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DAILY EVENING EDITION WKATHKR Tonight and Sunday rain. v FJSTKltD V s WKATHKR DATA. Maximum temperature. It: mini mum temperature, 10; rainfall 0; wind, west, light; weather cloudy, threatening. DAILY EVENING EDITION TO ADVERTTbERS. The Gut Oregonian tuuj tb largest boos lldr tad guaranteed paid circulation of any Spar la Oregon, caat of Portland and by ! the largaat circulation In Pendleton of any other nempaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 28 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 25, .1916. NO. 8766 r DODD'S CAVALRY DRAWING CLOSE TO VILLA FORCE Two Hundred Bandits Said to be in Santa Clara Canyon With American Troops in Pursuit. TELEGRAPH WIRES ARE DOWN K rkanniunlcatloB South of Grande; United Stale Soldier gutter From Cold During: the Night; Mormon Colon) .Along Route Supplying Men Willi Pood. EL. PASO, Texae, March . Vil la's main force of iOO men are In San la Clara Canyon. SO miles from the weatem entrance with Dodd's cavalry close upon them, Oavtra asserted In a statement to the United Press today. The Vllllstas have cut all the tele, graph wires south of Casas Grandes. FIELD HEADQUARTERS. Mexico. March 26. After a week of biasing hot days and cold nlghta, a cyclonic wind swept from the west, carrying sleet, snow and sand. The men suf fered from cold more than the sand The loose silt sifted through the tents Into the baggage and Impregnated the food. Sometimes It was Impossible to see ten feet owing to the sand. The wind started yesterday noon and Is still blowing. The detachments operating south and southwest are moving rapidly with dry weather prevailing. There has been no communication with them foe some time owing to the Inability of aeroplanes to fly In the shifting winds. Mormon villages nearby are fur nishing the soldiers with chlckena preserves, candy, tortillas and chile They get good prices. A postofflce has been established, with the hos pital corps. ' Transportation from the border I working fine. The men are cheerful but anxious to get a chance ut Villa. MEXICO CITY. March 25. Report that t'arrnnr. stas ore Joining Villa were official) denied at Queretaro General Ohrcgoii admitted that trouble might develop through the continued presence of , American troops in Mexico. He said enemies of the defacto government on both sides of the border were trying to force In tervention. He hoped for Villa's speedy capture so the American sol diers can leave the country. Rein forcements have been sent to western Chihuahua where forces are reported engaging Villa. JURY PANEL IS ORAWN FOR U.S. DISTRICT COURT HERE M MEN SELECTED AT PORTLAND FOR TERM TO OPEN APRIL 1. A Jury panel of JO men. to sit a trial Jurors during the Pendleton term of the Cnlted States district eoun, which opens at Pendleton at 10 o' clock Tuesday morning. April I, with Judge Hean presiding, was drawn In the Federal court hero yesterday, says the Portland oregonian The United States court will hold Its sessions at Pendleton In the court room of Clr i uit Judge Phelps. Following are the names of those drawn In the Jury panel, all of them being resident of Umatilla or Union counties: J, H Adams, farmer, of Allcel; A. V Aiighey. farmer. North Powder: Hugh J. Bell, farmer. Helix; Fred M. Brown, farmer. Adams; J J. Carr. merchant, La Grande: W. M. Cock rell. farmer. I'nlon; J. L. Cross, farm er, Elgin: L. J. Furgaaon. farmer La Grande; J. W. Eerie, salesman. La Ornnde; Oeorge W. Gross, farmer. Athena: Claude Huffman, farmer. ( ove; J. E. J Kail, farmer, Cove; J. K Ijintr.. fruit grower. Cove; Martin Iirson. carpenter, La Grande; Charles McAlavy. farmer. Helix; William Me Bride, farmer. Athena; K. J. Martin, farmer. Union; O. C Maxwell, sales man. Elgin; R. C. Mays, lumberman. Elgin. Edward Meyerslck, farmer. La Grande; John Molstron, farmer, Pen dleton; W. A. ogden, farmer. Cove: H A Pursell. cnpitallst. Union; G. W Ruckman, farmer. Allcel; Charles E. Spence, farmer. Milton; I A. Stoop, merchant, Elgin: H A. Watson. Insur ance. Ia drando; P. P. Wiltshire, sheepman, North Powder lU puldli-ans In KcTCt Gathering. WASHINGTON, March 25. Plans t. demand more troops on the Mexi can border and the formation of a re i ubllcan Mexican policy were dis cussed today at a secret conference nf renubllcan senators. Action wai deferred until Monday. Congressman Sinnott Fought and Still Fights to Secure 40 Per Cent For School Fund In a wire to the East Oregonlan