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DAILY EVE'ilfiG EDITlOIl DAILY EVEHIiIG EDITIQH WE THFK Tonight di-.'l Krol.iv tii ami warmer. TO ADVERTISERS Ths Esit Oregnnlm has the lintNrt bona ride and guaranteed paid circulation of any paper Id Oregiia, eaat of Fort laud and by far the latent circulation In 1'eudlatoa of any newspaper. Maximum minimum .1 vist. frsli, weather, cloudy. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEB CITY OFFICIAL PAPER NO. 9010 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1917 VOL. 28 - " - . " - " ; HI Will LIST DEINDS ID CONCESSIONS IN REPLY TO ALLIES DECLARES REPORT Italy and Switzerland Assert They Have Positive Infor mation That Teutons Plan , Less Ambiguous Note. ALLIES REPLY TO WILSON READY Will lk) rMrwarded Within Next 18 Hours; Said to Contain No Wolds ' Susceptible of Various Meanings, LONDON, Jan. 4. Persistent re. porta from Italy and Switzerland that Germany would make reply to the alliea' refusal of peace by llatlns Its demand and concession has aroused the greatest interest. Luguno bad reporta of this nature. From Home came news that the Cor rlere Delticlno asserted It had receipt of Information that Germany Is pro paring a counter reply of a leas am biguous regarding Its conditions of peace, permitting the first point of contact in the peace progress. Both reports served to strengthen teh belief that Germany Is on the brink of social and economic break down and the peace proffers come a an absolute necessity. It Is reported Gerard's conference with Hollweg had to do with the further German note. The reply of the allies to Wilson has received a final polishing off HU will be forwarded within forty-eight hours. It Is claimed It will contain no words susceptible of various mean Ing. GERMANY WILL DENY SOME CLAIMS OF ALLIES Plan HobuMsJ of Certain BlaUmonn of War" Canse In KxHanaiorj Note U tile Neutrals, AMSTERDAM, Jan. 4 The rebut tal of certain statements of the war's cauw In the explanatory note to neu. train Is reported under consideration Iw the Germans, according to Berlin arivtres Berlin Is strongly adverse to permitting a numlwr of the claiml and statements made by the allies, to gn unchallenged. GREEK SITUATION STILL UNSETTLED COXSTAXTIXi: I'lNDS lttmi,IY IV GlUNTlNti AtXlllS ( ICVCr: TO AM, Ald'IKD 1IBMAX118. U)NION, Jan. 4. Indications that the Greek situation Is by no means settled were given In disratches from Athens. Constantino's government Is having difficulty In granting a com plete acquiescence to all the demands of the entente s latest note because of certain currents of public opinion. The blockade is still In effect and remains until the compliance with the demands. Case Is Dismissed. The case of Charles Hancke Henry Ixireiwen, filed several ago. was yesterday dismissed the docket. vs. dayi from Divorce Is Grouted. A decree of dhorce In the case of Kmest K. Hutchison vs. Alpha A. Hutchison was filed yesterday afternoon. BUSINESS MANAGER OF " P. H. S. YELL The high school faculty hiis de posed the business manager of the high school paper, "The Illakawnn" nnd the yell leader" of the student body for alleged breaking of the fac ulty rulings. For the purpose of Informing the student body of this, principal Drill broke a faculty ruling. The yell lead er, he stated, was removed for amok, lng during vacation and would be re moved from office entirely. ' The student body meeting was call ed by Principal Drill for the purpose of nominating new men to these offi ces but as the action came as a com plete surprise to the student body, who had In previous years been ac i FORSAKEN BY WIFE RELEASE FROM PEN JOLIET, Jan. 4. Herman Bil lik, feebie from the terrific strain of emerging from the shadow of the gallows five times, leaves the penitentiary, pardoned to face a terrified wife and daughted. Overjoyed at hearing his par- 4 don he announced he was go- lug to Cleveland tonight where 4) his wire and daughter are living. They were Informed of BWik's Intention and were horror stricken. "We can't have him here.' Ms. Bllllk said. 