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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1915.
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PRZASNYSZ TAKEN
BY GERMANS WHILE
RUSSIANS RETREAT
Stronghold Which Has Changed
Hands Several Times in Now in
Possession of Teutonic Armies.
50 MILES NORTH OF WARSAW
Klavs Ilotlre Along Howls Leaving
Some Artillery Behind French
Troop In the Went tiulm to Have
Gained German Trenches North of
Amu After Day's Battle.
BERLIN, July 15. German forces
have Bturmed and captured Przasnyss,
HO miles north of Warsaw, the war of
fice announced. The Russians are
now retreating over the roads toward
Makof and Ciechanof. Home artilery
was abundoned by the enemy In the
retreat. The Hermans have entered
ITzuvnysz for the second time as a re
sult of the victory. It was captured
early in the spring after a three days'
struggle hut Inter again fell Into the
hands of the Russians.
PARIS, July 15. In a fierce 24
hours battle, north of Arras, the
French captured the German trench
outh of Chateau Carleul. a war of
fice communique announced. In the
renewed fighting between St. M ill lei
and I'oint-a-Mousson, a Ocrman reg
iment was caught between the fire of
French machine guns and mitrall
euseg and suffered heavy losses. The
atlark In the "Labyrinth," in which
bombs and hand grenudes are being
used, continues.
Evelyn Thaw Says
Husband is Insane
Despite the Verdict
MOTION TO FREE HIM IS HELD
I P TIIX. TOMORROW HY
JUDGE HENDRICKS.
MALONK. N. Y July 15 "If Har
ly goes to the San Francisco exposi
tion he will assume ownership of the
zone," was the comment of Evelyn
Thuw upon the verdict of the Jury
finding Harry sane.
"Harry Is Insane,"' she declared. "If
he. is freed he will soon show that.
He may have concealed it from the
Jury for a time, but with his first
t?fte of liquor he will become s craz,
Irresponsible character."
' SEW YOHK, July 15. Justice
Hendricks today refused to pass upon
the motion to liberate Marry
Thaw on ball following the flrdlng of
the Jury that he is sane. The Justice
told counsel of both sides that le
will announce his decision cn the
recommcndalon to liberate Thaw
from Matteawan tomorrow and that
In the meantime the defendanc must
remain In custody.
WELL KNOWN WALLA WALLA
. PREACHER SERIOUSLY ILL
f.EV. JOHN LF. COHNU, PKOMI
NEXT IN NORTHWKST, UN
DERGOES OPERATION.
WALLA WALLA. July 15. Rev.
John Le Cornu, probably the best
known minister In this section of the
country, where he has labored fcr
over 30 years, lies seriously 111 In the
Wulla Walla hospital, following an
operation for appendicitis, which was
performed early last evening, as soon
as It was determined by his physicians
that he was suffering with a ruptur
ed appendix.
Rev. .t Cornu recently returned
I mm a trip to the Q. A. R. conver
sion :it CYntralla and a visit with Ma
.tlsughter, Mrs, Grace Forehand of
.si utile, but soon after he became sick
ami ester lay was suffering Intense
pain In bin abdomen. It was deter
mined thai the operation was nocei-.s-iy
immediately, whereupon he was
taken to the hospital in the Hennes
sey ambulance.
On June 17, last, Mr. Le Cornu
celebrated his 80th birthday. When
he first came to this country hs
preached In the Methodist churches
of Dixie and Valley Grove and later
In this city. For many years he was
chaplain of the state penitentiary,
where he was beloved by both pris
oners and officials. He left that po
sition about three years-ago and hvs
since been preaching at the Grace M
E. church in East Walla Walla.
Negro Stands Off Posse.
COCHRAN. Go., July 15. At bay In
1ils hut, a negro farm hand, alleged
slayer of three white men here, was
standing off a posse of several hun
dred armed farmers, who were threat
ening at any moment to rush the hut
and lynch the negro regardless of cost.
Agents Work Said
to be Responsible
for Pending Strike
GERMANS DECLARED TO HAVE
COM PLICATED REMINGTON
TROUBLE.
