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COUNTY OFFICIAL PATER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
NO. 8519
VOL. 26
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1915.
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ins TO BE
GUARDED
CASE
OF GERMAN BREAK
Ambassador Gerard Has Made Pre
parations for Transporting Resi
dents in Berlin to Safety.
SPECIAL TRAM IS SECURED
Von Jagow, Foreign Minister, GWe
AMrarances That Americana Will
lie protected In tlie Event of Dip
lomatic Rotations Itctween Two
.Nation Doing Severed,
AMSTERDAM. June I Ambassa
dor Gerard already has arranged to
safeguard Americana In Berlin In
case of unforaeen evenU, It waa learn
ed. The ambassador hai aaked the
foreign office for assurances that a
special train will be furnished mem
ben of the embassy staff and their
families and other Americans, In
which they may leave Berlin In the
event of a breach. Members of the
American Red Cross, Polish relief
workers and American newspapermen
would leave on the same train under
this arrungement. Foreign Minister
Von Jngow assured Gerard full pro
tection will be given all Americans.
E
OF
TROOPS LEADS
I
KOFI
SJDC11ETARY OARltlSOJT DENIES
ilMPH ATlcAlX NO PREP
ARATIONS MADE.
WASHINGTON, June I. No war
preparations have been ordered on
are contemplated, either by the reg
ular army or the state militia, because
of the Mexican and German situa
tions. Secretary of War Garrison stat
ed emphatically today.
Transfers of troops to and from
the Philippines and along the Mexican
border are merely routine matters, he
Mid. No Increase in the border guard
has been proposed.
Some patrols are being shifted and
some summer maneuvers planned, but
tbe secretary Insisted none of these
moves has even a remote connection
with active service. It Is not propos
ed to use soldiers or marines to
guard or distribute food and sup
plies taken to Mexico by the Hod
Cross relief workers, according to
Garrison and Secretary Bryan.
MATTER OF SECURING STRIP
OF UNO TO BE CONSIDERED
iXl'NCTL, IJBRARY BOARD AND
OWNERS OF PROPERTY
WILL MEET JUNE .
For the purpose of arriving at some
understanding relative to the requejt
of the library board for the vacation
of a few feet of Jackson street ad
joining the library site, a meeting of
the council, the library board and
'i,..!.. nrxniii'ii and R. Alexander
owners of the property opposite the
library site, has oeen cauea tor nm
nesday, June 9.
This call was In response to a com
munication to the council last even
ing from Judge S. A. Lowell, repre
senting Messrs. GreuIIch and Alex
ander. He stated that notice hail
been given that plans for the library
building had been accepted and this
before the vacation matter had been
Plans and specifications were last
evening adopted lor tne uarueu
street sewer and an ordinance "pass
ed ordered the construction and ad
vertisement for bids.
if., nnw fina Plant Moved.
Representing property owners on
Thompson street near itaiiroaa, nm
boms Berkeley addressed the council
last evening, asking for tha reopen
in nf Railroad street which wa clos
ed In 1891 to permit ths construc
tion of a gas plant on It Mr. Berke
ley complained that tha only way of
access to his and other back yards
has been along the railroad right-of-way
and that now ths O.-W. R.
N. Co. Is contemplating closing this
to traffic because of near-accidents,
i. thia vnt he stated that to get to
his back yard, a wagon would have
to go to Webb street and drive two
Mo-Ira nut (if the Way.
Recorder Fits Gerald stated that
the original grant to the use of tne
.tri tn tha s-ns com lift nv expired In
1900. The matter was referred to the
utreet committee and city attorney
Will
TRANSFER
OR!
QUESTID
LUSlTANiA IS
IRRELEVANT
President Wilson Receives Legal
Opinion Which Will Probably be
Incorporated in Second Note.
ISSUES AR-BEIl HARROWED
Main 1'olnt Now Seems to Be Quo,
lion of Submarine Warfare and
Safety of Americans at Kea Affi
davit Hied With State Department
to Bo Coivridcrcd.
