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DAILY EVEiii'18 ED1TI0II TO ADVERTISER8 Thit East Oregonlaa has the largest bona fid and guaranteed paid circulation of an; paper la Oregon, eaat at Portland aod by far tha largmt circulation la feudletoa of an oewapaper. VOL. 28 DAILY EAST OREGONLAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1916. NO. 8986 r f W -'---'XT XS jr., y-.,,. X - Vm M- f fall, mice: wind, norths,, l,,hl; j ,. , ...u,.,., .:,,,, ,,, i-Ttrk- J-WW N .,M....u,u,..u.u.l,ri STS weather, clear. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER - , COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPE3 BUCHAREST IS IN ROIWI mad' Government Orders Civilians to Abandon Homes and Roads Crowded With Refugees. CAMPMA AND SINAGA TAKEN Defeated Troopi Are Retreat ing on Entire Front More Than 9200 Prisoner Cap turedVillage Are Looted by Band of Gypsies. PARIS, Dec. 7. It is au thoritatively stated the Rou manians have evacuated Bu charest. The abandonment was made in good order. The army was saved. The rear guard fought strenuously cov ering the retreat. PETKOGRAD, Dec. ".The wur office (lectured the Husalana covered the Roumanian left flank during the Bucharest retreat. The Russians al o retired. The evacuation occurred Wednesday noon. (CAKL ACKKRMAX.) F A LK KN H A Y N 8 H E A DQ I A UT Klts (By Wireless! Dec. 7. Rou mania In mad with terror. Dead and dying are every hundred yurdi. An archy and ohaoa reign. The inhabi tant' misery la terrible. Th Rou manian government ordered civilian to abandon their homea before the awlft German advance and refugees crowded roada. The wlldeat anarchy prevailed. Village street were lit tered with hounehold good, a pern, window curtaina. dead horses and doga. Gypsies smashed windows, plundered house and looted every thing. The refugeea ure ateallng cat tle everywhere they are found. De privation and the long marches on muddy roada caused many children to die. The rioters fired numeruus buildings and burned furniture by the roadside. Starving dogs devour half dead homes while crowa pick their eves. General Tulff la en route here In an attempt to restore order. The Alexandria plundering la so severe that a few educated families organ ized a civilian guard to protect their property. Tulff niUHjt alo send Germany the vast surplus stores of grain, cattle and plroleum conquered here. Alex andria alone pnssesseB a million dol lar worth of stores. Other cities were equally well slocked. Walla-c-liiu in a' food paradise. A a result of the Roumanians de. stroylng the railways the entire Ger man army used old fashioned wagons during the advance. They carried ammunition, food, weapons and sup plies. The Germans are rapidly re building the railways. The Germans' swift advance pre vented the Teutons from organizing a police system in all the cities cap tured. While breakfasting with one family a boy exhibited a gold neck lace, ruber boots and stocking stolen from looted stores. The constant barking of deserted dogs prevents sleep. On the walla of many ruined homes "the Invaders found maps showing "Greater Rou manian with boundaries extending far Into Austria. The maps lured the people Into the war. PARIS, Dec. 7. The official state, ment announced a successful French surprise attack east of Meti railroad. Many prisoners were captured. BERLIN, Dec. 7. (Via 'Rayvllle.) It Is officially announed the Ger mans have captured Camplna and Slnaca beyond Bucharest. The de. feated enemy Is retreating on the whole front. The Ninth German ar my reported ninety two hundred prls. oners taken. The statement praise .1 the bravery of the Austrian, Hungar ian, German and Turkish troops sweeping Roumanla. PRISON TURNKEY IS REINSTATED SALEM, Dee. 7. Warden Murphy appointed Al Southwick as turnkey, succeeding Sam Burkeardt. Mlnto discharged Southwick recently and his friends believe his reinstatement li n complete Vindication. WITH TERROR. CK REIGNS ROUMANIAN CAPITAL CAPTURED BY TEUTOi i 4& fl-e i f" Here is the lloumanian Royal Pal ace at liuchurest, from which the royal family him fled, and which has fallen into the hunils ot the Invading Further clinching the certainty of victory for the Stanfleld forces in the speakership contest came word from The Dalles today that Dr. An derson of Wasco county has