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daily eyb;i:;g editio:i DAILY EVENING EDITIO.'I Forecast for Knrn cn-gon by the Unlwd State Weather it-rer t Portland. 0 TO ADVERTISERS. TSe Eat Oregonlsn hs th Isrgiwt paid olrculstlou of aur pair In Oregon, eaat of I'ortlanii, ard over twl the drcuiatioa la Pendleton ol' id; other newspaper. Fair tonight ami Wertrinsiln; COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 27 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1915. NO. 8588 SLAVS BELIEVED TO BE QUITTING CITY OF GRODNO Evacuation of Important Stronghold is Reported From Berlin to be Now Under Way. GERMANS ARE NEAR DEFENSES Wuwwf-FtHi'ogi-ad Railway la Open ed to Seizure, Tlarcatcning the Rus. Mian Capital On O'o North the Teutonic Allies Are Closing In Up on Defences of Viliut. BERLIN', Aug. 81. Vllna is . being evacuated and tlio Russl an govcrnniont Is making fever IhIi preparations to defend Pet rograd from attack, press dls .pati'hos stated, Petrograd re gards the capture of Riga by the Gpnuans as certain) dispatches declared. The strengthening" of the Teutonic army In the tour land region Is taken as Indica ting gigantic operations are planned and munition manufac turer have been urged to speed up to tlio utmoHt In preparation for the ecctcd attacks. BERLIN, Aug. Jl. The actual evacuation of the fortress of Grodno by the Russians may now be under way. Aviators have reported that all military supplies are being withdrawn by the Slavs and every indication Is the Russian commanders are prepar ing to retreat. With the occupation of Grodno, the Germans will be in possession of the last great Russian fortress guard ing the Waraaw-Petrograd railway. One Teutonic force Is advancing from the, southwest and is within a few miles of the outer defenses of the fortress while other detachments are rapidly closing In. Following the capture of Llpsk, !0 miles to the west, the Germans tn that region have pressed forward and now are approaching the western fortifications of Grodno. North of Grodno the Germans are within striking distance of the railway running from the for tress to Vllna. Vllna Is now has than a day's march from the German lines. No Peace Will Come Till the Foe's Crushed KNUIJIXD IS , DETERMINER TO CARRY OX WAR TO VKTO RIOI S FINISH. LONDON, Aug SI. Despite the latest alleged German "peace feelers," the United Press is able to state on the highest authority that the peace situation so far as England Is con cerned, has undergone no recent change. A few socialist leaders fa vor ending the war, but neither In official circles nor in the mass of the public Is there an Inclination to ac cept peace now, honorable or other wise. England Is determined that the strength of the new British army shall be felt and that the Germans mUBt be driven from France and Bel glum. The above was received from the London bureau of the United Press In reply to a query as to England's attitude in view of the revival of peace talk in Washington, based on tilnts In official statements from European capitals. WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. Hope for peace In Europe Is Increasing in Washington. The concessions made by Great Britain in the interests ol American commerce has brought the greatest encouragement to official circles. There was no Intimation that the relief the American shippers are to be given from some of the .hardships they have undergone Is In recognition of the change In Ger many's submarine policy but, coming as a sequel tn the kaiser's not yet Very formal pledge of merciful atti tude toward passenger ships, the news that England has yielded even slight ly is deemed significant. It was pointed out a point had been reached where the belligerents show a wil lingness to listen to representations and even to accede to them to some extent. Optimists take the view that with this start, there Is no reason why steady progress toward peace Should not result. Muscular Penman Meeting. