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DAILY EVENING EDITION Foretast for riKlcrn Orcgtin h ihr I nltrd stales Weather (AMM I v rtbn i DAILY EVENING EDITION TO ADVERTISERS. The Eaat Oregunlan.liaa the largest palo clrculatluti o( any paper Id Oregon, eaat of 1'ortland and over twice the circulation In I'etidleton of any other newapaper. ruin "r snow. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1915. NO. 8677 VOL. 27. PEACE MESSAGE IS FLASHED TO Wireless Clicks off its Appeal to Belligerents From Ford's Ship Which is Now Nearing Europe. CALLS RULERS TO STOP WAR ttunertloo i- Hade for UamMU truce Pending Discussion Ont .w...ss,.idlcr- should If Sand rr.. ' ..wither WlnUT in Tmii'lKiH .. . ... - ...i.. 1W (tn He Made Minimum) NEW VOHK, DM. 13. The wire less aboard Ford's peace ship clicked Ks peace appeal today to ull the crowned heads of Europe. A wireless 10 the Tnlted nm tim Ford, told of the appeal which prayed the rulers to halt the slaughter and prevent oth er wives and mothera from bereuve mMt It suggested an Immediate mi,, pending mediation and dlacus alon in the Ford peui e court to nave ihe soldiers from "facing another blt i, i winter in the trenchea" It de ..i..p.i uiir had been tried lor Id months, but was unable to solve the problem. Therefore the rule-s .-hould try peuce It said a reconcil iation was poaalble because all the bel ligerent are fighting for the aame j ob)CU, love of country and national tradition. Phii (ail- for POMO. In part the message said: 'We , in this time of trouble, not tj add o your burdena but to help you lift them. Not to consider which Bu tton! are moat to blame for the disas ter which ha befallen Europe, but to -nd the strife Not to Intrude our selves upon your national life and i,lc but with an earneat desire to understand them Love of country. for which every duy tens of thousunus . ., irt,.a it ! the tcime ol lives are uuv.".v. ...--- - , even. land. Your nation, like ..... ,...ll.....r.,,l.: l flKhtlnit for til " ----- -;. iiinial existence aim uhj.i -..... 1 . . . . l..ut . , -i t 1 I . II I u.idltlons. Therefore there are no ir reconcilable differences, sucn lueu'a niile differences, sucn laeais sre,y must afford . -s to estaMlst, miinannnv.. - ' Cmuiati blood has been anea. agony endurad and destruction wrought. Illoodslii'd should Stop. . fh time has come to stop moon- shed and save further slaughti keet. civilisation from anarchy all I .,,! l ain. Has not the war been tried for It months? is It not proven that war cannot solve the problem, but lea'N only to loss and misery? Must more iv.- and mothers be bereaved be Cora we recognise that Europe l bleeding to death and that the Wound must be atiiunched? The rising deslr .., the oeoule of neutral nations to convert barren dlslnterestedno.-s Into .,-tlvi rood, has prompted Ho cltinna ot America to sail to Europe with the . . purpose of joining European neutral! In an organised effort to help lestore peace on an honorable and Oa1 basis We neutrals are about to ,, i a plan which we will wlthom debt form and submit to OH and 'he .,t her belligerents in the hope that our proposals will be a basis for a discussion leading to a final settle mint Therefore we earnestly en voiir rulers and the rulers of ,.th..r belligerents to declare an Im- madiata truce. tsrl the armies stand where Then let negotiations pr t at cad i thai the soldllers may be dellve irom another bitter w Inter In trenches and sent back I" their bora and firesides. As there Is nthal w.iv to end the war except mediation and discussion why waste another precious human life for the ake ot humanity ? (Signed.) RBNRl (TORD Lansing Denies Austrian Asks for Passports IMMOUKH IN WASHINGTON THAT IHIMslMVTH RKLA TIONs MAY UK IU)KKN. WA8BIN0T0N, Dec. 13. That V ling Austrian Ambassador Zwlede MCk ha- asked Tor his passport was r( ported, following his 20 minute , nnferehCf with Secretary lousing Later linBing denied the diplomut had asked for his passports. i.t.UMtll'. OF THE PENITENTIARY KILLED I DALItAS. Ore., Dec. 13. Ap- tj parently shot accidentally by a 4 Chart from a sholgun which 4( caught on a gate, ex-Warden f Henry Brophy of the Salem penitentiary was killed. WARRING ANDS Judge Lowell in Answer to Fee Attack, Challenges Best Forces to Open Poll Books December 11. 