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BE SAFE AT SEA
IS PLEDGE
Reliable Report States That Von
Bernstorff Guarantees Protection
by German Government.
SUBMARINES TO BE CURBED
Activities of I'rulorsea noata Will llo
IJmlted and No More Harm will
Come lo Americans In Any clrcum.
HUuiee, la Kulx-Wnco of Agreement
. SU1 to llo Made.
WASHINGTON, An. 86. It was
rollntrfy reMrtctl aftvnon that
In a conference wltli Scereinry of
Stat I.anniiitf, AinlaMal(ir Von llern.
Urff ulvog nHsurancc tlmt (iernmny
will limit Iter Nuliinarlnc activities and
lrtlcally iilwlei-d tliat no more Am.
erln will be lutrmed In any circiini.
innces.
BERLIN, Aug. 26. Germany's Jio
sltion In the Arabic caw, bat;ed on
the facta no far received, was laid be
for the state department In Washing
ton today. It la believed the first
expresalon from Germany through
Ambawiador Gerard will pave the way
for a settlement of the Incident. Tin
ambassador filed a long code cable
to Washington lost night following a
conference with Foreign Minister Ja
gow. He would not dlacusa the con
tent of the message but expressed
the belief the situation growing out
of the linking of the Arabic would be
settled without a break.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 26. Ger
many does not want the United States
drawn Into the war. Officialdom Is
aatlsfled on that point The request
of Von Bernstorff that the United
States delay action on the Arabic
caae until reports have been received
from Berlin largely relieves the ap
prehension that Germany desired tha
participation of this country In the
war. The conference today between
Lansing and Von Bernstorff Is un
derstood to have eliminated such a
possibility entirely.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. A code
cable was received by the state de
partment this afternoon from Ambas
sador Gerard. It was believed to be
the amhasador's report on the con
ference with Von Jagow.
GALVESTON RETURNS TO
NORMAL AFTER STORM
GALVESTON, Aug. I Galveston
had transportation service for the
first time today In nearly two weeks.
IJmlted service on the street
Sixty-Two French Aviators Take Part
in Air Bombardment of Factories
in Bavaria.
BREST LITOVSK FALLS
AFTER GERMANS STORM
THE OUTER DEFENSES
BKLECnON MUST BE MADE BV
MARSH AND OOCKBURX DE
CLARES OPINION.
That the appointment of a man to
the vacant commlsslonershlp in this
county rests Jointly with Counts-
Judge Marsh and Commissioner Cock-
h,ir , .l,l. j
NEARLY 200 BOMBS DROPPED '?,one'8 th 8Ub8t,aT of an opinlon
eral of Oregon.
Exploit U Hailed as Greatest Aerial I he attorney general's opinion was
Accomplishment of ti,n v.i,iu "us"1 "Y "winci Attorney steiwer at
lk-lleie That Considerable Damage I the re1uest ct Jud Marh who
Main Fortress of Russians Fails
to Keep Back the Teutonic Drive
Surrender of the Whole New Line Beyond War
saw is Now Pending, According to Berlin
Slavs Who Retreated are Believed to be With
drawing to East and Northeast.
BEELIN. Aui 26 Brest Lltovsk.
Was IXme by Explosives Machines 1 wished t0 be sure of the 'aw In the the main fortress base of the Russian
time, m response to me inquiry the. field armies, haa been captured, it
following telegram was received by was officially announced. The Kus
Mr. Steiwer last evening. sians surrendered after part of the
Salem, Ore., Aug. 25. t defensive works had been stormed.
Hon. Frederick Steiwer,
Pendleton, Oregon.
Judge and commissioner
Kit urn In Safety.
PARIS, Aug. 26. Sixty-two French
aviators bombarded German munition
factories at DilHiiKer, Bavaria, in the
greatest aerial raid of the war, the
war ornce annoSnced. A great flotil
few days. Although the Initial state
ment of the war office made no an
nouncement of the number of pris
oners taken, It la believed several
thousand must have been captured.
Brest Litovsk has been the objec-ias Russian strategy did not contem-
tlve of Von Mackenzen since the cap-1 plate the surrender of the fortress for
appoint ture of Lemberg. The city is 120 at least a
river, a Junction point of several Im- after Warsaw fell. The fortress waa
portant railways It la strongly for-joue of the strongest In Europe,
titled. Some military critics tatedl
Brest Lltovsk as of more strategic
importance than Warsaw.
la of aeroplanes dropped 150 bombs ! commissioner. Russell versus Crook miles east of Warsaw on the Eugj counted on
in tne munition lactones, five of large
calibre. They ;ire believed to have
done sreat damage. The aviators
flew more than luo miles and return
from the base in the Vosges. Never
before have such a great number of
aviators participated in a raid.
