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DAILY EVENING EDITION Pom-net for HMl Oregon hv the I riu, , si,ur. Wr-ather fylwrvrr I Portland. TO ADVERTISERS. The Eut Oregonlan haa the largeat ptld ! mat Ion of any paper In Oregon, eut of rortlind ind over twice tue circulation In rendleton of any otber newapaper. Tonight and Tuesday, ruin. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 27. DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1915. DAILY EVENING EDITION ALLIED ARMY IS REPULSED ALONG E Anglo-French Forces Defeated Ac cording to Berlin Austro-Ger-mans Take 3000 Prisoners. CONSTANTINOPLE LINE OPEN Teutons Maintain That Dlrott Com munications Can Now be Hold With ottoman Capital Hut Thut Rail I .mi - Must lie I'rotrfted I mm KiM-iii) This l Tough Job. BERLIN. Nov. . Attacking the liulgarlana south of Strumnltza, the Anglo-French mi hua wen repuls ed heavily. Austro-German forces have occupied Krujevac and taken :iOGO prisoners, an official statement announced. Herman forces pressed southward in Serbia while the Itiit gars sought to affect a Junction with them. Front (iermany's standpoint, the Serbian campaign la completed, and direct rail communication estab lished with Constantinople. All that r mains la to protect the rail lines from the allies. Germany recognized that this Is a real task. It is realised that soon the Anglo French and the shuttered Serbians will attack the Herman Serbian cam paigners from the south. Besides landing at Salonika. It is expected the allies will debark shortly and possi bly have already started to, at Kavu la and Dedacheatch. The central al lies must expect drives against the railroad throughout the 4 50 mile Una in s- rlila, Hulgaria and Turkey. LONDON. Nov. $. German and Bulgarian foremen will not see Con stantinople's spires without making their way through a sea of blood, If the plans of the allies carry. Sweep ing down upon them, to aid the crush ed Serbians came new and larger nOfdai of allied troops following land ings at Salonika and Ovloniu Alba nia too. was said to he a point of de. bmrtnUloB, Though the liulgarlana triumphantly swept Into Xlsh. there by opening the rond to Constantino ple the Teutons and their allies still fnred terrific fighting along the Mon tenegrin border and In northern and l antern Serblu. Vlte Consul Caspar L. Dreler of Singapore, notes that cocoonut plant Ing Is rapidly coming Into promi nence as a stable rather than ,i sub sidiary Industry throughout British North Borneo, BULGARIAN United States Says Allied Blockade of Enemy's Coast is Illegal and Indefensible Mimniitry Of Note, Blockade declared ineffective, Illegal and Indefensible. America not to submit to cur tailment of neutral rights or au( fer further with complacence. Policy of expediency, rather than observance of accepted rule of International conduct, pro tested. British contention In this resiicct during civil war, clttd. Cnlted Stules "unhesitatingly nssiimes" the task or champion ing neutral rights and will devote i nergles to exercising Impartial attitude. Judicial means offered for re paration regarded as defective. In violation of laws of nations, 'In structive to American trade and sbM suspicion and concern. i 'urtallment of neutral rights dw lured admittedly retaliatory and Intended to punish Great Britain's enemies for alleged Il legalities. American attitude tuward "lawless conduct" of belligerents declared to have sanction of civ il ixed world. Maintenance of neutral rights derlnred of highest Importunes to present and future Protest made only after many months had passed since Britain promised not to Infringe unjusti fiably on American rights had proved unavailing. Apprehension expressed that If British policy is not curtailed American trade may suffer fur ther. Increase in American exports to neutrals due to diminution of trade European neutrals had with nations