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DAILY EVENING EDITION WEATHER Partly cloudy and threatening, to night cooler; Saturday fair, wirmar, YBNTKRDAT H WEATHER DATA. Maximum temperature. mlt mum. 44; rainfall. 0. wind wmi light; weather, clear DAILY EVENING EDITION sag TO ADVERTISERS. Oke Hut Oregonlsn hu the lart boo t'Mr and guaranteed paid circulation of any paper In Oregon, east of Portland and ly far the largest circulation In Pendleton of any newipapr. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CHY OFFICIAL PAPER DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1916. NO. 8831 TOL. 2 " J3S3pfJ - 4 ALLIES TAKE THE ALL FRONTS WITH T OFFENSIVE HE EXCEPTION ALONG OF VERDUN AUSTRIANS AR E RETREAT Slavs Claim to Have Captured 50,000 Prisoners; Enemy Loss is Estimated at2oo,ooo; Austrian Offensive on Italian Frontier Slowly Break ing Down; Italian Troops Report Gains Made; Russians are Heading for Lemberg. LONDON, June 9. Excepting in the sector around Verdun where the Germans are continuing an incessant pounding, tne offensive on all European fronts today was in the hands of the allies. The monstrous Russian drive is apparently heading for Lem ...r.r i &n mil iiwnv P(trotrrad claims that five of the defend- mtr Austrian armies are in full retreat. The Russians claim to have captured 50,000 prisoners and figure the Austrian casuali tiee at 200,000. The Russians already have captured Lutsk. The Austrian offensive on the Italian front is slackening. Troops of the Austrians are being moved northward to oppose the Russians. The Italians have seized the offensive and have gained several positions northwest of Trent in the Chiese valley. PARIS, June 9. Admission that the Germans have penetrat ed a French trench in the Cailette woods was contained in a communique today. fniuowhpi-p nil ntbtrks were renulsed. it was claimed. The Germans arc continuing their attacks on a two kilometer front around Thiaumont farm with the utmost violence. The Germans are repored to have lost heavily in attacking French positions west of the Meuse. Placed in Nomination at Chicago by Charles Whitman of New York Runyan in Jail Following Shooting Affray; Victim not Expected to Live oorge Spierman, the colored cow Uiy ahot yesterday shortly after noon by C'hurles E. Itunjan. another cow no, la In critical condition today ut M. Anthony a hoapltal and U not ox uucted to recover from the wound. Runyan la In Jail, huvlng been ar retted yesterday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Kite and Cliikely who met him when they were Ruin out to tM n .no of the shooting. The trouble, resulting in the shoot ng, occurred In the corrals on the mirth fork of McKay creek where an Indian round-up la eelng held. Ac cording to Runyan, the colored man had, been "bulldozing" him for sev eral days and yesterday Insulted him by calling him a aheepherdcr. Moth of the cowboys hud been as sisting the Indiana at the Round-up. Spierman has been working for Roach hrothera on McKay creek and ltunyan went out several days ago. ltunyan! had been breaking a Horse to ride and according to the story gathered by the clfliers. the colored man made some lalk yesterday about riding him and was advised by Jim Roach that RUU-1 rail did not want anybody but him-j Mil and lloach to ride the animal "1 can ride anything that that sbeophcrder can," Splorman I" alleg- j ed to have said Are you calling me a shcephcrd-j er?" asked Runyan, who wax sitting horse nearby, ltunyan says the! negro answered affirmatively and call hlni sevi'ral vile names as he start tid toward him. "I drew my gun and ahot him then," he said. Only one shot wag fired The bullet . ntered Spierman's side, passed ihrough the abdomen and liver, came oat of the body and burled Itself In the left arm. It was a soft-nosed bullet from a .44 caliber revolver and Hade I bad wound. Runyan at once rode away and de clares he was coming in to give him-1 self up. He was met by the officers several miles this side of the scene Of the shooting and was brought back to the city Runyan declares the In dians did not pursue him. The wounded man suffered terri bly and begged Jim ltouch to kill hlni to end his agony. A. Phimlstcr Proctor, the sculptor, was encamped nearby with his family at the time of the shooting and at once placed .Spier- j mun in his car and brought him to UM hospital. He