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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 27
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER. 18 .
NO. 8fi0-l
GERMANS TRYING
DESPERATELY 10
TAKE SLAV CITY
Terrific Battle for the Possession of
Vilna Has Begun Teutons De
liver Smashing Attacks.
RUSSIAN LIES ARE HOLDING
Struggle stretches from the Baltic to
(.allcla mill la tlie. (.rontcst Fight
Tltal Hint Been Waged on Present
Front In Himte Section Russians
Are Victorious.
l'ETUOORAD, Sept. 18. A terrific
buttle for the possession of VUna has
begun. The Germans are making a
smashing attack to the east of the
city. Several Teuton detachments
have pushed their way to the Novo
Vllesk-Moludechno railway and are
now attempting to pierce the Russian
lines.
An official statement today empha
sized the fact that the struggle around
Vllna Is the greatest on the present
front, stretching from the Baltic to
Gallcla. German successes In the
Vllna region have been offset by de
feats to the southeast. At some,
points the Austro-Oermans are flee
ing In disorder before the Russian of
fensive. It was officially announced that
the German attempts to advance on
the Vllna-Llda railway had been re
pulsed heavily. It was admitted the
enemy occupies Redkouny, south of
TW.Ixhkl, afier a stubborn conflict,
and also occupied the village of Sha
ru. BERLIN, Sept. 18. The capture of
part of the Russian advanced posi
tions about Dvlnsk Bridgehead was
offlclalls announced today. The Rus
sian front between Vllna and the Nte-
inan river was said to have been
broken.
This victory marked the strong for
ward step In the Teutonic campaign
against Dvlnsk nnd Vllna. With
Dvlnsk In their hands the Germans
will be In a strategic position for the
Riga and Petrograd campaign. The
fall of both cities within a short time
1h confidently expected here.
COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS
TO ROUND-UP VERY FEWi
DIRECTORS EVEN PURCHASE
TIIEIK OWN KEATS AT BIG
EVENT.
Complimentary tickets to the
Round-up are almost as scarce In
Pendleton as snowballs on a July
day. some opinions to the contrary
notwithstanding. From the first year
of the big frontier show, the directors
have been exceedingly parsimonious
In dealing out passes, and, In order
that they might not be criticized for
their action, they have never taken
any themselves. Every director of
the Round-up, from the first exhibi
tion to the one next week, has paid
for every ticket he has secured. The
only special advantage they have Is a
choice of the boxes but they must
pay the regulation price.
Practically the only passes given
out are those to newspaper men, to
police officials and to distinguished
visitors who are special guests of the
Hound-up. In 1913 a total of 112
passes were Issued, and last year the
total reached 136. These were al
most all for newspapermen from over
the northwest. This year 168 passes
have been Issued but In this number
are Included 76 given to special po
lice and sheriffs from outside of Pen
dleton who are coming to help In the
round-up of criminals. Only 14
passes have been issued In Pendleton
this year and these were to the two
newspapers and newspaper corre
spondent. NEWS SUMMARY
General.
German lire striving desperately
to reach Vllna.
Mighty blow struck at Serbia would
end war by next spring, Is belief of
Berlin and Vienna.
Cluiiicrw of settlement of Arabic
tiilnversy seem better than ever.
Mexican question will again . he
token up by Pan-American pcaoo con
ference. Local.
Wedding ring Is found after being
In saek of barley four yearn.
Miss Reber chosen Queen of the
ltound-np.
Morrow, Gilliam and Wheeler
eounty teaelicr may attend local In
stitute. Judge eliosen for Round-up: final
arrangement fur great show being
made.
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The czar has assumed chief com
mand of the Russian armies and the
Grand Duke Nicholas has been sent
to another portion of the Russian
front to fight the Turks. Today's dls-
pntches from Petrograd claim that
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11 NOTIFY
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Round-up accommodation head
quarters are now regularly open fort
business and as In the past the Main;
street room of the East Oregonlan
building. Is used for the purpose. The
telephone Is 609 and parties having,
rooms to rent are asked to phone
headquarters if they have not already,
been listed.
No solicitors are sent out this year
but on the other hand, Dean Tatom.l
accommodations director, haa had a
clerk call people by telephone to in-1
quire as to their ability to accommo-j
date visitors. Most of those having
listed rooms at previous Round-ups
have been called and there Is an
abundance of rooms available.
Many outside people are reserving
rooms direct, taking rooms they used
for former celebrations. Such busi
When the Baker excursionists to
the Round-up, sixty or more strong,
arrive In Pendleton next Saturday
morning they will be met at the de
pot by the lumbering old stage coach
es belonging to the Round-up and
will be taken at a mule-gallop pace
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breakfast will be served to them.
