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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 27
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1915.
NO. 8572
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PRESIDENT WILL
NOTE OF
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If
Wilson is Back in Washington and
Begins at Once to Take up Ques
tion involving Southern Republic.
SITUATION REGARDED . GRAVE
Entire Atlantic Fleet Will Sail South
ou August 29 Hut Navy Department
Says Tills Order Ilaa Nothing to do
With Mexico Will be Scar, now
ever. If Needed.
lHlOUNSVIM.F, Traas. Aim. 12-
AfU a quiet night, three Mexican
raider were killed In running: fight
with soldier il citizens between
Mercedes and Dona Oil afternoon.
Tliirty-five bandits were driven back
acrom tlie river liy the Americans hut
they were. Joined by KM) other ami
further trouble U evlxiUil. Terror
prevail on the border.
Men In Cameron, Hidalgo uiul Stair
counties are armed, believing they fail'
an ulU'iniit of Mexicans to solxn part
of Texas. They are convinced the
Meilcajw aro bent uixm wliohftale
iiummmtc and destruction.
Three oniaiiica of the ninth Infan.
try arrived from Laredo today. Hu
mora that 5000 troops lutve been
' ordered aro circulated hero. Two
troop trains from General O'Bregon's
lieadtiaarterft at Monterey arrived at
MatamoraH laxt night. This wa re.
' garded an significant In view of
xlircut of an attack upon Brownsville
in owe of Intervention by the I'nlted
HUM.
WASHINGTON', Aug-. 12. President
Wilson faced the Involved Mexican
.tanxl today. Curranza has defied
him and It in Known the admlnlstra-
tlnn Intends to answer.
While this situation is belli dealt
with, condition along the border are
becoming more aerloua. The entire
Atlantic fleet will leuve Newport for
Bouthorn waters August 29. Though
It was denied at the navy department
the movement of the 30 warships had
anvthinic to do with Mexico, their pres.
ence ut the southern drill grounds will
put them nearer Mexican ports should
they be needed.
Even before Secretary Lansing and
the Pan-American conferees made
their rinul "get together" appeal to the
Mexican factions, the president had
received Carranza's message warning
them to "cense meddling." This was
followed by a pronouncement from
General Jara, CarranzlHta chief, scor
ing the ndinlnlntratlon and the Pan
Amerlran conference and the financial
interests of both sides of the border,
and pledging armed resistance to out
side Interference. The Carranzlsta
agency mado public telegrams from
1 1 Carranxista leaders declaring they
would have nothing to do in any pro
gram which C'arrunza does not ap
prove, and pledging their loyalty to
resisting an enforced compromise
with the "reactionaries."
The tone of the Carranza communi
cations is not alone defiant, but is on
the vergo of insulting. Many officials
expressed the belief they ought to com
pel action by the United States as a
means of consolidating all the factions
on t'arranza's side and winning the
sympathy of the Pan-American pow
ers. UinHing was the first official the
president consulted with following his
return from Cornish early today.
Carranza's defy was taken up by the
president and the secretary of state.
That It was deemed ohjectlonablo was
admitted. It was recognized, however
that such answer as the administra
tion wanted to make would likely pre
cipitate a situation In Mexico as would
render Intervention Inevitable. The
Latin American envoys have refused
to endorse Intervention.
Cabinet Mooting Postponed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. The cab
lnet meeting scheduled for tomorrow
has been abandoned.
President Wilson returned from
Cornish this morning. It is understood
he wants to confer with the heads of
(Continued on page five.)
ANSWER
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Portland Man Near Death
From Fall in Aeroplane
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11-Captaln
George Knox was killed and Lieuten
ant R. B. Sutton of Portland, Oregon,
wag seriously Injured, when an ero
plane In which they were flying at
Fort Bill, Oklahoma, became unman
ageable during a practice flight and
crashed to the ground. The aero
plane fell 1(0 feet Sutton ww rush
ed to the army hospital. Knox waa
dead when extricated from the
wreckage.
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Miguel Diaz Lombardo, minister of
foreign affairs in the cabinet of Gen
eral Pancho Villa, is one of the bus
iest diplomats Washington has ever
known- The conference of Secretary
Lansing with the six ministers of
South and Central American nations
In connection with the peace plan In
Mexico has excited his Interest. He
Is watching the negotiations and will
endeavor to protect Villas Interests
It was said he had a plan for peace
which he would suggest to President
Wilson and Mr. Lansing.
