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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 27
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1915.
NO. 8582
GERMAfJ ATTACKS
AGAINST FRENCH
WITHOUT RESULT
For Two Days Forces of the Kaiser
Have Been Battering the Lines of
Joffre's Men in Vosges.
TEUTONIC LOSS IS IMMENSE
Heavy Bombardments of the French
Positions Fall to Dislodge Enemy
anil All Infantry Assuultn llavo
Been Repulsed, According to
.Statement from Paris,
PARIS. Aug. 24. For two days
German artillery and ' Infantry havo
assailed the. French positions In the
Vosges, suffering heavy losses but
falling to muke a single gain. Tho
attacks yesterday were even more vi
olent than those of Sunday tho war
office elated, but all failed and the
French retained their positions. At
dawn yesterday the Germans opened
the attuck by a heavy bombardment
of the French positions on Llngekupf
and nour Barrenkopf and Scratz
roanelle. The attacks continued!
throughout the day but were repuls-l
ed. Artillery engagements continue
around Arras.
Trawler Is Kim It.
LONDON, Aug. 24. The
Hull
trawler Commander Boyle,
was sub-
marined and sunk,
crew were drowned
cued and landed.
Three of the
Nine wer res-
Reply to Note
May be Demand
From Carranza
CHIEF HH.IEVED TO HAVE ASK
ED ItEtXMJNITIOW FROM
UNITED STATES.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 Carran
za'a reply to the peace proposals of
the Fan American powers Is under
stood to be on the way and probably
Is a demand for recognition. In of
ficial circles, it wns evident consider
able satisfaction would result If Villa
defeated Carranza In the fighting
about Monterey now In progress but
there was no great hope for this.
2 IMPORTANT CITIES
WILL NEXT BE GIVEN
UP BY THE RUSSIANS
RAILWAY CENTERS WILL FALL
BEFORE GERMAN ADVANCE
ADMITS SLAV.
PETROartAD, Aug. 24. Vllna snd
Rlelostok, Important railway centers
north of Warsaw will shortly fall he
fore the Germans, a high war offlc
official admitted. This will sever the
l'etrograd-Wursaw railway, but the
government official declared some
lines will still he retained to with
draw the Russian armies. The forc
es of the Grand Duke Nicholas are
from being crushed, according to the
official who predicted the Russians
would again assume the offensive and
regain the ground lost.
Pitt, in 1800. valued the plate and
Jewelry of England at 200 millions.
Early Indications Point to
Big Attendance at Round-Up
Early Indications point to a large
attendance at the 1915 Round.up, and
the directors confidently expect that
the crowd here for the sixth annual
frontier exhibition will be fully as
large as those which have attended
the other five. Orders for reserva
tions are being received dally from
out-of-town points, Secretary Marsh
filling orders for 100 seats this
morning.
Orders are coming In not only from
0.11 points In eastern Oregon but from
much farther distances, to. One of
the orders for a box for all three
days received yesterday was for
Washington, D. C, officials, the or
der having been placed through Post
master T. J. Tweedy. Another order
was for an automobile party coming
from North Manchester, Indiana, and
leaving Dixon, Illinois, soon.
Word comes from the Oregon Jour
PEACE SCHEME Si
10 BE 1TC1G A!
GERMANY'S CAPITAL
pi an will be DisrusKi vn if
is fortnight ir there's
NO MISHAP.
LONDON, Aug. 24. A new big
"pi-ace scheme' is developing In
Berlin, according to a dispatch from
the Chronicle's Amsterdam corre
spondent. The correspondent dcclar
ed the scheme will be disclosed with
in a fortnight If the plans do not mis
carry.
PHELPS SAYS HE WILL NOT
RESIGN FROM CITY COONCIL
i a(t hi: has moved out or
I '1 1 1ST WARD IMMATERIAL,
II K STATICS.
"You can announce positively that
I will nut resign."
With these words Councilman D
D. I'helps this morning disposed of
the rumors that he might tender his
resignation because of the fact that
since his election he has moved out of
the ward from which he was chosen.
Councilman Phelps declares that
he has been sidvised by the city attor
ney that there is nothing In the city
charter requiring a councilman
ranging wards to resign his office.
"I have the Interests of the people ol
the first ward and of the city of
Pendleton Just as much at heart as
before I moved to the second ward
and I think I can serve them Jus; aa
much as before. If I felt that the
majority of the people who elected
me wished me to resign I would do
so but I will not be forced out of of
fice by a few disgruntled persons."
Councilman Phelps was elected
from the first ward nearly two years
ago and Just recently built himself a
home on the north side ot the river
which Is the second ward. He has yet
two sears to serve.
The terms of four of the eight
councilman will expire with this year
and there will also be a mayor to
elect. The councllmen whose terms
are up are Councilman and Actlns
Mayor John Dyer of the first ward.
