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D':LYEVOZ3E0ITI0:i
TO ADVERTISED.
Ths Kmt Oregonliin linn the lamest nald
lendlelon of any oluor newspaper.
Forecast for f a-tcrn drci n 1t Hie
I tilted staiw rather Oiwrvcr
t Portland.
Fair tonight and Thursday,
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
NO. 8312
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w- w" ruLCiuw, UKEUON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 1915. 5z
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MivMKiLAiv bitAMSHiP STRIKES MINE oinslrmpmrm
TERMINAL II BE
UNDER II HE
IS J. P. QUE
"Vice-President and General Manager
of U-W.R. and N. Says Work Will
Commence at That Date.
$160,000 FOB CONSTRUCTION
Contract for work Not Yet Let-
Manx nl of 1111 Necessary
- iur jams in lor 10 Storage
Tracks, Roundhouse, Turntable,
Work upon the terminal yards at
uoi nock junction will commence
about June 1, according to a tele
iram received lam evening by Local
Agent T. F. O'Brien from his brother,
J. P, O'Brien, vice president and gen
eral manager of the O.-W. R. & N.
The construction work will entail nn
expenditure of 1160,000 and a large
Part if thi money will be turned.
loose In local channels of circulation.
The contract for the terminal work
has not yet been let but will be soon.
P. J. Eschbach of the Eschbach-Bruce
Co , which will build the Coe dam. Is
in me city now and yesterday, in
company with Mr. O'Brien, went over
KMiuna in oraer to prepare hlm
elf better to bid upon the work, it
is anticipated lhat Twohy Bros., wii.
also enter a bid.
The contract, among other things.
Will reaulre about lianas vorH. ..i
fill. This part of the work will, of
course, tie done first. The plans for
the yards call for ten storage tracks,
ach with a capacity of 80 cars, a
toundhouse of ten alalia a tnrniahU
machine ahons a rln tmlr nil innk.
water tanks and other accessories
necessary for a thoroughly, modem
terminal yards,
Will Mean Mora Residents.
After the freight terminal has been
established here and O.-W. R. A N.
trains start running over the Coyote
Echo cutoff the . main line freight
J-uns now terminating at Umatilla will
all end here. This will mean that
many of the railroad men now having
lieadquarters at Umatilla will come
here to live.
Day and night crews will be main
tained at the freight terminal and a
telegraph office will be established
t the Junction. How many members
of the freight crews will live here la
TlOt known. Tha rfnanntr-hara tvlll allll
have headquarters at The Dalles and
La Grande with the result most of the
men will live In those places. How
ever from 12 to 20 freight crews of six
men each will end their runs here
and have this as a lavnver nolnt. Thin
will mean considerable business to the
city In itself.
Liner is Rammed
by Freighter: all
Taken off Safely
FLKRT OP AMERICAN WAR VES-
HELS STANDING BY 1)18
AISLED SHIP.
NEW YORK. Mnv ! "tv,. t,.n.
ship South Carolina with 7S passen
gers and 1B1 of the crew of the Ryn
dam, will arrive at the entrance ol
the harbor at eight o'clock tonight.
NEW YORK, May 26 The Hol
land-American liner Ryndam was
rammed by the freighter Joseoh J.
Cuneo off Nantucket In a thii,
eariy today. It Is believed the Ryn
dam is In a sinking? con,1ltlr.
enty-elght passengers and ma nt th
crew were transferred to the Cuneo.
The American Atlantic JMUflrlrnn In
response to wireless calls, la standing
vy prepared to take off the remain
der of the crew If necessary.
The Ryndam was mnvlmr lriiv
toward port this afternoon convoyed
by warships of the Atlantic fleet.
Captain von Denheubel "anil in anil.
ore remained aboard. Indications are
the Ryndam Is In a serious condl
tion.
ITALIANS OCCUPY
IPGflT POINTS
TAKEN BY BAYONET
Valleferno Pass on the Carnia Fron
tier is Captured Two Offensive
Movements Going Forward.
HEAVY FISHTI1 IS EXPECTED
One Army Marching on Trieste
H5 outer Toward the Carnia
Alpt Several Additional Villages In
Isonzo Are Taken Italians Meet
mijilll. uppOHIllon.
