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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1916.
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ALLIES ILL ATTEMPT HUGH
m I I GERMAN FRONT
BEFORE CONSIDERING
All Indications Point to Gigantic Preparations for Massive
Drives in Every Theatre; England and West Allies Will
Accept Hindenburg's Challenge for Winter Battles.
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OUTCOME WILL DECIDE THE REVIVAL OF NEGOTIATIONS
(Carl Ackcrman.)
HI. IlII , Ihf. 2. (Wireless)
Judging by report) from the front
and diplomatic comment tho efforts
President Wilson, the central lower
and Switzerland are now making w1h
not succeed In brliurliuj the war to
an ond Immediately.
That the war will not end without
the allien milking a iclimntlo effort
to break the German front In Indi
cated by the artillery preparations
now being made.
Knglund and her west allies In
Greece, Iliissia and Hotimnnla excel
to acclt tlie chnllrngo of llinden
hunt's winter Imttles.
When these buttles commence poa
talk will probably subside to wait the
outcome.
It Is believed In Berlin that England
Intend to give I.loyd (icorgc a trial
an premier. Considerable depend on
i.u nff,.rta whether the peace talk In
revived thin aiunmer after the Issue Is
ngatn tested by man and steel on the
fighting fronts.
Germany believes the ententes will
meet defeat In their efforts to break
the front.
Tho Vowlschc iCJtuiKt points out
the preparations on all fronts by the
enemies. It says: "On the west there
Is considerable Knellsh artillery ac
tivity. Herlnnlnr at Ulle and Ynrr
an F-iurllsh offensive may be e.veeen
We are hilly ireared. In Konmanta
we are In close touch with the enemy.
Illlf developments are expected. In
Maavdoula somothlnir a'MH'ars develop,
luff. It Is concluded that Sarrall has
returned to tlie original plan of
breaking the Hue In the middle. De
spite locnl sticfsscs tills Is consul
ored a failure."
PROVES SOMF PUZZLE
America Must Decide Whether to
Stand Finn on Amorlcuii-MexU'im
Conference or (iriiiit I'lirther Inr
Icy. WASHINGTON. Dec. 29 Th
American government found Itself In
a quandary diplomatic, over the Mexi
can situation. It had to decide wheth
er to stay game and tell Carranita the
American-Mexican conference is end
ed or whether to relax Its recently
firm posillon and yield to hi further
appeal for a mediation agreement.
Members of the Joint commission
meet In Secretary Lane's office Tues
day It Is announced
IlOltKKN ACCF.ITS IWITATIOV.
(I'ri'AWA, Dec. 2!. Premier Hor
den has accepted Lloyd Oeorge'R In
vitation for a war council soon.
Hungary Heady for Coronation.
HCDAPKST, Dec. 2. Hungary Is
In gala dress for the coronation of
Kaiser Karl as emperor. An enthu
siastic reception was given Karl and
his wife. There was a continuous
ovation. The coronation Is tomorrow.
P. H. S. LOSES TO WAITSBURG
HIGH BY SCORE OF 49 TO 16
The Pendleton high M'hool basket
ball team was defeated la.t night by
Waltsburg high, by thp score of 4
to 1H. Although the score was some
what onesided, both teams put up
a good brand of basketball. The
Wnltsburg team has been playing to
gether for the last several years and
has developed a brand of team work
seldom seen in a high school team.
On tho other hand this Is the first
year for all of the Pendleton boys and
considering this fact their showing
wiu exceptionally ffood.
For Waltsburg the Hosley brothers
proved to be the shining stars, each
making nine baskets, as well as being
over the entire floor at the samo
time. B. Hosley playing center In
probably the best center seen here In
years, the Pendleton team belnk whol
ly unable to keep up with him.
The Pendleton baskets were dlvid
ed up among the team. Cu-sey and I'l-
CAPITALIZED AT $500,000
SHJ.S FOlt (11,500,000
PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 29
The Superior Steel Company,
owned by Carnegie In Pennsyl
vania was sold to easterners for
eleven million and a hnlf dol
lars It was announced this aft
ernoon Its startling growth In
value was revealed then. It
was capitalized at half a million
and Is one of the largest cold
rolled steel firms In the country.
100 PORTLAND
BOILERMAKERS
IN WALK OUT
City Also fears Invasion of f. W. V.
As HeMilt of Wholesale Arrests in
KcHaurant Strike.
ltKTIXI, l)oc. 2 TIm
sliipliulldiiiK industry is threaten
ed hy a tin-up when a hundred
lHlcrnwkTs hi rfte W IllameUe
Ironworks walked out. It is
niiiHrc a general order will be
if ocd this nftcriMsin. Tlie com
INinleH aix- willing to submit the
wa:es and hours demands to
mcdliitVui. but refuse to oonsidiT
the ciocled h1io, demand.