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 81. Two hundred teachers of the swlfj busi ness stylo of muscular movement pen manship bs applied of late years In the public schools of America, are attending the convention of AmerlcnA Tenmanshlp Teachers' Association. ' Swamps No Barrier to Advance q an 30 &C.AX.S. of MILES This mup shows the natural ob stacles which the Germans had to overcome in their advance upon an 1 capture of Brest Litovsk last week. The army of Prince Leopole of Ba varia occupied the position at A and drove back the Russian right wing on FRANCE GETS READY FOR ANOTHER PERIOD OF CAMPAIGN' IS BELIEVED TO BE INEVITABLE STAFF MAK ING PLANS. PARIS, Aug. 31. France Is pre Paring for another period of winter fighting. War Minister Mlllerand him returned from the Vosges and Alsace, where the war office stated he had consulted with the staff, "re garding measures necessary for the coming winter campaign." Continued bombardment was re ported all along the western line. Committee to Sign up Those Who Will go on Junket Trip THOSE. WHO WISH WILT, HAVE CHANCE TO MAKE TIUP TO BAKER FAIR. The listing of Tendleton people (or the Junket trip to the Baker fair nott vtrt'K vui ne uiiuei mum oit inumuji.i by a committee from the Commercial association the Round-up and Hap py Canyon. Little difficulty Is ex pected In securing enough for at least one special car and perhaps two. An effort will also be made to take the band along to furnish music for the Junketers. Traveling Passenger Asent J. L. Miller Is here today and will be back Thursday to assist the committee In making arrangements. In the mean time he will get In touch with the Ba ker fair association and ascertain which day will be the biggest of the week. Special rates will be granted for a party of 20 and Mr. Miller states that he can Becure a Pullman that will accommodate 32. If moro than that number Is secured two Pullmans will be chartered. The Junketers will be able to go to bed in the cars at any time during the evening and will wake up next morning in Haker If they sleep as late as 7;55, the hour at which the fast mall arrives in that city. i Though no effort has been made yet to organize a party, already a dozen or more persons have announc ed their intention of making the trip Turks are Defeated Along Caucasus Front by Slavs FETHOGRAD, Aug. 31 The de feat of the Turks In an engagement on the Caucasus front In which 2000 Its center at Brest Litovsk and envel oped the fortress from the north. Northwest of the fortress and on the west bank of the Bug river at B and C the German and Austrian troops under Arch Duke Joseph Ferdinand, iruhed the Brest Litovsk forts. SLAVS 10 RETREAT iT REAR GUARD OF RUSSIAN'S BAD LY BEATEN' BY TEUTONIC ALLIES. BERLIN, Aug. 31. Von Macken sen has Inflicted another defeat on the rear guard of the Russians re treated from Brest-Litovsk. In the latc.-t clash with the Slavs In this re gion, the Austro-Uerman forces took 3700 prisoners, it was officially an nounced. The war office admitted that strong counter attacks deliver ed by the Russians have temporarily hailed the Austrian advance in Ga licla. AMERICAN ARRESTED FOR WRITTEN STORIES WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 Advices received here from American Minis ter Stovall at Geneva, Switzerland, said that Edwin Emerson, an officer of the New York militia, has been arrested because he wrote several ar ticles reflecting on Swiss officials. Tlie dispatch carried no details. Angry Residents Pursue and Catch a "Peeping Tom" MAX IS FOUND IjOOKIXG INTO WIXHOW OF M'RKK HOME IX ALT A STRKET. A Greek, giving the name of Louis Stons and who was detected peering into the windows of the J. W. Mc-: Gee home at 1006 West Alta street' hist night, was captured by Mr. Mc-j Gee and a neighbor and this morning received ten days In Jail on a vag-' riinoy charge. Mr. McGee's daughter, observed the face of the "Peeping Tom'' against the window and re-1 ported the matter to her father. Mr. McGee secured a neighbor and they gave chase to him, finally overtaking him. A call was sent In to the police station and Officer George Meeker, who Is substituting for Officer O. O Stephens during the latter'a illness, hurried down and