WALLA WALLA RUNAWAYS
ARE PICKED UP IN ECHO
(Special Correspondence.)
ECHO, Ore., Aug. 12 Nursing the
ambition to walk to Portland, two
small boys of Walla Walla, Arthur
Schlftner, aged 12, and Chester Sea
burn, aged 9, were picked up here
this morning by Marshal Warnoek
Just after they had finished their
hike from Pendleton. The marshal
communicated with Walla Walla
and arranged to send them back this
evening. Chief Kearney of Pendlo.
ton will receive them and plaoo
them aboard the Walla Walla train.
The boys declare they paid their
way to Pendleton from Walla Walla,
which city they left four days ago
The didn't llko Pendleton so con
cluded to walk the tracks to Portland.
The elder boy Uvea at 304 South
Front street. Walla Walla, and the
younger lives on Portland avenue.
Neither had been reported missing to
the Walla Walla police.
Wheat Quotations. .
CHICAOO, Aug. 12. Close,
Sept. Ill B.; Dec, 109 1-4 A;
May 113 1-8.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 12.
Club, 104 i-2; bluestem ,108.
Knox lived In New York and was
said to bo the son of the hatter. He
waa known aa the richest man In
the army. Reports of the accident
forwarded here said Button mado ev
ery effort to right the aeroplane as
he started to fall. It made two spi
rals in the descent, but the lieutenant
was unable to bring It to an even keel
and was entangled In the wreckage
when the machine crashed to the
ground.
RENEWED EFFORT
Determined Attempt is Afoot to
Sieze Warsaw-Petrograd Line and
Sever Russian Communication
KINDENBURG IS IN COMMAND
Succeed Von litielow In CanipaiKU In
1 1 ic llaltii; lteglon According to Of
ficial Announcement from Berlin
Attack on Slav Flank Regarded as
ImiMiitant .Move.
BULLETIN
III Itl.lV Aug. 12. (rushing
the Itciw-lan (Icfciws along the
nrew ami advancing to within
12 miles of the Petrograd rail
road at one xlnt, new advances
for the German forces are report
ed all along the line by the uar
office, (ieneral Von Scholtz has
i-apturcd lmMrtaiit bridge licads
over the Narcw at Vlnia. east of
the captured I.onua fortress, mid
also has oecnpled Wadn. Von
tiullHltz has iMHupled Zamgroao,
VI miles front the Petrograd rail
road after two days of fighting.
Immediately east of Warau
the Bavarian forces of Prince
1.coHld have captured I.ukow,
only I miles from the lmHirtant
railroad Mint of Slcdlce, the state
ment continued. This gives the
Germans control of the shortest
route over which the Slavs can
withdraw imhhi Brest Lltovsky,
and makes It lmierative for the
retreating forces to take a round
about nay In reaching their new
line.
LONDON', Aug. 12. With the offi
claj announcement from Berlin that
Field Marshal Von Hlndenburg Is In
command of the German forces In the
Baltic region and not General Von
Buelow, new interest centered In the
fighting about Riga and toward the
Warsaw-Petrograd railway.
At the beginning of the great War
saw drive. Von Hlndenburg was In
command along the Narew line. Early
operations In the Baltic provinces. It
(Continued on page eight.)
One of the bloodiest battles of the
war was fought In the far off city of
Van In Asia, between the Armenians
and the Turks. The former are here
shown in the "Gardens," Just with
out the city. These Armenians aided
with the allies In the war against
their old persecutors and have been
valiant fighters in the effort to help
the allies drive the Turks from Europe.
ALONG
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The old city reservoir will be used
as a storage lank for the public nat
atorlum, if not this year, then next.
At the meeting of the city council
last evening, unanimous sentiment
was expressed In favor of such ac
tion and It was practically decided
to make the proper connections at
once unless the cost la found to be
too high. In that event the work
will not be undertaken until next
spring.
After naming Councllmen Vaughan,
Montgouieiy and Phelps as a commit
tee to take charge of the natatorlum,
Acting Mayor Dyer suggested the use
of the old reservoir as a storage tank.
