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DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION WEATHER Showers tonlffht and Thui 1 . YESTERDAY'S WEATHER DATA. Maximum temperature. :: mini mum, 40; rainfall, 0; wind, mat, light; weather clear. TO ADVERTISERS. The East Oregonlao has the largest Iwnt fide and guaranteed paid circulation of any paper In Oregon, wit of Portland and bj far the largest circulation In Pendleton of nj other newspaper. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPtt VOL. 28 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1916. NO. 8793 II. S. LIEUTENANT IS A VICTIM OF MEXICAN SNIPER Two Other Americans are Killed in Battle With Villistas; Dodd Routs Band of Bandits. MOTOR TRAINS ARE FIRED ON Ctuiping is Reported Within Three MUM or the Border Near Columbus; , Several Troopers Are Wounded in Saturday's cjaah; Obrcgou to litest on Withdrawal. COLUMBUS, April 26 Lieutenant Graham was killed by a Mexican who fired from ambush near Hatevo, It was reported today. Offlcsra on an In coming motortruck train were sniped within three miles of the border south of Columbus. Excepting for a column In the No novas district, American activity la now I'onflned to shortening and strengthening the lines of supplies. The urgent need of hay and rough for age indicated that many horses had died on the exclusive grain diet. Thirty-two of Howse's troopers lost their mounts, killed by hard riding. The bodies of the two soldiers kill ed at Parral were burled In Mexico. VUUstas Are Routed. COLUMBUS. April 21 Two Ameri can soldiers were killed and several wounded In a buttle with Villistas Saturday, today's advices stated. A column under Dodd defeated NV Villistas In western Chihuahua. The bandits' losses are unknown. Meager accounts said that the Villistas had concentrated under four generals. The Americans routed them and pursued them until night fall. Many Mexicans were believed to be killed. Will insist on Withdrawal. ftii PAffO, April II. Obregon will Insist on a speedy withdrawal of the American expedition, Carranstata of ficials said. He will plead that the de facto government cannot pacify Mexi co while the expedition remains. A demand for an evacuation on Oregon's own terms will be made. obregon reached Haltlllo today and probably will be at Juarex on Friday. Specula tion as to the scene of the conference Is rife. Laredo and Eagle Pass are considered possible locations. Eudardo Bouquer was reported to have entered Mexico west of EI Po to start a new revolution. Salasar is heading Into the ojlnaga district. Both are without a formidable following or funds The Corranxlstas do not iv prehend any danger. A small detachment of Carranxlstas left Juares In pursuit of Boquer. Op eratives at the Parral magistral mines closed since the Parral Incident leave Juares on Monday to reopen the mines under Carrania's protection. The operative have been allowed to carry rlfiea and ammunition. VtBa Chase continues. NAM1QUIPA, April Ifc taywal American columns are chasing the Villistas In different places In the mountains where Villa la reported In hiding. The advanced base has been withdrawn within Stto miles of the border. The shortened line la com pletely equipped with munitions and provisions. CITY OFFICIALS AfiAINST TURNIN6 OVER FINE MONEY Announcement in the Portland pa pers that all fines collected In mu nicipal courte for violations of the prohibition law must be turned over In the cities to the counties moved lo cal officials this morning to consider making demands upon the Pendleton council to turn over the money col lected in the notice court as fines for itinrui anleH of llnuor. However. thJ rltv officials claim they have protect ed the city by prosecuting under the city ordinance and not under the state law. They assert that the recent prohi bition ordinance was passed for the sole purpose of permitting the dty to prosecute bootleggeri and keep the fine money In the city treasurer. Port land is turning over more than $1000 collected as fines but, local city offl. dais claim, Portland has been prose cuting violators under the state law Instead of under a city ordinance. The county official complain that the city authorities prosecute In their own court auch prohibition violators as are likely