East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, February 21, 1916, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY EVENING EDITION TO A0VKHTIHEH8. TUe Kant Oregonlan haii the luxKe-at paid ' .n illation of any paper in Oregon, Mat of I'ortlai.d ami urcr twice the "inulatluo Id I'endleton of any other newnuaper. Ffirw'Mt tor Festrrn Oreson h? ths I nit id Slates Weather nisirrter t Portland. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 27. DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON. OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1916. No. DAILY EVENING EDITION I f Jff r F BROKEN BY THE F From Westward Drive of tl"4aTdVS After Victory at Erzerum. RETREAT MADE IN DISORDER uu ul Luc (Jrand Duke li i m i , i- hut.. Trcblmul from i- T1V41 . I'iiIiiih 'links iL'i"'"' 'i io Ho i:iKiiatiiiK isitiis ah Terrltan Iroand Lake Vim occupied. PETROORAD, Keh 21 The Turk Uh front bus been cut In two places. The Rtiliian drive weatwurd, follow ing the Hrzoru m victory, has separat ed the three turkish corps. Una Corps, funning the left wing, Is retir ing on Tr eblzond Another is trying la reach Krzlngnn, but la badly har-rasst-d and floundering in the snow west ol Brasrum. a third, forming the right wing, is isolated in the north and perhaps will lie completely cut The Turks lack 1 1 and munitions and are retreating in disorder The Russian left wing has captured I'asur Akchesln, southwest of Mush. The .nKuiird of the Russians is Q miles east of Treblzond and another force l approai hlng from the southeast. KoMK llelv 21 Tlie Turks are evacuating Hulls, Armenia, southwest of Lake Van I'ctrograd reported The Russians have followed Up the con HUM of Muah and Achlat and have -ui'l.'d all the terrltor around Ule lake. THIRD ANNUAL MEET OF ODD FELLOWS TO BE HELD TOMORROW msvENTloN or iMvni.i I.OIH.I s ILL Hi: III III I pilot not k The third annual COUht) coin r ut bo: ., mill Fellowa win convene in Pilot Kin k tomorrow at 10 o'clock a. am. I ".'legates from all the lodges In th i ount; win ie in attendance. Qeorgc Done "' I'll"1 Rock. Is .president. i.ei igi p, Sanderson of Pree water. Is coretary; Qeorge v Bradley ol Pen-: dleton is treasurer I Eat II subordlnati' lodge is entitled to a vice president and five delegates io the convestllOB Kwata lodge of I Pendleton will be represented by I K young vice president, and by It. K. ; Ktrkpatrtck, J. B. atontgjomery, John H.iile. Jr II C Craig and II. J. j reagwell, deb-gates Integrity lodge :l! be represented b) Ered Searcy, I i, e prealdenl ami by John Brown, M I A Ross. Tom Hodgson and Frank, King delegates The program and business session will be held during tne day and night I'reewater and Integrity lodges will exemplify the work of the second de ire. A prize Is offered for the best i, ,in work and also for Individual out to Pilot Rock mi the reguli tl uti while those not caring to the day session may go on a i ... ..'..I....L Tl,lu If ,k. I ram. ii'io nm n " u viuv is. m- , will return after the convention and: will no on is tar as Milton-Freewaler Those goinu mi the morning train should lake a receipt for the "are I paid. When this receipt is endorsed bv the chairman of the convention I will entitle the holder to return at one-third fare A cordial Invitation to all odd Fellows is extended, 1 NEWS SUMMARY General. ritrklsh forties in .rmcuia an- bro ken b) the Russians ami recresllng in diatajaJkaT. liriiish noast i null. i b) Gajsgsaji sir- men and iiiinii diimugi' I- done. BenstorH and Lansing oannot sitree on lei sua In OeaeJUuiAiiasrksui , iiittvtvreiwr. Local. v'rts o lull, here i., ..il roads in. i.lgnt old frloiulH rweivc ralatc of Into Win. Ilnrrl-Hl. Rill In WWiareaS would iinnldi fur nsada in forest reserves. SritOOl m""1"- tO be bcbl mi ggtUTa duysi hen-after. IxHui funiH-rs beat') borrowers Hum Mate. TURKISH RON RUSSIAN ORGES Lee M. Conry, N. P. Official KiHed VVTieri Trains Qh at South Cheneu: I.. M. Coney, Uie Northern Pa ntile iruwIliiK pus-eimor agent hc a- kiiiiti in the accident, In Mi ll known in Pendleton, hla du UeM having brought lilm here nwnj times in the pa-i few years, lie had man Miirm friends here who mil I. lik death. rieid In Irani of Five SPt iKANE, Wart . Feb 21 MMOni were killed anil three s-i i- owl) Injured Sunday at South che-i ney. 17 ntlH waat or Spokane, when Northern Pacific train Mo. 2, known as 'I' Xortli Coast limited, ran Into j he orthern NeWc-BurlltuT 42, ti'lescoldng an empt. it was being "deadhead-. the rear Pullman of the tin. which was standing! e station. I" east Inti. I BurUngton t The acelf fog Th- dead Professor happened In Kltoii Fulmer ih, St.it" Chemlat, Pullman, w I J Mlnnick, deputy oil i Spokane. Iae M Conry, Northern traveling passenger agent, PaclfU Spokane. H 1, Berkey, traveling sa! Portland. Ore. J J. Whit.