now at war. WASHINGTON. Nov 8. Thf Uni ted slates In Its latest note to Great Hrltain made public here covering exhaustively British Interference mih American trade since the be- All Candidates in City Election Are Ready for Ballot PETITIONS FILED so Wlls WILL (.o ON DECEMBER. THEIR IX The ticket for the city election on December 6 may now be printed and electors can begin to determine the candidates who will receive their sup port. The time for filing nominating petitions has now passed and, anyone else desiring to enter a race for of fice, must Buffer the handicap of hav. lug bis name written In by his friends. As a result of the petitions, the ballot will read something like this: For Mayor James A. Best. John E. Montgomery. For Treasurer Lee Moorhouse. For Councilman, First Ward Man. uel Frledly, R. F. Klrkpatrlck. For Councilman, Second Ward A. H. Cox, W. W. Edmleten,- K. M. Oliver. H. J. Taylor. For Councilman. Third Ward Ralph. Folsom, A. J. owen. For Councilman. Fourth Ward Chas. A. Cole, Ie McAfee, Claude E. Penland. For Water Commissioners (vote for three) W. H. McCormmach, C. P. Strain. V. Stroble. PLAN Is To 11M.K I'lM lo.al option Violator Would Serve ItaUicr Than Pay. VANCOUVER, Wash. Nov. 8. Rather than pay a fine of 1161 In cluding costs imposed for violating the local option law. Hoiiely R. Stultz, of Vancouver, has decided to: serve out the time In the county jail and presented himself to begin sen tence He Is of the opinion (hat as time- are somew hat depressed, he willj have (hi- Situ when he passes his sentence In jail, as he will be allowed 13 a day for each day he serves. However, there maf lie a question about his being able to do this. The sentence was 10 days in jail and 1100 cash fine, or $150 fine, with no time In jail. Pacific Mall Melon Cut. NEW YORK, Nov. 8 Directors of the Pacific Mall Steamship Com pany, which is controlled by the Southern Pacific company, ordered a distribution of $25 a share, pay able to stockholders on December 15. This distribution follows a recent reduction of tbe company's capital stock from $20,000,000 to $1,000,000. on Its abandonment or the trans-Pacific trade and sale of Its vessels In that branch of the service. The bureau of mines maintains six mine-rescue stations, eight res cue cars and one rescttue motor truck. Detention of ships while evi dence of ultimate destination is sought, and charging of port costs to owners regarded as un generous as well as illegal. Britain accused of mlsconc'D tlon of American policy during civil war. Examination of every package In cargo declared unnecessary to determine if It Is contraband. Great Britain fulled to prove that burden of proof of neutral ity of cargo can rightly be plac ed on owner. Attention directed to admitted Increase in British exports and re-exports to neutral countries against which blockade la de clared, ao far as American goods are concerned, Britbh trade thus greatly benefiting at cost to Cnl ted States Interests. Decisions cited to show that blockude must apply to ships of all nations. British charge that neutrals re-export to i m enemies goods received from America Is regarded as matter In which Americans cannot tie held to ac count. Efforts of Britain to distin guish neutral from enemy trade declared unsuccessful. Previous leniency of United States based on "misconception of Intentions of British govern ment. Declaration of Paris cited in contention that the effectiveness or blockade Is "manifestly a question of fact" Realization by Britain that blockade Is Ineffective, la Inti mated. ginning of the European war declares that the so-called MoelAdl Instituted by the tltttl nualnst eneiii cOM in led on pig, five.) Largest Y.IM.C.A. ' WttKUKK9tt009KttKtBE BssVlIIMlssBsHBJHfflEMSssfaB S "S. SgSjjSjHSHGBjBBZSS mfr I-eft to right C. W. Dietrich, sec- ,'Lyon. chairman of board of direc rctur ; A C Bedford, chairman