He explained that the overflow
from the gravity system could be
run into the old reservoir on nights
when it was not being run directly
Into the pool, thus giving the nata
torlum a reserve supply upon which
it could draW(at any time. Such an
arrangement Would not only insure
a full pool at all limes, he said, but
would permit of more frequent
changing of the water and In addi
tion would provide warmer water for
swimming purposes as the sun would
have access to the water while in the,
resVrvolr. Moreover, the old reser-i
voir could still be connected with the
water mains as now, he Bald, and
would thus give the city an addition
al reserve supply of water In case of,
a great conflagration.
The mayor's tuggestion met with
hearty approval although some of
the members were of the opinion!
that. Inasmuch as the swimming sea-,
son is nearing an end, the connection
should not be made until next year.'
The committee was instructed to re
port next week upon the probable
cost.
Acting Mayor Dyer estimated that
toe work would not cost over 3200.
"The city has sufficient old vitrified
pipe on hand,' he said, "and also the
necessary valves. Street Commission
er Heathman could work some pris
oners on the Job and thus cut down
the labor bill."
Supt. F. B. Hayes of the water de
partment was present and declared
the connection can be made without
much trouble. The overflow pipe
line runs within 50 or 60 feet of the
old reservoir he said and could be
easily tapped. Another line leading
from the reservoir hack to the over-
(Continued on page eight)
In this battle the losses of the
Turks were so great that they had
to give up the siege of the city. Thla
photograph shows the Armenians
fighting in the same way the war is
conducted In France and Belgium
between the allies and the Germans.
They advanced beyond the city and
threw up trenches to await th
charges of the Turks,
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... may again figure in the Mexican slt
rlnes embarking for Haiti when tne uaon the Atiantic fleet occupies
revolution broke out there and It la I
THOUSANDS FLEE
FROM VOLCANOES
NAPLES, Aug. 12. The great volcanoes of Vesuvius, Etna
and Stromboli suddenly became active. Belching steam and
smoke, lava is pouring down" the eastern slope of Mount Etna
fiom two new craters, threatening Sicilian villages. Naples
and Messina are panic stricken. The inhabitants are flocking
to the churches, praying for the
Auto Tourist Finds Worst
Roads From Here to Echo
"I have motored from Newark, X.
J., to California by the southern
route and have come this far on my
way back via the northern route, and
the worst roads I have yet encoun
teied are those between Pendleton
f.nd Echo." This was the statement
made yesterday by the driver of a
tourist car passing through Pendle
ton, and is only a sample of the
many comments heard relative to the
Echo road.
Last evening a man, who had Just
driven from The Dalles, made inquir
ies on the street as to the road hack
through Heppner and lone. "Money
couldn't hire me to go over that
Echo road.' he said. "I came up to-
day and the dust and chuekholes
were something frightful. I couldn't;
ANOTHER M
Through the agency of the Mat-lock-Laatjs
Investment company,
with the William Jones heirs as sell
ers, W. P. McLean took title to the
parcel of property, 100x135, located
at the southeast corner of Cotton
wood and Wrater street and will erect
a garage upon It at once. This was
h cash ileal with a consideration of
$:.ooo.
This property has been the home
place of William Jones for a num
ber of years, but, since the fire
which destroyed the house, has been
unoccupied. Mr. McLean intends
erecting a concrete building at once
to be used as a garage and also as a
headquarters for the Overland auto
mobile for which he is the Umatilla
county agent. Plans and specifica
tions are being prepared and work
on the new structure will commence
Immediately.
Mr. McLean is a newcomer here
and was formerly In the Implement
and automobile business In Forest
Grove, Oregon. He Is a man of fam
ily, having two grown sons, who will
assist him In the management of his
business. Mr. McLean is temporarily
located at the City Auto company.
The announcement of the proposed
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safety of their cities.
drive more than 50 feet at a time
without stopping because the dust
rolling up totally obscured the road.
Why, I couldn't even see my front
wheels."
Asa B. Thomson of Echo declares
the road this year Is In the worst
condition he has ever seen it and
Sheriff T. D. Taylor, who traveled
over it Tuesday, declares it is in an
almost Impassable condition. City
Attorney Carter declares it is the
worst road he encountered on the
return trip from California and
there are plenty of others to testify
to its condition.
Farmers along the way a prepar
ing to straw the road now to make
it more passable during the wheat
hauling season.
construction of a new garage follows
closely the announcement of the pro
rosed construction of a garage to be
come the exclusive headquarters for
the Ford automobile in this county.