This nt least Is the arrangement ne-j
Ing made by Mayor Tallman of Happy!
Canyon and his board of councllmen. '
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GIN A ROUND-UP BREAKFAST
the Slavs have made gains in south
east Galicla, while around Vilna a
terrific battle is raging. The photo
graph shows the czar and the grand
duke as they appeared at a confer
ence before the latter was removed
as commander in chief.
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ness as this is not handled through
the accommodations committee.
Mrs. Barber and Mrs. Lynch, wel
fare workers here In behalf of Gover
nor Wlthycombe, have been given
desk room in the accommodations
headquarters.
Heroic Nurse Passes Away.
PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 18. Mrs.
Elizabeth Fleming, 82, who sixty
ytars ago was one of the heroic vol
unteer nurses at the time of the great
yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans
died at her home here. Mrs. Fleming
then a beautiful young Baltimore girl, I
volunteered for service 'and was sent
to New Orleans, with a large company
cf volunteers. She was the only one
to return alive.
There Is no doubt about the Baker
excursion being a certainty. T. O.
Montgomery, formerly of this city, Is
chairman of the committee In charge
of the Junket and this morning or
dered sixty grandstand tickets to be
reserved for the party.
T. J. Tweedy this morning received
a letter from S. O. Correll, a promi
nent attorney of Baker, In which he
stated that between fifty and one
1 undred would come In tbe special
cars.
DEUT
CHANCE TO SETTLE
BETTER THAN EVER
PKItl.lN DISPATCHES TEIX OF
( )M i:i!i:CK IIEI.I) WITH
AMBASSADOIt GEHARD.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. Hopes
for a settlement of the Arabic contro
versy were raised today by lierlin dis
patches telling of conferences be
tween Ambassador Gerard and the
foreign secretary and Indicating an
inclination on Germany's part to meet
America half way. Officialdom ex
pected the upshot of the situation
would be a disavowal of the Arabic
torpedoing.
For the time being the administra
tion's attention Is centered on tho
UritLsh prize court decision confis
cating millions of dollars worth o!
American goods, and upon the loan
negotiations at New York.
CITY TO CLOSE UP
TIGHT FOR FIRST
DAY OE ROUND-UP
IU SIXESSMEX FALL IX LINE WITH
MAVOK'S PROCLAMATION
FOK HOLIDAY.
e Pendleton will be closed and her
metically sealed next Thursday after
noon fur the opening day of the
Round-up. Falling in line with the
idea expressed In Acting Mayor Dy
er's proclamation, practically all of
the business men have promised to
close and lock their doors at 1 o'clock
In the afternoon. The mayor haa
modified his proclamation to the ex
tent that the stores may open for a
short time after the Round-up pro
gram closes inasmuch as there will
be many whowill want to do some
shopping then. However, the pur
pose and Intent of the proclamation
is to make Pendleton and Umatilla
county Day a -big day and in this the
business men will cooperate.
Ex-Pator (iocs to Penitentiary.
SEATTLE, Sept. IS. Aloysius J.
Speckert, an attorney, former pastor
of the "Temple of Light" and a spir
itual lecturer, was sentenced today by
Judge Gilliam to serve six months to
15 years In the penitentiary, follow
ing a plea of guilty of grand larceny.
Speckert misappropriated J9O0 be
longing to a client.
X. Y. World Hecolves "Bomb"
NEW YORK. Sept. IS. The New
York World, recently active in an anti-German
expose, received a harm
less "bomb" today. It appeared to be
the real thing, but contained no ex
plosives. Sentenced to Prison
GUSTAV
NEW YORK, -Sept 18. Oustat
Stahl, the German reservist who made
an affidavit to the effect that he had
seen four guns aboard the Lusltanla
Just before Bhe Killed on her last
trip, and who since admitted that he
had perjured himself, Is now on hla
way to the federal prison at Atlanta
where he will serve eighteen months.
After hearing Stahl plead guilty, Jus
tice Hough sentenced him to a year
and a half In prison and Imposed a
fine of tl.
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Directors are Busy in NamirgJudges
Opening Entry Bocks and Putting
Grounds in Shape.
MORE STABLE ROOM IS BUILT
So Many Itcluy Strings Have Entered
ill the Various Contests That Pres
ent Facilities) Are Xot Sufficient
Tryouts of Buckers Being 1W.I
Every Afternoon.
With the sixth annual Round-up
only a few days away, the directors
are completing their final prepara
tions for the best frontier exhibition
In the world. These final prepara
tions Include the naming of the judges
and other officials and helpers, the
preparation for receiving the live
stock, the opening of entry books,
putting the grounds In shape and
trying out the bucking stock.