BRIDGEPORT! Conn., July 15. A
genereal strike threatened the shops
of the Remington Arms company to
day. President Uompers of the Fed
eration of Labor la expected here to
day In an effort to avoid a strike,
which, If culled will tie up ammuni
tion being manufactured for the al
lies. Four local companies of militia
are awaiting a call to service( In the
case violence Is threatened. There
are now 300 men on strike Inrludii.g
millwrights and hodcarrlers at work
on the new additions to the Reming
ton plant. The trouble apparently
arose over the supervision of the
millwrights by the carpenters and
Ironworkers, but Remington officials
declared there was evidence that Ger.
man agents were endeavoring to com
plicate the situation.
STOCKMAN OF GRANT COUNTY
PASSES AWAY AT HOSPITAL
Willi AM II. HOWE BROUGHT
HERE TWO WEEKS AGE
HIES LAST NIGHT.
William 11. Howe, a well known
stockman of Grant county and a vet
eran of the Civil War, died last night
at St. Anthony's hospital, where he
was taken two weeks ago. His leg
was amputated at that time, having
become affected with ganqrene. hut
his advanced years and weakened body
made recovery Impossible. A son, E.
I Howe, of LewlHton, Idaho. Is here
and has taken charge of the body
which will be shipped to Lcwiston for
burial. Deceased was 83 years old.
MOUNT VESUVIUS BECOMES
MORE VIOLENTLY ACTIVE
EXPIOHEHS GO INTO CPATER
TO LEARN WHAT IS CAVS
1XG DISTURBANCE,
NAPLES, via Jaris, July 15. The
activity of Mount Vesuvius Is becom
ing more marked. Professor Malla
rtra, director of the royal observatory,
cn the volcano, descended Into the
crater with three assistants to take
Ihotographs and make observations.
Professor Malladra found the tem
pt ature of the lava at the edse of
the crater to be 100 degrees Centi
grade. Thirty yards down the crater
water falling on the lava tuned into
steam and quickly evaporated. An
electric pyrometer nearby registered
565 degrees Centigrade. The heat
scorched the feet of Professor Mailt
dra and his assistants, making It ne
cessary to stand on asbestos mats.
The explosions were deafcnlrg ard
(ailing cinder burned the explorers
slightly. At certain points lava
sprang up In Jets a yard high, thew
Incandescent fountains turning Into
large bubbles of white or gray gas
Pelow the observers was a subterran
ean lake of boiling lava, similar to
those found In the Hawaiian Islands.
6ERMANY EXPRESSES REGRET
FOR TORPEDOING NEBRASKAN
NOTE OFFERING TO MAKE COM
PENSATION IS HANDED AM.
BASSAlHHt GERARD.
WASHINGTON, July 15. An ex
pression of sincere regret for torpe
doing the American ship Nebraskan
and offers of compensation were made
by Germany In a memorandum re
ceived by the state ' department. Th
note was handed to Gerard In Berlin
several days ago.
NEWS SUMMARY
General.
Serious situation Is faced In England
over strike of miners.
TiMitoiilo allies will forward protest
to America against shipment of mu
nitions to the allies).
ITAKiivm Is capturod by the Ger
mans. On the lino to Warsa.vt.
Local.
Petition for 13 blocks of pavement
on north side presented to council.
Hitter stockman dies in this city.
Round-up begins Its advertisement
of 11)15 show,
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hoinli which tYunk Holt had declared had Ik-cii plaix-d lu the hold of a
ship sailing from New York.
LIVERPOOL, July 15 The liner
Saxonla arrived here safely after a
thrilling voyage, owing to the mes
Petition is Presented for
Paving 13 Blocks on North
Side to Form Scenic Drive
A paed driveway up and through
the north hill re.tilcnce section Is con
templated by a petition presented to
the council last evening by property
owni rs. The petition asks for the
raving of Main street from Jackson
to Wilson, Wilson strut from Main to
Matlock' (Hlalne) and Matlocl-,
(Illaine) street from Wilson to Italey,
i tutal distance of is blocks.
The petition was liberally signed
by property owners In the district af
lected und It Is anticipated that the
proceedings will be carried through
without much objection. The Im
provement will mnke a scenic drive
way, Inasmuch as the beet view In
the city Is obtainable from Wilson
street. The petition asks for a 16
foot pavement of gravel bltulithiic.
