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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 16 'y
NO. 8349
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POLAND'S CAPITAL
IS THREATENED BY
RIVE Of TEUTONS
New Offensive is Begun in North
and Germans are Following up
Victory Gained at Przasnysz.
GAMS OF FRENCH ADMITTED
On uio Western rront Berlin Sujs
Kra-tlnn of Trenches South or Sou.
the Have Ileen Lol Pcu-ograd!
Claims to bo Holding the Advance
if Germans In Chock.
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GERMANS DOOMED TO
FAILURE SAYS BROTH l.K
OF CZAR OP RUSSIA
PETROGRAD, July 16 Ger
many's armies are doomed to
ultimate catastrophe, despite
some temporary successes.
Grand Iuke Michael Aiexandcr
rovlteh, brother of the czar,
told correspondents today.
BERLIN. July 16. Tha Germans
are continuing tncir drive upon War
raw from the north through Przasnysz
the war office announced. On the
western front It was admitted the
French have carried a section of
trenches south of Souchez,
"In the north of Poland near the
Baltic, our forces have crossed the
Wlndau river, despite desperate resis
tance.'' an official statement said to
day. "We are now moving eastward
from Kokeljayn.
"West of Verdun the French are
making desperate efforts to regain
the ground taken , by the advance
army of the Herman crown prince."
PETROGRAD, July 18. Reinforc
ed, the Germans are resuming the of
fensive In northern Poland, an offi
cial statement announced. Assaults
have been made in the northern
Rlga-ShavU region, but the Russians
are detaining the Teutons. There was
brisk fighting when the Germans at
tempted to cross the Wlndau and the
Vlnta- rivers.
PARIS, July 16. Heavy forces are
delivering fierce attacks against the
French In the Vosges. From Cham
panoux to Vezouse, over a front of two
miles, the Germans have directed con
certed charges, a communique an
nounced. All were repulsed with
heavy losses, -It was stated. It was
reported the enemy plans a general
offensive' In this region.
In the region of Verdun the
French recaptured hill 2S5 yesterday
and christened It "The Daughter of
Peath" because of the many bjondy
combats which have taken place on
Its slopes. The forces of the German
crown prince by storm captured the
hill from the French Tuesday.
CALAIS, July 16. Ten members of
the crew of the French trawler Nleu
port perished when the vessel struck
a mine yesterday.
LONDON, July 18 Anglo-French
forces have occupied Ngaundere, a
town of 35,000 north of Central Came
roon, an official announcement stat
ed. ROME, July 16. Again taking the
offensive In the Val Ampezzo region,
Hit Italian Alpine troops have scaled
and raptured several Austrian helghtB
Including Falzarego pass at an alti
tude of 7000 feet. General Cadorna
reported to the war office. The gains
xlve an advance to the forces of the
Italians moving toward the Bozen
Trent railway and now control miles
of mountain road.
Another Attempt
to Reach Calais
Made by Germans
H0.000 MEN AND NUMEROUS GUNS
WILL THY TO REACH THE
COAST POUT.
LONDON, July 16. The Germans
apparently are preparing for another
attempt to reach Calais, according to
a Rotterdam dispatch to the Dailj
Mail.
"Iflghty thousand Qermani and
numerous guns have left Aux La Cha
pclle bound for Tser, apparently for
a new drive on Calais," the dispatch
:sald.
Tacoma Export Grow.
TACOMA, July 18. Foreign exports
from Tacoma In June were 15.819,
458, approximately 12,800,000 more
than the average and the greatest val
ue of foreign exports for any one
month during the last five years.
British "Huts" on Flanders
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The photograph shows war office heads lnsjiecting a new collapsible hut
of the Allies In Flanders and France. Lishtness and ease in transporting it,
Facts Wanted Regarding Crop
Yields; Farm Reports Desired
So much doubt exists this year regarding the wheat
yield that the East Oregonian will endeavor to secure
much exact data from first hand sources. With this aim
in view farmers are asked to fill out the blank below as
soon as their harvesting has proceeded sufficiently to
give them an accurate line on what the yield will be. By
special arrangement the information gathered in this
manner will be tabulated and given to the government
crop reporting officials, thus helping them adjust their
estimates as to the actual yield. It is desirable to get the
exact truth as to the situation and the co-operation of
farmers will be appreciated.
