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COUNTY OFFICIAL ?APER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 26
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1915
NO. 8507
DAILY BTO EDITIOH
UNDER8EAVARFARE
II TO if Gill
UP DESPJJE HE
Germany is Determined to Continue
Reprisal Against Allied Enemy, it
is Unofficially Said.
I). S, CAN PROTECT CITIZENS
Berlin Foreign Office Aixrta General
Principle of Hlght of This Country
o Safeguard Hit Itlo I'lidcr all
Conditions Nolo Will bo Answered
In Detail.
WASHINGTON, May 20. Germany
unofficially hus accepted the general
principle that American citizens shall
be protected and safeguarded by the
United State under all conditions.
Asserting that It Is contrary to all nil
Inir of International law, she will re
ject the suggestion that the United
Hates can demand a complete aban
donment of the German submarine
warfare. Germany holds American
legal righ'. to extend only to the pro
tection of vessels of American register
and the safety of Americans uboard
belligerent merchantmen. This Is un
dcrstood to be the German position
outlined to Ambassador Gerard dur
Ing a series of unofficial conferences
with the Herlln forelnn office. Ger
ard stated Germany's answer will be
most specific in character.
The Gernmn reply will take up the
American note parnpgraph by para
graph from Germany's understanding
of International law. Submarine war
fare will be warmly defended as a re
prisal against the enemy which court
ed such reprisals by arming merchant
men and offering rewards for ranv
minx submarines. Resolutions adop
ted by the Ilritlsh board of trade and
shippers approving the destroying of
submarines by merchant ships, will be
quoted.
In effect. It Is understood the Ger
mans havetold Qererd they have been
fighting fire with fire, and the de
mand of the United States that the
imperinl navy completely cease sub
marine attacks, Is Improper In th
light of International law.
WINSTON CHURCHILL WILL
BE SUCCEEDED BY BALFOUR
ANNOUNCEMENT OP NEW COAL
ITION WAR CABINET TO HE
MADE BOON.
LONDON', May 20. The announce
ment of Great Britain's new coalition
war cabinet will be made within a
fortnight. This was a certuinty fol
lowing the adjournment of parliament
last nlk'ht until June 3. In govern
ment circles It Is believed Arthur Bal
four will succeed Winston Churchill
while Uoyd George will share the
responsibilities of the war office with
Kitchener.
Today Premier Asqulth held ex
tended conferences with present and
prospective ministers as he took up
the task of reconstructing the cabinet.
He conferred with Balfour, Honur
Ijiw, Lord Lansdowne, Sir Edward
Grey and Lloyd George.
BEEN KILLED IN
Under the stimulus of the new Ore
gon bounty taw, the hunting of coy
otes and other predatory wild animals
hag been done In the past ten weeks
on a scale never equalled before and
in consequence, more than 1S00 of
these animals have been killed. Prac
tically 99 per cent of those killed have
been coyotes, the ravager of the sheep
ranges and farmyards.
Up until noon today since Umatilla
county resumed the payment of boun
ty In March, a total of 1671 scalps had
been presented at the office of County
Clerk Baling and a total of 16013 had
been paid out In bounty. Of this am
ount under the new law, the state pays
one half and the county one half.
During the last weeks In March tha
bounty money amounted to $472. In
April more than 1200 scalps were
brought In. the warrants Issued for
them' totaling 13638. So far this
month 301 scalp have been brought
In, the bounty money totaling 1903.
The three dollar bounty has had a
similar effect In other counties where
coyotes are numerous. Dan P, Smythe
of this city declares that upon the
Smytho UroB. range alone near Arl
ington, between 400 and BOO coyotes
have been killed since the emergency
law passed by tha last legislature
went Into effect. i
MORE THAN 1600 COYOTES HAVE
Przemysl About to
Fall Before Troops
of German General
MACKENZEX EN VELOPING THE
fortress ix gai.icia HKi.i)
JY RUSSIANS.
LONDON, May 20. Przemysl lu
about to fall before General Von
Maekenien, according to the opinion
of military critics following an offi
cial admission from Petrograd that
the Austro-Germans have crossed the;
San river with large forces. Only the
arrival of reinforcements, reported
en route, can save the fortress to the
Russians, they declare.
The only reassurance given In the
Russian announcement la the state
ment the czar's forces still retain
both banks of the San between Jar
solau and Przemysl. But It was
semt-officlnlly confirmed the Austro
Germans are sweeping forward In an
enveloping movement. They have
pierced the Run I an line at Slenlava
and the left wing Is moving along the
right bonk of the San to attack
Przemysl In the rear.
