East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, August 14, 1916, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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East Oregonian : E.O., August 14, 1916, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY EVENING EDITION , , tJfe -DAILY EVENING EDITION TO ADVERTISERS. The Rant ""nun has the largeat t...i a fide nnd guaranteed paid rlrrulatlon of any papw In iireguo, earn of I'ortlaod and t i far the largeat circulation Id IVndleroo of iu j newepaper. HMMMWMB a f A ll . vAt k 1 W L.jJW43LW J TTWTERDAT'S WEATHER ' VI B I DAILV V VVxm Teases m .eWX. Maximum OTWlOTp w'n', w'",t' ""ht w'a"u'r CITY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEB '- h VOL.28 . DAILY EAST OREGONI AN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 14 f NO. 8SS l I V " ' "T ' r HONS 1 FORCED BACK OVER NINETY MILE FRONTS Russians Systematically Pound Every Defense Until Last Lemberg Barrier is Broken. HEAVY ATTACK AT STOBYCHOW t.ermaus llulund lonJfiod lt)IUonj nun wiiiimv mm mm mm ThruM Presage, Success for Cap-, ture of Village of Mauriiau ami tier, British suffer Rebuff, j l'Kltl.l.N. Aug. 14. It is aunoiiiK' )'d tb al a (.ci'muii counter last night drove tlx iiritish it Qurinau it -t line trenches on a seven hundred jard rr-int southwest of Tlilepwil ncur IHHsOreM. The British occupied the 1 1 en. in - Sunday. FJSTKCORAi),' Aug. M - The last Teuton barrier to Lemberg has been broken The Austrlans und Ger mans arc retreating on u ninety mile iront lieneral IJotlimer was unafth to make a stand at the Zlotu- l.ypa. river on account of luiaslun i tank movemeoti Husslan mowing a blood) harvest the Teutons los aum' men east at berg. The Russians sending IniantD emy Iront while Hermans. One northward Tho machine It an gy siemat lealll to pound the Hi Cossacks hurry the Urnburger regiment two thousand pn-- alone .aptured oneis The ' osaacKs nan i.i HaliU Malilslau rail Way. A large force of Teutons from Htunialuu U almost surrounded and must make a big detour constantly repelling caval ry attacks. The war office announced th KUSSIalts CI nluiue to advance west- .war. rom Koropsts have reached a po.nl The Cossacka north ol the Unclster before Marlampol. PBS I through the west, w hich now seems Hussions won a Sunduy battle in the not unlikely, he will do It during Oc Kovel legion. Fighting was seeret tober. on October 12 he hopes to be at Btobyi row west ol Slochod. The able to attend the Columbus day cele ilerni.uis slurteil the attack al 6 a- bralioii at Hoston. in. lhev retreated to me old trench-1 Sunda night. Teutons uctiinu sltlnn.4 halted the Husslan lortlt advai ins tiie gereth I I KoMK, Aug 14, li is announcsuion naifpin curve between uayvaa and the ItoJ his have pierced the Austri an line south ot liorlll and gaineii cast .1 Xadlogem lielgbl They drove the Austrlans across the Carso plateau. French Thrust Made, . Aug. 14. i be French have De&lCOUrt toad trenches the Solium- and Widened I soiled positions. Three Verdun attacks were re A new French thrust north prevloui (lerma n pulsed. of tht BOIWM It Is believed, presages the . ,1'ture of th vMlages of Muure-1 pal and Clcry. iMU-miiBH tiuln ixsitliold. LONDON, Aug. 14. Halg reported it.. i ii.. Osrmani had gained a teni-l porar) footing In the trenches west i l'ouleres. The British condudeu a successful raid south of Vpres. LONDON, Aug. 14. Lord North i lilfe has wired the Times from the lioritz front that Italy Is Just be ginning to assert ner real strength. He wrote; "Italy him much reserve. y,i don't mistake the strength ot Austria's defensive origan hn tlon. The Austrian front line at Carso nlataau was blasted and drilled from . limestone rock with machinery Snip- on occupy iells behind Inch thick armor plate cemented Into the rock Hanf of the men on both sides for merlj worked in America. The ltal Im.s ircnuently converse with pris oners in English, using American Slang" NEWS SUMMARY Local. Hunting season opens tomorrow. Forcible bnthliur used on local man. Ilnppy Cnnyon sttk-k put on hot. General, strike banging Are. TOWtnil report sinvessew. St4nn hits Arkansas. Cnrolina dutu breaks. ACCEPTANCE SPEECH OF WILSON IS NOW READY FOR DELIVERY ofl'ia Said to Calmly Dignified But Full of Punch in Every Paragraph; Ac cepts Mexican Issue. ' Ing and oiling up 'heir tun.