It was referred to the street commit
tee.
At the meeting last evening a bid
from the Warren Construction Co
for the paving of Alta street from
Main to chestnut, Chestnut street
from Alta to Webb, Garden street
from Railroad to Water, Railroad
street from Main to Garden, was op
ened. It was the usual bid of $1.45
per square yard for gravel bltulithiic
save that on Alta street, which is al
teady macadamized, the bid calls for
$1.!2 per square yard. It was. the
only bid received.
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TO
RUSSIA HAS NOT RESIGNED
SECRETARY LANSING DENIES
HUMORS THAT GEO. T. MARYE
HAS QUIT POST.
WASHINGTON, July 15. Geo. T.
Mayre, American ambassador to
Russln, has not resigned, Secretary
Lansing and Mr. Tumulty stated. An
under-official of the state department
earlier in the day declared the repott
to this effect was true, but later he
admitted the confirmation was an
error. The conflicting statements
caused the greatest speculation. It
Is believed Mayre at least has ex
pressed a desire to return home.
Man Falls from Sco'w and Drowns.
MARSHFIELD, Ore., July 14 Ste
phen Danchef, a Greek, fell from a
lumber scow and drowned In sight of
help. The body was recovered In two
hours.
ROUND-UP
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sage received from the United Stat'-S
navy department, warning the com
mander to search for a bomb in the
bold.
If the petitions asking for the
fouth Main street and the north side
pavement are carried to a successful
conclusion, Pendleton will add SS
blocks to her total area of pavei
streets during the summer. '
Street Cleaning Let.
The contract for cleaning the pav
ed streets of the city was let last ev
ening to Beck & Williamson, their;
Md of $370 per month being low, C.
C. Morse bid $380 per month, and G
T Meeker $400 per month.
The contract for the laying of con
crete walk along the old cemetery
on the north side was awarded to S
Rugo & Co. The matter of paying
the Bush street assessment against
the old cemetery was brought up but
sctton was deferred a few weeis until
title to the property Is secured by
deed or foreclosure proceedings.
To Repair Scwr.
Upon the report of Chairman
Thelps of the sewer committee, that
the old Lnrone sewer Is leaking bad
ly, an order was given for the dig
ging up and relaying of this sewer o
Aura and Alta streets.
The Warren Construction Co. plac
ed on file Its license agreement bv
which it agrees to furnish any ex
tractor with a two inch mixture rl
gravel bltulithlc at one dollar p?r
yard.
WAR MANIA SEIZES MAN ANO
HE'S SENT TO THE ASYLUM
ASKS SECRETARY OF STATE FOR
TRANSPORTATION TO
WASHINGTON.
SALEM. Ore., July 15. When he
visited Secretary of State Olcott and
demanded transportation to Wajhlngt
ton so he could furnish the prsldmt
with a secret Japanese code which
mennt war with the United State.
William McDaniels was arrested and
committed to the asylum.
Missouri Local Option Elections.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., July 15. At
least fifteen local option elections will
be held In Missouri towns before the
first of the year, according to an
nouncement by district superintend
ent A. M. Livingston of the Antl-Sn-loon
league.
DATES.
held on Sept 23, 24, 25.
All
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Garmany, Austria and Turkey Object
to United States Selling Munitions
to the Allies. '
CONFERENCE DECIDES ACTION
Will Suggest That American Govern
ment Forbid Exportation of Anus:
and Ammunition Inlets Safety of'
Similar Shipment to Teutons Are
Guaranteed by I'nitcd states. , j
AMSTERDAM, July 15. A con
ctrted protest from Germany and her
allies against the American shipment
of munitions to England and France
will follow the recent confer, nre at
Vienna of Foreign Minister Voa Ja
ihiw. Chancellor Von Bethmanr-HoU-weg
and the Austrian foreign minis
ter, Berlin advices stated. Austria's
rcte of protest made public at Vien
na was the first step. Turkey short
ly will forward a similar comrrnnlcn-1
Hon to the United States, suggesting
that the Washington government for
bid the exportation of arms and am
munition unless the safety of similar
shipments to the Teutonic a'lies is
guaranteed.
