DAILY EVEf:i:3 EDITIO'I
DAILY EVEIXIG EOITIOII
Forecast for Eastern Oregon by the
lnited states Weather Observer
at Portland.
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rlmilntlun of uy paper In Uregou, east of
Portland, scd over twice the circulation In
t'eodletoo 01 auj otber newapaper.
F.ilr tonight and Saturday.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
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VOL. 27
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 191
NO. 83 13
ROOFGAROEHSCENE
RECALLED BY THE
SLAYER OF HIE
Harry Thaw Tells of Events on the
Night of Shooting-Remains Calm
Throughout Ordeal.
CROWDED COURTROOM LISeS
Every Word I Heard An Deathlike
Klk-iicu EalU Over Kitcetautr Wlien
(Umax of Examination In Reached
ih sanity Trial Describe Scene
f lnud Night.
NEW YORK, July 9. "I walked
up the alale straight In front of him
tnd ri it him."
While crowded courtroom hung
breathlessly on every word Harry
Thaw tuld of the climax In the tra
gedy nine years ago when he killed
Stanford White. Thaw an l Evelyn
reclded hi in down the alale and ho
stopped to apeak to an acquaintance.
He looked up, he mild, und Raw Whlto
Blaring at him. Thnw said' he then
walked up the aisle directly to
White's table and shot him. Thaw
was not nervous aa he described the
HhootliiK of the man he wild he be
lieved had ruined Evelyn.
After having been led by Attorney
Took over every period of his life
during the examination In hla aanlty
trial at yesterday's session, the ell-'
mux came today when the prosecutor
came In hla questioning to the point
of the actual killing of White. Thaw
spoke evenly and In a well modulat
ed tone, not even raising hla voice as
the tense scene on the roof garden
again wan drawn In a clear outline
And aa he proceeded win the atory,
Thaw often gazed upward aa If trying
to visualize this tragic moment of
hla life. A death-like silence fell over
the couitroora as Thaw pronounced
the final words of hla brief act.
TOMS OF FOODSTUFF AWAIT
OUTSIDE GATES OF CAPITAL
FIFTEEN TRAINS NEAR MEXICO
Cm TO RELIEVE HUNGER
OF POPULATION.
GALEV8T0X. July Advices have
been received by the Mexican consu
lar that 15 trains loaded with 7000
tons of provisions are outside the gates
of Mexico City ready to rush In and
give relief as soon as the Carranxlstas
take the city. General Gonzales' for
ees are reported at Ecalera, a suburb
of Mexico City, advancing steadily,
ieneral Trevino Is advancing on Sal
tlllo and expects to retake the city
soon.
HEW SPUT IN BRITISH CABINET
FORECASTED 1 DFFERENCES
U'iNIiON, July . A new split In
the British cabinet was forecasted to
day by the Dally Chronicle. It Is
hinted that Lloyd George, minister of
war, has demanded the resignation ot
ieneral Htanley Von Donop, master
PERMANENT CHAUTAUQUA ORGANIZATION
.1 BE FORMED TONIGHT; Ail INVITED
All members of the committee of
!1 and all others subscribing for
chautauiiua tickets or to the chau
Inuqua guarantee are asked to attend
a meeting to be held at the Commer
cial Club rooms this evening to por
lect the formation of a local Chau
tauqua organization.
The meeting Is being held pursuant
to action taken at a gathering Wed
nesday evening when a large number
of the committee were not present
owing to not being notified. Mem
bers of the committee of 21 named
during the chnutuuqua ore as follows:
J. F. Robinson, I. E. Young, J. C.
Woodworth, A. J. McAllister, Leon
Cohen, E. B Aldilch, Clarence Pen
land, A C. Hampton, Rev, Hodshlre,
Mrs. a. W. Rugg, W. W. Harrah, Mrs.
