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DAILY EVENING EDITION . TSBfe . v WIXTIIKH TO ADVERTISERS, Tilt Kill OrtMSlM tula the larg-Bt India I'lf mill fMfftBtMd paid eircUlStloS of any paper In Oregon, -nst uf Portland anil Lf fur tin tarfatl circulation la l'endleion of auj oewapaper. VF.sTFItDW s (TEA TREK DATA Minimum temperature. 7S. mini mum. 54, wind, went. blowing gentle, weather, dear. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1916. NO. 8J VOL. 28 CITY OFFICIAL PAPER -"' O VJIPC- ' . ' BRITISH LOSE 2 E POSI 10 THE TEUTONS Berlin Announces the Recapture of Longueval and Belleville Wood Following Counter Attacks. BOMBARDMENT PAVES WAY I Vouch Min-U Are Reported to Hate Horn Repulsed; Niuisi I ighllng Is Said to lie Going ou hi Some mm torn; Sturm of Gas Bombs lrocedrii (iermaa Advance. RERUN, July 1 1 It waa an nouncsd that the Germans had re TIONS captured I.onguevar and the Helle- vllle Wood from the llrltlsh. It waa . the moat successful German counter! Theodore t. "Teddy o',evel. atuck since the allied offensive atari-1 totmm president of the I ... ed Ma es ed. An intense i-ombardmeiit of, nd one of the leading national fig LoagUSVal preceded the attack Thick' ' contemplating a trip to I en imusm. of Gorman It! advanced, ulcton ... vlalt the (111 Houi,d-l P behind a terrific machine gun ON. CotOtsW Itooaevelt has rreuuentl ex- French utiacks soutnwest uf were repulsed. Pennine LONDON, Job 15- General Haig reported that the .leimans obtained, a looiing on the outskirts of Luiigu.- v-i MtulaMj a o union r ill" 1 Belleville wood, heavily counter-at-j lacking the Hritlah right Win north of the Somme The assault I Fresh' r. f T.,11,,,,, chanced rei.eale.lly.ll" entertain the dlatinguished guests. The llritlsh counter attacked at sev eral point avage fighting waa re- A ported on the outskirts of Longueval, A storm ot gas bOflMM and lachry moM shells preceded the Co i in. in al tack Tin Germans me attempting to Insert a wedge at the Junction of the llritlsh and French armies. The liuttlc continued throughout the nlghl The initial! have partially VttrroUndad Poxieres. Artillery is de mollshlnS the defenses British gun ners dafftroyad 'he Posisrse-Thlepvi highroad, preventing the Oerman front obtalnlm supplies BERLIN July 19. -It was an nounced a Turkish submarine sank three larfa transports In the eastern Black sea A fourth transport waa; forced to run aahore The RUHUnil are moving thouannda of troops in the Caucasus. PARIS. July 19. -It waa an- Mnn tnan 50 Pendleton boosters nounced that French grenadexa bad! gtgned up yesterday with the commit progressed agalnat the Germans, ,,, j,lln thl, MprClal train for La northeast of Verdun toward tieti Grande Sunday morning at 7 o'clock. Salute Fine ohapel No Important j(y tonight or tomorrow il is expected fighting was reported on the Somme: (h r,,urt,,i number of 100 will be front Mens. Artillery active on the ii. Mir Fleury. LONDON, July 19, The morning Poat'l correspondent reported that tho British have fired ten million and a half shells against the Germans since June 27th This was an aver age of half a million shells dally. VETERAN RAILROADER HERE W, W. CAVINESS, liril.DEK (11 PASCO BRANCH is VISITOR IN CITY. W W. Cavlness. veteran Pendle ton man and builder of the N. P. line to Pendleton from Pasco, Is In town today visiting old friends. Cnviness is now located in Vale, Mr. Cuvi- neaa II the real builder of the i Id W C, It. lilies sometimes known as the Run! system. The Pendleton man awarded all of the contracts and was responsible for getting the road under way. ii Is impussibie to estimate the good lie has done to the country be tween Pendleton and Pasco as it is said the road would have fallen through wilh had not Cavlness taken hold of the proposition. The manner Ip which the name Hunt became to be Mandated with the road was the fact thai 0. W. Hunt was awarded tM construction contract. C.ivliiess also was the builder of the fii-l Irrigation canal In the slate ofjt'ur Oregon, Ht stalled this work In 1SS9 NEWS SUMMARY General, Germans gain bank two positions in oonnter-attaoka