SCHOOL DISTRICT LOSES
OUT IN SUPREME COURT
DECISION REVERSES OPINION OF
LOCAL COURT IX STEEL
CO. SUIT,
Instead Of Wlnntna out liefora tha
supreme court In the suit brought by
me .Northwest Steel Company the
Pendleton school district w tha
loser by the decision given yesterdaj
oy tne supreme court A complete
text of the opinion was received hr
this morning bv Cltv Attorn. v rar
and It shows the decision of Judge
narria was reversed.
The one polm. of vital Importance
Involved In the suit wa the question
whether the steel company had a
right of action against the board be
cause of the failure of the board to
eiact a bond to protect those sup
Plying material for use tn th sehnnl
building. It Is recited by the court
that three decisions have been given
by other courts upon this subject A j
Michigan case was decided In accord
ance with Judge Harris' ruling mads'
In the local case. In Minnesota
Kansas decis!ons of directly opposite
tenor were given. The Oreenn an.
preme court takes this view and hold.
hat the school district Is liable.'
inererore the decision is reversed and
the case remanded for another trial.
In the opinion given yesterday Jus
tices Harris and Bean did not par
ticipate. The case will now go back to the
circuit court for trial Unless Rattleri
out of court.
ROME. May 26. Italian t,wn.
me pressing ineir advance against the
Austrlans along a front of more than
300 Of the 488 miln hnrrior 11 .
score or points they have occupied
pauses ana mountain peaks command
ing a 'wide exoansa or i,rriir.r- ,.
have seized villages four miles (nside
me irontier. Kelnrorcements are
now being rushed forward in k
positions taken. At all points the
uSlnans were declared to be retir
ing further Inside the frontier.
Aerial scouts renortert h4 n,ri'.
ans are taking up positions in pre
viously prepared entrenchment
other defenses Except In Vallnferra
Pass, where the Italian forces resort
ed to the use of the bayonet, the Aus
trlans were declared to have resisted
only by long range artillery fire.
Von Ituclow to Berlin.
BERLIN, May 28. Prince Von
Buelow. German ambassador to Italy,
arrived at Berlin, via Switzerland to
day, He is expected to confer with
Foreign Minister Von jagow and
Chancellor Von Bethmann-Holweg
during the day,
Growers Don't Like
Prices Offered for
Wool; Bids Rejected
SMITH AND SLUSIIEIt CLIPS
WITHDRAWN FROM SALE
HERE TODAY.
Is there a conspiracy on the part
of wool buyers to bear the price of
wool below market figures In eastern
Oregon? There are Umatilla county
growers firm In this belief today and
they base their belief upon the small
number of hovers now In th fluid
and the low price offered here today
and nt Echo yesterday.
Like the Echo sale yesterday the
nale scheduled for Pendleton today
was postponed because of the refusal
of growers to take the prices offer
ed. Tha 3 S3, fimlfh fn wool. th TPIl.
11am Blusher wool and a Walla Wal
la clip owned by J. Scheuerman were
offered for sale this morning. Prices
bid for the Smith wool ranged from
1i In 91 l.fl rents and almtlnr nrlCAa
were ofrerea for tne siusner wool
AH hMa .ra ratfwteil
A price of 16 1-8 cents was offered
lor the scheuerman wool ana me of
fer was accepted, so It Is reported.
The bidders today were Messrs. An
gell, Burke. Qreene and Livingstone.
AMERICA. CASES WILL EE
HEARD IK PRIZE COURT
TRIALS ARE SET FOR JUNE 10 AT
iajxwx, CABLES AUBAS.
SADOR PAGE.
Washington May 26 The
cases Involving American cargoes of
meat detained at British Ports are
to be tried In a prize court June 7th,
Ambassador Page Informed the state
aepartment. it la the detention of
these cargoes that has caused the ad
ministration the greatest concern the
past week and which threatened to
cause another note of oroteat tn h
sent to England.
ROME, May 26 Italian armies
have occupied thehlgh defiles along
the Brenta river In the valley of
Austrian Tirol and have captured
Valleferno Pass nn th r-nmi
tier, an official statement announc
ed. The Austrian oositlnna r
carried at the point of the bayonet.
