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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH I. 1916.
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SUBMARINE WAR
AGAINST ARMED
SHIPS IS BEGUN
Decree of Berlin Government Went
Into Effect at Midnight England
Thinks Proclamation a Bluff.
SAYS CAMPAIGN UNJUSTIFIED
No tiling to Indicate staking uf Thor
uaby In First Blow uf the Teuton!
intern Are Increased In Number
Off Italian Coast In Anticipation uf
New Move.
NEW YORK, Murch 1. The
White .Star line cancelled reservati
ons for March an Its three remaining
passenger vessels. It was denied the
- tiii mil" campaign wus the reaaon.
It wax aakl they find they can oper
ate mure profitably by excluding pas
sengers. They will resume passenger
carrying In April.
(My Charles P, Stewart. )
LONDON, March 1 The Teutonic
proclamation of war un urmcd mer
chantmen went Into erfect at mid
night. Thus far there have been no
results. Moreover, no definite re
port of torpedolngs ure expected for
a day, perhaps two There WM noth
ing to Indicate that the sinking
of the Thomaby, reported by Lloyds
today, was the first German blow.
The number of u murine operating
off Italy ure known to have been
greatly Increased lately, probably in I
anticipation of the new OSmPilgn.
Through that zone are now passing!
u tt erul armed I tali. m liner
The situation here is slmllur to th.it
at the dawn uf the first German sub- j
marine campaign more than a year
ago Home regard the decree a a
bluff, Such peraon are offering ,
beta that submarine will not sink a1
liner without warning. EngUr.dl
i intends the campaign la unjustified
and holds the Germans nave distorted
th Kngllah orders, seined from cap-
live ships, to make It appear the ad-1
ii.li.dty ordered armed' merchantmen
to attack submarines lrd Cei il
aimed the distortion arises from a
i instruction placed on a purngrai h
in the Ktigllsh iHtrUetiOM for ships
to restrain their fire until a subma
rine I within DUO yard. It Is claim-.
ed this Is a defensive measure, though
the Germ. ins asserted it was meant to
restrain fire until a submarine WM
Within runge so the shot would be
more effective.
STOCKHOLM starch i Ths IIOO
ton Swedish vessel Tothnrg was sub-
martnod lo th Mediterranhean. Thai
rew Wits laieleil at leghorn.
LONDON, March I The 1800 ton
Hritlsh steamer Thornaliy was sunk
and the crew perished, a Lloyd's did-!
patch said today.
NEW TORE, March I. Because
f the German campaign against arm-j
d merchantman, Insurance rate on
transatlantic ships engaged In thj
Mediterranean service rose sharpie i
day,
O W Officials to
Map out Campaign
for the Round-Up
WILL SPEND 1VV WITH HOARD
IN PLANNING Milt PUBLICITY
THIS YEAR.
To spend an entire day with the
Round-up board in mapping out a
campaign Of publicity for the 1116
Round-up. William Mc.Murray, gener
al passenger agent of the O -W. H. &
S . and Advertising Manager Jackson
Ol tbe same company, will arrive in
the city next Tuesday or WednesdM".
This word Was brought to the city by
J L Miller, traveling passenger agent
yesterday.
Mr. McMurruy, In speaking at the
reCtBt railroad banquet In this city,;
Stated, that his company was planning
to carry on the most extensive cam-,
patgn for advertising the 1 il 1 A Roun'l-I
Up that It has yet undertaken and
declared particular effort would bo
made to attract many people from
the eastern states. Ills npprouch'.ng
visit here indicates that he 1 pre
paring to keep his promise.
The Round-up, because of Ha
drawing power, la a big asset to tho
railroads and Mr. McMurrny realizes
that the scope of Its attraction can
be Increased by Judicious advertising
' The biggest ami best Round-up In
history" I the slogan adopted by tho
o -W. and the Itoimd-up board
According to scientists a man
should live about five times as long
is the time required for the full de
velopment of his frame and muscular
Mstem. but seldom does.
President Asks Congress to
Vote on Proposals to Warn
Americans off Armed Ships
WASHINGTON, March 1. Presl-I
dent Wilson unexpectedly requested of I
congress yesterduy a vote of confl- j
donee in his stand against Germany's'
submarine policy.
