465
are passengers.
It is still a matter of speculation
whether the Lusitania was struck by
two torpedoes or only one was launch
ed which caused the boilers of the
liner to explode. Captain- Turner
said that there was no doubt that at
least two had been launched.
The biggest funeral In the history
of Queenstown was held today.
Three processions wended their ways
from the temporary morgues to the
cemetery.
First in the procession came a de
tachment of police, then a detach
ment of troops Immediately preceding
the Horse Lorries, each carrying a
casket containing the body of an in
nocent victim of the European war.
In wagons and carriages following
the Lorries were the weaping mourn
ers, fr ends and relatives of the dead.
Bringing up the rear were the peo
ple of Queenstown.
The burial services at one long
grave was even more sorrowful than
at scores of other graves yawning In
the beautiful cemetery. In'thls long
grave the bodies of 50 unidentified
men. women and children were laid at
rest.
Carried Xo Arms.
NEW YORK, May 10. Herman
Winter, a Cunard line official, admit
ted the Lusitania carried about 4100
cases of cartridges. He Insisted the
cartridges could not be regarded as
ammunition.
"They were for small arms and
pasked in separate cases," Winter
said. "They certainly do not come
under the classification of ammuni
tion. The Lusitania also carried 1250
steel chrapnel cases but they wore
empty. There were no explosives
aboard."
Dudley Field Malone, collector of
port, reiterated the statement that the
Lusitania was not armed.
Six Sailors Drowned.
CLEVELAND. May 10. Six were
drowned when the dredger Junior
smashed into the breakwaters and
sank. The crew of 11 leaped into the
water. Five were rescued.
T. R. Case Near Fnd.
SYRACUSE. May 10. The defense
of Roosevelt was completed at 3 20 p.
m. liarnes' attorneys will Immedi
ately begin the introduction of testi
mony In rebuttal.
I.e Frank Rocntcnootl.
ATLANTA. Ga., May 10 Judge
Hill resentenced Leo Frank to die
June 22.
WHEAT PRICES DECLINE
SWIFTLY UNDER NEWS
FROM FIGHTING ZONE
CHICAGO, May 10. (Special)
Wheat prices have been de-
moralized by developments In
the war situation with the result
that quotations today show a
heavy drop since Saturday.
May wheat closed today at
1.53 1-4, whereas It was J1.5S
Saturday. July rated at SI 26,
a drop of five cents, and Sep
tember at tl.lt 1-2, a drop of
three cents since Saturday.
PORTLAND! Ore., May 10
Portland club quotations today
are barely at 11.09 1-!, a drop
of nine cents since Saturday.
Bluestem Is quoted at $1.10. a
drop of nine cents since Saturday.
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ZEPPELINS SWOOP
DOWN ON BRITISH
ISLE NEAR LONDON
Southend and Westcliff, 30 Miles From English
Capital are Bombarded by Germans-Property
Damage is Extensive-One Person Killed
Feared That Others are Victims.
LONDON, May 10. Southend and Westcliff, 30 miles from
London, were raided by Zeppelins and taubes early today.
One person is known to have been killed and it is feared
that others suffered death also
were dropped. The property
Mrs. Agness Whitnell was
jumped from the upper window
bardment.
The invaders proceeded as
away toward the continent.
Nine buildings at Southend
forts at the mouth of the Thames opened fire on the aircraft
but the latter escaped apparently undamaged.
The attack upon the gasworks at Leigh-on-the-sea com
pletely failed although a number of bombs were dropped. The
awakened inhabitants of the town rushed into the streets partly
dressed while others took refuge in the cellars. There was no
evidence of a general panic. Troops aided in quieting the fright
ened populace.
A number of bombs were dropped at Canvoy Island in the
Thames where great quantities of high explosives are stored
but no damage has been reported.
The number of air craft taking part in the raid is uncertain.
Some reports declare there were two aeroplanes and three
Zeppelins.
Flaxman's timber yard, one of the largest on the Thames,
was destroyed by fire when a number of bombs were dropped
upon it.
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TILL MIDNIGHT 18
. ROME, May 10. Austria has until
midnight to make a satisfactory re-
j ply to the demand of territorial con
cessions made by Italy In return for
' rnntlmiott niitf-ntltt arvnntinir trt rir.
cumstantial reports In government
circles. If Austria fails to concede
; everything Italy has demanded, It was
reported that negotiations will be
i broken off.
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4 How Points Were Divided.
Pendleton 34. La Grande 33.
Baker 31, Wallowa 17, Ontario
11, Athena 4 and Union 1. ,
Tlie Pendleton Point Winner.
Gordon, 9 1-4; Minnis, 5:
-Minims 5. Siebert 4 1-4. Curl 4,
Latourelle 3 1-4. Boylen 1 1-4.
Heed 1 and Osborne 1.
With the score standing La Grande
S3. Raker 31 and Pendleton 29 when'
tile la.t event of the eastern Oregon I
Interscrolastle track and field mt
arrived, the Temlleton high sohol
boys boosted their total score to 34;
by winning the relay race, thus cap-j
turing the meet by the narrow mar-'
gin of one point. It was the greatest)
SAFECRACKERS
AUSTRIA
ill
YIELD T DEMANDS
LOCAL HI SCHOOL WINS BY
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$86 FROM MILTON R. R. STATION
MILTON. Ore.. May 10. (Special ) j lnew. The robbery discovered
Safecrackers blew open the safe atiry this morning h. n the office
i. r - r v- a ,..... i .! force went to Work. It.ls nut known
tho O.-W. R. & N. depot here last' ,, . . .
i how many men were Iroi'lir'tfd In the
night and robbed the same of 1 1 con-; jb or ,h , o( ntl(h,
tained therein. The work was done , the rubbery occurred hnff Taylor
with nitroglycerine and it Is believed has b-en notified of the crime and I
the robbers were experts at the bus -
daily mm eoitio:i
ForwM for Fjwtern (rpgtn by the
United Statu Weather Observer
at Portland.
Showers tonight and Tuc'l y.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
NO. 84D3
from the numerous bombs that
damage is extensive.
killed at Westcliff when she
of her home during the bom
far as Ben-Fleet and then sailed
were fired and destroyed. The
WILHELMII1A IS
SUNK 8Y TORPEDO
SUBMARINE
SUNDERLAND. Scotland, May 1.
The steamer Wilhelmina was tor
pedoed and sunk by a submarine.
Dunkirk Bombarded.
PARIS, May 10. It was officially
announced that Dunkirk again Is be
ing bombarded by heavy German ar
tillery today. The extent of the dam
age Is not known. Heavy artillery
fighting is reported along the tatira
battle front. -
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flUh seen in tlie history of the as
sociation and one that thrilled the
spectators.
The meet was held at La Granile on
Saturday and teams were entered from
seven different schools. From the
first it was apparent that there was
to be the keenest competition between
Pendleton, Raker and La Grand,
the three larger schools First on
was in the lead, then another unl
then another and eai'h had it within
its power to in the meet by taking
the relay.
Roth La Grande and H iker enter
ed their men in this event with n n
f'dence but not so Pcmlli'ti'ii for tw
of her sprinter. Peters and How
man. were unable to enter tlie meet
on account of sickne-w nn'l a third,
Rrock, had dropped out of a-hool.
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