daily EVEr:i:g Eomon
TO ADVERTISERS.
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i'eaultlon vf anjr oluer newspaper.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 26
MOBILIZA TION ORDERS
ROOSEVELT GIVEN
VERDICT III LIE
SUIT FOR 15910
William Barnes Loses Case Against
Colonel Jury Unanimous for T.
R. After Long Deliberation.
WILL BE DECENT CITIZEN
KooM-vtdt Declare Ho Will Boliavc
lllmwir Now That Verdict Has
riiii nl an Obligation Upon Him
Makes bcxii to Jurymen, Tlmnk-
lug Them for Icctslon.
NEW YORK, May 22. Attorney
William Ivins. attorney for Barnes,
declared an appeal will be "vigorous
ly prosecuted" In the suit against
Roosevelt.
SYRACUSE, N. Y . May 22. WU
llanj Hnrnes la a "boss." A Jury In
Supreme Justice Andrews' court so
decided In awarding a verdict for
Roosevelt In the 150,000 libel suit
brought against him by Rarnea be
cause Roosevelt branded him aa a
. "bom" and linked him politically with
crooked business and corruption.
The Jury had been deliberating
fllnce 3:45 Thursday afternoon. They
finally arrived at an unanimous de
cision after a legal mlxup almost un
parrallelcd In the history of the atato.
Roosevelt could not restrain his
joy. He made a short speech to the
Jurors expressing his thanks and then
posed for ft picture In the Juryroom.
The announcement of the verdict
was greeted with a storm of applause.
Score of spectators grasped Roose
velt's hand but he swept them aside
and hurried to shake the hand of Ju
ror Rums who was responsible for
the long deadlock but who finally vot
ed In the colonel's favor.
After Justice Andrews had dls
charged the Jury, Roosevelt led them
to an adjoining room. Foreman
.Somers, en route, explained the Ju
rors had taken 41 ballots before
reaching an unanimous decision. Up
on reaching the room Roosevelt wait
ed until the Jurors were grouped
eibout the table. Apparently deeply
moved he expressed his appreciation,
concluding: "There Is only one re
turn I can muke and I assure you that
ell my life I will act. In public and
private affairs, In a way which will
give none of you reason to regret your
verdict. I will behave aa a decent
American citizen should, feeling It my
treble duty under the obligation
hlch you have Imposed upon me."
NEWS SUMMARY
General.
Mobilization orders for Italian army
are published and nwn IkwIIIUIiw arc
jiow a matter of hours.
iKnowndt given verdict In 150,000
HlxH milt brought against him by
narnea
Roumanla nuty help Italy In war
with Austria.
' Local.
Head of Fanners' Union In Pendle
ton today.
High school baccalaureate service
tomorrow,
Gilbert Mlnthorn, Indian bigamist
wants liberty.
MeihodlxU trounce Presbyterians In
lull game.
President National Farmers
Union Visitor in Pendleton
En route from California to Spo
kane to attend the Washington state
convention, Charles S. Barrett of At
lanta, Georgia, president of the na
tional organisation of the Farmers'
Educational and Co-operntlve Union,
has been in Pendleton most of the
lay visiting with local members of
the union. He la accompanied by A.
V. Swift of Baker, former president of
the Oregon union and now vice presi
dent of the national organisation.
Mr. Barrett has been president of
the Farmers' Union for the past nine
years and la recognised as one of the
big men of the agricultural world. He
wm prominently mentioned for the
cabinet position of secretary of agri
culture during the formation of Wil
son's cabinet.
The duties of head of the Farmers
Union keep Mr. Barrett almost con
stantly on the move. Ho has been
upending some time In California In
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DAILY
Rev. Andrew Warner
to Address Class
on Sunday Evening
GRADUATES OF HIGH SCHOOL
PREPARING IX)R COMMENCE.
MEAT EXERCISES.
Tomorrow evening In the high
school auditorium the annual bacca
laureate sermon to the high school
graduating class will be preached, the
first feature of commencement week
Rev. Dr. Andrew Warner, pastor of
the Methodist church at Walla Wal
la, will preach the sermon and the
Pendleton ministers will assist In the
services. All of the local churches
will be dark tomorrow evening In or
der to give all an opportunity of at
tending the baccalaureate services.
