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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 26
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1915.
NO. 8503
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SIENBMP Hi iS.
NARRQV ESCAPE FROM TORPEDO
FIRED BY GERMAN HIE
Liner With Nearly 900 Passengers,
Many of Them Americans, Arrives
at Glasgow Yesterday.
ZIG-ZH6 COURSE SAVES SHIP
Torped" Passes 30 Yards to Stern of
VtW'l PaHHellKft Tfll Of EMe.
After Vrii f SulMiiarlne Is
Sighted Kliip (Wwiw t Terrible
KKTtl In Escaping.
LONDON, May 18. The liner
Transylvania, carrying nearly 900
passengers, Including many Ameri
cans, narrowly escaped the fate of
the Lusitanla In a voyage which end
ed yesterday at Glasgow. Passengers
on the liner arriving here from
Glasgow said a German submarine
fired a torpedo at the Transylvania
Sunday. The torpedo passed 30 yards
to the stern of the liner. The pas
sengers believe that If the vessel had
not taken a Jig-sag coarse ahe would
have been Btruck.
Two of the Transylvania's passen
gers told a vivid story of the appeal -nnee
of a German submarine. They
saw a white streak which launched
toward the vessel.
Walter R. Burston, of Kent, wha
was returning from Arlxona on ths
Transylvania, said: "I was standing
with two other passengers on the for
ward deck at 4 o'clock Sunday aft
ernoon. One of my companions spied
the periscope of a submarine and
alied our attention to It. An Instant
later we noticed ft flash through the
water and saw the white wake of a
torpedo. It passed about 40 yards as
tern. We did not want to alarm oth
er passengers hut sent word to Cap
tain Blink on the bridge. The
Transylvania Immediately adopted a
alg-suig course. She ontinued rush
ing about In this manner for several
hours, at times careening on one side
In an alarming fashion as the rudder
was thrown over for a sharp dash to
port or starboard.
OLD OREGON TRAIL WILL
BE MAPPED FOR AUTOISTS
l'.M.Tll.ia COINTY AITOMOIULE
oxm I'I-ans sightseeing
IlOl'TK.
Through the assistance of the new
ly organised Umatilla County Auto
mobile Club, local atitolsts will soon
be able to provide themselves with a
map showing the old Oregon Trail
from Ontario to The Dalles and also
all of the side roads In this and oth
er counties. Yesterday afternoon the
directors of the association met with
H. B. Fleming, who, with a partner.
U doing the aptual work of making
the road map and promised him every
aid in making the map through this
county authentic.
Mr. Fleming has already enlisted
the cooperation of good roads organ
isations and auto clubs In other coun
ties and will start work at once. The
old Oregon trail from Ontario In
Malheur county will be traced
through Baker, Union, Wallowa,
Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam and Sher
man counties to The Dalles In Was
co county. It was at the suggestion
of the local association that Mr.
Fleming agreed to put in all of the
principal side roads In Umatilla coun
ty, the association promising to give
him the necessary aid-
When these guides are completed,
several hundred copies specially
bound and bearing the name of the
local club will be furnished to mem
bers of the association.
RAINFALL UP TO DATE NOW
GOES ABOVE THE NORMAL
ALMOST HALF AN INCH FALLS
HERE YESTERDAY TOTAL
FALL IS 12.70.
Almost half an Inch of rain fell
here yesterday afternoon and last
night. To be exact the precipitation
was .48 Inches and the heavy shower
bring the total rainfall for the sea
son up to 12.70 Inches which la above
the normal, the normal rainfall from
Sept. 1 to May 15 being 11.53 Inches.
Trass Bankers Convention.
WACO, Tex., May 18. State bank
ers 'met here today In annual con
vention. Among the speakers listed
were W. P. O. Harding of the federal
reserve board; E. B. Clair-A very of
the Merchants Laclede National Bank
of St. Iiou's ahd Oeorge Woodruff of
the First National Bank of Jollet. 111.
Today is Peace Day
and Local Schools
Holding Exercises
TEACHERS TEIXi PirPIIA OF THE
PLAN TOIt I'NIVKKSAL DIS
ARMAMENT. Today is "Peace Day" and la being
observed by the schooU of the city.
At the suggestion of a committee
from the International Peace Con
gress, that all schools of the nation
hold some kind of exercises to Im
press upon the pupils the advan
tages of peace. Supt. J. S. Landers re
quested all teachers to hold short as
semblies and talk to the pubils upon
the value of peace as compared to
war. the reullties of which are made
so apparent hy the great European
conflict On account of the prepara
tion for examinations, the exercises
were necessarily brlfe.