com-1 tore; J. V. Cooke, secretary of Brook mlttee of management. Edward P. 1 1 n Y. M. C. A. Brooklyn, once known as the "City ter. It la thirteen stories high and of Churches," and which even now ! contains living spice in its 610 rooms that it has a population of nearly 1.500,000 merits the title, has Justjtne clarence E. Smith Memorial, be. opened the largest and costliest Y. ; cause Mrs. Wlla"1 van Rensselaer ! M. C. A. building in the world. It has a front of fee Place. utrew m'ar the Offl Hanson busiest cen Sells Kiss to Aid MXTO0 TOH.lt. Nov S Two htm. dred dollars was paid for I kiss from the lips of pretty Mile. Lillian Greuxe the most beautiful nurse in France by a fellow coiintrytuun on the French liner Hochamln'nn which ka. Just arrived In port. The money has been tinned over for the benefit ot the orphans of Infract lemniki n who were killed at the front. She was passing i nc of the cllcc tlon bass at I ship concert on boftrd ind overheard a man t mark thai be - h lanVHMQHM Building in World for 120 young men. The building r.Br II r.na nnn anrt It (e known am Smith, of one of the oldest New York j families, gave S ' H I ation f her 10 it nmmemnr- French Soldiers wnnM I' - " i.u .- h- VVMMI.UW, .VU W III benefit. If Mile Oreuze would beetow kiss on him "Done." she exclaimed as she heard the remark. "1 am a patriot. I kiss for France." Th--euiion she deltearep iiuckered her lips for the $S0V kiss. It was gal lantly be.-towed and the money w-aii paid In the presence of man) H1 plaudlni witnesres. The rc. 11 1. 'lit of the kiss said that It was Worth all he Paid for It and more too. TONE OF WILSON NOTE NOT LIKED BY THE BRITISH England Resents the Attitude Taken by United States Goverm ; Protest Against Blochde. I p. . n United States Government in i BITTER FEELING IS SHOWN . in the morning, the Germans started .ptilar View Is That President ton.'a "'"Centrated artillery fire. Within sidcrcd Uie -Hyphenated .YiuerlcW half an hour a reguIar lmVr" ' Vote)'1 when He Penned Note V-wspapers Kefer to "Harsh' Wording of the Message fiom C. S. LONDON, Nov. 8 England is re.;ran m hand8 over mifit Dut ,oun'' sentful of the president's tone in the!1 note of protest against the British blockade and British interference lnj"art "f ,he trpnch 1 eouId wnere 1 neutral trade. "The man in ,na i street- however ia mor niii-nok.n ! ! than the newspapers. Tbe latter. In j defending the blockade, deplored the : "harsh" wording of the message, though carefully explaining that no Berious trouble is expected. They ! apepared hurt, rather than angry. 1 Individuals, however, are extremely I'itter. The popular view was the uresldem had the "Hvnhenatert t. erican vote' In mind' when he sent I the protest. i WASHINGTON, Nov. .8 America stood before the world today as un alterably opposed to Great Britain's Interference with neutral trade, and Is on record as holding the British blockade Illegal With the United States" note ol protest published broadcast, It be came England's next move. Action, not words, is expected to be Eng land' proper reply. A message ex pressed the anticipation of a com pliance with America's vigorous in sistence on the removal of trade re strictions, may be hoped for and realized. Because of the notes' length about 15,000 words and its numerous technicalities, It may ImiMjssible for Britain to reply- several week Commendation of the' tone and of the substance of the notejC B. Boylan of Freewater and Mrs poured Into the White House. Press Frank C. Eifert of Walla Walla comment indicated there is national Dropsy was the cause of his deatn. approval of the note. Officials were interested to know- how great Britain and Germany re- ! ceived the note. They contended ; that it demonstrates this nation's ! neutrality, as as vigorously i 'with Germany on the question of the friend of Marcus Whitman, the mis i freedom of the seas. A failure to sionary, and with a company of sol. protest the seizures of cotton ship-jdiers reached the Walllatpti missio.i I meats and England's designation of, the day after the terrible massacre. 