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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAFC3
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
NO. 9009
VOL. 28
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1917.
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MINE LAYING DIVER AND HUGE
GERMAN RAIDER REPORTED TO
BE ROAMING THE ATLANTIC
Fears are Renewed That Teutons Intend to Resume Ruthless
Submarining; Two Liners and Several Smaller Boats Over
Due; Captain of Dutch Liner Brings News of Presence of
Divers Said to be 450 Feet Long With Long Range Guns.
MINE PLACING BELIEVED ANSWER TO ALLIES REJECTION
NEW YORK, Jan. 3. Re
ports of new German subma
rines capable of laying mines
while submerged and the re
port of a mysterious German
raider roaming the Atlantic
were brought here by the Holland-American
liner Nieuw
Amsterdam.
Captain Baron of the Nieuw
Amsterdam said he received
daily warnings by wireless to
look out for a raider four hun
dred and fifty feet long with
long range guns and torpedo
tubes.
Two ships that sailed for the
United States last month have
not been heard from. They
are the liners Georgio, and
Volaire. Other small boats
are overdue.
New York shipping circles
attached additional importance
to the reports brought by the
Nieuw Amsterdam, in view of
the fears expressed at Wash
ington over the ruthless re
sumption of submarining and
a break with Germany.
Mine laying is said to be
Germany's answer to the allied
refusal of her peace proffers.
P. H. S. ROMANCE
CULMINATES IN A
SECRET MARRIAGE
MISS MYllTI.e WKOTttATK AXI
TIH HAMPTON OU1KTIY
MAItlill'.l) IN AI.I.A
W AI I A.
Another Pendleton high school ro
mance developed Into a secret wed
ding last evening; when Otis Humidor,
and Mi Myrtle Weatgate, both (trad
uates of the school, were quietly
ried In Walla Walla.
Miss Weatgate, who is the daughter
of a well known pilot Hoik family,
has been teaching school In the Tun.-u-lum
district of the east end aril
ramo to Pendleton to spond the
Christmas holidays. She wan to re
turn to her home on the Monday ev
ening train and she was accompanied
to the depot by young Mr Hampton
to whom she had been engaged for
some time.
The fact that the drifting1 snows
near Athena had blocked the railroad
line and thus delayed the train wis
perhaps responsible for their sudden
wedding. During the long wait for
the train It is aald that they discussed
Plans for their wedding which was to
have been an event of the spring an t
suddenly reached the conclusion thnt
there was no particular reason for the
long wait. Thereupon. Mr. Hampton
climbed aboard the train w ith her an I
went to Crockett station near Milton,
where Miss Weatgate made her home
with Mrs. I.ucy Hay. Yesterday ninr.
nlng Mrs. Hay accompanied them to
Walla Walla where a complete bridal
trousseau wa purchased for the un
prepared bride. The bridegroom, ton,
had left home without making ade
quate financial arrangements. It is
said, and had to he Identified In Wal
la Walla In order to draw money.
All thco little details having been
attended to they were quietly marre,
at 6 o'clock lat evening at the par
sonage of the Third Methodist church
In Wnlla Wnlln. liev. A IT Nathan of.
flointlnir. They left Immediately for
Los Angeles where they will spend
their honeymoon.
Mr. Hampton Is the youngest son
of the late Stephen A. JInmpton, pi
oneer farmer. He is a gradunte of
Oregon Agricultural College and with
his brother Claude Is engaged In farm.
Ing the big ranch left by his father
Ills bride was a very popular yonnit
lady among her associates at the Pen
dleton high school and has a great
many friends here and In Pilot nock.
J500.0IM) 11,001) IAMAK.
SYDNl'Y. N. S. V Jan. S.
Seventy liodlc of victim of the
fUermotit flood luiv0 been reooT
ered. Many otliers are missing.
Plvo hundred tliousand daniajre
wait done.
mm FIRE DUE
TO
VALDEZ. Jan. 3. Federal
authorities today believe the
fire that wiped out the city for
the second time in eighteen
mouths was caused by whole
sale incendiarism. Two blaze
were opposite euch other and
two In the next block. Supplies
were rushed north last nliiht
on the Seattle steamer Mari
posa. NEARLY 2 BILLION
EXPORT INCREASE
WASHINGTON. .Ian. 8. The
rKrtx of tht United Slatt for
Ilk- eleven mouths of nineteen
sixteen, ending Novemlier 80th.
jumped more than a billion and
three quarters in value out the
same -rlod of nlnelem slxtecu.
LATE WIRE BULLETINS
PAWMA ;OVr'.NOIl XA.MKI
WASHINGTON', Jan.' 3. Presi
dent Wilson has nominated Lieuten
ant Colonel Chester Harding of the
army engineering corps, as governor
of the Panama canal none.