met Dr. D. J. Mo Faul near Mission and the doctor re- turned with him. it mi not thought i that he would live Ihrough the night! but this morning his condition was an nounced as a little Improved. How i ut. the nature of the wound nuke his recovery extremery doubtful ltunyan does not seem to be dis turbed by the fai t tnnt he is facing a serious charge. He fiec lares the col-' ored man bulldozed him until he could; stund It no longer. He did not ask j until this morning the condition of his victim. ltunyan is well known in Pendleton,, having been around nere since the i first liound-up. He ts a cowboy by occupation and, previous to coming' here, living around Arlington. He has ridden at every Hound-up either In , ihe bucking contest or In the wild ! horse races and has taken part In; bull-dogging contests, too Engine .lump- Track. The engine of N. P. mixed train I No. 355 Jumped the track at Fulton! this morning as it was backing up j and the regular passenger train, com- Ing along later, had to pick up th train and bring It to Pendleton. 10,000 COPIES OF ROSE FESTIVAL EDITION OF EAST OREGONIAN ARE DISTRIBUTED IN PORTLAND TODAY PROCLAMATION. Whereas, the Tenth Annual Rose Festival Is now drawing to a brilliant close, and Whereas, the time approaches when your yueen must surrender ber throne and return to her na tive land, and, Whereas, she must ever be mindful of and grateful for the great love and loyalty shown by her subjects, and must ever cher ish a hope of mingling with them again, and, Whereas, the People of Pendle ton, of whom she Is one, will In Boptember celebrate their Sev enth Annual Round-up, of which your King Joy Is the presiding genius, Now, therefore, I. Muriel, Queen of the Rose Festival and of the Columbia Highway (jueen. do hereby proclaim that it Is my wishes ami desire and will be my pleasure to meet the people of llosarla again at that time and place, and I do hereby, In tho name of and In behalf of the people of Pendleton, extend a most courteous and urgent Invita tion to all my subjects to share with me the thrills and Joys of the Round-up. (Signed) m r it I Kl,. QUEEN, Dated this Ninth Day of June and of the Rose Festival the Third. The above proclamation was made by Queen Muriel In Portland today (Continued on Page Eight.) if V I IP ' x s; It vaa mlizt- aaaaaaaMa-. lilt R law jjaaaaaaaaaawaWf WSm aaaaaaag ' a: . 7" .... : Li. . . mi; . . : s ''. j-sisamKj REPUBLICANS ARE PLEDGED TO NAME CANDIDATE BEFORE NIGHT Before Convention-Root Put in Nomination. and Burton Also RnnCPVP.f f n BallotingStarts This Afternoon-Demonstration rVUUCVCIl IU Breaks Out When Hughes' Name is Placed be Invited to Address the Convention CHICAGO, June 9. It was re ported this afternoon that repub lican leaden had agreed to Invite Roosevelt to Chicago to address the convention. A resolution will be introduced at the Coliseum by Senator Kail immediately after the first ballot tonight. Radicals Strain at Leash to Put Colonel Forward SOME PROGRESSIVES THROW BLAME TOR BREACH ON REPUBLICANS. COLISEUM, Chicago, June 9. The republican hosts receiv ed the report of the harmony conference without enthusiasm today and promptly started to nominate presidential candidates. Smoot, reading the report, mentioned Roosevelt's name. This evoked sporadic applause lasting for a minute and a half. The attempt to have Roosevelt invited to address the conven tion was forestalled. Unanimous consent was necessary to con sider the resolution. Harding said the harmony committee I would continue its work. j Whitman nominated Hughes. At the mention of Taft's name i he was interrupted for five minutes by cheering. Whitman fin ished his speech at 12:12, after which a violent demonstration lasting for 20 minutes began. The Oregon delegation led, pa rading the aisles, Michigan and Vermont delegates joined. Butler nominated Root. A 14 minute demonstration follow ed. After order was restored Governor Willis of Ohio, nominat ed Burton when the Arkansas delegation yielded nomination privileges. Balloting probably will not begin until late this afternoon. The convention was slated to nominate a president and vice ..., 'president before adjourning tonight, although leaders doubted i aDiiuy to aanere to me program sinciiy. The Hughes demonstration, although comparatively brief. I was far bigger and the noisiest of the republican convention