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DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION WF.ATIIEI Fair t tonight. TO ADVERTISERS. Tbe Kt Oregonlan taai tlie largest paid circulation of any paper In Oregou, eait of 1'ortland and oyer twice the circulation In Pendleton of any other newspaper. Maximum It; minimum. IS: raln fall. 0: wind, went moderate, westher dev. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 28 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1916. NO. 8756 SENATE IS SAID TO OPPOSE PLAN OF RECIPROCITY Agreement With Carranza Over Al lowing Mexican Troops to Cross Into United States Disliked. WAR TALK IS BEING HEARD White House iHtUgiiam jup4iu 111 lilt.' illation and Ma) start ii Probe u Determine Heepon ribttttj ( IntervenUo" Propaganda lit Washington. s ASTON lO, March 14. Poll co-operation Uh (arranza in hunting Villa seemed assured today. Tbe Mexican oonwtate reported 6000 Oajrinriat arc marching toward Ae i""''r help UK tnierlcnn irool'- -"- ..I Um ban, hi- H I onder- tOOl OhffOP UMiMhssxl the j .xwjMituttonalUU Boeder NmtH ; reported unit nil in met ol or- rniitlsin riWiiiiic hail P4MS. niiifol Pnqniefi ""' u'' bimiIm'i urccmenl with i MM lm- allayed all anll-Vm- I ri(nn lentlmeal In Mexico. 1 Washington March H With American troop preparing "' ''"""'j Mxl CO, the president todav Was threatened with congreaetonal reeoM against hs Mexican policy. An out-, hurst ,,f crltlcUm i- believed immi nent in the senai wiere the military rt-ciprocit) agreemenl with Carransa ta disliked Aii explosion also wasj threatened in the holiee. The While House i Indignant about Mexican war talk. The idminlstr:i tlott coneMeeed taking otmUc met , i . . to hit Intervention agitation and an Investigation Of Intervention ro-j i Igaada was discussed. The pHnct-.l i mi protest f pueifteai teas based on j the facl W Ison fulled to consul! them, before accenting Carransa' propel aitlnn Considering t hut man) Otr-, rnnxistaa are armLorganlaed bandits and many were former inistus. op-1 ponanti to the scheme fear an agree- ment will result In foray n American roll b) outlaws mssjuueradini ay Car rantlata. The state department ad-j n its ih.it mi written suthorttj for a, rec proctty mm ibt xlats. Oppon ent declare Wllaon has exceeded his 1 1 netltutional power. The dclav In starting the expedition threatened to provoke crltleiam nimed ai die army, transportation facilities . nd luck .if ammnnltion, Admlnlstra-' i on official Inelfled diplomacy had nut Impeded moUUtatlon. The Mate dffmrrmeni analn considered warning Xo Hunger or Ureal.. MEXICO city. Manh if Danger . it ., Meak between Mexico and the I'nrteri MatM ha paated, Inspirited article today In ihe newspapers ald. No . fflclsi itstemeni wa issued iut Washington dlspstch aud AUMHca had conceded the Justice "f Carren- in't demand by accepting the Infor mal note Oeneral .xkuiIut win ban-i die nirihcr American negotiations, it Is believed Carrunza will resign the provisional presidency, appointing j tgullar. Then Chrrangt win run nr prosldent. ill Prevent prlction l d'CiLAS. March It Aguu Prie 1 Is practical!) deserted by Our ran - u aotdlan Oenaral caHea ordered ihe garrison I" Nacoaali, To miles south It l believed he intended ! avoid frlciioii with American troops The border is being close!) watched. War Veterans of 1898 May be Sent Over the Border NATIONAL COMMAND Kit CAU I olt M I I LMKNT OF BUM" HER AVAILABLE. WASHINGTON, March 14. Con 1 1 sgaill II Dyer, national commander of Spanish War Veterans, today re quested th State commanders to no tlf) him how many men are available lor service In Mexico If Wilson call for, volunteers Dyer thinks &0.000 . .in be raised. PORTLAND, ore., Mroh 1 4 Re apondlng to the request of Reproseii- mtlve Dyer, commander Kesl declar - ed 600 Spanish war veteran would volunteer for Mexican service SEATTLE. Wash.. March 14. -..mmander Cunningham estimated a ibousand Spanish war veterans are available for immediate service. Roscoe . Keator is Candidate for District Attorney xKSISTAXT TO PROBECCTOH MKIWI R TO ltl FOR RE PtHLICAX NOMIV ITION rtoaooe L ICeator. ansiHtant proaaeu. I ling attorney, toduy in a formal state-1 men! announced his candidacy on ths republican ticket for the position of district attorney to succeed Freder cl. j Sleiwer. Mr. Keator has been assiMt an under Mr. Steiwer since Januar. ! 