"On the'Frlull frontier our offen-i
sive continues. The enemy every
where Is retiring," the statement as
serted. Two offensive movement
are now In progress. One is toward
the Carnia Alps and the other direct
ed toward Trieste. Both are expect
ed to develop heavy fighting.
Several additional Isonzb villages
nave oeen captured by the forces di
recting the offensive in the direction
of Trieste, it was announced. The
army moving northward through Ve
rona Is meeting with no opposition.
Montebaldo. a hleh nenlc ht
Adlge river and Lake Digardi, has
neen occupied. In addition, Forcel
la. Ponte Caffaro and Tonale Pass
have been seized together with Monte
Corno, Monte Fopplano, Monte Boff
elanla and other passes and defiles
east of the Adige valley.
The taking of Valleferno Pais at
the point of the bayonet is the first
serious claali to be reported in con
nectlon with the land operations.
Balfour Becomes Lord of Admiralty
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Kitchener Remains in the British Cabinet and
Asquith is Still Premier-Lloyd George is
Minister of Munitions, a New Post
AMSTERDAM, May 26. An Ital
ian aeroplane was shot down by Aus
trian guns near Gortts and two staff
officers, acting as observers, were
killed, according to Berlin dispatch-
ATHENS, May 26. The captain of
the Greek steamer Adriatic, arriving
here, brought a detailed story of the
naval engagement in the Adriatic sea
Between the Austrian and Italian
fleets which clashed Mondav follow.
Ing a raid on the Italian coast One
nauan warship was so badly dam
aged It was forced to dron out nf tha
running fight which was being waged
with the Austrlans, the captain said.
The Austrian ships fled toward Pola.
Allies Defeat Turks.
CAIRO, Egypt, May 26. Threo
thousand Turks were killed In a
fierce engagement In connection nHth
the Dardanelles operations, It was of-
nciany announced here. The nllled
troops made Important gain as a re
sult of the fighting, taking several
Turkish trenches.
Rancher's Body Found.
TACOMA, Wash., May 26. The
body of E. H. Hochettler, a rancher
of Anacortes, who escaped from the
western stnte hospital three weoks
ago, was found floating In the Nar
rows here. The body had been In the
water about two weeks.
MAY WHEAT TAKES BIG
DROP AT CHICAGO TODAY
CHICAGO, May 26. (Special)
A drop of five and a half
cents In May wheat featured
the wheat market here today.
A small decline also occurred
In Julv and Sent nuntatlnna At
the close the following prices
ruieo: May 11.60 1-4 bid; July
11.26 5-8 bid: Sent 11. in 1.1
bid.
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PORTLAND, Ore., May 26.
(Special) Portland wheat prl-
ces today have been: club 11.10;
bluestem 61.15.
FORMER LIEUTENANT OF
N. Y. POLICE OIES IN JULY
WEEK OF THE I2TII IS SET BY
COURT OF APPEALS LAST
HOPE IS GONE.
LONDON. May 2 Lord ITItohn.
er retains the post of secretary of
ar in the new coalition carlnet,
which has received the approval of
King George. The new First Lord
oi me Admiralty will be Arthur J
Balfour. Winston Snenrer Phnr,hm
ex-head of the admiralty, takes the
foniouo oi chancellor of the Duchy
of Lancaster.
Herbert H. Asquith retains the pre
miership and Sir Edward Grey the
ministry oi rorelgn affairs. David
Lloyd George, chancellor of the ex-
cnequer In the old cabinet, will be
minister of munitions in the new one.
Full Cabinet Announced.
The constitution of the new cabi
net toiiows:
Prime minister and first lord of the
treasury, Mr. Asquith.
Minister, without portfolio, Lord
Lansdowne.
Lord high chancellor, sir st0'ni.
u. uucKmaster.
Lord president of the council. Lord
Crewe.
Lord privy seal, Lord Curzon of
Kedleston.
Chancellor of the exchequer, Regl
nald McKenna.
Secretary of state for home affairs.
Sir John A. Simon.
Secretary of state for foreign af
fairs, Sir Edward Grev.
Secretary for the colonies, Andrew
Bonar Law.