Councilman J. E. Montgomery of the
second ward, Councilman John Sie
bert of the third ward and Council
man Charles A. Cole of the fourth
Ward.
WEST WEBB STREET HOMES
MUST CONNECT WITH SEWER
Residents of West Webb street who
are not now connected with the sewer
sstem, must do so at once under
penalty of the city ordinance which
Is severe If followed out to the letter.
Chairman Phelps of the sewer com
mittee today Instructed the police to
notify all property holders of this dis
trict to make connections at once and
to arrest all those who refused to
comply.
The West Webb street sewer has
been built six or seven years and yet
Councilman I'helps declares a large
number of the property owners have
refused to make use of it. The ordi
nance requires that all property
within a block and sixty feet of a
sewer must he connected "Com
plaints of offensive odors, flies and
other unsanitary conditions In this
section of the city are frequent."
Councilman I'helps stated this morn
ing," and there can be no further de
lays in enforcing the ordinance."
The ordinance provides that a fine
up to a certain amount may be Im
posed upon any property owner for
each day that he Ignores the order
to connect
nnl of Portland that the reservations
for tho special train which that pub
lication will run to the Round-up are
coming In much faster than Inst
year. Manager Charles Meyers of
the Portland Press club writes that
that organization has already char
tered one special car and may char
ter a second.
Governor Wlthycombe, Secretary of
State Olcott and Treasurer Kay ore
expected to be present this year, In
vitations having been mailed to them
today. Similar Invitations were also
sent to the governor, secretary and
treasurer of Washington and Idaho.
That the Round-up Is still re ril
ed as an attraction national In lis
icope la Indicated by the eagerness
with which different moving picture
firms are trying to secure the exclu
sive concession to film the scenes at
the 1915 show. Secretary Marsh has
received offers from a half dozen
firms but has not yet let the contract
Commanding the
German Attack
&H.VON CAUWrz
Gen Von Gallwitz Is commander
of the German forces attacking the
Russians along the strategic Brest
Lilovsk line.
Italy Puts Ban on
Liquor Following
War With Turkey
SCORES OF SAIXK)NS ARE BEING
CLOSED IIV ORDER OF THE
GOVERNMENT.
PARIS, Aug. 24 Italv has declar
ed war on her third foe by opening
a prohibition campaign, according to
.Milan dispatches received here. Scores
of saloons and Inns have been closed.
Eighteen hundred lluuor licenses
have been withdrawn by the govern
ment, Milan advices declare.
Liner Arabic and
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CAfiT- W FINCH AND S-S.AMBC.
The photograph shows the White Star Liner Arabic, which was tor
pedoed and sunk by a German subm arinc off Fastnet on the south coast
of Ireland, as she looked heading into port, and her commander, Cnpt.
W. Finch.
ARMED MEXICANS
)AS!I
OVER
TEXAS BOUNDARY
United States Troops on Border are
Giving Chase to Invaders 70
Miles From Brownsville.
TRENCHES ARE BEING BUILT
.Mexican-, at Mutamorus Tlirciuini; up
I jiitllHoits Acionlinir to Reports
I 'oreiKiieis From Various Points
In Southern Republic Are I-lcelng
From the Country.
l:i!OWNSVIU.K. Aug. 24. Two
hands of armed Mexicans crossed the
Rio Grande at Fort Ringuld, 70 miles
from here early tuday and are being
pursued by United States soldiers.
General Nafarette issued a procla
mation permitting llexicuns to re
turn to their native soil. Many are
now flocking toward Mexico.
Trenches are being built about l!a
tamoras by Mexicans, according to
reports here. A Mexican is being held
in juil for delivering a speech last
niKht urging his countrymen to arm
acalnst the fnitd States.
LAREDO, Texas. Aug. 24. Several
coaches loaded with American and
English refugees from various parts
of Mexico are enroute to the Texas
border, according to advices received
here. All foreigners are said to have
been warned to leave Mexico as soon
as possible. They are due here with
in a day or two
fceoeral.
German attacks stains t French In
Vosaes are without result.
Vwv plan is hinted as being pre
pared In Herlln.
Armed Mexicans cross Texas bor
der. Germany will explain Inkin; of
Arable.
Local.
Early indications point ' to huge at
tendance at Round-up.
Mrs, Timmerman swears out war
rant for arrest of her daiiffhtcr-in-luw.
Councilman Phelps declares lie will
not resign.
West Webb street residents must
connect with sewer.
Her Commander
.-1
! NEWS SUMMARY j!
1 . : M
ir
' .-SI
NOkJTED THAT
2 S
KAISER
NO CONFIRMATION, HOWEVER,
RECEIVED FROM THE RUS
SIAN AKMIRAI.TV.