1. ) 9 1 . and alms that time has taken! an active purl In the Prosecution ol 1 cases which have come before that of-j floe, He in a graduate of the law de- partmenl of Willamette University at Salem, class of 1913 Hi early adaOA-j tlon was obtained at the high school j In ROSbUtT, . Y, Oenesaee Weslyian i aeminary, l.vma. N. Y., and the PlaUburg State Normal at I'lataburg. N". Y. Mr. Keator has lieen In 'iregoni for the past six years, Mr. Keator'i forma) Matemenl is an follows: "At t he reO,Uet of a number of the taxpayer throughout Umatilla oount) I have concluded to enter the- race lr. the doming primaries as a candidate for the republican nomination to thl office "f district attorney, "1 am entering th a race free from all political obligations or factional influences. I am hound by no person al obligation .ir prejudice and have tlo Interest o serve in the adminis tration, save thai of ihe public in general and do, if nominated in the com ng primertee, and elected upon November next, pledge in) self, first, to prosecute all offense without fear or favor, second lo conduct the ad ministration "f the office of district attorney in the most economical man iter eenxistent with th efficient en forcement of the law; third, to earn . sii nd Impartlallj investigate each and every act or offense which come; to tu knowledge in v olatlon of th prohibition act. and. In every case ac Investigated, where the evidence win warrant conviction, I v '11 sartiestlj endeavor lo nonvicl Ihe offender ' A. C. Hampton to be Succeeded by Hermiston Man as Head of Public Schools in Pendleton At a star-4 ha IB bar session of the .it' School board yesterday afternoon' an agreement was reached by the! Hoard wherein Supt. A C. Hampton will be supplanted next full as heudi ol the City schools by A T. Park, now principal Of the school at Hermiston The .tction of thn hoard, news of wli h le.iked out last evening, conies .is ,, big surprise lo tne Community, 'is no intimation had been given out that an election was to he held at this, time, or any notice that tin- board considering applications. Among the! Irleiids of Supt Hampton the news was received with indignation, both beesuas of the summary end the boiird's action brings to his long ser vice in the schools and because of I the secret methods HI ployed in elect -ng a successor. The meeting of the board was heldi esterdny afternoon at i o'clock in the bnck room of the offices of Clerk Lot Llvermorc. No one was present but the members of the board and no record was kept of the meeting The regular meeting of the board will bo held tonighi chairman j. v. Taii- miin stated this morning that he was' requested yesterday at ii o'clock to' call the special meeting by Judge G j W. Phelps) another member of the board. He stated that after a shori I discussion of the school situation, a motion was made and carried t hut : Mr Park be chosen as superintendent U.S. Army Will be Recruited ' to Full War Strength; Action , to be Rushed Through at Once tt vmiim.ton. March I, t'rgx-nt action for an Inoniisv In the ICgjlllai1 arm) or 24I.OOO men lias been decided upon. Baker asked oongres to piua ihe ne tnager) resolitUon Immediately. The rc-liitioii asks eongree itotsai authority to recruit the ariov to full war strength of 100,060. Many regiments are de ficient in numbers. At a confar- xmcricaiis Are Dei oruiixl. PARIS. March 13. Twelve Aim-ri- n Mrjsanjk serving with the 1 Krf nch ambulance corps, today