Secretary for India, J. Austen
Chamberlain. -
Secretary of state for war, Lord
Kitchener.
Lod George to Provide Munitions.
Minister of Munitions. nvirt T inv,i
Georse.
First Lord of the Admlrnttv i-
tnur f. naitour.
President of the board of trade,
Walter Runclman.
President of the local government
board. Walter Hume Long.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancas
ter, Winston Spencer Churchill.
Chief secretary for Ireland
as McKinnon Wood.
President of the board of flffrtcul-
ture, Lord Selborne.
First commissioner of works. T.ewls
tiarcourt.
President of the board of erillfntinn
Arthur Henderson.
Attorney general, Sir Edward Car
son.
NEBRASKAIN BADLY
DAMAGED BUT ABLE
TO LIMP TO PORT
Admiralty Report at London Declares Vessel
was lorpedoed-taptain Not Sure Whether
Mine or Torpedo Explodes Under His Ship
Crew Takes to Small Boats and no Lives Lost
-Disaster Takes Place off Fasntet.
LONDON. Mav 9fiTh a- . .
been torpedoed, it w molX-9 hM
WASHINGTON Mntr OR Tt, j , . .
an official renort tnv'f r " Z.pmeni. rce
statino- tha a " ' ; "-""""i ucuerai stunner in London,
according hi t?n T " Suamer Nebraskan h been torpedoed
according to an admiralty announcement.
Ihe admiralty reports the American steamer Nebraskan
bound from Livemool fnr h ni., V . eorasKan,
torpedoed 40 miles ,4 h.I.ti, .s been
satre stated "tvT ,, au,,!t' KJnners mes
Sher hiJ" 18 m Sma11 boat3' standin b The
KINSALE. Mnv ffi tv, XTt,
today. Her ow w H "l?ian Paea..ne" eartbound
trollable." "Jing tne signal "Con-
o5ed?dka SLHf. ...
n. on. hM been Inju'her dtoe Sled." """'
NEW YORK. Mav 9R An,..' tt .. . . .
pany officials 7pX' "r'i:!lwua? eamship Com-
steamer Nebrasn " 'ZTTXi'? &m of the
been torpedoed. p naa sirucK 8 mine or ha
The Nebraskan
reported. uUaiuea to Ldverpool, Green
esplST SS rt"t when ..
WASHINGTON M
patches are so positive ln asserting
the Nebraskan was torpedoed it was
me general opinion that the theory
.e vessel struck a mine would not
uuia.
QUEENSTOWN. May 26 The Ne
braskan passed here hi. .r,.,.
- - -.,G1UUVII
"ouna tor Liverpool, making onty
mkiu mnes an hour. At this rate it
win reach Liverpool tomorrow night.
LONDON. May 26. The American
steamer Nebraskan was torpedoed, a
report to the admiralty stated, and Is
slowly making its way back to port
The Nebraskan was badly damaged
by an explosion 40 miles off Fastnet
ne crew took to small boats. There
Was no loss Of life. This fternnn
an armed trawler sent a wireless it
os convoying the Nebraskan back to
Port
WASHINGTON. Mav S6 Wiih n.
gotiations as a result of Wilson's pro
test still pending, th adminiotrnHn
was distinctly shocked by the report
of the British admiralty that the Am.
erican steamer Nebmnkan h. k.
auu ueni
torpedoed. Not only does It suggest
that Germany has not ceased subma
rine activities pending a formal reply
to the American protest, but the re
Port caused especial comment be
cause the Nebraskan flew the Ameri
can nag and was homeward bound
so there could be no suspicion she waa
carrying contraband
President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan received the news with obviou
concern. Connni n. ,
, . , - . t oKinner
cabled an official message of the re
Port made by the British admiralty,
but said he had receive n ,
rect from Fastnet n. ...
the explosion which damaged the Ne-
There was a nt? ,i. ...i, .
-.".M vcDie reiies in or-
ftcia, circles whe word cam)
suaiues. Until complete
reports have been received no furYher
representations will be made Ge"
thlv at'n avai!ab!e- The fact
lhe5 were ordered to cable further re
EC lnT of usins the
In Z '"fiCa,e no tim wi" be lost
in demanding a disavowal and re
paration frnm n . . . re
aamlrauy, info
NEWS SUMMARY
ALBANY, May 26. Charles F.