181S. To the Editor: The writer holds no brief for any person or any Interest Involved In tat lute iiiunlclii.il election, or in Ita unfortunate uf'ermath, but his at tention Is culled lo an intemperate and without consideration by one of! Hest's supporters, which appeared in Friday Uttoa geni e c tesy of evening' edition of the Pen Tribune, therefore the Indul if your columns and the cour the public Is Invoked at this time, (1) because I do not possess sufficient grace to lubmll tamely to the unjust, false and baseless attack! which are being made upon the men ...i. .. . . I.... ... I. , .,( IK.. who were active in behalf of th Montgomery candidacy, (2) because I pray that the Almighty will never allow me to tail to espouse the cause of the "under dog In the fight " The communication referred to la probably not of a type which car iles great weight In ihe public mind, but there are some things In it which merll attention. First, lta .insertions as lo the moral and polit ical Issues involved In the campaign are wholly mistaken l was w. irking In ccoperatlon with the men who managed the Montgomery campaign, and speak with knowledge. Second, TEUTONS CLAIM ALL ALLIES ARE DRIVEN FROM SERBIAN SOIL HI lGAlU.VNfi XNNliill.Vli TWO mm mi IMA psioNs. s,s. BERLIN HKIHHtT. BERLIN, Dec. 13 (Wirejess Sayvllle i The Teutonic conquest )fl ,.m,,lele The Anaio Frem b have been mpletai) driven The Itulgariana ..,, ,u ,., lll'lll til' iijsiii,- .,,... fn.u hi.iI. nae amiiiiiniie.i io wniwn ., Until In Ihe Lake Doiran region, the - . ; " , Mucp. .. ... ,irf,,.i rer, said Th. , laSl isergltll reguiais imte iim i I llhnla :,n,i ihe Ilulgars are olan- . ... wn i ih,.m flu 11 ii:i and hmolreii "COimii r.s. wrm - Serbian guerrllas. no hoatlle trooiia remain in Serlnan territory to Darw the eiitral allies' BERLIN, De ivvllla) Tetiti 1.1 (Wireless submarines 1 a total ton nag war began. It d. HIT. sc. since officially annn LONDON, Iiec. 13. The 2800 is British vessel. Plnegrove has n sunk by a submarine Twenty i of the craw were, saved It Is un 0WT1 whether any were lost. LYONS. Krancr. !ec 1.1. -Lieu-ten mt CandrOn, his brother and me-1 chanlcan, were killed when a new aeropUuM designed to carry many i .i-scngers. fell. FOR A CITIZEN ARMY INTRODUCES BILL MtOVIDINO HtlilTAHY TRAINING i on vol HIS OF LAND. WAdHINOTON, Dec. 13. Senator Chamberlain of Oregon Introduced a bill today udvocating compulsory mil itary service lo raise Ihe citizen arm 1 which the administration advocates. j He proposed that tvery one. not ex Icused for physical, religious or other specific reasons, be obliged W sine between the ages or II snn .-.i mom. 12 to 17 years would be organized into a cadet corps. Those Is to II would form the citizen army. Between till ages of 12 and h Chamberlain ad. vocates calisthenics without 14 and 15, rifle training and arms: calis- thenles; 111 and 17 the sunn days annual military camp. wtth i" The cit izens arinv would serve 21 dais aniiu- I ally In a training camp or drill, in A i groups divided geographically, 7 Persons having the equivalent " i the proposed training, either from . .......... a mmIh, school, miniiu or iiiim.,..