The policy of universal disarma
ment was discussed by the teachers
and the pupils were told that the best
way to secure peace Is to prepare for
peace Instead of preparing for war.
Supt. Young of the county did not
adopt the suggestion for carrying out
the "Peace. Day'' observance In the
schools over the csunty for the rea
son that all of the large schools ex
cept Pendleton and Weston have al
ready closed.
FIRE AT ECHO DESTROYS
OWELLIIS AND FURNITURE
KAMA" MORNING BLAZE CO
TROLLED AFTER HAND
FIGHT MY FIREMEN.
(."pedal Correspondence.)
ECHO. Ore.. May 18 Klre at
-o'clock this morning gutted the two
story dwelling at Kennedy and L'B
Pont streets, totally destroying the
contents and leaving only the charred
walls standing. Owing to a high wind
the firemen had a difficult time In
controlling the blaze but managed to
confine It to the 0110 house.
The dwelling was owned by Clav
Uranstetter who formerly managed
the Golden Hule hotel of Pendleton
It was occupied by Mrs. K. Snyder and
famiy. All the household goods of
Mrs. Synder together with some
goods belonging to Mr. Rrunstetter
which were stored in an upper room,
were destroyed.
The loss to the dwelling will be
about J2!nn while the household good;
were valued at $1200.
The fire la believed to have been
caused by defective wiring.
Sir .I0I111 Fisher May Resign.
LONDON'. May 18. The resigna
tion of Admiral Sir John Fisher, head
of the British navy. Is "probable"' as
a result of a break with Winston
Churchill, first lord of the admiralty,
according to the Dally Telegraph.
Narrowly Escapes Fate of
If-
I irrrf.
After an exciting run before a
torpedo wa fired at the liner but
ULTIMATUM BEING
RAFTED BY ITALY
GO Tl AUSTRIA
Rumored That But Few Hours Will
be Given Emperor Josef to Comply
With Concessions Asked.
WAR REGARDED AS GERTAIi
Qiiehtlon la Now Merely a Matter of
Time Italy Is Heady to Strike
Demonstrations Agalnnt Government
Cease a People An; Confident That
Hostilities Will Come.
LONDON, May 18. The military
authorities at Home are comman
deering all private automobiles in the
Italian capital as one of the prepara
tory measures for Italy's entrance Into
the war, accord'ng to a dispatch re
ceived here.
HOME, May 18. With Premier Sal
andra In conference with the cabinet
today it was rumored the ministry is
drafting an ultimatum to Austria.
That the king ultimately will declare
war on Austria, the public no longer
doubted. It is merely a question of
time. All Italy Is ready to strike. The
country Is only waiting word from
the conference of ministers, who are
expected to reach a definite decision.
It Is reported that the announce
ment of a decisive step may be delayed
until pari anient convenes on Thurs
day, but the demonstrations against
the government, for Its Inaction have
now completely ceased so complete is
the confidence that Italy soon will be
at grips -with the forces of Emperor
Frani Josef. According to reports of
the ultimatum which Is rumored to be
In the course of preparation, Austria
will be given but a few hours in which
to yield to the demands for the terri
torial concessions made by the Rome
government.
WASHINGTON, May IS The Ital
Ian ambassador conferred with Secre
tary Bryan today presumably regard
ing the United States representing
Italy In Austria and Germany should
Italy enter the war.
ROME. May 18. It Is reported that
Ambassador Von Buelow of Germany
is preparing to leave Italy. He Is said
to be convinced that Italy is about to
break with his government.
Outbreak at Trieste.
VENICE. May 18 Hundreds of
persons have been killed and wounded
in a new insurrection in Trieste, ac
cording to fugitives. Two powder
mugaznes were blown up by the in
surrectionists who attempted to burn
the palace and the government build
ings. The commandant of Trieste is
reported to nave threatened to have
the Austrian fleet bombard the town
unless the insurrection is quelled.
No Iteport of Outbreak,
WASHINGTON, May 18. At the
Austrian embassy no official report
had been received of outbreaks In
Trieste. Off'cials expressed the hope
that war with Italy might yet be
avoided.
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a xlg-xug course took the vessel out
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Liberty Bell Will
Stop in Pendleton
on Way to the Fair
I ,MOI s ItEI.IC Of KEVOI.i TION.
AMY DAYS WILL UK HERE ON
JULY 11.