The Judges at the Round-up this
year will be R. S. Dixon of Prinevllle,
who acted In a like capacity last year,
J. N. Bure-ess of Pilot Rock and Wil
liam Slusher of Nolln. All three are
stockmen of ' long experience and
know a bucking horse and a buckaroo
when they see them.
Director H. W. Collins, who will
have charge of the track and arena,
will have as his chief assistant Guy
Wyrlck. Livestock Director S. R.
Thompson will be assisted by W. R.
Taylor of Athena and Herbert Thomp
son, reservation farmer, both of
whom have assisted In former years
and who are acknowledged to be the
best help a frontier show could have.
President T. D. Taylor will be In the
arena to help where most neded.
So many relay strings and other
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horses are being entered In the varl- his foreign office .suggesting the call
ous contests that the board has found 'ng of Austrian and Hungarian
It necessary to build additional stablet strikes In American munition plants,
room at the grounds Carpenters are- "', : . ;
now completing a new barn which
will accommodate fifty horses and,
even at that. It Is probable that some
private barns will have to be rented.
The track is already in fine shape
for the races but is being dragged
and sprinkled each day to make it as
fast as possible.
The tryouts of the bucking horses Portland markets slightly down to
la proceeding rapidly and satisfactor- day, the Chicago September quota
ily every afternoon. A dozen or more tion being three cents under the clos
horses were saddled yesterday and ing price yesterday. The local mar
all but three piled their riders. Shar- ket remains dead with a price of 75
key. the big bucking bull, was sad-' cents based on the Portland bid
died but his first plunge broke the
cinch of the saddle and he got rid of
rider and saddle both at the second)
jump. Angel projected his rider into
space at the second Jump and Ramn- ciai) Portland bid prices today;
ling Sam boosted his rider clear over club, 85; bluestem, 91.
the seven foot fence that is on the Chicago,
other side of the track. I CHICAGO. Sept. IS. (Special)
At this time the advance sale of At the close today Sept. $1.01 1-4;
seats is as large as It was last year pfc. 93 1.4 : May 96 1-2.
at this time, according to Tom Boy-j Liverpool" (Yesterday)
len. Jr.. who has had chage of the; LIVERPOOL, Sept. 17. Wheat
sale for several years and he predicts ,t n Manitoba, lis 11 l-2d; No.
that the gate receipts will be fully as
large as in 1914. Yesterday he took
in J300 and expects to take In double
that amount today in addition to the
many reservations made by mail and
telephone. On each day of th-'
Round-up he estimates there will be
at least 2000 grandstand tickets sold .
in addition to those secured in ad
vance. 1
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OUT BY CONFERENCE
NEW YORK. Sept. IS. Vital steps
in the troublous affairs of Mexico,
both from an American and a Mexl-
can standpoint, are believed to be
slated today in the gathering of the
Pan-American peace conference here. '
A proposal for recognition of Car-
ranza seemed likely to be made. That Comment throughout the country is
M-.eh a step would precipitate trouble not against conscription, provided the
for the Americans remaining south of government believes the step neces
the Rio Grande appeared probable.; sary, but the motives of the advocates
Carranza's proposal that the confer- are suspected and the people scent po
ence send representatives to the bor-, luteal intrigue,
der to discuss International questions
with him was scheduled as the chief.
subject of the afternoon meeting.
01 the liner Santanna believes tier
WASHINC.TON, Sept. 18. Govern-j man spies caused the fire aboard his
mental Investigation of the charges vessel a few davs ago Llovd's agent
that American soldiers made an un-!nt St. Michaels, the Asores cabled to
provoked attack on Carraniistas near day. He is convinced bombs were
Brownsville yesterday, was formally
asked for by the Carrania agent to
day. BROWNSVILLE. Sept. 18. Nert
vousness prevailed on the border to
day, following yesterday's battle be
tween American and Mexican soldiers
at Matamoras. Mexicans are growing
bolder and It is feared a battle of;ns what it cost Kenneth Seaver a
nu.ro serious proportions Is likely to Pittsburg engineer, to telephone hi
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This picture of Ambassador Dum
ba, the Austro-Hungarian represen-
' tatlve in this country, was made in
:cw York, while the Ambassador was
or- nis from his summer home
I t0 Washington to "explain" to See-
retary Lansing the letter he wrote to
WHEAT DOWN TODAY IN
THE CHICAGO MARKET
Wire reports show the Chicago and
Price. It is said farmers desiring to
sell might secure more. "
, Portland.
PORTLAND. Ore., Sept. IS. fSpe-
I. lis lid: No. 3. lis 9 l-2d
Northern Duluth. lis 4d; No.
No. 1
2 hard
winter. 1 Is 9 l-2d.
In American terms the Liverpool
price for Spot No. 1 is 11.74 per
1 ushel.