-.. .......... Hons will be exempt. INirtlaml Batcher strike. PnllTl.AND. Ore.. Dec. 13. -More than 100 butchers of five retail es. tahllahmant struck for a ten hour day. The manager of one shop an nounced he will bring strikebreakers from Seattle. Its Intimation that the midnight mob was composed of the fathers, hus bands uml sons of the women of Pendleton In not borne out by :ha testimony or disinterested observers. liod nave the women of this city if that conglomeration of swearing der vishes were inmates of tlielr homes. Th"u' " lh.e ' tloii disorder was caused by the a' Is of the Montgomery people If without ha-Is In fact. They at least knew the law. and kept within it. Fourth, the plea that Dudley Evans was without legal authority to interro gate vtders is not sustained by the. law. The writer of that IMtOf knows, or ought to know, that the judges of election are supreme In their respective pleclncts. They may either examine voteis or permit ol.i orn to do ao, They may call outside r .Idem e, il they desire, to, determine whither a vote It legal. Neither atreet orators nor news paper writers, however, can settle the vital questions Involved, and the sponsors id James Archibald Best are now publicly challenged to name a single illegal, dishonest or dlsrepii. table act on the part of Mr Mont gomery Of the men who conducted (Continued on page four.) Sunday Schools of City to Celebrate Thursday Evening In order not to conflict with th municipal Christmas exercises OBIod the Christmas ee. the Sunday schools of i points. the Christian. Methodist in tlst churches announcid tod the) would hold their exen Thursday evening. Vhty i the idea of the municipal mas tree The following is id Mao ay that ises on ndoraed Cbrisi the an- nouncement which they ipuK We. ihe superlntendent. Chrlstlaii. Melhodlst and Sunday schools, wish to that the Christmas exerci schools will be held on evening of next week. Wi ticed the scleral atinoum it the Thurat have I -ments III the papers concerning the municipal tree to be given on Friday night and heartlh approve the idea. E O. DRAPER, Christian Church Mi iWKT. M E. Church. W ILL PENLAND. Baptist Church First Picture of Ancona I OGXrV OF JiMCOtfi Kuceivrrfc; FJiST Food The large panel shows Ihe crew of the Italian liner Ancona. which was.vors in i torpedoed and sunk by all Austrian . members or Herman submarine In the Medlt - erranenn, getting their first food aft - BULGARIANS ARE WITHIN 5 MILES ! OF GREEK LINES At Several Points Advance Guards 'Chief of Police Manning and Patrol ReportedtoHave Touched Frontier man Stephens Held Under $750 Course of Greece Uncertain Bail on Charge of Assault. ALLIES CONTINUE RETREAT French and Britl-h Are Hourly Ev noted 10 Make a Ma ml Against I invaders (reck Authoritli - Watch Situation ei ( lo-cl in a -i I in I j ii- Oram ltoiiiMlurt SALONIKA, Dec. 8. A sail. factory agreement bun isi-ii readi ed between the etiteuu' silica and Ureece for the free movement of uh'ml troop betgreeu salintka ami ilic frontier ami tin one through m in. h tin allies must retreat. As a part of tin- agreetnent the allies tisik iiier the Salonika cus toms house. A Greek division Is now a few miles northeast of Salonika bin will Id- transferred lo a point KltMd M miles of the Bulgarian frontier. ATHENS. Dec. 13.- The allies :e- ported evacuation of Glegvell and Ltka Dorian In southeastern Serbia. was Confirmed today. The liulgars are n ported within five miles of the Unit, line Since Saturday the al lies have been retreating into Qreece. They expected to make i stand hourly. The Bulgarian advance has reach- (Ireek frontier ' at several The ureek authorities an closely wat. hlng these force.--, but M official statement is obtainable re garding the probable course in cas; the Ilulgars cross the boun 'ary. VIENNA. Dec. prisoners have be Austrian invaders west Ipek. the 3 six tnouaaro H taken by th' of Monienegrr war oi l ice claim Greek steamers Delayed, ATHENS. Dec II. Several Greek steamers have been detained In al lied ports, according to the newspa per Hestla. storm lie- lip Traffic CHICAGO. Dec 11. The first sleet slorin of the winter tied up traffic throughout the lake region and Ihe northern Mississippi vallev states. Lake shipping has been abandoned. landing with a Ira s In a small Italian if the BUrri1 port. The worked for people from ol the crew j several hours rescuing 'the sea. Mi BOUND