LONDON, Aug. 24. No confirma-:
tlon h;i been received of press Jis-j
patches from Petrograd declaring a I
German auxiliary cruiser and a sub-
marine have been added to the list,
of German losses In the Riga naval I
battle. This would make & German!
dreadnaught three cruisers, eight!
torpedo boats and a submarine de-j
Ktroyed by the Russian squidron
INation Should be
Prepared for War
Declare Governors'!
CONVENTION AT liOSTON CES
ON RECORD AS FAVORING
INSTANT ACTION.
BOSTON Aug. 24. Decisive and
immediate action on the question of
preparedness for war received ths
stamp ot approval of the governors
of 24 states who opened their eighth
annual conference here. Prepared
ness was the principal subject dis
cussed by the congress from the out
set and It was the concensus of opin
ion the moment is propitious for ac
tion. RUSSIA LACKS OFFICERS
TO HEAD ITS NEW ARMIES
RERUN PAPER SAYS SLAV GOV
ERNMENT ALSO FACING
BANKRUPTCY.
BERLIN', Aug. 24. Russia is frC'
ing bankruptcy, according to the Vos
sich Zeltung which prints what is
purported to be a stenographic report
of the Russian imperial council's fi
nance committee. The report tnat
Russia is to fill her depleted ranks
and put eight million men in the
field is an excellent theory, it was
declared, but will not work in prac
tice as the Slavs lack equipment and
officers for such an army.
OREGON-CALIFORNIA LAND
GRANT CONFERENCE PLANNED
ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE BY
GOVERNOR OF REPRESEN
TATION AT MEETING.
SALEM. Ore., Aug. 24 The fol
lowing announcement of the repre
sentation at the Oregon-California
land rant conference to be held
September 18. has been made by
Governor Withycomhe.
The conference will be he'd at the
capital, Salem, in the Hall of Repre
sentatives, commencing on the morn
ins of Thursday. September 16, 1913.
Invitations to take part in the pro
ceedings have been issucil to the fol
lowing: M-mbers of congress and of the
legislature.
Heads of federal department?.
The county court of every county
embracing Oreunn-Caiifornia lands
has been invited to appoint five rep
resentatives, one of whom shall rep
resent the court, one at least .-shall1
be chosen as a representative of an
accredited taxpayers' organization,
and one at least of a community or
commercial organization.
The county court of every county
having no O.-C. grant lands has been
asked to appoint one representative.
The State Federation of Labor, the
state grange and the Farmers' Union
have each been Invited to appoint ten
delegates to be selected from coun
ties embracing O.-C. lands.
The Oregon Development league.
the State Banking association and;
tlie State Press association have each'
been asked to appoint three delegates'
to he chosen from counties emhrac-l
ing O.-C lands. Any other state- j
w ide accredited organization having j
direct Interest In the questions in
volved may be eligible for represen
tation, at the discretion of the com
mittee on procedure.
The Southern Pacific Railroad
company has been asked to be repre
sented to state lis case as It sees fit
and to offer such suggestions as seem
desirable.
All details for the conference. su.M
as preparing preliminary program,
will be In the hands of a committee
on procedure, consisting of nine mem
bers, who shall be chosen by tho
governor from (1st) the legislature;
U'nd) the Portland chamber of com
merce; (3rd) the state grange; (4tbi
the State Federation of Labor; (5th)
the Oregon Conservation Commission,
and four representatives selected
from the counties containing O.-C
lands.
JAMES WITHTCOMBE.
Governor.
Man on Whom
War Move Hinges
tl - ' - i I
. r" ' Aw" t
c-
SM&osifivo'rt
As the situation regarding the en
trance of the Balkans into the Euro
pean conflict, the eyes of the world
are centered on two men. E. Venize
los of Greece and Premier Radosla
voff of Bulgaria. Their decision may
prove to be the turning point in the
nar and will have a great effect upon
the outcome of the struggle for the
Dardanelles.
Many Ships Enroute
for Wheat Loading
CONDITION MAY ACCOUNT FOR
DEPRESSION IN PORTLAND
PRICE NO PENDLE.
TON BUSINESS.
There Is still a condition of "noth
ing doins" in the local wheat market.
With no business underway there are
really no quotations liere but 81 cents
is given as the price today. The
Portland bid price f.r club advanced
a cent today but tfte Portland price
is still considerably under the Taco
ma quotation for clab. An aspect of
the Portland market is the fact it is
known there is a heavier tonnage
now enroute to Portland than was
true a year ago. These ships enroute
and which will have to be loaded may
account for efforts to depress the
market so as to buy wheat advanta
geously.4) Perdand.
PORTLAND. Ore., Aag.
(Special I Club 89 bid. 93
bluestem 95 bid. 99 asked.
24
asked
Chicago.
CHICAGO. Aug. 24 (Special)
At the close Sept. 99 3-4 asked; Dc.