- hoi. (Hy Hubert J. i tender . I nailing their boots nnd getting their WASHINGTON, AUK. 14. The '""'I1 eccoutrcnenls together. The hunting season opens tomorrow. From calm. dignified cumpaign between .... .. .,. A. ,. ., .,,.,..,,, President Wilson and Charles K. Hughes for the highest office In the gift of the people may be said to be fairly tinder way. Thu president has completed his speech at acceptance. It calmly, dlgnlliedly und Intellectually knocks the spots off the ortlclul republican ,,, m n.tuIn fur c(llm d,K111. fled and Intellectual bomb throwing ,,y llUKn,.!,. Al lea,t ,hat u, the w1(, 1)llt haH ,.M,ip(,,l fr(im demu. crialc l(.aders. i .nopai mi Pa 1 1 tli 'lit ii There Is BO lunger any duubi that tin campaign will be conducted on a high plane. And thnt won't be the onl resemblance It bears to the Aus-tro-ltaliun mlxup in the Alps. The atmosphere between the warriors may be icy but the fight won't luck warmth. "A punch in every paragraph, said one Jovtiil democratic leader yes terday, undertaking to hint at what he knows of the president s ontlng speech. The uddi. . will be delivered Sat urda) afternoon, September J, In front ol' the inagnnlcent summer White House' at Shadow I. .tun. ac- eoidiiig to present plans. Points of Attack IHscussed. The presidents acceptance speech is undsrStOOd to Include acceptance of Mexico as an issue and will iucliidu together with a statement of What a democratic congress has done, and will ilo. a strong denunciation of the republican party, an Indirect appeal to progressives and the declaration of a doctrine of "Amerleanlsm " After thus Opening 'be campaign, the president will determine what in vitations he will accept between the latter part of Septemner and election Day, jf he makes an extended trip I no in Is iiiirniMl. The fine new car of F. H. fjrttman was destroyed hy fire Saturday night Thorn Hollow. The accident was due to backfiring of the machine win n Mr Qrtttnan was returning from itinu- ham Springs. He was brought to town by friends Petiiand Brothers brought In the remains of the car yesterday morning. The loss is partly covered by surunc Austrians I BR1DGK, OVER 1S0NZ0 ABOVE GORlIA picture shows Hie famous stone arch bridge over the Isonso Nimrods Oil Up Artillery in Preparation For Open Season on Deer and Grouse Now hand ma down ill long-bar- rcl. And prime niv blunderbuss: I know u deer not fur from her I in going to (ret the ous- Peudlcton nlmrnds are todu eleun- mav be waxed upon deer. grouse andj native pheasants without fear of ar rest providing that all the rule and regulations prescribed by the guine j laws are observed. There will be many hunters afield arly tomorrow in order to enjoy their; favorite sport before the game be-1 comes w ild and wary. Many parties j left limine the weekend to establish their cutis and make all preparatl fol ,,I1K ., ,,ary Htart whi, ,m. hunt(TS ur(. busy, Oaaie Wariltn atorn Tonkin and his depu-1 ties are also busy, They are out to- day to see that hunters do not begin 'heir operations before the allottc' AS CAUSE OF FLOOD MOUNTAINEERS FLEE TO HILLS AS DAM BREAKS Much Property Damage is Done bv Lake Taxavt ay Reservoir. ashkvii.i.k Aug. 14.- Lake T"x awav dam has broken. Mountaineers galloped through the villages shout ing a warning. Hundreds fled to the hills. There was much property damagSj but no lives Were lost. Estimates placed the property loss at half a million. A rigid Investiga tion is hinted. It Is known that the retaining wall was reported leaking Several times last year. Six Cent Drop in Chicago Wheat Pit Liverpool Stronger I. Aug inlan East today i in i pen 11.4'J li.tr. High, 11.31 11.46 I IW 31.37 11.41 Sept. Dec. Portland PORTLAND, i iuli -Club 11.11 Aug. 14, (8po- blueatem $1.11 Mvcrpool il.. Aug. L1VKHPI Spot. No I 4-r, per bil l Its lid 12. Wheat 14s Id'' rls.oi w i stei n wlnttl and Italians Battle for This Strategic Bridge HI sna M river, just above liorlzia The Ital ians have just wrested the city from time and they will Keep a aharp look out during the enure season for those who net more than 'he bag limit or who violate other provisions of the law. For the benefit of humeri' a brief re. view of the name laws applying to this district is herewith published; District So. . Comprising all counties easi of the Cascade mount a n.- (Continued on Pare Eight.) Wheat Market is Quiet Here The local wheat market is practi cally dead today, there being no lo cal quotations. All prices have fallen off from five to seven cents and there is no demand for the commodity. Farmers feel confident that wheat will so high r higher wlth not willing to than was of- da i nu ist week. ;en 76. "00 i' heat Well i tl H3 to and lOu.OOO bush snld here Saturday 11.05. Sign Up and Get a Share of Happy Canyon Co. Stock I hereby subscribe for one share ( par value one dollar ) 4) of the common stock of the happ) Canyon Company and waive notice of Ihe first meet- ing of stockholders to be held at the rooms of the Pendleton Commercial Association Tues- day evening. August lioh, 1918, at s p 111. 