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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."
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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-
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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.
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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