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Tonight nnd Wednesday fair.
YESTERDAY'S WltMi DAT.
Maximum tempe rature. S5; mini
mum. 49: rainfall, naught, wind, west
brisk, weather, clear.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEB
VOL. 28
DAILY EAST OREGON1AN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUL1
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10 WORKMEI
FROM GAS F
UMES
IN LAKE TUNNEL
Laborers Strike Gas Pocket While
Digging; 15 Are Overcome Before
Help Arrives.
OXYGEN HELMETS LACKING !
f-Ktit lynaumi V1m Try to Enter
Punmmtc suivumb to Deadly Koines!
and Arc- Saved by Firemen Most I
of Dead identified,
ULEVEI.ANl. Jul) 25. It la cstt-l
mutod llwt twenty-tluw wore killed
liii the water wurks tunnel gas ex
ptOdM. ICleetrhvl naatillu'! Ignfted
the gas. Tlie explosion was u rolls
l savored itnUl tlili- afternoon. After
the 10 isrieo. were- removed the res
cuers ivtinuiied llmt tlilrt-u more
I wlaerl,
I'l.BVKUNH. July IS. Ten
corpse were taken mini the Cleve
land waterworks tunnel below lake
Krie where rushing gas over, ame fif
teen laborer! and efght rem ueis last
night Twelve were taken out alive
Soma may die. A ll tin- dead were
Identified except one.
The steamer Ctt) of St Clemens left
i ri;i flt carrying ven corpse at!
nine a m Suponnt, ndent OlUtaV
Van Duaen, the rescue party leader,
yrae rescued unconscious at 8: JO. A
lick nl OXyiaa helmets hindered the
reacuers. Man victims were found
In the second cnmpartmeiit behind
steel d s. They struck the gas
put kit while digging.
After the first gas rush Foreman
Johnson til.. I to inter the tunnel. He
emerged gaapiM He mid he reoog
nlnil two of the corpses He called
tor volunteers Fight responded but
were overcome Firemen I-avelle and
Klstermukoi wearing helmets pene
trant the main tuncl and found Van
Duaen. He reported that the cham
ber was filled with deadly fumes. j
BORNE TO GRAVES
mi iHATK Vs VI 1 TO AtTUOll OF
ol TH lOB POUCH 8KKM
ltMI,l.l
SAN KUANC1SCO. July 25 - The
bumb outrage dead arc buried Tho
livd bodlaa were borne to their graves
wah impremlve oeramonlea. Thou
sand attended, Hundrada of the pre
parednaai panda marchers joined the
1 UIM
d,
fled.
trail.
Mi is I
I , spll
there
.1 the
o the rei ort of a
were in i arrests
clews Were merely
"hoi
here, j
ak'llc
deacrVitlorts of men with suit cases
in various parts of the city baton the'
explosion. Detectives visited the
nearb) powder works, attempting to
race the explosive The Inquest was
postponed until Saturday on account
of the COToner'l absence.
Qkptain Reuben Vaughn dld here
tod a) as a result of Injuries received
at the bomb outrage. This makes a
total of seven deud Vaughn's right
leg; wu-s mangled. Complications
. a Used his death.
The Fresno police released Osmund
Jacob, who proved an alibi. Detec
tives have asked the police of Pltts
burg, Philadelphia nnd Hosion to
rush descriptions of all known nihi
list.'! The police believe that two
eastern bomb plotters are In San
frranolico,
HIGHEST APPENIHE PEAK
TAKEN BY ITALIANS
snow ( HOW NED MOUNT Cl
HONE, 7000 I'EI.T ALTITUDE,
STORMED AND TRENCHES
WON.
romk, July 26. it is anncunoad
ihat the Italians captured Mount Cl
meiie, the highest head of the north
em Appenlncs, a seven thousand feci
altitude. The Italians stormed nnd
captured the long Austrian entrench
ment at Caseruzeblo. Between the
peaks of Mount Chlcsa. cnmplgolettu
Italian! captured three Austrian lines
and established new trenches Just be
low the cre.t.
Some hen or hens laid a couple of
iHTgs In the nest of a dove in the pig
aon loft of Jacob Solnes of Plttafleld
and the dove hatchod them
BOMB VICTIMS ARE
TWO FORGES ARE
DEADLOCKED ON
T
Germans and Allies Wage Bitter
Battle Qver Two Five-Mile
Stretches.
NO LARGE 6AINS REPORTED
Russian, in smashing Drive Toward
1'niU'ra; Are Enveloping Iirody
and Have lVncn rated Teuton First
Unix at ltejv.uvlio.