agaitus the Brit ish, Ktecond undersea craft expected from German! soon. Russians cisvsh Oarpathlans into Hungary, lineal. Notice of appeal t supreme mnrt I'il.sl lii Mayor Rest ease. Theodore Roonetafl may oomc to the Round -Up, Many sign up tor La Grande ipc fflad W CnriaeaS, former Pendleton:" charge on tho loan, nt a rate not: railroad builder, here. exceeding the Interest rate in the last I Man Meets Death Under Wheels or Train While FRBBWATER, Ore, July 19. , (Special.) -While beating Mi wy on ths rsmllstoil Rpiihtu passenger train this illuming a man whose name Ik given as Milton Weston. fM kllleil underneath the train Just as. It pulled out of Freewater. ThM are conflicting stories as to huw the accident occurred. Home say ing the roan fell off the train; others that he was kicked off by a brake man. The mull was run over by the train and Instantly Killed. One leg, was cut off above tne knee and the other leg at the ankfe. One arm wasj cut off and the man otherwise man gled and Injured Colonel Roosevelt May be in City for Round-Up This Year presses! a ueaire to see ine nvwiu-, v land when last In Oregon Inquired i w ith a characteristic display of In- "'nst about the big shoW Mlh secretary aaui . tuawi Roosevelt and other notables, renuie lon Is oasured of having gathered at the 1916 show the greatest number of persons lit International reputu- Hon aver aasernt.ied nere. tne Round-Up will make special plans There Is report thai Secretary Mr- may i- aoooiwpnniafl here bv Praaidant Wilson as it la known he is being urged strenuously to journey to California Oregon and Waahlng- ton Twent-flve hundred beautiful "Wglrl posters have baan received I the Round-Up Aaaocatatlon from In- O -W. It & N. and wfll be sen. More Than Fifty Sign Up Already to Attend Races WOMEN s WELL As MEN IRK ENTHUSIASTIC OVER LA GRAND EVENTS. btained. The women are exhibiting as much interest in the trip as the men and a large number will be at the ' Speed em Dp" races to lend their voices to the occasion. The motorcycles are arriving at La Grand from the factory already from as far east as Milwaukee and Spring field, Mass. Among the riders who are entered are Alb.rt Wilson ot Bo lee, Janke, present world's cham pion, otto Walker. I). Keeney of Springfield. Mass.. "Red'' Cogburn and Ralph Rose, Portland Exdelalor i.ders The Far-Western champion ship races will occur on Sunday. For the round trip a special rate ol 7', has been obtained. Those who wish to sign up can do so at the Tall man drug store. The RoUnd-TJp band has definitely decided to make the trip. Cyprus has revived Its former na tive tobacco industry, producing to baccos suitable for cigarettes of Turk ish and Kgypliin type. Salient Provisions in Newly Enacted Rural Credits Measure ruder the terms of the Federal I series Of farm-loan bonds issued by aim Loan act generally called the I credits law. signed by fresi- den Wilson on Monday, machinery is provided (or Hi.it will insure for farmers long time loans at a low rate of interest In no cases is the Inler e. t 14 exceed alx per cent and the iiKins win rangs in Length from five to in yean No single borrower may Set ore m, ,re than 110,000. The following paragraphs from the new law give a CloM line on the ac commodations that will be extended to farmers under the law. "Kirst. Said loans shall he secured by duly recorded first mortgages on farm land within the land-bank dis trict in which the hunk is sittfeUsd, "Second Every such mortgage shall contain an agreement providing for the repayment of the loan on an amortisation plan by means of a fix ed number of annual or soml-anmril Installments mfflclenl to cover, first Beating Way' The dead man was notweon and 30 yearn of age and was very dark He was medium size and well dress- i ed ill a blue serge suit He had some money iviih him and carried a gold watch and chain With a companion the dead man I was riding between the express and liacgagc Can. It was rrom the other i man that the deud man's name was 1 learned He was confused aa to ; whether his friend's name was Milton : Weston or Weslon Milton Cormier J. T. Brown