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TO ADVERTISERS. The Emt Oregonlan haa t ho largest paid circulation of any paper In Oregon, eaat of Portland and over twice the circulation In Pendleton of any other uewspaer. Forecast for Eastern Oregon hy 'tat) t mi. .1 stair Wentlicr Observer at Portland. 0AH.Y EVENING EDITION "I ZTXm " . N. Mltf EVENING EDITION JUjjljUjJjjj sssssWssj'ylyi'w warmer. ' Oe f COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER Jtrl f COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 27. NO. 8710 CARRANZAMAKES HEADWAY IN HIS Some of Men Responsible for Santa Ysabel Massacre Have Been Taken. DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16. War Beats Jills for nfoestionMONTENEGRC EJECTS AUSTRIAN TERMS Little Frenchman Tells of Cure Berlin Believes That Allies Plan to Start WAR ON BANDITS! Under Bulgar Fire at Saloniki Hostilities are HY WILLIAM Ok SHEPHERD I retreat. Incidentally, I wonder what (I'nited Press Staff Correspondent ) SALONIKI, Dec. 11. A French soldier in a steel hat stopped and looked at me curiously ug we walked along the road. "Excuse me." he said in broken English, "but it's so long- since I've seen a man In clothes like yours that I couldn't help staring.'' The big British gun was booming 0. & Detachment Lost IIoihc ftt two minute Intervals. French V bile IU-coiinolt?rliig, say Official guns, set on nearby hillsides, were VILLA HIDES IN MOUNTAINS r'tinsUm Repudiates Report of Amer ican Soldi era captured by McxJcuns Deport to Washington -Krom EL PA0, Te., Jan. 20. Villa's stronghold in the Sierra below M ad re mountains carae a defl to Car- rania ' and get me," was tho substance of the rebel's challenge, passed by word of mouth through the Carranalstus waging a campaign of extermination against the banditr. The leaders believe Villa Intends to make a last ditch fight and scarcely expect to take him alive Already some hidden stores or ammunition have beeai captured, besides some bandits. The execution of several U sl ued at Chihuahua today. Tho bunch Includes sumo responsible for the massacre of eighteen Americana at Sania Vzabel The oodles will be displayed iii it public spot Hendlng occasional shots and while we talked, a Bulgarian broke on th road us and we once shell became of the little frenchman "Civilian clothes seem extraordi nary,'' he said. "Have some choco late?" He pulled an envelope from his pocket, with a postage stamp and an address on it. "This la something I got In " mall from Paris today " I took a small pleee of the precious chocolate Revolution in Greece to ForceHand of King ZomtZme It Wa s a quarter of a mllo heard anything about it back In Sa saw soldiers Nln I i,tkti nlng from the cloud of earth. It was , () , a liattlerield. in every sense or tna word, a battlefield which, within 21 hours was to he the scene of nn ally t (Continued on Page Tw Feed, But Very Fine; Fitzgerald is the Host It was a strictly prohibition feed, but none the leas enjoyable. It was "Have you heard that we're going I given to the major and council bv to move from here?" he said "The; Recorder Thomas Fitz Gerald after rumor is going around our camp I the council meeting last evening as They say we are going to fall back a penalty for his popularity us an to the (Ireek border. Haven't u ( official Dry" Town Definite Program Has Been Agreed Upon for Future Operations in the! Balkans--Diplomats Gather at London for Session of War Council - ,wvunVn Rumania May Join Teutonic Alliance in Case Greece is Brought 'n has Be?un A n 8 ,Fronjte7 Into War on Side of Allies. Ru er "as UTSt y by Italian rress, declares Minister Italy Considering Plan for Con certed Action in Balkans. When the council caucused recently Hli question was the8meone PId that If any officer first sign of the coming retreat. George O'Daniel Ordinance to Deal is Appointed to With Points in the snouid be elected by a unanimous I vote he should be fined an oyster ! supper, and the proposal met w ith ( favor. Judge Fltz tierald was the first