were ltp( (gt graver) and decorated with th(, Ilf.Hn f Honor. A Vienna physician has obtained good results and effected some cures by treating Insane persons with hv podermtc Injection of pure oxygen Enters the Race adSlk aWlA Rom1' i. Keator, asatatnat prosecu tor, arlto announce candidacy for re publican nomination for iii-nni ai tornej . Portland Wheat Bid HigherThan Yesterday CHICAGO, March 14. -('special) I Ma) wheat, opening 11.08 1-2, clos ing ll.ov l.t: July, opening II. OT S-S. Closing 11 "T 1-8. Portlahd. PORTLAND, "re.. March 14 'lSieciali Merchant's Exchange I ri ces today, club b il 10 asked s.',. Hlue- Uv-rHMl UrVBRPOOL, March 1 Spot No. 1 Manitoba. 1 4 Whca d; No hard winter, gulf, iti v i stern winter. 13s. in American terms top price for spot No. tl.l 1 per buahel !id : red the Liverpool 1 Manitoba Is foi next ear. Personally, he said, he did not know much about Mr. Park nor his school record, but had been assured by other members of lb board that he was u good man H said he had never promised to sup port anyone for the position but that Mr Park had spoken to him last week as If he had received enough pledges to insure hts election. Chairman Tallman nad little criti i ism to make ol" the present superin tendent bill stated that there was j feeling on the board that a new man should be secured, He said some op position had developed against Supt, Hampton and that the board had been quietly considering for some time the qualifications of other applicants. He -ai l it had not been the Intention of the board at this time to make an announcement of the actbm taken . Supt. Hampton has not been offi cial!) apprised of the action taken H' slated that a report reached lum last evening of Mr. Park's election from an unofficial source. He refused to make uny comment upon the action taken. Prof. Hampton was for eighl years principal of the Pendleton high school and. when Supt J P. lenders was requested to. resign last spring he was placed In the position of actin; superintendent for tne balance of the (Continued on page eight. eiuv linker and lluy did not de. ride to . an the miniia or volun teers now. An attempt will be made to rush the resolution through the house late this after noon. Jose A. una. representative of i arm n o. form all) notified tin state department the Antcrhwn note regarding military ni lpro cit was whoU) acceptable to his government. Kalaer Again sufferer PAKIS. MaKh It, Kaiser Wll helm's throat again I troubling him Home reported The report is not confirmed. The coal mines of Sweden do not produce enough fuel for that coun try' needs and scientists are Irving many experiments with peat, of which there Is a vast supply available ARTILLERY FIRE SHATTERS RANKS OF THE TEUTONS Lull in Verdun Fighting is Broken by Desperate Charges Against the French Forces. ENEMY REPORTED REPULSED German Attempt lo iteaui ist (.round in La lrctc- i:ds in lailtrre (intt MasHt-s of KeliiforccuK'Ms Itc lnt llrouglit l' for Assault on Ver dun. LONDON. March 14 Breaking the lull In the infantr.. fighting before Verdun the Germans narged Hau-j dremont forest tod .y Their ranks were shattered by artillery fire, cov ering every fool Ol the ground with mathematical precision, the French i eported. The Germans did not at tempt to advance In large forces Those who survived were forced to i flee. In the l,n Petre forest, Paris said, the Germans attempted to regain their lost ground but the French artillery hurled them back Tnere la a steady bombardment around Vaux. The ex- I peeled grand assault against Verdun i has not begun. Berlin Is silent re garding the operation around Ver run. The Germans claimed to hav repulsed the British In the Ypres dia-, trlct. Several air butties were report-! ed. Berlin claimed that three British and two Frtnch aeroplane were, brought down. LONDON, March 14 German re inforcements arrive,) near Verdun to-, day while the Teuton guns