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DAILY EVENING EDITION 9B& TO ADVERTISERS. I ' j jBH The East Oregonlan hu the largest boss 1 MS ns m . R,- Z 3 ride ami guaranteed paid circulation of any 1 M 11 r.F m. .1 V f paper In Oregon, east of Portland and by Lf f DAIiJV V V1 far the largeat circulation In I'endlotoa of K-yjapniYfjSul DAILY EVENING EDITION WEATHER Fair tonight and Fridiy, cooler (j night with light frost YESTERDAYS W FATHER DATA. Maximum temperature tnu.l. mum, 41; rainfall. 0. wind IM an tic, weather, parti) cloudy COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 28 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 19) NO. 8794 CITY OFFICIAL PAPER - f SpJ f PEOPLE OF ERIK AS WHOLE STAND El BEHIND .GLAND Their Loyalty to the Government Results in the Collapse of the Revolt at Dublin. SINN FEINS DISHEARTENED Troops Are in Pursuit of the Rebel and More lighting May Take-Plnce Quiet Is Reported Today and Kltiw ton Said to lie Well In I lurid; I)lr nil Attacked. m i,i.irn. LONDON, April 27 All ire land la under manful law, Ai qnllh announced. He mid the aKuatlon waa still serious as the rebels continue to hold Important pobllc building In Dublin. There were Indications, that the disor der waa spreading to western Ireland. Street fighting comtn noH In Dublin. Asqulth'i statement cante Like, a thunderbolt In the midst of re ports indicating that the rebel llcai Itad collapsed. It is understood tliat the gov emntent is hurrying more troops to Ireland. This report Indicated that the rebellion Is spreading to limerick. Tiperary, Clare and Ooonauglit. Sinn Fein organize r tm- been active tlicre for weeks. After AHuulth's statement, Car son and Hedntond joined In d larntioiiH of supporting tile gov eminent. Redmond said: "In behalf of my colleagues and the majority of the Irish people, I wish to express corulal detesta tion of the aits of the Dublin rioters. I heartily Join with ('ar son in die hope that no poflHeal party will lake advantage of tin itaatfcW' He was wildly applauded. LONDON. April 27. The loyalty of the Irish nationalists and the Irish masse has resulted In the collapse of the revolt In Dublin. The situation wos comparatively quiet toduy. It vus officially announced More fighting la possible while government troops are pursuing the rebels. The arrival 01 the soldiers apparently has disheart ened the Sinn Feins, who lacked ma chine guns. London newspapers fiercely attack ed Augustine Hlrrell and Lord Wltn bourne whose Irresolution was said to . be responsible for the uprising The Express demanded that Kitchener be made lord lieutenant The censor permitted dispatches from Ireland today, one stated th.it Sir Roger Casement had landed on the shores of Tralee bay, south of the River Shannon Agent arrested him and a companion immediately. A third man escaped. A submarine and a Herman auxil iary cruiser loaded with arms and ammunition, crept out of the Kiel ca nal and rounded the British Isles north of the Scottish coast. A patrolboat halted the auxiliary, which shoved regular Dutch papers and was allow ed to proceed. Another patrolboat fired a shot across the auxiliary's ' bows the next day. The patrol or- d u d the auxiliary to go to Queens town, The submarine, carrying Case, inent. followed, submerged. The aux iliary steamed southward for hour but seeing no change to elude the pa trolboat, the captain blew up his ves tel. The crew was captured. Snapshots Taken During the Baby Parade Satu.day . sssssssstHasssssWa. 