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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 27
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1915.
NO. 8365
DAILY EVENING EDITIO!)
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CLOUDBURST SWEEPS PEOPLE FROM THEIR HOMES IN ERIE, PA.
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ill IS INJURED
nil
STRUCK
BY
HOTEL AUTO BUS
H. A. Waterman Apparently Becomes
Confused as He Starts to Cross
Main Street This Morning.
JS REMOVED TO HOSPITAL
County VnnU4m Painfully In
Jural When Automobile Owned by
HoM IYndloton Knocks Illtn
Down Drive of lins Declare lis
Used Precaution to Amid Accident.
Struck by the big auto bua of the
Hotel Pendleton thin morning at 8:20
Hartley A. Waterman of Hermlston,
county commissioner here to attend
.the August meeting of the court, sus
tained a fractured leg, a badly dis
located ankle and other minor but
painful injuries.
The accident occurred on Main
street between Alta and Webb. The
hotel bus was taking two passengers
to the depot for the 8:35 train and
was driving, according to Hugh
Jones, the chauffeur, at a moderate
rate eof speed down the right hand
side of the street. Mr. Waterman
had started to cross to the east side
of the street.
"I saw him In the street,' the driv
er stated this morning, "and sound
ed my horn. He looked up nnl
started forward. Another car was
coming down the other side of the:
street. He Jumped backward toward j
the west side and, as I swerved the,
car, he again started forward. Hoi
was evidently confused. The front
end of the car struck him'
BRITISH PEOPLE
E PLEDGE TO
NUE FIGHT
COIITI
With Recognition of Weakness Shown
in Past, Greater Determination to
Win is Manifested.
ANNIVERSARY IS OBSERVED
Fin Year of Uut Struggle Marked
by Holding of Mass Meeting
Through the Empire and Colonics
-Resolutions to Contiuue Till
Victory Gained Adopted,
LONDON'. Aug. 4. Humility and
recognition! of her weakness have re
placed the blind confidence of a year
ago when Great Britain In a thou
sand meetings today observed the an
niversary of the declaration of war
on Uermany. But with this change
In spirit was the stronger determin
ation for victory. In many meetings
the empire again affirmed Its pur
pose to continue the war to the bit
ter end. Throughout the meetings
ran the feeling that Great Britain
erred In the past but now Is dlsp'ay-
Ing Imlldiig determination to profit
by her mistakes and not to repeat
them.
Newspapers frankly discussed the
empire's grave danger and declared
that only by a supreme effort could
It be saved from disaster.
The anniversary program which
was observed throughout Great Brit
ain and Its colonies, was aranged by
a central committee for the national
patriotic organizations of which Pre
mier Asqulth Is president. Resolu-j
tlons expressing the determination of
the Kngllsh people to continue the
war until victory Is gained were ad
and' 0l"ei at Bl1 meetings
First Day of
Round-Up Will
be Big Event
PLANS I'XDKR WAY TO HAVE
lU KINKSS HOUSES Cl-OSE
KOIt THE OCCASION.
Happy Canyon o 1)
Will ho MAa i If
nnvo
Will be Made jUHUI.L UHIO IU
1915 Featurel QFP PFTPf AT fit
ULL IlLIULill Ul
IUM.EU AND BETTFJt THAN LAST
YEAR NOW THE AIM OF
SPECIAL BOARD.
Thursday, September 23. the first
day of the 1915 Round-up, will be the
biggest and best first day of any
Bound -up ever held, If the plans of
the Kound-up directors are carried
out. Special effort Is to be made! tember and make It an even ffrefirAT
success than In Its Initial year.
"Happy Canyon'' will live agnin
With an enthusiastic unanimity the
members of the Commercial aasocla
tlon at the meeting last evening de
cided to stage their frontier town
show during Kound-up week In Sp-
to give the annual frontier show a
rousing sendoff, not only from a
point of attendance but from a point
of entertainment.
All business men will be asked to
A general committee was named
last evening to have charge of the
preparation and staging of the show,
The committee, with but few excep
tions. Is the same as planned and
close their stores from t ..nMi e anrt Presented the first "Happy Canyon-
Mayor Dyer will be asked to dedars' J1" ! ln.' Tr '? "r'-
j " from the experience of last year.
u, a nuuuuy. Aireaay many, president J. .V. Tallman heads the
of the prominent business men have committee and the other members
signified an Intention of cloning ar the following: W. L. Thompson.
their stores.
The first day will be distinctly
Pendleton day. Many of the excur
sion trains do not arrive until Fri
day, thus leaving the pick of the
seats Thursday for the home crowd
and the directors will try to Induce
every man. woman and child in thla
city to be present when the 1 9 IS
Hhow Is started off.