to be so elected. Night Officer ' UN 1 1 V ' ' S.'l'W.r Bki ... I ' f . . I the ctes and he will oe host next' . Wednesday evening, (jeorge O'Daniel ! Fiven a unanimous vote for wa-i LONDON, Jan. 20. The allies have definitely agreed on a fu ture military and diplomatic poli- I cy In the Balkans The French members have departed for the ' allied war council. It is under. stood Greece will bp the prin cipal subject of the conference. Berlin Is convinced the allies plan a revolution in Greece, with Venizelos as head of a new government, or to cut off sup plies thus forcing Greece to Join the allies The .Sofia authorities have hinted Rumania may Join the Teutons should the latter make a successful coup In Greece. A London Mall correspondent at Saloniki has cabled that the Teutons are retiring from the Greek frontier in preparation for the allies attack. It is claimed the infantry' and cavalry are withdrawing from Monastir. Victim of Assassination and Escaped Man Water Commission Prohibition Law ZTXJXZT ST. ..... IU. CONFIRMS CHOICE l CITY VITOIt.NEV NOW WORKING MWOR B&fl IT MEETIN; last EVENING. No Soldiers captured. WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. The re port of tho capture or seven Amerl- Oaorga K. O'Daniel of aU3 Mat Itullroad street, well known retired merchant of this city, Is the n ON MATTES! WITH IT TORNEX ,EXERAI.. Mayor Best announced last niehtj can troopers In .New Mexico was re-1 member of the city water commission, pudtated when QMatM Funston re- j taking the place made vacant by the ' orted I election of Dr. J. A. Best as mayor. Mexican bandits robbed the house! The mayor last evening made life ap st Conavell's mine. Three of the de- j polntment and It wa unanimously la. hmem there trailed them south. I confirmed by 0ie members of the Dismounting there, they reconnolter- j council. There Is but one appoint ed, whereupon the Mexicans fired ,rM vet to be made, that of city n nd killed a horse. Lieutenant Klngginer. ten Ner this morning with a detach ment of thirty. Lieutenant NK hoi son'a let inh oi.-ril In iltnmiihllM r. . . onnoltered and found the bandits' j J" ae of ,ho,M' ""bJm W t.a.ks leading southwea, toward '"vlalon. from 8 to 6. passed the Melct " CurtVw Ordinance rase. The new curfew ordinance, chnmt price .ledge Fitz Gerald led his guejH to : the French restaurant after the meet-' j ing and the tables w ere all prepared ! Besides the mayor and councilman he 1 Invited Chief of Police Gurdant City 1 I Attorney Alger Fee and a counle ot at council meeting that the city at- the newspaper men, these latter be-1 i torney Is now working on an ordl-' ing taken along in order to bear wit ' r.ance which will give the city offl- j "-'" to the fact that the city official I ; cials the power to deal with violations wure nt violating--' the prohibition! of the prohibition law. As the sltua-1 "w tiOfl now stands, the mayor said, any; lhe ftd Proved to be a most pal 1 violator arrested would have to btjl,u,Ble affair. Te judge sat u' the! tunel over to state officials for pros- """ad of the tatrt and at the fon: sat e1urten l!, ch'ef of police in order to haVe ! The ordinance will conform with the!" Uear tew ,he ,ab, le i one snouia try to suosutute surreti- linilslv l or thn ojlaatt hottla .than i up with trie - -; - --' r Salem for his r" jooniuueu o.v taw. ACTIVITY OF SPAIN IN PREPARING FOR WAR SCARES ALLIES 3ttr law In every way and the mat ter Is now being taken attorney general at opinion 0 some mooted points. One of the questions which have been submitted to Mayor Best Is whether a person has a right to bring Uquor with him into a restaurant and then drink it with his food. This, as well i's other points raised, will be deter mined and embodied In the new or- n t m.I i-iv.