to have money to pay their fines, while they turn over to the county offenders who will prob ably have to lay their time out In Jail nt the expense of the taxpayers. The city replies that prosecution under the rltv ordinance does not preclude the county officials from prosecuting the same offenders under the state law. French Aeroplane Attacks Zeppelin 13,000 Feet High AIR CRAFT RELIEVED RETURN ING FROM ENGLISH RAID IS DAMAGED. PAHIS, April 26 A French aero plane at 3 o'clock this morning at tacked a Zeppelin off Zeebrugge at an altitude of 11,000 feet and threw nine incendiary shells. The dirigible wuh believed to be returning from a raid on England. It, soared skyward but the French aviator believed it was damaged. ' Simultaneously another aeroplane attacked a Herman torpedoboat at Os tend Bombs struck the vessel. The extent of the damage Is unknown. A French aviator downed a Fokker at Lunevllle. capturing the pilot. Ap parently the French aviators are fol lowing the new poller of Intercepting returning raiders. A flotilla of air craft darted toward Eeebrugge last night when word of an attack on Eng land was telegraphed to France. The Germans pounded the Avococr; Wood and surrounding territory in an Intense bombardment last night. No Imortant Infantry operations occurred at Verdun, a communique stated. Armed Ships Are Peaceful Unless Otherwise Proven MEMORANDUM 18 MADE BY STATE DEPARTMENT TO CLEAR CP POSITION. WASHINGTON. April 26 Bellig erents should presume that armed merchantmen are peaceful unless there is conclusive evidence to the contrary, the state department offi cially declared. Merely because an enemy merchantmen Is armed Is an Insufficient reason for a belligerent to declare It a warship and attack It re gardless of the rights of persona aboard or the position of the Ameri can government. These points were announced In a memorandum Intend ed to clear the American position bn the general subject of armed ships. AmeiicaiiH volt Germany. LONDON', April 26. A number of Americans who left Germany, con vinced that a diplomatic break was imminent, arrived today at Copenha gen and Geneva. General. Freneh aeroplane attacks Zeppelin on way rrum mgianil. Irish rebels are under control ac cording to I .onion report. Mexican ontpt kills American Hen ! nam : trout, in clash with villistas. rout enemy. i ....... Mayor nest charged with violation f vagrancy law. Miss silling makes big gain in queen 1 amlm. To Run Pageant Badf&d by the open purse of Col. T Coleman Du Pont, millionaire powder manufacturer, the Women's Congres sional Union will present on or about June 8 next the greatest outdoor pa geant ever given In America. The guests will be the 10,000 dele gates to the biennial convenlton of the American Federation of Women's clubs, in session here from May 23 to June 2. They will 'be conreyed by special train to Great Neck, L. I., where the NEWS SUMMARY H PjHHBBkr sVasnss I&i' Jhhw: sse $ aBK jsaiMEgHHFy 4 f iSPvAaVaeH Hb bKsbbbbHL sna5l3iK Hlul I 1 i iv i t c ryl Hi vJ W9Mfl DujorfT. rf 's VBm STANDING M WILL COMPRISE 175.000 TROOPS Compromise is Reached on Military Measure by Mouse and Senate Leaders in Conference. MILITIA DEMANDS 6RANTED liuTcaod luj- for Officers and More Equipment for Men Mill Is- Allow ed: IVdcral Ream Force Will be Smaller Than Chamberlain Had In tended. WASHINGTON, April 26. As a re sult of Chamberlain's statements, house and senate leaders In conference said thai the compromise military measure will provide for a regular army of 175.000. The federal reserve force will tie smaller than Chamlier lain Intended. The mllltla will receive all its demands of increased pay for officers and more equipment. SAN FRANCISCO. April 26. Any American youth wanting to learn fly ing with the object of Joining the army aviation corps, will have free instruc Hon at the new camp at Ocean Beach here, Captain Thompson announced. Thompson recently returned from England, where he belonged to the British aerial force. He 1b now re covering from wounds received there. He has been appointed in command of the American camp. Disjointed Pipe on Stove Starts Spectacular Fire HOI SE AT (Ag GABDKN STREET BADLY DAMAGED BY BLAZE YH8TERDAY. Fire, originating from a disjointed stove-pipe, yesterday afternoon did c onsiderable