retired from the speakership race and that his vote as well as the vote of Mrs. Alexander Thompson of that county RED PEPPER AND GET GOLD BAGS IXKS ANGKI.KN, Dee. 7. Two daylight bandits threw red pep per Into the Wells Fargo mes sengers eye at the corner of Sixth and Los Angeles streets, the busiest Intersection, and es eaied with two bags of gold and five thousand dollars. Many HtlncKsed the robbery. SLIGHT DROP IN WHEAT BIDS TODAY CHICAGO. Dec. 7. (Special to the East Oregonlan) Range of prices today: Open. High. Low. Close. Dec. 11.69V Sl.70 $1.68 11.68 Muy $l.sm 11.82 11.78 $1.78 Va Portland. PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 7. (Spe cial) Merchants Exchange bids to day, club $1.48; bluestem $1.53. IJvcrnooL LIVERPOOL, Dec. 6. Spot wheat whs firm and unchanged today, with No, 1 northern Manitoba Quoted at 17s Sd ($2.65 per bu.); and No. 2 hard winter and barll at 16s 8d. WELSH STALLION GETS FIRST PRIZE PORTLAND, Deo. 7. G. M. Welsh. of Washington, -won first prlae for the best Percheron stallion at the Port land Stock Show. Jas Edson, of Carton, Oregon, got second prlxe, E. . Anderson of Albany, purchased a Golden Duchess cow from Frank Frown of Carlton for three hundred and twenty dollars. Greek Blockade Announced. PARIS, Dec. 7. The allies will of. flclally announce tomorrow a Greek blockade, aa a reprisal for 1he Athens riots wherein the Greeks attacked French marines. i I' - " ' . ' ' L 3 f- I. y : . at it . m ., -'- . , j,....v.w .,v.-. . .,. . . .. ;: 1 , v.. r vfe. . . -!1; ' f ROYA.lt PAS ACE, V .v v' mm m w ROBBERS GERMAN HANDSJA -;- '-- SERIN REPLY tn i r rib r ,f fl Itl ! Germans. It will possibly be ued as.niles. quarters for the staffs of Generals von Fulkenhayn and von Mackensen, leaders of the Teuton encircling ar- will go for the I'matllla county man. News of Dr. Anderson's move was received here by Rep. R. W. RItner who now counts 42 votes as sure for Stanfleld. Only 31 votes are neces sary to elect and therefore the Stan fleld forces are in position to lose a number and still retain a safe lead. FALSE REPORTS I SALEM, Dec, 7. Labor Commis sioner Hoff declared exaggerated ac counts of Portland shipbuilding In dustry had attracted many workers and glutted the labor market. The situation Is serious. Many unem ploye are unskilled and unable to fill shipyard Jobs. MRS. WALKER HAD LIVED HKItK TWKXTY XIXK YKARS The late Mrs. Samuel H. Walker was born August 29, 1864 in I'nion county, Illinois, where she lived un til her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chrlsto fher Houser came to Oregon in 1884. In the fall of the same year Bhe re turned to Illinois and was married to Samuel H. Walker. With her hus band she returned to Pendleton, Ore gon in 1887, later moving to McKay Creek where she has since resided. To them were born five children, three of whom are living, Floyd Wal ker. Mrs. Paul Gllllland and Dorothy Walker all of McKay Creek. Besides her own children1 Bhe gave a mother's love and care to a sister's 'child. Miss Viola Hawke, whose mother died when she was an Infant. Zoeth Houser of S(,anfleld, Ethen Hoser of Pendleton and Perry Hous er of Birch creek are brothers of the deceased. Mrs. Marlon Melsenheimer of Iron Mountain, Montana, and Mrs. A. J. Black of Pendleton are sisters. K1JU.1N WIVKS START RIOTS, TLllVD rUCE LONDON, Dec. 7. The passage of the home army bill caused a panic throughout Berlin last week when it was realized that women would be forced Into the factories, according to an Amsterdam dispatch to the Ex change Telegraph, company. The dispatch says that there was a demonstration of women, mostly ser vants and wives of soldiers, outside of Charlottenburg town hall, who proteted against the provisions of the measure and demanded bread and a two-day leave for all (oilers. Tho women also emanded peace, the dla pattch says. Pittsburg la ao precious that Its people have 'taken to strong drink In large quantities. There Is always some blooming thing. DRAW LABORERS t li d lit. n m utt' i nil i i i r s The palace is magnificently furnLshed, but many of the furnish- ingc were removeu oy ine iwumau ians when the fall of Bucharest bo came unavoidable. WALLA WALLA SEEKS TO SAVE BUILDINGS Sine lair Association Has Offered Equipment for Sale City Is Without PVuti to Hold Celebration. An