today In answer to a message from this pa per. Congressman N. J. Sinnott says the Portland Journal la In error aa to hla position, that he fought and voted to give 40 per cent of the land grant money to the Oregon school fund and will continue to fight for the school fund. The Journal statement was con luined in an editorial last evening and this morning the following message was sent Mr. Sinnott by the East Ore gonlan : "Journal editorial says you favor land grant money for reclamation pro jects In preference to school fund. Please wire statement your action, your Intentions. We favor school fund" EAST OREGONIAN. Good Roads Provide Key to Development of This County Address by J. F. Robinson, dent good roads association, at recent Commercial Club dinner. T'nless Umatilla county gets busy and permanently Improves the main trunk roads we can expect no in crease In population nor in the de velopment of new Industries in the rural and urban districts, no further advancement In diversified and In- ATHLETIC CARNIVAL LAST ! NI6HT IS A BIG SUCCESS imivs of mi. ii i mini kf.f.i" Ai niKNuu i iiMtovit of LAHillTER The athletic carnival staged last evening by the high sch I students! f the - pr I'd to it ' l. the the best arnival ever d In the hi whole thing I I me fK-n'.oi. i j The mght continuous L:"ioar from the audience. A large crowd witnessed the performance. Saco, Maine, has just opened Its first theater, although the city was settled In Mil, Incorporated In 1718 and obtained Its city charter In IKS7 Champion Willard Jess Willard, champion of the world, who Is feet 7 Inches tall, will meet Frank Moran, who is 8 feet one Favors School I 'mid. The following reply from Mr. Sin. nott was received at 12:4 today: Washington. I). C, March 25, '1. East Oregonlan, Pendleton, Ore. Journal editorial in error. I fought and voted for forty per cent for school funds but was out-voted In committee. Lenroot of Wisconsin offered recla mation fund amendment. After this carried I tried repeatedly without avail to amend this provision so that all or part at least of the part seg regated for reclamation fund must be spent In Oregon. I shall continue to fight for forty per cent for counties and forty per cent for school fund. N. J. SINNOTT. presl-Itenslfled farming, for the people of the whole United States are now be coming educated to the value of good roads, and the hoineseeker and de. veloper from the east will not stop In our county, not invest his money here, until we give h'ni transportation fa duties, in the way "f good roads equal. If not superior, to those offered him In the more progressive and pub- (Contlnued on Page Three.) ROBBERS KILL ONE AFTER HOLDING UP A BUNKHOUSE i; wen i mpi,ovfs are tif.d WHILE MASKED MEN GO I llltol I. II .UK. IDAHO FA LI, March 25. After holdins on a ranch hunkhoiisc and ,,in(t f)iUr (, th(1 ()coupant8i two ,,.!,., HH... laitvl.ia H. Uor.a r - 11 ....... .-, ........ n . . w - the crime, shot and killed Wilbur kenrldge. At one o'clock this morgdngj George Jackson worked h.niseir free and released his com panion. He then reported to the po. lice here. Dan Evans, a ranch em- ploye, sustained a severe scalp wound wheir one robber struck him on the head with a forty-five revolver, breaking the gun. and His Opponent, Moran.Who Meet W1LLAPD CHARLEY WHITE.. RtrERte MQPAN d Inch at Madison Square C.arden to - night for ten rounds. The ablest re-j Willard will receive from Tex Rick feree the modern ring ha known, ard, the promoter, 347,500 for hi 3d SERIOUS CRISIS AGAIN FACED IN Tl Reports of Loss of American Lives May Lead to Threatening Situation With Germany. .1 MANY PASSENGERS WOUNDED Detail of Aflaged Attack on the Sus sex Are Not Obtainable; Liner llngflshma-i Carried Americans, One of Whom Is Reported Miss Ing; Survivors lauded. WASHINGTON, March 25 A .submarine Issue with grave p.nsl MHtles confronted the t;.ivern nent today. The Sussex and Kiigiishman cases overshadowed Mexican situation. Official made no atu'mpt to hide the shock which the news produ ed. Lan sing cabled for all ran.1. Affi davit from the survivors of the Kerne sliouM reach Washington Monday or Tuesday. WASHINGTON. March 25. It Is iM-lievcd four Americans per ished in the torpedoing of the Dominion liner FJiglielunan, Con sul Armstrong; of Bristol, re ported. Thirty -three survivors I lave born landed. The American aboard the Englishman not rciorted saved were Peter McDonald of Boston: I. Buckley, M. A. BurKe, Horse