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DAILY EVENING EDITION I jfc DAILY EVENING EDITION ADVEimfMM. j I? fl V JmB) ( Y A CtfV Tonight unFr, nn lias the bona i A J 1 rr m I l 1 1 U mllll4All I YlsTERDArS WEATHER DATA. 1 tUV V yf) ) DAILY ( So-A VY,W J ' "' tar tbi in 1'tadlttos Hi naiatMaewne,,,.jNaij.yjjt r CITY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 28 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1916. f NO. 8866 BIG GUNS POUND ENEMY'S LIS FOR MORE GAIN British are Shelling Every Foot of German Positions North of the Somme With Deadly Effect. ADVANCE 60ES ON STEADILY diK-iiMM- is hcbodufod U Continue Until Kaiser's Troop Are Drhen From Belgium said Franco; French IboNunw offend te on Both side of the SomnK". (By wjibur forreet) WITH THE BRITISH ARMY, July 20. British artillery Is poundln ev ery foot of the 0 W IIHII positions oe hlutl tht; British gains north Of the bomiim preparatory to a new advance The roar of guns resembles QQnttUU oils thUDder, The Hermans reply oc caaiuhallj. The Hermans did nut mo lem British aircraft directing the fire. German aircraft were surprlsingl ab ated) our part) tl'aVOleOd the Smnmr Vajllty and entered tnu ruins Of Fry -court. formeii u G II HUH strong hold, The tuwn in obliterated and a sickening stench antes from the piles of curi ae. High British officer sa that the nffrusuc i scheduled to advance Jowl) and Hteudlly until every foot of Belgium and Branca hu been re i overed. PARIS, July jo It wan ennounc ed that the Flench had ratUUII d the off n.-iw- mi both side of the Sommc They have advanced soulhw-M anil northwetl ul Peronne, North ol the ftontmo, the French have established now I loot along the Cumblee-Clere, narrow ga ugc railway, taking 4UU Vrloiui South oi the Somme. the t'rvw h stormed and captured a first line trench between llarleux and Coy oiuurt. The advance north Of the gomme hai straightened the Preach line to Conform with the recent British ad VUCtl An attack aouih uf the Bomme marked another mn In the cam palgn t" drive the QernUM from the Somme bend. On the Verdun front the French acored a notable success in la-t nights fighting when they captured a strongly fortified German work aOUth of Flcury and northeast of Verdun, taking MO prisoners An- otheT French detachment further progressed Want of Thlauimmt in th an me region. j The Hermans unsuccessfully at tacked the French near Holtinte In the Ugonne. TWO German aero jdanen were deetroyrd. LOKDOM, July 20. Oeneral Hale reported that (he Hr:tlh have recap, lured a littlei more territory that the Qeratan counterpart noh aeltail In the Lonsuevnl legion. HEAT WAVE PARTLY BROKEN THrNDBKrJHOWHRS IN CHICAGO Bit ING ltl.Lll.1 TO SWKLTKH 1X; KDOPliE, cincAtiO. July W.- -Thunder-atormi relieved Chlcagos heat after 'the temperature reached a record The torecaster said tne warm weather would continue In the middle west, this week except near fsiko Michigan Phoenix is the hottest place In the country with the temperature at 105 KUGI TAKEN BY RUSSIANS; PKTROORADi July 20. It was an- nounoed that the Ruaalam had cap- ti red Kugl and repulsed all enemy attacks. Kugl Is 10 miles southwest of Bite, rum. The capture marks further pro reta of the Kussiun Caucasus army, PUIS AD0P1 ANII BTTTKH FIGHT I'KKCKDEM HON: BULKKR ADDRESSES TOR co w F.NTION. I .-T. PAUta -" Ttlr Prohibi tion platform committee after u bit ter fight reported a cnnservatlve anti Cut hnllc plunk. BUtaoT arrived to at- i pt to halt the nomination of Frank llanley uf Indiana. Before Sulwr's arrival Hanley's nomination seemed assured. Sulzer addressed the con ventlon and Intimated he would cept the nomination. -i RDM L CREDIT LAW. PRESIDENT, IS BLESSING TO FARMER It is the opinion of li. M. Itlce. vic 1'te.sldent of the Kind .National Hank Of I'endleton thoj the t'nlted States rural credit law Just enneteil by con KresH and sinned by President Wilson will be a far rearhlnx step for the benefit ot the aKricultural- Interests uf the country. "It Is a sound, broad measure that aIll accomplish much good when once the machinery Is in workhiK or der and the people make use uf the law." says Mr. Itlce. "It means lower Interest and louver time on farm loans. "Just what the new law will accom plish In this particular territory I do nut know It is intended fur small fanners rather than for bin farmers. The