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DAILY EVEIilHG EDITION DAILY EVEfiiilG EOIIIQ'1 TO ADVl.lt T1SKIIS, Koreea.sl for Pastern Oregon by the United Staler Weather ohaerter at Portland. K.iir tonight; Thursday fair. irm- The East Oregon tin ha the largest paid flrculatlou of any pnwr In 4JrK'u, efut of t'urtiand, ard ovwr twli the circulation In l'eudletun ui aur other newspaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 27 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMB NO. 8395 COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER " -ty " ' . . 2 7 r " SLAV ARTILLERY HOLDS FOE BACK Ifl RIGA REGION Firm Stand is Being Made in En gagement That May Solve the Fate of the Baltic Seaport. GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS OUT Ciar Takes Command of the Rus sia n Armies Itctreat Actons Gall clan Frontier la Itolitjr Mulo Or derly and In Accordance With Pro urruiigcd Plans, Say IVtrognul. PETHOfJ RAD, Sept. 8. Russian artillery today la holding the Ger mans In check In the Riga region. While the Slav are ndmlttcd to have retired across the (iallcia frontier east of Prody, on the southern ex tremity of the battle front, reports from the war office emphasized that the Russians are standing firm In the crucial engagement to the north. From a point east of Grodno to Kovel, the Slav center la gradually benlng Inward, but the retirement Is being made In good order and In ac cordance with prearranged plana. At several points the retirement l be ing baited for the delivery of heavy and successful counter attacks. PKTROaRAD. Sept. 8 The Grand Duke Nicholas has been su - percedefl In command of the Russian forces by the ciar and has been ap- pointed viceroy of Caucasus, It wa officially announced today. I'ETl'.OdRAD Sept. 8. Other shakeups In the Russian military or g:ini;UI"n are promised as a result of the Slav retreat from Warsaw. Tho ri.ir Intends it Is said to personally reorganise the Important departments o the government. With the an nouncement of the srund duke's transfer a letter from the raar to the deposed commander was mado pub lic. The czar thanks his cousin for his sen-Ices and expresses regret that "ill health'' should have caused his removal. tUClil.IN. Sept. 8. German forces have captured Volhovsk, an Import ant railway Junction, 48 miles south east of Grodno It was officially an nounced today. CZAR TAKES COMMAND OF RUSSIAN ARMIES PA HIS, Sept. 8. "?.ar Nicholas has taken over command of the Russian armies, uceordlng to announcement here. News of this action was received here by President Polncalre In a dis patch direct from the czar. It said: "In placing myself at the head of my valuable, army I take particular plensure In addres.slng you, Monsieur President, with most sincere wishes for the grandeur of France and vic tory fur her glodlous armies.'" President Polncalre replied to Czar Nicholas as follows: "I know that In taking command your majesty intends to pursue the enemy energetically and until the fi nal victory of war Is forced upon the allied nations." M Is not known whether the action of Czar Nicholas in taking over the command of his unities means tho elimination of Grand Iluke Nicholas. SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN TO BE GUEST AT ROUND-UP ACCKITANCE OF INVITATION RE CKIVKI) WILL KFE SHOW FOR 1TIIST TIME, Senator Oeorge E. Chamberlain of Oregon will be one of the distinguish ed guests at the 1915 Round-up, an acceptance, of the Invitation sent him recently having been received this morning. This will be the senator's first Itouml-up as-his duties have kept him at Washington In the past during the annual shows. The fol lowing Is his letter of acceptance. "I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your very cordial letter of the 6th tnstnnt, asking mo to be the guest of the Hound-up and Pendleton during tho sixth presentation of your drama of the west. Unless something hap pens to prevent I want to leave here on the evening of the 13d and be with you on tho 24th and 25th In stant. I assure you that I appreciate the honor Implied by