3tton as contraband, is expecto.l to I draw criticism from the south. BERLIN, Nov. 8. "Too late and ! too mild." was the genera tenor of criticism of America's note to Ens I land. It Was conceded the president j had made out an unassailable case Fault was found with the fact he did j not back it with a threat. 92 Cents Now Bid for Portland Club PORTLAND, Ore.. Nov. I. (tpe- cial I At the Merchants' BwtMngl 1 today, club, 92 bid. S3 1-2 U feed I bluestem. 92 bid. 93 asked. i li.i.it" CHICAGO. , Nov. 8. the close today, Dec. $ $1.04 1-1. Special.) At 3 Mn, l.horpool. l.lYEUI'uOL Nov. 5 Wheat 8pol No. 2 Manitoba lis 4 l-2d; No 3, lis 3 l-2d; No. 2 hard winter, old. I 12s 3 l-2d; No. : 'hicago. new, 11a I 2d. In American terms the Liverpool lop price is $1 TS 4-3 per bushel. An Austrian countess has contrib uted (Ml cork legs to wounded sol diers. Jean de lieszke, the fan .us tenor, has given 50.000 cigarettes to the wounded allies NEWS SUMMARY l.i'iioral Tour of Wilson note la not Moil in I iulaiul. ll,'-.t troop, are dclVati'd in the Balkan.-.. French liner I- aflrv at . (stent. lVnilloton iiihixt at battle front willcs vIvMe! T cnmuieiiHMit. Count' budget h innilcled : esti male Hull Utile below MMN( All of ell) . iiii.lnl.il.'-. hava hum Mat. Swindling mine operator, who oper ated here, must gii to pen i Ploiu'i'i Indian tighter (ase. ewav. Pendleton hhrh nam wins atnrfe Itsigtag rratral at Hcinii-lon. Former Local Man Tells of Life in British Trenches ritOOPER DESCRIBES how ger HANS ATTEMPTED TO CAP TURE PART OF MM An Interesting account of fifteen days In the trenches at the western fighting front In Europe was written P J rooper ill iJHTuy, lorineiiy ui this city. to the Vancouver Daily pr0. vince and a copy of that paper has ust been received by James Body, a "lose friend of Darby. Darby de-M-ribes the engagement as follows: "We had been In the trenches about 15 days when, about 6 o'clock I Mien anu snrapnei leu iiisiue, mums I one man instantly. Luckily, the rest I of us. lying flat, only sustained a few i scratches. The explosion was awful. 1 1 thought my head was blown In. 1 wa? "rwni. men we au rusneu I dropped in the first vacant i laid itat in tne Doiiom an mat aay the midst of the shelling, the Ger mans xnea to aavanve unaer cover oi their fire. They were beaten back j again and again. Our fellows held I on like Hons. We lost most of our officers killed or wounded. A more gallant lot of gentlemen could not be found. When the British regi ment came to support us they were lh PPr sample of the British bull- d" breed- They calmly jumped In amongst us. set their Maxic guns handed us cigarettes, simply told us they were a little out of wind as they had had quite a run. We gave them a cheer as they came up. Early next morning we were relieved." INDIAN WAR VETERAN DIES AT FREEWATER; AGE WAS 88 I. W. RELLIKl FIRST CROSSED PLAINS TO WALLA WALLA IN 1841. J. W. Bellleu. pioneer of Cmatilla county and Indian war veteran, died be i Saturday evening at his home in Free for : water, according to word brought here today by his granddaughters Mrs He was S8 years old. Deceased first crossed the plains to Walla Walla in 1844 and subsequently crossed eight other times w ith ox or horse team. He acted as scout for s with England j the army and had many narrow es ious notes dealt : cc.pes among the Indians. He was a He helped at the burial of the mar- 1 1 rs. For many years he lived In the Walla Walla valley, farming most of the time. Until a short time ago he was in perfect health, this summer having built two houses, one at State Line and the other, a log cabin, In j the mountains, doing all the labor I himself. He is survived by two