law specifies that lnans shall nut be In excess of one-half the vulue of the land and that the money burrow Steps May be Taken Soon to Help Starving Polish People WASHINGTON Jui 10. Ambas sador Francis at Petrograd cabled to the state department that he bad "n n- j 'inferred with Premier S.ijinoff fury 14 gaianoff promised to t Man Kicked Prom Tram Dies Under Wheels, Says jury III PORTED, mivt K EH, I H VI SO vk in s i kVJU i iii.i.iiu -t -i Is i: k. PKKBWATER' Ore., Jul) 18. I special i That Milton Weston fell beneath thi O-W. train at Preewatar yesterday as a result of a kick by Brakeman J unes MacMahon, was the verdict of the coroner's jury in the Inqueat held todaj at Free water over! the lid of the deceased. It is re-' ported that no arrest will follow as the case Ul said not to be a It rung FISHERMAN IS RESCUED BY LIFE-SAVING CREW MAUSHFIKI.I). Ore.. July 20 Life savers revetted Hanson, a fish erman, when his angina stopped while crossing the bar. The boat drifted toward the south spit. Cap tain Hrltt led the rescue crew anI towedHanton Into sunset nay Submarine Stands Exacting Trial aaaawfj Bj'i,aaaas,,iH 'US-SUBMARINE I Is a picture of the U. ' Sumbartne M-l. the largest submarin tographed of our navy. She was JUST SIGNED WTiL ed must be used for the purposes specified, the Buying of land or furm Iiik e4Uipment. "It is probable that In makitiK loans the earning power Of land will be used ub a basis for estimating- values. This will tend to muke farming a stable business and limit inflation. The law will probably be of more benefit to the small farmers in the east end of the county and In the west end than to the wheat growara. "The rural credit law will work for efficiency In many ways and from a national standpoint Is splendid legis lation. The law will accomplish the great purpose of bringing the lending power and the borrower together with the reeUlta the middleman will he cut oui and the difference between the present rate and the rate to be brought about by the rural credit system will go to the borrower." ider tmenca'a appeal fm a Polish relief agreement immediately. Ilus- ni la the first of tne five countries apealed to making reply Answers from the four others are expected momentarily . RENEWED DIVER WAR IS ALARMING WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, July 0. Repeat ed undTftclaJ reports that Germany Is Boon I" resume her submarine op eration in an unrestricted manner has so alarmed the state department that it has asked American Ambassa dor Gerard tu fnrward any informa tion Informally obtained. It was believed ill diplomatic sourcts however, that the reports are errunriius. as information reaching I In state department Is said to hav confirmed recent reports that the ad vocate In Germany of relentless sub marine operations ale In the minority WOUNDED OFFICERS NOT HELD TO BE TO BLAME SKATTI.K. July 20 - An autopsy w.i held mi the botty Of William J liothwell. lormer city comptroller who was killed by officers in a blind pig raid on Monday evening. Prose cuting Attorney Alfred Dundin has announced lhat an Inquest will be held. The officers who shot BothweU. themselves wounded. were exoner ated from blame by Chief of Police BeOkingham Thcv will be able to testify at the Inquest M-l INTL SEK. . while being put through an exciting trip at Provlncetown. Mass. She can travel 5000 miles without a stop, 1000 more than was covered by the "Dautaohlaad," al..i cx.i,ij muuui oianneiu, KM POUN1M OF BITTER MAM' FACTCRED DULY: HEK&I Is AMI SI UE. .STAXFIKLD, Ore. July 20.--( BUkff CorTeapondrnce.) For an In dustry that haa been in operation only 60 daya, the Ptan field (.'reaniery, managed by A. Sahli is making a splendid record of usefulness to this community and to the Furnleh pro ject and tributary territory. The creamery ia manufacturing 200 pounds of butter dally and yesterday manufactured 4 75 pounds of cheese. A shipment of 600 pounds of cheese was made to Pendleton merchants during the day. The creamery. Is also turning out (0 gallona uf Ice cream daily. There are four men employed by the creamery and tne plant is up to. date in all particulars The milk is pasteurized and tne cieamery equip ment is run by electricity, In spite of the Targe number ol dairy cows Import, d to the Furnish project, the creamery management is complaining Of not having an ade