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VOL. 28
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1?
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DAILY EVEi.l'iS EDlTiOn
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GERMANY
PEACE TERMS INCLUDE
RETURN TO TERRITORY
STATUS BEFORE WAR
foland and Lithuania to be In
., dependent Kingdoms, Some
Balkan Readjustment and
the Evacuation of Northern
France and Belgium.
TIME THOUGHT TO BE RIPE
Ontnil Powers Now In Favorable
Military poiltlon AVInU Will Ve.
cocltato a Throe Months' Lull Do.
4 re to Smoke out AUies,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 A Ger
man embassy official said the peace
terms Included the restoration of the
territorial status existing before the
war, the establishment of the Inde
pendent Kingdoms of Poland anl
Lithuania, and some readjustment of
the Balkan International boundaries.
Bulgaria wants the restoration of the
territory lost In the second Balkan
war. Germany offers to evacuate
northern France and Belgium and
partially restore Serbia and Rouman
ia, provided the allies return the hot
colonies.
The United Press Informant said
the following factors had caused the
proposal. The central powers are now
in a fwvorable military position. Win
ter will necessitate a three month
lull. They desire to smoke out the
allies and ascertain their exact ob
jectives. They desire to convince the
world that Germany is not fighting a
war of conquest. They desire to show
the world that Germany is not respon
sible for further bloodshed. The offi
cial said the terms were not necessar
ily Germany's final proposition.
"An Important question to ascertain
U whether the allies are willing to
talk peace Germany makes the pro
posal to ascertain whether either side
should stop fighting before a knock
out is scored."
Bernstorff expected to see Lansing
and thoroughly discuss the whole
matter. It is believed Bernstorff may
geek an audiPnce with President Wil
son. It Is not believed Gerard had
any definite Ideas of Germany's pro
posals when he left Berlin. Diplomat,
lc circles thought the Roumanian vie.
torles and the British and French
cabinet crises had convinced Germany
the time was opportune.
It is predicted a peace conference
may he held In Berne or the Hague.
GERMANY'S PEACE
PROPOSALS IDE
WHILE UNBEATEN
Teuton Occupy Probably the Highest
Ioiat They Will 1 teach Would
Re Greatly to Advantage to Sc.
inre Peace Now.
(By J. W. T. Mason. Written for the
United Press.)
NEW YORK. Dec. 12.-Germany'
peace proposals are made when her
armies are on the offensive In the
newest battle area, and the western
front Is again deadlocked. Germany
wants peace with the Teutonic troop
occupying the enemy territory on
practically every front.
Germany's position Is not a beaten
one. The Teutons occupy probably
the highest position they'll reach.
They have a clear road In Asia Minor,
halting every movement to break tho
Oermnn defenses.. It would be great
ly to Germany's advantage to get
peace now.
Nevertheless, Germany's man pow.
,er lefses are constantly greater. The
British government hag just under,
gone reconstruction for the purpose
of flsbting harder. France la evolv
ing greater efficiency schemes.
German militarists feel the war's
future developments cannot bring
better prospects.
Germany must nialte large conces
alnns to secure peace now. Whatevef
terms Hollfeg's first announcement
include may be altered during the ne.
gotlatlons. The most Impor'ant fncl
of Germany's attitude Is the definite,
statement of tentative terms, as a
ptinlng point for future e'ahornMnns
and poflble settlement.
WHEAT DOWN 4c M
IN PORTLAND
CHICAGO, Deo. 12. Wheat took a
drop here today. December opened
at 11.58, climbed to f 1.G9. dropped as
low as $1.6 J VI and closed at 11.54.
May opened at 11.74 which was high
for the day, fell to $164 and closed at
$1.65 3-4.
Portland Market.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 12. Club
is quoted at 11.42 this afternoon and
bluestem three cents higher.
BRITISH FOREIGN
OFFICE IS SILENT
LONDON, Dec. 12. The British
foreign office will make no statement
until the German peace terms are of
flclully known and all the allies are
consulted. Lloyd George delivers hi
first speech as Premier Tuesday. ThO
House of Commons sesloned for fit
teen minutes today.
Liberal Member Prlngle attempted
a flippant speech but was howled
down.
LONDON, Dec. 12. The Evening
Star declared the peace proposals
were not likely to effect the war. It
said: "Unless the central powers
have found a sense of responsibility
to God that cause the. surrender of
Contantlnople and the restoration of
Alsace Lorraine, the evacuation ol
occupied territories, and the making
of due reparation the war will con
tinue" Under the terms of a deal closed
today the Smythe-Lonergan Co. of
thlB city, becomes the owner of 529
ucrea of timber land within a short
distance of Meacham. The land wag
secured of Mrs. Lyda McDonald, wife
of George McDonald, and the consid
eration was between $8000 and $9003.
On the land It Is estimated there are
from 12,000 to 14,000 cords of ret
fir, yellow pine and black pine. The
new owners plan to cut several thou
sand cords of this at once to put up
on the market.