daughter. Mrs. N. J. Hudson of Freewater and I Mrs. Ollie Budley of Cosmopolls, Wn. I Six grandchildren and IS great grandchildren also survive him. The I funeral was held yesterday afternoon j a 2 30 at the Federated church of Fieewater and the battleflag under which he fought many times was used at the grave. LINER WITH OVER 400 PASSENGERS IS AFIRE AT SEA NEW YORK. Nov. S. The French liner Rochambeau, with 421 passen gers and 150 crew aboard. Is afire at oi this afternoon, according ! a wireless from Captain Juhan The fire Is in a reserve bunker, cause,: by spontaneous combustion. but It la not believed there Is danger, the! captain reported. If the fire is w I controlled the vessel will go to Hul- $300,000 Estimate of County Expenses; State Tax is Not Included; Budget is Finished County Clerk Frank Sallmt thin this does not include I matilla tou mornlng completed the making ( ty share of -he state tn Iol h! the county budget, as decided upon this Item will ka .11 a DOWN , tentatively by the count court a meeting will be held aa Dei j the court house to hear aay tax for or aititinst the proposed lew total of the estimates of the r, 'c.uit Is a llfle less than $ " ' " ' and il RECENTLY NAMED CABINET FACING SERIOUS CRISIS Grecian Government May Have to Deal With Revolution as Result of Situation Over War. FORMER PREMIER IN FAVOR VenizePw and rUowcrs Hold Ooti-fiTt-we to Consider Attitude to Re Taken Toward New Cabinet ( poa Their Derision Will Ha off Ooanae of Ilitnre Greek Kvents. ATHENS, Nov. . War or revolu tion in Greece may depend upon a meeting between former Prexaier Venixelos and his followers which Is in progress here They considered the war party's attitude toward the new cabinet. In the meantime, supporters of the king are hopeful they will decide to give the new ministry, with Its pro ally leader, a trial should the de cision be to reject the ministry, am alarming crisis may be precipCateJ. LONDON. Nov. 8. The newly named Greek cabinet has begun al ready to show symptoms of collapse M. Michellnkla, selected as minister of public instruction, has refused the portfolke This is taken to indicate the determination of the war party to dictate Greek policies The oew cabinet is headed by M. Skouioudla as premier. At the king's requeet. he has reformed the body, retaining all the Zaimis ministry, except the premier himself. While Athens has not yet explain ed why Zaimis was eliminated It H believed here that Venixeloa convinc ed him he could make the post Im possible for Zaimis, though he agreed to tolerate Skouloudis on account of the tatter's known friendship for the allies Skouloudis announced that although he does not Intend to throw the army Into the Balkans, his atti tude will be a "very benevolent neu trality'' toward the allies. Suc.i a position could not fall to appease Venizelos partially, in view of his open stand for the allies Mr. HUHs' l ather Hurt. MARENGO. III.. Nov. S. P.. M. Fatrick. president of the First Na tional Bank of Marengo and father-in-li.il- of the Rev. Newell Dwight Hiilis. of Brooklyn, was rerhaps fatally in jured here when knocked down by an automobile. Mr. Patrick is So years old. DKINklM. OF MII.K I lti.FD hairy Council C. imparts rVMMM Ce) With IJqtinr ConMtnitlon. CHICAGO. Nov. S. A country wide educational campaign to cost SftaM for the purpose of teaching tile public to use milk XI a means of decreasing the cost of living and for the improvement of health was au thorised by the National Dairy Coun cil at its annual session here. Per capita consumption of milk, it was said, was $5.92 each year a' Qcata a quart, that of liquors $3 2 and ?oft drinks and candy. $4.50. I IfaX U left New Y a k Pal 'ird i nni,a ,x Thiru Muti hoard1 1 r' "' 'n 'r' ' ' in ftre mj Tbe It. ounl OI plies oust I 'me i!i"ii arreets of spies ileau ciirrfes a li nltlon"- aa I oth for several weeks, It may be necesMiry for the .r'