Another concrete garage Is Just now
nearinir comnlerinn at rha pn,ns. nr
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i .uun Hiia lnompson and will
be occupied by Hemmelgarn Bros,
who have the agency for the Mitchell
auto. With these three new garages,
Tendleton will have seven big ga
rages, Indicating the extent to which
the automobile business has grown
In Pendleton and Umatilla county.
Execution Postponed.
FORT WORTH. Aug 13
Half an hour before he waa
scheduled to be hanged, the
criminal court of appeals saved
C. A. Myers .60, who was sen-
tenced to death for the murder
of A. W. Montague. In grant.
Ing the application for a writ
of habeas corpus on the ground
Myers was Insane, the court
postponed the execution sen-
tence Indefinitely.
GARAGE WILL BE
WIN SHORT III
FURIOUS BATTLE
RAGES ASCII
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German Forces are Hurled gainst
the French on the Western Front
in Effort to Smash Lines.
VERDUN SCENE OF FISHTIKS
Artillery Rorks the Krth in the Fa
tlro Region As Violent AsnanlM
Are Made on the Entrenched Por
tions of the Enemy Attacks Have
Thus Far Been Repulsed.
PARIS, Aug. 12 The most furi
ous fighting on the western front for
a fortnight la now In progress about
Verdun with the artillery rocking
the entire region. Violent assaults
are being made against entrenched
positions of the French. Two Ger
man night attacks were repulsed near
Maria Theresa and Fountain Aug
Charmes, a communique announced.
The crown prince is hammering hard
at the French line near Vienna-Ls
Chateau.
Bombs Are Dropped.
BERLIN, Aug. 12. French avia
tors dropped bombs upon Sweibruck
en and Banklngbert In Bavaria, kill
ing eight civilians and wounding sev
eral others. It was announced. The
towns are but 10 miles apart. Bots
have extensive machine shops, mas
ufacturies, iron and steel milts.
Italians Gain Heights.
ROME, Aug. 12 Charging In tks
glare of Austrian searchlights, tw
Bersaglieri companies drove the en
emy from its entrenchment on Monts
Seibusi with the bayonet. General
Cadorna reported to the war office.
Later, Austrian artillery rendered
the position untenable and the Ital
ians withdrew, after wrecking the
work. . , ,4.fJ'1'.'V
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German Jews pmtent.
BERLIN, Aug. 12. The associa
tion of German Jews here made pub
lic their rabbi's protest against the
shipment of munitions to the allies
for distribution through neutral
powers. i
MAN CLAIMS HE WAS HELD
UP AT POINT OF REVOLVER
Held up at the point of a revolver
on the streets of Pendleton last night
and robbed of some money and keys
la the story told by M. E. Hutchison,
well known farmer, this morning.
Mr. Hutchison declares he was walk
ing up Alta street late last evening,
intending to return to his room at
the Alta House, when some maa
walked up from behind him. stuck
a revolver into his stomach and com.
manded him to throw up his hands.
The alleged robbery took place oa
the south side of Alta street between
Thompson and College, he states.
"I threw up my hands," he salt
in telling of the matter, "and he went
through all of my pockets. He got
$.".70 In money and three keys. He
didn't take my watch but it was hang
ing by the chain out of my pocket
when he got through "
Mr. ' Hutchison walked on to the
hotel but declares h didn't report
the matter to the police until this
morning, fearing to return Mr.
Hutchison lives on Birch creek Juat
we.st of Spark s sbilion.
Vifwels Can Enter River.
ASTORIA. Aug. 1.'. There is now
37 feet of water on the Columbia riv
er bar at low tide, it was authorita
tively announced. Vwli of the
deepest draft and with large carrying
capacity can nnw enter the river with
safety.
NEWS SUMMARY
General.
President return to Wa-hington t.i
take up tlic Mexican situutlm.
(niiin making rapid pnzfi In
Baltic region slnt RuWa""'.
Army of i-rown riiice t making
furioii attacks asainxt tlx- Fren'-ti
force on Ou wvtni front.
Ixxwl.
ew garage It annouwwl, to hi
built on Water Hirer.
Old wwrvnlr will he u-el ad stor
age tank for iintabMium.
Ilov low three finger In solo ar
cident.
Jamc NYUon I announced a dc
drablo man for mmml-oloiier.
FctHi road aid to he worst In coun
try. lUrch Creek farmer ilii laren In- w4
tieid tip in this tit.
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