KIEL DISTRICT IS PLAGEO
UNDER STATE OF SIEGE
XO KXPLAXATIOX IS MADE Ol'
THE ACTION TAKEN' BY
BERLIN.
AMSTERDAM, July 15. The Kiel
district has been placed in a state if
siege, according to Berlin dispatches
All constitutional rights have been
repealed. The dispatches do iiot ex
plain why this action was taken with
respect to the district about Ger
many's hlg naval base.
DUST EXPLOSION WRECKS
PLANTS AND INJURES FIVE
PLOT? IS SUSPECTED AND AU
THORITIES ARE INVESTIGAT
ING MATTER.
NBW YORK, July IS. A dust ex
plosion In the New York Central
grain elevator at Weehaken, New Jer
sey, resulted in the injury of five
men and possibly more. The men
were caught under falling wall?. Tie
possibility the explosion was the rt
sult of a plot, while dlscrediteJ, nev
ertheless ts being Investigated by the
authorities. The ailii.-s received- grain
from the elevator.
Club Bids Advance
Five Cents Today
In Portland Pit
TACO.M.l CU B PRICE MONDAY
WAS 20 CENTS ABOVE BIDS
ON SAME IN PORTLAND.
Northwest wheat prires as
published iu various papers re-
cently show a difference at
times as great as 2 cents per
bushel in the bid pric for club
between Portland and Tacoma.
On Monday of this week the
Portland bid price on club was
S4 cenu and the Tacoma price
$1.04, or 20 cents higher than
the Portland price. The Seattle
price Monday was 92 cents, eight
cent above the Portland price.
On Tuesday when the Portland
bid price remained 84 cents the
Tacoma price for club was list-
ed at 92 cents, 14 cents above
the Portland figure. The Seat-
tie price Tuesday was given at
S8 cents.
Portland.
PORTLAND. Ore., July 15
t Special! Bid prices for club
today show an advance of five
cents over the bids yesterday.
The market today was, club, 90;
bluestem, $100.
ChlcsMto.
CHICAGO, July 15. (Speci
al) At the close of the market
today, July. $1.15; Sept I1.0J
1-4; Dec, $1.10 7-8.
IJvcrpool.
Yesterday's Liverpool prices
were: Spot, No. ! Manitoba,
lis 6d; No. 3. lis 4 l-2d; No. 1
Northern Duluth, lis S l-2d;
No 2 hard winter, lis 4d.
In American terms the Liver
pool price Is $1.70 per bushel.
TEUTONIC
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SERIOUS PROBLEM
FACED BY ENGLAND
I IN MINERS STRIKE
120,000 Men Quit Work in South Wales in De
fiance of Government's Threat to Enforce the
Munitions Act-Executive Committee of Unions
is Trying to Settle Differences and Prediction
Made That Strike Will Not Last More Than
Few Days.
CARDIFF, July 15. Great Brit
ain faced serious Internal trouble to
day when practically every coal miner
in South Wales struck. The men
vent out in defiance of the govern
ment's threat to enforce the muni
tions act.
It is etimated 120,009 walked out.
By striking the men virtually dared
the government to attempt to collect
the 125 dollars dally aa a fine from
each striker, which the munitions a-?t
provides.
H
LES SOUNDING, FRENCH
SSEIS
III TIIW
PARIS. July 15. A thrilling ac
count of last month's fighting in Al
sace when with beating drums and
bugles sounding, the French chaus
seurs charged and swept the Germai s
from Metzeral, was related In an eye
witness statement made public tday.
"The battle began Jane 15 ' ar.d
ended the 21st, when the enemy burr
ed Metzeral and evacuated the
town." the statement said. "This
NORWEGIAN VESSEL SENT
TO BOTTOM BY SUBMARINE
SECOND OFFICER IS KILLED
NO W ARNING IS GIVEX
MEMBERS OF CREW.
YARMOUTH. Jfcly 15 Torpedoed
without warning, the Norwegian
steamer Rym was sunk by a German'
submarine off Shipwash last night.1
She sank In three minutes The
second officer was killed by an ex
plosion caused By the torpedo. Oth
ers of the crew escaped. Fourteen ot
the crew were landed here. ,
WALTER F.MATTHEWS FORMER
POLITICIAN, PASSES AWAY
ONCE DOMINATING POWFR OF
OREGON REPUBLICANS DIES
IN PORTLAND.
