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CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
, VOL. 28
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1916
NO. 8774
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FRENCH HOLD
BANKS OF
BEING
Germans are Pounding Positions
With Great Intensity and Defend
ers May be Forced to Retreat.
TEUTONS GAINING IT VERDUN
9uMtwi of French at vaux Do Nut
Offset Advances of Germans North -we
of Stronghold; capture of
Bethlncourt la obviously the Ob
jective of Teuton.
HBRLIN, April 4. Attempt! to
recapture ground south and
southwest o( Douaumont were
defeated, headquarters announced.
Between Douaumont and Vaux.
the French were hurled back,
losing 7(4 prisoners In the Call
ette wood, It was declared.
PARIS, April 4,The Germans
heavily shelled the French positions
northwest of Verdun last night, par
tlularly at Malancourt and Avocourt!
a communique said. There were no
Infantry attacks. West of the Meuse
the French batteries kept up a con
tinuous fire from Douaumont to
Vaux. A heavy French bombardment
also was directed from the Argonne
forest. East of the Pe Letre Woods,
Infantry dispersed strong German re
connoltcrlng parties.
lNDON, April 4 Massed Ger
man batteries on three sides of Beth
tncourt bombarded the French posi
tions today. The French successes at
Vaux were Insufficient to offset the
German gain northwest of Verdun.
The Preach oosltiona west of the
Meuse are believed to be endangered-1
For weeks the Germans have beenj
shelling Hill 304, the keystone to the
outer defenses The trenches have
crumbled and the batteries have been
wrecked. It was Indicated that the
Germans plan to capture Bethlncourt
and force the French to retire to the
shelter of the first permanent forti
fications of Verdun, near Esnes. Mil
itary observers do not believe the
Germans can take Verdun from the
northeast since the French gains of
yesterday. They have sacrificed .thou
sands of men but have made no Im
portant advances since the capture of
Douaumont.
It was reported that large forces of
Germans are massed on the British
front In Flanders and northern
France. It Is believed the purpose Is
to prevent Ualg from seising the op
portunity for an English offensive
McKenna Predicts
at Least Another
Year of Warfare
AM Ol" XT OF BUDGET INTROIUO
KD STAGGKRS THE HOUSE
OF COMMONS.
LONDON, April 4 Introducing the
war budget in the house of commons
today Reginald McKenna said he as
sumed the war would last at least
during the entire financial year, end
ing March 31 next.
LONDON, April 4 The war bud
get introduced today estimates that
expenditures total twenty five million
dollars dally. It was stated that Eng
land has loaned her allies a billion
and a half during the year ending In
March. The British Indebtedness Is
figured at ten billion, seven hundred
million dollars. The budget totaled
one billion, five hundred and seventy
six million. Revenues were estimated
u Mlllon, six hundred eighty-five
million. McKenna declared an In
creased deficit was Inevitable. He
said England begins the year with
,i substantial asset, consisting of un
realised securities recently mobilized.
McKenna's figures staggered the
house of commons. The national debt
Is nearly tripled since the war began.
MS. WHITE FILES
HER DIVORCE SUIT
DECLARES SLAVER OF HER PAR.
F.NTS THREATENED TO
h 11,1, HER.
GRAND RAPID!) April 4. Mrs.
Arthur Walte sued for divorce today,
charging that her husband fraudu
lently gained her consent to wed,
treated her cruelly, murdered her
parents, and planned to kill hsr and
Other members of hsr family.
MEUSE
RETAINED
Announcement of
Form of Ballot
is Received Here
OFFICERS TO HE VOTED FOR AT
PRIMARIES ARK GIVEN
IN FORM.
County Clerk Frank Sallng has re
ceived the announcement from the
aeretary of state of tne form of the
state ballot for the primary election,
May 19. Cmatllla county republicans,
democrats and progressives will vote
upon candidates for nomination to
the ; ol lowing offices.
Five electors for president and vice
president.
One representative in' congress (sec
ond district).
One secretary of state.
Two Justices of the supreme court.
One dairy and food commissioner
One public service commissioner
(eastern Oregon district.
One joint representative (Umatilla
and Morrow counties)
Two representatives from Umatilla
county.
One district attorney.
