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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.)
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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