was notified of the accident and In to hold an In quant DUt this week to all of the smaller towns In Oregon, Washington and Idaho This la done In places which will not be covered by "Kit" Carson and W C, R Prultt The pewters are or the type which nave neen iurnisne,i n tne compau, , ,lbe to use lhejr iirt!,Ie.rv account In previous yearn, in many places B( mud,lv r,,aus Th(. Austrian front posters which were given out two orhag en shattered in the Delatyn three vears ago advertising former Hectni twanty miles north of Jab shows are still lieautfying the wall lonitaa Fuss leiause of the attractlveneas of thai piwter Although the show. September II, and 23 Is two months distant, tha Round-Up headquarters are besieged Willi questions about the show from far and near points. Stories giving the dates of the exhibition and a few simple facta are being sent to prac tically ail of the city and county pa pers In Oregon. Washington and Ida ho Inserts sent nut last week have brought replies from the far east that I he lilt ahow ia going to claim much eastern tourist travel and that weat bound tickets are being routed so as to take in the Itound-Up. CORNELISON IS MODERATOR MISSIONARY S UMATIIJ.A RES ERVATION CHOSEN TO PLACE AT El'GENE EUGENE, ore.. July 19 Rev. Jumes m. Cornellson, of the Tututlla Mission, on the Umatilla Indian res ervation, was elected moderator of the Presbyterian synod of Oregon. In ses sion here. Rev. Joseph Dlven, of Al bany, was elected reporting clerk. With the election of the moderator the Synod began Its real work, the morning as -si. uis having been devoted, to preliminary business and lectures by university speakers. Action on the proposed union of Albany College at Albany, and the Pa rifle University at Forest Grove, will be taken up later In 'he week. PROHIS ARE IN CONVENTION HANLV AND SULZER VRE SEEK ING Till, PRESIDENTIAL NOM1N XTION. ST. PAl'l.. July 19. The prohibi tion convention opened today. J, Frank Hanly of Indiana and William Sul.er of New York are seeking the presidential nomination, Bulger was reporled speeding to St. Paul hoping to arrive in time to prevent the Han ly adherents nominating a candidate one day nhead of schedule lime. Re ligious bitterness was indictable to day. The American federation of pa triotic societies and the anti-Catholic organisation arc supporting Pulser. Hie land bank making the loan; sec- j unit, a cnarge mr luiministiai ion an-, profits at a rate not exceeding 1 per Cent per annum on the unpaid prin cipal, said two rales combined con st it uting the interest rate on the mortgage; and. third, such amounts to be applied on the principal as will extinguish the debt within an agreed period, not less than 5 years nor more ihan to years; Provided That after 5 years from the date upon which a loan is made additional payments In sums of 125 or any multiple thereyi for the reduction of the principal, may be made on any regular install ment date under the rubs and regu lations of Hie federal farm-loat. board And provided rurlher. That before the first Issue of farm-loan bonds bv any land bank Hie Interest rale on mortgages may be determined in the discretion of said land bank subject to the provisions and limita tions of this ait (Continued on page six ) RUSSIANS CROSS MOUNTAINS ANO ENTER HUNGARY Swift Advance of Slav Armies Crowds Gather at Bridgeport, Conn. Threatens Austrian Rear and Expecting to Catch Sight of Ger Lines Northeast of Carpathians. man Submarine Merchantman. BATTLING ON 60 MILE FRONT ArtHery Is Heavily Fugugod; At Snow I 'obit- the Austrian Front Has Been completely shattered b) the Slav Guna; Mudd, i toads Hinder I usiriHii Artillery. LONDON. July 13 -The Evening Star's Petrograd correspondent re ported that the Ruaaians have cross oil the Carpathians anil entered Hun- gary. The awl ft Ruaaian advance threatens the Austrian rear and alsxi the Austrian lines northeast of the mountalna. The Rnaaiani and Aua- tnans are heavih fighting on a 6d- wja front. The Austrians are Closing Price for July is Down Cent i asketl Captain Paul Koenig of the II, -(Special to the submarine Deutachland