your very cour teous Invitation, and I am very anx ious to be with you at a celebration which has achieved a national repu tation. "Yours very sincerely, "O. E. CHAMBERLAIN." Oftenest when Opportunity knocks, It Is not so much a case of nobody home as It Is "nobody home." ' 1 Peace Negotiations May Come Soon i 'i I it ! ' - x)" 4 . ) f i f 5 1 ', V , ... ... r . '..v.. .. I V ' 1 Munslgnor Russell.' of Washington anA cardinal Clbbuns, photographed outnido the Whltehouse after their cal on president Wilson, tu present ja fr peaCe from Pope Renedtft Break With Austria Seems' Likely Over Dumha Affair WASHINGTON. Sept. 8. President Wilson smashed another precedent today when he called on Secretary Lansing at the latter's office for a conference believed to have referred to Ambassador Dumba of Austria, who recently admitted ho was Insti gating a plot to cripple American munition plants by calling Austrlans and Hungarians out on strike, Dum I'a's explanations to I.anslng late yes terday arc not thought satisfactory to the secretary. A breach between the two nations Is thought to be pos sible over the affair. DKP.USTMF.NT ST TKS THAT NO AHNOltM L SI.I1H S ll.WK TAKKX PLACE. WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. The Pa- nama canal was declared safe by of- I ficials of the war department today, I following a severe earthquake at San ! Salvador and Guatemala yesterday. No abnormal slides were caused In the zone. The quake destroyed the city of Jutiapa. Guatemala, and it Is believed that luter reports will show some deaths have resulted. SUIT AGAINST CITY OVER RESERVOIRS IS ORIGINAL CLAIM KOK 2I.50 has ni:r.x settled I'OH 72SO. After being In the courts for many months, the case of the Oregon Lum ber Yard, assignee for Jefrey & Ruf ton, vs. the City of Pendleton and tin members of the water commission was today finally settled wheji a Judgment by stipulation was signed by Judge Phelps. Py thcstlpulatlon the defendant ngrees to pay to the plaintiff I72f0. The original suit was for $21,500. The suit grew out of the clulms of Jefrey & Hufton for money over and above the amount paid by the water commission on the contract for the construction of the water conduit and reservoirs. The water commis sion admitted claims to the amount of approximately 17000 but rejected the others. j j, e vc i ,7 XV. The pope asked the intervention of the United States In the European war with a view to bringing about pence. The plea was not sent to any other nation, it Is said. 1 Secretary Wilson is reported tc have vetoed Intmhu's suKeytinn fur aid from the department in notifying 'Austrlans that continued service in , munition factories would result in se vere punishment for them from their home government in the event of their return. The state department is seeking further Information con cerning the ambassador's activities. It is understood he will be asked to produce the letter he attempted to forward to his home government through American Correspondent Archibald. ARE LANDED SAFELY (XHJ.IMOX IX ITG DAMAGES YKSSKL WHICH HAS TO BE Rl. AGROUND. STONINGTO.N, Mass., Sept. 8. The steamer J. T. Morse was damag ed and beached today after a collis ion wth the steamer Pemaquld In a fog off Turk Island. The Morse's 200 passengers were taken off safe ly. She Is owned by the Eastern Steamship company and piles be tween Rockland and Bar Harbor. INJUNCTION IS ISSUED TO STOP FIXING GRAIN PRICE CHICAGO, Sept. 8 Federal Judffe Landing ruled today the board of trade's "call rule" whereby grain prices are fixed overnight Is a viola tion of the Sherman anti-trust law. He issued an Injunction restraining the hoard making prices thus. NEWS SUMMARY General. Slav artillery holding hack Gor man In Riga region. LI nro Injured and 10 killed in tier, man air raid on coast of 1 'Jutland. Attack on Arable Justified Ihnmth fear liner was about to ram the sub ntnrlue, says Germany's note. Ijocal. Forty IVndlctonlan to lie at Itaker fair tomorrow. Water iiumiikslnn and iwitraotors iKmpromb suit. Senator Chamlterlaln coming to liountl'uo Commercial eluh gets back ol horse and mule