The Liberty Bell will arrive In
Pendleton at 4:30 p. m. Monday, July
12 and, will remain here for 10 min
utes, according to special Information
received last evening by the East
Oregonlan through the United Press.
The Liberty Bell Is traveling by spec
ial train and since a stop is to be
made at Spokane It is the presump
tion that a transfer to the Washing
ton division will be made here.
The bell is to be exhibited at west
ern Washington cities and proceed
to San Francisco through Portland,
July 15.
JOINT MEETING TONIGHT
TO BOOST GOOD ROADS DAY
ALL INTEHKSTED IX IMPROVING
HIGHWAYS INVITF.D TO HE
PMESKNT.
To complete the plans for observ
Ing "Good Roads Day" on Thursday
of this wek, there will be a joint
meeting tonight In the Commercial
association rooms of the Commercial
association, the Umatilla County
Good Roads association and the Uma
tilla County Automobile Club. Ev
eryone interested In the cause of Im
proved highways hi Invited to be
present.
The three organizations have laid
plans for doing a great deal of road
work by voluteer labor on Thursday.
A committee consisting of Dr. F. W.
Vincent, Julius Guderian, J. F. Rob
inson, J. W. McCormmach, Dr. M. 8.
Kern, Roy W. Rltner, Barney Ander
son, D. H. Nelson and Dr. W. D. Mc
Nary, Is In charge of the arrange
ments and they have decided to con
centrate the forces as much as pos
sible on the Pilot Rock road, the
Bingham Springs and Thorn Hollow
road, the Meacham road, the agency
and McKay road, the Fulton station
trad, the Weston Liountain road and
the Echo road.
An appeal is made to everyone
farmers, merchants, professional
men, clerks and labroers to turn out
with pl?k and shovel or with only
their bare hands to aid In accom
plishing some material results on
Thursday.
There Is something wrong with the
small boy who isn't locking for some
thing to eat within thirty seconds aft
er he arrives home from school.
WHEAT DROPS FEW
CENTS AT CHICAGO TODAY
CHICAGO, May 18. (Special)
Wheat prices were down a few
cents today. At the close May
quotations stood at $1.53 3-4;
July 81.26 3-4; Sept. $1.21.
PORTLAND, Ore., May 18.
(Special) Portland wheat quo
tations today are as follows
club, $1.11; bluestem, $1.16.
the Lusitania
arrived safely at Glasgow yesterday,
of danger. '
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PRESIDE WILSON
SAYS ODBYE TO
FLEE AT NEW YORK
Grim War-Monsters Pass in Review Before the
Chief Executive of the Nation-Throngs Line
Banks Along Hudson River to Watch Parade.
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PRESIDENT WILSON
NEW YORK. May IS President
Wilson said goodbye to the Atlantic
fleet today. The departure of the
warships was the most spectacular
event of the entire review. The pres
ident reviewed the fighters from the
deck of the Mayflower which was an
chored adjacent to the Statute of Lib
erty. Steaming at 10 knots an hour, each
ship fired the presidential salute of
21 guns as It came abreast of the
Mayflower. The Mayflower, with the
president aboard, put out to sea at'
thousand
PARIS. May IS. Two
Germans were slaughtered by
fire from French guns' when
shell
they
made their last stand on the west
bank of the Yser. Official dispatch
es tell of the most desperate fighting;
ever the ground held by the German i .
during the past month. The allied
artillery demolished several bridges
over the Yser over which the Ger- j
mans were endeavoring to withdraw.!
The remaining bridges are jammed .
with tbe retreating forces of the en-!
emy. Some detachments endeavored
to carry away their wounded officers
when they were caught under the
French fire.
A special report declared the bod
ies of 2CW0 Germans were counted aft.
er the French advanced and estab
lished new positions.
During last night the Germans
ntade several attempts to again cross
the canal by surprise attacks, but
from sunset to sunrise the French
kept the district Illuminated by
GERMANS ARE DM ACROSS
YSER AFTER DESPERATE FIGHTING
"white light" bombs. As the enemy it!t Hook wool sale date pot
approched they were clearly visible poncd,
ard their ranks were literally spray-1 War may disrupt grain bag con
ed with French shrapnel fir. traits.
WHO REVIEWED ELEET.
2 this afternoon en route to Washing.
ton. Great crowds witnessed the re
view from the shore.
Stripped of the gay pennants
which floated over the ships during
the early part of the review, the ships
took on a grim, warlike appearance.