BERLIN, May 20. (ieneral von
Mackenzen's left wing Is sweeping
rapidly along the right bank of the
San river toward the rear of Przemysl.
An official- statement today announc
ed that all the Russian attacks have
teen repulsed, while the Austro-Ger-man
forces have stormed and captur
ed several, positions to the north of
Przemysl.
HI6H PRICES PAID FOR
MEDIUM WOOL IN IDAHO
SALE AT BAKER ItlSi'PONED RE
CAl SE OE DELAY IX SHEAR
ING OPERATIONS.
Despite the fact the prices offered
for wool at the sale set for Mountain
Home May 18. were such that the
growers would not accept them there
Is news to the effect that within the
past four or five days a million pounds
of Idaho and Utah wool has been sold
at prices ranging from 27 to 28 cents.
This report came to Senator J. N. Bur
gess from Salt Lake and according to
the Information the sales -Were of
medium clips.
According to a report to a Port
land paper from Mountain Home a
quarter of a million pounds of wool
was offered for sale there and with 15
buyers present the bids ranged no
higher than 22 1-2 cents. No sales
were made owing to the refusal of the
growers to take suoh prices. The next
sale for Mountain Home is to be held
June 1.
Owing to the delay In shearing In
Faker county the sale set for Baker
May '.' has been postponed according
to an announcement by Secretary
Hoke of the stnte woolgrowers associ
ation. Mr. Hok.i Is coming to Pendle
ton next Monday to confer with local
growers. i
I'. I". EltlEDI.E WAY
DIE FROM INJURY
PORTLAND, Ore., May 20
Frederick F. Frledle, superin
tendent of the Portland Lin
seed Oil Works, was perhaps
fatally Injured when his auto
mobile was struck by a North
ern Pacific passenger train, ,
LAST 10 WEEKS
This destruction of predatory beasts
will mean a saving of thousands of
dollars to sheepmen for the coyotes
prey principally upon the flocks. How
ever, it will mean a saving to almost
every farmer, too, for It Is a well
known fact that coyotes do not keep
to the sheep ranges alone. The chick
ens and pigs on every ranch offer such
an easy opportunity of getting food
that these animals are found within
two miles of the city limits.
Many of the coyotes killed are pups
found In holes. The bounty law, how
ever, makes no discrimination against
pups, making the scalp of the young
worth as much as the scalp of the old.
However, the hide of the old coyotes
are worth something so that the hun
ter of coyotes profits not alone from
the bounty. Many men have made a
business of coyote hunting this spring
and have made good wages. Mr.
Smythe states that one of his herders
quit his Job for two weeks ond In that
time killed 97 coyotes.
The wholesale slaughter of coyotes
means not only a big saving to ranch
ers and stockmen but It greatly de
creases a danger to human life Inas
much as during the past year especi
ally, rabies has made Its appearance
among these animals and made them
a great menace.
Haldane Hints at
Conscription
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LONDON, May
dane, Lord high
20. Viscount Hal
chaneellor. In the
house of lords, sounded a
warning to the nation on
note of
the possi
bility of conscription. He said:
"We are fighting for our lives in
perhaps the most tremendous war
In history and, even though we may
think that under ordinary conditions
and In times of peace the system of
voluntary enlistment Is one from
which It would be the most difficult
to depart, yet we may find that we
shall have to reconsider that sltua
tlon in the light of the tremendous
necessities of the nation. I think con
scriptlon may come but It Is well to
remember that our voluntary system
hi" Riven us an army which, for
auality compares with anything that
can be put In the field."
Lord Haldane'e announcement ap
pears to confirm the Idea prevalent
here that, while recruiting has been
satisfactory, the heavy fighting which
has been taking place In Flanders,
where the Germans have for a long
time leen attacking with the great
est violence the British line, many
move men will be required if victory
Is to be attained.
INTERIOR CITIES WILL
GAIN THROUGH DECISION
I INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM
! MISHIOX FIXES MAXIMUM
FREIGHT RATH
i WALLA WALLA. May 20. Local
Jobbers and merchants are much
I Pleased over the announcement that
the transcontinental railroads are giv.
i en permission by the Interstate com
merce commission to establish low
freight rates to Intermountaln cities,
Including Walla Walla, Spokane and
others, to such a degree as they mav
deem necessary In building up their
interior business. The order accord
ing to Jobbers. Is favorable to
these cities and means the Immediate
building up of Walla Walla and oth
er intermountaln cities as big dlstrib
uung comers. xne decision was
made in the so-called Spokane rate
case In which Walla Walla was inter
ested.