'We don't 4 want him," said the daughter. 4 Bllllk, Ignorant of his torn family ties planned the marriage of his daughter to Jerry Vral, who sent him to the foot of the gallows five times, later repudl. atlng the testimony which con- 4) vlcted Bllllk of the murder of Martin. Jem's father. Vrail 4 said he was forced by the pn- lice to testify that Bllllk pols- oned the old man. 4 FOR HIGHER PRICES VIlon4 of 10 Cent Wool Deter lyoeal rliK'km&Kterg from IMposIng of Clliw l iull lfctfiilar1 Riiyfng Season. Though woolgrowers In some sec tions of the west are accepting the of rers to contract their 1917 clips. vis Ions of 40 cent wool are deterlng lo cal flockmaters from considering the offers that are being made here. Un less something happens to dispel these visions It Is safe to predict that there will Tye but little wool sold In these puns until the regular buying season. According to local wooprowers, of fers to contract fine wool at prices from 25 to 50 eenis and coarse wool as hlRh as 35 cents nave neen mnae here but very little wool has been contracted at these prices. They re- podt that the sheepmen about Lake view are the only ones In eastern Ore gon that have contraced any quantity of wool. The recent communication of Sec retary S. W. McClure of the Natlnnl Woolrowers' association advising that such wool as had been contracted In Idaho. Ulah and Nevada had been sold under the market value Is sup porting the woolgrowers in their stand Though they renllie that something might hnppen to knock the bottom from under their commodity, right at present they prefer to hold their clips. FOREIGN MINISTERS OF CENTRAL POWERS TO HOLD CONFERENCE BOM K, Jan. 4. The newspaper Oorriere Ie Itulle announced that the foreltn ministers of Germany. Aus trla. Bulgaria and Turkey were as setnbling In Berlin for nn Important conference. n LEADER customed to having the president of the student body call such a meeting, all nominated declined and the meet ing adjourned without any definite action lielng taken. Yesterday after, noon he called an assembly and a student body meeting. He stated at the time that several members of the high school, among whom was the business manager, had attempted to have a good time on the night of the Athena basketball game and were re ported to have It Is uncertain what will be done to settle the matter but as "The Illakawln" la so far advanced It is probable that the matter will he decided In a sane way and the publi cation go on unhindered. LLAKAwIN DEPOSED LEAK PROBE IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY Wood of Indiana First Witness in House Investigation; Lawson Will be Subpoened by Telegraph. WASHINGTON, Jan. I. The lino-tlnllon by the hotiw of the note leak charge will start to morrow. Wood of Indiana. Is the flint wllne-w, the committee an nounced toduy following a two hour session. lawsuit will lie iilMM'iiin d by wire. or COMMISSIONER DIES frk Iteliectw JYiekhurn Passes Away at Her Home at Milton Murtly After 'ooii Yesterday. Mrs. Rebecca Cockburn, mother of County Commissioner H. M. Cock burn, died yesterday afternoon short, ly after noon at her home In Milton, according to word received here. Commissioner Cockburn had been called away from court meeting dur ing the morning. Mr. Cockburn was 76 years old and had been 111 for some time Be sides .the commissioner, two other sons. Frank and George Cockburn, live In the east end of the county as does her daughter, Mrs. Will Harder. Anther son, Charles Cockburn, is HI In California and wil lbe unable to attend the funeral. T t'l l.VKH, Jan. 4. The county (wurt of Jefferson drafted orders for the removal of the balance of the, county property or Madras, and ratified the action and meth od used to remove the records from here. RURAL CREDITS AC1 OF THE L SAI.K.M. Jan. 4. The state land board at a special mooting decwea not to proeeed