quate milk suply The handling o! more dairy cows is urged upon far mers and profits from such work are promised. i Fair Boards Will Get Share of the Money From State VPPOltTIOXME-Vl S WMGMlii B) SKCMBTAity, OM OT1 V I SA1J If, Announcement n Secretary ol State I'll made by i tin Umatilla county has been appropri ated tt.14g.Tl from the county fair appropriation of the state Owing to the fact that the t m.ittlla county lata has been discontinued at Pendleton. ISOt will lie given to the east Umatil la County fair held at Vincent, and $o('0 to the west end fair of H errh la bo n. An additional ,",UiJ. under the UpeTVlalon of County School Super intendent I B, Young, will be divided between the two fairs ror educational work. The following shows the amounts a.piopriated to each county: Baker $ 1,168. OS Benton 754.16 Clackamas ltM4.7l i latsop Column crook I c 'urry Douglaj I Gilliam Grant H rney Hood Kiv Jackson Jefferson Josephine Klamath Lake l.a lie Lincoln Linn Malheu Marion Morrow . . Multnomah Polk Sherman nn.inioo Cmatllla Union Wallowa Waaco Wheeler Yamhill Wilson is Favorite Wins in Straw Vote Big Lead is Shown a EUGENE, Ore. July 2.1 A straw ballot cast by pass, n 4) gera on Southern Pacific paaaen- ger tram o. 14 northbound Tuesday nlghl gave Wilson ''''. Hughes .'1". and Banana 4 The vote was taken by Rev. J. K 4 Blille, 1. D., of Phoenix. Ja k sun county, and Rev A 11 Cl r- nab an, of Ashland en route ! attend the leanton of the ore- gon synod of the Presbyterian church They distributed blank bullets throughout the train, col- looted them after the vote and 4 made the count. No ballots were given to minora, a number passengers declined to express 4) their preference. 4 There were fifteen prviuhers 4 on the train. The vote ot the clergymen was taken separate- 4 l. Ten of them voted for WW- 4 son and live for Hughes. 1.30J.4H a S6-.MiL 1,170.161 r 633. 1 i 318.14 ! I.IJ7.10 56i M!.i-r: 478. 14 546.041 r BWr nr- 'm.mtmtSm .-'- ia. 615. oil I I V ' JaWk jr s67--H 11: ' ' r 1 hr. It . . . I' ijvv. 9 a, ftlmandlng tin1 eastern auntary e444444444'4) metit, in ctdciing the dachar lc2y Ma: , 7 Removal or wires ana rotes From Principal Streets Here Baca uaa of the alleged expense to the City and local merchants attach ed to the moving of the electric light and televhone company poles from Main to back streets It is possible that the movement will tie dropped byi the city administration. At a meet-' Ing of the council last night it was reported that the expense of the city uould be several thousands of dol- lara. The merchant and owners of I store buildings would be forced tOj bear the expense of changing their j service wires, and wiring systems to J conform with the new system. This, I in some cases. It is said, would am ount to several hundred dollars The question brougnt up much dis cussion among the members of the council. Councilman Vaughan first jnaiie a motion to strike from the rec ords the motion of ttie council ask ing the companies to remove their (U William hf d s. ANTONIO, July 10. Ameri- an militiamen are terribly worried iboui their families hack home. No Buropean soldiers ever worried so. If the Germans knew that the British ers were treating their soldiers' fam iii'-s as Americans are treated, the Gad would be sent world-wide as an' indication of governmental cruelty. Thousands are wonnering whether thetr families are starring What about my family'.'" is the biggest question of all at the border militia camps. The Mexican and American gov ernments do not protect their sol diers' families. If an American cor respondent learned from Bt-itish sol diers what I learned from Fran1. Shepkowski. he would break the British censorship to set the story to the works Shepkowski is in Com pany S. Second Illinois Infantry Shepkowski said that the war call snatched thousands from their fam ilies He said "It wasn't so bad Wilson Interested In WASHINC.T General A'ott N. July 20. Major hlef of the army gen eral staff, is ntakln; Inqury Into the circumstances attendrng the aition of Major General Leonard Wood. Com-1 AMERICAN SOLDIERS NOT AS WELL TREATED BY GOVERNMENT AS ARE SOLDIERS OF EUROPE i 12.633.70 V i i ' '" i 1 v x fHpp:-; Pian 10 !LC1 poles but later witndrew the motion and substituted one Tor the light committee to estimate the approxi mate cost and feasibility of the