Voeul selections will be rendered by
Miss Edna Coutts and Miss Mayree
Snyder. The services will begin at 8
o'clock.
BUCKAROO CLAIMING THIS
CITY AS HOME, ARRESTED
WAI.TF.lt STEELE IN CUSTODY AT
KAKEH KENT TO WORK
WITH PIT GANG.
BAKER. Ore., May 22.-Walter
Steele claimed that lie was a buckaroo
from Pendleton on his way to the
Hrandcr when Officer Jones took
him Into Custody last night, but
Judge cunning gave him 30 days on
a vagrancy charge In police court this
morning, and he was sent to Join the
gravel pit gang.
On his way to the Jail last night he
managed to throw away a ring which
he had been trying to sell earlier In
the evening. Officer Cavineas found
the trinket this morning, a gold band
set with a ruby encircled with dia
monds. It has not been ascertained
where Steele obtained It, nor why he
was o anxious to have it out of his
possession.
MORE THAN 100 KILLED IN
TRAIN WRECK IN ENGLAND
TROOP TRAIN COLLIDES WITH
PASSENGEIVTIIIRD RUNS
INTO WRECK.
CARLISLE, England, May 22
More than 100 were reported killed
In a collision of three passenger trains
on the Caledonia railway near Gretna,
Those who perished were crushed or
burned to death when the trains came
together and the wreckage caught
fire. Forty bodies thus far have
been recovered. It Is feared the loss
of life Is heavier than at first re
ported. Three hundred were Injur
ed. Information Is meager but It has
been determined that a troop train
collided head on with a passenger,
and another passenger crashed Into
the wreck of the first two trains be
fore the signals were set. The boiler
of the third engine exploded, firing
the dehrls.
SLIGHT DROP TODAY
IN CHICAGO MARKET
CHICAGO, May 22. (Special)
Wheat prices today have been
slightly under those of yester
day. At the close 11.54 1-4 was 4
asked for May; for July 11.27
1-8 was bid and for Sept. (1.21
1-4 was bid.
PORTLAND, Ore., May 22.
(Special) Portland wheat quo
tations today have been, club,
(1.11; bluestem, (1.11,
the Interests of his organization and
after attending the Spokane conven
tion, will Jump to Florida for another
meeting. A little later he will return
to organise the farmers of the Da
kotns, Iowa and Wyoming.
The Farmers' Union Is growing rap
lilly In all parts of the United States,
according to Mr. Barrett. Though
but 13 years old, over 4,000,000 farm
era have been Initiated Into It.
The president of the Farmers'
Union is himself a cotton farmer and
consequently felt the effects of the
war when the exportation! of that
southern staple was shut off. How
ever, he states that cotton prices are
rising now and that the exportation
Is above normal. He estimates that
there Is between 20 and 25 per cent
less aerenge In cotton this year than
In ordinary years.
This afternoon he and Mr. Swift
are being taken over the reservation
wheat lands by Judge J. W. Maloney.
EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY,
Men Behind Italy In War Game
, Ar. 1-'- a
Ax -..'.: . A
if i
S, Is
JTAllAM P0RF.I4X MiNlSTtR.
1 MO .
Here are the two men who from
the outset have favored the entrance
of Italy into the war on the side of
the allies. Baron Sonnlno Is minister of
foreign affairs and conducted the
negotiations between Italy and Aus-
Indian in Jail Laments His
Fate and Seeks to Get Out
Gilbert Minthorn, picturesque In-
dlan of the Umatilla reservation nowj
In Jail in Multnomah county because
he had one too many wives, Is bitter-1
ly lamenting his fate and Is yearning
for his calico cayuse and the open
prairie land with an Intensity that is;
making him sick. He wants out, forj
prison confinement is most irltsome;
to his wild spirit. He was only con-j
vlcted a week ago and already Is sup-,
plli-ating his attorney, H. I. Watts, of!
