East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, February 15, 1916, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextI Vfefeg) , , Ml BMEBBBBBB . 11 ," " r.1.-:: - . : - - j a . . - BffiJI DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION TO ADVKKTISKKN riii1 Kimt Ort-onlan linn tin l-urgCHt paid Initiation ol any iiiht In Orcgun, taat of Cortland and over twice th rlrrnlatlou Id reiidkion of any other newspaper. Fore-at lor Mm Oregon hj th I nlul MMM Wcsllirr obrrer nt Portland Fair timishr and Wednesdav COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 27. DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY NO. 8732 is, is Mr FRENCH SAID TO BE RETIRING ON Fl Wedge of the Germans Reported to Have Assumed Threatening Pro- portions Along Navarin Line. POWERFUL OFFENSIVE BEGUN lirkma lighting is lAktt to roniin- ! for Days Before in) Decisive r-ktias CM id- i '.-ii i b) BtttlMr f$AO Tffll tfifll llit to Drive tin I'l-i mil from the Rallr-ond. WESTERN LONDON. Feb. 15.--Thf Germans! MOULIN. Feb. II. Ambassador ue preparing a still nor powerful Bernatorff has notified the foreign of. offensive in the Champagne. This Is i flee that America has yielded to Oer deslgncd to throw the French hacK j many and will not press the unac 15 miles on the front rrom the Chal-1 ceptuble iiortlon of the Lusltunia pro lerange. railway Paris exports tha pnilll, the l.okal Anzelgcr dedans ,1 Teuton blow tonight I For the past day (iernian guns have; concentrated their tctlvttiM at Ta- bine, the sector eam of Ihe Navarlan! "arm. Wedging into the French line! west oi Navarin Saturday and I eating the oieratlon rive miles east on Sunday, the Hermans threatened Hi- Freni It, who are retiring on a wide flout This ina force them ok to the Soudaln-Perthes road. The French probably will counter attack, i Furious fighting is likely to continue I itn .f Victoria it l undfrttood 'he king l Httii ittffartttg From uh fall Irf.rn ii bOrVf w hiU xXiw the West-! tu fr-iitt. Lord etMnoftltof rtad his! h I'i'h urKtni the expenditure uf suf fi int Htim ftir the lUcOMMtttl prune-j utlon f the war. s Kill. --I in BottbArdment. KUM Bi Feh. I.". Six were killed j HDd several wuuiuteil when aertilun -rnlmrdeil Sell I n mi Mmitii I i Bn Itotilj LOKDONi Koh, 16. Thf Ttlt ' graph 'a inttltmr) expert declared that new moniUtf ubtitartnes will Qtttofd ihe Teutonic ilevree to sink atmel! meti hantiueii wtthout warn tut The n w t-ruft raMtnblt t he niiglnal Ami '.ii .ill monUora except they tail 8Ul- mergi hull entirely, Ahuve the llutlrU al i the armored battery which ! b made alrtifhl The -. , iibmerie and bring Iti batter!) OOVe the water line COURTS MAY BE CALLED ON TO DECIDE HEIRSHIP CASES UTKSTION or INIHW ItJt.HI-. MJAIN OHIIN II- To riTor IU.E OFFICII HA ie the courts to ne called upon again to decide the question as to whether the interior department or ihe court! have Jurisdiction in Indian heirship esses" According to a revent story in the pon i posslblllt a lii test the math olveron Was si nl Journal there is t may be brought Laai Friday judge d by j. w Brooks, a Walla VTaUs attorney, to cite Sec- i"tar Lane, Assistant Commlasloner .vtii it t anil B, i, Bwartslander, Uma tilla agent, for contempt or court in , onnectlon with the case in which Hrooks is interested The request Was not granted bj Judge Wolver tun. In reference to the case In tjues tion and lo the past rulings on the subject. Major 8 wart Slander says; The allotment Involved Is an KO MJ re tract of land lying near Louis Hergevln's place, south of Alhenn. anil was allotted to Tamawas. a de . eased Indian woman After her death her two sisters Mrs Jim Kan- Ine (Allpma) ami Mrs, Wynapou (VaOOOtaa) alleged they were the heirs, and began 'Uli In the federal , ourt for a decree in their favor The decree Issued In their favor a shorl lime before Ihe passage of the act of 'Continued on page eight.) Portland Wheat is Up Little Today I'lIU'AOO, Feb IB. May. II. IT, 11, J 14; Jul) tl.it S-4. 