to put the rural cred its amendment In ojKratlon until alt er the legislature meet and enacts a law prescribing the details of pro cedure. It dis?s not become pffeotlve until February 5 and not January 7, as some supiMwed Van Winkle said. so there U time fat the legislature to act. BAND LEADER IS OR RATIFIES ADRAS ACTIO!! SPANISH WAR VET&jtzTZXXrT r.nti H,.rrv T Reard director today for a cencert, has had many years' experience as a band leader and director. As a student he was a member of the O. A, C. band when the Spanish war began Enlisting In a volunteer regiment Captain Beard saw service In the Philippines and finished his college course after his return to the Vnlted States. Jeff OIIvr III. Jeff Oliver Is reported to be very 111 at his home on Myrtle street. AMERICAN SUBMARF AGROUND ON PACIFIC ). L' A OF SITUATION L t ir i viy ') ? 73 WITH IV JilCO r ' f-X-- w- '' . C. 3 " , 5"' ,-. '- - . ... . .., . f The r. S. submarine H-13 ran on a shoal near Eureka. Cal., In a fog She was in a similar mishap several years ago. 8he Is stuck high and dry on the sands of the bar. The entire crew of the submarine had a narrow escape from asphyxiation. Chlorine gas was generated In the Interior of the submarine and the men were only saved by huddling together In the STORK BEATS DEATH III PENDLETON 1916 I HO Bili to 140 Burial Permits Are Keiwrted by City Physician; Only 25 Contagious: Disease Cases Dur ing the Yea. There were only 25 cases of conta gious disease in Pendleton during the year according to the annual lnoort of City Health Officer H. H. Hattery. The same report shows that there were 180 births In Pendleton during the year nd 140 burial per mits. The barlal permits, however, do not represent the number who died in Pendleton as there were quite a number of burials of persons who died outside Pendleton. There were 13 cases of typhoid fe ver in the city during the year but Dr. Hattery reports that an Investi gation in each case proved that it was contracted from wells or from sources outside Pendleton. There was one case of smallpox. ix cases of chickenpox, three of measles and two of scarlet fever. Of the total number of births, 9-1 were boy babies and 87 girl babies. The city phsician reports that he made 22 visits to poor in the city, visited 36 patients in the city Jail and made 46 inspections of sanitary con ditlohs. T. R. HURLS ATTACK Calls Note to Belligerents '-Profound- lv Miscliievous. Wickedly False, Profoundly Immoral and a Pre. Ksten(nis Absurdity. NEW YORK. Jan. 4 Republicans In the senate have Roosevelt's sup port in their fight against the en dorsement of President Wilson's note. U1K UO'U a lit" vsm.sa v.. Fog of obscurity, profoundly mis chievous, profoundly immoral, wick edly false, a callous Immoral false hood, preposterous absurdity, a ner vous blocking: of the way." are some n( th iihrnseoloKlcal bombshells which embellished the attack on Wil son in support of Lodge. He announced his approval ot Wood s demand for an investigation. He savagely assaulted the statement that both aides were fighting for th ..... - same thing, ami saia u in-ai..y false He cited Belgium's oppression. It was most preposterous absurdity, he said, the statement that the Unit ed States was ready and eacer to euarantee the peace of the world. The sniutaele of the president. Daniels and linker trying to guarantee peace against a slnsie. powenui. foe was a. funny as anything written by Artemus Ward. It the president keep the prom ises he made at the Hague. Let him bend all energies on obligatory milt Ises In the Interest of the nation who murdered our cltisena and wronged Belgium which he cannot fulfill 000 GEltMAXS TAK.EX. rETROGRAD. Jn. 4. Tlx- cap ture of "tx hundred priAmcrs, three cannon, mine thrower and bombing mortar from tlH Teu ton on the heights near Hoto. elm, Rnumaiila. Is announced by the war office till conning tower In turns. 