IViirs of an I. W. W. hivasitMi
liKTcnscd UKlny., The ruar( sla
tlonod at the jsilli station door
hero fers a raid an a result of
the nrre-t of fifty In c, niuxtloii
with th0 restaurant strike. Calls
have iroiie ! all mnnlicrs of the;
orirniil.'ition In the northwest.
niimlM'rliiK two thousand, to eoi
ivntrale In Portland.
VI AY 1U:PI.ACU SPUIXG-lilCK.
W ASHINGTON, Dec. 2a. London !
reports that the Ur.tish foreign office
i considering replacing Ambassador
Spring-Uice caused no surprie. Ha
has not been in good health lately.
MITTEN SHORTAGE
IS LATEST MENACE
Did Santa Claus set awav with
all the children's mittens in Pen-
dleton or Is Jack. Frost respon-
ible for the fact there are no
childish hand warmers to be
had in the city? 4
Whatever the cause may be,
there Is a shortage In the mitten
supply and with the coasting
w m on In full blast the sit-
uatlon constitutes a problem
second only to the nation-wide
car shortage. Unless supplies
can be shipped in or grand 4
mothers come to the rescue with
their knitting needles aome lit-
tie hands will go chilly.
rich making two apiece and Hargett
making one. The other points were
made by Fit Gerald on fouls.
T.n-t night's defeat will have no
hearing on eastern Oregon honors
and It Is hoped that by the time of
the first eastern Oregon game, tho
team will have developed a first class
team work.
Waitsburg nnd Pendleton will clash
again at Waitsburg on the 26th of
January nnd it Is thought that a closer
seor may he registered for the team
will by that time be able to ploy toJ
gelher. The lineups for the teams were:
Waitsburg Center, B. Mosley; for
wards, p. Hosley and Crowder;
guards, W. Berkley and Jesseys, Sub
stitutions, Taylor nnd Harrington.
Pendleton Center, Fits Gerald:
forwards. Huey captain and Casey;
guards, Harget and llrlch.
Referee, Brooks.
PRINCESS CHIMAY LEAVES
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NEW YOHK, Dec. 2!. Janczy Ri.
go, the' gypsy violinist, declares that
the Prince! Chimay. the American
girl who gave up a fortune and a
home for him, left him f500,00v
when she died recently. The romance
of the Princess chimay and Rlgo, the
gypsy, astounded all of Europe and
the t'nited States. Afterward Prln-
"PyTllP OR SHVT
iki TOLD TO
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. rhair
man Henry wired Thomas Lawson an
invitation to come to Washington Im
mediately for a conference on his in
formation regarding the Wall street
leak of President Wilson's note.
The invitation to Lawson read:
"Whatever you think the world be
lieves. President Wilson is striving for
SENSELESS
GENERALITIES
THIRD LINE FRENCH TRENCHES
PENETRATED GERMANS CLAIM
New Positions Held Against
Violent Counter Atucks;
Russo-Rumanians are Driven
Back to Dumitre.
RACHEL AND DOBRUOJA FALL
French Forces Declare Sudden Teuton
Offensive Failed Owiny to Screen
of infantry and Machine Gun lire.
BERLIN, Dec. 29. The official
statement said French firt and sec
ond and third line trenches were
penelrated on Deadmans hill and two
hundred and twenty two prisoners ta
ken. The Germans held new position'
against counter-attacks. Wurtembur
eer's and Haden troops captured sev
eral prisoners in the forest of Choppy
and Malancourt.
Fourteen hundred Russians and
Roumanians with eighteen machine
guns and three cannons were captur
ed on the Transylvania front.
The Germans are breaking down
the resistance of the Roumanians and
Russians and penetrated to Dumitre
atl, twelve miles northwest of Rimnl-eul-Sarat.
Rachel and Dobrudja have been
captured.
PARIS, Dec, 29 A sudden Ger.
man offensive following violent bom
bardment between hill three hundred
and four and Headman's hills failed
owing to a screen of Infantry and ma
chine gun fire reported the official
statement A few German pene
trated a French trench.
$500,000 TO VIOLINIST
j cess Chtmay, or Clara Ward, to use
, her maiden name, eloped with anoth
er. Rigo. who is now playing In a
' Hungarian restaurant here, says that
I the princess carried a portrait of him
to her grave with her, tattooed on her
j arm. To prove It Rigo bared his arm
to reporters and showed that he has
i a picture of the princess tatooed In
. colored Inks on his own forearm.