Literature advertising the Round
up is now being sent out daily and
anyone wishing some sent to friends
should communicate with Publicity
Promoter W. C. E. Pruitt. His tele
phone number Is 465.
Oeorge A. Hartman, J. F. Robinson,
R. M. Sawtelle, Frederick W. Stei-
wer, Roy Alexander, J. Roy Ralev,
Harry D. Gray, Mark Patton, Lec D.
Drake, George C. Baer, Merle R
i hessman. C. K .Cranston, Clarence
ft King. Dr. Guy D. Boyden, Dr. D.
N. Reber and Osmer E. Smith.
This committee will meet to or
ganize in the rooms of the Commer
cial association on Friday evening at
8 o'clock. The various departments
or the work will be divided among
them and sub-committees from the
membership of the association will
(Continued on page fhrj.)
Italy's Queen an "Angel of Mercy"
-,.:wi!.wi3y,,.UMw.,
knocked him down and tho hind
wheel evidently passed over his right
leg. I stopped the car within five
yards after he was struck."
Tlie Injured man was taken at once
to the office of Dr. I. 17. Temple, In
front of whose building the accident
occurred. An examination showed
that the small bone of the right' leg
had been fractured about four 'nches
above the anklo and that the ankle
had been badly dislocated and twist
ed. Other Injuries were only minor
In character. Mr. Waterman was ta
ken from the physician's office to St.
Anthony's hospital.
Witnesses of the accident declare
it was very fortunate that the Injur
ies to the commissioner were not e
en nn. re serious than they were.
MARINES ARE LANDED
FROM I), S. CRUISER
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. The
cruiser Nashville has landed marines
at Capo Hallien, a- report to the navy
department stated. They will endeav.
or to protect the city from the revolu
tionists who are expected to arrive
soon.
Vu Wheat Market.
CHICAGO, Aug 4. Close of
the wheat market today was:
Sept. 108 J-4 B. ; December
109 3-4; May, 1)4 3-4.
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 4.
Club 93, bluestem 9S. were the
quotations on the Merchants'
Kxchange today.
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NEWS SUMMARY
General.
Cloudburst wrecks busluoti district
of Erloi, Ia., and many persons are
killed. Storm sweeps Atlantic const.
British people pledge themselves.
to continue war to tlie end.
Retreat of 1 us-da na from Warsaw
to new linn will soon be concluded.
Local.
County Commissioner Waterman
struck by auto-bus; suffers broken leg
and oilier Injuries.
Friends of Oulott crowd alxnit lilru
with congratulations; dance may be
git en to honor him
England's Course is
Held to be Justified
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. Great
Britain's replies to the latest Amer
ican representations against Inter
ferences with neutral commerce re
ject entirely the contention that the
orders-ln-councll are Illegal and Just
ify the British course ss being whol
ly within International law.
"I'nsiisliilnnhle either In point of
law or upon principles of interna
tional equity" Is the British reply to
the American protest against tho
blockade of neutral ports, with an
Invitation to submit to International
arbitration any cases In which the
United States Is dissatisfied with tho
action of British prlxe courts.
Condition of War fare Changed.
Great Britain's reply, embodied In
two notes, one supplemental, was
made public here last night and In
London simultaneously by agreement
between the two governments. With
the notes was made public also the
correspondence over the American
steamer 'Nechei, seized by the Brit
ish while en route from Rotterdam to
the United States with goods of Ger
man origin. All the correspondence
aggregates 7000 words.
Changed conditions of warfare, the
British note contends, require ft new
application of the principles of In
ternational law. The advent of the
submarine, the airship and the al
leged atrocities by Gorman troops in
Belgium are cited as Justification for
the exercise of extreme measure.
Blockade Held Justified.
The blockade Is held Justified on
the contention that the unlversnlly
recognized fundamental principle of
a blockade Is that a belligerent Is en
titled to cut off "by effective means
the sea-borne commerce of his en
emy." The note reiterates that Great
Britain will continue to apply the
Orders complained of, although not
without every effort to avoid embar
rassment to neutrals, and observes
that the American statistics show
that any loss In trade with Germany
and Austria has been more than ov
erbalanced by the Increase of other
Industrial activities due to the war.
Men-Hiiros Declared Reasonable,
In tho general reply to the Ameri
can representations against the orders-ln-councll
Sir Edward Grey, the
foreign minister, addressing Ambas
sador Page, begins by expressing the
hope that he may be able to convince
the administration In Washington
"that the measures we have an
nounced are not only reasonable and
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RUSSIANS
EIIE
Evacuation of Warsaw Nearly Sue
cessfully Completed and New Line
Will be Established.