Athena, to get him a pardon. Inci-I
Rockefeller is
Witness Again
WASHINGTON, May 22. Rocke
feller was again a witness before the
industrial relations commission. He
was cross examined by Chairman
Walsh. Walsh read a letter written
to Rockefeller by L. M. Bowers, for
mer chairman of the executive board
of the Colorado Fuel and Iron com
pany, containing the statement: "Old
Mother Jones has been on the ground
two weeks, but Saturday, I under
stand the governor ordered her to
leave the state."
Asked If he was aware her depor
tation was a violation of the consti
tution, Rockefeller replied "No." .
When asked If knowing It to be a vi
olation of the constitution to deport
the woman, would he wish to dis
charge Powers and other officers of
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company
responsible for her deportation.
Rockefeller replied: "I have stated
One of Italy's Giant Sea
.: "X'. f
Naval experts figure It out that the.
first set of Italy In the war against
Austria will be to attack the Austrian)
Sg1-f. : J
FOR ITALIA, . ARMY PUBLISHED
arc F.U Vat uawa
Premier SaluiKlra.
trla over concession demands which
Italy bad made. Premier galandra
has been the leader of the advocates
for war and tits position politically
was recently made secure by the re
fusal of Italy's king to accept his res
Igoatlon.
dentally he specifies that he wants
that pardon by July 4. Presumably
he wants to be In one the celebration
or the birth, of the republic that
brought death to his own race. The
Cayuse Indian celebration starts on
July 4 and never before has there
been a celebration there without Gil
bert Mlnthorn adding to It. His sen
tence for bigamy was four months In
Jail and $110 fine. Whether he can
convince the federal authorities that
he Is sick enough to be pardoned re
mains to be seen.
and I maintain I do what ever is
right but I don't Intend to commit
myself to any specific action."
Germany's Reply
Due Next Week
BERLIN", May 22 Germany's re
ply to the president's note will be
completed Monday or Tuesday. For
eign Minister Von Jagow so informed
Ambassador Gerard today.
Washington Horse Show Opens.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 22.
Stable room has been reserved for
ten of Alfred Vanderbllt's thorough
bred horses, which are here to take
part In the Washington Show, which
opens today. It will continue until
May 13. These VanderMlt horses are
the same ones that have won many
event at Madison Square Garden In
New York and In the London show.
W....J"' j"-.f -....t;-
. - 7"aTT
The Italian Battleship XapoU.
naval base at Tola. Italy has a most
efficient navy and the accompanying
photograph will give an Idea of the
i
3
MAY 22, 1915. a
! 10 STRIKE
AID TO ITALY
Nearly Entire Fighting Strength tlas
Been Secretly Mobilized Awaiting
War With Austria.
ADRIATIC SHIPPING CEASES
Merchantmen Hastening to iTlemllj
Ports Have Hose Calls With Aus
trian Warships Declaration of War
May be Sent to Vienna Tonight
Immense Armies on Frontier.
ROM E, May 22. Roumanla U se
cretly mobilizing almost her entire
army, according to private Bucharest
dispatches. It is understood Italy
and Roumanla might be expected to
act in concert as to partlcipat'on In
the war.
ROME, May 22. A dclaration of
war against Austria may be made be
fore night, according to well defined
rumors circulated, and generally
credited in diplomat'c circles. King
Victor Emmanuel this afternoon at
tached his seal to a. hill ?ivlnr tho
government plenary powers in deal
ing witn Austria.
Both Austr a and Italy are clearing
for action. Two great armies are fac
ing each other on the frontier await
ing the word which will hurl them
into a collision. Civil'ans are leaving
all the frontier towns In the path of
the expected clash. Bridges are be
ing destroyed at strategic points,
while guns have been mounted and
entrenchments rushed to completion.
The m nistrv or marine officially
suspended navigation in the Adriatic
and Italian merchantmen, htirrvlmr n
friendly ports, bring stirring'stories of
near encounters with Austrian war
ships. The Austrian military author
ities have cut railway communication
between Milan and Austria.
Reports received from thn front'!-
declare Austrian troops In great num
bers are concentrated at Trent, Bozen
and Meran.
The Austrian and German nmh.ia.
sadors were still at Rome earlv to
day but are reported preparing to--de-Part..
PARTS. May 22. All France is
awaiting Itar-- opening gun In the
great world war. Great crowds
thronged the bulletin boards today.