effort is being made in Walla Walla to save the fair grounds and buildings. Since the directors have advertised for bids for the lumber In the fences and buildings and have announced their intention of dispos ing of the land In order to meet ln ebtedness, the city and county faces the prospects of being without a place to hold any kind of a fair celebra tion. According to a statement given out yesterday by two of the directors, ao tion might be stayed by businessmen taking up $15,000 or $20,000 worth of bonds now in the hands of John Ankeny, trustee, who is ready to is sue interest-bearing bonds secured by a flrt mortgage on the property as soon as the present mortgage held by James Paeres Is paid. James Dacres has a first mortgage against the fair grounds property for $20,000. on which no interest has been paid for two years. The action of his attorneys in warning against foreclosure proceedings, caused the recent action of the fair directors. Mr. Dacres Is willing to accept bonds in payment of about $5000 of his mortgage, and other unsecured creditors have expressed willingness to do likewise. The other debts of the association Include such Items as a $6000 lumber bill; $2500 for erec tion of bleachers and buildings $3000 owing George Drumheller for the first Frontier Days exhibition; big Insurance and interest bills and oth er funds advanced for running ex penses; nearly $1000 printing bill, etc. JARVIS MI FOUND DEAD l!i HIS BED Civil War Veteran and Pioneer Resi dent of Pilot Rook Oles Suddenly at Home of His Son. (East Oregonlan Special.) PILOT ROCK, . Dec. 7. Jarvts Hurd. veteran of tjie civil war and plneer resident, di?d of heart fail ure at the home of his son, Earl Hurt, near Pilot Rock this morning. He was found dead in bed art 6:30. Tha dead man was (8 years of age and was a native of New York. He came west Just after the war. He Is survived by a daughter living in Call, fornla and by two sons. J, Hurd and Earl Hurd. Mr. Hurd was a promi nent Mason and was master of his lodge last year. The funeral service Is to be held at Pendleton, probably tomorrow, and burial Is to be at Athena. 1 s own IMCI0T0 . i 01 III 1 1 1010 10 ill Answer to American Inquiries Declares Diver Commander Was Firmly Convinced of Boat's Identity. (J. S. MUST PROVE CLAIMS llcrllu Agrecw to "Draw Appropriate Consequences'' If America Cuu SMow Veesel Wag Ordinary Pubea Ker Kliip Kiplanation Regarded an Vik. WASHINGTON, Dec, 7 The state department has made public Ger many's answer to American Inquiries regarding the steamer Arabia sink ing. It contended the vessel was a troop transport but agreed to "promptly draw the appropriate con sequences" If the United States prov ed the ship was an ordinary passen ger liner. Explanation Regarded As Weak. The United Press learned from of ficial sources the government regards the explanation as weak. The Unit ed States has no facts to disprove the German claim. The government said the situation U "not essentially delicate." Officials refused to indi cate wather a break in diplomatic re lations would result if Germany's case is proved too weak. Text of Tcply. Th German reply said: "On the morning of November 6th a German submarine encountered a large steamer on the Corgo straits a hun dred miles west of Corlgo island. It was not traveling the route the reg ular steamers used between Port Said and Malta but took a zigzag course westerly and followed the Parigo Malta war transport route. 'The submarine's commander as certained thait a large number of Chi nese and other colored persons in national costume were aboard. He considered them the workmen sol iers. used in great numbers behinl the allies' lines. Despite clear weather' and careful observation, the commander did not perceive any women or children. Beteved Vessel Transports "The submarine's commander was convinced the steamer was a British transport or auxniary warship under international law, subject to a war ship's treatment. Accordingly he considered he was highly Justified in attacking the steamer with no delay and sinking It. "Should the American government give official data showing the Ara bia was an ordinary passenger steam er, this would be a case of a regret table mistake and Germany would promptly draw appropriate conse quences." Lan--? Refills