took charge of the man. of the enemy were killed, was an nounced by the war office. The Rus sian forces captured St Turkish of ficers and 6, 129 men. LE I BE SAVED ii Serbian Army Colonel Declares That Allies Will Capture the Capital of the Turks. CITY'S POSITION HELPLESS AuKtro-Gennah Forces Will Be Un able to Come to the Relief of t Ottomans as Kaiser Cannot Spare Sufficient Men Serbian Army Can 'Withhold An Invasion. NEW YORK, Aug. 31 Will Con stantinople fall, or will the Teutonic allies save the Turkish capital for the Turks? Constantinople will fall. This Is the opinion of Colonel Pevren J. Popovlch of the Royal Serbian army, now In New York on a special mis sion. A report from Europe says the Germans and Austrlans plan, now that Russia Is disposed of for the moment, to relieve the situation In the Dardanelles. They will march through Bulgaria if Bulgaria is will ing. If Bulgaria is not willing they will use the steam roller through Serbia. Can it he done? Colonel Popovlch was asked. Popovlch re plied that Serbia now has a larger and better equipped army than ever before and that it will take at least 800 ooo men of German quality, or 1,200,000 of Austrian quality, If Ser bia Is to be subjugated quickly and he does not think the Teutons can spare that many men. Bearish Trend Still on in Wheat Mart Wheat continued its downward trend today, Chicago showing another drop of two cents. Portland bids are lower and there Is no business what ever underway In Pendleton. The Liverpool market remains strong and there is a difference of 88 cents be tween the Liverpool spot price and Portland offers for club. Portland. PORTLAND, Aug. 31. (Special) Club 81 bid; bluestem 86 bid. Chicago. CHICAGO, Aug. 31. (Special) At the close today Sept. 93 3-4; Dec. 92 5-8; May 97 1-4. Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 31. Wheat Spot. No. l Manitoba, lis 7d; No. 2, lis 5 1-2(3; No. 3, lis 3 l-2d; No. 1 Northern Duluth, lis 3 l-2d. In American terms the Liverpool price Is 31. 6S 1-2 per bushel. FIRE BURNS HUGHES HOI AID SPREADS TO NEARBY TIMBER FLAMES RELIEVED TO BE UNI) EH COXTROIi. HOWEVER. NEAR MEACIIAM. Fire that, last night consumed the house of Ira Hughes in the .moun tains near Meacham sorrd into tim ber adjoining and for a time threat ened to destroy a large amount of standing timber and cut wood. Tele phone messages this afternoon, how ever, stated that the fire Is under control and has not spread far. j The origin of the fire Is unkonwn I but Mr. Hughes, who was In Pen dleton last night, thinks It was start ed by an Incendiary. He went up as soon as receiving the report to aid in fighting the fire in the timber. Mr. Hushes' place Is about two and a half miles southwest of Meacham. A tel ephone message this afternoon from Bailey Ross, who owns the forty acres adjoining, states that the fire did not tret off the Hughes place and that. while still burning, It was well under; control. C. P. Strain received a mi s-' (Continued on page five.) NEWS SUMMARY General. RuHslans about to evacuate Grodna lllg drive In wwtora wr ione ninj Kwm be under way. Local. Hunting house near Meacham Maris forest fire. Hound-mi scat sale opens tomor row: trophy list announced. "IVcpliig Tom" caught by resident. Well known Vklnli lady wsm-i an ay. COHWHIOP All BY THE GERMANS LE TO GO TO Wllf AT 1915 RG' PARTIAL LIST OF PRIZE IS AN NOUNCED BY COMMITTEE TODAY. One of the most valuable trophy lists yet added to the Round-up cash purses will be divided among the win ners of the 1915 events. To date the trophies donated to the Round-up are as follows: Prize saddle, $350, made and pre sented by Hamley & Co. Steer roping saddle, J 1 50, made es pecially for steer roping by Hamley & Co., and presented by Pendleton Commercial Association. Cowgirls' relay prize saddle, sliver mounted, presented by Happy Can yon. Genuine Stetson Beaver hat, 320, steer bull-dogging, presented by Bond Bros. , Sealskin purse, first cowgirls' buck ing. $25, presented by Tallman & Co. Stetson hat, $25, presented by The Peoples Warehouse, second steer roping. Silver mounted bit, first pony