damage to the house at 608 Garden street, owned by H. A. Medernach and occupied by Garnita cialr By the time the alarm waa turned In the upper story was In flames but the firemen, by fast work, succeeded In quenching the fire In short order. The damage to the house furniture is estimated at 17B0 or 1800 by Fiia chief Hlngold. There was $500 insur anee on the furniture and $700 on tho house. The occupant of the house was burning trash and had failed to notice that the pipe had come out of the, flue. When the fire broke out she attempted to put It out by herself be fore turning in the alarm. The alarm wag turned In at 4:10 and the fire men soon had two streams on the house. for Club Women adjoining estates of Col. Du Pont, Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, and Mrs, Pres ton Satterwhlte will be thrown open. Col. DU Pont, through his wife will pay not only the expenses of the spe cial trains and the decorations but ot a collation for the army visitors. It Is expected the fete will exceed In splendor even the famous flower ball Of Mrs Arthur Curtiss James and the fete of the late Mrs. Steyvesant Fish, both given thfee years ago in Newport, Holland's Mobilization Aimr J$' England and Germany i f !;i . .. "R oil' nS 3HHBjjsH DVTCH DOG APTILURI MANOEWIXIHS IH SAND Both Herman and England are viewing w ith alaim the recent mohll- Ization of the entire fighting forces of Feeling Growing in Germany That BreakWon'tComt Itk.M.II T 111 V OUTING QUI HOWEVEJ 5fe STEM I1BKI.1 son's" demands that submarines werqJ freighters before attacking is the most serious obstacle in the path of an amicable settlement, the United press learned on good authority today. ,t is possible to dispose of other points at Issue wihoui danger of a diplomatic iijpture. Strong opposition is felt toward safeguarding the crews of freighters since thev have been engaged almost solelv in carrying munitions There Sal imjWK nt.ofT, i is a growing feeling that a break will County Judge Marsh will make a j be avoided, however. The situation similar request, at the same time senu Lpvarently depends upon the firmness ing blue prints of the proposed road ' of Wilson s stand. Matters are aweit-1 Improvement between this city and iine Hollwee's return from a second Pilot Rock Junction which the county .inference with the kaiser. FRIEND OF LOCAL PEOPLE WRITES OF SPIRIT OF WAR PAUL O. BTTAHL, AT TOUONTO, RE IATHB CONDmOMR 1 TH-T (TTY. Paul i; Stan I, a roniauu uo wm. Ri,ner feels that It is only fair to ex has written a letter telling of the warj pect the fulfillment of that tentative kMali in Toronto Is a friend of Mr. Promise now that money Is likely to and Mrs. H. K. Bickers of this city, who knew him in the days when Mr. Bickers was superintendent of the - staie reform school. Toting Mani s letter is as follows: "1 was certainly not prepared lor such an evidence of war war on ev ery hand, stern, grim and actual. At present there are 18.000 soldiers in Toronto; uniforms at their elbows ev ery minute. On every corner, In ev ery hall and on every platform are rallies, boosters and pleaders. Every minute of the day and evening the streets are ringing with bugle calls, the roar of drums and crash of mar tial music and everywhere you turn evidence of war and the terrific de mands of it. On everything you buy there is a war tax. I'll tell you the manner in which a uananian s nm Is presented and the force with which It confronts him here can leave no full blooded man unstirred Their speakers appeal to every ounce of manhood and honor one possesses and to keep out of the uniform is to stamp oneself a coward, a laggard and a yel low cur If I were a son of England I should smother in shame I have never seen anything to compare with this war spirit. Every brenth you breathe is charged with It and It ex hilarates while it saddens one." British Tanker Sunk. HKItl.lN, April 26. (Wireless to Sayvlllel The British tanker Gold, mouth, warned to halt, fired on a Ger man submarine. The tanker was sunk after a So minute engagement. The ship was struck eight times and one sailor wounded. The captain was im prisoned on a charge of attacking a submarine. British naval gunners manned the Coldmouth's cannon. VVNLS I Holland. Maneuvers approximately of war conditions are