-. Spokane Seriously injured: li .1. Spear. Pnmeroy, Wash Dr. John Matthews, Kverett. Wa J a Paysnt, Uoe Angeles. All the dead and Injured either! were asleep or dressing when the! crash came A score of persons had berths In the cur. but aeveral had: Just gone Into the dining car ahead .mil were not injured. The others Caped with minor brutaea save M rs .1 N tklns of Spokane, wh from shuck SiM'clal ltrrt. RgjrflBOi Is Sllf- Silt Deposited After Floods Along Creek damage, and judging the principal damage In the lower Hotter creek country )e water reached from hill to hill. iverliiK the flat about three teet up An this water receded It left om an Inch M three inches of black the fields This silt Is a ul fertilizer, and the ultimate I the deposit will be good, al it may mean a present loss. est loss was experience m Land & irrigation i ditches and ( snals is about $3uu0 across Mutter creek in the WeSll Damage i muted ut Hridges lower well. I, strict ,11 si,,,.,! tne flood V MOM of them were from three i to four feet under water doting the height uf the flood, but none of them went out. All the stock in the flooded district were taken to high ground so that j there was no loss along that line. The i residents of that section who a cre affected by the flood are Ralph Stan I Held Wald. in Rheu. J, T. Hlnkle. I Gillette Bros Peter Sheridan and W. li Hlnkle. A few hundred dollars will probably cover the loss to any I of these ranchers. Good Roads Meeting Tonight to be of Utmost Importance and Big Attendance Desired l uiib's Invited. l is the desire Of those back of the road meeting this evening to have many ladles present and as president of the civic club 4j Mis. K T Wade bus made I re- quest that all ladles attend "ho i an do so. I a . . A A w w What Ik scheduled as one of the most Imnortant ttood roads meetings ' ever held In Umatilla cniint Is- set ! lor the Commsrclal Club rooms this niug and all are Invited to attend. ( a particular Invitation being extended Io the ladies iiufua c. rlolmsn, count) commls- StortSf In Multnomah count and chairman of the county Judge's asso ciation of Ihe state Is to be the chlel speaker Others on the program will be A. A. Rosenthal of Portland and However ths meeting will not be con C. C. Chupman Messrs Holmiin and fined to the committemen nor to the Rosenthal urtived here this morning Commercial club membership, all res and Mr Chnptnun will reach the city! Identa of the city or county being ask. this evening. ed to attend. , 4 Othei 1 Dead i seriously hospital Seattle train N'n. 4 over 'he that company between Paeco lin and Marshall, dltlonl nn Utt bacauae of flood con Northern Pacific. Th train 'den. C engineer of tin- Burllniton opped at s.mth Cheney for or- IJ. I.ude, rear Tirakeman, Immediately started back to ! which, according to th" last : the Burlington train crew 1 one hour and 20 mlniiles be) Burlington at Pasco. Engineer Unable to -.top hen I.ude had run a distanc. he N po wi Ih : belW gcrs iBtlmate the distance at five of six car lengths -he says he saw the I headlight of No beginning to glow through the fog. He lighted a fuse but the engineer of the North Coaat Limited, applying emergence brakes, could not quite stop his train In time In prevent the smashup Whether the Burlington train was behind schedule or the rear train had made up sufficient time to encroach jc- on the running time of the II w tun has not been ascertained. w"' prnCeaaor pnlaeer Inaared, I i in the body of Professor FoUnet I was found an acctdenl insurance card, providing for t2'i 000 insurance in j eaae of death on the ti ip. was obtained Just before The policy I he boarded j the train it Pullman Wash uaable to ass llslon. An l gun by J K Intendedl of and be the o vesligation has been be Deforce, division super tho Northern Pacific iuntv coroner. by Water WELL KNOWN HELIX WOMAN DIES OF HEART TROUBLE Mils,. KOI t KE. KEKIDKVI t'OIAI'V KM! IT YEARS, i.li i) iiv nn i n Ol' M is for th Umutll dat in1 1. H lust Koebeki 1 T yean : years obi. resident of nwu Sun rning at the family honie near The cause of deuth was heart The funeral will be held on Helix. trouble. Thursd; it 12 o'clock noon from the Qerman church at klyrtck. Burial will be made in the Herman cemetery. Mrs. Koebcke was horn in Qertnany March 4. ItM, and came to Amerl.u about It years ago. settling In Indi an, i few years later, tne tamtlj came to Oregon and tools up wheat terming near Helix. Resides her hus band she is aurrlved