Becker, former lieutenant of the New
Vork police, must die in the eloctric
cnalr at Sins Sine during- tha weak
oi juiy iztn, ror the murder or Her
man Rosenthal. This time was set by
the court of appeals which denied
neckera apeal for a new trial yes
terday.
Iliirke Offers tn Tnli All.
NEW YORK. May 26 John Burke
former manager of the Panama r.
nal sone commissary accused of re
ceiving bribes, offered to tell all In
regard to the alleged frauds In the
Panama canal contracts. He Is said
to have been promised Immunity.
Burke made the otter In connection
with the trial of Jacob L. Solas, ac
cused of bribery.
Some sentences of a grammatical
Judge are anything tut proper.
frengh m mm m
ID DESTROY 11 DEPOT;
AERIAL SIATI IS Be
PARIS, May 26. In a great raid
over the German lines sv.n,.i, oil
men destroyed the German aerial sta-
uon at oi. yuentln and wrecked the
fuel depot there, it was ntfMiniiu
siatea. iiomos were dropped at va
rious German positions, doing great
damage to the rallwav m.i .,ni
depots at concentration points.
fighting to the north nf Ahhn.
where the French are continuing thi-
offenslve movement is hncnmin.
uesperate daily, the Germans deliv
ering vigorous counter attacks, tho
official statement declnrat !.,,( n
the French gains In the Lorette Hills
and northwest of Angrea are being
maintained. Fiithti IIS in the, rAtin
of Neuve Chapelle Is resulting in
ic.ny losses to tne enemy.
HAZEBUOrCK. Mav S Pt-
ing down to earth In a stream of fire
two British aviators were fatally in
jured when the motor nf thai. ,.-
plane exploded while reconnoltering
iiigo over tne allied lines. The aero
plane turned turtle and craaha tn
.earth following the explosion. They
ten wumn their own lines. Both
aviators will die.
Five Hangings Scheduled.
PHOENIX, Ariz.. May 26. Sixty
Invitations have been Issued for five
angings scheduled at the state Pris-
'on at Florence. Friday. The con.
demned men are almost in a state of
collapse due to the uncertainty of
their fate, which depends entirely on
the not on by the state pardon board
tomorrow. If the board grants re
Prieve there Is still hope. If It re
fuses to uct, the five men must die. i
General.
American steamship Nebraskan Is
torpedoed.
Italians hold many positions aero
Austrian frontier.
Furlons attacks directed against
Local.
Wool bids are rejected here.
Work on terminal n-ill . -
School district loses m supreme
Mrs. JIousou iles Here
IJelgian Notes Barred.
LONDON, May 26,An official
proclamation announced prohibits the
entry Into Great Brltan of Belgian
bank notes.
LEADER OF KEW YORK'S
SOCIETY DIES SUDDENLY
MRS. ST11TESAXT FISH. 80 si r
CIMBS TO STHOKE OF
PARALYSIS.
NEW TORK." May M xr
died I suddenly iast night at her honS
or. the Glencllff estate, according to
word received here. It la believed she
She died before her children could
be summoned. A husband survive.,
,., Klnc Condition (ritkal.
ATHEN'S. Mv tri ..
tin. "'" onstan
tine of Greeca n...,i .
"..ri v-i a suoaeu
sinking spell. HI, condition Is .
..cindjr critical.
Von Mackenzen Crosses San
River; Furious Attacks are
Directed Against Przemysl
BERLIN Mav .
Mackenxen's forces have crod j1"-m9' h. Auatro-Oerm.. for.
San river at i!-.i, .. ,. . ces in Callcia. th ,.fi...
, nines norm " nm-
of Prsemyst. after nni...in. . ted. General v,, i .
Of t-wirte It ti-n ftfri. .:n.. .....
v'"tif announced.
rETROGRAD. May SU.-Furiou,
attacks are again being mde upon
to be personally conducting the nw
asults which appnr-ntly nr of gr u
fore... The offensive In th r.,n of
the fortress was resumed Kile Monday.