man: ;eorge McDonald of Law rence. Massachusetts. LONDON. March 25. The moat serious situation since the Lusltania incident is threatiieil in the German Ameri.an relation as a result of the alleged torpedoing o," the Sussex and the sinking of the Englishman. Brit Ish officials believed Nearly 100 of the Sussex survivors hare landed at Dover. Two passengers were killed outright. Dover reported one Amer ican missing, believed to be drowned. Information concerning the num ber of missing from the Englishmen is vague. Reports did not state where the sinking occurred They merely said she sunk with a probable loss o( four American lives It is believed 60 were saved, altogether (Continued on Page Eight.) 1 Charles White, will be the third man. 1RPED0 ATTACK Americans Steamer Sussex is Damaged by Explosion in English Channel East Oregonian to Flash Returns from Big Figif Tonight In order to provide local peo ple with up-to-the-minute news of the big; Willard-Moran right tonight the East Oregonian will flash the results from the com pany's building. The Northern Pacific office will be made use of through the courtesy of Agent Walter Adams and the reports from the great fistic bout will be thrown upon the Masonic build ing across the street. The fight occurs In New York this evening, starting about I o'clock. Owing to the three hours difference In time between New York and the Pacific coast re port will begin to arrive here at about 8:30. Two Vessels in Battle are Sunk i.l II M VI V RAIDER AND ENGLISH MERCHANTMAN ARE SENT TO THE BOTTOM. LONDON, March 25 The admlr aity announced that the German com merce raider Greif and the British merchantman cruiser Alcantra fought a battle In the North Sea February 29 and both were so badly damaged that they sank. The Greif was an un protected cruiser of 2000 tons. The Alcantra was probably the four deck Ttoyal Mail liner of 1500 tons. Verdun is Burning GERMAN ART I 'AERY SET CITY ON FIRE, AOCORDlNt, TO BERI.IV REPORT. BERLIN. March 25. German i-rtlllery has set fire to Verdun, it was officially announced. No tm ix.iiam changes on the western front occurred last nljut. in Ring Tonight .minutes of actual fighting, and Mor an half that sum. if the official state-1 ments are to be believed. are Missing 50 Passengers are Believed to Have Met Death; Survivors Declare They Saw Torpedo Coming Toward Vessel Just Before Explosion; Ship Badly Damaged But Able to Get Into Port After Passengers are Transferred to Another Vessel. (By John H. Hearley.) BOULOGNE, via Parle, March 25. Two Americans are missing and 50 persona are believed to be dead to day as a result of an explosion which damaged the steamer Sussex crossing the English channel. Three Amerl- j steamer Salybla was sunk, precu ma cans aboard declared they saw a tor-1 bly mined. All hand were saved, pedo coming toward the Sussex Just! Norway ha demanded that Germany before the explosion. There were at j investigate the sinking of the steamer least 12 Americans aboard, Including! Lindfleld and Kannlke. myself. The missing Americans are Elizabeth Baldwin and her father of; t'f-aZr REUEF SHIP WILL START ford. Edward Huxley, Francis Drake, and Alice Rug. Although the passen gers were forced to abandon her, the Sussex arrived at Boulogne today un der her own steam. There were 380 passengers aboard when the vessel sailed from Folke stone at noon. Near Dieppe, a terrif ic explosion occurred. I was con versing with several Americans about 4:30 when a blast snook the Sussex from bow to stern. An empty llfo boat was splintered and a huge foun tain of water spouted over the side. Passegers standing near the rail were engulfed and hurled violently into the sea. Among these the most casual ties occurred. Lifeboats Were launch ed immediately. The Sussex listed sharply and It was feared she would sink The passengers were panic stricken Women and children rush ed shrieking about the sloping decks The panic subsided when the vessel righted itself. At 11 last night the Pendleton Enters Contest to Name Queen of Festival EXPECTED. PORTLAND INAUGURATES NEW PLAN FOR SELECTING ROSE I The Eastern Oregon state conven CARNIVAL QUEEN. j ('on for the Christian church Is to be j held !n Pendleton from June 21 to 21 Pendleton has a fighting chance to and the program for the gathering la name the queen of the Portland : being worked out here today by a Rose Festival this year and much more than a fighting chance to select one of her own fair daughters as one of