regarding the Range of prices to-' report that the Bremen had reached Hii;h Close , Bridgeport or Newport News Koe 11.10 11.10 f4 B ! his smiled and said, "I don't want to $1.12'- $1 1 2 S B i comment. Maybe there is a Herman submarine there or a British or an I CHICAGO, Jul) East Ofegonian. I day: Open I Jul) tl.in, is.pt tl.lt Va Portland. PORTLAND, ore.. July II. clali Club Hlk 1 bluest, m tl !'" l.i.orNsil. LIVERPOOL Jul it No. l Manitoba, lis bu. i. Xo. , 1 la ii 18. Wheat 6d (1 67 2-3 i is betting three to rive that the VILLA AT HEAD OF DANDITS ',,v I reported that a consid erable sum has been wagered. UNCONFIRMED RTPORTs CLARE REBEL IS NEAR cram VHUA CITY, DE- COLUMBUS, July 19 Mexicans reported thai Villa) has discarded his crutches and is leading his bandits against Minaca. S3 miles west of chihuahua Clu The report is an- uifirmed. attention to Its I Brazil Is calling vegetable ivory." Coast of Eastern States Alive it 7- ; The above Is ii picture of ; idioal of inaneat$Bg sharks, 1 I the eastern coast i alive menace has practical!) I beach ballung, because of the UNDER$FtR UK H i. 0 T DEUTSGHLAND TO LEAVE SOON , Heparture Js Delayed Utile Owing to Defective Hpes; Repairs Are Ruabed So Tliat Oiver May I nder-way. FosKlbly Today; erecy Rigidly Maintained. Get So- BRIDGEPORT, Conn., July 19. Crowds lined the waterfront today, expecting the arrival of the German .submarine merchantman Bremen Many chartered inoforboats and are IN SHORT luroiung u,e aie. wna, ui LONDON, July 19.-Mra. Annie Bremen. The Lake submarine Boa Besam. one of the leaderi of the company has established a special ,movemeat for home ,n Ind, motoHMMt patrol, hoping to closely, haH been prohlbitea under J un-i'"l"" i Bremen .. it urn.es -! .New ,..rk newspaper aaaayrtea mat lor iiiriiien i.s nuc lice. BALTIMORE. July 19 The Deutachland s departure was delayed: on account of defective pipes. Re pairs were rushed Huge barges are moored nearby to hide the submarine the public. BALTIMORE, July 1 9. Reporters American." It developed that Manager Hilken of the Submarine Transatlantic line went to Boston. His associates re fused to reveal whether the journey wiis connected with the Bremen's ar rival. NEW YORK, Jul. 19. Wall sireeti Autntsta May 1'se Park. L. G. Frazler. director in charge of the Round-Up park grounds, an nounces that from now on until Sep tember 1 auto tourists passing through the city may use the grounds for camping This la meant only for out of town tourists Ga rage men and merchants are request ed to direct all tourists asking for camping privileges to Round-Cp Park Tourist travel through Pen-jated dleton this year is much heavier than that of any other year. AO Li 2B rr?KL TWAT CAUGHT IT. &V Tt . fUM Sti iMCO. Dumber of Sharks near the coast. I for an awful death, rescue being prac Thus far. Hie sharks have claimed tically impossible. a number of victims within the last! Beach patrols have been nrgsnlssd i. da.s ami the tigerish way in ami every effort is being made i" cap-1 ! v. Inch the shark sciz.es its prey makes 1 turc the man eaters. BOMBAY BURS MRS.BESANT J1RS ANKIE BESANT. fence of Indta act from entering the , Hl)mbav . Rnmbav presidency, says 'aiHr,Qet, ,,. ,V,. I -c. ...... v. dispatch to the Exchange J. ncfti 0..11 company Appeal is Taken to Supreme Court in J. A. Best Case (jrEST-lON OF TRIAL OF CASE BEFORE P.YRKES HERE WILL BE DECIDED. A notice of appeal to the Oregon supreme court was filed today by at torneys Fee and Fee in the Mayor J. A. Best case in which the mayor is iharged with the use of improper lan guage at a boxing match. The su preme court will take up the question at the October term of court and at that time it will be decided definitely whether Judge Parkes may try the ise in his own court or must grant change of venue. ITominont Moat Man Here. E F. Swift of the Swift Packing plant of Omaha, was a visitor in ! Pendleton today in company with i Frank Donnelly and W. H. Doherty. The men are here looking over the I Swift stock interests in the west enl I of the county where the company has , a large stock farm. Charles Sturrthant