An official statement confirmed the
Berlin report ct Offenburg being at
tacked by a French aviator. No men
tion was made if the result of the
raid.
About Souchez. Neuville and Roye,
bomb fighting still is in progress, the
statement added, but no important In
fantry attacks have been made. In
ine Argonne region operations
confined to bomb attacks.
are
Wheat Quotations
Very Perplexing
XOHTHWEST QUOTATIONS V4KV
GKEATLV: WALLA WALLA
I'HICE 5 CTS ABOVE
PENDLETON.
Published wheat quotations contin
ue to show a perplexing condition.
Chicago prices are slightly advanced
today. Portland prices remain tha I
same. Yesterday's Tacoma quota
tion ror club was 91 cents while the
Seattle quotation was 98 cents, a fig
ure nine cents above the Portland
bid price. The Walla Walla club
Price August 24 was S7 cents where
as Pendleton dealers were offering S2
that day. Today no quotations are
given here but
' nave bvi-n offorpd s'
Scene of operations at the Dardanelles where, with Italy's declaration
car of war against Turkcv the allies sunn extieet t.i fi-ire. nn ntrnra ink.
une pin out or commission by the Constantinople.
hurricane was started this morning. .
' NEW YORK, Aug. 26. Persistent
AfUNT'lC LINER SAFE though unconfirmed rumors, were in
IN PriRT AT Nrw Vi-lDIr- rlrr"li,ll"n ln Npw York that the Dar
in rwai fl new IUKN danelles were on the point of being
. .. forced. It was reported that a heavy
PLYMOUTH. Eng.. Aug 26. The British force had been landed on the
Atlantic transport liner Minnehaha shore of the Gulf of Saros and had
arrived safely from New York. Fears llmier a heavy fire of warships, land
had been felt for its safety. ed on the Galllpoll peninsula near its
narrowest part, tn isolate the Turk
ish forces from their base by cutting
their supply railroads.
City Council Takes Steps
for Improving Many Streets
PLOT 10 LIBERATE
HUERTA UNEARTHED
BY 0. S.
A petition asking for the paving of
Willow street between Webb and Al
ta was presented to the city council
last evening and Is now in tha hands
of the street committee. Other steps
taken In the street Improvement
campaign last evening was the pas
sage of the ordinance providing for
the grading of West Jackson street
and the first reading of the South
Main street Improvement ordinance.
Owing to the failure of the ordi
nance to require bids on the ma
cadam strips on either aide of the
proposed pavement, the ordinance
was referred back to the city attor
ney for correction. This Improvement
between Bluff and High will cost
over $8000.
iJilM.r for Library site.
Reporting upon the request of the
library board last week. Chairman
Murphy of the finance committee rec
ommended that the city prisoners be
put to work assisting In the grading
of the library site. He stated that
the finances would not permit the
city to appropriate money for this
purpose. It is probable that i spec
Inl overseer will be appointed to take
charge of the prisoners. The county
court has promised to supply a pow
der man for the work.
Must Build Sidewalks.
The matter of building needed
sidewalks in the city was taken up
last night and tha street commission
er was Instructed to prepare a list of
the defective walks in the city. The
city engineer was instructed to find
out the names of the owners of the
property on Tustln street on the hill
leading to the high school so that the
city attorney can order them to build
a sidewalk at once. In this connec-l
tlon the street commissioner was or-!
dered to work under the Instructions'
of the street committee. I
The street commissioner was also'
notified to canvass the city to discov-l
er the houses that are not connected '
with sewers and to order them to
make connections within ten dnys un
der penalty of a $2 fine for every
lay they delay.
Itcjrartllrur I'll In I me Licenses.
Tile Hnnni. r.ni'nn j.nmn.l..
iuu evening gramea me privilege of
regulating the concessions to be giv
en during Round-up week and Act
ing Mayor Dyer appointed Council
men Cole Slebert and Ell to confer
with the committee on this matter.
The intention Is to bar out illegiti
mate attractions All license money
will go to the city .
The complaint of Charles J. Koch
regarding the policy of permitting
lunch counters to be established up
on the streets was referred to the
street committee.
The petition of Taul Hemmelgarn
to Install a gasoline filling tank In
the street In front of the new garage
on Court street wag referred to the
proper committee. An application for
a popcorn wagon license was turned
down. The revised plat of Irvlnitton
Heights was approved and accepted
and several other minor business
matters disposed of. I
AltllKSTS LIKELY TO FOU.OW
DISCOVERY OF MEXICAN
PLAN IN TEXAS.