Avian Waa German. 0
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BERLIN, June 1. The Ger-
man foreign office admitted It
was very probable the aviator
who attacked the American
steamer Cushlng was a German,
it was learned. The sdmlsslon
was made in a note from the
foreign office to Ambassador
Gerard. It was previously
learned Germany Is willing to
grant the owners of the Cush-
ing full damages without prize
court proceedings.
WASHINGTON, June $. Within a
few hours the president will have a
legal opinion disposing of Germany's
contentions regarding the Lusltanla.
It will then be up to him to deslde
how much of this opinion is to be
come a part of his rejoinder to the
kulser's unsatisfactory reply.
The president's next note Is ex
pected to be approved by the cabinet
tomorrow and dispatched to Berlin.
The legal opinion will state positively
that Germany's question regarding
the Lusltanla carrying arms and Ca
nadlan iWrvtStr'1sorrelevant it
Continued an pag flj.)
Alleged Atrocities Proved
rx " an"' i ii '
LONDON, June I. Proofs of atro
cities by the German arm if s In Bel
glum are presented In the report of
the "Committee on Alleged German
Atrocities," headed by Viscount
Rryce, the famous historian and for
merly British ambassador at Wash
ington. Additional members of the
committee " sre K. Grlmwood Mears,
W. J. H. Brodarlck, barristers at law.
and Sir Kenelm B.'Digby, K. C. O.
C. B. -The
committee finds as follows:
1. That there were In many parts
of Belgium deliberate and systemat
ically organised mnssncres of the
civil population, accompanied bj
UNITED STATES IS
READY TO HANDLE
MEXICAN FACTIONS
Administration Prepared for Any
thing That May Come as Result
of President Wilson's Note.
2 WEEK'S TIME TO BE GIVEN
lenders Will He Allowed Ample Op
xrt unity to Get Together to Agree
on Strong Provisional Government
Dlxqiilting Reports of Americana
Killed Are Received.
0
Can-anza Receive Munitions.
LAREDO, June J. Evidently
preparing for further hostilities
Instead of endeavoring to reach
an agreement with the other
factions, the Carranzlstas have
taken 400,00 rounds of rifle
ammunition into Mexico. It
was learned today the ammunl-
tlon is being taken to arsennals
In the north and more is said to
be en route In order that It may
he In the hands of the military
forces before a possible em-
bargo haa been declared.
WASHINGTON, June 3 The ad
ministration Is prepared for anything
In Mexico. - -
With the president's firm statement
now In the hands of the Mexican
leaders, the cabinet Is expected to con
sider what "reasonable time" will be
given the factions to get together and
agree on a strong provisional gov
ernment. It Is prebable no more than
a fortnight will be allowed In which
the marring factions will be expectel
to lay down their arms and begin the
work t reconstruction.
CContlnued on page eight.)
J1 J
many Isolated murders and other
outrages.
I. That In the conduct of the war
generally Innocent civilians, both
men and women, were murdered In
large numbers, women violated and
children murdered.
3 That looting and house burning
and the wanton destruction of prop
erty wore ordered and countenanced
by the officers of the German armj
and that these outrages had no mili
tary necessity.
4. That the rules and usages of
war with regard to dslng civilian men
women and children as a shield for
advancing forces exposed to fire nnd
the rules of the Red Cross and white
flags were often broken.
JOHNSON LOTS TO
6E PURCHASED TO
RE
By Vote of 5 to 3 City Council Ac
cepts Proposition of Civic Club
Will Pay $2000 Toward Price.
ATTEMPT TO BLOCK PLAN
Acting Mayor Dyer and Oxincilmea
Cole and Ell Try to Hare Action
Postponed I'pon Motion Vote Is
Later Made I nauiiiKHUt Title to
Cemetery to Go With Lota.