show. VON TIRPITZ WILL NOT RESIGN F L ilLli CREATOR Of' SURMAItlXE WAR FARE WILL KEEP PLACE, SAYS BERLIN. BERLIN, Sept. 8. Grand Admiral Von Tlrpltz, creator of the subma rine warfare, will not resign, was the official denial today In answer to the story that Von Tirpltz had quit be cause of friction with other leaders over the submarine policy, particu larly In relation to the German-American affair. Chicago Market Is Up Trifle Today The Chicago wheat market lit a trifle stronger today but there Is no change in Portland bids. The local market remains dormant as for some time past. The local barley business is also suspended temporarily. Clilcaco. CHICAGO, 111., Sept. 8. (Special.) At the close today, September, 93 7-8; Dec. 91 1-S; May, ! 1-8. Portland. - PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 8 Spec ial.) Portland bid prices, club, 81, bluestem, 85. j l,lvernxl (Yesterday's Market.) I LIVERPOOL, Sept. 7. Cash wheat1 Unchanged to 3d lower; corn tin-; changed to l-2d higher. 1 Wheat Spot, no. 1 Manitoba. Us1 3 l-2d; No, 2, 11s S 1-2. 1; No 3, 11 6 1-21; No. 1 Northern Duluth, lis 2d. j In American terms the Liverpool top price is J1.71 per bushel. DEPARTMENT British Transport Beached at Dardanelles Whiff, -fr"--- S.. "J- ' - t' i - ' - V , ' IS , - . I K 'AT -.- V W r-f vw," "aw-,,f) Mn F,.e,.THeFE- flcv-rs Heroes. The upper picture gives a striking ground protected the men whito Th.,.- " example of the desperate methods rmuloved bv the llritlsh to land fore- es on the C.alllpoll peninsula The ... .. .- kIT ... rmmi "..o ....u, .-i, ashore at a time when land rein- forcements were particularly neces- sary. Five men gained the Victoria Cross during the landing from the transport In a particularly hot fight. The battleship shown In the back- Attac . A rabic Justified I Through Fear to Ram Dive r RERUN, Sept. 8. Germany's note! on the torpedoing of the liner Arabic! was handed Ambassador Gerard last i night, but withheld from publication i today. It is understood It contains the substance of the report of the ! commander of the submarine which ! sank the veS3el. It Justifies the at tack on the ground It was feared the! submarine was about to be rammed j by the liner. The report disproves ' English statements that the subma- j rlne had been sunk. j WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 Officials 1 here received the first word of the1 Tomorrow Is Pendleton Day at the Paker county fair and Pendleton will be represented there by forty live boosters for the Round-up, clad In sombreros, gay handkerchiefs and shirts. The committee in charge is this afternoon finishing the campaign for a earful and will have the requir ed number for two cars by 5 o'clock, j At! 2:30 the committee signed up; for certain and only needed five others for the two cars. Jock Cole- j man, well known entertainer, will I he taken along to toot a few tunes on : his bagpipes. The committe urges; everyone to wear their Round-up 1 clothing and to take on a full head: of boosters' steam. , The Pullmans will be parked in the ' local yards at 9 o'clock this even-' lng and members of the party can (4 J N - ! : " landing from the transport. j The peculiar miu-klnr ..f t:.. are a ruse adopted to deceive the - ... ..... ; . .r. ,l .t , . ..r n,,..,. ,,.,,i King ,no suies gives the Impression that the vessel Is moving at a great speed. j During the fighting incident to the' landing, the three men below distln- gnthed themselves for bravcrv and were awarded the Victoria' Cross. I 40 NffiIBB FOR ll-UP 1 BE AT BIB Fl TOMORROW . a. v.- . . V A .1' . 