S. R. Thompson, J. E. Montgomery.
J. P. McManus, Dr. F. E. Boyden,
Mrs. O. W. Phelps, Rov. J. E Sny
der, C. P. Htraln, .SO. Recti, Judge
8. A. Iwell, Mrs. W. 8. Badley.
At the session tonight It will be up
tn the meeting to. decide upon the se
lection of a permanent organisation
to handle Chautauqua affairs next
rear
French Gains in
North Admitted
by the Germans
TRENCH GAINED .UiKIt SEVERE
KM .;.T X WHICH
BAYONETS FIGU IE.
nis. juiy 9.The slaughter of
h r"""""8 ln fnch near
,2 h"f ,by a rr,'nch battalion, and
riwi Infantry engagements at other
Points along the western battlefront
ere reported ln an official com
munl.iue. Uloody bayonet fighting Is
K'V0rth ' S0Uche, By "-
the trench the Germans were an
nihilated. The approach to the vil
lage waa opened. It was stated
North of the road from Bethunc
t" Arras, fierce Infantry fighting Is
"Ported. About St. Mihlel both the
remh and Herman troop, hav.
ure,. ncaviiy reinforced. The' enemy Is
........ ucaperate rushes against the
. ien.M positions, but all
maintained.
are being
nr.Kw.v July 9-Penetratlng of
..e.wmn irencneg by the French
on (he half a mile front west of Sou-
wiex. was admitted officially. In vl
...,-m coumer-attacka the Germans
I"" oeciareu to have driven the en
emy nut with heavy losses.
DANISH STEAMER DESTROYED
BY GERMAN UNDERSEA BOAT
COPENHAGEN. July 9. The Dan
n steamer Kllen, en route to Liver
pool with a cargo of lumber, was set
anre ami destroyed by a German sub.
marine. The crew escaped and reach
ed Helaingfora
OEAD AT CINCINNATI WILL
TOTAL 45 IS NOW BELIEF
CINCINNATI. 0., July 9. Search
for the dead aa a result of the tor
nado here continued. It la estimated
the dead will total G when the list li
complete. Thirty-one are known to
be dead and 14 minding are believed
to be dead. One hundred and fifty
were Injured.
PORTLAND BIDS DROP
1 J CENTS 15 TWO DAYS
PORTLAND, Ore., July 9.
(Special.) Portland bid prices
for wheat today are club 90
cents; bluestem $102. The bid
price on club shows a decline
of 11 cents in two days.
CHICAGO, July 9. (Special )
At the close of the market
today the following was bid:
July. $1.11; Sept. $1.03 l-l;
Dec. $1.06 1-2.
of ordinance under Kitchener. If
Von Donop Is forced to retire Kitche
ner will resign, the Chronicle declared
It Is rumored, while If Von Donop
does not go, Lloyd George will tender
his resignation.
The following Invitation has been
issued for the meeting tonight.
All persons who have1 subscribed
for season tickets for the 1916 Chau
tauqua In Pendleton, together with all
persons who have signed the guar
anty contract with the Ellison-White
Chautauqua System, are urgently re
quested to be present at the Commer
cial Association, Friday evening, July
Pth, 1915, at 8 o'clock. The parties
Interested .are so numerous that per
sonal notice cannot be given and this
general notice Is a call for all to be
present.
It Is desired to effect a permanent
organisation Immediately.
We already have pledges for 47S
season tickets, and we desire 1J7 ad
ditional, to make the total of (00 re
quired. Cards can be found at the
Pendleton Drug Company store.
We already have 90 guarantor up
on the contract and we desire 10
more. Those who are willing to sign
please cajl upon Mr. McAllister at the
Pendleton Drug Company Store and
affix signatures.
COMMITTER OF TWENTY-ONE,
By J. C. Woodworth, Sec.
Swimming Pool to
Open Tomorrow for
Pendleton Bathers
MILL REMAIN OPEN SUNDAY
AND MONDAY WORK IS
NEARLY COMPLETED.
T!ie new swimming pool at Round
up Park will be opened again next
Saturday and will remain open to the
public until Monday night with the
exception of the hour and a half be
tween 4:3(1 and ( o'clock Monday
when the Liberty Hi4r celebration will
be held. During the week the con
tractors have been working and now
have the men's dressing rooms as well
as the ladles' almost completed.