The Johnson lots adjoining the old
.'.m.t.r.. nn ttxa ,w.r 1. .U. .ill k.
..... V l J .. . IIUI.U BIUB W.ll I w a
purchased for city park purposes. By
a vote of S to I the city council last
evening accepted the proposition pre.!
sen ted by the Civic Club and this vote
waa afterwards made unanimous.
By tha terms ef the proposition,
the city guarantees the payment of
12000 of the 3000 purchase, price.
The original proposition provided for
the city to guarantee 12500 but the
Civic Club last evening announced
that It would secure S1000 of the to
tal amount. The city will not be call
ed upon to advance any money this
year, the Civic Club having made pro
vision for the first payment of 1500
Even the new proposition met with
opposition and an attempt was made
by Acting Mayor Dyer and Council
men Cole and Ell to postpone actior.
Following the submission of the new
proposition, Cc-uncllman Montgomery
made a motion to accept It, and
Councilman Murphy made the second.
The motion was put at once, the vot
ing being by acclamation. There were
no negatives voiced but Acting Mayor
Dyer announced that he would require
a rollcall. Councilman Cole declared
rurther time snould be taken , to In
vestigate the new proposition and
Councilman CW- declared at least an
other week should be taken. The
ai'tlnir mnvnr fl.clnrfd hA favored
holding the mater off until the peo-!
pie could vote upon It Councilman
Murphy called for the rollcall. Coun
cilmen Cole, Dyer and Ell voted !n
the negative and Councllmen Mont
gomery, Murphy, Phelps, Siebert and
Vaughan voted affirmatively.
It was Councilman Siebert's vote
that decided the Issue, the other four
who voted affirmatively having stooi
for the proposition since it was first
submitted. When the city's guaran
tee was reduced to J2000, Councilman
Siebert declared he would stand for
it.
Upon Councilman Cole's motion
and Councilman Ell's second, tho
vote upon the proposition was made
unanimous. Uy purchasing tha
Johnson lots, the city not only ac
quires that strip of land but, It is un
derstood, will secure, title to the cem
etery property, nearly two blocks in
area, With the Johnson deed the
city will senile a quitclaim deeo
sisned by Mrs. Aura M. Haley, the
original owner of the cemetery prop
erty and it Is understood, will also se
cure a deed from the trustees o the
cemetery.
Favor Fast End Part.
Reporting upon the petition for the
purchase of the block in the east end
of tlie city, owned by the Catholic
Sisters and now used for bitching
grounds, Chairman Murphy of the fi
nance committee declared the com
mittee to be in favor of the block for
park purposes providing it can be se-.
cureu at a reasonauie price. me
block is situuted ideally for a park,"
he said, "and should be purchased,
If tbe price is reasonable." He asked
for another week In which to make
a further investigation of this prop
osition and also of the petition for
a park in the west end.
4 DlIutlon Denied.
TRENTON, N. J., June S. !
The government's action asking Oj
for an Injunction and dlssolu- Oi
tlon of the United States Steel
Corporation was denied by the !
federal court.
NEWS SUMMARY
General.
Ban Marino declares war on Aus
tria. Administration Is ready for any
thing that comes In Mexico.
Prxemysl Is recaptured by the Austro-German
army.
Local.
Council votes to buy north side
park strip at reduced price.
C. P. Strain being nrged as candi
date for school director.
Fire itartlnlly destroys K. of P,
property.
Library board, council and prop.
j erty owners to ware question of va
cation OI street.
EO
F R PARK
GERMS RETAKE
SLAVb ' RETREAT IN
STRATEGIC POINT IS GAINED
Vast Quantities of Supplies and Ammunition Taken by
Austro-German Army Which Has Been Bombarding
The Stronghold for Three Weeks-Slavs Retreating
Toward Lemberg-Big Guns of The Germans Smash
Northern Forts to Pieces and Infantry Rushes Into
Gaps and Drives Enemy out of Positions
Acting Head of
Italy During War
i
Iiikc of Genoa.