NAREW FRONT STILL HOLDS
Drive of Germans Against Railroad
From Warsaw to Prtrograd Has
Been Checked Announces War Of
fice Statement Teutons Sacrifice
Hundreds to Gain Their Victory.
LACK OF AMMUNITION
NECESSITATED RETREAT
BERLIN, Aug. 4. The Russi
an legation at The Hague has
officially announced the evacu
ation of Warsaw, dispatches
stated. The evacuation was or
dered because of lack of ammu
nition, the Russian legation is
quoted as saying. Destruction
of the Vistula river hrlHs-ea wa
ordered Defore the Slavs re
treated.
The encircling of Ivangorod Is
proceeding satisfactorily, it was
announced. The Austro-Germans
have stormed eight of the outer
forts and the possibility of the
Russians around Ivangorod es
caping is rapidly diminishing, it
was said.
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PETKOGRAD. Aug. 4 If the Rus-
i sians along the Narew river front hold
the lines for two days more it is be
lieved the main armies will reach the
new positions assigned them and the
retreat will be a complete success.
The drive of General von Gallwltl
niruin iu.;i...J XL
j Petrograd has been checked, although
heavy losses were admitted in the ac
complishment. Dispatches from the
front Indicate the German losses wore
even heavier.
The Germans were declared to be
making terrible sacrifices in efforts to
break thr'nish before the retirement
"f the main army is completed In the
hope of enveloping at least a portion
f Grand Duke Nicholas' forces.
Regarding the Narew operations, a
' communique said: "Although the
i enemy infantry have succeeded In
. crossing the Narew river near Schvka,
we prevented their artillery from
I crossing. In the meantime our own ar
. tiMery annihilated several units whn
i "ere without support of their guns, j
, The Germans are utilizing heavy rein
j fnrcements. from France in an en-1
deavor to advance to the east from
behind I strolenka."
27 BODIES TAKEN
FROM WRECKAGE OF
CITY BY RESCUERS
MANY MORE BELIEVED LOST
Possibly 60 Persons Perished in the Night
When Flood Sweeps Down Taking All Before
it-Hundreds are Homeless and Mayor Has
Issued an Appeal for Funds to Help Those in
Distress-Business Houses Left in Ruins.
ERIE, Pa., Aue. 4. With 27 bodies recovered it is fenreH at
least 40 and possibly 60 perished last night when a cloudburst
broke upon Erie, flooding the business section of the citv and
sweeping away hundreds of houses in the residential district
Seventeen bodies had been identified at noon today. The res
cuers are unding bodies and injured victims in the wrecks of
houses and stores which block the streets. Hundreds of DeoDle
are homeless.
Mayor Stern has issued an appeal for nublic funds to aid
j those in distress.
Many were dragged out today suff erinir severely from iniuriaM
sustained when tVipv von cn-cnf n on u-i'tk i.n; tmn.na
j . u n .v o n J niw men ifuuica VI ncic
being sought beneath debris which was sent swirling through
the town on the crest of the flood. Hundreds of houses and
stores were swept away or badly damaged. Some large mercan
tile establishments were ruined.
The flood tore whole blocks out in the valley of Mill Creek.
The work of destruction continued five hours, during which
houses were swept from foundations and hurled against other
structures which collapsed and piled high in the streets in a
shapeless mass of wreckage. Water was up to the second stor
ies of business houses in the upper end of State street. Six
bridges were also carried away. The wreckage of brick build
ings was piled 30 feet high in some sections.
Ruin and suffering are everywhere. A house to house search
has been ordered in the Mill Creek section in an effort to deter
mine whether survivors are still imprisoned in their homes.
While the flood was at its height, cries for help were heard
everywhere.
STORM TAKES HEAVY
TOLL ALONG WHOLE OF
THE ATLANTIC COAST
NEW YORK. Aug. 4. The Atlantic
coast and interior states adjoining the
seaboard from Maine to Georgia are
recovering from one of the worst
storms in years which resulted in up.
wards of 50 deaths and property dam.
ape amounting to millions last night.
Communication is interrupted and the
exact toll of the storm cannot be as
certained, j
The heaviest damage and loss of life
was at Erie where more than JO are
believed to have perished. Property
valued at three million dollars wa
destroyed.
All along the coast the elements
raged until daybreak, preying on small
vessels and endangering larger craft.
The steamer Chase foundered off
Sandynnok and the captain and a
member of the crew were victims.
The tugboat Elsie K. foundered off
Staten Island. The captain was lost.