by three children, P .1 Koebcke Mrs Maria tl Wilson and W B. Koebcke all of Helix. Kin SK ATI' I. In ship Controlled. Ilgln Hon lyln lit started at her on the steamer ptef at 1" this Victoria, morning. be to build well where you hull. I ut all," saya Mr Rolman. "Bach count) has in the past been using a large! sum of money and general); getting no permanent results. The Uesi pol- . lc' is to obtain something substantial land ibis applies In bridges us well as to roads," Mr Holnian is ihairman ol the in-: terstate bridge commission a'hlch is' a Vancouver. The bridge is being built ( Jointly by Multnouiah and Clarke counties. Tonight's meeting will be a joint af- fair by the Commercial club ronds committee and tile " Dl.lt 1 1 In County Good Roads association ol which J F Itoblnson Is president and I! W Kltner secretary A call has been sent out for the executive committee to attend the session tonight and It Is Imped all membei will be present BERNSTORFF AND LANSING CANNOT AGREKii TERMS w - State DepatunentAdmits That Crisis is Likely to Develop OverGerman American Controversy. AMBASSADOR MAY HAVE TO GO -' -' Diplomatic Ib-pHVinlative of Herlin flag (jovernanaaat Mai h- railed to Ai re- , count lor Ills ;!.. .1 ruHUgamlll tail I Work Reaaprted Usaasng Will Ad Immediately in Mutter. W ASHU nsls dng in the controversies. Uerman - American which are now graver than before Qertnany made hei concessions. The death of Americans through the sink, ing of armed merchantmen, or an in definite postponement of the Lusitan- la settlement, might preclpitate a crl d to discuss the between Lansing sis Officials declinei personal antagonism I ; orff - - rvttw todaj i Dernati propagt answer Lansing '. ked directlv I la work, he evaded a direct His face waa et.ne. After! tWO minute he remarked; "If I did! contemplate aueh an action I would; make It kn"un I'fi.n through the press'' It is understood the American pro posal to the allies seeking disarma ment Is not affected by the Austria Oerman action. The state department course toward Hermans will depend Upon the allies' replies t" the propos al. This is lielna delayed while th matt capll is threshed not Another Chinese Victim of Tongs roli i i. wiy itn'.. Feb. il. I'oitr gunmen in-i .-v. .i to is- Hop sinex. pursued an aged member of th1 Row Long tongs down K - eretl atreel ut J o'olach this after, noon ami phot him. probehiy fa tally The) thin droppisi their iruiluT. in the street and illsap-ix-areil in a stairway hading to Hop sing headquarter. China town i.s situ bins; w-itli excitement. PROFITS OF MINES CAN BE TAXED SAYS SUPREME COURT WASHINGTON. Feb. preme court held that taken from mines are though reducing the at value of the mines. Th ta ns the government! further sustaining the t 21. The BU the profits Millions in k.J ) astv. ill I j' "" itini " of u itig Mcxaaisitin, Millions of dollars worth of goods, fifteen Icirues. w. sutiplles and munitions of war for the Hrnokbn water allies were burned and three big morning. Feb li freighters, aloni with more thanhls fire was mo Breaking China Ma, Come After War Ends RUSSIA, JAPAN 11 1,1 IOI M 1 OMBINE Hi i.l I i.l V KROV8 PORTIONS san rKANCISCt That Ruaaia and japan apparently WaBt 1 separate peace and intpnd to Join Germany after the war to divide s generous dice of Chinese territory was the ere port that Newell .Martin international lawyer, and T. i lie Donnell. a Manila journalist, hroiigh Maru. England and Japan are re jiorteil in acute disagreement over Ja pan's movements In China The Jap anese are thought to be fostering the preeent ChlHeae revolution In order to give Russia. Crermany and Japat an excuse for Interference after the war England's anger over the grad ual loss of control of the i-hine.se sit. nation is reflected in the bitter Jap anese press comments against the English. Martin's father has been many ears in China and is In close touch with the government officials. Offi cers of the Chlyo Maru declared that 15.000 German prisoners who had been interned in China since the opening of the war, had been smuggled into Australia within the past week. The reason of the whole, sale arrest of prisoners was a mystery Thee were taken on a British cruiser. It was rumored plots of escape had been discovered and a revolt Bg the English might follow. OF SETTLING GRANT CASES IS ENDORSED iPFA I VI, oV-l L KEI S TO si HEM I in rolii lin RES M.MNsT I! VILlio Vies. WASHINGTON Fel ment of the Oregon II, A settle nd California land grant ijuestion n accordance with 1 was endorsed by the government's bl natal special counsel in the forfeiture suit against the railroad. He said there was no 