now being held by the Dutch army as If to repel an in- 100 IS WANTED TO IMPROVE TO STATE HOSPITAL ItlTNER REQUESTS KINDS BE 1 SED BY STATE; EOR HARD- . SOTtt'ACING HIGHWAY. Learning that there is an extreme probability of $45,000 of road money appropriated by the state for the Im I provement of the Columbia highway j " Wo -unty turned back to the state, Representative R. W. Rit- ner today wrote to Governor Withy combe. Secretary Olcott and Treasur er Kay asking that a portion of this money be appropriated for the hard surfacing of a' road past the Eastern iregon State Hospital. is planning. The 'last legislature appropriated $15,000 for Wasco county roads con tingent upon that county contributing a like sum. However, Wasco county has taken no steps to raise the addi tional $45,000 and the slate appropria tion will thus likely revert to the state. Inasmuch as the state board has practically promised oefore that Im provement of the road past the state hospital will be made when the mon ey becomes available Representative become available. He estimates that 115.000 will accomnlisn the work. Thll ,.ountv C1)im oonteraplatea spending the money raised in road di- "iti oa, m wmv-n rannfan ... .vi. upon the road between Pendleton and Pilot Rock Junction or Rieth, as it i. now called ELKS WILL 6IVE PLAY AT EASTERN 0RE60N HOSPITAL COMEDY WILL BE GIVEN TO. NIGHT UOR ENTERTAINMENT OF PATIENTS. Having staged their play. "A Null' in Bohemia" two nights at the Oregon theater before large audiences and at at W. th' Elks this evening will repeat it at the auditorium ot the Eastern Oregon State Hospital for the entertainment of the patients there. The entire cast, with the exception of the children's chorus, will go down to the hospital. Because of the Urge number of children in the opening chorus, the Elks did not feel that It would be right to call upon the moth ers to prepare the children for a third night, The members of the cast will meet at the Elks' hall at 6:45 and leave at 7 for the hospital. The second performance at the the. ater last evening went off even moro smoothly than the first and was wit nessed by a larger audience The principals sprang new Jokes and ke; t the audience In a good humor from start to finish. The 1916 play of th Elks was a big success in every par ticular and the committee feels deep ly indebted to those who made the success possible. Cirri '"J SIM evasion from the North Sea near Flush ing and on the Belgian and German frontiers. German Officers Aiding Revolt in Central America JAPANESE AGENTS REPORTED SUPPLYING ARMS TO GUAT EMALA REBELS. MEXICO. CITY. All SV German officers are directing a revolution In Guatemala, seeking the overthrow of Cabera, it was learned today. Jap anese agents are supplying arms and ammunition. Three columns of revo lutionists have taken the field and are making considerable progress. They demand labor and land reforms and Improved educational facilities. Warrant Issued For Arrest of Mayor J. A. Best COMPLAINT FILED CHARGES HIM WITH VIOLATION OF VA GRANCY LAW. Mayor James A. Rest was this af ternoon charged. In a complaint filed in the Justice court, with a violation of the state vagrancy law, and a war rant was sworn out for his arrest. At press time he had not been served i w ith the warrant. The complaining witness Is Ar thus J. Gibson whom the mayor had arrested Saturday night on a charge of violating the dancing ordinance and whose trial is set for Saturday. The offense of which the mayor is ac cused is alleged to have been com mitted in the Oregon theater on the night of March 23 at the conclusion of the boxing exhibition between Ray MrCarroll and Romeo Hagan. The complaint charges that he conducted himself in "a violent, riotous and dis orderly manner" and used "abusive and obscene language" In the pres ence of a large assembly of people. , The occasion is well remembered by j the public as it excited a great deal of comment at the time. Just what counter Mayor Beet will make Is a matter of conjecture. It is said that he has been threatening to prosecute the principals In the box ing bout and it is known that today he sought to secure an affidavit from McCarroll to the effect that his bout with Hagan was a "priie fight" and not a "boxing bout,"' Wheat Advances Today in Chicago Market CHICAGO, April 26. (Special to the East Oregonlan) Today's range of prices Open High Close May . ...I1.1S44 91.15 tl.Hfc July 11.14 11.15 $1 15 Portland. PORTLAND. Ore., April !. (Special) Merchants' Exchange pri ces today, club 91: bluestem. fl.tl bid. $1.07 asked. Liverpool. LIVERPOOL April IS. Wheal Spot No. 1 Manitoba. 