I'ltKNCII SHIP TOKPI.IKIF.I).
HKH1.IN. Jan. 3. The torpedoing
of the French battleship Verite by a
Herman submarine near Malta Is re
ported In the Zurlcher Post.
! mkmmi:nt is skfd.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3 Judge
Chambers, I'liltert States commissioner
on the mediation and conciliation
board, has been requested to prepare
an amendment to the proposed rail
wnv bill that will give the courts the
right to Interpret and enforce th
invar,'" of the hoard of mediation and
conciliation.
worn mf.i:t nu.r wvv.
PHOENIX. .Ian S Hunt has Is
sued a statement Inviting Tom Camp
bell to meet him half way to secure
a speedv determination of the con
tests proceeding's on th" election to the
povernorshlp now pending In the
courts. He claims Campbell's attor
neys have Interposed lecal technicali
ties and are strenuously nblectlng to
the inspection of the ballots.
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l The fury of the fire and the efforts Home In Wichita, Kan., which burn
that had to be made to overcome It ed with a loss of five lives and three
are shown In the ruins of the Maonlc I Injured. Kxt rente difficulty was ex
PENDLETON GIRLS
PLAY HERM1STON
ON FRIDAY NIGHT
l ine llttftkinball Game Is Koctcd a
Iau Team Is After 1ianipionshii
Honor.
On the coming Friday night, the lo
cal high school girls basketball team
will meet the team from Hermlston
high school. The local team so far
this year has had an easy time defeat
ing its opponents, but from advanced
notices from Hermlston, It la thought
that a harder battle than haa yet been
seen will be presented.
The local team U after champion
ship honors and may be counted upon
to put up its best brand of basketball
on every occasion. It Hermlston ex
pects to win, she must put up a fast
scrappy contest as fight is one of the
local team's chief requisites.
The preliminary to this contest, the
game between the college boys anu
th hi;;h school team, promises to be
equally as interesting as the main con
test. The two games together should
be en excellent drawing card for it Is
seldom that suc h well matched teams
are scheduled for a double header.
WILSON KNOWS THE
MAN PEACE
Count Amlt-assy Is Quoted a Saying
no lii His New Year's SiieeWi at
lltiduixwt Says nbwwteh.
' liONDON. Jan. 1. The declaration
that President Wilson knows the
peace terms of the central powers
was made In the New Year's speech
ut Budapest of Count Andrassy ac
cording to a Central News dispatch
this afternoon. It quoted Andrassy
as saying. "If the ententes desire to
learn our terms they can do so from
that source." In referring to America.
OF
IS
flmi'ged with Conspiracy to Violate
American by Shipping Arm
and Munitions to Mexico,
NKW YORK, .Ian. :. Charged
with conspiracy to violate Amort
can laws and circumvent the or.
dT rcsrurd'ng the shipment of
onus and ammunition into Mexv
Ico .Iiihii IHirns. Mexican consul
general, has licen arre-ted. Ten
thousand dollar ball was put up.
He Is chaived with oonsrtrtiur
with l.onls colling and two other
employe of an .exporting- firm,
who shipped arms to Metleo an
hardware.
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STEIWER WILL BE CHAIRMAN OF
SENATE RAILROADS COMMITTEE
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Senator Fred Steiwer will have the
chairmanship of lie Importunt com
mittee on rnllrfi"' ih jooniingLlSljj.j
session of the legislature, according
to an announcement by Ous C. Moser
who Is considered as certain to be the
president of the senate. No import
ant chairmanship has been announced
for Senator Barrett but it is said he
will have a place on the ways and
means committee.
The following chairmanships have
been announced by Senator Moser:
Dr. W. D. Wood of Washington
county, ways and means committee.
W T. Vinton, of Yamhill county,
judiciary committee.
S. B. Houston, of Multnomah, will
head the revision of laws committee.
Agriculture and forestry H. A.
Lewis, of Multnomah.
WHEAT IS UP SIX
CENTS AT CHICAGO
CHICAGO. Jan
East Oregon la n.)
day: 3. (Special to the
-Ranae of prices to-
Open.
May J I S I
July JI.I7U
High.
1 86'
1.52
Low.
1.46 '2
Clo-'e.
1.86si
152
Portland.
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 3.
chants Exchange prices today.
J1.47; bltiestem, J1.G8
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perienced In getting the aged Masons
and children from the building, as
the fire spread so rapidly. Two ot
those who were lost were children.
Banking E. D. Cnslck. of Linn
and Lane, who was chairman also in
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Education I. 8. Smith, of Coos and
Curry.