HEALTH COMMISSIONER
"NSFUCT1KG SGS
Dr. John D. Robertson 6f Chicago,
health commissioner (right, holding j
egg,) Is conducting an Investigation
of the high cost of eggs. Dr. Robert,
sou visited most of the Chicago cold
.lEACUl TIMBER
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MARKET BREAKS
Oil RECEIPT OF
THE PEACE HEWS
CHICAGO, Dec. 12. An hour 4)
after the market opened May
wheat dropped five points.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 12.
Wheat dropped four cents a few
minutes after the peace proposal 4
flash.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12. The
stock market broke on the news
of Germany's peace moves.
United States steel went off two
points. Crucible Is also down.
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AT ill WEDDING
I-bM Craig, Daughter f Joe Craig,
liocotnes Bride of Birdie French,
Yo"ng Farmer of Yakima Rcserra
, tlon.
Celebrating the marriage of Isabel
Craig, daughter of Joe Craig, well
known Indian farmer, and Birdie
French, a young Indian farmer of the
YaUma reservation, a big potlatch,
and feast' was held yesterday at the
Craig home and there weer many
Takima Indians as well as Indians
from the Umatilla reservation pres
ent, .
The wedding took place several
weeks ago but the celebration await
ed the arrival of the bridegroom's
relatives and friends from Toppenlsh.
A big wedding feast was held at 11
o'clock and at the potlatch there was
a general exchange of presents, some
of them valued at several hundred
dollars. The parents of the young
couple each contributed generously to
the newlyweds. The custom is an an
tlent Indian one and, though Craig is
one of the most enlightened Indians
on the reservation, he believes in re
taining the best of the old customs
and traditions of his people.
It will be remembered that Craig's
daughte- several months ago pur
chased a Eulck automobile, thus he
coming the first Indian girl to own
her owr tar. Her husband Is a grand
nephew cf S. G. Waters, an Indian
minister of the M. E. church at Top
penish. Waters and William Dick,
another Yakima Indian, returned
home this afternoon.
PROBES STORAGE EGGS
storage plants, where It was stated
,hat million of eggs were being held
for higher prices, and held beyond
the time limit allowed by law. In
the picture he 'is shown looking over
the egg slock In a Chicago warehouse.
PROPOSES
WIFE DIVORCES WILLIAM EARL DODGE
TU2S
EABIr
HODGE.
NEW YORK, "Dec, 12. Mrs. Jele
Sloane Dodge, a prominent society
matron andd istingulshed tennis play
or, is divorced from her husband, Wll
!iain Earl Dodze. today. The suit
was brought in Saratoga Springs, N
v., where Bhe has a summer resi-
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U. S. IS UNCERTAIN YET AS TO
MANNER IN WHICH GERMANY
WANTS OFFERS TRANSMITTED
Proposals May Ask That U. S. Act Simply as Messenger or
They May Request Comment-Lansing Refuses Statement
But Shows Great Happiness.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. If Ger
many's peace proposals Indicate the
kaiser merely wishes the United
States to act as a messenger transmit
ting them, the government plans to
pate them along without comment. If
the note Indicates the United States
must study the proposal before acting,
many's behalf, the administration
must study the propsal before acting.
This does not mean the United
MAYOR. BEST MUST HAVE
TRIAL BEFORE PARKES
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 12. (Special.)
The supreme court today affirmed
Circuit Judge Phelps' ruling in the
case of J. A. Best appellant, vs. Joe
H. Parkes, Justice of the Peace, re
spondent, appealed from Umatilla
county.
The above dispatch means that
Mayor Best will have to stand trial
on a charge of violation of the stata
vagrancy statute before Justice of the
Peace Parkes.
Following his arrest on a warrant
sworn to by Arthur Gibson and charg.
BERLIN, via Sayville. Dec. 12.
The press bureau announced ' that
Hollweg told the Reichstag "Ger
many and her allies, conscious of
their responsibility before God. be
fore their own nation and humanity,
proposed this morning to the hostile
powers to enter peace negotiations."
A crowded house and thronged
1LIG OUTLINES REASIINS
FOB GERMANY'S PROPOSALS
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dence. bu: word reached her fxleals
in this city befoe the divorce was an
nounced in Saratoga. Mrs. Dodge
was the daughter of Henry T. Sloan
the wealthy carpet manufacturer.
Her husband is noted as an amateur
p.vlator.
States would not transmit the propos
als under the second plan.
These facts an official revealed at
the state department after Lansing
jead the United Press dispatched
Lansing's only statement was "I know
nothing about It. I have nothing to
3ay."
He refused to Indicate whether the
news was surprising, but his manner
Indicated that the German news was
the happiest word he had heard I',
several months.
Ing him with using profane, inde
cent and obscene language in the Ore
gon theater, Mayor Best asked for a
change of venue on the grounds that
Magistrate Parkes was prejudiced
against him because of his (Best's)
failure to appoint him city recorder.
Judge Parkes refused to grant the
change of venue and thereupon attor
neys for the mayor brought action be
fore Judge Phelps to mandamus the
justice of the peace in granting the
change of venue. Judge Phelps ruled
against the mayor, and It Is this rul
ing that is upheld by the supreme
court.
galleries listened. Hollweg outlined
the extraordinary' political situation,
and reviewed the German victories.