1 I Many Offer Help in Campaign for Festival Queen IVrEHEST GROWING IN CANDI DACY OF MISS BALING FOR ROSK FESTIVAL. As (he campaign for the election of ii queen of the Kose Festival becomes warmer, Interest In the candidacy of Mm Muriel Sating of Pendleton con tinues to grow and naw support Is be ing extended every day. This morning Charles Keen, who has organised a new orchestra In the my. announced that he would open ui the Eagle-Woodman hall Saturday evening for a weekly series of parties and that he would give half of the net proceeds of the first dance to the local campaign fund. George Hill, proprietor of The Del ta, has set next Tuesday as the date of his benefit for Miss Sallng. He give half of the receipts during the afternoon and evening to Miss Sal lng for the purchase of votes. Saw er's orchestra has agreed to furnish five pieces for music during the eve ning for the pleasure of the dancers. The Civic Club yesterday endorsed sliss Sallng and purchased 10,000 Photos by W. S. Howmou. Pendleton Owing to a mistake made by the engraver the lettering and numbering Is reversed iiimI so must Ik- read backwards: I Curl ami Gretehcn Rlne hart; 2 Homer Welch; S Dorothy, France, Margaret. Garnett and Merle .lack: t Htxuhcth jane ntnhop . ltal ltonton: Evalyn Cress, well; 7 Hurke Hayes and Jean Frailer; 8 Howard Dunham and hi prairie schooner. British Submarine is Sunk by Germans LONDON, April 27. British sub marine E-22 was sunk in the North sea, the admiralty announced. Only two of the crew were saved. It was one of England's newest sub. marines and carried a crew of 20 or 20 men.- HEHLIN. April 27. German war ships sank a British submarine in the North Sea on Tuesday, Jt was official ly announced. It was stated that a German submarine torpedoed a Brit ish cruiser of the Arthesusa type. It was announced that a Zeppelin bom barded Margate last night. The Teu tons claimed to have captured a por tion of a British trench near Civerchy and repulsed counter attacks. Entire Block is Practically Lost in Hubbard Fire TOWN NKAH NALFJM HAS BIG HI. VAK WITH LOSS ESTI MATED AT $15,000. SALEM, Ore., April 27. Fire this morning destroyed practically an en tire block In the business section of Hubbard. Apparatus from Woodburn prevented a disastrous blaze. The loss Is IH.fllMi. In 36 nations oysters support spec ial fisheries, and In several others fig ure In the food supply. Seattle Places Bulk Grain Under Discount of Four Cents (Continued on Pare Four.) If action by the Merchants' Ex change of Seattle Is followed by Port land dealers, aa is predicted, unsacked grain sold during the coming harvest will be subjected to a discount of four cents per bushel or about nine cents a sack. The following report of the Seattle action has been received by H. W. Col lins who says It Is a certainty Port land dealers will take the tame posi tion with reference to unsacked grain: Important Notice to the Grafpi Trade, Merchants' Exchange of Seattle. The grain committee of the Merchants- Exchange of Seattle on April 21 amended Kule VII, of the Supple, mentury Grain Ilules, adopted Octo ber 9. 1913. to read as follows: In all snles of grain, It shall be un derstood that the grain shall be sack. (Continued on page two.) TROOPERS PRESS FORWARD AFTER VILLA OUTLAWS Another Battle Hourly Expected as Colonel Dodd is Believed Few Miles Behind Bandits. EFFORTS CENTER ON QUESTION OF AVOIDING BREAK Crisis is Declared to Have Passed, According to Reliable Information Given to United Press. TURNING MOVEMENT BEGUN HURRIED CONFERENCES HELD Kfforts Belnx Made to Surround FW- . .... iriltltiat. OhHHsnn ami CArttt . -, lUintsm , .riiiva,uu wsu uwm Will Meet Soon to Discuss ruter" of Mexican Operations; Meeting I lace Unknown. EL PASO, April 27. Another bat tit with Villlstas, was expected hour ly today. Briefly halting at Mlnaca for supplies and horses, Dodd resum. e: the chase. Other detachments art attempting to surround the bandits. Troopers Press Forward. Several hundred picked men, far below Namiqulpa and Dublin are con tinuing the chase after Villa. Aviatot Willis thought that Villa was between Mlnaca and Satevo. According to Mexicans. Obregon will demand that Scott name a date for the withdrawal of the American troops from Mexico. Irrespective of whether Villa is captured. He also will demand that the Americans agree not to seize the railroads and not to reinforce the expedition. Indications are that the two sides are coming to the conference with different view points. Scott seeks a final solution of the entire VilUsta