While the commission appears to
disapprove of the original plan sub
mitted by the railroads for building
up their Interior centers, It establish
es a maximum rate to these centers,
but no minimum. This Is construed
by local Jobbers to mean that, while
no definite rate Is fixed by the com
mission the railroads can give the in
terlor points a rate as low as the
coast rate, or higher, if they desire,
always on the condition, however,
that the new rate Is not greater than
the terminal rate plus 75 per cent 61
the local rate from the nearest ter
minal back to the Interior point. Even
the maximum rate, It Is pointed out,
would mean a lower rate than exist
ing rates on many commodities.
MAY WHEAT STRONGER
AT CHICAGO TODAY
CHICAGO, May 20. (Special)
An advance of a cent and a
quartex In May wheat quotation
Is shown here today over yes
terday's market. At the close
May was listed at (1.52 1-2;
July at $1.20 3-8 and Sept. -20
1-2.
PORTLAND, Ore., May 20.
(Special) Portland wheat quo
tations today are club, $1.11;
bluestcm $1.15.
Wl ENTRANCE
10 VVAn IS NOW
MATTER
Parliament Will Give Cabinet Plenary
Powers-Declaration of Hosii'ities
Will Then be Made.
ARTILLERY ON THE FRONTIER
Only Of filial SlRnnl Now Ul klmr to
Put Italian Uur-.Mucliine Into Ac
tion 11? Is With the 4)Vcrn
nient TIkhikhihIs of Tdmmjin Are
Hurried to strateg'' position.
ROME, May 20. Italy's decision
for peace or w,.r rests with Premier
aaianora, me caomet and the gen-j
eral staff. Parliament by a vote of
365 to 54 gave the government full
authority to act against Austria by
Passing a bill conferring plenary
powers upon the cabinet. The an
nouncement of this action taken by
the chamber of deputies Is believed to
mean that when the general staff Is
ready an ultimatum will be delivered
to Austria. This may be within 24
hours.
As the news was flashed to the
crowds outaldo of the parliament
building. It was received with a
mighty cheer which spread through
out the city Over the military tel
egraph lines, word was flashed to
the frontier. Everywhere It was
greeted with the greatest enthusiasm
as a certain forerunner of war.
Italy charges Austria with respon
sibility for the world war in explain
ing It was necessary for her to break
off negotlotions as to concessions
with Vienna, and rendering her en
trance Into the conflict on the side of
tha all$Aa un Immlnont nrnhnhilttv.
The explanation of the foreign office
made public In the Green Book,
charges that Austria broke faith with
Italy when she delivered her ultima
tum to Servla last July. This, it was
declared, dlslubed (he entire Bal
kan states to the detriment of Italy.
ROME, May 20. Cheering crowds
surrounaed tne parliamentary ounc-!
ing today when the chamber of dep
uties met in what the patriotic
throngs termed the "war session." In
this session Premier Salandra will
make the announcement of the gov
ernment's policy. Before midnight
parliament Is expected to pass a bill
giving the cabinet plenary powers. a
declaration of war Is then believed toi
ho ni.K- mattpr of hours. Italv Is
ready to strike. For 24 hours, trains
have been hurrying troops to
Austrian frontier.
the
I
Artillery has been placed in posi
tion at strategic points and only an
official signal from Rome is awaited
to rut the Italian war machine in
motion. Within 12 hours Pope Bene-
diet has thrown his Influence to thel
side of Italy. His holiness approved
the text of prayer to be recited by the.
Italian soldiers on the battlefield and
expressed the hope that victory will
rest with Italian arms.
The foreign office made public to
day the "Green Book" which sum
marizes the negotiations carried on
with Austria. This will serve as a
basis for Premier Salandra's state-
ment to the chamber of deputies. The!
book confirms the previous reports!
that ih TtaliAn cl.iiiot denounced,
the triple alliance May 4.
WASHINGTON., May 20. Reports;
were current here that Germany has
requested Switzerland instead of the
United States to represent her in Italy
when a break with the Rome govern
ment comes. At the state department
comment on the report was refused
Diplomats are aware that Italy has
arranged for the United States to take
over her interests In Constantinople
Vienna and Berlin when war Is de
clared. The American ambassador al
so Is expected to represent Austria In
Rome.
PARIS. May 20 Several Italian
regiments left Milan for the eastern
frontier today, according to dls
patches here.