change. Mayor Best lamented the fact that the light wiring in the city was de fective and that most of the fires in the last two yeara nave been the re sult of defective wiring The mayor stated that the telephone company now has plana drawn for the remov ing of the pole from Main street and that the light company has Been con templating the Improvement. It seemed to be the general feeling that something should be done in the way of Improving the system, at least Another objection raiaed to the proposed rewiring was that franchls ee would have to be obtained for wir ing all of the back streets and this might be difficult. with me because my wife is a dress maker. 1 quit a glove cutters Job and went to the front without leav ing her starving. But lots of fellows whoso wives can't work are worried stiff." Thousands of tragedies as grim as any of the Kuropean war are Just developing along the lorder. Fun aton is hearing of them. tkepkow ski put a finger on the greatest fault of the present American army plan Whan he said: "A man can t be a good soldier and do good work if he Is wondering whether his family nas food." I asked Funston that question He replied: "Of course, not. 1 permit ted fourteen men to return home vesterday because tneir dependants are suffering 1 have so many re quests for relief that we must release several thousand more within the m-xt few weeks." Lhassa has a population of 15,000. of whom ?0ou are women. Removal of Officers the federal and Ueutem gtth New Yi ground that pj dlaquatlfla n of the on the u'k Regiment they had leen ,1 tor muttari It is said th at the preetdent is taking tter and DE FACTO FORGE REPORTED TO BE CLOSE TO VILLA Carranzista Commander Says That He Expects to Engage Main Bandit Column in Short Time. EXPECT TO CAPTURE LEADER Villa Definitely located and Loyal .merriment Troops Closing In; Con sul Canada said to Have Ordered All Americans to Quit Mexico as Soon as Possible. MEXICO CITT. July 20. Chihua hua reports say that the constitution alist forces have definitely located Villa and expect to capture him. De Facto cavalry captured a messenger whom Villa sent after medical aid. The Carranzista commander reported that he expected to engage the Vllllsta main force soon. GALVESTON, July 20. Vera CruJ refugees reported that Consul Canada had ordered all Americans to leave Mexico. It was declared that Canada had received instructions on Sunday despite the apparently peaceful con ditions. PERSHING'S HEALCARTERS. Mexico. July 20. Pershinu personally inspected the roads one third of the distance between his headquarters and the border and pronounced the high ways In a satisfactory condition to withstand the heavy motor transpor tation during the rainy season. Hun dreds of Mexicans are still repairing the worst spots. EL PASO. July 20. An American arrival here declared that starvation is killing 50 Mexicans dally at Guana juato. Mexico. Hunger forced Vi. listas to attack a train west of Chi huahua on Tuesday. The train guard defeated the bandits, capturing sever, a and killed many. Wheat Goes to Mew Heights at Chicago CHICAGO. July 20. (Special to the East Oregoniani Range of priceo to day open High- Close Jul Sl-11 Jl.Hi, tl.14 SePt H.12H tl.l5'8 tl.15 Portland. PORTLAND. Ore., July 20. (Spe- wj ciud 93: bluestem. fl.O!. Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. July 19 Wheat Spot No. 1 Manitoba, lis 6d (tl.tT J-3 Per bn.); .No. 2. lis 5d. Ghastly Crimes in Berlin Follow War VOT V It XV GOES liV HI T WHVT THERE is MURDER Off A si iik. THE HAGUE (By Maili July 20. A wave of ghastly murders and suicides and horrible crimes is sweep ing over Berlin. The war Is causing a mental depression and insanity Is believed responsible. During the last few weeks a sensational murder or suicide occurs almost daily in Berlin. Many of the crimes have been sup pressed from appearing in the news papers. TO INVESTIGATE CAMPAIGNS GREAT BRITAIN wil l PROBE DARDANELLES mis. POT AM IN FAI1 1 ins LONDON Julv irmed th.- houac 20 kUHh in lens that NEWS SUMMARY i iciierui. Ilig guns of llrlll-b .trim haiium-r ai (irniiuii Iiim-.. Viiieiimn odditis nut an wi-H ireui ctl sa l-!iinH-an villa reported to be tu-ar ngMwn Local Milton Meaaoa ktoked all tnun in hrakeuutii 1- Msrdlct uf Juri. City mat alauMloo plan to , 1,1. . ifapateoJ uf paani from Main in, 1 I 'I t ride ut 1 .1 Q 1