The natatorlum Is now almost
ready to be turned over to the city
and the committee will appreciate ttje
prompt payment of all old subscrlo-
llons as well as new ones. There yet
remains about f 1500 to be raised and,
as many citizens have not yet been
asked to contribute, the committee ex-
I'ci.n in aoie to raise the rull am
ount. Until It Is seen how much money
will be contributed, no definite
charges will be fixed for bathing
I rlvileges. The ultimate Intention of
the committee Is to make the pool
free but it may be found necessary to
charge on certain days or at certain
hours In order to raise the balance of
the building fund.
That the pool will prove one of
Pendleton's most popular aummer In
stitutions was proven beyond a doubt
during the last weekend when hun
dreds plunged into the cool waters
At one time as many as 250 people
were in bathing suits, according to
the count of one of the attendant!
The water, after remaining In the
pool for a short time. Is Just the prop
er temperature to please the majority
of the bathers.
PRESSES AND TYPE BEING
CONVERTED INTO MUNITION
AUSTRIA IS USING EVERY POS
SIHLE MATERIAL TO SUP
PLY BULLETS.
GENEVA, July . Printing press
es and types are being converted Into
munitions In Austria, Vienna reports
declared. . Every possible measure Is
being taken by the government to
supply the Austrian army with addi
tional shells and bullets.
Kaiser Inspects His New
v
J v r'. ) -
I - ' -:' w . ; ,
CEiCMAM HoVvl.Ta.&ja.
"The Kaiser's Eight Legged Boot,"! Jectlles across the English channel
shown herewith, the monster eight, from Calais to Dover, to protect Ger
barrelcd howltter which can hoot II j man landing parties. The gun weighs
miles, especially designed to fir pro- 159 tons and flics in eight projectiles
KITCHENER URGES
HEED OF I
IS 81 E
II
Position of Britain is as Serious To
day as at the Beginning of the
War Says Minister.
ADDRESSES MASS MEETING
TlHiusaiidN Gather and Give Leader
Greacwt ovation of ills Career In
Speech He Iuy High Tribute to
Valor of Colonial Troop Now
Fighting In Haud'Ts.
LONDON, July 9. Lord Kitchen
er, minister of war. was given one of
the greatest ovations or his career
when he appeared today in Guild Hall
at a mass meeting urging the enlist
ment of more men for service In the
European conflict. The crowds were
equal to those which lined the street.
lor the coronation of George and
Mary and thronged Kitchener's route!
from the war office to Guild Hall.
The hall was packed. Fifty thousand
outaide clamored for admission.
"Recruiting la immeasurably better
than 10 months ago," said Kitchener
in his address, "but let me emphasize
the fact that we need men, more men
and still more men Make no mis
take. This war will be a long one.
Our position today la as serious as at
the beginning."
Kitchener paid a high tribute to
the bravery of the colonial troops
serving with the British forces and
after recounting their deeds, declar
ed: "It behooves every Englishman
to do his duty."
"The Canadians have done gallant
work In Flanders," said the war min
Ister, "and the Australians and New
Zealanders in the Dardanells have
performed brilliant feats, and South
Africa Is offering large forces"
Soldier Kills Himself.
SEATTLE, July 9. Fritz Walden
berger, 36 years old, a private, in
company E, Fourteenth United States
Infantry, Is dead at Fort Lawton
after shooting himself through the
head with his army rifle. At the
t!me of the suicide Waldenberger
was being disciplined for Infractions
of army regulations. ,
AND
A A
Serbia id to
Havt lAcjected New '
Proposals of Peace
Al SI HIA AND GERMANS MAKE
OVERTURES ACCORDING
TO MSII REPORT.
I'.OMK. July 9. New peace pro
posals have been made to Serbia by
Austria and Germany, according to
the Xlsh correspondent of the Glor
nale D'ltalia In a dispatch. .Serbia is
offered territory in Albania with an
outlet on the Adriatic If the Nlsh gov
ernment will agree to terms of peace
immediately, the correspondent de
clared. Serbia Is said to have re
fused. NO FEARS OF EPIDEMIC ON
BATTLEFRONT SAYS REPORT
DECAYING liODIES WILL NOT
CAUSE DISEASE IS REASSUR
ING FINDING.