Portland.
PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug.
(Special) Club S9 hid. 92 i
bluestem 93 bid, 9) 1-2 asked.
26.
sked ;
(Continued on page five.)
county, 116 Pacific. 89
J. A. BENJAMIN,
Asst. Attorney General.
The district attorney today inform
ed Judge Marsh of the opinion re
ceived but Mr. Steiwer himself has
not yet given his own opinion In a
formal manner. He wishes to look
up the ruling more fully and will
probably advise Judge Marsh on the
subject tomorrow.
According to Judge Marsh he ex
pects to heed the advice of the of
ficial attorneys on the subject. He
has never been fully satisfied that he
had the authority to make the ap
pointment by himself. He has also
had in mind to consult Commissioner
Cockburn on the subject, regardless
of the law, so if requested to do so
will be following a course not ma
terially different from what he has
had in mind.
The county court convenes a week
from yesterday and it is possible an
appointment to the vacanc may be
made at that time.
The Crook county case cited by the
assistant attorney general is not iden
tical with the case here but the rul
ing of the supreme court holds that
the commissioners as well as the
Judge, compose the county court
when convened for transacting coun
ty business. In the ruling Judge
McBride says that if the constitution
had intended the commissioners
merely to "sit" with the Judge it
would have been just as effective had
it been ordered that the county Judge
sit with two joints of stove pipe.
fortnight. The
Brest Lltovsk as
Slavs ,
a base
BERLIN, Aug. 26. The oipture of
Blelostok. midwav be'u.en Wi
The capture makes the surrender of j an(1 yilna, on the railway to Petro-
uie enure jvovno-uresi uiovsk line, erart snv.j . h
Imperative and the fall of the for
tresses of Bielstok and Grodno are ex-
matter of
hours. Having hacked his way to
! ward the railway through the Rus-
iietieu ai any ume. ine nufaDiSan rearguard. Von GallwIU was
who retreated from the fortress arej wUhn e!ght mIes of Blelostok early
believed to e withdrawing to the i yesterday. The Slavs still are offer
east and northeast. in? a stubborn resistance to- the Ger
The direct attack against the for-j man advance when the last official
tress had been in progress only a j dispatches were filed.
AT
IT TIE UP
INDUSTRIES OF CITY
DEMANDS FOR MORE WAGES
AND AN EIGHT HOUR DAT
CAUSE OP STRIKES.
SERBIA PAVES WAY
FOR BALKAN ATTACK
ON TURKISH CAPITAL
81 Million Grain Estimate.
SPOKANE. Wash.. Aug. 26. The
Ncrthrrn Pacific Railway contem
plates handling SI, 000, 000 bushels of
grain of all kinds over its system this
year, according to J. M. Tannaford,
president of the road, who arrived on
a special train with a party of offici
a Is.
IMPORTANT STEP BELIEVED TO
HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO
GET INTO WAR.
LONDON, Aug. 26. Serbia has
taken important step toward secur-
wards of 10,000 men and women are ' 8 , 1 a'Kan power
In an atT;irk rtn linnet i n i (
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Aug.
Bridgeport is strike-bound.
26.
Up-
was widely reported in diplomatic
erased wages and an eight hour day. j circles. The Serbian note, replying to
Half a dozen Industries of the city'tne Proposal of the allies for con
are all but tied up. ! cessions to Bulgaria has reached the
Girls employed in the corset fac-!',alian foreiS" ottlce and while it
tories struck todav. Eight thousand es not conIai n unqualified agree
men employed in munition manufac- ment t0 cede Serbia Mmedonla to Bul
turlng plants are out and a strike of; '":lr:a' k Pacat(s 'tab', according to
1000 clerks, mostly girls has almost I nusua:ly we" inf"rmel circles. This
ies me way ror a second step In the
Balkan negotiations through which
the allies hope to secure the aid of
Bulgaria.
Billy Sunday is Scored by Taft
l tied up the department stores In'
: addition, employes of the New Haven
I railroad here are out The laundry-!
workers and the barbers also have
j struck.