13s 6d (11.95 3.5 Per bu.); No. 2, Us 2d; No. 1 north ern spring. 12s 9d; No. 2 red western v inter lis (d (11.17 2-5 per bushel.) L AROUND CAPITAL Martial Law is Declared at Dublin and Throughout County; Belfast. Soldiers Reach the Scene. FIGHTING IS BELIEVED ON Meager Details Only News Received From Center of Trouble Zone In I rein mi; Revolt Has Not Spread in Other Sections: Bin ell Will Go to the Scene. LONDON, April M. Lams dinrne announced In the house of lords that the crew or the Ger man raider involved In an at tempt to land troops and ammu nition In Ireland on Friday sunk their ship after they were cap tured. The raider was disguised as a Dutch trader. Casement and two companions escaped toward shore In a collapsible boat from a submarine accompanying the raider. Nineteen hare been killed and 37 wounded In the Dublin riots thus far, Inrindlng two loyal vol unteers and two policemen and six loyal volunteers have been wounded. LONDON, April 2. Government troops from Belfast have reached Dublin and occupied St. Stephens and Liberty Halls in the heart of the city. Asqutth announced. Martial law has been declared in the entire county. Birrell announced he was going to Ireland this afternoon to direct the suppression of the revolt. LONDON. April 2. Prompt and energetic steps to quell the insurrec tion at Dublin have been taken. The censor permitted the United Prats to cable this much but i( is impossible to send the details. Dublin telegraph lines are still sev. ered. The best Information indicates that the rebels still hold a principal part of the city. It is believed that serious fighting continues, although the revolt has not spread elsewhere in Ireland. The postofflce is still in the posses sion of the rebels. Newspapers stat ed that the rebellion waa no surprise. Rumors of an impending revolution had been circulated for weeks. Some reports fixed the date of the outbreak definitely for Easter. The Chronicle reported that a strong force of rebels a fornight ago demolished the Hi bernian hall at Breagh and damaged the homes of catholics by a fusillade of shots. LONDON. April 26 A wireless message from Rome reported that the Pope strongly disapproved of the Ir ish disturbances and recommended that the people remain quiet. Long Legal Fight Over Project May Result From Suit PARADISE IRRIGATION PLAN LIKELY TO BE HELD IP IN COl'RTS. Filing of the suit In the circuit 'oourt yesterday by seven men holding land in the Paradise Irrigation Pro ject promises to precipitate a hard, fought and long-drawn-out legaf bat tie. The present suit is for an in junction to restrain the directors of the project from Issuing 12,700. nan bonds or for taking any other further proceedings. A temporary restraining order was granted and. in the event that this is dissolved. It Is probable that the plaintiffs will lake other pro ceedlngs. . The purpose of the seven in said to be to withdraw their land from the project. They are unconvinced of the merits of the project and hes'tate to Place a 160 mortgage against every acre in the project. It Is being pre dicted that the legal quarrel will end In the disruption of the project or a change in management and nlans The directors of the project have been preparing to Issue bonds r.,r more than two and a half million dol lars and one company Is said to hav a seven months option upon them This botld Issue Would hi- In th.. form of a blanket mortgage which prrvent a release of any Dart of tha land Until the whole is released The Paradise project ws formed a little more than three years ago as an attempt to revive the plana of 8. P. Slurgls years asm. The chief n.ivn- cates of the revival now admit that ; their purpose was to block th west j extension to the government project as planned at that time Their Man was Intended as a counter hut was taken seriously by other luidholdert and outgrew the Intentions ponsors, It Is said. of the TROOPS CONTRO IRISH UPRISING