4, Anyone willing to subscribe for one share of Happy Canyon stoc and thus be listed amorg the pro-' I motors of that joy-town will plonso! fill In the blank above with his or I to the I her name and torward il. nlong with prices' the l1o)iar to .1. Ro Rale at once There are only 10 sbar ? to be II ITiii Sllld nn(1 "ne tSV are S0''1 ,he b "oksl 1140 V ! Wi" ,'1"!"'', iust af" Were ''ound" ' fp books. Time Is an Important fae tor in getting the formal OMfAniaa tlon started, hence this meant is ta ken of selling the small amount ot stock in the corporation. The first meeting of the Stock-! holders will ne neiu nnnmnis ins In the Commercial assoclatloi ' rooms with the board of 'the association. dir ors the AUStrlans and are advancing up the river, where this brldg lies SHI' MUM Otvilo, in Unnrtinn Ciro DOES BIG DAMAGE ARKANSAS STORM KILLS 4; INJURES SEVENTEEN Four of Injured Will Probably Die 12 Buildings Wrecked. M KM PHIS. Aug. 14. A tornado swept "astern Arkansas and five were killed. Seventeen were Injured, four fatally Twelve buildings were de s'roved at Edmundson. 17 miles west. Eight of the injured reached Metn jhis hospital this afternoon. Five women may die. The BtUTcans hit the Hethlehem Baptist church during services. The structure toppled over. Many dived through the windows. Three brothers lost their homes. Fall ing barns crushed cattle. There was a heaw rainfall All telephone wires are down. The hurlcane spent Itself over Mississippi but blew a gale through Memphis. Kig H;i lit Nat. Yesterday proved to be one of the biggest days of the year at the nata torium there being over 3 Of) bathers in the pool during the day. The tem perature reached 92 degrees yesterda.i and the official government registered 93 degrees Saturday. Muni Will Att id I.oiind-rp. I Brothers re- 'rom a trip to W ill , rd Pond of P turned Saturday nigh Banff, the Canadiar l: kies an'1 Bpokane. Everywhere he finds much interest being exhibited In the Round ,tjp especially in Spokane where the show is well advertised. Funeral Held Yentariay. The funeral of John Dand held yesterday morning at the home. I M4 east Hluff street at 10:30 o clock. Rev. H. H. Hubbell conducted the services. Interment was made in Ol nev cemetery. Here for Few Days. Rev H. H. Hubbell of the Chrls Uan church, who has been enjoying in outing at Hldoaway Springs, came down Saturday to officiate at a fu- neral Sunday and to perform a mar-1 rlage ceremonv today. He expects to return to Hldaway Wednesday. The Hubbell family went to the Springs today. Iluys New Auto. A. M. Winn of Helix has purchased a D 6-45 Bulck from the Oregon Mo tor i iarage. Trim Court House Tree-. "Tge Simpson, court house jan has been timming the trees at ourt house today. tin; the Mi's. Rounmgoux Buried. The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Rouma boux was held at the Catholic church yesterday at 1:10 p m.. Father Brown officiating. interment was made in Olney cemetery Infant Babe Hurled. The Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Delatour was burled yesterday morning The funeral services were held In the Catholic church at 6 a- in. WT.. riLf! SCRsSICE.. Possession of the bridge is now held i by the Austrian.". The bridge Is the longest stone arch span in the world miim ft ndiipy rue, Trim are CM After Tl With Wilson Railroad Managers Will Confer With the President This Afternoon - Reported That Employes Will Accept Arbitration Under Certain Conditions. The railroad brotherhoods of conductors, engineers, firemen and trainmen demand a basis of an eight hour day and time and a half overtime. Four hundred thousand are directly involved. Two million one hundred and fifty five thousand are indirectly involved. Two hundred and twenty five railroads are affected. Two hundred and seventy thousand miles of trackage are affected. Two million five hundred and seven thous and cars will be tied up if the strike is called. WASHINGTON. Aug. 1;!- Twenty' railroad managers, reeu-hed the Wltftj UnuBe at 2:."5 Bv ni. All refused to ,-ommelll They failed to reHect the trainmens obeerfulneas. FJisha lice ua spokesman. Judge t'liamlx-rs. federal mediator, introduced the delegaUon to the pres ident. Chambers left the White House immediately afterwards. He said: The Ice -.cms mHtliur a little. I feel much tietter about the situation than this morning I am very optimi-tlc that the pnsstdent will he able to ac - cwmplish sossajtbgng. 