question. It was expected that Obregon will claim that the Carranzlstas are capable of handl lng the problem unaided, arguing that the presence of the Americans may result in clashes with citizens. The selection of a meeting place awaits the arrival of Obregon. Motor Train is An bushed. Two Mexicans, wounded In the at tack on a motor train near Satevo. were captured, drivers reported. Twenty Mexicans ambushed the train in the night. The guards, firing be hind the wheels, repulsed them after a hot exchange. Killed Trying to Escape. COLUMBl'S, April 27. Four Mex can prisoners at Casas Grandes were reported killed while attempting to escape. Scores of captured illistaJ i;re detained along the lines of com munication Valuable information has been obtained from them. Sev eral Americans whom snipers wound ed arrived here enrnute to El Paso. Lcaxr to Meet Obregon. SAX ANTONIO, April 27. Scott and Funston are leaving at 8:$0 to night for El Paso to confer with Obre. gon. The conference probably will open Saturday and may last several days. It will be held either at El Paso or Juarez. Gerard Goes to Meet Kaiser at Lat ter, Headquarter; ivndrng Nego. nations, submarines Have Order Not to Torpedo Merchantmen; Re Ply Is being Delayed. UN AGAINST PRIZE FIGHTING III STATE i TO BE PUT TO TEST Wheat Makes Advance Mayor Best Makes of Two Cents Today SeQrch of Wenaha CHICAGO, April 27 (Special to the East Oregonlan.) Today's range of prices Open. High. Clow Maj 11144 11.144 $113H July $1,154 $1,154 II. Portland. PORTLAND Ore.. April 17. (Spe cial ) Merchants' Exchange price today, club. 90. bluestem. $1.02 bid, $1.07 asked. NEWS SUMMARY Club for Liquor EFFORTS RESULT IN FINDING NO TRACE OF PHOHl LAW VI-OliATION. GettaraX IlevoK In Ireland appears to be Kjircadliig although it i.s believed that bulk of irishmen loyal. All effort are bring centered on avoiding a break between America and Germany. Tmo)N hard on (he (rail of Villlstas. Local, Mayor Beat sayl arrest will be start of more iwses. lax-al woman thinks brother shot by Mexican sniiers. T. II. Miller found not guilt . cit ataaruprlates $2000 to help fur. ul-li library. Memorial day to be observed. Ills Interest In Pendleton's eaniiaign to elect queen of roses. Yesterday Mayor James A. Hcst conducted a search of the Wenah Club for evidence of violations of the prohibition law. The search reveal ed no trace of any liquor. The mayor was accompanied through the cluh rooms by Will M Peterson, one of the club members, to whom he had com plained that numerous reports had come to him that the club was serv ing liquor Mr. Peterson promptly re quested the mayor to accompany him to the club rooms and make a personal examination Members of the elub de clare that no liquor has been served in their rooms since the prohibition law went into effect. French Halt Gorman Attack. PAKIS. April 27. Following an Intense bombardment of Avoncourt the Germans attempted an attack , last night. The French fire halted 'them a communique asserted. Though Increasing activity In the Vosges was reported, the engagements there last night were unimportant. A German reconnalsanee east of Iemesnil was defeated. Grenadiers repulsed Ger man patrols north of the Alsne. A , French aeroplane brought down a I German flyer at Aplncourt. I MAYOR. BEST A.VNOI NCKS HE ; Wnj, HAVE MATTER THRESH ED OUT IN COURT. That he will make his arrest tn I starting point In the testing of thu state law against prize fights was the statement made this afternoon by Mayor Best who was charged yester day in the justice court with the use of abusive and obscene language at the recent boxing bout in the Oregon the ater. The mayor expects a hearing next Tuesday but would not state at this time whether he would plead guilty or stand trial. He did state that a trial would help him secure witnesses 1st the cases he Intends bringing as a re sult of the Hagan-McCarroll bout, lust what would be the nature of the cases he did not say but has Intimat ed his belief that all who paid to are the bout as well