Attaches of the Italian embassy were
cheered upon every appearance in
public. Premier Salandra Is the ldo
of the hour.
"Long live Italy." -Long live Salan
dra." are popular cries of the crowds
in the streets. The French are
'.aughlnsr at the way Salandra outwit
ted Prince Von Buelow. the German
ambassador, in the attempt to over
throw the cabinet. They are calling
Salandra the "foxy one."
BERLIN, May 22. From Genera
Mackenzen's headquarters in Gallcla,
the kaiser declared he had abandoned
hop ef continued Italian neutrality.
It la reported that both the kaiser
and the crowd prince are preparing
to return all their Italian decorations
and honorary uniforms.
Many to Go on Excursion.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE. Corvallls. May 22. The Ore
gon Agricultural College excursion to
Newport Beach will be held and from
all Indications a large number of stu
dents, faculty and townspeople will
make the trip. A holiday has been
declared by President Kerr.
Fighters
:-! 1 ' - " .: '
" " "
type of fighting vessel that will elash
with the Austrian in tho Adriatic.
lil'S
ARMY
READ
o
Allies Using Mines
Charged With Gases
in Attack on Lines
FRENCH KKPORT IMPORTANT
GAINS IN POSITIONS AGAINST
GERMANS.
BERLIN, May 22. The allies are
using "mines giving out poisonous
gases," a war office announcement
charged. The use of such mines was
said to have been reported west of
Lillle and in the Argonn region.
PARIS, May 22. By daring bayo
net charge the French have further
advanced their lines to the slope of
Notre Dame de Loretta and now are
In complete possession of the ridge
known as the "White Way." Four
other ridges In this region were taken
by the French, but the Germans re
tained strongly fortified positions on
a fifth. It was declared the Germans
have lost heavily.
MACKENZEN IS FORCED TO
RETIRE AT THE SAN RIVER
LEFT WING OF GERMAN ARMY
IS HURLED BACK FROM
PRZEMYSL.
PETROGRAD, May 22. By de
termined counter attacks, the Rus
rians in Gallicla have forced General
Von Mackenzen's left wing to retire
to the east bank of the San river, 3
miles north of Przemysl. The Austro
German troops gained the south bank
of the Lubaczsoka ' river but were
checked. Dispatches declared the
Austro-Germans suffered extremelyl
neavy losses. Russian artillery swept
the lines of the enemy with terrible?
effect.
PETROGRAD, May 22. Russian
marines landed at Eregli today un
der protection of warships and re
pulsed a small body of Turks, It waal
officially announced. The coal docks
were destroyed by the landing party.
Ereglt is a town in Asia minor, 128
miles from Constantinople. There
are extensive coal mines In the vicin
ity. Texas Resolutions Are In;
AUSTIN, Tex., May 22. Six reso
lutions were introduced In the Texas
legislature on the Lusitania. one sen
ate resolution suggesting the sever
ance of diplomatic relations with
Germany. The others simply express
confidence in President Wilson.
The senate, in which five resolutions
were Introduced, Including that for
diplomatic severance, compromised by
adopting a resolution pledging sup
port to President Wilson "in anj
course he sees fit to take to, uphold
the dignity and honor of tha United
States."
ALLIED FLEET IS AGAIN
SHELLING TURKISH FORTS
LAND FORCES COOPERATING
WITH WARVKSSELS AT THC
DARDANELLES.
ATHENS, May 22. Violent engage
ments again are reported from the
Dardanelles regions where the ' fleet
and land forces cntlnue assaults on
the Turkish positions. A Brttlsh
squadron has bombarded th Turkish
concentration camp at Kara Burum
at the entrance- of the Gulf of Smyr
na for 35 hours, beginning on Thurs
day. Reports of the results of the
bombardment are lacking. The
French and Turks are engaged In a
fierce baube- en the western coast of
the Gallipot! peninsula.
2. Killed by Etptnalon.
SYRACUSE. May 22. Two were
killed and 12 injured as a result of a
dynamite explosion when fifty sticks
of dynamite put Into an auto for
transportation to Onondaga Lake, to
be used in recovering the body of a
drowned boy exploded. Tha whole
side of the powder factory was blown
in. Most of the Injured are employes
of the powder factory.