1 do not believe ' a strike iKissiNe." WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Wilson made the following statement : "I met both sides and considered the case with the utmost frankness, but I am unable to judge until tomorrow whether we have a feasible basis of settlement." Railroad maj lasers con ferred ith the president briefly. WASHINGTON". Aug. 14. Wilson ' met representatives of the four rail ! mad brotherhoods this morning. The j conference lasted ninety minutes. The : trainmen left the White House at noon They smiled broadly. A. B. Qarretson of the conductors 'said: -Negotiations are entirely in the i president's hands." I Warren Stone of the engineers said I "I am optimistic." W. P. Lee of the firemen said: "It : looks very good." The employeg arc scheduled to se I the president again this afternoon af ter his conference with the railwa managers at three o'clock. Wilsoi ' will spend the intervening time study ' ing a stenographic report of the morn ing proceedings and formulating pro posals to make to the managers. It is reported thf employes have ; consented to accept arbitration pro j vided the railroads withdraw their i counter proposals. After the train- men departed Federal Mediator Cham bers again Conferred with Wilson He Could (Not Help But Bathe Forcible bathing wa- again employed last nignt B(M n Jess Rowlshy. well known local young man who a year ago was subjected to a similar in dignity. He was seized ah 10 o'clock last night by thirty young men who held .le Im pression that Bowtsby has a dis tinct aversion to the Institution of the hath. The seizure took place Oil West Wei b and Garden streets, he was carried several blocks, deposit.' I in an auto, hurried to Round -Up Park und there forced t dl -robe and scrub him-elf in the waters of the receiving basin to the irrlgattol park When seiw company of igatioB system of the d he was Hi" his brother. Clar ence. and the latter put up bat tle In his defense. However I i whs pitted ac.inst too gre.it odds and retreated when threatened w.lh the Sami treat ment In store for his brothir He tried to locate the popi e and failing is said t" have M eiire.l a gun with whi h he threatened some of the menit ets of the "hath brigade after they had returned to town. Railroad Manager Xot Hopeful. Railway managers are pessimistlc One prominent official said ; "We have no reason to change our attitude. The men have refused to do anything. We are ready for a strike but no two rail road managers agree what course to pursue Some favor putting white lead on the engines and storing them away. It is a question whether we are sufficiently ready to prevent a bus- j iness paralysis. The men are talking . strike pretty strongly today." . He said the managers are willing to i submit to o inside adjudication. They I are not hopeful that the president will succeed In settling the strike. Wilson received the trainmen In the green room. Barretson talked half an hour stating the employes case. Strike Won't Reach Walkout. Rock Island offices announced that the road had not planned any at tempt to operate trains unless the government promised protecUon. Chicago railroaders claiming to have inside Information asserted that the strike would not reach a walkout stage. They predicted the brother hoods would finally agree to let the in terstate commerce commission settle the argument. They declared the gov ernment might interfere to prevent a tieup of the Rock Island and other lines under receivership. The Bur lington road Is planning to ask its for mer engineers, now higher company officials, to resume their old work In the event of a strike. M. 8. Hierd. president of the Chi- cago & Alton, said not prepared to face out would leave freight cars stalled i result would be gre looting the entire n lleves Wilson can se i'h; ago was A walk Ite.tisand ds. The Ion af ierd be trike. t W FVTFItN ! ROADS PREPARED TO IM l I TR Nf4 CHlCAQO, Aug. 14 W. B. Storey. Santa Fe operating department chief, told the I'nited Press that some west ern railroads were prepared to con tinue running all trains in event of a strike. They have a hundred skilled non-union workers remh to begin work. Passenger Traffic Manager Fort of the Union Pacific, said that elghtv per cent of the trainmen had signed a petition asking the congress to strike. It Is conservative estimated that a strike would make lion Jobless here. Railroad managers met mil- ff Ida IS were optimistic One high off lei' I said: "There will be no strike' The opinion grew that employee' represen tatfvss had Indicated their willing ness to submit arbiit itton. la Grand insm'Ic Return Home Mr and Mrs I. 1, BnodfTsU ., La Orande and Mr and Mrs w R Itinehart passed through PaSdlston yesterday in their BtttOsttObltt III rtl Its home from Portland wlo"" lit have been etijov ing a vacBtiOB of a week Mr Snoilgras. . hi.' elerk of the Somnter Hotol in I-1 Grands Return Fnuii III- trip Mr and Mrs C A Murph) hive re turned from in SXtSnsiVa auto tfl from Cannon Bsacll Beasldi BaJom Albany and other point. While In Portland thev purchased a new uk- land automobile. Mtrrtacc 4MaM i--im-,i A marriage license was issued to day by the county 'ierg to Hrv-v C. Manela and Nellie Hammltt II.,' u are residents of thia county.