W'M THE GRAND JURY WAIVE PRELIMINARY HEARING Charges tie Preferred bj E, v. M-- ( onitts and Arc Result of Trouble Lust Monday Nisid Humored That Counter Charges Will be riled Prominent Men go on Bond. This morning at 11 o'clock Police Alex Manning and dinar Stephens were bound 'hief ,,f, i iff leer j iver to I the grand Jury on a charge of assault , I with a dangerous weapon preferred by E. W. McComas. prominent grain j buyer w ho was clubbed by Chief .Manning during the election nignt ri. ; lot last Monday. They were arrested j and arraigned laie Saturday after noon and this morning waived preli minary hearing. The affair grows out of the trouble I ot last Monda night. McComas I swore out the warrant for the arrest Lf the officers last Friday but it was Iim served by Sheriff Taylor until! ,,oruy after 4 o'clock Saturday, inj i hP meantime a orouosal had lieeni made to Chief Manning that if he. I OFFICERS end Stephens would resign their of-1 salt Lake City, is In Pendleton. For fees at once, the prosecution would! three days, December 13, 14 and 15. be dropped. To this suggestion the Mr Rltch lectures under the aus chief refused to listen. pices of the Oregon Agricultural At T, o'clock Saturday the officers College. The first of these meetings were arraigned and released on their was held this afternoon. These own recogniiam e hey appeared this' meetings are of special Interest to morning at ll before Justice of theithe sheepmen of this locality. The 1 1 ace Parkes. City Attorney Charles j following subjects will be discussed: H Carter represented them. The iit of Subjects, stale was represented by Prosecuting Modern Shearing Sheds; Construc- Atiorney KreitericK sterner ana James A. Fee. with whom McComas teen advising, appeared with complaining witness. When the hour arrived the district atlornei announced that the state would want three days in which to prepare its evidence for a showing bui the city attorney Interrupted with the Blatemeat that the defendants would waive a preliminary hearing and con sent to bcinar bound over to the trand Jury. Justice of the Peace Parks at first ttaied that fendants oi and to this ease the de- recognizance their own the district attorney con- (Continued on pace five.) Survivors At the left Is an insert of Capl. i'ietro Massardo. commander of the vessel, while at the right la an In sert of Chief Engineer Carlo Lom berti, who rescued Dr Ceclle Orel!, the American physician. STERN MOTE SENT TO AUSTRIA OVER SINKING OF SHIP Shelling of Ancona is Declared tolHave Been "Barbarous"-Act is Denounced in Protest Sent by the United States to Vienna-Diplomatic Relations in Danger of Being Severed. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. The. Act IK-uounceil s iiarharou. text of the American note to Austria- N "ote arraigns the shelling and , ., - torpedoing of the liner as "Inhu Hungary regarding the sinking Ot LJ -barbarous' and a "wanton the Italian steamship Ancona, made j giaut-nU!r. of helpless men. women public, reveals a formaf demand by : and children." the I'nlted States for prompt d'- In official and diplomatic circles nuunceme'nt of the Illegal and inde- i the communication Is regarded as be- fensible" act, for the punishment of the submarine commander and for reparation by the payment of indent- nity for the killing and injuring of innocent American cttlzen-i. The demands follow a statement , informing Austria-Hungary that "the good relations of tne two countries must rest upon a common regard for law and humanity." Wool Expert Here to Talk to Sheepmen on Live Topics W. T. Kltch. wool specialist from ti.m ana Management has) Systematic Crossbreeding of P.ange the i. Sheep Merinos. Australian Types. How they Have Been Developed Komneys. old and New. Kent and New Zealand Types Compared. English Leicesters, and Their Special Advantage. Corriedale Sheep. Their Particular I'se and Their Special Advantage. British Breeds of Sheep. Correctly Classified