Four strikers who were arretted'
were taken into custody ab.ut the
Crane Valve company where a clash
occurred between strikers and patrol-;
guards. Bricks were hurled ln the I
fight but none were reported seriously j
injureo. ine aesire or tne worKers
of
PL PASO. Aug. 26 The nlot
Mexicans to cross the Rio Grande and
swarm into Texas had for one of Its
objects the release of Huertn
held at Fort Bliss. The plans of the
Mexicans are believed to have been
crushed by the speedy military prep
arations which were made here, but
army officials have no doubt tho fol
lowers of Huerta, Orozco and Cur
ranza, who have been banded togeth
er across the border, planned to force
a way into Texas. Arrests are ex
pected to follow the exposure of the
plot
General Pershing, commanding the
emwii Iniantry, still Is observing ev
orv precaution to prevent hosttli
Mexicans crossing the river.
WASHOUGAL WOOLEN MILL
.BOUGHT BY THE BISHOPS
PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 26. The
Washougal Woolen Mill, operated for
the past three years bv Bishon A Snn
of Pendleton, under a lease was
bought outright by the Bishops. The
consideration is understood to be
M5.000.
The mill will be used for the manu
facture of blankets. The Pendleton
Woolen Mills, also operated by the
BlshnD ueoole. Is used for tho iim,.
exclusive production of Indian blankets.
NEWS SUMMARY
General.
Gorman amliasisaiiiir gives tiierim
to share in the prosperity which will 1 " Americans will be safeguarded
come to Bridgeport as a result of "n 11,0 Submarine activities
will ne limited.
munition manufacturing was attrib
uted as a cause of the strikes.
Brest-I.ltovsk is captured by
Gernwns.
the
to
llounianiu Is Prciuirin i
According to' the Colosne' Gazette' the ' ,a"?rW " 1
railways of Roumania have received !' Hn Kc uer f,
orders to place all rolling stock at the! 1",? " " ',url'
disposition of the minister of war on 1 '"nuv K''n'r!,l holds .ludw Marsh
September 14 , omiiuioncr f. kbm shall fill
! vacant cimmissiiinershiii.
This move is regarded as deeply sig- Ho,,, fro,,, Wlll-metf valley In.
nificant of Roumania s possible course ; ditrate big atrnd coming , ,.,,
in the future. i:,miii.I-u.i.
Willamette Valley People
Planning to Visit Round-Up
Baseball Evangelist In Characteristic Poe.
SAN FRANCISCO. An. 26 Evan-1 "I am not prepared to deny this
gellsts of the Billy Sunday type were evangelist has not done good, but ll
rea oy u-att at tne opening session ,. i
of the conference of Unitarian and 1"UM minis-,
other Christian churches here. While ttT. his vituperation and slangj
he did not mention Sunday's name. phrases.'' laid Taft. "His irreverance
his discrlptlon of Sunday's methods .ami manner of speech can have mi
Indicated to whom he had reference. pe.'inanent effect. " 1
The Willamette valley will be,
strongly represented at the Pendleton j
Round-up next month, according to '
advices just received by Secretary
Marsh from M. F. Carson, who ls
representing the Round-up In those I
parts. Not only will many come on'
regular trains and special cars butj
hundreds will come iq automobiles,
he writes, and suggests the advisabil
ity of Pendleton preparing additional
parking places for automobiles.
The Cherrlans and people of Sa
lem are very enthusiastic over the
prospects of another special train
trip to the Round-up, Mr. Carson
writes Two cars have already 1 een
pledged and he feels confident the
train will be secured. On Tuesda)
and Wednesday. August 31 md Sep
tember 1, the Round-up moving pic
tures will be exhibited at the biggest
theater in Salem under special ar
rangements made through State
Treasurer T. B. Kay. who is one of
the Round-up's most enthusiastic
eoi'eirm. him pictures Will D lllej
means of giving the Pendleton show
much valuable advertisement. They
will be s'lown at Woodburn Sunday
and Monday and from Salem will Im
taken to Eui-iie.
At Oregon city Mr. Cir.,u met
with the Commercial club and f..m,.
much enthusiasm over the Round-up.
A big representation w!H cum-, fr.,n,
that city, sou h.1Vn ,.,Iri.,,y .,,,
reservations on the Journal pe-i,tl
and others h.iv:ng Uij pi,,,,, ,r
auto trip over the Columbia II t-hwiy
This Commercial club h is organic',!
a marching body known ns th Kull
arians and special Invitations hnvn
been sent to them to appear it tb
Round-up.
Mr. Carson wrl'e., that thx n'imb.r
of auto exmrslonists to the Itouud ui,
this year will be astonishing Thu
opening of the Columbia Highway U
proving a big Inducement to autoivn
to motor here for thi show. Tt,
Hound-up director are making pl,t
to provide ample pn- for tarkin
cars and rampimt goun It for U,.,,,
who bring their t-ntnp equipm..,,!.