97 1-2; Mar 11.01 3-4.
Taooma.
(Monday's Market)
TACOMA. Aug. 23. Wheat
Bluestem, 1: fortyfold. 95c: club.
Me: rod fife, 921? 93c: red Russian,
90c.
Liverpool.
(Monday's Market I
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 21. Wheat
Spot No. 2 Manitoba, lis S l-2d; No.
3. lis l-2d; No. 1 Northern Duluth
lis 6 l-2d.
In American terms the Liverpool
Price is $1.70 per bushel.
Pertl res Appointed.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 24 Colonel
P. M. Perkins, who was given a com
mission In the navy Jury 10 by a upe
clal act of congress, today was ap
pointed to the command of the ma
rine barracks at Puget Sound. Col
onel Terklns was out of active service
for nearly 10 years, owing so hU
friends claimed to efforts of a ciio.ue
to oust him.
Cremation establishments under the
control of the government are to be
found in the chief cities of Japan. I
Many Years of Prosperity
in Store for America Says
Inventor Thomas A. Edison
WEST ORANGE, N. J. Aug. 24.
Several years of prosperity and pos
sibly more, If the people do not at
tempt to overdo things, was the pre
diction of Thomas A. Edison, In an
Interview.
"Leaving out the question of war
fl
BERflSTORFF
ASKS FOR DELAY
If! ARABIC CASE
Intimation Given That Berlin Will
Have Explanation That Wiil be
Satisfactory to America.
STATE DEPARTMENT RELIEVED
Tension Relaxes Over Lalext Dee.
opment Which shows That tier
many Has N'o Reason to Let United
States Form Own Conclusions
Statement Will Be Given Oat Ijit'r.
NEW YORK, Aug 24. At his
headquarters here Ambassador Von
Bernstorff practically admitted he
had asked that no action be taken
h.v the United States with r,, ...
the sinking of the Arabic until offi
cial word has been received from
Berlin, he ambassador will give
out a report as soon as authorization
has been received from the state de
partment, it was said.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 Ger
many desires to be heard In the Ara
ble case. Ambassador Von Bernstorff
has asked that the United States
take no action as a result of the sink,
ing of the Arabic until an official re
port has been received from Berlin.
The German-American situation sud
denly brightened with the arrival of
the ambassador's request at the tate
department which Von Bernstorff
proferred unnn infrnttnn.
j " .viuj iiuiii II IM
.t..nienu me imperial govern
ment, it was stated, wants the United
States to know all the facta sur
rounding the sinking of the Arable
and to hear both sides of the case.
The admiralty has not yet been able
to hear from the commander of the
submarine operating in the waters In
which the liner was sunk, and conse
quently (s not in possession of the
details which the admiralty ltseir Is
anxious to know.
The state department did not defi
nitely announce the receipt of the
request from Von Bernstorff hut It
was tacitly admitted the German en
voy frauj asked permission to make a
message public and It is understood
this was given him. Officials of the
department have said hypothetkally,
that if such a request had been made
by the ambassador It was "extremely
reassuring." The impression was
that Von Bernstorff had acted on in
tination from Berlin that a report
would be forthcoming of a nature
satisfactory to this government. Oth
erwise there would be no reason for
making such a request.
The state department is greatly re
lieved by the request as the silence
of Germany so far has been interpre-
. icti ail uiitriiMUIl io iec iY4ni:miwi
infer what it pleased from the iink
i ing of the Arabic.
BERLIN'. Au. 24 Regret for tha
loss of life incident to the sinking of
the Arabic U expressed by German
papers. Thut lives were ..st prob
ably was Uiie to leaky bouts "as in
previous cases." u was d.-clared. "At
any rate this w as nn fault of the sub
marine if it is established that a
submarine' sank the liner, m a ty
pical statement nf the newspapers.
"An offk'i.'it r-pnrt has n"t arrived
and the public should reserve judg
ment. The Amhic was tin F.ni?Mh
"hip in the war 'inn. cning out fur
another cargo of war material
and
earning a large amount "f g'M
pay for the materials,"
Hill at Brest
Litovsk Taken
by Mackenzen
GERMAN TROOPS STORM IN
TRENCH M EN'T SOUTHWEST
OF THE FORTRESS.
BERLIN". Aug. 21 Von Macken
len'a forces have stormed anil cap
tured the hill at Kopytov, s.iiithwei-r.
of Brest-Lltovsk. an official s'atcm nt
announced.
Industries Tin satisfied this '-oun'ry
has embarked on a seven ears jriit..
of prosperity.'' said Kdlson. "If mun.i
attempt to overdo It, t'i re. uiren i
of bad times Inevitably will mine. !
though not so bad aa t Ii.ivb wen,
because busimvw Is now ntitJbh
on a sound banking system.'
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