1 '- A -f i i i Liner Planned Says Ge rmany delivery of the Arabic note to Am bassador Gerard through a United Press dispatch. They declined to make any comment until they had the complete text. It was pointed out In high quarters, however, that an ac ceptance of Germany's plea would give submarines a wide latitude of action hereafter. Should it be ac cepted, Germany could easily, in fu ture cases, profess to believe that a vessel, veering out of its course, did so for the purpose of ramming the submarine and thus Justifying tor pedoing. go to bed at any time after that hour. The cars will be attached to the fast mail and will reach Baker at 7:55 In the morning. The entire day will be spent there and the Baker people (Continued on page eight) MINERS AGAIN ON STRIKE IN WALES COAL SECTION CARDIFF. Sept. 8. For the third time in a few weeks. S"Uth Wales c ai miners struck today. Two collier? and 35i"t men are affected. Kmploy mnt of non-union men was the came. 4 'NCSvx JT ..... titnii i.wf tn ricHt Lieutenant William Itagot Walker, " Midshipman timn t CrT1WI"'UK; N" K ' and Sur'!eon ! I ;Kelly' R N- W'!ker led a party of, mn makln th' rUh fro.., the transport. Drewrv swain about the ,hlp and placed the lighters in n.i i tlon or the mtn to make a l .nditr' and was wounded In 'the held bv' shrapnel. Surgeon Kellv tended th.! u.nm.i.i ...... l... , . hull. t wound In the foot ' i 1- V :.v: - 43 ARE INJURED AND TEN KILLED ill Zeppelins Visit English Coast and Drop Bombs-Fifteen Small Dwell ings are Demolished. LOCATION IS KEPT SECRET Believed Pmwihle That London Wan Again victim of Kaiser's Alr-crft Several Ilrcs Are Started Rnti Are Controlled HritL-h Anti-Air-guns light tlic Enemy. LONDON. Sent. S Ten nrnn were killed In last nlghfs Zeppelin 'aid on the English coast, It was of ficially announced today. Three oth- ers are missing and are believed to ue uuriea in the debris. The location of the raid was withheld. The admiralty said 43 haH in. Jured. . The official statement .aid three raiders were in the party. Fif teen small dwellings were demolish ed or badly damaged by shells. Sev eral fires were started but were ex tinguished. British anti-air craft guns were In action but the aero planes were unable to, locate them. It is possible London was again visited by Zeppelins which the ad miralty reports as having raided "eastern counties." The statement was strictly censored as to the local ity of the raid. PROGRAM FOR CONVENTION OF W. C.T.U. IS ARRANGED MANV IMPORTANT Sl'IUKCTS W ILL P.E DIM I SSED IIUIE ON VIIIDAV. The program for the annual conn. ty convention of the V. C. T. V. has been prepared and Insures a full and interesting day for the delegates In attendance. .The convention will be held in this city at the Baptist church on Friday with sessions In the morning and afternoon. Mrs. J. C. Woodworth is president of the or ganization, Mrs.. G. W. Rugg record ing secretary and Mrs. A. F. May corresponding secretary. The following Is the program In full; Mornlns. 10 a. m revot!onals...Mrs. Holder, Pendleton Enrollment of delegates. Minutes of 1914 Convention. Reports of County Officers and Su perintendents of Departments. Get Acquainted Hour. Noontide Prayer M". Cleveng-r, Pendleton Afternoon. 2 p. m. Devotjonals Waiter Jones. Pendleton Vocal Solo tisa Mayree Snydef Talks Five Most Important De partments of our Work Pendleton Union Is Our Pledge Too Strong? Mrs. Kennard. Weston Violin Solo.... Miss Margaret Lowell How to Keep Our Unions Alive Mrs. Tolbert, Milton Our Publications ...Mrs Florence Conner, Stanfield Election of County Officers. Election of Delegates to State Con vention. Benediction. Society llurulnr Arrested. CHICAGO, Sept. 8. The police to day arrested Melville Reeves, an al leged "society burg'ar and planned to present him to Mrs. J Ogden Ar mour whose mansion he robbed of several thousand dollars worth of Jewels Monday. Reeves denl.j h! guilt. SPECIAL PULLMANS WILL COME FROM THE VALLEY Special 1'uiiti' iv. . with t'XoursiotiiNts t.,-. up. are t'i . run u . -r tt laden - ni'.I- ' T'i- ene, rl iji .U'ld- go:. F.le. trie ;.... : i Salem attd .'! . to word r-t M' i i:p headquarters tli' Indtcatio.is tit ii ii li I; m'Trtliu'. rowd will come out of the Willim.-tti. valley this ear are piling up each day. not only through r ports but through urtuul reser vations of grandstand seals and accommodatl'jiij. The electric Puliin ins will hi brought straight through to IVndietiin und will l.e park-d here during the show. The O -W It. N. Is also Minding all over the. country for xtra Pullmans for u hero during tiie Kound-up. BY GERMAN RAID I h
