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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEB
VOL. 28
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1917.
NO. 9008
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DAILY EVEM1HG EDITIOII
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WAR TO
II LAST OUNCE NOW
SAYS GERMANY ON RECEIPT
OF ALLIES PEACE REFUSAL!
Press and Public Unite in De
claring Only Answer to Note
Must be Made by Force
of Arms.
ALL PEACE HOPES DISPERSED
Bitter Denunciation Made In All Quar.
U-n; Dcxiaml Insanity for Eurolx
to Bleed to Death, But Only Way
Seen; Not Not H evolved Until
Tuesday,
(CARL ACKBBMAN.)
BH1RL1N, Jan. 2. Berlin peace
hopes have been dispersed. Now It la
war to the last ounce of blood. The
allies' note la not deserving of a writ
ten rejoinder.
That's the summary of the Berlin,
press opinion and It typifies the opin
ion of tha man in the streets. It Is
apparently the unanimous decision
Germany's only answer to the allies'
rejection of peace must be by force of
arms undor Htndcnburg'a leadership
The editors are more bitter In the
denunciation of the ententes than the
printed editorials. One of these writ
ing for the Lokal Anieiger was asked
what Germany would do. He replied;
"Hold out. It's Insanity that Eu.
rope must bleed to death, but ths al
lies' refuse peace. Only one reply
can come that from our armies. Iet
Hindenburg answer."
The German public read the text uf
the note Tuesday. The dissipation of
the three weeks' peace hopes there
for did not occur until after tne cel
ebration of New Years. This year's
celebration was every bit as gay
last.
, Gerard has not received the official
text for transmission to the German
foreign office. The Lokal Annegier
reflects In bitterness. It said;
"It la surprising how ten men can
sign a document with no foundation,
frivolous, and constituting the lost
kernel of truth. We can not see the
world full of devils. Let everyone In
Germany do their utmost so they do
not succeed.
STONE IS
WITH PROFITING BY
ML STREET LUX
('liairmuii of Porelgn UclaUons Com
mine, Ita'iiicn Allocation: Bill Is
Introduced for tlie Hogulatlon
the stock r.xi hanite.
of
WASHINGTON. .Ian. 2. Chair
man Stone of the senate foreign
relations committee denied the
charges that lie profited by the
leak to Wall street. He liranded
Ijtwson as a disgusting a.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.
Chairman Henry Introduced bill
for regulation of the stock ex
ehaiiKe. after a two hour confer
rnrv with Thomas W. Iawwm.
. . .WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Rep
iwntatlve Knicmon of Ohio, In
troduced a resolution for the ap
IMilntnient of three representatives
and three senators to Investigate
the lwson charge.
Admitting that, seeret found
their way nut of the state, depart
ment Stone blamed the present
system of civil service.
NO KTItlKK VOTK TAKF.X.
CI,iai0IiAM. Jan. 2. No
strike vote Is being taken as far
ns is known, and no vote will Im
taken pending the action of the
supremo court on tlie Adumson
law. President Is-e of the Brother
hood of Trainmen said.
COSTS $37,000 TO
KILL A SOLDIER
SAN FRANC! WO, Jan. 5.
It costs thirty seven thousand
dollars to kill a soldier nnd thirty
five hundred to wound one In
the European wnr, according to
General Fukuta, Japanese, who
Is In Ran Francisco enroute to
Japan after visiting all the
fighting fronts. He compiled the
figures In Paris and Petrngrad.
DIANS IN COUNCIL
Sentiment on Proponed Distribution
Is Divided; Strong KBHiciit of Pull
Bloods Oppose Assignments to
Mfcicd Blood children.
Several hundred Indiana of the
Lmatllla reservation are gathered in i
council at tha agency this afternoon
to express their view on the propos
ed plan to allot the 75,000 acres ot
tribal lands on the reservation among
the children of the present allottees.
The council was called by Supt. K.
L, Swartzlander In order to get their
opinions as a guide to the department
at Washington. The superintendent
has prepared two petitions, one for
allotment and one against, which h
will present allottees. They may
sign either or neither.
Sentiment on the proposal Is di
vided. Most of the mixed bloods favor
the plan and some of the full-bloods.
However, there Is a strong element of
the full-bloods, said to be headed by
Captain Sumpkln and Poker Jim.
who are opposed to it. Particularly
are they opposed to making any al
lottmems to mixed-blood children At
present there are about BOO full-blood
and 600 mixed bloods listed on the
reservation.
Between 400 and 500 Indians gath
ered at the agency this morning anil
the council opened at 1.
TO CULVER
City Is Advised to Isn OMirt Keltic
Unlit OvT Balding of Ooiuity Itee
ords by Hiens of Madras.