BP" WRKJEHRY
PROvfAoSERTIois
peace. All good men say: 'God ble--s
the man taking the one step in t:iat
direction.' Don't try to besmirch the
administration with senseless general
ities. If you have proof come to
Washington and confer. Lay the facts
if you have any before me. Hae
the consideration due Put up or shut
up. Cease slandering officials."
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SECRET DIPLOMACY
Weeks, Polmlextcr and Sutherland
Declare Kven Foreign Helatims
Committee Has No Opmrtunit y to
Know What's Going On.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 Three
senators denounced recent handling
of the country's international affairs
as a reversion to secret diplomacy.
They declared even the foreign rela
tions comittee has no opportunity to
know what Is going on. They are
Senators Weeks, Polndexter nnd
Sutherland. Poindexter said. ' My un
derstanding is that the administration
declared itself tho foe of secret diplo
macy, it ba.a .hown itself a past mast
er in the art of mystery and conceal,
ment.''
Weeks .-aid: "I am at a loss to ac
count for tho secret moves of the ad-mini.-1r.ition.
it places the people In
an embarrassing position After the
step Is taken they are compelled n
support the president even though
they have different opinions on the
matters."
Sutherland said: "The president for
merly conferred with the foreign re.
latlons committee on matters of this
character. Three years ago when the
Mexican situation was foremost In
public Interest, he suddenly stopped
these conferences. He is not obliged
to consult anyone, but bette esults
were obtained under the old method.
rOSTMASTFU GFXKRAl, IWFK.
OTTAWA. Dec. 29. Postmaster
General Casegraln died today.
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LANDED IN N. ?.
A Hundred and Twenty-Six
Women and Children Saved
When Vessel Hit Mine off
Scottish Coast.
FATE LONG WAS UNKNOWN
ship Was Abandoned on NUlit of No
vember 29; One Woman and Two
Sailors Drowned.
NFW YORK, Dec. 29. A
hundred and twenty six women
and children survivors of the
Russian-American steamer Kurst
which struck a mine on tlie
Scottlch coast, November 29, and
was abandoned, were brought
here on the lied Star liner Lap
land. A woman and two sailors
were drowned. There was terri
fic storm- The survivors have
cleared up the fate of tlie ves
sel which was long overdue.
IS CALLED BY DEATH
Dies in Tacoma Just Two Days and
Three Months After Death of Moth
er; Horn and Raised Here.
Just two days and three months
after the death of her mother, Mrs.
Wiliam Martin, who was born and
raised in Pendleton, died at her homo
in Tacoma lost night, according to
word received here. The body will
arrive in Pendleton In the morning
and the funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Folsom
chapel.
Mrs. Martin w-as a niece of Mrs. H
B. Thompson, Mrs. G. W. Byers, and
of Fred and James Beck of this city.
She was born here October 17, 189'.,
and lived here until about 12 years
ago when she moved to Tacoma with
her family. She was married about
a year ago to Mr. Martin. Last Au
gust she underwent an operation foe
appendicitis and had never recovered.
Her mother. Mrs. Eva Piatt was bur
ied here during the latter part of Oc
tober. She is survived by her husband and
three brothers, all of whom are ex
pected here for the funeral.
These three children and their two
brothers will receive $54,168 each as
their share In the estate of t heir
grandfather, Ernest O. Woers, it has
been decided 'by the surrogate's court.
New York city. The grandfather
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VILLA EVACUATES
T0RRE0NF0R BLOW
AGAINST SALTILLO
Morula Once More Occupies City;
'.audit Careful Not to Harm For
eigners While in Torreon.
I'.L PASO, Ix'. 29. Villa has
McM'rcd two railway lines p-udiiig
north and east, isolating Tamplco.
Kalt'llo an Monterey and cm
iiiuiiicatlons south, ii Is authenti
cally reported to I'nited States
authorities.
Federal officials -tate it preH
sages tlie immediate movement
on saltillo and Monterey by Villa-
(Webb Miller.)
EL PASO, Dec. 29. After levying
a loan of a hundred thousand pesos
Villa has evacuated Torreon and is
marching to Saltillo, according to re
ports to Carranzistas at Juarez. Mur
gia has reoccupied Torreon. While In
Torreon Villa was careful not to
j harm foreigners or their property. It
is admitted that saltiila garrison nas
evacuated. Monterey is weak.
FOUND NOT GUILTY
OF SLAYING DEER
A jury in the justice court last
evening found Luke Lane of Milton
not guilty of violating the game laws
by killing a pet deer belonging to
Fred Sams. Though he admittedly shot
the animal, the Jury probably took
into consideration that C. A, Winn,
special deputy warden, had practical
ly advised him to that end.