PORTLAND, July 15. Waiter T.
Matthews,, better known ss "Jack"
Matthews, for years the 1omlnatl5
power i republican politics in Ore
gon, died from cancer. At one tima
he was United States marshal.
ADVERTISING THE ROUfiO-UP
IS OFFICIALLY UNDER WAY
PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT GETS
INTO ACTION TO EXPLOIT
FRONTIER SHOW. j
Exploitation of the sixth annual
Roundup has been officially com
menced and will be continued up un
til the time of the show, Sept. 23. 24,
and 25. At the Round-up headquar
ters, W. C. E. Pruitt, assistant to Sec
retary Marsh has now on hand a big
Minch of Round-up literature and
Monday will start a force to work
sending It out over the country. A
hundred thousand descriptive Inserts,
10.000 hangers. 5000 O.-W. R. & N.
posters and 5000 Northern Pacific
folders will be sent broadcast to ad
vertise the fact that Pendleton's
peerless frontier show Is approach
ing. J. F. Robinson, proprietor of the
Domestic Laundry, la planning a novel
advertisement for the Round-up at
the annual convention of ltunlrymen
to be held In Portland In the near fu.
ture. He will take with him full t-IIJ
west paraphernalia and w ill personal
ly conduct an Imitation of "Happy
Canyon" 'for the benefit of the east
erners. He is doing this at the sug
Rrstlon and invitation of Portland
laundrymen.
The strike went Into effect against
the advice of a majority of the labor
leaders who urged that action be de
ferred pending a decision of the fed
eration's executive committee. It It
believed the differences will soon ba
settled as the executive committee)
pected to agree upon terms of arbi
tration. The strike probably will List
only until the end of this week, but
the workers expressed the belief It
will be an effective protest against the
overruning of labor In the preset t
situaion.
E GEHNS
BAM IN ULIE
forced them to evacuate the Winter
hagel w ods and the village of Son
dernach. Our forces occupied Sor.
dernach on the night of the Jlst. de
spite a heavy fire from German mlt
ralleuses planted on the bank of the
river Feeht. The attack was crefa!ly
planned long In advance. More than
20 miles of roads were constructed
to the preparatory trenches dug; un
der a steady fire of the enemy."
EW NOTE TO CALL
FOB All EXPLICIT
AnTODiAl
GERMANY MUST EXPLAIN ATTN
TUBE TOWARD AMERICANS
ON THE SEAS.
WASHINGTON, July 15. A r.t'v
note to Germany reiterating the de
mands of the United States as to the
kaiser's submarine warfare will be
prepared by the president and Secre
tary Lansing next Wednesday, It Is
understood. They will presen their
views as to the nature of the reply
that should be made to the last Ger
nn note to the cabinet on Tuesday
following the president's return from
Cornish and the work of framing a
sow communication will then be ta
ken up. It is not expected the note
will differ In substance from the pn
vious communications regarding the
sinking of the Lusitania and tre gen
eral submarine warfare which h
been forwarded to Berlin, except In
one Instance. This will be In he In
clusion of a paragraph which proba
bly win be added to the err?ct the
Unite States would like an explicit
answer to the demand that Americans
be assured of safety In travel upon
the seas.
CENSORS KEEP PLIGHT OF
RUSSIA OUT OF THE NEWS
STORY THAT SLAVS WANT SFPR.
ATE PEACE IS CUT OUT
OP DISPATCHES.
NEW YfiRK, July 13 .-Indlcat
that the British censors will not
per
mit the cabling of reports lh;it Ru
il
is tiring of the war anil may make a
separate peace was contained In mall
advices to the Unlteil Press from Her.
Hn. Immediately following the full
of Lemherg the Herlin bureau of the
United Press sent to The Hague for
cable transmission via London Hrlef
story dealing with the possible future
developments. The mail copy of the
cable received from Berlin when com
pared with the cable received, showed
the British cennors hail eliminated
sections referring to the fact there
was talk for a eprut peui e h
ard.
It is the problem of th. pnfc.
makers to ft the European trri h.
llKgers to "lay down the shovel aro
the hoe."