and Briefly Described. Black Sheep, How to Avoid Them j an,i How to Obtain Them as Desired, Controlling the Sexes of Progenv In Breeding Range Sheep. Fleece "Locking' and 'Trim , ming. " Should the Practice be Dis ! continued. Astonishing Progress of Sheep and ! Wool Production in South Africa. Cooperation In the Wool Industry I of Australia and New Zealand Eight Weeks in a Freeiing Works l and What I Saw There, i Lack of Lustre and How to Cor i rect it in Crossbreeding Light Shrinking Wool, and Hov to Obtain It. Advantages of Scouring Locks and i Tags Before Shipping. Advantages of Sun-dried Over Mai bine lined Wool. A new and j Profitable Industry for the Western ! Stales. Autumn Crutching and Its Special 1 Advantages. .lapan has found valuable deposits ol coal on an island in Xagaskt har bor arid close to its Sesebo naal sta- NEWS SUMMARY (jeans al. stem note Is st ilt Ausiria over sink, lng of nmiiu. lainsiiur denies, that ii-tiiau ambassador aks for kis isirls. Ford flashm peuV nn-sage ad war ring nations. Bulgarian- arc within few nilbs. of the (.rook frontier. Loci C4kt( Manning ami Officer HttoaahcM Imonil over to grand Jury on chargt pivfcrrcil b) Mi-Coma-. .ludgc Ismcll challenge-. llct forc es tti i- n Nlll IsHiks. LiH-al negro pnivos to N virolc violator. O. A. C. sheep cvnerts talk on timely todos. Churches, will hold Christmas exer-clses. Ford Needs Peace Envoy to Settle Trouble on Oscar 2d (Bl CHARLES P STEWAKTi VtniARP THE OSCAR II. by wire less to I.inds-End. Eng.. Dec. It. War has broken out aboard Ford'a peace argosy. Several Melegates are reparing to quit the party at Chrts- i lng the most emphatic declaration to I come from the United States gov i ernment since the beginning of the European war. No attempt Is made conceal the fact that unle the , demanda are quickly compiled with I aininmatlc reJml et ween the two countries will Janger of being severed. (Continued on Page 1.) Keds or "Sheep Ticks" and Their Astonishing Tenacity to Life. Cruel and Careless Shearing, lit Depreciating Results on the Growth of the Wool Fibre In Its Various M suges Comparative Spinning Counts of Every' Description of Wool that tho World Produces. How to Obtain Higher Standard of Quality of Scl i entitle Breeding i Itapld increase of Pulled Wools and Their Influence on Shorn Wool, 'Shoddy and Its Uses Some Erron- in,l'eous Impressions" Explained Adulterated Wool Fabrics anj How They Can Be Detected. "Dead" Wool and Its Uses. "Pie Wool," What It la. Where It Comes From. Where It Ooea. What Becomes of Second Cute. Their I'nexpected I'se and Least Suspected Destination. Wool Brokers Stores, Their Intri cate Ramifications and Their Ines timable Value to Woolgrowers. Auction Wool Sales and How They are Conducted In Australia and England. The plan is to have the audience choose the subjects. There will bo two lectures each I Wednesday, one at the other at 2:30 I Mr Rltch to a n experience, having Tuesday and 30 a. m and iBtlmtl connected with the wool industry of the Cnited States. Canada and Aus tralia. During the last few years h has been interested in the wool In dustry of the western I'nlted State. He has lectured In the principal wool centers of al! the western states The wool interests of eastern Ocegon are fortunate to have Mr. Hitch lecture at Pendleton. All meetings are held at the Pen dleton Commercial (Tub rooms. Ev erybody is cordially invited. Wheat is Higher in Portland and Chicago Pi'HTLa.vd. Ore., Dae. (Special I- Merchants Ex. hai es today, club. 2-;. bluest !'9 July t.lcr)s,l LIVERPOOL I .. . A'h In prb , Amertea r is no 1 1 .nils the Lr .-i " I l.luiiW run n mt i .nil lumbermen p!eulel befora eral tra le commission ,.; mit the irust to trul th markets. Joseph Teal or submlttei voluminous treme pacificists it. the pint b.i..' .id "prVil an insulting attRud Inward their comrades n, Wilson' preioTedneas program. Ford la try. lng to prevent an open bre-ik. A serious spilt Is leareU.