Mr. Lane, who was represented by
S. D. Peterson, declared that the an
imal was a nuisance and was danger
ous. There was no good evidence to
the effect that the fleer was danger
ous but it was shown that it wander,
ed about more or less on other peo
ple's property. Winn testified that
he had told Lone that he would kill
the deer if It bothered him as much
asthe latter claimed to be bothered
by it. Lone testified that he shot the
animal with a shotgun at a distance
of 60 yards.
Laoc Is wkin on th farm of X
R. Shumway,
PAGE PAYS VISIT
TO LLOYD GEORGE
LONDON, Dec. 29 Ambassador
Page visited Lloyd-George for the
first time since he became premier.
There is a great deal of specu ition
over ;i.e visit it anno'meod the
s't a as merely to pay res,)C-.-n
S00 CHINF.SE I FRISHED.
TOKIO. Dee, 1 hree hun
dinl, mostly Chinese laborers.
I erished In the wr k of t:io
Sankokti Marti, acxordlns to es
timates. Some w 'v k lle I oy
CI' nose pirates ording the
t oi piled ship.
who left an estate estimated at $!.
soit.ooo. willed them $5H0i) each but
their rather, Charles P. Doelger, sued
:o break the will and the surrogate
has just authorized the executors to
'f'tV the action on 'he basis o' JUt..
i.ir ea- h of the - hildr, n.
'STRIKES NHY
BE CALLED BY
BIlHi
INDIVIDUALLY
Separate Walkouts in Different
Unions on Differont Roads
May be Result of Disagree
ment. REFUSE SWITCHMEN'S TERMS
Circulars Will goon Be Issued Oat.
lining Entire Matter; Brotherhood
Heads Make Statement.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29. The dis
agreement of the railroad brother
hoods may result in separate strikes
In different brotherhoods on differ
ent roads in the country according to
brotherhood heads following their re
fusal to accept a compromise simi
lar to the switchmena. A special cir
cular will be issued soon outlining the
entire matter to the brotherhood
members.
U. S. WILL TRANSMIT
SECRET PEACE TERMS
W illing to Lend Itself to Work Merely
In Capacity of Messenger Sty Hn
Officials at Nations Capital.
WASHINGTON. r4o- II. If Ger
many desires the UnlU'd States to pass
along; secret terms to the ententes th
administration will lend itself to that
work, but merely In the capacity ot
messenger. High officials said act
ing In such a capacity was no Impro
priety. The idea of a break with German
over submarining if peace proposals
fail Is generally held. President Wil
son and Lansing agreed between them
selves not to talk peace matters.
DEC. WHEAT LOWER
AT MARKET CLOSE
CHICAGO. Dec. 23. Wheat drop
ped two and one half cents owing to
j-the railroad situation in the last half
hour of trading.
CTTTPAGO, 29. (Special to th
Fm Ore? nian ) Range of prices to
day: Ope".
Dee. $1.65
May $1,72 4
High. Low.
1.65 4
1.73 1.70H
Close.
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1.70 't
Portland.
PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 29 (Spe
cial.) Club, $1.42; blueetem, $1.51.
Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL, Dec 2S. Spot wheat
steady. No. 1 Duluth. 17s "d, up Id.
No. l northern Manitoba, ISs
Id
($2.63 Per bushel.) and N. 3 north
em Manitoba, 17. up Id.
SCANDINAVIA
SENDS PEACE
SUGGESTIONS
Majority of l'srv ApH-iive Notes
Alleged to Have Keen Forwanli'rt
to Ittilisercnts.
LONDON. Dec. 2'.). The Kxchange
Telegraph dispatch from 'openhagen
ii.s.sts the Scandinavian governments
have forvvurdeil p,-,4ce n.'t.s t" 1 1
ilC-TCIUs.
'PFNIIAiiEN, Dee. .'-i T!i- m i .
i".'.- "f So.i:i.i;:i.r.t ,n ; ij'trs
ftl( ..,.;,. 4,.,. tlV
til - S, .unllli.iv salt '.- i fiini- to s. Sor-n
httv,-,'r claim it is u-,-i. in vo-vv of
tioriM.inv s reply tn 1'nsol. i l Wilson.
niN v . nt itN TMii .
sen a i n n i aci ti-;
I'll' 'KMX, Dec. 29. The guhirn.t.
torial situation acute already I mr
complicated since Tom Campbell. r
publican, who reee.ve, thirty nior
votes than Hunt. announced lis
would take the Inaugural Monday and
demand posesmon of tb .-r!iMvs
office..
Turkey Stwd.H Aunwit.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2f Turkvt i
atswer to President Wlon h.s twii
r eelVed