Comment. Lansing refused to comment. The state department said privately the Arabia was the main case for the ar rangement of further American-German relations. It pointed on' that Germany had emphasized the fact hat her subma rine commanders were still under or ders to obey international law, as th United States demanded In She Sussex note. TO INVESTIGATE CAMPAIGN COSTS WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Hastings of Nebraska, offered a resolution in the house to appropriate a hundred thousand dollars to investigate the presidential and congressional elec tion expenses. The house named Kucker of Mis souri, Garrett of Tennessee and Mc Klnley of Illinois to arrange Wilson's second nomination. SING SIXO HOURS OF LABOR SHORTENED OSSINGTON. N. T., Dec. 7. War den Derrick: has further shortened the hours of labor and lengthened the hours of recreation art Sing Sing pris on. The Inmates stop work now at three In the afternoon instead of at four. Until the middle of 191$ the men were confined In their cells all the time except during the hours for breakfast and dinner and the morn ing and afternoon labor and classes. Then, under the wardenshlp of James McClancy, the supper hour reduced, to a small extent, the hours of cell confinement During the lat ter part of 1814 a recreation period was Instituted, and under Wardens Osborne and Derrick the period for recreation and education has been er tended until the men are confined to their cells less than half the time they were In 11S. DOG'S PAL SAVES HER FROM DEATH WALLA WALLA, Dec. 7. 4 Because her running mate and the fafher of her litter of pups refused to go to his work at herding sheep, and Insisted on sitting by a clump of tumble weeds and howling continuous- ly. Queen, a valuable sheep dog, the property of Cushlng Baker of this city, was recovered Tries- day from an abandoned well 110 feat deep. Queen disappeared Sunday and her absence was lmmedl- ately noted. No trace could be 4 found of her and it was not tin- til Bob, her running mate, re- fused to move from the pile of 4 weeds was It discovered that the dog had plunged Into the aban- 4 doned well. Owing to the fact 0 that the bottom of the well 4 was covered with old weeds to a O depth of several feet, the dog was not injured. It was necessary to lower a man into the well to recover the dog. Arrangements have been made for covering the well, the presence of which was not know by Mr, Baker or the men caring for his sheep. AMERICAN IS SLAIN AFTER VILLA ABUSES HOWARD GRAY REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED WHEN BANDIT ENTERED PARRAL A 310XTH AGOt EL PASO, Dec. 7. Two miners re ported that Villlstas had tortured an hanged Howard Gray, an employe of the Alvarado Mining Co., upon enter ing Parral a month ago. The native foreman of the Alva rado mines telegraphed: "Everything Is safe except Gray. He's dead." It is believed the report is authentic. Gray was aating foreman of an American owned mine. , t, United States authorities advices Indicated that Villa is scattering forces of small bands and directing the operations. A rearguard action between Vllllstas and Carranxists oc curred southwest of Chihthhua. The lack of railway equipment Is hamper, ing government troop movements. Villa has removed all automobiles. It Is unofficially reported the bandits forced Gavira to evacuate Durango December second. It is unconfirmed, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AFTER BOOTLEGGERS Deputy Internal Revenue Collector Will Help Di-trict Attorney In Fight on Booze. BAKER, Ore., Doc. 7 Deputy In ternal Revenue collector Smith arriv. ed today and announced he would take a hand in District A'torney God win's bootlegging campangn. Smith started the first round-up of boot leggers here some weeks ago. Some of those arrested having failed to satisfy the federal govern ment's license claims. It is intimated that trial in the federal court will be their portion, and especially thoe who skipped out when Smith was here, returning since. He will be guided by the local authorities, he stated, but his arrival, coupled with speedy convictions in the local court the past few days, has thrown fear into the bootleggers and several for whom warrants have been Issued, but who had not been arrested, ap peared voluntarily, seeking an