Please fill out the following blank and mail the same
to the East Oregonian. If you prefer to 'phone, do so.
The East Oregonian's number is ONE.
Name
Address ,
No. of acres in wheat barlev
Yield of wheat per acre
Average wheat yield per acre during past few yrs
Barley yield per acre
Average barley yield per acre during past few yrs
What variety of wheat gives heaviest yield
What variety of wheat suffered most from burning
What variety of wheat suffered least from burning..
HOLLAND WILL BUILD NEW
ADDITIONS TO ITS NAVY
TWO CHUISERS AND FOUR SUB
M AltlNES TO BE CONSTRUCT
; ED AT ONCE.
THE HAGUE, July 16. The ap
propriation of eleven million, two
hundred thousand dollars was voted
by the second chamber of parliament
tor the immediate construction of two
7000-ton cruisers and four 800-ton
WINDSOR, Vermont. July 16. ,
The president does not Intend to rec-l
ognlne Carransa merely because he,
has captured Mexico City. He desires,
to await a more decisive military
stroke or possible political develop
ment, It was learned. While the pos
sibility of recognizing Carranza's pro-
(Ml OF MEXICO CITY NOT
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submarines. The government also
was authorized to keep the Dutch
army under the colors.
Fifty Mile Trolly Ride.
LOS ANGELES, July 16. Those
visiting Elks and their families who
remained here today after the Elks
grand lodge reunion left early for a
50 mile trolly ride along the ocean
front to Newport. There they planned
to participate in a fish dinner, to be
followed by a trip down Balboa Bay
and an automobile tour through Or
ange county.
ON OF WILSON
visional government generally was
discussed in Washington the presi
dent's next step as regards Mexico
will not be announced until the Ger
man controversy Is settled.
The president played golf today.
He Is bronzed by the sun and ruddy
and vigorous.
Battle Front
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which has been invented for the uce
are the chief assets of thifc hut.
Swimmers Will be
Given Chance to
Use Poal 2 Days
POOL WILL OPEN TOMORROW
NOOX AXI KE.M A1X OPF.X
TILL SI X DAY NIGHT.
The public swimming pool at
Hound-up Park will be filled and op
ened again tomorrow noon and will
remain open until Sunday night. Next
week it will be closed again for a day
or two to permit the putting on of
the last coat ot waterproof paint, aft
er which it will be opened perma
nently. The pool is now completed save
only for the last finish coat of paint.
The pergola and office building as
well as the dressing rooms have prac
tically been completed and painted
and Pendleton's new natatorium will
soon be formally dedicated, When all
! of the work is concluded, the commit
tee will announce some definite pol
icy regarding the hours and charges.
The committee is now engaged in
raising the balance of $1500 due on
the contract. Some of this money
has already been subscribed and these
subscriptions are being collected.
1 Charles Cowan, owner of Irvingtoa
! Heights, recently donated a lot In
! that beautiful addition to the natato
rium committee and this lot will be
sold at once to add to the building
fund.
ALL DANGER OF MACHINIST
STRIKE HAS BEEN AVERTED
REMINGTON CONCERN GRANTS
8-HOUR DAY 'ALONG WITH
OTHER COMPANIES.
riUIDGEPORT, Conn., July 16.
The possibilities of a general strike
affecting machinists everywhere, to
lowing the threatened walkout of
workers at the Remington Arms com
pany here, were considerably lessened
when three arms manufacturing com
panies In addition to the Remington
concern, conceded io the workers the
demands for an eight hour day. It Is
predicted that other companies will
make similar concessions soon. Or
ganized labor has the whip hand be
cause of the immense orders for arms
for use by the warring nations.
NEWS SUMMARY
General.
Harry Tliaw Is at liberty. Appeal
will be taken by the suite.
Poland's capital Is being threaten
ed by new drive of the Germans.