11.11 ;-. PORTLAND, ii I ll.eO; bluaati . Feb. II, ' 11. Oi, 11.16. Liverpool. I.IVKKlliOL, Feb. 14 Wheat Spot No. I Manitoba, 14s 9 1-2; No : hard winter, new 13s Id, In American terms the highest pries at Liverpool at present is IS --Hi per bushel. LUSITANIA CASE SPLITS OPINION AMONG GERMANS Reported Settlement of Controversy! Results in Violent Party Storms: :n the Kaiser's Capital. NEWSPAPERS MAKING ATTACKS Officials Am Censured fur Not Tak-I I Of ute Public into Their Court. duns' M lo Terms Of gn-vincnt i'i.i.'i' Qfad, However, That iiii matiu HMk i- Avoided. It I Ji irthcoming note I'.F.IiI.lN. Feb It. The settlement i the Lusltanls negotiations sud-i re-ldenl rail I tack Von became the center Ol violent . storms. Newspapers today at- d Von Bethmann Hollwef ami! FaffOW r"i' ratling to explain the terms Of. tile sctlh men; In the Relch- stag. They declared the officials ought to tall the public whether Ger many has made further conceasloni Ul 1 1 1 war! IlKht twaan Oarmany and America. Cqnaarvatlvea, doatrtotta of anexin-4( I Belgium to sain her harbora and Iron ; mlnea, ar- liltter over the Lualtanla lent. The ratMcnlri are suppMrt-, LEVEE BREAKS AND FLOODS LOW LAUDS NATCH SB Feb, l: -The main Mississippi river levee, Zo miles above St Joseph. Louisiana, broke this morning, pouring a huge flood over thousands of acres of land Ad- ,ph. hi i WALLA WALLA COUNTY FAIfl ASSOCIATION VOTES BONDS ; WALLA V i 'nanimoui amending th Wash.. Feb. l.V g in favor oi e of Incorpora- rtl i tlon of the Walla , Association to pel i 160,000 bonds to I tion on a more i ! bsls. the Btockhi j elation Saturday j first steps toward ; the corporation, meeting of the St 1 rectors held a nn ' dates, September : the North Pacific ' fur Ihe I :U6 fair, j il was decided to ! for the annual f nl ! celebration. Walla County Fair ill 1 1 me issuance ol put the organiaa lubatantial financial Jders of the tsTSO afternoon took the the enlargement of Following t ho Dckholders, the di lating al which the i to i6. assigned b Fair Association were accepted, and proceed with plan? r and Frontier iiavs Alleged Bunco Man is Foiled By Salesman; Sheriff Takes Russell R. Evans in Custody lilen Stunliant, salesman at the Folsoin furniture store of this city, nnd (lull Sturdivant, salesman for N K West To. of La (".ramie, are brothers, and thereby hangs a tale that has to do with the undoing of one Russell U. Evans, now in the custody of Sheriff Taylor. Said Fvans Is alleged to be a clev er bunco man. and yet mil so clever, either, else he would not have tried In work his game In two cities as close as I'endleton and Iji ("Irande. Mr. Kvans' particular game is something as follows, lie goes tnio a furniture store With the story thai he has lust rented a house and wish es to furnish It. the furniture lo he delivered within a week or so or as soon as his wife arrives He buys lib erally and tenders a good-sized check upon a bunk In anoftter city The check I" drawn for I0 or $6( more than is due for his purchase and he asks thai the difference be given him Geraldine Farrar and Husband Jl iM When the opera Singer who h.is si frequently declaimed agalnat mar. rtage applied lor m marriage license in New York last week she gave her age as :I3. Lou Tellegen. hei hus- Woman Fined for Violation of the Prohibition Law II Id Mlttls xrM i T3 IKTKH Mil' EXTKU.S IM I or (.i iijT to t'n vhuk. Pleading guilts to the charge ot vio- fined ;:, by Justice of the Jeace Joe H. Parkea The fine was paid. The cases against Bill) Welchons ami Maxim Cates, ihe two girls arrested at ihe same place mi similar charges during the recent raid, were dismiss ed for want of evidence upon motion of Ihe district attorney The liquor secured al the Empire by the officers has been declared confiscated and ordered destroyed in from of the offl the peace al II morning The q that destroyed la The hearing tu or not the barrel Ihe rooming hou li i i t should lie e of the justice nf o'ctOOK tomorrow lantlty is less than t week. determine whether if whiskey found Itl e of Mrs, James nflscjjtted a ill be held tomorrow morning at 1 clock. W L Mountain lays claim to the li quor, declaring he had it stared at the in cash or an order upon another store where he wishes in make ad ditional purchases. T1ther with the exira cash or Willi the purchased goods for which the furniture store stands good, he makes a getavny be fore the bogus nature of his cheek Is discovered. Saturday he worked his little game in Iji flrande He bought furniture In the amount of tisr, atJ tendered a check for III more than that am OUnt He asked the furniture stun to keep the difference for him awhile and Ihen went lo the West store an I purchased of Call Sturdivant a COT dUro) suit shirt Hid hat He asked the manager of the store to telephone lo Ihe furniture Store as to htS stand ing and the answer crime that he Bad left 3r. at that store The fraud was dlscoiered. however, within a few hours, but the man got aWH) with the clothes. (Continued on Page Eight ) band is a year iunger. and came to America as Sarah Bernhardt'! lead ing man He was linrn in Holland, and his father s name is Isadore I.niils Kdinund von Dommelen Many Ponies are Found Victims of the Severe Storm ItKI'OltTS i oMINt, IN INDICATE riHd, WAS KXA 1 1 1) VMONG INK1 HOitSI S. It i iris the ig into I'endleton lain canyons indicate