the maids at that celebration. Through a new plan ror the selec-; tion of a queen aad maids for the an- nual Feast of Roses, candidates are to. The convention will be generally at be put up over the state as well as In j tended by delegates from all the Portland. W. R Crow, who Is In Christian churches of eastern Or. cnarge or me comesx. nas oeen in me city ror me past two aays ana has Interested the Commercial asso- ciatlon in backing a local contest He has conferred wrth the publi It and entertainment committees 0 the Commercial association and the Round-up directors yesterday and: this morning and has so favorably impressed them with the Idea that the formal proposition will be submitted to the board of managers of the Com merclal association this evening The plan of the Rose Festival man- agement is to choose one queen and! 12 maids. Six will be chosen from Portland, the others rrom the rest (Special) Merchants Exchange pri 'of the state. The one receiving the'ces today: Club. 8 asked. 90 hid; highest number of votes will be bluestem. 9 asked. l bid. I crowned queen and the twelve next- I highest will become maids. Each city ' Iverpool. 'electing a maid will be entitled to( LIVERPOOL March 24 Wheat !have a float in the parades. The No. 2 hard winter gulf, lis Sd; No. . ' management will donate 3200 for hard winter choice. 13s Id; No. 3 red 'each float and the cities may spend as much more as desirable In making . lit as attractive as possible. I The idea is to have the merchants; of the cities Issue votes with their purchases. Coupon will be sold to i.i.. it. .. ilnllnp i thoniunii And) the more merchants enlisted In the plan the more votes trtere will be for the home candidate. The Pendleton Commercial asso ciation will back the contest In this city and will see to it that there Is! but a single candidate from thia coun- t.encral. ty In order that there will be no! Verdun reported set M Hrr I t split vote To the end that no man shclK charge of favoritism be made a prl-l German raider ami Itrtil-h mer. li ,r,rv iImMm arth nrohnhiv I., hel.t ' antnian right heitle. in .u, sink. to select the candlaate from this county Eugene ha already entered the contest and has selected Mis Rita Fraley. a university senior, as her candidate. The general sentiment of the Com mercial club and the Kound-up boards Is that Pendleton owes Port land's liose Festival all of the boost ing that can be given In return for the splendid support given by that city to the Round-up. Incidentally, lr Pendleton's candidate Is a winner, the 1 Round-up will receive some valuable advertisement at the Rose Show. After j Maria Theresa took the passenger off 'and landed them at Boulogne tola morning;. British Ship Sunk. LONDON, March 25. The British TO SEARCH FOR EXPLORER FEAR IS FELT FOR THE FATE OF SHACK LETON IN ANTARC TIC REGIONS. IONDON, March 25 -Hasty ar rangement were made today to out fit a relief ship to search for Sir Mr nest Shackleton, the Antarctic ex plorer whose fate Is doubtful. Al though reported at Sydney after Shackleton succeeded in crossing the Antarctic continent with his expedi tion, a garbled wireless iimn throwing some doubt on the story waa received later from the steamer Au rora which was sent to bring him back. The dispatch said the Aurora had been damaged and was returning to New Zealand for repairs. It fail ed to mention Shackleton. CONVENTION OF CHRISTIAN CHURCH HERE JUNE 21-25 PROGRAM BEING WORKED OIT; MANY DELEGATES ARE committee composed of Rev. H. H. Hubbell. C. S. Swander, state secre tary of the Oregon Christian mission ary convention. Rev. J. A. Iird nt Milton and Athena. Rev. David Errett of gn and about 150 people are expect- ed for the meetings j Portland Market up Vprv SiinhlK T rtA aaaj CI Y Oily llliy OQay CHICAGO, March 25. (Special.) May. opening. 11.08 3-8, cloning, 11.04 12- July. 31.0s 1-4. nosing price the same. Portland. PORTLAND. Ore . March 35 western winter, lis 8d; northern Chicago. 13s Sd; No No. 1 hard Duluth 1 Durum, lja 3d; 14s In American terms the Liverpool Price for No. 1 hard Duluth was 12.04 per bushel SorVms Tii4s feared oter sinking f Sussex with Us, of v n, . in- IxsM - .ii .Ii ii.: in on Vl'la Local. IVrMllcton will prohaMi have maid at lortlnnd Kom- fmtival. Congn-MHiuan -ioooii favors giving land grant mom) Ihh.i fund. East oregonian Mill fla4i fight re turns. I'lloi. Risk IViidh-toii. Weston and Echo tr lug to form league. Jurors picked for local court NEWS SUMMARY