ex press, presented by M. Morales & Co., Portland, Ore. Kodak, $25, second cow girls' relay, presented by Pendleton Drug Co. Pair handmade chaps, $50, present ed by Pacific Power & Light Co., through Dr. F. W. Vincent, manager, Pendleton. Bridle, value $7.50, first cowboys' relay, presented by W. I. Gadwa, Pen dleton. Royal Round-up set, bit. and spurs. made and presented by North & Judd Co., of New Britain, Conn., to Dest mounted cowboy or cowgirl In grand parade. Bare Arctic whale bound, mother of pearl handle, gold and silver mounted, 16 foot stage coach whip, $50, first stage coach race, presented by Thos. M. Gardiner, the "whip king." One silk muffler to best mounted squaw, presented by W. I. Gadwa. One set spars to best mounted buck, presented by W. I. Gadwa. One 40-foot lariat in Maverick race, presented by Portland Cordage Co.. Portland, Ore. The world's championship all around cowboy belt presented by Richard K. Fox, proprietor of the Police Gasette. One bottle perfume with cut glas and genuine rose Inside, presented by .Koeppen's Drug Store. TOMORROW IS ROUND WILL BE DISPLACED OLD LIDS MUST GO AND THE SOMBRERO WILL COME INTO ITS OWN. Tomorrow is Fall Hat Day In many places over the state, but In Pendle ton it is Round-up Hat Day. September 1 being the day gener ally recognized for the abandonment of the straw hat for the new fall styles, local people have for several years made It the date for the ad vent of the sombrero which is the of ficial hat for Round-up boosters. Therefore all who have old Round-uj hats are supposed to don them to morrow and those who have not should make a purcase for the new fall styles will not be generally rec ognized In this town until the Round up Is past and gone. For several days the windows of local stores have been exhibiting the latest things in men's autumn haber dashery. The styles are so different from those of last year that there Is small chance for a man to resurrect his leftover and still hope to be dressy. The fashion makers see to that. Quiet colors and conservative shapes will prevail this year. The light gray Fedora or Alpine hat with a black band, which has been out of stvle for 2t years, comes back this season as the especial fashion, and the best chance for the man who is looking for his fall hat In the cedar chest is to go and rummage amonn the things that his father wore when he was a kay young lade. Every thine will have n narrow brim and a comparatively high crown, although the extreme taper of last year will not be apparent.' The dress hats will tend toward the flower pot taper of the Tarls hat. but will not be extreme. Fancy derbies, lined with silk like hleh priced coffins will be apparent, at prices ranging anywhere up to $20. Toat'' Story to IV Invetlc"rcd. WASHINGTON. Aug. 31. Secre tary of War Garrison ordered an in vestigation Into the report that Cap tain Waldron and Lieutenant Gard ner drank to the toast "Deutschland uher nlles" nt Astoria last week The secretary ordered the Invest Igat'on on receiving word from Senator Cham berlain of the Incident. IjkV urn a nding Troops at El p Brig. Gen, John 3. Pershing EL PASO, Aug. 31. United States troops are guarding the border here following the rumors that an upris ing by Huerta, Carranza and Oroico factionists had been planned. Traffic over the International bridge across the Rio Grande has been almost sus pended ind all Mexicans are clopcy watched. Gen. John J. Pershing. commanding (he eighth brigade at Fort Bliss, where General Huerta Is being held, has ordered out extra guards and has ordered all officers and men to their posts. He announc ed that he was ready to cope with any situation that might arise. Gen. Pershing won distinction in the Min danao sections of the Philippines years ago. General Pershing is now at Chey enne, Wyoming, where the funeral of I his wife and children, who were binned to death in their home, was held yesterday. The blow has nearly: prostrated the distinguished soldier,! but he is bearing up bravely. CARRANZA WILL NOT HALT, y yy ; , t v , x. - f 1 s v. ' y t - Ji i v fj.