1 mitation in the power of con gress to take back the land, paying f2 SO ner acre. There are no restric- I tions Bgainatt the government disposi Itlon of the land. Wheat Market Slow in Portland Today HI"'. y li- 10 1- Ma 1. Portland PORTLAND, ' o all Club s4. ss a Ul.as asked. I. biueatem $1. I rlverponl. U Feb. UVERP' Wheat l-Id: No. hard winter, nev In American ten is the hishest I'tlee Goods for Allies Burned in Great Brooklyn Fire SOS) that It Is possilde David R. Francis Now Mentioned to Succeed Garrison tjl I 81 i (il IPPOIN1 Ml I Mini HE8 HOI 8TOM STILL SPI 1 liATION. I Uon on arrison's successor switched ! to David H lot Missouri Francis former governor He had been mentioned I to succeed Ambassador Marye. at Pet rograd, but refused the post before it was offered to Marye. The White House stated the president had no'. Houston HtiJl Ik r-ard-ii a I choice. Many democrats do not fa- vur Vrooman Hucceeduia? Houston be l m 'ro.man lUDDorted a orottres- ; NimHn-Kily U itli Haul on a aivi instead of senator. a democrat, for illi- There ie a poaaibility that the now famous decision of the interstate com merce commission giving Astoria common point rates along with th souml lties and Seattle may result in a lowering of the freight charges on wheat from Umatilla county to Port land. , No auch reduction i called for In the decision but It is thought by some to be an inevitable outcome. Under the commerce commlasion's ruling A tcria Is given the same rate as Port land. Seattle and Tacoma. In other words H will be povible to ship wheat from Umatilla county to Astoria as cheap as to Portland via the Northern Pacific Under such conditions it would be natural for the wheat to go to Astoria, thue saving ocean ships from making the ieo mile run up the river. Now here is where something ma happen. (Continued on Page Eight.) Rating is Given of Food Places in City of Pendleton The following is a report of the san itary conditions ot places manufac tiring and handling food products in the city ot Pendleton: The bakeries were only fair. In both bakeries, supplies were being left uncovered and exposed to the dust and mice. They also need to give more attention to cleanliness. The dairies were in a fair conditi- I the summer. Nevertheless, the cows. Is and milk-house can most d:rt lection being with the is impossible to keep if the enws are plast. the milk jered with manure. Continued on page 'wo in which destroyed. Xinerican pro part baa MAY LOWER ! H RATE t V - BRITISH SHIPS ARE BOMBARDED BY AEROPLANES Germans Carry Out Successful At tack on England's Coast and Much Damage is Inflicted. ATTACKERS RETURN SAFELY i.. end! man .Mke iii on IJiK-i in I biii'li r- HritMi Mi. i. i. Near Ypres Knl in lailnre, .ii-oni. ng t'l IP'iiln. KEHIJ.V, Feb. il tlerman aero planea. raiding England yeaterda), bombarded two liritlsh tankers, the admiralty announced. The main rail way station and docks at Loweatoft aeroplanes at noon Sunday attacked the British coaat. Bombs were hurl ed successfully at factories near tha railroad docks, one fell on the gaa works at Lowestoft. The main station and the docks were hit several tlme. A gasometer broke down under the effect of bombs Two tank steamer were bombarded Despite fire and I pursuit, ail engaged returned safely j Other fjerman aviators simultan eously raided t urnee. Poherlnghei. Amiens, and Lunevllle, along tha western front, the statement said. It Waa reported the British unsui ceseful ly attacked the Uermanx occupying ground recently gained near Ypres. Russian attacks near Dvtnsk have failed it was said LOKDON, Feb. 21 Newspaper demanded that prompt steps ne taken to combat Germany's new campaign of frightfulness. hegmning only nin days ago. Simultaneously they Issued a warning that another air raid may follow yesterday's against the east an 1 southeast coa.sts, when three persons aere killed and one wounded. P.eports that a raider attempted to attack the French liner Chlago in the Ray of Biscay Increased the belter the Germans are planning spectacular demonstrations on the sea. as well as m the air. England doubts the American re ports that Germany may postpone the operation of her submarine gaa ree Newspaper comments have ooavtni el the English authorities that the Teu tons are about to embark on a new campaign to terrorlxe enemies ai neutrals alike The recent atate. ments of Maximilian Harden are re garded as significant. Canadian Church Believed Doomed PI RE 1 DEVASTATING KDIEK'gj IT BaUCPORT, a iii.f pbom qnnmmc. ! J1 EBe '. Feb. Reanport. three m j fire tida and la I destruction. First Cathedral of St. An afire. reiorts said th. a t Tile other sh"