Official Washington gasped when!
the White Hun te made public a letter
in the preslJent to Representative j
ward w. I'ou of Hortti Carolina,
fr
Edward
acting chairman of the house rub s
committee, asking an early vote'' en
proposals to warn Americans off bel
ligerent merchant ships.
Democratic leaders of the hou.su
who have fought for a week at the
president's behest to prevent a vote
on the warning resolution, threw up
their hands In dlmay.
Text of rrodiienrg i.nnt
The text of the letter follows:
"The White House, Washington,
Feb. 29, 191S My Dear Mr. Pou:
"Inasmuch a I learn that Mr
Henry, the chairman or the commit
tee on rules, is absent in Texan, I take
the liberty of calling your attention,
as ranking member or the committee
to a matter of grave concern to the
country, which can, 1 believe, be hun
dled under the rule of the house,
only by that committee.
"The report that there ure divided
councils In the house In regard tn the
loreign policy of the government Is
being made Industrious use of In for
eign capitals.
Datterei ieort is False.
"I believe that to tie false, but so
long as it Is anywhere credited, it
cannot fall to do the greatest harm
Dame Rumor Says Steiwer will
Run for Legislature, Making
Lively
Three
It is perslstentl reported on the
streets today that District Attorney
Steiwer will make the race for t:te i
republican nomination for repre-l
sent.itive In the legislature Tit
information I said to be from such;
source as to assure Its uccuracv.
ONLY $5000 NOW NEEDED
TO ASSURE LOCATION OF
BLEWETT FACTORY HERE
l nether rabacripUofi received
todaj for the itb wcit Harveater
o fund reduce the amount now
to l- rauwd lo onl MOM, Five
different subscriptions of Satin
each nave been made In the last
.11 hour but the names arc not
-t aniiotiiiii'd becaune ensne or
the men bare not n siiimii up
with the committee.
With onl) s.miiiii vet to be rat,
til It Is the belief or the workers
for the factory that victory Is In
sight though it will be necessary
to raise tin- entire amount before
the Indnstrj k tafrij landed for
Pendleton.
Boundaries of New Precincts
Given for Benefit of Voters
Since the establishment of new
precincts In Pendleton and the chang
ing of the boundaries of others, few
Pendleton voters know in what pre
cinct they live and. Inasmuch as this
Is the time when petition nre being
circulated, some Inconvenience Is be
ing caused by the lack of definite
knowledge as to precinct bounds.
Then are fourteen precincts In Pen
dleton now and, for the benefit Of
voters, the boundaries tire here giv-(
en:
Precinct 32 -Beginning at the
southern end of Vincent street, the
bound. try line runs north to Railroad
street, thence east on Railroad to
Mill, north on Mill to Alta, east onl
Alia to Its Intersection with Court
and east on Court to the city limits !
The eastern and southern boundaries
are the city limit.
Precinct 33 Beginning at the in-
tersectlon of Mill street nnd the river,!
the line runs south on Mill to Alta j
east on Alt to Court and cast on
Court to the city limits. The north-i
crn boundary is the river nnd th'i
eastern boundary the city limits
Precinct M Bounded on the nor'h'
by Railroad street, on the east hyl
Vincent, on the south by the city
limits and on the weat by Main.
Precinct 35 Hounded on the north,
by the river, on the east by Mill
street, on the south by Railroad and
on the west by Johnson.
Precinct 36 Rounded on the north
by the river, on the east by Johnson. 1
and expose the country to the most
seriou risk.
"I therefore feel ustlfled in asking
that your committee will permit me to
urge un early vote upon the resolu
tions with regard to travel on armed
imnhantmen which have recently
been so much talked about, In order
that there may be arforded an Im
mediate opportunity for rull public
discussion and action upon them and
that nil doubts and conjectures may
be swept away and our foreign rela
tions once mole cleared of damaging
misunderstandings
Is of Grave Important
"The matter Is of o grave import
ance and He so clearly within the
Held of legislative initiative that 1
venture to hope that your committee
will not think that 1 am taking un
warranted liberty in making this sug
gestion a to the business of the
house, and I very earnestly commend
it to their immediate consideration.
"Cordially and sincerely jours,
"WOODROW WILSON."
"Hon. Edward W. Pou, House of
Representatives."
leaders DiaOOa situation.
Congressional leaders saw only two
possibilities in the president's attitude.
