East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, December 13, 1916, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text.Trr::.f DAILY EVEIilhG EDITiOri TO ADVERTISERS Tbs East Oregonlan has the largest bona fids and guaranteed paid circulation of any paper in Oregon, aat of Portland and by far tbe largmt circulation Id l'eodletoa of soy oewipaper. WEATHER hi and Tbtirsd.iy f.vr; , olj wave. mperature. 4:!; Jtllf..,A.'ill. trace; north vVV"th,'r. c,f tr mini wind. St CITY OFFICIAL PAPER COUIv OFFICIAL PAPEB VOL. 28 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1916. No. 8091 1 DAILY EEi;i."G ED1M1 POPULAR BRinSH COMMENT INDW HI PROPOSALS OF PEACE WILL BE Terms are Called Preposterous and Unworthy of Serious Consideration Hollweg is Condemned. EKGLAXD URGED TO STATE HER COIOiTIOHS III REPLY Declared That Such Statement Will Make tbe World Reallie Teutonic Allien Are Responsible fur Contin ued Warfare. LONDON. Deo. IS-Tlie ful led States la reliably Informed tint Lloyd George la preparing to aiutwer Hollweg wheo he an nounce the govonimrait' puller In Uie limine, of Commons Tuex day. (El KEEN.) LONDON, Dec. 13. Newspaper comment and the public's utterance indicated that Britain will refuie the peace offer. The prena and people expect Lloyd George to voice the na tion'! anawer In addressing the House nf Commons Tuesday. Germany's terms are called preposterous and unworthy of serious consideration. It Is uncertain whether the allies intend to nam their own terms In the reply. The Dally Mail said: "Hollweg Is no more entitled to a repljMhan an armed burglar." The Manchester Guardian suggested that Germany's exact terms be ascertained. Many newspapers urged that Lloyd George clearly state Britain's peace terms. They declared such a statement would make the world realise Germany was responsible for the continued war fare. Philip Snowden, a leading pacificist urged the acceptance of Hollwers of fer. He declared the allies would In cur an awful responsibility If they declined. He asks for a complete In vestigation of German terms. Many believe the offer Is merely a ruse to produce dissentlon among the allies. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. British diplomatic circles expressed the belief the allies will conditionally refuse and not flatly refuse. Germany's peacs proposals Officials declared a flat refusal would be playing Into Ger many's hands. More aggressive, un restricted submarining would certain, ly result. One British official said he believes sterner measures against the Belgians would follow a flat refusal. The Ger mans would take the opportunity to carry out "the military policies neu tral opinion has hitherto discounten anced." It Is believed Lloyd George may evade a flat refusal, declaring that Britain cannot negotiate because the peace terms were not stated. BONE DRY LAW IS TO BE PROPOSED SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 13. A total Piohlbltion law, forbidding entirely the Importation and possession of in dicating liquor except for sacramen tal purposes and restricting the salo of alcohol, will be Introduced at the session of the state legislature in Jan. uary. Decision to present the measure was mude by more than 100 prohibition workers from all parts of the state at a meeting held In the Young Men's Christian association building today under the auspices of the Anto-Saloon league of Washington. The measure provides for abolition of the pertmnnl permit system which went Into effect January 1, 1916, and of the druggists' permit system Inso far as It affects any liquor except al cohol. The penalty for orfpnses against the proposed law are much severer than thoxo provided under the present lnw. f'onvlrtlon of a third violation of the proposed lnw hy an offender would constitute a felony, with Imprison ment in the penitentiary. .loffre Apixilntisl Councillor PARIS. Dec. 13. It Is announced Premier Brland has appointed Jof fre as councillor to the new war cabi net. The personnel Is Brland, for eign affairs, Ribot, flnaces, Lyautey, war, Locflso, marine, and Thomus munitions. POINDEXTER AMENDMENT LOSES WASHINGTON, Dec 13. The sen ate defeated the Polndexter amend ment to the Immigration bill exclud ing all Japanese Including those ad mitted tinder the existing treatey, the gentlemen's agreement. MAY WHEAT RUNS UP AT THE CLOSE CHICAGO, Dec. 13. (Special to the East Oregonlan) Range of prices to day: . Open. High. Low. Close. Dec. !l.Gtt I1.66K $164 May ll.M f 1.67 SI. 13 11.67 Portland PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 13. (Spe- clal) Merchants Exchange bids to day: club, $1.42; bluestem, $1.45. Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. Dec. 12. Spot wheat steady, unchanged- No. 1 northern Manitoba 17 a 9d (12.5 per bushel); New Zealand, 17s; No, 2 hard winter and baril, ls lOd, REPORTED IN BATTLE Greek Captain With lite Thousand Men Capture Katenilnl lighting Still in Progress, BERLIN, via Sayvllle, Dec. 13. The press bureau announced: ".V Greek captain has captured Kater- nlnl. He made a stand with five thousand men at the Katernini B.r botakos line, plerem a line of French posts. The fighting is proceeding north of Katernini. between the Greeks and French.'" JORDAN ADVISES GREAT CAUTION SAN FRANCISCO, Do. 13. David Starr Jordan, famous peace advocate, believes President Wilson must aot cautiously If he makes advances as a result of Germany- offer. He said: "I am jubilant over the glorious news. Wilson must move slowly In all deal ings. It would be a terrible calam ity If Germany's proposals failed to materialize on account of a mistake." w ilia . LONDON, Dec. 13. The Anchnf line steamship Caledonia, of 9.22.? tons, Is hetleved to have been sunk, says an announcement made at Lloyd's shipping agency. It Is bellcv- I STEAMSHIP CALEDONIA REPORTED SUNK y . 1 -" S i ' j " . V ' s ' , i' ' ' ' ' Ills " - I I" ' j' r .ftrfitol i'l OA . . E'.r rte.rSI '.Mi V-.: f I ii.wSEfl r nr BANDITS TAKE PUEBLA NEAR MEXICO CITY Another Attack on Chihuahua Appears Imminent - Resi dents Fleeing City in Droves CHINESE TERROR STRICKEN luarex Swarming With ( ehs-tlaltt Who Are Not Permitted to Oohh Border Illot lit Reported Among Mexican Government Soldiers. JUAREZ, Dec. 13. Foreigners ar riving from the border declared Rob leg rebels had captured Puebla. a hundred miles south of Mexico City. Another attack on Chihuahua City is feared. Nearly all remaining Americans and foreigners are planning to fie Chihuahua. They will endeavor to reach the border. Many foreigners Intended to go to Chihuahua from Juarez this morning but a telegram declared the bandits had appeared near Calif-go and the trip was aban doned. Chinese from every part of OJii huahua are arriving at the border oh every train. They are terrorized. The Chinese are swarming Into Juarez. They are not permitted to cross the river. It is conflrmedly reported that the Mexican government soldiers riot ed over the possession of two carloadu of foodstuffs in the Chihuahua rail way varus, rorty elgnt rioters were killed. OlICK, DIOGKNKS! JES' LOOKOtT WHO'S nV.UK: MARION, O.. Dec. 13 An honest man has been found In Marlon. Jess B. Walker, blacksmith, appeared at the counay auditor's office and asked if it were too late to put him on the tax duplicate for 1800, which he said his wife forgot to list for taxation. He waa accommodated. GREEK ROYALISTS FIRED IPOX XECTHALS HOMES WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. Official state department dispatches said the Greek royalists had 'fired upon neu tral's homes during the Athens riot ing. They fired shots at neutral di plomats dwellings. The state depart ment announced the action had caus ed neutral diplomats to protest to King Cnr.stantlne. American Minis ter Droppers participated in the pro test. iua1 ... . .'. 