SALEM, Jan. 2. Governor Withy
combe has refused to send the militia
to Culver to retrieve for the town tho.
county records forcibly removed by
Madrhs yestifday In the Jefierhon
county seat fight. Sheriff Hlark ap
pealed for thi militia. Assistant At
torney General Van Winkle advised
that the courts should settle.
BANKS MI ST ItKPoUT.
WASHINGTON, .lull. 2. The
ociiipirollcr of the currency has
lucl a call for the condition of
bunks at the close of biilm, on
IHcciiiIkt 27.
WORE HONORS FOR JOFFRt
GENERAL JOFFRE .
The French government has dc
elded to raise General Joffre to
the dignity of Marshal of Frame
In rceognlllon of his eminent ser
vices to the country. A decree
nomlnatitiR him will b submitted
for the ratification ot Parliament
as soon as possible. The title ot
Marshal of France has fallen Into
disuse since the establishment of
tlie Third Kepubllc. A bill lo 1873
regulating the army grades, re
tained the rank, but specified that
the conditions under which It could
be conferred should bs fixed by a
supplementary bill. That bill, how
eyer, baa never been proceeded
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ftpHREE NEW COUNTY OFFICIALS Top picture .1
V the left, Miss Grace Gilliam, county treasurer; at
the right, Roscoe I. Keator, new district attorney of
Umatilla county; bottom, R. T. Brown, county clerk.
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GRAND JURY TAKES
OF MANY CRIMINAL MATTERS TODAY
District Attorney It 1. Keator. wh )
took his oath of office today, found
a tak cut out for him the very first
day of his term. The grand Jury
convened this morning to consider
the criminal matters which have ac
cumulated Miice. the last session and
the new district attorney Is engaged
in presenting the evidence to this Jury.
There are s number of criminal
cases pending. The four men who re.
cently broke jail, two of whom havj
been recaptured, will be doubtless be
indicted. William lingers, the color
ed man who ...hot "llig Jack" Jack.-oti
anil Deil null Julia Shilts ure also
held pending the act:on of the grand
jur . It h understood there will he
several original matters investigated
by the Jury also.
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Because he did not take the piecau-
tiuu of acquainting himself with the
lace of Chief of Police Gurihme, Jack
Archer this morning found it neces
enry to pleud guilty to a charge of
bootlegging and accept a sentence of
$ 100 fine and So days In Jail. In hi
zeal to muke the big profits from
the Illicit selling of liquor, Archer
actually sold a half gallon of whisky
to the police chief.
Archer has had his station at a
boarding house at 206 We-t Webb
street and ha. been carrying on hii
I traffic through agents most of the
i time, according to the police. Learn
ing that Archer had been inquiring as
i to what kind uf a looking man Chief
i Gurdune Is. the chief decided to seek
I evidence himself. He secured another
I man to take him to Archer's room
and introduce him as Jftnerchiuit.
Negotiations were opened hi mice.
Archer asked six dollars a quart for
his liquor.
"Seems to nie that's a pritty stlf.'
price." said the chief.
"It's J. pretty stiff chance I'm tak
in K. too,' said the bootlegger.
The orficer agreed that It was and
closed the deal by paying II J for a
half gallon Jug. His relations with
his victim grew so friendly that the
latter loaned him a grip to carry his
booty away and hold him if he wanted
any more booxe to call on Saturday.
When the officer had his jug In ths
grip and was ready to go, he took
Archer by the arm and gently advised
him to come along also.
"Who In the blankety blank are
you. anyway?" said the astonlshd
captive.
"I'm a government man." said the
chief and escorted Archer to the po
IQUOR
BOOTLEGGER
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PHOKNIX, Jan. 2. Arizona has
two governor two executive officers
and will soon have two staffs of offi
cials. This situation will continue
until Thursday, said attorneys. Gov
emoNeleet Campbell and Hunt hav
reached an agreement by application
to the supreme court preparatory for
a writ to oust Hunt. It can not be
made before Thursday.
Campbell said "There has been
no violence sanctioned. I will pro
ceed according to law as it Is a re
freshing example to have a governor
who obeys the laws.''
UP CONSIDERATION
The January term of court opens
next Monday and the following is the
tentative docket
January 8 Matilda Wodruff vs. O.
W. Carpenter.
January g Pendelton Auto Co. v
T B. Gurdane.
January 9 Herman Neuner vs. H.
A. Barrett.
January 9 R. H. Lund vs Llllie
Miller.
January 10 Mary Evans vs. city of
Pendleton.
January 11 V. C Lidvall vs. Geo.
A. Bobbins.
January 12 Smythe Bros., vs.
Tom Shelal.
January 15 State of Oregon V5
Guy Hayes.
January 1 Herbert A. Cook vs. C.