Several motorboats were driven
ashore but the occupants ewaped.
Numerous deaths were attributed t'
the storm In New York.
THOUSANDS OF TROUT FRY
TO BE PLANTED IN RIVERS
ENGLAND WOULD BACK DOWN If
ATTITUDE IF EMBARGO
DECLARED SAYS COTTON GROWER
(Continued on pate four.)
I MATH, I, I'.IVKI! WD Mviruwi'
CREEK WILL RECEIVE
LARGE Sl'PPLIES.
Thousands of trout fry will be
brought to Umatilla county Friday of
tins week for liberation in the I'ma
tilla river and Meacham creek. This
word was received yesterday by ;. 1.
Ui Dow, president of the Umatilla
County Fish and Game association.
(and he will secure a committee of lo.
en i sportsmen to assist the state of
ficials In plantig the fry.
The fish distributing car "Rain
bow" will reach Raker today with a
shipment of fry for the streams of
that county and will return tonight
lor the Umatilla county shipment.
The cu'wlll be taken to Gibbon Fri
day morning and the fry liberated at
that point. j
Secretory R. YV. Fletcher of the local
association Is in receipt of a letter
Irom S. c. Kartrum, president of the
Oregon Sportsmen's association, stat
in that the Southern Pacific company
has decided to charge hereafter for
the hauling of the fish car "Rainbow''
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. Export
ing interests are riled by the British
notes rejecting all the American de
mands as to the rights of neutral
commerce under England's blockade
of Germany and netral European
ports.
"Poppycock and monumental
bluff," was the way Marion Butler,
a big cotton grower and former sen
ator, charaeteriied the British post-
exporting Interests displayed a sim
ilar attitude. "What President Wil
son ought to do Is to send a battle
ship along with every cotton ship or
every ship carrying food and cloth
ing as an international policeman tu
protect our rigts,'1 said Butler.
"It is our right under International
law to ship cotton direct to Germany
The revolutionary war will be mad
a farce and worse than useless If w
on ami Mr Grey, sU meent that; are going to stand for England's attl
the measures against which the Unit- tude now.
ed States protested would be contin
ued. His opinion Is representative ol'
the entire cotton Interests. Butler I
declared the United States fougut In!
1S12 with less provocation, and rep-
"If England maintains her bully
ing methods the president shout 1
call an extra session of congre sndl
put an embargo on the exportation tu
all belligerent ports. England, wotiM
reseutatlves of the packer, and other; get off her perch within t ho.
QWEtN OF ITALY AS WvoT Mw' '
land askimt that local sportsmen enter
II tr,ltilt ln,i.mnt. nu . U n.....
,.. ,.u-.,iti n uir I'iiipHK.A-
tion of fish means Increased revenues
for the railroads because of the travel
of sportsmen, both resident and non
resident, the sportsmen feel that it is
only right that the railroads should
co-operate In the work of the game
department.
This photograph was taken as
Queen Elena stepped from the Red
Cross special train at Florence,
where she Inspected accommodations
for the care of wounded Italian sol-
I V.i.w. Bnl liuw Ja 1 . i
...ers. i ne King and queen are doing LONDON. Aug. 4. A Russian aer-
personal work In the war. the king oplane. attached to the Black sea
at the head of his troops, while the fleet, flew over Constantonople and
queen Is supervising the care of the hurled bombs upon the harbor works
wounded.
a Petrograd dispatch stated.
Work of School Children to
be Exhibited Here in Fall
Announcement Is made today that t
the Pendleton Parent-Teachers asso
ciation will hold an exhibit sometime
during the early fall of work done by
school children during the summer
months. The best specimens of work
there exhibited will be sent to Port
land to the Junior Exposition which
will be held in that city In October.
The purpose of both the local ex
hibit and the Junior Exposition In
Portland is to stimulate purposeful
activity on the part of boys and girls
during the summer vacation. Variety,
economy, adaptability and education.
a value will be the points upon w hich
awards will be based.
The local officers of the parent-
hers association htk- remve,! L i
bra from llrs Arlstene N. Ke;in pres
ident of the Oregon Congress ,.f Moth,
ers asking them to co op-rat., in niHl..
ing the exposition hi Portland a sue.
ces. Awards will t... m ule there on
the best specimens of the different
cl.uw.. of work. Exhibits will liirud-
Work la gardening, woodwork, ton.
electrical and me hnnlcul apparatus,
printing, arts ami crafts work. do.
nn stlc science and domemio aria Work
and millinery.
Pamphlets, explaining the elasaifl.
cation of exhibits and giving other
data on the exposition, have hn re
ceived here and inay be had upon ap
plication at tlie library