continued smashing the French trenches. It I was reported the Swiss frontier h id been closed to Insure the secrecy of j troop movements. French aviators observed great besVle of German re-j tnforcements marching Swiss reports said Von Maekensen Is commanding the Verdun attack and that the kaiser has summoned Von Hlndenburf to assist it is believed the Herman will drive simultaneous ly at Goose Hill and Deadman's Hill, striking also at Fort De Vaux and at Detavennea, The Paris correspondent of the Mail declared the lull in the infantry fighting was due partly t a redistribution of the German forces and partly through tne need of artil lery' preparation, it was said the seventh and twenty -second divisions, which bore lh- brunt of ihe fighting ; 1 1 llethin Court and Goose Hill. wer so severely handled tbey need rest and possibh may be replaced entire ly by new men. Teachers Institute at Milton Attended by Many Delegates I K4M.lt M PROVtS IXSTRPtTIVK OTHER NEWS ( H ES FROM MILTON. ( Fast Ore MILTON, 'be March 14. A teachers' local institute was held in Milton Baturdaj conducted b Super intendent I. K. Young of Pendleton. Teachers of .Miltoii-Freewater. Umsu pine and Ihe Walla Walla v.illev at tending. Prof, k j. EClemmer of the , State Norma! al EHensburg, Wn. was Present and addressed the teachers In j Ihe afternoon and in the evening spoke to a crowded it-,. His subject was "The First American"." His talk wa.' both Interesting ind entertaining and Milton people hope to have him with The Ladles' ;t furnished the music and Miss Elisabeth Graham ! gave a reading Mrs. H. I.. Fraier who was taken ; to the Walla Wall i hospital last week mproving slowly, (Continued on Page Eight I New Mexico ' coke all mental production last ye put of Its mines being --f muted at lis :,T 900 1(11 NEWS SUMMARY t.CIKTHl. jaj0rloSU trooi. are pretwriug to twos the border, oarranxa office rorts Villa Is surrounded. Q erase us bring up reanforremwit for another drive against erihin I". S. trim will be recruited lo full war strength. local. A. T. Iark of Hermiston mi mod i, succeed Hamilton In acop Kestor announces eandtdac) for district attorney. Itlg meeting tor babies, held. Organization of Main Division to Hunt Villa, Begun; Colonel Slocum Will Command Flying Squadron Steel Trust Chairman Indicted SIML&Tff GARY Yor.VGSTOWN n March 14 The Mahoning country grand Jury has ended its investigation of the strike riots last January in East Youngs town by returning indictments against Elbert H. Gary chairman of the Unit ed States Steel Corporation and against six big steel companies. The Indictments charged Gary, the corporation of which he is the head, one of its subsidiaries and lour inde pendent steel concern with conspir ing to fix the price of lion and steel product In Mahoning county in vi olation of the Valentine anti-trust law. "Judge G.irv has been indicted individually.'- said County Prosecutor A. M Henderson, because the evl- Vice-Presidential Lullaby Delights Baby Nmley VJCE PRCS1DZ.ST LrtRSMl,L iid HIS GkMCCHILQ EVANsToN. 111 "arc Thomas Marshall W friends m.i W unaware of accomplishments, but when president visits Evanstcn h Troopers on Border Believe Orders to Advance Will be Given Thursday; More Soldiers are Arriving at Col umbus Hourly; Military Plans are Being Guarded with Great Care. eeceeeceeeeeeee ! VILLA St'RHOr.VDKD? e EL PASO. March 14. Gener- al (luiterrez today announced that Carranzista troops are aur- rounding Villa in the Galena district and that they hoped to capture Villa before the Ameri- can expedition enters Mexico. The Carranza forces will have Villa before the end of the week Guiterrez declared. Galena. v. here they were reported to be surrounding Villa la 110 miles south of El Paso and within two days ride of the . American Mormon colonv at Casas C.ran- e Gulterrei would neither con- 0 firm nor deny the report he had isked for a delay In American 0 invasion. It