-n lha U'IiIa.i .,..! parent guardian or other adul, per- pabIctt, w, there w, 0 council last evening without a dla sentlng vote The ordinance provides j that no boy or girl under Blxieen years shall loaf or loiter on the streets of Pendleton, more than 140 feet from their home, after the hour of s o'clock unleSH accompanied by authorized to look aft Violators will lie subject to . L excuse offered for violations litrestj .. ,lpl,,n,o haa 1 will be turned orer to the-Juven- drafui ,. ,umKi i onrt Aiaor itest aunoiincea t li. irdi will city council for adoption. l -n ol lORTI UAh WHILE I M.I ami IS lit si K. l il t I D NF.AH. More Illddlnc lor IPind-. Five bids were received last even itIK for the South Main street im-l Movement bonds for' J5s6r..tl6. The I Ui.N'liuS. J,,,,. :'". Though busy I ,, uf pred tile'nn A Co., of par, aCM on ever front, the allies sec a new rriied Interest and $132 premium was! peril in Hpallti because of the growing ,),,, highest, but as it was made by unreal in Portugal, The) art watoh- tdcgr.iph the council decided to take ing even mOV in Spam. becaUNe. Hn a week before accepting. The rumor peralatl she is secretly pre par- NorthweM National Bank of Portland Ing to invade Portutal, baUatlng that , ' Wreil that a certified check Cor I England In tiua) and will be un-J hHd been received from the company! 1 hIP rtortUfal The Internal nlul rt,,uld be. forwarded at once. Thel condlUoni In Portugal are growing j 1 iniilniiniN'i rfatlanal Bank of Port- mora irrlora, though there Is iio,iand successful bidder for the West SELF UP: GRAND JURY 1 INVESTIGATE "What will yoj have to drmn. said the waitress. Councilman Ell's whole attention was engaged by his oysters at the time and, at the fa miliar salute, he looked up suddenly and started to answer of old Then came realtxation and with it i face suffused with embarrassment. He stammered and stuttered but finally i managed to gasp out in tones most ! pained ami parched. "Nothing at nil, t,1(1 ' nothing at all" Not so Mayor Hest ; however. "A bottle of Blue Ribbon." ; he said boldly, but the waitress onl ; i smiled sweetly and brought him cot' I fee. The only other Incident worth mentioning was the flirtation carried ! on by Councilman lienry Taylor with the waitress. However, it failed it tet him a second plate of oysters .is bean claim that Spain is responsible. Rtaj crttroal food situation, coupled with tin essant strikes and riots, keep th" republican guards on the alert. Klchty thousand Workers are re nted on strike at Oporto while agi tators .r working in Lisbon where trouble is expected. Thousands ot ) civilians, including women, stormed; the PuTtatefrO station. Potatoes and olives. Alia street bonds, was second hlghes'. lust evening, bidding 1 113 .10 prera-, lum Keller Urns, of Denver, bid ISS.YILANT OF RAY HICKS V HK USED KNIFE IN MM' DEFENSE. Council Will Take Week to Study up Dancing Question . Johnson declared to the officers j that he used the knife In self defense I after he had been beaten up hy Hicks' Probably through a desire to protecl : the lady over whom It Is said to have arisen. He stated that he met Hicks liert Johnson, who Monday stab bed Ray Hicks twice durlm; an alter j Hi . Mi' premium and Ferris & Har-1 ration, yesterday afternoon gave him grove of Spokane 114.11, The other! 8elf up to the officers. He was re bid was by the Warren nnstru"' MM leased upon his own recognizance and Test t, ' Co., merely to protect Itself. , the grand lurv now In session will In It Is probable that at the next I vestlgute the case. meeting of the council an ordinance confiscating . requiring the miiisling of all dogs Scores were wm he presented. Attention was H.1...1 It. .. ..(ut.. rl,. t I'.,. I,, ' .... .. it v. l ... .W- " ' , . ,.... ca en o) i ounc omul i eiouiui hi iiio . I, , I, , , , , . , i ii nu i . M i i,. m,., k.t.1 .v. u... .l He did not go Into explanations ,., hi,.h s...n 1. .ioinu. hr . ,.. .ui tl regarding the cause of their dispute. -. ........ - , .,- r, - - 1, , 11 llHUl Ml IV'l M ,1 uus 1,, arrnj IN giving the allies much con he asserted that the dangers itom cei 11. ! rubles has not yet disappeared. The council voted to enforce the street vender ordinance, taking this action In deciding to refuse the ap plication of F. J. Miller for permls slor to operate his popcorn wagon I on Main street As a result he will ; probably be denied the privilege of iper;illng It at its present location on Alia street unity he pays a fee of three dollars a d:.y. MAYOR BEST EXPLAIN WHAT III N III (. " AND "SHIVER DANCE." Despite the efforts of Mayor J. v explain and demonstrate, tin majority of the members of the clt council were last evening totally un able to grasp such technical terpsl ChoreaO terms as "llunin Hug." "Tur key Trot." "Shiver dances" and "rag. and. as a result, they were given a week In which to consider the new dance-regulating ordinance drafted by the tuawr and read the first time last evening. Several voiced their In- JPBBBN8SSvS? le ROME, Jan. 20. Tt Is officially announced that the Montenegrins have renewed hostilities against Aus tria. Though she had asked for an end of the struggle recently, reports have been current mat Montenegro Is not satisfied with the Austrian terms The Montenegrin minister informed the foreign office that King Nicholas had refused the Austrian terms. Moreover, the prime minister declar ed that fighting had been resumed on all fronts and that Nicholas waa with hut troops. The Montenegrin minister expreaa- j ed regret for the harsh criticism of Nicholas by the Italian preas. He de ', nounced as untrue the charge the j king had made a secret agreement ' with Austria two months ago. I The Italian cabinet considered a ! plan for concerted action in the Bal- kans which It Is understood the allies : are arranging Whether this means a bigger offensive In Albania is un I known. FOR BANQUET HERE ON SATURDAY NIGHT AFFAIR WILL RE IX TTON OF OPENING Or FREIGHT TERMINAL, In celebration of the opening of the freight terminal here and to show general appreciation of the O.-W. R & N. service to Pendleton, a note worthy banquet is to be given at the Hotel Pendleton Saturday evening starting at 9 o'clock All the head officials of the railroad have been invited to attend and most of the number have signified their inten tions of attending. J. V. Tallman, president of the Commercial Association, is to ea-vo as toastmaster and the speaking pro gram will be as follows: "The need of cooperation between the railroad and business men nd the public." J. Roy Raley. Response by A. C Spencer. I "Pendleton's Obligations." W. I. i Thompson. ; "The Railroad Situation " by A W. ! Perley. "Railroad transportation and its ie , lauon to communltj development." . M Rice. Those who are giving the banquet include J. V. Tallman. J. F. Robinson. H. a. Blydenstlne. Roy Alexander. J (Continued on oaa five.) on Main street during the noon hour I 'ention of attending all of the dances massacre in At the top i. Charles R. Watson, if Paso, Tex., one of the American slain In the Mexican hihuahua. Mexico Wa;- Bl mining nun lt -1 e It I NECESSARY ON PLANS FOR PRFPAREONESS l ONTINENT.tL UtMY SCHEME Mv lit. DOOMED: (ilM BRRLATN To OPPOSE, NEWS SUMMARY WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. Hecre larl Harrison's plan for a contineti- General, lal armi is apparentl doomed. The MowteeepgftJ renews i thef Features Of the administration ! again ti!rls. I cptircil ncss program are so confus-1 IterNn hellevaa aMe Ml . d thai nn measure passing rongreNN rfAWWIOSl In . recce. i liki ! to be a compromise. Scflu-1 iilHU-- of Swlii gins. tlBBUMU lo iiiietnpi lor I hiimnerialn Is expecteit soon to annotssoi open opposition to the con linintnl army plan. Heneral Wood's expressions against the scheme have inert ascil the anlagotilsm. The forces arr dllded as follows: - on tun Hatrlsou favors the conti nental arm) plan, Congressman 1 1 :i Is supporting a stronger militia: Sen. : tor Cham be rial n Is favoring iinlver-i sal service, similar to the Australianl Mstem. A half doxen other plans oi i rums kinds may be presented. allies who fear I'orl ugsl. lo Ixs ill. itig uimli'ralloii In w'eallier starts snow miiiing. s.ulliiiit of Itiii llli ks sties him self up; plcail self ilrfcnsc. (iriind Jiir iKileii'd lo be