'arSwi.W: CALEDOMIA ed that the vessel was sunk somewhere in the Mediterranean, where she for some time has been in the service of the British government Th Caledn. Mila Was DflO feet long. 58 feet beam I nil J w as built at Glasgow in lSH'4 NAVAL EXPERIMENTAL LABORATORY PASSED WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. The naval advisory board has recom- mended that Josephus Daniels establish a naval experiment laboratory at Annapolis. It recommended a one and half million dollar appropriation. Daniels is expected to accept. Edison heads the advisory board. PENDLffl LI IS SUDDENLY STRICKEN George II. Sawyer, Resident of City for Past IS Months, Drop Dead at Ills Home on Garden Street. George R. Sawyer, for the past U months a resident of Pendleton, dropped dead at his home, 302 Gar den street, about n o'clock this morning, death being ascribed to heart failure. He had not been feel ing well for some time but yesterday resumed his position with the O.-W. R- & N. Co. He had complained this morning of not feeling well Ao his daughter but it was not thought he was serious ly III. About U o'clock his daughter found his lifeless body lying on the bed. A physician was hastily sum moned but death had already been there first. Mr. Sawyer was a civil engineer by occupation and for sixteen years had served as a county engineer In Wash ington, eight years In Lincoln county and eight years in Franklin. He re tired from office holding In Pasca four years ao.1' He came to Pendleton about a year and a half ago and was employed for a time In the Woodaeg & Ardery plumbing establishment, later served as janitor of , the new federal building and recently , had been with the O.W. R. 4V N. In the capacity of plumbing inspector. Deceased is survived by a daughter, Miss Mary Sawyer of this city, three sons, Tom and Harry of Pasco and A. Sawyer of Spokane and a brother In Kalispell. Montana He was about El! years old. (iermaiiN Lot 3.82I.85 Men. LONDON. Dec. 13. It is announc ed that Germany's total losses at the end of November were 3.921.859. This Included 946.927 dead. The fig ures are baped on official casualty 1 lists. n(aajwsjBjBw -a. , She was formerly in the passenger service between New York and Glas gow one of the crack ships of the Anchor Line fleet. 'The ship was ta ken Into the government service In August, 1914. GERMAN OFFER IS CONSIDERED MASTER MOVE American Embassy in Berlin Beliayes Germany Has Not Flatly Asked Peace But Merely Signified Willingness for Discussion. RESPONSIBILITY OK ENTENTE Newspapers Explain That Neutral Are Not Mediators Bnt Merely Mes sengers If Refused Now Central Powers Will Not Offer Again. .... 0ll - many is depending upon the neutrals to influence the allies to accept her terms. It declared the terms proposed now are not final. 4 German officials believed the actual terms are unimportant In comparison with the necessity of getting the belligerents Into a conference. The real peace basis will toe fixed during the negotiations. 4) (Carl Ackerman.) BERLIN, Dec. 13. The American embassy believes Germany has not flatly asked the neutrals to start peace negotiations, but merely requested that America, Spain and Switzerland Informed the entente nations the cen tral' allies were willing to discuss peace. The diplomatic corps consid ers the more a master stroke. Secretary Grew of the' "American embassy, personally typed the trans lation of the note. Hollweg asked Grew to send It to London, Petrograd. Paris and Ron - mania He asked the Spanish em- partiality on the other. Before his bassador to communicate with Bel-' decision can be disturbed by manda gium and Portugal. The Swiss am-' mua, sufficient must appear the show bassador communicates with Italy, j Ing made before him and reproduced The Tageblatt cautiously advised puunu give in peace move me luurm. auppori. ine vowucne Zeltung explained that the neutrals are not mediators but merely messen gers. It is certain If the entente rejects! me piufJUSHi iiir cenoai empires will not offer peace again. The publl voiced a complete approval of Holl wegg's speech. It will be believed ths allies are undoubtedly fighting a war of conquest if they refuse the offer. Berlin newspapers applaud IIoll weg's efforts. It is uncertain wheth er the offer will be accepted. Editor Theodore Wolf of the Tageblatt. wrote mat the Germans will clearly see their duty and bear their heavy bur dens if assured peace Is impossible. The Die Post warned the entente: "If Germany's hand is refused, thu enemy