W. Kirk.
POLICE CHIEF,
lice station where he turned him over
to Officer Scheer. It was not until
this morning that Archer learned thit
he had sold his w hisky to the chief of
police. Then he wilted and pleaded
guilty.
The officers declare Archer had
been receiving shipments In several
different towns of the county.
P. H. S. TO DROP
OF DEBATING LEAGUE
! The local high school debating
teams have decided to drop out of the
j Oregon debuting league owing to the
fact that several of the members will
drop out of school with the ending or
the semester. The teams were to
have debated on the 10th of this
month and were studying hard on
the debate, but as the teams could
not have contested farther on account
of the ending of the semester, they
thought it advisable to drop out and
devote all of their time N to public
speaking.
Pendleton's dropping out of the
league will only leave five Cmatilla
towns In the H ague and it Is probable
that others mar drop out before the
first debate. The main cause for the
dropping out of many of the teams,
has been the trouble In preparing the
i hard question and the failure to se
cure suitable reading material.
QUICKLY
BACK7M OF
F .NT OF
IRODro PREPARE
EOR WITHDRAWAL
V.I, PASO, Jan. 2. That pre
iwraliims are already under way
in the supply department of tlie
army for the withdrawal of
Pershing's e.vieIition army from
Mexico, was tlie statement of of
ficers. Ail property clerks at
every point on the border were
ordered to proceed to Columbus.
Duty clerks have started a cheek
to make a record of ail the equip,
ment starting Into and returning
from Mexico.
ALLIES TO OUTLINE
AMBITIONS IN REPLY
Bussia Would Out Turkey from Eu
roie and Obtain Dardcnelles; Italy
After Tyrol and Istria; Frani
Wants Lost provinces of AWaoe
Iiorraine. (ED L. KEEN.)
LONDON, Jan. 2. There Is In
creasing belief that In reply to Presi
dent Wilson's note the allies will
have the oportunlty, after Germany's
indefinite proffer and reply to Am
erica, to put Potsdam at a disadvan
tage. The allies' answer, probably the
same as that to Germany, will be Is
sued in Paris England and France.
They are said to have agreed on a
joint draft, now before the other en
tentes. Their approval of the note will
be handed Ambassador Sharp.
The British press hopes the note
ill be a clear statement of the terms
on which the allies will consider peace
negotiations.
England is convinced the allies'
starvation blockade and Germany's
apprehenslveneas of defeat on ths
western front in the spring have com
bined to Inspire Berlin's peace pro
posals. It is pointed out that the
terms waived much that Germany
would have demanded a year ago.
The joint reply to America from
the allies will probably subscribe to
the Bussian Frank ambition to oust
Turkey from Europe, obtain the Dar.
danelles, the Italian ambitions for
TtoI and Istria and the French am
bitions to regain the provinces of Al
sace and Lorraine.
ASK TO BE SENT HOMK.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. A petition
was received by Representative
Church of California from seventy
nine of the eishty five members of
Company A. California Engineers
who ask to be sent to their homes.
VILLA IN DRIVE TAKES SAN LUIS POTOSI
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Tlie strategically important city of San Luis I'otosi was rar
tared by Francisco Villa on Christinas Day, according to authentic
reports just received at El Paso, Texan, by government agents and
confidants of the bandit chief. The fall of the city marks anoiber
important advance by Villa toward his objective. Tampion, where
he will have a seaport and rich oil wells to levy on for funds.
No details of the capture are available, but grave fears are felt
for the American refugees who fled Torreou for San Luis IVtosi
when Villa captured the former place.
The accompanying map show s Juarez, Chihuahua City, Torrww,
Apias Calientes, San Luis PoUksi aud Tauipko. the line of Villa's
wintf to the tr"' J " t u .'
CONGRESS IS
STEP AGAINST GERMANY
CLUB BIDS NOW
$1.45 PORTLAND
'HlfAGO Jan. 2. (Specia
Last On Ionian i Range of
today;
to the
prices
Open. High. Low. Close.
May 11.77 ll.lHi J1.75H II. SO
July 11.44 II. 47 11.43 1.46
Portland.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 2 (Speci
al) Club 115; bluestem 11.56.
HEAVY SNOWFALL
.North and l a-t Ends of County Visit
ed by Big Storm and High Wind
That Piles l'p Enormous Drifts.
Though a chinook and warm rain
has almost entirely melted, the snow
in and about Pendleton, other paJU
of the county were visited with a dif
ferent brand of weather. In the
mountains there has been a heavy
snowfall during the past two days
and in the north and ea&t ends of the
county a hard windstorm yesterday
piled up the snow in great drifts
blocking traffic for a time on both
rail and highway.
The weather moderated in Pendle
ton yesterday morning and before
noon a rain began falling. During
the day.07 of an inch fell and today
the precipitation has been just dou
ble that amount.