Four delegates at large from the
state and two delegates from second
congressional district to both republi
can and democratic national conven
tion. rwo ueiegates at large and one
from district to progressive national
convention in case one Is held.
OMItt Officers.
One county clerk, one sheriff, one
recorder of conveyances, one treasur
er, one assessor, one school superin
tendent, one commissioner, one sur
veyor and one coroner.
WILSON CLUB WILL
START CAMPAIGN IN
COUNTY BY BANQUET
MMTON A. Mll.i.I lt vn.I, RE
SPEAKER: PROMINENT DEM
OCRATS TO ATTEND.
The opening gun of the campaign
In Umatilla county for the re-election
of President Woodrow Wilson will be
fired next Saturday evening at a ban
quet to be held at tne Hotel Pendle
ton by the local Woodrow Wilson
Club. Milton A. Miller, U. 8. collec
tor of Internal revenue, will be the
chief speaker at the occasion, having
accepted the Invitation yesterday.
The Woodrow Wilson Club of Pen
dleton was organised four years ago,
and assisted In carrying thlB county
for the democratic nominee at that
time. Judge J. W. Maloney Is presi
dent and James S. Johns Is secretary.
These officers and Norborne Berke
ley, chairman of the democratic cen
tral committee of this county, have
charge of the preparations for the
banquet and for the reorganization
of the club.
Many of the prominent democrats
of the county will attend the banquet
and there will be other speakers than
Mr Miller.
Practically Inexhaustible deposits
of asphalt dlcovered In the Philip
pines two years ago will be developed
commercially.
Abttg Gvrt Sack
This picture gives an excellent Idea
of the difficulties under which the
American punitive expedition In search
sasMnsasssMM . ( .. '''
Where Thirty
t
Here Is shown the wreckage of the
three fast filers on the New York
Central, reduced to a mass of wreck
age In the crash which occurred at
Amherst, O., thirty seven miles west
Plans for New Theater Will
Come Up Before a Meeting of
the Commercial Club Tonight
At the meeting of the Commercial
Association this evening the subject
of a modern Pendleton theater to ac
commodate road shows will be one of
the live topics of consideration. At a
meeting of friends of the enterprise
last evening a committee consisting
of Roy W. Ritner, H. W. Collins and
Charles Bond was named to take the
matter before the Commercial club
tonight, asking for an endorsement
and for the handling of the financial
work through a committee from the
assolatlon.
Ukiah Man Tossed by Angry
Bull; Help Arrives in Time
to Save Farmer From Death
(East Oregonlan Special.)
I'KIAH, ore. April 4 Emil Bo
lin had an exciting' experience last
Monday While driving some cattle
from one lot to another, a bull turn
ed on him, knocked him down and
tossed him upon Its horns and
then proceeded to trample on him. A
younger brother went to the rescue
and the animal made a dash at him.
giving Emil a chance to get out of
the way. His clothes were torn Into
Tough Going For Our Boys in Mexico
jh
of Villa is operating In Mexico. Here
is shown a machine gun, pack train
climbing with difficulty the rocky
awns
Died in Triple Crash of Flic fJL
of Cleveland. Between twenty five,
and thirty lives were lost in the
wreck. Forty persons were lnlurerl
The second section of the eastbound
Chlcago-Plttsburg limited crashed in-
At tne meet.iig last night it was
made known that pratically 110.00
has already been subscribed for the
theater out of $20,000 needed. It Is
believed that by some solicitation con
siderable more money may be raised
and the balance secured through a
loan. At the present time, according
to James Welch, little active solicit
ing has been done, all the present sub.
scrlbers being people who have volun
teered subscriptions because of inter
est in selng a new playhouse here
rags. Dr. I.)e Vaul had remained ov
er night at the Bolln ranch on his re
turn from Hidaway and was jusl
about to leave when the accident oc
curred The physician said that
while the young man is badly bruised,
no serious injuries resulted.
By adding an ounce of camphor to
each five gallons of gasoline an Eng
lish automoblllst says he has effected
a fuel saving of 20 per cent.
and dusty slopes south of the border
Practically the only vegetation met
by the seldlers is the rough sage and
V7Z. FfLft :
to the first section of the same train
'n a dense fog, and a few minutes la-
i l" lne wesioouna iwenuetn uenturj
limied ploughed Info the wreckage
which had bulged out over a parallel
track
JURY BEIN6 CHOSEN FOR
TRIAL OF INDIAN COUPLE
JOSEPH CRAIG AND RFNA JOHN
SON FACING CHARGE IN
FEDERAL COURT.