PARIS. JULY 9. Fears that the
heap of decaping bodies on the battle
front in northern France would prove; urm,n artillery, while the destruc
to be a source of a cholera epidemlcj tlon r tn? cathedral by fire "robbed
which would sweep the country were the enemy of a valuable observation
allayed bv an official rnnn f.-,. thai
Parliamentary report on hygiene. The!
finding was confirmed by Professor!
Legroux of tb Pasteur institute.
"The odor and flies annoy the sol-l
trr1
. v,. uu, .,,c luiuiiiiiirB 1 c-
pnrted following an investigation.
Reports during the week declare
that cholera, in Austria originated
from the slaughter in the Carpathians
during the fall and winter.
Entire German
Force in Africa
Has Surrendered
GENERAL BOTHA. BRITISH COM
MANDER. ACCEPTS TERMS.
IT IS REPORTED.
PRETORIA. Julv 9. General Bo-
tha, commanding the British colonial'
troops, nas accepted the surrender of
the entire German force In southwest
Africa, it was officially announced.
German troops ln southwest Africa
numbered 5000 at the time the war
openned. The territory gained Is
aoout 3:2,000 square miles, mostly
oarren.
War Monster
K
-A
7
In "bouquets.'
The kaiser is shown1
inspecting the monster, the latest
product of the Krurp plant at Essen
ine ruler of the Germans is pointing,
and is standing next to the standard,
Arras Battered
Into Ruins by
German Shells
CATHEDRAL IS IN FLAMES AND
MANY OTHER BUILDINGS
DEMOLISHED.
PARIS. July 8. Arras Is being
systematically battered to utter ruins
by German shells. For two days the
town has been bombarded incessantly
at long range. It was stated. Section
of the city are in flames. Soldiers
have been able to extinguish fires
about the fortifications but residences
and larger buildings ln the city hav
been wiped out. The war office an
nounced that despite the constant
bombardment, no extensive damage
has been done to the French fortifica
tions. The cathedral and several of
the finest public buildings are In
ruins.
BERLIN, July 9 Arras Is burn
ing, an official announcement stated
The cathedral has been destroyed.
prically all the French supply sta
tions ln Arras have been destroyed by
Point." the statement declared. Arras
hiW heen under bombardment for
several da''9-
.,.
SPECIFICATIONS OF NEW
LIBRARY ARE CONSIDERED
ARCHITECTS AND MEMBERS OF
BOARD AND COUNTY JUDGE
MEET LAST NIGHT.
At the regular monthly meeting of
the library board held last evening.
Folger Johnson of Portland and R.
W. Halch of Pendleton met with the
board relative to the specifications
for he new county library.
Judge Marsh represented the coun
ty court and reported the latest cor
respondence with the Carnegie cor
poration, the recording of the deeds
to the library site in the name ot
Umatilla county and the signing of
contracts by the county court with
the architects.
It ia hoped that, fire proof con
struction can be used throughout the
building. Mr. Johnson will have the
working drawings and specifications
completed within the next ten days
and contractors' bids should then be
In by August 1.
The plans call for a building of
such simple design and construction
that three and a half months should
be sufficient after work is begun. Al-
lowing for some delays, the building!
should be completed not later than J
December first. 1
Members of the library board ex-'s
press themselves as especially pleas-1
ed that the exterior of the building!
in design and beautiful proportions
has an Individuality not found ln the
ordinary library architecture. Plans
ff the building sre on enhhit on the
hullotn board in the public library.
THOUSANDS OF FLOATING
MINES LAUNCHED IN SEA
AlSTKIAXs COVEIUXG ADRIATIC
WITH INSTRUMENTS OP
DESTRUCTION.
ROME, July 9. The Austrian
have launched thousands of floating
mines in the Adriatic, according to
Information received here. A sailing
vessel is reported to have exploded
one mine by fire from a rifle.