Enrolled bills Dr. J. C. Smith of
Josephine.
Fishing T. B. Hadley of Tilla
mook. Yamhill and Washington.
Game John Gill, of Multnomah.
Horticulture A. M. La Follette, of
Marion.
Industries C. P. Bishop, of Marion-
Irrigation Jullien A. Hurley, of
Grant. Harnev and Malheur.
Minlns W. H. Strayer of Baker.
Railroads Frederick Steiwer 01
I'matilla.
Resolutions Walter A. Dimick, 01
Clackamas.
AS
SOURCE 6F THE
STREET LEAKS
Ilenni'tt of New YorV Springs SCiish
Hon During Fight In House Over
Proposed consnwshinal lnestiga.
tion; Stone Kvonoratcs Iii-iug.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. The fight
in the house over the proposed con
gressional investigation of the leak
to Wall street took a most sensation
al turn this afternoon. Bennett oi
New York, named Bernard Baruch a;
one of those from whom Wall street
got Information.
He said It was rumored Baruch
sold short on a rising market, thirty
minutes before the note was made
public, fifteen thousand shares of
steel.
WASHINGTON. Jan. J. Senator
Stone speaking on the senate floor ex.
onerated Lansing of all blame for the
leaks in the state department. He
blames the leaks as the result of the
civil sen-ice system now in vogue. Thi
defense of Lansing followed a con
feretue between the two.
21 BOOTLEGGERS
WERE CONVICTED
THE PAST YEAR
Twenty-one Rotlegrs were con
victed in police court daring the past
year of soiling li.iuor unlawfully ana
tile majority of them were given the
maximum sentence, $10 fine and 31
d.iys in jail. A number of other
violations of the prohibition ordinance
such as drinking in public places and
giving liquor to a minor resulted In
smaller penalties.
No arrests under the prohibition or.
dinance were made until March when
one offender was caught. One was
convicted in April, two In May. one in
June, five In July, one In October,
three in November and seven In De
comber. One has already been arrest,
ed this month.
CENTRAL POWERS
HEARING BRINK
OF
Seriousness of Internal Con
ditions Instrumental in Allies
Decision to Turn Deaf Ear
to Peace.
FOOD ENOUGH FOR 6 MONTHS
Intense Suffering U Reported Among
All (1ac, Declare Reports; Rebel
Must Come Within a Half Year.
(ED L. KEEN.)
LONDON, Jan. 3. Authentic in
formation la substantiating the press
reports that the seriousness of the In
ternal conditions in the central pow
ers was instrumental In the allies' de
cision to turn a deaf ear to peace.
In the light of this Information the
allies are all the more confident that
Germany's peace pleas were put forth
in a spirit of desperation despite the
bombastic utterances of the kaiser
and officials.
A dispatch to the Morning Post
from Budapest said It was evident the
central powers were within measur
able distance of the -limit of endur
ance of their much suffering peoples,
and plainly apparent to anyone who
has made a study of the economic
conditions of. Germany and the dual
monarchy.
That the peace offer was chiefly
prompted by a knowledge that relief
must come within six months. If seri
ous internal troubles are to be avoid
ed was evident In Austro-Hungary
the available food supply will not last
six months. ' la spite of severe priva
tions the authorities should succeed
ii ii'etU th populace until the end
of January. But toy July or August
not enough grain, wheat or maize
will be left, according to statisticians.
When that time comes peace will
have to be made on any terms.
T
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The Joint deposits of the two Pen
dleton banks on Dec. 27 amounted to
$4,326.210. 39, according to the state
ments which they prepared and sent
to the comptroller of the currency
yesterday. This was somewhat less
than it was at the time the last state
ment was issued inasmuch as the :
former came during the heavy sell
ing season of the farmers. The state-1
ment of the First National Bank
shows l2.7U.sA5.ti3 on deposits and
That of the American National $2,
1 1 2.324.76. The statements show at
joint total of Jl. 275.676.84 in cash
and exchange and loans and discounts
totaling 4. 597.39S. 57. !
TO HAVE BOXING
CLUB IN CHURCH
HHINELANDER. Wis.. Jan. 3.
The state boxing commission has aii
thorised the city to have a boxing club
In the church. The license was is-
sued to Kev. Fred Wedge, one time
middleweight, who has organised
class of Sunday school pupils.
STARVATION
INDIANS VOTE IN FAVOR OF
DIVISION OF TRIBAL LANDS
If the majority sentiment among
the Indians of the Umatilla reserva
tion la allowed to govern, the 75,u,l:
acres of tribal lands on the reserva
tion will be allotted to the children
of the present allottees. At the
most representative council held on
the reservation in ye.irs. the Indians
eierday afternoon voted four to on.