The Jury having been completed
early this afternoon, the opening
statements were made to the jury and
the testimony began at 2 o'clock
Deputy U. S. Attorney Johnson for the
government declared Craig to be an
I'.idian of more than ordinary intelli
gence who deliberately and with a
knowledge that he was violating the
laws cohabited illegally with Rena
Sampson. Judge Lowell for the de
fendant declared the evidence would
show the case grows out of the ani
mosity felt toward the defendant by
ether Indians. He declared the da.
fendant's relations were nothing more
than were allowed by tribal customs.
Joseph Craig and Rena Johnson
are on trial in the federal court here
today, accused of adultery and the
forenoon was consumed in the selec
tion of a Jury, the task being not yet
completed at the noon recess.
Jurors passed for cause during the
morning were C. E. Spence, F. F.
Wiltshire. Q. A. Aughey. Isaac Jav,
William CockreH, George W. Gross,
L. L Cross. Ed Mayersick, J. K.
Lantz. O. C. Maxwell and J. J. Carr.
Jurors excused by the defense were
F. M. Brown. J. E. D. Kail and W. O.
Ogden; by the government. William
Mcltrlde. L. A. Stoop. John A. Mol-
strom and H. J. Bell. Excused by the
court, J. K. Martin and S. A. Purcell.
cactus, specimens of which are seen
In the photograph.
DETACHMENT OF
FIFTH CAVALRY
ENTERS MEXICO
More Forces are Sent Over Border
to Strengthen the Lines of Com
munication With Interior.
VKJi IS SMI AT URGE
Bandit With Few Followers Is Belter,
ed to be Heading for Sierras; Am
erican Troops Are Moving Rapidly
Forward In Attempt to Head Him
Off; Not Wounded.
WASHINGTON, April 4. Addltlon
a: American forces entered Mexico
south of Columbus on Sunday to
strengthen the lines of communica
te n. Baker announced. They were
believed to be detachments of the
Fifth cavalry.
SAN ANTONIO, April 4. Villa Is
south of Parral, a message today
from Consul Letcher, at Chihuahua,
said. Headquarters has been without
-ord from Pershing recently. No re
ports of further fighting have been
re ceived.
EL PASO, April 4. American
troops, approaching Durango south of
Chihuahua are moving with surpris
ing rapidity. On Friday, Dodd ap
peared near Cuslhuriachi. Simultane
ously Villa was near Satevo, SO miles
south. R is believed he will not at
tempt to Join Reyes In the Torreon re
gion. Instead he probably will hide
in the Sierras.
Fifteen thousand Carranzistas are
marching northward from Torreon.
It Is believed they intend to attack
Reyes. Sample announced that Per.
shing will send an aeroplane In the
event of Villa's capture. Pershing Is
believed to be south of San Antonio,
so close upon VUIa that he has not
time to reach his lines of communica
tion. Juan Terrazas. a cattleman, arrived
today and confirmed the report that
Villa is heading for Satevo with a
small band of followers.
It Is not believed that Villa is
wounded.
United Press Correspondent Ja
cobs reported that Colonel Erwin and
not Dodd actually led the (00 caval
r men who routed Villa. Mexicans
had notified Villa of the American's
coming and so prevented a complete
surprise. Jacobs claimed SO VUUstas
were killed.
The task of maintaining communi
cation lines is increasing and possibly
the reinforcements are destined to
march to Guerrero. The wide area
over which the manhunt is spreading
perhaps has caused the request for
additional forces. Captain Hazzard
of the tenth cavalry and 19 Apache
scouts and an interpreter left Fort
Apache to Join Pershing.
EL PASO, April 4. Four American
soldiers have died as the result of ill
ness or accidental injuries In Mexico.
Three hundred have returned sick
.None were killed in battle.
Local Club Sales at
82 1-2 Cents Bushel
CHICAGO. April 4. (Special) -No
wheat market today owing to elec-
t'on.
Portland.