Indian cayuses were the Snows and perished from starvation and exposure Some reports brought In are probabl) exaggerated but there is little doubt that the storm took loll from the Inrian horses. Charlie Van Peit, well known In dian, was in yesterday and stated there are a hundred carcasses ol ponies in one canyon near Thorn Hollow, presumably Buckaroo Can yon where the ponies were reported to be dying during the storm An other report brought to the cit) was to the effect that one man living on McKay creek mar Spring Hollow has fifty hides that he has taken from dead cayuses. Supt. K. L. Swartslandcr of the reservation declares the reports reaching him do not tell of any hig losses. Several reports of ii hall dosan dead ponies have been brought In In him. He states. Inn Tic discounts Ihe rumors of ihe horses dying in numbers. The Indian cuitan is very hard), he stales, am; can exist for a time where ihe ortttnar) horse would m i i i. i ii n or iWK.un in ii li Blow CP KF.NTCCKi WASHINGTON, Feb r, it eras reporied thai i arranzlsias notified the administration that a ploy to dy namite the battleship Kentucky at Vera Crus was foiled by them The aliened plotters are unknown. Afredondo is known to have fled affidavits with ihe state department I It was reported these charged that! Mexicans and also Americans were in-j voiced in ihe plot for the purpose of Involving America in a war similar i to blowing up the Maine In Havana harbor, ii is understood the nav) I department has warned the Keatoky ; to look out NEWS SUMMARY (erncrai. Lnaitanis case an-.,-, spin hu (iceman tail it Ideal twiiie. " oral. Mlcgcd bunco man tries SJHM MS I one too many In same famili 1 andladv of I nipirv pleads gulll) and vnys fluo. DA 5 TO TRACKS HOLDS UP TRAFFIC INTO PENDLETON the 1 1 -W, 1!. & X and the N I es, as a result of track damage by ather conditions There are nc ! ins at all operating on the Pi i-Paaco branch of the Northern cilic While the morning Portland ' morrow. r the o.-W mam line until Ihlslo.-W is at Taylor, a mint near ernoon. rhe trouble on the .v. P. is at Van-1 le. Where the preVIOUl trouble The melting snows yesterday lln caused a big volume of water the anyun with th.- ro-'to Revolution in China Likely to Divide Country Into Two Governments, is Prediction LONDON, fell. 1 -hina will be, is conquered, No battles of major pllt into tw o separata republican importance have occurred thus far, ! overnmenta is a result of the revo-lhut the reliels are reported gaining Jtion englishmen arriving from followers daily. Native traders and' Inns Kong predicted It was report- southern China businessmen are fl-l d several southern provinces secret- j nanclng the revolt Yuan, realising v have pledged support. to the Vun- hi.- helplessness, Is .vrengthening his1 n revolutionists if the government poeitlon in the north. MOLLIS RURAL CREDIT RILL IS REPORTED FAVORABLY WA8HINOTON, Feb. 1 The com-; nuttee favorably reported the Holllsi rural credits bill, proposing loans to fanners at five per cent. Favorable ! nctinn :s promised. The bill provides for a non-partisan farm loan board with the secre ear of the treasury a member. Thel board would charter local farm loan I banks which would take mortgages 'from farmers and issue bonds on them These would be exempt from j taxes. Hanks would not charge com-' I missions, rental fees nor discounts. The maximum time loan would be 36 years, payable In Installments. If' I enough local banks are started the government would aid in establish-i 20 MINERS KILLED WHEN FIRE STARTS BUTTE, Feb, 15 It is estimated j that 20 are dead as a result of a fire! on the 1200-foot level of the Anconda Copper Mining Company's Pennsyl-j vania mine The blaze started at 9 o'clock last night and was controlled i at 9:3rt this morning. Several lost their lives attempting to rescue mi ners ut off by the flames I Germans ow Hold .mil natives in npamsn i.uinra. u which the) retrealed from Kameruti reported In dispatches from Madrid le bm the Colon) of German Bast in ihe hands of the Teutons Kamerun campaign begfln , v 'rz 3 C3 ilfHK-ewr -' I BSJ.nwwroy JT4. ( ,i vj sfSMr MSB ot nWflMi' li&sattl s . 