ATTEMPT TO FORCE MEN TO
ENLIST WOULD BE FATAL
ENGLAND WOVLD FACE A CIVIL
WAR IF CONSCRIPTION IS
ADOPTED.
LONDON. Sept. IS Any attempt
by the government to force the army
conscription issue would result In se
rious trouble, the executive commlt-
tee of the union of railway servants
today notified the government. The
body represents 300,000 men. who
unanimously endorse the speech of J.
H. Thomas, a laborite In parliament!
predicting a civil war would follow
conscription.
Believes Bomb Cuii-wil lire.
LONDON. Sept. IS. Captain Favev
placed on the ship because she car
ried 1700 Italian reservists. Had she
carried munitions the flames would
have caused an explosion and wreck
ed the liner.
Cot Money to Talk to Wife.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. I.
Seventeen dollar nH f,r. .nt
ife he arrived here safely.
MIGHTY BLOW AT
BALKANS 1Y 8E
EHD OF THE WAR
Berlin and Vienna Enthusiastic Over
Plan to Invade Serbia and Join
Hands With Bulgaria.
CAMPAIGN WOULD BE BRIEF
Military AiillH.riiieji at German Cap
ital Believe It Would Be An Fvwjr
Milter to cruh Serbia If Quick
Blow Is Ix-alt Rubriiria Favorable
to Uie German Cause.
BERLIN, Sept. IS. One mighty
blow in the Balkans may end the
ar by spring. By blasting a road
through Serbia to Bulgaria, the Aus-tio-Germans
may not only settle the
vexatious Balkan question, but like
wise bring an early peace. Both
here and in Vienna, the Idea of a sud
den stroke in the Balkans meets with
hearty popular approval.
In Vienna particularly, pre.ss reports
that the Austro-Germans will soon
invade Serbia are widely commented
upon. Vienna believes that no other
move promises such an early end to
the struggle. Military officials agree
it would be comparatively easy to de
feat Serbia. Then a short march
would link up the central empires
with Bulgaria, which already Is most
friendly to them.
If Bulgaria fights at all. It Is cer
tain it will be beside the central em
pires Her entrance into the combat
would complete a chain of armies
stretching from the Baltic to the Bos
phorus and make them Invincible in
their power to overwhelm their ene
mies. Bulgaria, having established
friendly connections with Turkey, Vi
enna does not doubt that Bulgaria's
armies would take the field immedi
ately If Roumanla made war on the
Turks. The allies apparently have
lost the chance of winning Bulgaria
to their cause.
WEDDING 16 IS
FOUND IN BARLEY
AFTER FOUR YEARS
COSTLY PIECE OK JEWELRY IS
UNCOVERED BY WARE
HOUSEMAN. After lying for four years in a sack
of barley stored In this city, a costly
wedding ring, ownership unknown,
was found Thursday by John Q.
Peebler, warehouseman at the Fur
nish warehouse, while resacklng the
barley. The ring bears the inscrip
tion "From Lloyd to Cora" and was
evidently worn by some man who
handled the grain originally.
The barley had been stored In the
warehouse for four years and, the
sacks becoming rotten, it was decided
to resack the grain. While this pro
cess was going on Mr. Peebler's eye
detected something bright go from
one sack to another and, investigat
ing, found the ring. It is octagonal
in shape and Is Inlaid. Mr Peebler
has no means of knowing to whom
the ring belongs.
MISS DORIS REBER WILL
BE "QUEEN OF ROUND-UP',
Miss Doris Reber will be
"Queen of the Round-up'' next
week. Director Claude Pen-
land, who has charge of th ; 1-
rade, has selected her for the
position this year and M
ber has consented t.. a' t. As
queen, she will r i I '1 the
queen's float 111 the U .tward
Ho parade. The float thw .ear
will be fashion-. 1 iti th- -di-ipe
of a hiiKe s.ol i!' m.i'i-
after the p'ltter-i ef the t.'-t
prue saddle f r th h.ick.n,'
contest.
yuven liorLs vi
ipyu.at
at the back ' 'h
and her aiii.-s w !
lower ilow n. o(',r .
the saddle .
selected little Mis
laiifl hoard
W -.ta'loned
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id" I -he h.i
Th.Mici Ma
rie Morris and Master J.ho.m
Raiey. Miss Reber "ill wear
tuine and h.'r
little aides Kill be dressed Iti
buckaroo fashion.
Miss Reber has also h.'en en-
caged to sing eaeh evening at
Happv Cannon from horetni k
H.r singing last enr wan one
of the features of the hour j ro-
gram and the annoiincnient
that she will alng again ill
welcome to the people ho eon-
template ut'endlng the Happy
l'anoli festivities
a