Hint of mediation as a forerunner'
of peuco Is received In Washington
following conference between IjuiMng
and the Gorman amlHtssador.
Miners in Wale are determined to
continue strike In defiance of the gov
ernment's munition act.
Local.
Swimming pool to be opened per
manently next week,
Trading stamp is tiling of the past
In Pendleton.
Eight more iKmtleggers brought In
to court.
c-MlllllLU HILL
LilllT ACTIVITIES
E11DITB
German Ambassador Suggests That
Mediation be Resorted to to Get
England to Lift Blockade.
CONFERENCE AT WASHINGTON
strmr.v of state Lansing and Ger
man Amljuswulnr Yon Bemstorf!
Mitt to Iliscuss Status of the Dis
ii(rreeiiint Over Undersea Warfare
On Merchant Ships.
LONDON, July 10. Financlul
exhaustion is brinsins the Ger
mans to terms, awordlnt; to the
Financial News ulikii Kae
prominence to a reori that Ger
many s making "tentative peace
proHmalH" through the United
States. The Information was de
clared to bo from reliable sourc
es. WASHINGTON. July 16 That
Ambassador Von Bemstorff sufr
setel to Secretary of State Lan.
Mnj a plan which he believes
may serve as an entering wedge
toward peace was confirmed this
afternoon on reliable authority.
The impression this afternoon
was what the ambassador told
Lansing during the conference
has done much to clarify the sit
uation n the controversy between
the United states and Germany.
WASHINGTON, July 16. At a
conference between Secretary of
State Lansing and Von Bernstorff,
the German ambassador. Is under
stood to have sought mediation be
tween Germany .and England as to the
methods of warfare upon the sea. No
announcement was made regarding
the subject of the conference, but it
was understood the Ambassador ad
vanced the suggestion that if Eng-
i land would end the "starvation
blockade,'' of Germany, the Kaiser
would cease submarine attacks on all
vessels except warships. It was un
derstood the proposition of the am-
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Miners in South Wales are
Determined to Continue the
Strike; 125,000 are Now Out
CARDIFF, July 16. With every representatives and refused to work
colliery In South Wales paralyzed by Pending arbitration. With the excep-
..,,.. , , ., . tion of 500 men, every miner is idle,
a walkout, the coal strike assumed se- ' . . , .
,, i More than lo.OOO are out, defyinS
rious proportions today when the' tm? government t0 enforce the muni
men stood behind the vote of theirltions act.
General Gonzales in Mexico City
General Gonzales, commander of
Carranza's forces which have invested
Mexico City, is reported to be putting
the Mexican capital in sanitary con
ROUND-UP
The 1915 Round-up will
Trading Stamps to
be Things of Past
After This Month
THOSE NOW HELD. HOWEVEH,
WILL BR JLEDEEMED UP
UNTIL AUGUST 19.
After AugUBt 1 the trading stamp
will be a thing of the past in Pendles
ton. In conformance with the law
paj-sed by the last legislature, the
Alexander Department Store and
Sayres, the only two mercantile es
tablishments now giving the S. & H.
stamps as premiums, have announced
that they will discontinue the prac
tice the first ot next month but will
redeem the stamps up until August
10.
The last legislature passed a law
prohibiting the giving of trading
stamps as an Inducement for patron
age. Though the Sperry & Hutchin
son company is fighting tha law, the
business men of the state have gener
ally discontinued the giving of stamps.
A number of stores in Pendleton have
been giving the S. St H. stamps for
several years and the Peoples Ware
house has been giving stamps of its
. . . a
own. The announcement oi
er's and Sayres' means that no stamps
at ail uill be given In the city as the
other establishments had previously
suspended. The general feeling am
ong the mercnanis is tnai we nail
ing stamps is a thing of the past In
Pendleton.
1 DEAD I
Ann
i II VILLAGE
LIMA, Ohio, July 16. Two are
dead and many were Injured in the
Ottawa river flood. The waters are
now sweeping over a half-mile path
for 20 miles along the river in the di.
rectum of Ada.
LIMA, Ohio. July 16. Twenty -two
hundred homes are submerged as a
result of the overflowing of the Otta
wa river following torrential rains.