HALIFAX. July 9 -An explosion
whicn drew me members ot tne crew
from their feet and rocked the ves
sel from stem to stern, rreceded the
fire on the Minnehaha, forcing her to
put back to Halifax with a cargo of
15.000 tons of ammunition. The Min
nehaha arrived today. It was report-j
ed the explosion occurred Wednesday'
afternoon, the day on which Holt'
wrote his wife a Transatlantic liner
would be sunk by one of his bombs.)
The fire was extinguished when the
Minnehaha arrived here.
till IF 1 V T..U. O tVi.l. 1-..
TERR EXPLOSION PRECEDED
FIRE ON 1 LINER MINNEHAHA
I -
' to do some contracting for ne
caused by an explostlon In the hold,,h.(
extinguished, the Minnehaha arrived!
let 10:15 this morning. The vessel1
was held at the Quarantine station
with a cargo of 15.0n t,.ns of explo-',0me
slves. It was not allowed to proceed
to the docks. No one was permitted
to board the liner.
TURKISH GARRISON
II ML! SLAYS
Gil OFFICERS
Ottoman Troops Stationed at Con
stantinople Said to Have Resented
Domination of Teutons.
HOSTILE SENTIENT 6R0WIX6
Throughont the .Modern Army Anil
German Peril rur Gains Ground Ac
cording to Con-spondciu of Ital
ian XewspappT Gorman Storm
French Trenches in Flanden.
ROME, July 9. The Turkish gar
rison at Constantinople has revolted
and killed 100 German officers, ac
cording to the correspondent of Trl
buna ln a dispatch from, the Moslem
capital.
Anti-German sentiment and irrita
tion because of the domination ot
German officers in the Turkish army
are constantly Increasing, the corre
spondent declared. The Germans
were killed In a revolt while on duty
with the Moslem military forces.
WUson I J nor Sunk.
HULL England, July , The Wil
son liner Guide was sunk by a sub
marine off the coast of Scotland. Th
crew was saved.
Germans Storm Trrnhea.
BERLIN. July . Csing hand,
bomhs and grenades, German troop
stormed J50 yards of French trenches
in the Le Pretre forest, the war office
announced.
"We have evacuated the hill near
Ban-de-S'apt," the statement admit
ted.
LONDON. July . A series of ex
plosions destroyed the Curtis powder1
mills at Houndslow, Middlesex. Th
cause of the explosion or the number
of casualties was not Teamed. About
100 were employed in the mills.
30.000 SEE LIBERTY
BELL AT OMAHA.
OMAHA, July . Despite the
threatening weather, during the
five hours the Liberty Bell was
here. 30,000 visited the relic
The committee of Phlladelphlans
with the bell were entertained
at breakfast.
NEWS SUMMARY
General.
Arras Is pwtlcally destroyed by
German bombardment.
Kitchener makes pica for mons
men in the army now fisbliiur in
France.
Turkish troops at Constantinople
revolt and kill German officers.
Entire German forera in South Af
rica surrender.
Ix-al.
Permanent Chautauqua organisa
tion will be formed at meeting- t
night. Swimming pool will bo open to
morrow, Sunday ami Monday.
P. L. Rawn, forfrer, U paroled.
P3Se RepOftS May
Have Caused Wheat
Prices to Tumble
i PORTLAND CI. I II I1IDS Dltop
j CENTS IV TWO lYS; CHI
il
CAGO IS STRONGER.
Ical people take different vlem
as to ,he meaning of the decline In
Portland wheat bids. Farmers declare
such a decline is fictitious and Is elth.
er due to exaggerated reports as to
the crop outlook or else buying Inter
ests are depressing the market bo as
P
One local buyer on the other h.n.l
AMMrtM that rluh nrlfM arm h ,-. 1 1 j
hi.h ir. mi.pi ... ... .....
concerns had sold wheat and In
order to deliver the ...m. had to bu
in a limited market. Herue he figure,
the at.clne u, tt nu,ur;1 c.,t.e,j.,1(.