WASHINGTON. May 22 Senator
Jamei Hamilton Lewis came out for
an i ,
an extra session of congress Octolier
1st. The senator believes such a ses-jh
slon Is necessary to prn id halt a
billion dollars In bonds to pay oft,'
treasury deficits, establish a sinking
fund against a further dvfictt, fortify
SENATOR LEWIS COMES OUT FOR
EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS
t
I
DAILlf EVEIiiliG EDITiO'l
Foreit for la-Mcrn tnvgiv by Uhj
InlU-d Mati-t Weather olxmit
t I'orilunil.
Tonight and Sunday fair
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
NO. 8-09
1A ARE
HATTER OE HOURS
Declaration of War Has Already Been
Drafted by Ministers--Austria
May Make First Move.
COXFUCT IS UNAVOIDABLE
Austria May Demand Explanation fo
Mobilization and tailing to Receive)
SatiKfaxtory Itcily. Declare War on
Italy Austria Regies to Green
, Book Charges.
ROME. May 22. Italy took the
moat decMve step today toward u&r
wiu-n mobilization orders were pub-
UHiiea ana ail preparation made for
the conflkt with Austria.
It in now regarded that opening
hostlliUea are virtually only a mat
ter of hours. The Mctwsurero dn-iarn
that during; the council of minlsten
early today a declaration of war was
drafted. By publishing; the mnbiliza
tion order, however, Italy has opened
the way for hoKtllltln without de
claration from Home an Austria
might demand an e-mlaiiatin
falling to rereive satisfaction, declare
war upon Italy.
VTFNNA Mat 3-2 tuori. r..-
erly reoflcd to die chanma h
the Italian green book fn Justification
m uaiy s action in discontinuing ne.
gotiatlons as to territorial rnncmlxna
ami preparing; for war. Austria re-
nisea to accept responsibility r,r
breaking- the triple alliance the for
eign office asserts.
KITCHENER MAY NOT HOLD
PLACE IN NEW CABINET
nE ant cHiTcnnix. rr is be-
LIEVFJ. WILL BE OIT OF
COALITION BODY.
LONDON', May 22. Following a
conference of various liberal, conser
vative and labor leaders Asqulth
submitted to the king a list of ten
tative selections for the new coalition
cabinet which is being formed. News
papers generally agree that Lloyd
George will be retained in some ca
pacity. Bonar Law is certain of a
place, it is accepted, while Arthur
Hendersosr. a labertte, U understood
to be slated for president of th
board. Several newspapers are con
fident that Lord Lansdowne wilt re
enter the cabinet. There are wi'!
differeaces of opinion whether Kitch
ener and Churchill will be retained.
STEAMSHIP RUNS AGROUND
ON JETTY OFF COOS BAY
1KEIGHT LADEN VESSEL IN NO
IMMEDIATE DANGER SAYS
REPORTS.
MARSHFIELD. May JJ The Ar
row line steamer Saginaw, frelnht la
den, struck the north Hty of t'oi
Bay. It is resting on an even kei ami
believed In no Immediate danger. A
number of vessels have rushed to hr
assistance. No passengers urn
aboard. It has a crew of 25. Ufn
savers and the dredxer Mtche ar
standing by ready to render a.itt
ance. No Seartmr Alloun!.
ST. PAUL. Minn., May 2 2. "Don't
cuss," Is the purport of a resolution
on the official record of the
of Minnesota today. The rec ent leg
islature put It there The ir.,(,i.t.
whi.-h was "klnily, s..n!lv, tr:t firmly
made.' is aicuinst the uf of tirofan,
vulgar or Insulting language In tin
legislative chambers.
, lh main and b nl.1 a mllit.trv r ..id
j 'T'ss tho c..ntu..-iit. Iri ' all-d at
! the white houe l-i iir hit p;an arid
, ' . ' , , ., , ,
I thom-ri h fa.ii to tho .r.- -l ie tit
h t ,, . u ft(,, k Thil,
mm, thing mnt he done. Irit a m I.
'as plain from th.. tn win. v In hl'.'i
' the y, r nan d"ri.-,i!Hw all th prx.
j nt methods ...f ra-lng t'- .nri".
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