They were:
Thai the president is convinced he
can defeat the warning resolutions
thereby putting the house on record
In favor of his aggressive attitude to
ward Germany.
Or he Ib convinced congress is not
behind him In his foreign policy and
there he Is prepared to allow It to
take the matter out of his hands.
Cornered Race
With Steiwer in the legislative race
the contest for the republican nomina
tion will rest between Rep. R. VI. Hit
ner. Mr. Steiwer and Dr J A. Best.
R. N. Starrflelil will again run for
joint representative, it Is reported.
Thus fur there are no avowed candi
dates seeking the democratic nomi
nations on the legislative ticket.
Grand Line Depot
is Destroyed by
Fire at Montreal
loNs or I KEIOHT AND BAGGAGE
N'D Nl MBEH OK TRAIN'S
IN III INS.
MONTREAL, March I. The Grand
Line depot, containing tons of freight,
baggage and a number of trains, was
; reduced to allies by a mysterious fire
this morning The cause la unknown
j It Is believed there were no casual-
I tie. The fire broke out at several
, points simultaneously.
Some authorities attributed the fire
j to a German plot, though they also
I are Investigating reports that the wir
ing in the depot was defective. The
I loss is 1300.000.
on the south by Railroad and on the
Wel b) Main.
Precinct ;;; Bounded on t(je north
b) the river, on the east by Main and
on the south by Webb. The western
boundary begins at the river, goes
south on W illow to Alta, west on Al
ta to Cosble and south on Cosble to
Webb
Precinct 3s -Bounded on the north
by Webb, on tuejtast by Main, on the
south by the city limits and on the
west by Cosble
Precinct It Bounded "ii the north
by Alta, on the east by Cosble, on the
south by the city limits and on th
west by Ann
Precinct 40 -Hounded on the north
by the river, on the east by Willow,
on the weon the. south by Alta and on
the west by Ann.
Precinct 41 All that section south
of the river, west of Ann nnd north
of Webb.
Precinct 42 All that section south
of Webb and West of Ann,
Precincts 43. 44 and 45 are north
of the river. Forty-three Is all east
of ligun. 44 Is all between Logan and
Blaine and 4 5 Is all weal of Blaine,
taking In also the Eastern Oregon
State Hospital and other territory ly
ing outside the city limits.
All boundary lines run down the
center of the streets, so that those liv
ing on one side of a street which 1 a
boundary line will be a different pre
cinct from residents of the opposite
side.
CONGRESS TO GO
ON RECORD OVER
F
Prediction is Made That Wilson Will
be Upheld in His Attitude To
ward German Government.
LEADERS APPROVE THE PLAN
Test or sirengUi Will be Made as to
Whether American should be
Warned or Not ui Keep Off Armed
Merchantmen Letter to I'ou Cutis.
M some Sensation.
WASHINGTON. March 1. Con
gress will soon go on record as to the
administration course toward Ger
many. Leader today approved Wit
son's proposal to Representative Pou
that a test of Btrength be taken
whether to warn Americans to avoid
armed merchantmen. Even while
taking steps for a showdown, some
disbelieve that congress, especially
the house, was willing to support the
president wholeheartedly. Kltchin
remarked causticall. "Faulty obedi
ence bus been very highly developed
In the house."
Stone intimated the resolution
would be limited to an endorsement
of Wilson's course In the armed ship
controversy but not refer to other
phases of his foreign policy. It is be
I lieved congress will back the presi-
dent thus far.
Senators Stone anil Kern and Rep
resentative Flood conferred with the
president this morning for nearly an
hour. It was agreed the test would
be a straight one on the warning reso
lution. Clark, Kltehin and Pou met
the president afterwards.
Flood said after the conference:
"In the light of events, I think there
Is little question I .Jit all members of
congress will support the president."
The president's letter to Pou caused
a sensation because none of the lead
ers had an inkling of the president's
determination to force the issue. Tht
request generally was interpreted a
meaning a poll of the sentiment of
the capitol showed enough votes to
defeat the rescdution reflecting upon
the president's position. In sending !
his message to Pou. the president
pointed out that foreign capitals might
be adversely influenced by news of
a lack of support for the govern
ment. .He said the stories of differ- i
ences were being made industrious
use of abroad. He favored a test of j
strength Saturday, but decided to 1
: Postpone action.