oppor. tunlty to settle. Joe Speelman. brother of FranU Ppeelman. convicted yesterday, and the la.t arrested. is now In Jail, await ing a hearing this morning. N. O. Wattles pleaded guilty, being the fifth pleading guilty or convicted In the past three days. "I Intend to take up the cases a fast as possible to clean up the situ ation thoroughly." said Godwin, whi retires from office January 1. He will be succeeded by W. S Ivans. hU predecessor In office, who defeated Godwin for reelection. FEDERAL FARM BANKS WILL ISSUE BONDS Iie to Bo $100,000,000 and Beer Intent at Four and wni Fh? Per Cent Will Ainwar in Fehru. ary. WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. The Unit ed Press has learned thajt federal farm banks will declare a hundred million dollar bond issue probably in February. The Issue will be n bonds of twenty-five to a hundred dollar denominations and will bear four and five per cent Interest. UN Pffl TO JOIN m LLOYD-GEOfiGE Reported That Laborites Have Been Offered Several Places in Cabinet, War Council and Under Secretaryships. FRENCH ALSO PLAN SHAKEUP More Aggrewiivcncss and More Com pact War organization Wanted Joffre May Give Way to onager Man. LONDON, Dec. 7. The house of commons met for two minutes and then adjourned until Tuesday without making an announcement concerning Lloyd George's new ministry. The evening News charged power ful German propaganda was operat ing against Lloyd George. Lloyd George conferred with Bonar Law, Carson and Henderson. Labor Party Conciliated, Tiie official press bureau announc ed that the labor party had agreed to participate In Lloyd George's new government. The Central News said Lloyd George had offered the labor party two cabinet places, one mem ber of the war council and three un dersecretaryshlps. Henderson, labor leader, told tho morning session of the laborites that Lloyd George had Invited the party to participate. After a general dis cussion the council Instructed Hen derson to further confer with Lloyd George and report later. If the fur. ther discussion pleased the laborites they agreed to join the ministry. One prominent leader said the la bor party generally regretted As qith's resignation. The labor party Is ready to support any premier dem onstrating a purpose to pursue the war vigorously. War Cabinet Limit Ft They believed Lloyd George Intends to limit the actual war cabinet ta five members and will reduce the oth er ministers to mere heads of de partments not permitting them to be actual cabinet members. The labor party's agreement to Join the cabinet has removed the chief obstacle It Lloyd George's path and will proba bly force the house of commons to support the cabinet A meeting of all liberals of both houses will be called for tomorrow. Asquith presides. French Want More Efficiency. Paris dispatches Indicated th French also are seeking greater effi ciency, more aggressiveness and a more Compact war organization. The deputies met secretly. One dispatch indicated Joffre might retire and a younger and more vigorous com mander of the French armies be named. SUNDOGS IN SKY COLD WAVE NEAR The appearance of sun dogs in the sky today indicates that cold weather is due to prevail In these parts. At least this Is the common interpreta tion of this atmospheric phenomena. Sun dogs, sometimes known as mock suns and scientifically known as parhelia, are caused by the reflec tion of rays through suspended Ice crystals. In apearance they resem ble portions of a rainbow or circle around the sun. If the Ice crystals am Perpendicular, the sun dogs appear ed at one side of the sun, if horizon tal, above or below. Only one of the mock suns could be seen today. TO UP ALL WHEAT IN THE NORTHWEST IDRTLAXD, I T. Prtiair (1(Pts advice tmucated tin' BritUh government would soon send a fleet of merchantmen to Iurtlanl, to carry all atal luble north vU'i-u wlx-al. IU-U-lh agents were rniiHiwered to draw on the Hank of KiikIsikI for all alr. Tliey have been an ail ing lower grain pricco. DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT LITTLE OVER $120,000 WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. The fi nal report of the democratic nation al committee's treasurer, filed with the clerk of the house. how re ceipts of ll.SOS.HI and expenditure of 11.181.51. BRITAIN BUY