Improved. Charles Sturdivant. who was oper- upon at BL Anthonys hospital this week. Is reported to be much improved today. With Sharks FACTS SHOW THAT NORMAL SCHOOL IS URGENTLY NEEDED Educational Figures Give Striking Proof That Situation Calls For Improvement. OREGON FAR BEHIND OTHERS Official .Argument for 'mutational Amendment Frexenta Case from Broad standpoint; Measure Haa Been ViRoroaaly Endorsed by All Leading BduoMora. Facta showing the urgent need i f adopting the measure validating the locations ot the educational lastiiu Hons of Oregon and establishing a tale normal school at Pendleton ai-e set torth lp the official argumen I y the signers of the bill, the same h I -irg juat Hen fi.ed with the secrc'ury state fcr publication in the viic's' booklet. The argument In detail is aa fol lows: The constitutional amendment validating the location of Oregon's educational institutions and providing for a state normal school at Pendle ton Is a corrective, constructive measure required by the urgent iir-,,i of the state. The vane of the validation clause resu upon the fact that the origln.U constitution of Oregon spec! Heal y provided that all state Institutions should be i cated at the state capital. The state university. Oregon agricul tural collee Monmouth normal and the Ashland normal were located In apparent violation or the constiti tloa An Amendment passed by tSw people in 1908, correvts the matter o . inference; hut does not do so in spe cific terms. That amendment wis not proposed for any such purpose The amendment now proposed wil? set at rest ail question as to the con stitutionality of the resent local! in of the institutions rererred to. Tho step should be taken to save the schools from possible litigation over this point. Strong Indorsements. The measure proposed by the Pen dleton Commerce Association and othera, has. the approval of the state'' leading educators and representative men and women. Oregeni (.cVui.-m -Preparedness" Need. When the preeident called out th.t national guard fo- service on the Mexican border aregon waa prou 1 of the regiment it had m readineaj f r immediate duty If there should be a call to mobilize the properly train ed teachers of this state tfor elucn tionai service) Oregon could not make such a favorable showing Statlstlca furnished by 'ne suier lntendent of public instruction and compiled from official records show that during the year 1915 a total of Sli public school teai iters were eri ployed in Oregon. Of that number only 7 91 were normal school grad uates. In other words but 11 per cent of our teachers ate properly trained and 87 per cent are ltrper lectly educated t".r the imp;t: n work they have to perrorm. In 1911 eighty per cent of the applicant for certificates in Oregon had receive! no training above eighth grade. I MM Teacher Vetted. Vacancies' in the Oregon actio. Is c..ch year call for 1000 teacheri nf more our one normal school Is turn ing out approximately n e-tenth that number, leaving svh"ot authorities to s!;ct the remainder or the tea .tors as best the. may. The rural served are the .hief sufferers because 'I such icltools the percentage of nor mal trained teachers is the lowe.-i. At the sumo time the lived of hlghl) ti .lined tou, hers is me sreate,i In rural schools DacaBM sf the absence scnoola of Oregon Cannot recetv th4 gtade of instruction .a. led for by modern conditions of life and the a.; i-ei of Oregon are not ob- n irg t'' results they mould get fr . i .lies s'lii.i spent annually i r public school pUTpoSel (In 1914. IT 199.171. 7Ji. Efftclency cannol he , pec-tec" under the conditions that MV Where tlie lllanu' Ri-Mts. The blame i-ets MpSsM) upon the state for not provide n more ds , I io truction The last report of tne United state commissioner ..r edu- c on shows that only five states in the uni.-n h..ve I.-.- normal acho. 1 euipmen: than haa "regcti ONgUg ha one i rm.il s. h.s.i l'iti ItasSS of the Mateg have more than one noimal New Y'.rk Raring I. Pei.n--lv.uii 1. Vasaaciiii-eiia I.'. Call- (Continued on Paga Hevru.) The telrJioiie syslem fapm rep. resvnu an Investm. tit uf !!MM,M