as those interested In putting it on are guilty of violating the state law. "I am glad it happened." said the mayor, "It gives me a chance to start a clean-up." May Get Ounce of Venue. Mayor Best was arraigned yester day afternoon but no definite time w.i. set for a bearing. He naa employe! Judge James A. Fee to represent htm He stated both in court and out that he might ask a change of venue in or. der that he might be tried by a disin terested judge and Jury. The case was brought In the court of Justice of the Peace Parkes and Is tryable before him unleas a change or venue Is grant ed It la optional with the defendant whether or not a Jury Is selected (By Carl Ackerman.; BERLIN, April 27. The crisis be tween America and Germany virtually Is passed. There will not be a rup ture. It was predicted on the develop ments to date. The United Press la able to make this statement upon the most authentic authority. Pending negotiations, submarines are under explicit instructions. The nature' of these is unknown. How ever, but they furnish assurance that there will be no repetition of torpedo attacks while the present negotiations are In progress. The crisis was pass ed on Tuesday when Von Jagow re ceived the Information regarding Wil son's attitude. Opinion differs as to whether the credit belongs to Gerard or Bernstorff. Bernstorff has play ed an important part because he has had a free hand in handling negotia tions. The formal reply will be delay ed several days, pending the receipt of Bernstorff's statement of Wilson's exact stand. Gerard to Meet Kaiser. BERLIN, April 27. (Wireless to Sayville.) Gerard Is leaving tonight for the kaiser's headquarters for a conference. Hollweg Is expected bock tomorrow to prepare a reply to Wil son's note. Work to Prevent Break. WASHINGTON, April 27. Bern storff and Gerard were doing their ut most to prevent a rupture today. An American official said "7here is n question but that Bernstorff is anx ious to avoid a break He will do all that is possible to continue friendly relations and has done so In the past. He is in the hardest sort of a posi tion but his work is appreciated, while Bernstorff Is trying to meet Wilson's views, it is believed unlikely that the executive will demand greater haste or take any action resulting in em barrassment" Private advices from Berlin indi cated that Germany's reply would not arrive until the end of next week. Mwt Holds Confereinv. BERLIN. April 27. A momentous eonferem-e with the continuance of friendly relations with America hang ing in the balance was held at the kaiser's field headquarters today. The kaiser received the views of Hollweg, Falkenhayn and Holtzendorff. Word, through Gerard. "defining the Amerl can demand accurately was awaited It was generally understood that the reply w 111 not meet with the American demand fully, but it was believed that concessions will suffice to prevent a break. The Tageblatt declared that Gerard was convinced that Oermariy was honestly striving to avoid a con-fUct Mica Is produced commercially in eight states. North Carolina leading In the Industry. Plans Being Made for the Celebration of Memorial Day COUNCIL IMS(H SSKs VRI; t.N't.F. MENTS T MAKi: OOCAMOH A BIG EVENT. (Continued on Page 6) Plans for a proper celebration of Memorial Day were diet uased last ev ening at the council meeting and It la probable that the day will be ob served in a Mgger way than l has been for years here. Councilman Ralph Kolsom brought the matter before the council, decls'. ing that the scant recognition given to the day for the post few yearn Is a disgrace to Pendleton. Mayor Best i stated that (.eon e'ohen and R Alea- ander' had suggesed also a gener.il ob ' servance of the day, stating th I would be clad to cooperate Tho .-em. i etery committee will eonsider pftBnJ I for the neat week and report neat j Wedneadai. At tne meeting laM evening in up plication of VY I (iairwa for permis sion to build a sheet iron addition to ih. small wooden bulldlug occupied .- (Continued on Page Four )