(Bd 1 Keen.)
U2NDON, July 25. The official
atatement.s indicate that the Teutonic
allies are forced to reitreal on nearly
ever front le(ore the geneial Killed j
offeiuitve. No large gains are report
ed. The ilcrmans and allies are locked
In a bitter battle on two five mile
stretches In Flanders The Pnzleres
deailloi k. each side Molding half the I
towll, continues The German slate
menl cunilrmed the ltuaslan claims
01 lalna siiuth of Berestaczio The
tluaatana are enveloping Brody en
routt to LambaCf. 'ille ftuaalail Cau
casus army is gaining against the.
Turks.
LONDON, July 2f, - Haig has re
ported that "the greater part Of Po
zieres is now oura.''
iiernian counters la'iled t,, reach
the Hrltlsh trenchea The Hritish have
Mixed prisoners and two machine
Kiins The cnbmlats fought from
bouse t" houae through Poaiaraa,
steadily drUitm out the (iermans
Hand In hand fighting blackened the
slumps id DalvtHa toreat and high
wiiuils Hlsewhere the Hhlish bom
bardini Increaaad.
I'Altis, Jul lij -It is announced
that (he French have captured the'
tronii) fortlflod Moofc houses of
Ratreaa and recaptured tranche" north
01 OVlllara, Machine gunu checked
the Herman grenade attack on the
hill nil the left hank or the Meuse.
FranjCh air craft raided Pierrepmit
and lainguyon dapotl am) the M.iti-
BBRUN, July II It la announced
that French assaults south ,,!' Batreea
temporarily gained The allied at
tack nt Poaiaraa were repulsed. The
french suffered heavily, it is admit
ted the Russians have penetrated the
Teuton fir t liniH smith of Herer-tecko
Says Insurance
Rates Too Low
on Merchandise
com PA N Y REPRKJRENTATIV1
MAKES EXPLANATION OF
ADVANCE IN CHARGES.
A inecting of business inanwaaheld
laaterda) in the Commercial Associa
tion with saver a frapreaentatlv ol
lire insurance companies to dlscuw
th rn for the recent ra'ise In In
surance rates on certain claslfica- j
lions.
N li. Atkinson of the Northern1
Fire Insurance Company, .'peaking
for the companion, stated that the to-!
lal loss ratio on certain classifies-1
lions of fire Insurance during the last
five years has been more than 100
per cent. The Companies decided;
that they would either boforoad to
oult writing this dam of insurance or
raise 1 he rates.
Among the classifications affected
are clothing and merchandise stocks.
The rates mi buildings have not been
ra'lBed.
RUSSIANS HAVE ADVANCED
ALONG RIVER BLONEVKF
PBTROORAD, July 25. It is offi
cially stated, that Ceneral Skh iroff s
Russians have advanced along the
river Slonevke. and pom tinted their
int.uiKlements.
The Czar Is reputed to be tho
world's wisilthUsi man. His Individ
ual holdings arc
oooooo.
stlmated at ISC
QOWMl,
I Mil, si Stall's to bin Danish Mist
Indies.
'''loans and allies deadlocked.
I cuim bland still in port.
Sit Men die in explosion.
Local.
To organize Salvation Army isiri's
hen'.
Prultt returns from interior,
FLANDERS FRON
NEWS SUMMARY
GOV. WITHYCOMBE SAYS PEIW
GovafttOf James Wlthycombe is a
strong advocat of the Pendleton nor.
mal measure and his support la re
MU'ded by the, local committee as es
pafllnllj complimentary because above
everything elae the governor Is a
school man. For many years he was
one of the faculty at O. A c. and
through his eura of work he has
come Into close toucn with the edu
cational neeils of the state
Sanitary Inspector Declares
Against Lime Disinfectant
Melville Bnaperd.)
BROWNSV1UJD, July II, Uood
bye to the old style lime whitened
army camps. Major Kispham. sani
tary insiector, haa Issued ordor stop
long the use of lime. He said: "1
nave dlacovarad flies like white color.
1 am now hunting some black disin
fectant The latest Idea Is mixed
lampblack and atroieum.''
I accompanied Hispham on a tour
of Inspection during which he said:
"We want Americans to know the
exact health and sanitary conditions
here Many wild stories are sent out
alsiut th illness nt the men. Thev
are untrue. The American army san
itary department promises the people
there will be no repetilon of the hor
i ors nf e.Khteen ninety eight. We're
road) tor anything. Relative back
home can rest easy and not worry."