He said the iomme Roumanian and
Italian offensives had been frustrat
ed. Hindenburg had captured suffl-
! dent stores of grain, victuals and oil
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Propositions are Appropriate for Lasting Peace
BERLIN, via Sayville, Dec. 12. Chancellor Hollweg called
diplomatic representatives of the United States, Spain and
Switzerland and handed them notes proposing peace negoti
ations be entered forthwith. The full text of the note will be
read at the Reichstag today.
The Chancellor asked the neutrals which represent Germany
and her allies to bring these proposals to the attention of Ger
many's enemies. Germany believes the propositions are ap
propriate for the establishment of lasting peace.
The Vienna, Constantinople and Sofia governments trans
mitted identical notes. The same text was also sent the Vati
can and all other neutrals.
The official press bureau addressed the following to the neu
tral countries: "The Chancellor this morning received repre
sentatives of the United States, Spain and Switzerland, one
after another and transmitted a note wherein the four allied
Germany powers propose to enter forthwith peace negoti
ations.
By handing the notes to representa
tives of the United States, Spain and
Switzerland, Geiynany hag rjally
transmitted directly to the enemy na
tions. This is the only possible
course of diplomatic Interchange be
tween the central powers and the al
lies. American, Spanish and Swiss diplo
matic representatives will forward the
notes to their respective capitals. The
10 BE DISORGANIZED
As soon as all accounts are paid
from the funds derived from the ne"
assessment, the Pamdlse Irrigation
District will be disorganized, according
to information coming from farmers
within the district.
A settlement was reached last week
between representatives of the dis
trict and George Goodnight and C. F
H. Vollendorff who represent the
plaintiff In the suit brought for the
disorganization of the district Tha
injunction which was issued last April
restraining the district officers from
selling bonds or transacting other bus
iness has been modified to permit the
levying of an assessment against the
district lands to pay all bills so far
Incurred.
Under the compromise arrange
ment, a levy of 3? cents an acre has
been made and this money will be
used to pay all accounts against the
district, including the bills Incurred
by the plaintiff in the action brought.
THIRD BALL I.EACI E
IS -NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 12 After
the election of Thomas J. Hickey to
Minneapolis to succeed President
Thomas M. Ohivington of Chicago,
the American association took action
at the annual meeting here today
which practically assures a series of
inter-league games with the Interna
tional league. The question of a
third major league, as proposed to
consist of four American association
and four International league clubs,
was discussed informally. President
Hickey. who took the chair shortly
after being elected, announced, but
added that the magnates did not take
the proposed league seriously.
NO IJEVTKXAXT GOVERNOR,
CALIFORNIA, FOR AY HI I. K
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 12. Cali
fornia will be without a lieutenant
governor after Governor Hiram W
Johnson. United States senator-elect
resigns the governorship, according to
nn official opinion of U. S. Webb,
state attorney genernl published today.
Buy u Bui
Diplosi Bpaa-
foreign offices will then transmit the
text to the ambassadors and the am
bassadors will hand to the entente
allies. They will formally deliver the
notes to the belligerent governments.
The same procedure will be follow
ed in sending formal replies. Britain
will hand the note to the American.
Spanish and Swiss ministers. These
will be transmitted to their respective
capitals and thence sent to Germany.
TO
PENDLETON LATEST
Agitation Gives Promise of Some
Fruition Would Provide Scenic
Highway of Easy Grade.
A river road from Pendleton to
Echo is the very latest road agitation
in the county and one that gives pro
mise of some fruition. Such a road
would, it Is urged by the chief advo
cates of the road, eliminate the no
torious Echo-Pendleton stretch of bad
read, would serve more people. b
more scenic and would have an easi
er grade.
The present road from Pendleton to'
Echo goes up over the hill most of
the way and is some distance from
the river. However, there Is already
a fairly good road along the river
from Echo as far as Voakum while
at this end the county is building
good road from Pendleton to Itleth.
This would leave only the Yoakum
Rieth stretch yet to build.
Farmers living along the river wh
now must travel some distance to get
to the county road, are said to b
Quite active In planning for the river
road. They are wtlling to donate
right-of-way through their property
and to contribute the tentim and men
for building the road prowdiuic th
county will bear the epen. of bridg
ing the river. An abundance of rut
for crushing Is to lie bid ilose ul
hand, It is pointed out.
One of the principal ol.ji" ' inns to
the propust'd road has bei'n the dif-
flculty in getting by the Kirnlh res
ervoir, fine of the 'principal ropmt
ents of the road Btates It will be pos
sible to cross at the w-st cud on lh
dam and at the east end on the rail
road's old right of itv. thero bcf
a good roadbed -clear across the ro
ervolr. At Parnhart. it Is said, the
old roadbed of the O-W. It. A N. can
be secured Inasmuch as the companV
Intends doing away with the prrsenl
sidetracks which were formerly part
of the main line.
The proposed route along the rlvf
would not he any lonicer than th
present rout.. It Is said, and wotil'l
have the added iihaniu" of In-irig
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