The Duke of Genoa, uncle of the
king of Italy, has been appointed Dy
him to act in his stead during tho
war. The- king issued a proclamation
on assuming command of the army
and navy in action. It read as fol
lows: "We, Victor Emmanuel, on the re
port of the president of the cabinet
and hearing the advice of the coun
cil of ministers, have appointed our
most beloved uncle, Tomasso, of Sa
voy, Duke of Genoa, our lieutenant
general during our absence from tlie
capital.
"On the advice of the responsible
minister he will transact all matters
of ordinary administration and every
other matter having the character of
urgency.
"He will sien all royal decrees,
which will be counter-signed in tho
usual form."
OLD KHIEHTS OF PYTHIAS
BUILDING PREY TO FLAMES
FIRE AT 9:15 O'CLOCK LAST
NIGHT PARTIALLY DESTROYS
FRAME STRUCTURE.
Fire that broke out at 9:15 o'clock
last evening partially destroyed the
old Knights of Pythias building on
the corner of Main and Water streets,
one of the few remaining wooden
buildings In the business district. But
for the prompt action of the fire de
partment, the building would have
been a total loss and the fire might
have spread to adjoining buildings.
As it Is the loss is estimated not to
reach veyond J250 and was covered by
Insurance.
The colored men of the city havo
club rooms In the second story of the
building and It was there that the
fire originated, from what cause has
not been ascertained. In a very few
minutes the whole roof was a mass of
flames and the building looked to be
doomed. The fire truck made a rap
Id run and soon had three streams of
water nlavlna on the bulling. In a
short- time the fire was under con'
trol much to the amazement of the
spectators.
The damage was confined to the
roof, the attic and the east wall.
Whether or not the city will permit
the building to be repaired Is not yet
known. The building Is scheduled t
be torn down as soon as the Knights
of Pythias perfect plans for their
new building and the request to make
repairs may not be made.
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"U h.. - - .y
VIENNA, June . Prxemysl was
recaptured by the Austro-German
army of Von Mackenien today, after
a siese of three weeks, during which
tons of shells were hurled against the
fortifications by the great German
field guns. Many prisoners, cannon,
machine guns and great supplies of
food and munitions were captured.
The Russians are now reported In
disorderly retreat back upon Lem
berg. The terrific bombardment broke
the northern forts of Prxemysl to
pieces. Large bodies of Austrian and
Germans rushed through the gaps
between the ruined forts and drove
the Russian garrison through the
town.
Today German cavalry is harassing
the retreating forces, retiring upon
entrenchments In the vicinity of
Mosclescka.
The capture of Przemysl gives Von
Mackenien undisputed control of the
Jaroslau-Przemysl railway to a point
40 miles south of the forts. The rail
way parallels the new battle front
which the Russians are attempting to
form and is of great strategic value.
By using the railroad, the Austrians
and Germans will be able to concen
DEATH CAMAS FOIID TO BE
CAUSE OF KILLING SHEEP
IN VESTIGATION UNCOVERS CAUSE
OF LOSS OF ANIMALS ON
DEATH RIDGE.
Death camas is the cause of the
death of many sheep passing along
the Death Ridge road south of .Pilot
Rock. This definite Information was
given out by Assistant District Forest
er Thos. P. MacKenzie, Supervisor
W. W. Cryder and Dr. H. E. Pinkerton
yesterday evening upon their return I
from a personal investigation of the
cause of the sheep losses in that vi
cinity. They found a cons derable area
along on either side of the ridge road
in which the fatal plant is growing rti
quantities. The affected area runs
about a half mile each side of the old
Manning place, according to their ob
servations. Supervisor Coder this morning stat
ed tlytt it would be almost impossible
to eradicate this plant and he ad
vises, as a precaution against the
death of sheep by it. that before com
iiifr to the affected area, flockmasters
send out herders on the flanks of the
bands to keep the animals moving
r ght along. I
'For a considerable distance before
coming to the region of the death ca
mas. the road runs along lanes in
which there is little grass growing.