The co rrespi, ndent saw many un
screened kitchens In the Virginia and; ("HICAiifl, July .. Rain reliev
Illinois regiments, but Hlsphan said
they would be unscreened until
wooden kitchens were built The
lumber is being rushed here on fast!
passenger train. Hispham pointed
out flies feeding in a whitened ditch
South Carolina Floods Do
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unwiBiwiiMii iwiiiiimi iiiiinii n iimiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMlllWiililiilllM
RESULT OF THE FJLOODS JN SOUTH CAROIIKA.
This picture shows some of th
. ' ,n,Mr wal"'-
?E
Above is shown th,.
(Long Island. N Y rami
Rat
Th
Aero students and Their Plane
' w .-.', T ,.v.'i,sNw aajaaaaa
ERO STUDENTS VX JBXet JWJe
LOGICAL PLACE FOR
In the followliiK statement endors -
Ing the I'endleton normal measure,
iovernor Wlthycombe points out that
Pendleton is the logical place fur th
eastern Oregon normal.
"The public school Is the bulwark I
if our civilization. cnool efficiency
depends upon the teacher and the
normal school la the potential factor
in the preparation of the tea. her tor
sin eeasful work.
He declare,! the fib are proving lime
mm mi uMBiitwt. n wh ui.iji. mi
litia regiments had antiquated sani
tary Ideas. He forbade the OW reg-
ifent todl catfpoola ".l ordared
th. ru to build Incinerators t.. burn
refuse He said the OaaapOOBI hd
killed thou ands during the Spanish
war.
RAIN RELIEVES HEAT
WAVE OF MID WEST
J'HNTKltDAV HOTTEST .11 l.V DA)
IN 6 VKAR IB DEATHS
RECORDED.
ed the middle western hot wave after
1 ti died. Yesterda:. wa the hottest
in six year It is estimated that the
he;lt Brave direct!) or indirectly,
caused two hundred deaths in the
middle west. j
9 I
i!in;(ii' done hy (he mni Roiitti f'nrMin
HK I V I 1 PBBBaifcSffltioaou
tao.ui nf i lie Ken
York Naval Miliii.i I, Mining military flying at it Bay Shore
which Vincent Astor is the ensUft-
ON I
RMA '? SCHOOL
i "Orf
of mor
j Pi toll'
, achool
ne'iuestimably in need
.nal school work and
the lacteal place for 3
this c
:lass m eastern ore
school of Pendleton
The local
ffer excellent f
ties for practice
teaching, and th
eneral environ
ment Is good.
' The movement is worthy of the
support of every cltien of the state "
XaTml
steel Rod Hits wire
CAKLISLK, i'a., July
-The
Rev
' art"ia,ly burled corl,8e of th
erend William Harry Eveland. Metho
dist bishop of the Philippines and
southern Asia, was found this after'
poon ott'lht bank of creek near
Uount Hoy SprinKS his summer
I home. He was electrocuted when his
j fishi,1( ,,!,. touched a hih ten-
n wire.
Closing Prices Not
as Strong as Monday
'.i ;i i, July
(Special to thu
-Range of
High
prices to
i 'lose
II. HA
1.1H
II.
Portland.
PORTLAND, Ore.. July
all club 93: bluestem I
LiverjmoL
LIVERPOOL July 14.
i,it No. 1 Manitoba, lis 8d
er bu.); No. 2. lis 5d.
25. (Bpe
1.03 Vs .
-Wheal -(11.69
4-
Big Damage
fl Is which i-arrta! ruin ani
J
DANISH WEST INDIES 11 BE
PURCHASED BY UNITED SIATES
Negotiations Probably
Islands are of Tremendous Value to America;
Acquisition Removes Panama Canal Menace
WASHINGTON, July 25. The
White Houae ha stated officially that
i.egotlatlona of America to purchase
the Danish West Indies will probably
close this afternoon The price la ap
proximately twenty-five milllona
The state department and the Dan
ish foreign office conducted the ne
fotlatlona They may make a treaty-
Dr. Smith Opposes
Port District For
Pitman Enterprise
IN Ills CASK FREIGHT EXPENSES
WOULD HE INCREASED OVER
HATES NOW PAID.
That It would be a blunder to form
a port district and to bond the same
to build the proposed Pitman road
way to Umatilla is the declaration of
Mr. C. J. Smith who Is here today
Don) Portland. The doctor's Helix
ranch of 16uu acres is included in the
bouadarl of the district.
Even if the roadway Is practicable
(of which there is doubt) It would
Btill be a bad thing from my stand
point. At present my wheat can ba
hauled to Helix for two and a half
cents a bushel, while the rate from
Helix to Portland Is 1-4 cents thus
making a total rate of 10 3-4 cents.