Between Athena and Weston yes
terday the wind piled the snow in
such a drift that one of the Walla
Walla-Pendleton trains was stuck for
several hours. The road has been
cleared today, however, It is report
ed that from Adams on the highways
are piled five and six feet deep with
snow in some places, making auto
traffic out of the question. The roal
is clear between here and Adams.
Cp about Meacham and KameU
snow fell steadily all day yesterday,
according to reports brought down
by trainmen. It was exceedingly cold,
also. The snow is reported six feet
deep at Kamela. However, the rail
road has been kept clear by the rota
ries and No. 17 came in almost on
time today. No. g did not get in un
til 11:30 this morning.
A report from Ukiah this morning
suited that it had snowed about a
foot since yesterday.
The fact that the rain has not been
general has prevented the river from
rising a great deal.
BBKWFBV SOLD AT AlCTION.
SAN ANTONIO. Jan. 2. The Lone
Star Brewery Company was sold at
auction for violating the state law by
contributing to political campaigns. It
brought six hundred thousand.
Banker Frank Groce was the pur
chaser. If JY I TED
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MEXICO
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TRAFFIC
SOUGHT IN
Interpretation Placed on Pres
idents Conference With
Chairman Stone Last Night;
Will be Asked to Give En
dorsement to Note to the
Belligerents.
STATEMENTS ARE WITHHELD
Some Sources Believe President. Fear
In an rprlalng In CongrrM On
Secret Diplomat;? Desired to Hold
Off .Move.
WASHINGTON, jau. 2. The
senate has refnsed to vote an
endorsement yet. Lodge thought
longer consideration was need
ed. The house this afternoon re
fused an endorsement of the peace
note.
(J. P. Toder.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2 Congress
may soon vote an endorsement of
President Wilson's note to the belli
gerents, with its implied threat of a
diplomatic break. whlch many be
lieve means war, should Germany re
sume unbridled submarining In event
the peace maneuvers fall.
This interpretation is placed on
Wilson's conference with Chairman
Stone last night. It said Stone was
commissioned to sound congress for
the endorsement. Inasmuch as the
note carries a warning such an en
dorsement will necessarily mean the
American approval of Wilson's step.
The administration moves today
were cloaked with deeper secrecy
than marked the sending of the peace
notes and supplemental hints, to the
neutrals, as the officials insist on call,
ing them.
It is believed too. the president,
fearing a congressional uprising over
secret diplomacy desired to discuss
with Stone the possibility of holding
off a move in congress that might
tear off the lid.
Nevertheless persons close In touch
Insist that the one objective behind
the conference was the matter of con
gressional approval in event of ex
treme step against Germany, which
everyone here admits seems inevitable
if peace fails.
BIG VILLiSTA ARMY
READY TO' STRIKE
AT CHIHUAHUA CITY
I'auclii Loader's Forivs Are Constantlv
Lcing AugincntiM by Deserters
from (.Miraiiza Garrison; Believe!
to Have An Army ot Twelve Tumi,
baud.
EL l'.VSO, Jan. Th defeat
of hundred Villistas who l'Vt
dead and the execution of a
hundred and forty prisoners by
Carransistas yesterday at Tor
reros is the correct list as an
nounced by the Mexican consu
late. I
EL PASO. Jan. 2. A Vilbst army
of five thousand .s within sinking dis
tance of Chihuahua City, it w,u re
ported to I'nited States authorities.
Refugees declare the residents of th
northern capital anticipate ail attach
while the movements of Murgupi's
forces pointed to evacuation,
i Juarez report in circulation wei.,
that Jose Sulaaar, Vila's chief lieu
; tenant was attackm Chihuahua CH .
'on th.j south. The inilitarv otu. a I .
here scout tlise reports. It Is mini i
, toil fmliting is progressing soul li whei'"
'he CarriiuSn.is are. a!i"iniiiuig t-i
, stop tlx northward march of tin- u in
i dits.
! Lare numbers of i .in ani -i a- ir,
desxrtmg. go.ng to Villi reiug-,- r, .
r port Th. news ..f Vt'U !..
spreads as government tr -n.p., .in
j turning to him evervwh-re
I He Is pay ng the trooi In 'vr'
land feeding them w-ll They are
I e,ll pplng thon.iighlv I n led Slate"
jofttcl.iU, estitnato Vil'u h is iiwi
i thousand men.
j Four hundred VltlUtas ar jiiiity
miles iMiuih of Ju.tr, -c w tiling ti . ot
! railway Cominimic ation whttn nrdervl.
The main body of Vlll in n,,ut:i
of Chihuahua City advancing On di
vision is we.t of t'h'huuhua City An
other column under Colonel V-runn-'Icz,
Is said to be niitvltig on l'tjrn
. Ilther rntilmin :,re ncn oa
Tarifott and SaUillo.
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