wa reported Per. shing's reply had aneered Gult- 0 errez Authorities refused to admit that Pershing had re- turned from Columbus or that Quiterres talked with him. The Mexican railroad hrldge. te n miles south of Juarez has S leen destroyed by fire. Carran- list are unable to account for it Americans believe It was 0 burned In an attempt to prevent the expedition using the rail- 0 Los AXGELfcS, March 11 Informed of a Villlsta plan of lerrorlst plots here, Chief of Po. Hit Snivel)' sent cant-, to 3000 men asking them to volunteer as siex-ial police for duty ir called upon, PHoENIX. March 14. Ranchers near the border of western Arizona j told Governor Hunt their lives are en-i dang red and asked for protection I Mexicans at Yuma are reported un easy. Ten national guardsmen arei 1 1. Holing the streets. Phoenix and Tucson armories are heavily guarded : The Phoenix police are watching the I Mexican quarters. COLUMBrs March melodies to this babv Helen Ios. daughter of Mr and -Mrs. M. M He l.illen. Mr and Mrs Marshall ar partlcularlv interested In the bah , cause it is a namesake of Mrs. M r shall General Pershing the organization of the main army division to hunt Villa began today. Colonel Slocum. who licked Villa after the Columbus raid, was appointed commander of the fly ing squadron of cavalry' which la be lieved will comprise the larger part of the armed force of Invasion. Hearing that Carranzista soldier are mobilizing at Palomas. Pershing arranged for a conference with the Mexican general to ascertain if b in tends to oppose the advance. It wa reported other troop are Joining th Palomas garrison. The men believe they will be ordered to enter Mexico on Thursday. Officers refuse to dis cuss It Pershing evidently I await ing reinforcements. More cavalry Is expected today, also a signal and aero corps. The big camp presents a busy scene. Freight trains are unloading tons of canned goous, hay and am munition Army officers gathered at the telegraph office to closely scru tinize all telegrams Noticing this, the war correspondents tnereafter tel ephoned their storie to El Paso. Then the officers put the correspond ents on their word of nonor not to attempt to beat the censorship or re veal military secrets. Troop trains were noticeably scarce in arriving during tne forenoon, al though it la known tne soldier of all army branch at interior posts are rushing here. Cavah-y predominated the camp. Thousands of horse ar tethered In long rows Neighing horses the clamorous braying of army mules. the uproar of burro lugging chest of ammunition and mountain gun, the clatter of hoof, of squadrons of horse men maneuvering and the frequent bugle calls, mingled with the contin uous uproar. Curious crowds gather ed around the batteries or artillery, t few being peering Mexican faces sjen trles keep all at a distance BOISE. March 14. Colonel Thom -s Hammer is endeavoring to orgaslzo regiment of cavalry for service in Mexico He expect 200 veterans to Join People Forced to Make Tunnels in Snow to Get Out FORESTER nrt aXlNtQ FROM trip BBS husks CttMHMMH IN fOli v (Kant uregonian tpsilgl ) I'KIAH. Ore.. March 14.- Pre I Gr.s.ms. forester of Daie. ha Just re turned from Sumpter. He made the trip through the mountains on now shoes to repair the government tele- phone lin. which has been out of 1 ommlssion for sometime and made the trip from Dale in .sumpter in two days, a distance of 55 miles. and nearly ; u,, hill. At the obi Ben liar- late He one pgtct e down in ,,nl trouble MITOS Oll.1S(. .1 March lh. erne! ndouble.ll'. Id ills., vustrian and Oerma tOI race -ed .1 rep. Mean hde in hired He said Wired sn to III lu ll OM Till- MAGI'K March 14 In .1 .(.-It- in lb.- chamber on col,. 11 ,,! 1 , lera Depui outages ggplainS , pea pOSal to establish wlrelees llglgll eoaneetton with Holland and ih East Intflsa b, wal of Han ftalll lW) Hoi. ea ...I tbe 1 ii.stallatlc ins il.'O'J :oo 000 fi-,