1 V K&fl v turn tito. iswvfil t? ff i'Wl m rortminr wrtra BjMgM suit that the track! were badly wash- ed The train to Pasco yesterday aft - did m t get thnugh and both it and the mixed train are operating near there as work trains. The dam so th Troutdale. A snow and dirt slide i covered the tracks during the night but it was expected that the blockade) would be cleared aome time thlaj morning No. 6 has been marked up arrive about 3 o'clock. APPROPRIATIONS NAMED III RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL MI AMI III i OMi'LKTKl) PKO- liti s SPENDING OVF.lt 13,000,000 IN XOKTHWKST. WASHINGTON, Feb 15. Details of the annual river and harbor ap propriation bill, u eompleted in the commiuee except the administration project to deepen East river channel in New York harbor, became known last night The measure, aggregating $40 ,000.000 will be Drought up at a committee meeting today for report to the house, with the New York project the only request pending It carries not only cash appropriations for every section, but numerous au thorizations for preliminary examina tions and surveys at other places. All of the actuat appropriations proposed are for the continuance ol work and maintenance of projects previously authorized. If the committee votes today, as j urged by resident Wilson and the warj and nav departments, to add to the bill 1700,000 to deepen the channel between upper New Tork bay and, the Brooklyn navy yard, it will be the i only new project reported to the house. The opposition to this pro-1 ject contends that Coentles Reef, the main obstruction "n the channel.1 already has been provided for. (Co on Page Eight. But Little of Africa cupying the por the Interior fron N'igen , on thf nc French a-lvatned from Congo, which bounds pivasession on the soutt the the MURDER PLOT OF WORLD REACH IS SUDDENLY FOUND ! cui: r "j n i j i ' Martling Evidence is Revealed by Police in Investigation of Poison Cases in Chicago. PLANNED TO WRECK CHURCHES Lettm of Man Im-nii a- WlUW ,n t'nlvervtty 1ub ltert Tell of I'1"1 Kalnl (Ifrg Vitanhlatlc M .:.l u r. "i . m Kmiim- i)lrfv((-i th- r (, h- CHICAGO, Feb. u. a world-wide plot to wreck churrhea and kill cler gy was revealed in the letters of John Allegrini. arrested as a witness against Jean Crones, suspected of at tempting to poison the soup served Archbishop Mundeleln and 10u guests at the University Club In terpreters concluded reading the Al legrini letters. The plotters were directed from anarchistic heado.uar ters at Rome. No creed was spared Fifteen persons are believed to hai constituted the gang in Chicago and the police are endeavoring to round them up. The plot is beilered to have ln ( luded an attempt io destroy St. Tatrick's Catholic church In New York and plans for the ruin of a number of churches and business buildings in Chicago. Letters found on Allegrini's roommate hinted that many local banking men were mark ed for death, but the authorities re fused to dlsciusj this phase of the case Strenuous efforts are being made to obtain the release of Alle grini. Rail in almost any amount has been offered. The authorith 1 refused to release him last night One letter told about a new bomb, saving it "would be a fine thing to throw among a lot of religious peo ple " Others discussed the Colorado strike. Letters revealing the anti clerical plot bore Chicago. Sallda and Colorado date lines They were un signed and had frequent blank spaces in the writing. C. P. Strain Gives Talk to Boys on Gaining Success i i i i UX v i- the i'UOT i s. SENT! U, IS BINNING PLACE IN Till: WORJLn. The members of the Boys' Forum which met last night enjoyed one of the best meetings held so far since their organisation. The chief affair of the evening was the talk to the boys by C. p. Strain, his subject h. ing. The way to gain success, hut b efficient. The man today must be efficient to have great success. "Any body who can fill a position and fill it well is a grand success, the--, words included Mr Strain's founda tional statement. He then outlined the plan by which a man must travel to ga n success but be efficient This man must Ue moral in life habits, sin cere in what he does. "He who star's right, and then does what he knows is right, will always be right ' Tha must lie economical, a man canio't buy success hut with some nn be can support himself while he Is gaiu ! ng success b working and striving tor a higher Ideal. Another thing t man to be successful must have IS confidence in his fellow-men. While the boys were enjovlng their supper they were entertained b) sic ami readings. Miss Msdrree Say der. daughter of Rev J sang three beautiful solo . ter Rose then gave two testing readings Both III 'Ts kind!) consented .. e '"vs. of which tttaj wen .a P predated, K ' e Mrs We!. W, sidman charge of Morgenthau Being Considered For Garrisons Place I WASHINGTON, Fell I". It was rumored that Wilson Is onaMeriBg Ilish nc-1 Ambassador MOffjeisthau "f Coastal -lug Into I tlnople for secr.lar-. of -Air Vl-ig-n. nd fronithau is now enro l'' tu IsHSgllW Hei le the report that the president WMUg French prominent middle western lawyer lerm-m boomed the si nk if Jmln n Hum, , u east. of Ohio "V 1