will soon feel its fist." It waS I suggested that Germany's peace offers showed the neutrals their peace moves were unnecessary. FORD APPLAUDS GERMANY'S OFFER DETROIT. Dec. 13. Henry Ford said: "The world should applaud Ger many's action. This is a logical timti for a peace move. There Is no pos sibility of either side winning the war. Why prolong the awful suffering? I only hope Germany's proposals will be well received." MEXICAN SEIZED FOR VIOLATION OF U. S. NEUTRAUTY HOCSTON, Dec. 13. The govern ment has charged R. iiicr. a Mexi I can. with cospiring to violate Ameri can neutrality. Ten thousand rifles and ammunition was seized at Galves ton. Mier's father was war minister under Porfirio liaz. FIJR FULL Ij4)XIHN. Ifcv. 13. The lulled . rrrwi tills afternoon awertaliied rront MM various unofficial pr-aoe sounvs the all doMro.vrtl vewds, and adctinaie allied eatv terms. Although unoffl-1 punishment for officer ry,; ... "(y clal. the Information In believed to for the German atnx-IUoK All quar nmieiit the com-rtwloiw (iemwny tersi emhaHld that the only dim. tntiNt nuke to obtain peace. sihle nrgtHlaMe peace qui-Ktloiw were Hie evacuation and restoration of Uie disniwJtion of captured (rt-rniau Ih-lirium. northern Irsiior, Poland, ! colon le and the limitation of tier Serbia slid Koumaiia, full indemnity manv's future arniaiiu-nt. for their devastation, the restoration of Al-aee limtliie to Itsihv. the' The British censor passed the above TORPEDO BOAT SINKS OFF NOVA SCOTIA; ALL HANDS BELIEVED LOST ACCUSED CAIUIOT PICK HIS COURT Supreme Court Also Declares Xo Facts to I "rove Prejudice on Part of Justice Parke Were Established in Suit of Mayor Best. "The law does not vest in the ac cused the discretion of selecting the court in which he will be tried," says the opinion of the supreme court In iing Circuit Judge Phelp, re- fU8aJ to 188116 a writ ot mandamus to ' compel Justice of the Peace Parkea to 4 grant Mayor Best a change of venue. I Mayor Best asked that his case be ; transferred to another court for trial 'on the grounds that Judge Parkes is ' so prejudiced against him that a fair and Impartial trial could not be had ! before him. Such prejudice the law ' makes as grounds for a change ot I venue, but, in its opinion, the supreme . i court in substance holds that the pre judice must be clearly shown to ex ist. The only thing In the record be fore the court to show that Judge Pafkeg 'is prejudiced against Mayor Best is the mayor's allegation that said prejudice does exist. "No facts i are stated," the opinion states, "by which an Impartial judge could reach the same -conclusion." If inch an al-. legation Were all that the law required it would be an easy thing for. any ac cused person to choose the court In whlrV we-wnnM tttaad trial.--. "In the very nature of things." the opinion reads, "the judge (Parkes) Is called upon to determine his own bias ' on the one hand or his freedom from , before the court ' issuing the writ ( mc mirr umuiuu m f . "tniim u a mmier ui iw lni '"".Christ in America commission saiva- justice is inoeea prejuaieea witmn me .....I 1 - t 1 S I .t.ll -k meaning and extent of the statute. To hold otherwise would be to substitute the Interested judgment of a litigant ; mr juumat &uiiv.iiuii ui mi uiii' cer. The law does not vest in the ac cused the discretion of selecting the court in which he will be tried, yet he could enforce that as a principle if it were sufficient for him barely to say that the judicial officer is prejudiced against him." Copies of the opinion were received this morning by the attorneys inter- ested. A certain time must elapse before a mandate is made during which time the mayor has the rrivi- lege of asking for a writ of review. In sny event it is very probable that the trial of the mayor will not be ser for a date prior to Jan. 1 which means that R. I. Keator. the district attor- ney-elect. will probably handle the case for the state. , HOI SE WILL NOT TARE A HAND IN GERMAN PEACE MOVE WASHINGTON. Dec. 13. It is learned the administration does not intend to send Colonel House, Presi dent Wilson's personal