As they passed the Mayflower the
crews lined the rails and turrets, while
while the bands played the Star Span
gled Banner. The president continu
ally doffed his hat amidst the cheers
or the sailors and the vast crowds
ashore.
Price Tif Hour Deellnes.
PORTLAND. Ore., May IS. Due
to a falling off of the oriental de
mand, patent grades of flour declined
20 cents to $6.40 today.
NEWS SUMMARY
:
General,
President rev lew great
Atlantic
fleet In Huibvin river.
Italy In preparing an ultimatum to
be sent Austria.
Loral.
Liberty Bell to be sliown hero July
13.
Final plans for good road') day to
he nuulo thi4 evening.
Auto Club to assist In preparing
road map of ctutern Oregon.
m-ikmms oi eiiy oroerve today as
-peeveo Par."
ITALIAN QUESTION
OVERSHADOWSNOTE
OF 1ITED STATES
Reply May Not be Made by Germany
This Week Owing to Possibility of
Italy Entering War.
KOT EVEN DRAFT IS VADE
fjvtlre Matter U In Hands of Ger.
man Chaneeilor Kal.-r Will Go
Over Iteirfy Carefully Before It 11
Sent to Washington Lull Ma?
Come in Submarine Warfare.
BERLIN, May 18. There Is a po
sibility that Germany may not reply
to the American suhmarlne war pro
test this week. It was admitted that
the Italian situation has served to fo
cus official and popular attention tl
such a degree that the American note
has become a secondary consideration.
At the foreleg office It was stated
the entire matter of the American ne
gotiations Is now- In the hands of
Chancellor Von Bethman-Hollweg
His draft of the reply to Wilson's note
probably will be gone over carefully
by the kaiser.
So far as can be learned, not eveii
a tentative draft of the reply has yet
been framed. The only official word
today was that the government' atti
tude and the general nature of Its re
ply to America had not been deter
mined. Until the reply to Washing
ton's protest la drafted and forward
ed the general opinion Is there will
be a lull in submarine activities so
that nothing cah occur which might
complicate the situation. That the
government is preparing to handle tha
case with extreme, care Is evidenced
by the attitude of the press. Whlla
unofficial version of the American
note has been commented on, the pa
pers are singularly silent since tha
official text has been received.
PILOT ROCK WOOL SALES
POSTPONED TO Ml 10;
OTHER DATES A10UHCED
DELAY IX SHEAP4NG ON AC
COUNT OF WEATHER NEC ES
SITATES CHANGES.
Owing to the fact shearing has been
delayed on account of the weather the
Pilot Rock wool sales day originally
set for May 26 has been postponed
until June 10. the day first given to
Condon and the Condon sale has been
postponed until June 22.
Whether other sales will be affect
ed by the late shearing is not fully
known as yet The Echo wool is said
to be all shorn and If so the sale set
for May 25 may occur as scheduled.
Counting that no changes will be
made in any of the sales other than
at Pilot Rock and Condon the sched
ule for Oregon and Idaho Is as fol
lows: Mountain Home, May 18; Ontario.
May 21; Midvale. May 25; Echo. May
25: Pilot Rock, June 10: Pendleton.
May 27; Caldwell. May 21; Baker. May
2S: Mountain Home, June 1: River
side, June 1: Joseph, June 4: Enter
prise, June 5; Heppner, June 8; Mid
vale, June 8: Ontario. June J; Con
don, June 22; Caldwell. June 10;
Shaniko. June 12; Maupin. June 14;
Metollus-Madras. June 15; Mountain
Home. June 15; Bend. June 1; Mid
vale, June 22; Ontario, June. 22; Cald
well. June 24; Mountain Home, June
2).
WILL WAR INTERFERE
WITH CONTRACTS FOR
GRAIN BASS THIS YEAR?
There are reports current over
the northwest that farmers who
have contracted for gra n bags
will not be able to get them ow
ing to the disruption of ship
ping by the war.
The greater portion of '.oral
farmers contracted for their
sacks at prices from sn to six
and a half cents. Present pri
ces rariKe from sevi-ti and a half
to eight cents. Whether or not
delivery will be mn.lt' Is not yet
definitely known. The contract.!
carry a war clause and hen
the companies cannot be held
to the agreement If unable l.i
secure sacks because uf war
troubles.
However, one local grain rep
resentative believes his company
will deliver sacks according to
Contract and ordri for iwrkii
are still bein Uktn. If the
sacks can be del verrj at ll
they will have to be soli ut con
tract prices