In favor of the divis.on of the laid--.
There were aiiout 3"0 adult Indian'
j present at the council and it w is m--i
ce-snry to hold t lie meei'ng in thrf
old ihapel. After a "talkfest" latins
from 2 until 5 and during which el -ilitent
and impassioned speeches were
made, there were 170 who signed th.
petit. on for allottment and 40 who
signed the remonstrance against it
The others present signed neither.
The papers will be kept at th
agency for a month, during wh eh
time other may have the privilege of
expressing their wishes They will b
forwarded to the Indian bureau at
Washington
The council yesterday developed
some Intense feeling The opixtsltion
faction was composed mostly of full
bloods who are partcularly oppose-!
to any plan that would put none I
EXISTENCE OF
NIIS IS
ENDANGERED
Hitchcock so Declares in Urg
ing Endorsement of Presi
dent's Note to Belligerents
Before Senate.
VERBAL BATTLE l!t PROGRESS
Lodge Says I'nited State Ikies Kot
Know Actual Meaning of Commu
nlcatlon and A." Us That It be Made
Clear Itefore Any Action la Taken.
WASHIJfGTOV, Jan, S. rYW
the fourth time the senate haa
been requested to vote on reso
lution endorsing Wiln'g note,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3 The very
existence of neutral nations is be
coming difficult Senator Hitchcock
declared in urging the endorsement of
President Wilson's note. "I realize
there may be two opinions of the
president's suggestions, but do not
believe there Is any objection to en
dorsing the action itself. The nations
are far apart and the step of the pres
ident is the first to bring them near
er.
"President Wilson has not gone as
far as Roosevelt did in the Japanese-
Russian war. He has not asked the
nations to stop war. If Roosevelt's
step was Justified how much more are
Wilson's efforts when the very exist
ence of the neutrals la becoming dif
ficult"
Borah Interrupted him saying:
"What good can come, what can b
accomplished. The endorsement of
tb-i -re-i- tU n4 httrf rpU .
of the warriors. ' -
Smith of Georgia said: "The effect
of the president's note Is lost entire
ly If we delay longer action on the
note."
The United States does not know
the actual meaning- of Wilsors note
to belligerents aad It should be made
clear before congressional action on
the endorsement. Lodge declared on
the senate floor.
He said: "We must have time to
consider what the note commits the
I'nited States to."
TAKEN BY GERMANS
l"airol Advance Into Third French
Trenches in the FWest of Pritat;
Artillery Active on Sleuse.
rP.TJN. Jan. 3. The capture of
.'.'cin and Tiyila are announced In
official statement.
: FP.LIN, Jan, 3. (Via Sayvllle.)
'i advance of German patrols into
thir.i French trenches In the forest of
1". .i i on the western front was offi
cially announced today, together with
twelve hundred prisoners, and the de
struction of defensive work-r.
Elsewhere on the western front
there was enlivening artillery, espec
ially on the Meus sector.
The occupation of Barsecci and
Toousci in Romania by Germanic for-
: ce, a announced at the war office
j M.ickenzen reported the capture by
hand to hand fighting of the towns o.-
PintHchestl, Ameraon and Mlleevul
with four humired prisoners.
I blood children o the same bais at
! children of fti!l-b.o,!s chief ,V
! Shirt of the Walla Walla', who Is said
: to have favored the a'otiri' nt, pre
j seine 1 a different front yesterday and
'to,.k the floor atainst
I w ho spoke :ic iltist it
.l.m. Aiol' 1 i;ii tihart i ':
i km and Mrs. ab n i M
; a s st . r-iii-' nv r s.-n.((
It. other
w-re Poker
ioa:u SMmp.
r'ou, wih, it
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dexter of Wa-h:ngton.
i Amouir the,-e w i, , . ii , in p . . . On-all-'t
tii-nt plan were Chief Cinapin"
or the CiMi-.e,. p.,r.-ons M'' a nil' and
Philip Jones ..i IneiK Worker- III
the Tut iilla . bun h. and J in Kadi
! Kah. who now lives ,,n tli,, eg per e
: reservation. Kash Ka-h tilk in i,
jhalf of the aiioiineiit t.r-.11 ht vitu!n
ISumpkin to his feet with ,t shur;, ,,--
ntin.-int i,-ri of the man who, he said,
ili bis own land beie, moved to an
other reMrntton arid th'-ri numi
bark and tries to dicta' tli poll. I
of tbe reservation he iheHrte,
Suit. Swartilander s'ntes that lh
couio ii was one of the htst from a
standpoint of free enpron thai h
has ever held Th Indians iws-med
to be guided less than uuni 1, r,
ogn'ied ea,)rs.