"Now the boat rate at present from
I matilla to Portland Is 7 1-2 cents
To reach the Pitman road from my
place would cost four cents per bush
el and the rate on the roadway to
UmatlDa could not be less than two
ci nts per bushel. If two cents my
combined rate via I'matllla to Port
land would be 13 cents or two and a
fourth cents more than I am paying
now.
"I am in favor of road building and
improvements in general but we
should be sure of our ground before
going ahead with anv large expendi
ture.'' United States Steel
Declares Dividend
NEW TORE, July 25. United
State Steel has declared a one per
nit extra dividend on common stock
making the full dividend two and a
BOTH PARIS ARE
OF SWINGING
PROGRESSIVE VOTE
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS
TAEE HOPE FROM At I ION OP
NEW YORK COMMITTEE.
NEW TORE, July 15. Democrats
vnd republicans are busy planning to
seize the progressive suffrage votes.
Chairman McCormiek of the demo
cratic national committee expressed
confidence that Wilson would poll a
majority of both groups. McCormiek
said the democrats were perfecting
(Continued on Page Eight. 1
People of Interior Would
Rather "Lose Their Teeth"
Than Miss 1916 Round-Up
Without the
ible doubt
c istern and central Oregon are go
ing to send the largest crowds evei
to the Round-Up' Thus did W c E
Prultt speak last night upon his re-
tum from an extended tour of the
interior.
"In every section of that country,
.-aid Mr. Prultt." we found nothing
but loyal boosters for the liound-Up
These good people come year by year,
and ;us their ch'ildrn grow up, as soon
as they attain an age so thev can
enjoy It. they are brought along In
turn they nav boosted until Uteri i-
no Motion in wm
is more popular."
Rend "ill send a
ib
Rn
t,
the exhibition. From BAd and that
paction the population are coming by
automobiles, wagons and horseback
One merchant in Bums ulre olv li ,
Close This Afternoon;
today and submit It Immediately for
the senate's and Danish parliament'
approval. The islands are of tre
mendous strategic value to America
Their acquisition eliminates the. dan
ger of a European j,ower establishing
a base menacing the Panama canal.
It la understood the Danish parlia
ment sentiment favors the purchase
STILL IN PORT
BERNBTORFF, CONSUL Ll DEIHTA
AND OTHER PROMINENT GER
MNS PLAN TO GO AHOARD.
BALTIMORE. July 25 A little
patch of green Just visible in the driv
ing rain told watchers that the
Deutschland is still here. It is not
known what prevented her starting
lust night as planned.
It leaked out that Von Bernstorff,
Consul Luderlta and other prominent
Germans plan to go aboard th
Deutschland. They probably Intend to
discuss whether to make the bold
homeward run or Intern.
The Bremens whereabouts are un
known but the fact is not creating un
easiness. If the Bremen encountered
trouble the Deutschland may remain
indefinitely.
BREMEN PLANS TO ENTER
AT BOSTON SAY OFFICIAI,S
BOSTON. July 25. High officials
of the Eastern Forwarding Company
told the United Press that the sub
marine Bremen intends to arrive here.
They said the Bremen had received
positive orders not to risk running
the allied blockade off the Virginia
SUB-STATION FIRE
PUTS LIGHTS OUT
INSULATOR WIRE T IDAMS
U BBS BLAZE THAT PI
PEND1.ETON IN DARK
Pendl
n darkness last
inutes as a result
pany received a call from Adams
ah,,ut S:3" o'clock stating that the
sub-station at Adams was on fire.
A crew of men rushed to Adams at
once where the pole near the John
Adams hnme had taken fire from a
wire off the insul itut This, in turn
had caught the sub-station on fire.
The top of the pole which carries the
power from Adams was cut off and
Adams was without lights most of the
night. The wires carrying the Pen
dleton juice were repaired in a short
time. When the light men reached
Adams a wire carrying ll.OOu volts of
electricity was hanging within four
feet of the ground.
A new pole will tie installed at the
scene of the fire today and it is prob
able the power in Pendleton will be
off for a few minutes. No damage
was done to the sub-station.
his plans made and his fttc
to I
iund
n the
"K u '
In
ml Is
lt and
st m th,
Kiervih
tors
fact
of that cointrv.
Is said to be booming
II
one of the most prosperous
ihriving little cities tn Dragon
houses are going up iher an
nnd
Many
I I lo
ll... ire In
m h
th,
Mtt shape
iand.
ttw lint
DEUTSCHLAND IS