PORTLAND, Ore.. April 4. Speci
al) Merchant's Exchange prices:
club, bid. 92. asked, 98; bluestem,
bid. 1 .05. asked. 1.09.
IVndlcton.
The local market Is inactive
but
seme small lots of wheat were sold on
Saturday at a price of 82 LI cents for I
club.
l.ilCI'HMl.
UVKRPOOL, Auril 3.
Spot No. I Manitoba. 13s
-Wheat.
"d; No. 3
ill .10; .Mi. 2 red western winter, lis
d; No. 2 hard winter, gulf, lis 4d.
In American terms the highest Liv
erpool prlce( for Spot No. l Manitoba)
is II. 9S per bushel.
NEWS SUMMARY
tieneral.
French still cling to iosjKusni the
Mouse.
Dutch reported to hac rl id Ger
man frontier.
More troops arc sent into Mexho
Local.
Woodrow Wilson club to hear M
Miller speak.
Hlcwett company brings twelve new
families here.
I DUTCH REPORTED
; TO
Holland is Said to be Massing
Troops Along German Boundary;
Move is Shrouded in Mystery.
BERLIN HAS DIFFERENT TALE
Report Circulated There That Neth
erlands Has Refused Request of the
Allies to Aid in Campaign of Star,
vat ion Against Germany; War
like Plans go Forward.
LONDON, April 4. An unconfirm
ed Rome wireless reported that Hol
land has closed the German frontier
and Is massing troops there. It was
said the information came from
Zurich.
BERLIN, April 4. A report here
says Holland has flatly refused the
allies informal request to close the
German frontier and aid In the cam
paign of starvation. It la believed
here that there Is no doubt that the
military conference at Paris Inspired
the recent Dutch warlike attitude.
Ministers at The Hague had presented
feelers to the Dutch foreign office.
The Queen replied by summoning
parliament and cancelling furloughs.
No formal demands were made. It
was reported that the Dutch minister
of agriculture has ordered an account
ing of all foodstuffs in the Nether,
lands.
Industrial Clubs
Organized Among
Young Folks Here
PI Til OF SCHOOLS Will J, COM
PETE FOR PRIZES OTTER
El) BY O. A, tf
N- C. Maris, boys' and girls' indus
trial club organiser in connection
wtth the O. A. C. extension work, has
organized clubs In the Hawthorne.
Lincoln and Washington schools and
last evening gave an illustrated talk
before the Parent-Teachers' associa
tion of the Washington school
Here as elsewhere, Mr. Maris says,
there Is much Interest on the part of
the pupils Most of the students de
sire to enroll in the clubs and partici
pate km the contexts which cover work
In various lines, such as gardening,
carpentry, sewing, fruit canning, etc
The contests will close next fall
From the Umatilla county clubs
two boys and two girls are to be se
lected to go to the state fair. The
county pays their transportation and
the state fair board meets all expen
ses of the pupils while in Salem.
In addition to this 20 statewide
prises are to be given by O. A. C.
These prizes will consist in a course
In a summer school at Corvallis. all
expenses being paid by Portland bus.
inessmen backing the plan. Umatilla
county pupils will be eligible for
these prizes along with pupil from
other portions of the state.
In connection with the club work
here, Mr, Maris is visiting various
parts of the county In company with
Superintendent L E. Young.
Less Than Half of
Voters Registered
ONLY TWELVE MORE I) VYs ARE
I .KIT; TOTAL RFt.lSTEKIV,
IS M41,
With only 12 days left In which
to register for the primaries lens 'h.ia
half of the voters of tne county have
registered There at HtiTli
more than 10,000 voters within the
borders of the county and. up until
this week, the total rtglstslsj wis
1442.
Every effort his been made m man
communities to get the voters to the
registration offices, but the usual In
difference on the part of many -s
manifest If the most of the rema ri
der defer action until the final day
there will tie such a rush that the
clerks cannot uccomitm late them. Ev
en If they were divided proportionate,
ly among DM 12 remaining days the
clerks would have to register about
500 dally to care for them
Last week only tn.1 voter wei
registered in the county, Just about
hall the number registered the week
prior Of be 4442 voters registered.
2749 are republicans, list dem r 'a -11
progressives. II socialists, ft Inde
pendents, 71 prohibitionists and II
of no party preference Of the total
number only 1311 ar women
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