UrvcatJ. uatlic; allcucd iculon frauds. Geo, O'Dutdii nanied naler commissioner. irodcr w'ns and that, after a few words, the ler told him he intended to ha out with him. Accordingly he said they decided! to go to some place where they would; escape arrest. First they went to the Standard Oil company's barn hut were refused permission to fight there. The I Oregon fwat Tarda was the nurd place at which thev stopped and there thev w ent to the rear part lend begun j lighting. Johnson declares Hicks had i the better of the fight, i was licked." ha bid the officers, "and tinned Nn I T lace to the wall to save myself from! further punishment When he still! hostilities continued striking me I drew m knire I did not intend to stab h.m' but to use It to keep him awu.v from I me." lie said he did not know Hint be had tabbed Hicks until the latter told him of it. Asked wh) he ran awav, he said he Wal frightened. He se cured a horse anil rode Into the coun try to a place where he formerly worked. After eonslderlni! the mat In he determined to come In and cue him. Nell up. Johnson's face show the effect of the fiuhl (Continued on imge rive. I son was president of the Miners' association a art Chihuahua BALLOT BOXES ARE BEFORE 6RAND JURY Mexico. Watson is supposed to have incurred the hatred of Villa, who be lieved the American Mocked his bop I of being recognized as president of Mexico bj the I'nited States, accord in: to remarks made ny Watson re cently. Watson told of several In stances In which he had been com pelled to pay large sums to maraud ing bands of Vilista soldiers In order to preserve his property The insert shows Thomas B. Holmes, the only American survivor ( the massacre, who escaped to tell the story of the fate of his compan-, ions He Is a graduate of the Massa chusetts Institute of Technology and i n son of Judge I.. W. Holmes, cl! Keene. N H Yearling Wethers Sell at $7.75 Today; Best Price Known for Jan. PORTLAND. Ore., Jan, It. (I ciali The highest January price sheep ever known was reached North Portland today. Year wethers are selling for 17 TS for at Wheat Rumored to be $1; Buyers Say 96 Cents is Limit ORDER INDICATES SEARCH IN.' PRORE BEING M VDE INTO KLBP1 ion stirring un IumuIc Indicating that the grand Jury is, investigating the December election Itself as well us the disturbances dur- j Ing and following It, Recorder Thom as Mtf Gerald was this afternoinl summoned before that body bv a spe-j Ixul at Moose smokci night and this morning was fit up and eat breakfast. able clul order of the circuit court audi he Wag required to take with him tin five ballot boves In which the ballots and records of the election are look ed It is generally believed that the lury desires access to the records hr the purpose of determining whether or nol there .is Illegal voting -o ne all at the election It has been rumored j d about that such an mvaaMfNtiiMI tcfwould he Bade ;ind the de eloPO nls today tend to bear out these rumors I ASTORIA BOATS EXPECT TO MAKE CUT OF 2 CENTS PER BUSHEL ON WHEAT RATE FROM COLD SPRINGS lorlii. tlw. .Inn. M, i mi; t;ast OrcgoniMii. IVndlnon. Ore. B0saB will haul to and from roiihind. Morhi tuMim pel femuv. of rejttnS Hal", will prnlmhh Is- the same lo both points. The tariff ha no) ban adopted bat a- a pfcanM in- li'tnplatcil tin' rale on wheat from told Sprln-- to storla will he i.l'J PCV Ion t points wliere wlic.it i truusfi-rriyi from branch RaM m laiat, ths- lrau fcr charges will In- nltxirUxl lo the boa line. I p r ler rri'lalii to iKiints off the ricr will take the ooniMmil rail and wilier ran-. sjsjal in eight H-r un of the tCo'itlnued on page flve.J There are report! i that farmers ha. h, bushel for club in Prndletc report is denied b l ujers that M cents Is the highest i f red thouirh bluest, ni ;s The outside market toda) Iowa: CHICAiiO. Jan l i ' May tl 3- t.tl 1.1; J el.n l-:. I'ortlaiul PORTIND ore Jan rial) Club II 04. tl In rrent toda ffered II l"-r b.uher is as fol- UV KUI'i aataj No i Manitoba. Its Liverpool price is now i Bel