auditorium, chicafo, June 9. thus far. Whitman characterized Hughes as a sterling figure in Tin- progressive convention consider- j republicanism, free from factional strife with a private life ed the harmony mittee's ' n fn ! above suspicion and a public life without flaw, a great lawyer, and platform until 1 o clock and then' ,.r . ' " f adjounred until 3. The radical dele-!3" effective campaigner, an able executive and a mature gates strained at the leash, desiring j statesman. to nominate Roosevelt immediately In nominating Hughes. Whitman ! choose a man great enough to meet blame for ai said. "We are here In response to the demands of the American people that a minority president give way to a leader representing the majority. The nation's horizon Is dark and troubled. Lurid flashes of the world war re mind us of our citizens killed and our flag insulted. In the south anarchy Is encroaching on our borders. At Washington, the president watches and waits. Yet the country is still at peace and the democrats will plaus ibly claim the maintenance of peace. The democrats hope the country soon will forget the insults to its national honor. A form of prosperity is here.j At twelve thlrty-tnree, Harding ln A few perhaps realize that it Is of a i troduced Nicholas Murray Butler, lemporary nature." who nominated Root. Butler dwelt He cited the European war as giv-! on the world upheaval and character ing us unnatural prosperity I led Root aa the greatest statesman in if thp devout nravers of mankind I history. The word Americanism waa ippiauaea sparingly, me aemonstra- and thereby throw tne lurther breach upon the republicans. Both conference committees remain in existence. The progressives did not act on the report. Borah entered the progreaalve con vention and said he was looking for inspiration. He was greeted with a wild ovation. He declared he was not deserting the republicans. Perkins, chairman of the progres sive peaceites, asked the convention to trust the committee for a short time and promised to report every 15 minutes. WHEAT MARKET. CHICAGO, June 9. Wheat today: Open High. Hay 1.074 108 July 1.094 I1.09H PORTLAND, market today. Ore., June Holiday. prices Close. 1 074 11.091, 9. No the supreme national Issues. We bring the name of a man trained In battle for the truth, tried and found faithful in the administration of public trusts and sterling republicanism and free from factional strife. Above all else he combines the essential qualifi cations of a true leader." He did not mention Hughes name until the last words. Then the dem onstration broke loose. The Vermont delegation stood In chairs and cheer ed. The Oregon delegation started pa rading and other delegations followed. Wife Olvorecs Aviator. LONDON. June 9. A decree of di vorce was granted to Mrs. Claude Graham-White, formerly Miss Doro thy Taylor of New York, from her husband, the aviator. The decree was granted on the grounds that ("iniham-White. now a flight commander in the Rritish avia tion service, had not complied with the decree for restitution of conjugal ritthts granted his wife bust January. are answered and their hopes fulfill ed the frightful holocaust will end as c,uickly and as unexpectedly as It be gan. The eproduct or European labor will pour upon us, without a tariff barrier and with prices ruinous to trades and industries. We must tion for Root was violent, but shorter than for Hughes. Women in the gal leries led the cheering. Some New Yorkers paraded and the band played until it was exhausted. Tuikej Leads to Gem. ROSEBI'RO. Ore., June 9. But for e. turke which a few weeks ago went beond the restrictions of the yard. t btone with which Mrs. F A. Stewart. of the Laurel Crest ranch, had intend-j ed to punish the bird would not have been picked up. Also, if she had not riven it a second glance she would nev er have known that It possessed any thing more than ordinary value. Since the incident occurred, how ever, the stone has been sent to Cali fornia for Cleaning and polishing and only recently was returned here. It la the purest specimen of black topaz The hue is I rich brown and the stone !s transparent, making It of hieh val ue. The stone was brought to the - lace In a load of gravel. Finishes Dental Course. Mark Patton this morning received a telegram from his son, Robert Pat ton, stating that he had passed his