Police and firemen are rescuing the
marooned people. There were many
deeds of heroism. No deaths have
been reDorted. A woman and hef
four children were injured when wa
ter in a heater exploded.
dition. His victory over Zapata, it is
rumored, may be a factor in deciding
whether the Washington administra
tion will recognize General Carranza.
DATES.
be held on Sept. 23, 24, 25.
FLOOD
THAW IS SET FREE
01 OECIIII OF
JUDGE HENDRiCKS
Bonds are Furnished and Slayer of
White is Released Pending Appeal
of State in the Case.
JURY FINDINGS CONFIRMED
DeHslon 0f the Conrt Ba.ol on tli
Judgment and Advice of Friend
Testimony of Exlx-ns Counts for
Nothing Thaw is sane, Declares
Supreme Court Jn-tii-e.
ALBANY. N. T., July 18. Attor
ney General Woodbury Instructed
counsel for the state to file an imme
diate appeal with Justice Hendrick
in the Thaw case.
NEW YORK, July 18 Supremo
Justice Hendricks today declared
Harry Thaw sane and announced he
would immediately vacate the order
issued by Justice Duwling in 1901
committing Thaw to Matteawan.
Thaw was released on $30,000 ball
pending an appeal by the state in th
insanity trial which concluded on
Wednesday.
In his decision Hendricks confirm
ed the findings of the jury which de
clared Thaw sane. In freeing Thaw.
Hendricks said: "My decision la
based on my judgment and the advice
of friends. I won't speak of evidence.
The impressive testimony of Thaw's
sanity Is practically overwhelming.
The testimony of paid experts of elth.
er side is of no value, I now declare
Harry K. Thaw sane."
Thaw furnished bait through a
surety company, clinching temporar
ily at least his complete victory In his
nine year fight for freedom, fonrffel
for Thaw expressed the utmost con
fidence that the state will fail In its
efforts to show Thaw is insane if tha
appeal is granted and he is actually
brought to trial again.
Thaw displayed no emotion when
Hendricks announced his decision.
As a result of warnings given by tha
justice there was no demonstration In
the court room. But when the court
overruled the attempt of the state to
prevent Thaw's release on ball, Thaw
turned toward Deuty Attorney Gen
eral Cook with a smile of triumph.
The corridors of Hendricks" court
were jammed while hundreds gath
ered outside. All cheered when they
heard the decision. The police wera
forcd to clear a way for Thaw when
he stepped out a free man at noon.
PRESIDENT CHICAGO GREAT
WESTERN DECLINES OFFER
PROPOSITION- TO ACT AS AGENT
FOR RUSSIA IN AMERICA
TURNED DOWN.
CHICAGO, July 17. Officials of
the Chicago Great Western Railroad
confirmed the report that Samuel Fel
ton. president of the road, refused an
offer from Russia of a salary of a
quarter million dollars yearly to su
perintend the buying and placing of
contracts for eighty million dollars
worth of locomotives, freight, pas
senger cars and shrapnel for the next
two years.
Portland Club Bids
Show Market Asleep
CLUB BIDS TODAY 85 CENTS;
BLUEsTEM 9,.: TACOMA !
CTS. HIGHER.
PORTLAND, Ore., July IS.
(Special) Bid prices on ci'il)
in Portland today have been $
cents, a dcline of five cents
from the bid price yesterday.
The bid price on Muestem Is
95 cents.
Oiicugo.
CHICAGO. July 16 - (Speci
al) At the close of the mar.
ket today the following quota
tions ruled: July SI 15 7-8;
Sept. 1.0St 7-S fee. 11.11.
Tacouui.
Quotations on club In Taco
ma yesterday were gien at
11.04, a difference of Vi centx
being evident between that
price and the Portland bid price
today.
Liver'Miol.
Liverpool grain prices are as
follows; Spot. No, 2 Manitoba,
lis Sd; No. 3, I In 4 l-2i. No. 1
Northern Iniluth, lis 3 I1;
No. 2 hard winter, lis 4d
In American terms th Liver,
pool price Is $1.70 per ljuhi .
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