Agitation was renewed today for
I the president to appear at an execu- 1
tive session of congress with a spec'. I
j al message about the dealings with j
i the central powers, because the re
I publicans object to voting on the j
i foreign question "in the dark."
Shippers Asked to
Help Relieve Car
Shortage in State
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF
o.-W. PLEADS FOR PROMPT
FN LOADING.
the
shortage
jail lines .that W. 11. Skey. special rep
' I resentative of the traffic department,
or the o.
a trip tn
railroad
shortage.
The di
Ind to M
and unlo
possible.
V R &
h
toda
induce shippers to aid the
oinpany in relieving the
if the railroad, accord
y. is that shippers load 1
rs just as promptly as
not take advantage of i
Do
i the 4s hour prWtl
quickly so they n
but unload curs ,
then be used
again
A similar request to shippers is be.
1 Ing made by the state railroad com
mission. Under date oft March 1 a
1 notice tins been sent out to shippers
and the following advice given.
Shippers are requested to order cars
j In writing, stating number wanted.
'time When and place where desired
I kind of freight to be shipped and the
final destination The application for
cars should be made to an official or
general agent of the railroad or the
ageut at the point nearest the st Lttolt
switch or siding where the cars are t
be furnished.
To load cars to full capacity, till
per cent above the marked capacity.)
To order no more cars thnn are ab
solutely needed.
To unload ears us promptly as pos
sible and gue company immediate
notice when ear is released.
H. S. Sleeman came In yesterd.u
from Helix and spent the night here.
Mr. and Mrs A. F. Warren of He.it
were among the visitors here last evening.
OREIGN POLICY
Fortif icat'
Plan? zed
Aftd Arrests
NEW YORK, March I, Arresting
two men. supposed German navy lieu
tenants, charged with postal fraud
Inspectors confiscated plans of Am
erican fortification. They gave th
names of Richard von Ahrend and
Rudolph von Kracht. They are spec
ifically charged with collecting mon
ey for the Belgian relief work fraud
ulently. REASSESSMENT AMENDMENT
DECLARED TO BE INVALID
IHOFME.V Is HADE TO sisTVIN
DEMI RKER IN .1 M3KSOM
STREET SUIT.
Holding that the reassessment am.
endment is unconstitutional and that
the reassessment made In the Jackson
street improvement district is invalid,
R. R. Johnson, Portland attorney rep
resenting Frank Frazier and other
Juckson street property owners, this
morning made his argument by which
he hopes to sustain the demurrer filed
in the case brought by the city against
Mr. Frazier to collect for the improve
ment of Jackson street adjacent to
his property.
City Attorney Fee and his father
Judge Fee, appeared for the city but
(Continued on Page Eight.)
Wheat Higher Today
in Chicago Market
CHICAGO, March I, (Special)
May 11.12 1-2. 11.11 3.4 A. July
11.10 1-i. 1. OS 7-8.
Portland.
PORTLAND. March 1. (Special)
Club 90. tti bluestem 9S, 11.05.
Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 29. Wheat
Spot No. 2 red western winter. He
7 l-2d; No. 2 hard winter, gulf, 13s
6d; No. 2 hard winter, new and choice
nominal.
In American terms the Liverpool
price for No. 2 red western winter is
12.13 per bushel.
FrenchGunsat Verdun;German Advance Map
The French line north of Verdun at Four days of continuous fighting,
the beginning of the present German wllh llt,,l, igSes have given the Ger-'
Offensive ran from the Meuse, at a man Consenrove Hrahant-stir-M 11 e
point n rth of Consenvoye. In a semi
circle into the woo ls to the northeast Haumont and samogneux on the
nnd turned southward well norm Western end of the salient, and Or-j
Beaumont, continuing to the south- ne further east Beaumont, half
east, north of Ornes, to Ftombezy and w ay between Sam igneux and Ornes, '
Ktaln still resists the German assault, I
FRENCH GIVE UP
TOWN SOUTHEAST
OF VERDUN POST!
Fresnes is Evacuated According to
Statement in Berlin Newspaper
Lull Comes in Battle.