examinations successrully and had been granted a degree in dentistry from the University of Pennsylvania Mate examinations on June 1 to 18 and the New York examination at Al banv on the :Mth. He expects to I practice in those two states. Pilot Rock Woman at Hospital Mrs Guy Wilson of Pilot Rock un derwent a serious operation this morning at St. Anthony's hospital. She is reported to be rallying nicely Muriel is Fairest Queen of Rosaria Say Portlanders Out of Hospital. Qrank Kncdahl of Helix, who sus tained a badK sprained knee some time ago, was abTe to leave the hos- However. it will "EVERYBODY CRAZY OVER HER,"1 DECLARES W. u THOMI'SON. BACK mOM SHOW j.uai uim .in......,,,. " The fairest nueen that ever ruled be several weeks before he can use over RoSltria ig ,he verdlct of Port. nis leg. Kill- Fandly and SvH. CHICAGO, June 9 Frank I'sa bick, laborer, crushed his wife's skull with a baseball bat. then locked the doors of his house and turned on the t is. asphyxiating his four small chil dren ami himself. The bodies of the six were found this morning The po lice believe he was demented. Many Prizes Will be Given For the Best Exhibits at the Pendleton Floral Show annual Rose Festival in speaking ot Miss Murial Suling of Pendleton, ac cording to W. I. Thompson, who ar lived home this morning from the fes tival "She is as pretty as any picture n her rose queen robes and crown." fays the hanker, "and everybody is crajy over her. Til Taylor u the king makes a splendid figure and carries Off the part with dignity Incidentally Pendlelon is being talked by "very body down there other opinions tTtrrrasnfl by re turned festival visitors agree wi'h Mr Thompson's. Que.n Muriel ar conclude their brie K n Jot will : i-:'i night at midnight The closing feature win b the Caltee parade, which they will lead, and an evening ot I IBI'I Iggem ri masque. CHAKLZS S. Vv-HJTMAH Top shows Justice Hughes of New York Who was placed In nomination today at the republican national convention at Chicago. The demonstra tion for Hughes lasted for five minutes Below Is Charles Whitman who orought Hughes' name before the delegates Prl Rose Is (irovtn Here. in the window of the Sayres Btore today Is being exhibited a beautiful rose of the Madame Mallne Soucert variety, the same variety that was awarded the itrand prize at the Pott land Rose Festival this year. Th,' rose was grown by Mrs. Ellen llond at her home on West Court street and I roves that Pendleton's clianuite Is not unfavorable to the eullurc of even the choices! reset. Coney Island Is to make a million dollar trolley terminal, work on which will soon be commenced Thirty prizes will be given for thei best exhibits at the annual floral t.how to be held In the Eagle-Wood-1 man Hall on June 16 by the Pendle- ton Floral association. The prizes range from a fti cash prize given by I the city to merchandise given by the; various stores. The association has adopted the fol lowing rub's governing the show All roses shall be grown in a radl- us of one mile of the city limits of; Pendleton. Nn exhibit shall receive more than one pflze. There shall be no pooling for rrlz ts by different growers; roses so ex blotted shall receive no awards. Named roses exhibrted to take pre cedence over un-named collections The Floral Association will not be responsible for roses not properly classified or named. Tables will be supplied for exhibit ors by the association but each ex hibitor will be reojulred to display his own exhibit. The following are the prizes t. given: For the best collection of ri different varieties city of Pendl first prize, III; Pendleton Floral OClaion, second prixe. 112 50, J V attghan, third prize, electric curler, 13.00. be I hair (Continued on Page Four ) This morninj they grand civic, military, industrial parade, (Jue itig tn the uueen's in cowboy costume, Of the PendbMort It attended by an ee more horsemen Yesterday In the which Is described aj beyond gOjSaVt tlon in beaut the Ueen rodn In car which was a "delightful dgigtlly dressed float In ping white carnations, sweet sessx i and the official rose f'm.i.n, out -as the central theme." luim night the ipieen and th :.nd their court were the soesta honor at the Itosarlan ball given by th- Royal Rosmrlsns VON In the 1 1 iters and n Muriel rld- flo.it and Klna- Til the head lout and sixty or parade. and and eofiil-S Teat- I king