adviser to Eu rope to take a hand in the Germany peace move. House spent last night at the Whit? House. He conferred with Lansing briefly this morning and returned to New York. SAYS AGED HVSBAND KEPT SILEXT S YEAR 'CLARKSTON. Cel., Dec. 13 Pa. pers are on file in a separation suit brought by -Mrs. Katherine Ellen asainst her husband. George, after they had lived together for over forty years Among other allegations in the wife's papers is one that Ellen, though living with her. did not speak a word to her in three years. Whenever he rV .V r . , ; him. L TERMS OF INDEMNITIES H BESTHIN tv. - wioiw of Constantinople -trait to KasKia. Indemnity ship for ship for Vessel Sends Wireless Report , ing Bad Weather and Later Calls S. 0. S.-Goes Down in 2 Minutes. SHIPS SEEK FOR WHECKASE OTTAWA, Dec- la. The chief censor reported that the "minis ter 0f naral net-Tire announoea It h feared the Canadian torpedo boat tiribe, ander command of Lieutenant Walter ' W Ingate, off Nova Sdotia, Is lost with all hands," VAtj sailors were Brit ish Columbia us. The Tesaei left Halifax at three o'clock December derenth en rente to Bermuda. Yesterday she eent a wireless memage an nouncfac bad weather, and say ing abe was returning; to seek shelter at Sbelbourne, Xova goo tia. ljL-t nht she sent a wire less 8- O. S. atatlnf htr position. Two minutes later she wireiesiied, "Now sinking." No wurd hast been reoerred since.' Orders were Immediately given to all available Ureboata and Teasels to proceed to be as sistance. w'lreie?B stations at tempted to communicate with other f&Aps In that vMn ty. veav sds are hunting wreckage. - The lost officers hieiuded Lieu, -tenant Wingate, IJeutenant Fry. Lieutenant Winsiow, Engineer Wnkhtson and wlrelesa Operators McCfcan nndl CSement. MARRIED MEN ARE BIGGER BOOZERS THAN BACHELORS ST. LOUIS, Dec. 13. Discussing Married Men and the Saloon," the j Federal Council of the Churches of 1 - ..It . -nkin, ,h.. mrr men ,pend more time In the saloon than 8ingIe mQ. Thi, u TOmewhal Utartllng. because married life la sup posed to have a sobering effect upon a man. Can it be that In many of these cases the home has failed to perform its function? For let It be with , ,he empna9il( posnbIe, that In the last analysis the home t must be the best substitute for the sa i loon. It is very generally true that men do not do hIr nrt fn m.lrW tne home lt ghouia b from the social standpoint; and perhaps too much has been faid about wives failing to make themselves and their home raore a;tractlVri thug -driving their poor husbands to drink:' but the fact remain(, that a careful student of the subject revealed that about twice a- n,any marrie(i men g0 t0 ,he loon as do single men. This mav be due U the highed idealism of the younger men. and It may also be attributed to the fact that they spend a great deal more time in the company of their sweethearts who naturally would not visit the saloon with them. Perhaps no satisfactory solution may be found of this particular aspect of the prom, lem until In snme way It becomes pos. sible to provide more cheerful homs for working peopl.e in point of ventl latlon. light, space and general out look. This condition must be met by men and women of large social con. ceptlons. It may be taken up by the municipality or the s-ate somebody must do lt, for It Is unfair and short sighted to charge up to married men and women social sins and omissions for which they are only in part re sponsible." i Want laboratory at AnnupoIlK WASHINGTON. lec. 13. A sua committee of the civilian naval con sulting board has revommen'ted that the big experiment laboratory auth orized in the last naval appropriation i1"'11 l"cat-d at Ani.up..i. Md. II.IMh).".)!! for the i Plant. 'dispatch In marked contract to th terms a high German rnibaw-y off. ciul outlined yralnrilay. The ;,r. man terms did not mention indemni ties, but merely provided ret.,rtin of all boundaries except the vaMi,(,. mem of the Independent klnKilom f Poland and Llihunla.. The (ieriiMn terms stated in Washington w-ra raided I'rttam. T.l.v'a !'rilli tern, niay he a d'rert reply. ALLIES ASK