NEWS SUMMARY
General.
Germany will not abandon her un
dersea warfare tkwplto note of pro
test from United States.
Italy hastens troops to frontier read;
to strike at Austria.
Local,
Hundreds of amateur workers strik
ing for gtxxl mads today.
Over 1600 coyote killed In Umatilla
county In past few weeks.
Iarker ItnnficUI of Portland low
bidders on hospital wlni;.
I IMoneor Athena merchant passes
away.
City MnrtH pi-occcuinirs fr paving
of four streets. I
7
America Wi
The German ambassador to the
United Stutes, Count Von Bernsdorf,
and his wife. Through Count Von
Pernsdorf will come Germany's ana-
1 wer to the American note of protest
against submarine warfare on passenger-carrying
steamships.
BERLIN, May 20. Germany's
note to the United States, in response
C. W, HOLLIS, FORMERLY OF
ATH-NA, CALLED BY DEATH
PIONEER MERCHANT OP THIS
COUNTY IS MOURNED BY
WIDOW AND 2 SONS.
News was received here this morn
ing of the death In Lamont, Wash.
on April
of C. W. Hollis, one of
the pioneer merchants of Athena and
well known to every old time resident
of the county. The news was con
tained in a letter to Will M. Peterson
from the wife of the deceased.
Mr. HoIIls started business In Athe
na, then Centerville. in the early
eighties, running a general store, for
a number or years tne nrm name
was Hollis & an Cleave. At tnat
time me town was nouung more man
a rough pioneer village but Mr. Hoi
lis prospered and when he left there
14 years ago he was reputed to be
worth $100,000.
From Athena he went to Oakland.
California, where he remained until
three years ago. He moved to La
mom, and has since conducted the
largest hardware and implement store
In that city. He Li survived ny ms
widow and two gron sons.
Houston Won't Talk War.
PORTLAND. Ore.. May 20. Secre
tary of Agriculture Houston who Is on
an inspection trip of all the forest re
serves in the country, spent a couple
of hours in Portland. He went from
here to the Columbia forest reserve
near Stevenson, Wash. He refused to
talk politics or war.
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PAIR AND HID LOWEST
BIDDERS FOR HOSPITAL VR
CONTRACT IS NOT YET AWARDED
Parker and Banf:eld of Portland,
were the lowest bidders for the con
struction of the new wing at the East
ern Oregon State Hospital and it is
considered they will have the contract
though it has not as yet been award
ed. According to a message from Sec
retary of State Olcott to the East Ore-
gonian the contract will probably be
made tomorrow.
The Parker and Panfield bid was
$70,534 and the firm of Olson and
Johnson had the next lowest bid.
their offer being $77.6SO. The Beers
Building Company of Portland made
a bid of $79,600. All told 15
bids
were submitted for the work
German Answer
to the president's communication
probably will be completed Monday
and be delivered to Washington early
next week, if there is no unforseen
delay. Official assurance has been
made there is no reason for appre
benslon regarding the relations be
tween Germany and the United
States. (
SUPERVISOR OF UMATILLA
FOREST HERE PERMANENTLY
HE AND CHIEF CLERK SECURE
HOMES IX CITY SINCE RE
MOVED FROM HEPPXEK.
Supervisor W. W. Cryder, of the
Umatilla forest and his clerk George
W. Jackson are now in the city to re
main permanently with this place as
headquarters for the reserve. For of
fice purposes until the federal build
ing is erected they have secured three
rooms in the Smith-Crawford build
ing, in the northeast corner of the sec
ond floor, and these rooms are todaj
being fitted up for use.
Mr. Cryder has already moved h:s
family here and they will occupy the
Frank K. Welles house at 211 Garfield
street. Mr. Jackson its also moving
his family here.
Hereafter all rangers and other sub
ordinates comnected with the Umatilla
forest will report to the office In Pen
dleton and all sheepmen and cattle
men having business with the super
visor will transact the sarm? through
the office here.
May Have Sunk Submarine.
PHILADELPHIA, May 20. Captain
Ibson arrived with his" steamship Wa-i
co and expressed the belief he had
rammed and sunk a submarine off the
coast of Scotland during a voyage
from British ports. The Waco is an
American steamer. Captain Ibson
said the vessel struck a submerged
oojeci tnat snook her from stem to
stern.
The bids were opened in Salem yes
terday afternoon. Superintendent Mc
Nary is now in western Oregon on
business connected with the new wing.