- 'j, l ) 1 it " DUD IMCDIP1U DCinC DIAUltoat all the workers In Wales woull rHirHiNLIHUHn I LMUL I LMH P!ST. ""BABY'S COUGHING SAVES ATTITUDE. WASHINGTON. Aug. 31. The Pan-American conference will en dorse, and the United States govern ment will recognize a provisional president of Mexico elected by Gen erals Villa and Zapata and represen tatives of the cientificos and other factions, regardless of whether Car ranza joins in the peace conference it was strongly Intimated sy high slate department authorities this afternoon. Body is Found in the F-4 When Submarine is Opened HONOLULU. Aug. 31 One '. o .!:' p:-.4 in drvdock. It i now hell, v. was found today in the middle fm- d th- bodies of all the im-n trapped . - ,k. ri v l T,. 'he vessel w:li I recc. r.-d. With partment of submarine r-'- .... , , . the dieoverv of the f;rn liodv. rni.il work of digging in the sand nu. 1 and con.r.u,(r Kur..r a., h, Mie.l th.. debris which f.U the liv.-r . re- others would be found and cjohl I., sumed this morning after it was taken out. Alaskan Freighter on Beam Ends; Crew Savedby Steamer SEATTLE. Aug. "1- The Ala-k .n freighter Edith is reported on her , . , , . ,,, beam ends and sinking rapidly. 4'J miles west of K.UalU .Alaska. In ai w itvless message from Capta'n O'Url- cn of the steamship Mariposa, hkii was forced to cut loo.se from her tow mv BE STRUCK IN WEST War Office is Silent But Something Important is Believed About to Happen in Flanders. BRITISH LINE IS EXTENDED For the Past Month Large Rod lea of Troop Hare Been Moved to "Somewhere Jn France" Impres sion Is Gained That large Offen sive Movement Is About to Stat. LONDON. Aug. SI. The war of fice Is as silent as a sphynx, but Lon don hears that something is about p happen on the western battle front The question most asked la "when is the big blow coming off?" The av erage Londoner Is waiting with In terested expectancy,. He believes he will not have to wait long. All of the reasons behind the deductions lead ing to England's expectancy cannot be stated here. It Is sufficient to note, however, that soldiers are becoming more scarce In London. Dally for the past month they have been moving off to "somewhere In France." It is known here that the British front In France has been lengthened. The British have been holding but 49 miles, but how much they hold now, the public does not know. LONDON, Aug. 31. Great import ance is attached to a hurriedly called conference of members of the cabinet and government leaders, at the offi ces of Premier Asquith. The confer ence was entirely unexpected. The subject under discussion remains a mystery. Welsh Trouble Ended; Miners to Go to Work DIFFERENCES WITH OPERATORS PRACTICALLY SETTLTD IX LONDON. LONDON, Aug. 31. The Welsh strike troubles are considered practi cally settled. After a conference the Miners' Federation announced It would recommend to the workers the acceptance of the nv agreement. The preparation will be submitted to the miners tomorrow. LONDON, Aug. 31 Tbft danger point in the threatened strike of the Welsh coal miners Is believed to be passed. While conferences are still in progress at London, a thousand more miners at the Monmouthshire district walked out, but officials ol the Miners' Federation predicted the sessions here would come to a satis factory conclusion before night and be back In the mines tomorrow. FAMILY FROM THE FLAMES PORTLAND, Ore., Aug 31 The violent couching of the five months old baby of Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Clark probably saved the family from death in a fire which destroyed their home. Smoke from the fire chokvd the infant and Its paroxysms aroused the mother who awakened her hus band with her screams. Seizing th' baby and another child, the fatb'-r and mother scarcely were out of the building before it began t- ilUp- and abandon the v. th' r-i..riiliig. The crew of th E'11'h. n'iml.rirg ;. put off in small l,nHM la.it nlnht when . , the cargo of copper concernr-ate. yillWli Bt a (1,lrt,.r t a ,tliii ,,. larg, shifted Thev were r,,, k-.l u,r by the Marito-a whch - un I i ! jponse to djrtri-sn i iK. AIT FOR BLOW