This fact causes the sheep to reach
Death litdge with empty stomachs.
Ordinarily they will not touch death
C. P. Strain Urged For
Vacancy on School Board;
Will Accept if Elected
If a large number of local people
have their way C. P. Strain will be
elected to the Pendleton school board
at the annual election to be held June
21. The term to expire will be that
of W. E. Brock who has refused to
seek another term.
For several weeks past there has
been a quiet effort to get Mr. Strain
to run and today he formally announc
ed that he will accept the position If
elected. He does not wish to be
come an active candidate and asked
to be excused but has given his
friends permission to use his name for
the place If they so desire.
Acting upon this statement friends
of the assessor are setting about to
have his name voted upon June 21 and
they are confident he will be chosen
to fill the vacancy on th board. In
behalf of Mr. Stra!n it is argued that
he will be a very desirable member
of the board because of his well
know independence of thought and
his ability In handling work of a civic
PRZEMYSL
DISORDER
trate enormous forces for smashes
against the Russian line toward Lem.
berg.
BERLIN. June 3. General Von
Mackenzen's Austro-German army haa
recaptured Prxemysl.
This was the official announce
ment from Austrian headquarters on
the eastern front telegraphed here
this afternoon. Przernysl was taken
at 3:20 this morning, a later an
nouncement from Austrian headquar
ters stated. The capture of the fam
ous fortress after a sensational rush
across Gallcla and a fierce bombard
ment of the outer fortifications was
announced from Vienna In four
words: "We have captured Prxemysl."
LONDON, June J. It is reported
the Austro-German army of Von Mac
kenzen has recaptured Prxemysl. Three
separate sieges of Prxemysl have
made the great fortress one of the
most memorable centers of the con.
flict Prxemysl surrendered to the
Russians March 22 after the garrison
had endured the greatest hardships
and was being reduced almost to a
point of starvation. It Is now again
in the possession of the Austro-Ger.
mans.
camas, Supervisor Cryder states, but
under the circumstances some eat tha.
poisonous plant. Death almost al
ways results.
For years this spot, lying about 2S
miles southeast of Pendleton, has been
a menace to sheepowners. Almost
every band passing along the road has
sacrificed some of its members to the
fatal camas and the losses will figure
up into the thousands of dollars.
Woman Found Dead.
BEND, Ore, June 3. The body of
Mrs. Nettle Cole was found in her
cabin with a bullet hole In her tem
ple. Nothing of value had been mo
lested. No evidence tending to shov
a motive for the crime was Introduced
at the coroner's inquest today. Ths
woman had not been seen by neigh
bors for several days.
CLUB WHEAT DOWN TO
$1.02 IN PORTLAND
PORTLAND. Ore., June 3.
(Special) Portland wheat quo
tations today are lower than In
several months. Club quota
tions were 31.02 and the blue
stem price 31.01.
CHICAGO, June 2. (Special)
July wheat showed a slight
advance today, quotations at
the close being 31.19 1-2; Sept.
31.15 1-2.
nature. He is particularly wet! post
ed upon taxation and finanebtl sub
jects. Another fact pointed out s a r.
son why Mr. Strain would be a valu
able member of the board Is the fact
he has had considerable experience
as a school teacher. II was a teach
er prior to being elected assessor and
he holds a life diploma In Oregon.
Hence he will be able to Judge more
Intelligently of varioua school prob.
lems.
During his life In Pendleton Mr.
Strain has served capably as a mem
ber of the ctty council, of the wster
commission and the library board. H
is a local homeowner urn! boa chil
dren In the schools. One son, Clayton
Is a graduate of the Pendleton h.xli
school and graduate from the agri
cultural colli-KB this sprint? A dau
ghter Is now a ntudetit In tli hKH
school and a secotpl S"ii la In 'i
grades.