The plans for the wing were prepared
by W. C. Knighton, designer of the
main building. It is the supposition
that the successful bidder will start
work at once so as to have the new
wing ready for use as quickly as pos
sible. The legislature made an appro
priation of $ Uia. 000 f,,r the wing and
the remainder of the fund will he used
for equipping the wing. The new wing
Is desired so as to rel.eve the conges
tion at the l.u-.il institution and al
the main insane asylum at Salem.
! SEVERAL HUNDRED
ROADS TODAY
Volunteer Army Mobilizes arid Leaves
for Scenes of Action in Automo
biles This Morning.
ENTIRE COUNTY CONCERNED
Good RonIs Work Is Gemnrai and
Men in Every section Are Out on
the Firing IJnc Today Noiot lie-
fore Has So Much Enthusiasm for
Good Roads Been Shown Here.
Thousands of good, stout blows are
being struck today" In the cause of
good roads In Umatilla county. Sev
eral hundred volunteer laborers in all
sections of the cosnty are observing
the state-wide "Good Roads Day" by
donating physical service toward el
iminating many of the spota that
make travel difficult.
Between 7 and 8:30 this mf.rnlnn
Pendleton Sent out more than a dox
en auto loads of business men and
clerks to Join the forces from the
farms In the Improvement work. Sev
eral other autos left this afternoon
to swell the bands of tollers.
Reports from over the county in
dicate that the good roads work Is
general. Many farmers have had
forces at work all week and will con
tinue on until the roads In their com
munities are In good shape. It Is
doubtful If ever In the history of
the county there has been so many
workers on the roads and so much
enthusiasm shown in the cause.
One of the first autos to leave Pen
dleton this morning was that ot
Henry Rosenberg, with Mr. Rosen
berg was Mr. Hoch, one of the pro
prietors of Bingham Springs and
others. They were armed with picks
and shovels and will devote the dav
toward Improving the road to the
popular summer resort The road la
too wet for general work so the party
is devoting Its time toward draining
the wet spots. Piloted by J. F. Rob
inson, the ausos of H. G. Blydensteln
and Douglas Belts left about 8:30 ir
the same direction and they are do
ing some work on Thorn Hollow
grade. Later It is planned to take
a big auto party to work on these
roads. "
Dr. F. W. Vincent headed a three
auto party to the Pilot Rock road this
morning. The Judd, Murphy and
Vincent cars were all filled and they
were met on the McKay grade by Ju
lius Guderian and other farmers.
equipped with all kinds of road mak
ing implements.
J. W. McCormmach. W H. Me. '
Cormmach. John Vaughan and Gun-
aer Terguson composed a party of
the force leaving at 7:30 for the
Echo road. R. W. Rltner, John Crow
and other farmers, who have been
improving the road to the agency and
mission station for several days, were
out early this morning and thev wilt
persevere until they have a good
highway to the warehouses for their
grain. Lowell Rogers J. O. Hales.
Sam Thompson and other farmers
near Adams took out men this morn
ing and called out their farm hands,
too. Rogers has had a crew at work
several days.
E. W. Mei'omas organized a parly
that has been working for several
days on the Upper McKay road. Har
ney Anderson has a force working tho
roads near Fulton station and the
work they are doing is needed about
as badly as any place In the county.
They will probable continue on
through the week.
W'ith practically every force there
Is the road supervisor of the partlc
ular locality and he is directing the
operations. Some of the gangs have
steel drags with which they are grad.
Ing up the roads, filling In the chuck,
holes and giving the roads proper
drainage. Picks and shovels are be
ing worked with vigor and. altogeth
er, the net results of "Good K.m ll
Day" will amount to considerable.
Nearly ail of the parties leaving
Pendleton took out coffee pots and
lunches. The Pilot Iioe party to..k
along Togo, the Wenaha Club chef,
to provide the noonday refreshment
HIODEN BATTERIES FORCE
ALLIED SHIPS TO WITHDRAW
TURKS AT I) RI WEI.I.ES I 'OCR
IX TERRIFIC FIRE INTO
BATTLE FLEET.
CONSTANTINOPLE. May 20 -Hidden
batteries Insldo the ruird-tnM'es
bombarded tho Ilritlsh biiitehlii so
effectively during Monday's enx-ige.
mint In the strait th.it the wiro'ilj,
w re furced to withdrsw an ofMi Uil
statement (lei lan d Tito r'reiicli
bomi.iinie.l Aslaile force on Tuenday
1 'it were ij; Ivi n of.