NEW OFFENSIVE MAY START
Paris Says Xo Reason to Believe Hal
Mr Ha Abandoned lUa Attempts
u Take Stronghold Controlling
Way to Paris French Are Ready
for Any Eventuality
BERLIN", March 1 The French
have evacuated Freanes, southeast of
Verdun, the Lokal Anzeiger's corre
spondent reported.
LONDON, March 1. A Paris wire
less message reported a lull in the
battle around Verdun. It warned,
however, that there was no reaaon to
believe the German offensive had
been abandoned. A German state
ment reported artillery battling there
but did not mention Important infan
try engagements. An English biplane
was shot down near Menln and two
French biplanes near Soissons.
LONDON, March 1. After day of
furious struggle, the fighting around
Verdun came almost to a complete
stop last night, official statement
agreed Paris utterea a warning the
Germans probably are preparing for
a further offensive on a colossal scale.
New drives against Pepper Height,
north of Verdun and against the forts
Devanne and Devaux, are believed
presaged.
Berlin reported artillery fighting on
the whole front but no Infantry at
tack around Verdun. Paris said there
wan an intermittent bombardment
northwest of Verdun. German con
centrations at Pontamousson were re
pelled by artillery.
Roth sides claimed minor aerial activities
! APPORTIONMENT
I SUGGESTED FOR
BUILDING ROADS
Recommendations for Using Propos
ed Bond Issue Are Adopted at
Meeting of Committees Here.
OPPOSITION TO PLAN IS SEEN
Barrett and llarrah Not Agreed Willi
Other As to How Matter should
Be Handled Opinions Differ WUe
ly Over Virtues of Different IVatd
Protect in County.
Pendleton to Washington state
line. $300,04)0.
Pendleton to t matffla, f300,4Mo.
Pendleton to pilot Rock, tttO,-
000.
Pendleton to Helix, gl 10,000.
Ireewater to SunnysXio district,
$30,000.
Pendleton to I'vfot Rock Junc
tion, $30,000.
Surplus from bond. $50,0OO.
The above constitute the recom
mendations made yesterday to the
county court by the Joint committee
which met at the court house and
devoted the afternoon to a discussion
of the subject of the proposed IS0.
000 road bond Issue
The apportionment was made in
accordance with suggestions made by
Col. J. H. Raley and waa adopted
after much pro and con dlicuaaion.
Feature of the meeting consisted In
a eplrited and successful fight by ths
Helix delegation for more money than
was originally assigned them; an op
en revolt by c A. Barrett against
the bonding scheme as it Is being
manager and the announcement from
W W. Harrah that ne will oppose the
bonding plan If taken up in the form
agreed upon by the committee.
The committee handling the matter
yesterday wa a Joint organization,
composed of the executive committee
of the good road association, a com
mittee of 11 named by the county
court and a committee from the Pen
dleton Commercial club.
At the outset of the meeting the
committeemen were asaed to occupy
the Jury chairs and dirt so while the
spectators occupied the auditorium.
Col. J H Raley started the ball roll
ing by a general discussing of- tbe
bonding plan and the purpose of the
meeting. Attorney Cochran of La
Grande was then called upon and re
cited the steps being taken to vote a
bond Issue in I'nlon county. It H
(Continued on page eight.)
Steiwer Announces
His Retirement as
District Attorney
LJVELi CONTEST j PROM18K11
IS PEACE Is BOt Gill B
SEVERAL.
I wer toda announce'! nts retirement
from office at the expiration of hi
! present term Some time ago he ha I
practically made up nls mind not to
seek re-election but, yielding to the
I requests of those who wish him lu
remain in office, he took further tlm
to consider the matter ills llHJhjkia
announced today is nnal, he state
A desire to devote his full time to
I his private practice has prompt -d
l him in makiug his dec ision Despt
I the fact that Morrow eottwt ba bai .
taken out of his jurisdiction llnci : ,
election, the duties or tin- office ba
jso Increased that they require aim
j all of his lime and thl UM U t
j deputy.
t fight for the office inasmuch aa a
number of attorney have be-.u await-
mg his decision. Had M determined
j whether he would hi.- bean oppossO
i ow tin- KeekarsJ eentlmeni wand w
j almost i ert tin
i the ratiublii an
I take then i haie-e at Hie repuiilu 111
primaries l-put Dutrn Attorn
it. i Kaator, Cit) Attorn) Itoaa W
Coutu. 01 ibis Bit .., : j Wsj
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