0. A. C. Fresh from a triumphal tour of counties east of Pendleton the O. A. C. regimental cadet band, under the direction of Captain Harry L. Beard, veteran leader, arrived here this af ternoon on delayed No. 17. The band will give a concert this evening at the Alta theatre and there is a promise of JULY OPTIONS UP STRONGLY TODAY CHICAGO. Jan. 4. (Special to the East Oregonian ) Range of prices today: Open. High. Low. Close Mav 1.86 I.SSVi 1.80H 1. Julv $1.54 1.67 154 1.60 BRITISH MENACE PALESTINE I Beirut f-rrf I x DAMASCUS 3 sssiro'm MP TO ?5 0 100 On Ihc Smaller Map From the latest reports from Lon . .. .u.., .1, it-,.wli f,rres ion It appears uiai w.o i-,...- operating along the Turco-t.gTt:.in Turco-Egyptian frontier may soon be in a position Rt (he Hol. I-and. Recent'.v London reported that Br.tlsH aero miuadrons had made a raia on sheba, which is In Palestine, just oer the border. U'ndon also announce."! (WEBB MILLER, ) EL. PASO, Jan. 4. Adherents of Villa are already arranging the de tails of a provisional government set up by the bandit chief officials have been appointed to write laws and a tentative seat of government has VILLA SETS 0? S Pmi GOillT BID IS HERE TONIGHT good attendance as the band in addi tion to Its concert carries some good soloists and specialty men. At Enterprise where the band play ed a few evenings ago an audience of over 500 was In attendance and In a letter to a friend in Pendleton George P. Cheney, editor of the Record Chleftain warmly praises the program. Portland. PORTLAND; Ore., Jan. 4. (Spec ial) Club, $1.47; bluestem, $158. :" Iiverpool. LJVBRPOOL, Jan. 4. Spot wheat was steady and unchanged today with No. 2 hard winter quoted at 17s 4d: No. 1 northern Duluth, 17s 8d; No. 2 northern Manitoba, old, 17s 1 l-2d ($2.60 per bushel) and No. $ north ern Manitoba, old, 17s Sd. mj - tjJi ItocFi .xussjojtj - jthat British mounted troops had car. ne.l a strong Turkish position at - ., .a ,i. twenty miles south.-e.ust , , Pl 4rb!h.- , f rl Arish i the above map the to ; ri,i,ltjon of EI Arih to the seaports , of southern l'.Uestine. wn cn niiuru ; vrovuie imponani oases 01 oee. .n...u. w " ; ;wie inu n-.os ... "... given. been ch.wen. acv'ordlng to Informa tion tn the hands of I'nlted States au. thoritiea. Copies of the proclamation by Villa have been secured and fed erai agents are translating them now. I Heavy fighting Is progress ng in ! Horcusitud. thirty milt south of chl- (WILSON TAKES American Commissioners In form President Their Work for Troop Withdrawal, Etc., Was Fruitless. NEXT MEEmS FOB FAREWELL No Business Planned for Suhednted Session It Is Decided; Issue Now In Control q( President. WASHIXGTqN, Jan. 4. The ad ministration today added the Mexican affairs to its list of diplomatic mores I shrouded in secrecy. President Wil son himself is now in full charge of the Mexican situation, the American commissioners having Informed him their work for troop withdrawal, bor. der protection and protocol having proved fruitless. The American commissioners plan for meeting the Mexicans, it la under. stood la merely a formal farewell. LEASES AND OUTFIT SOLD EOR $43,000 Wright and WUcox Dispose of Reser vation Holding; Mo of Land Ta ken by 9tori and Rltoer. Through a deal closed up here to day by W. H. Morrison, Helix realty man, the Wright & Wilcox leases and outfit on the reservation have been sold for a total consideration of $43. 000. A feature of the sale la that 1000 acres of crop was sold at a price of $22.50 per acre. The most of the land was taken by the firm of Storle Rltner and the leases are in the name of Glenn Storie who has become a member of the firm. Another portion of the land was secured by Al Knight, while the Wright & Wilcox land oa the north side of the river was taken by Lawrence Lieuallen. The land involved in the deal amounts to 1500 acres and all the leasts are to be transferred except ing that to one quarter section which is retained by Joe Wright. Mr. t'' rht also retains an interest In the ; m mine; nutlt. PRESIDENT TALKS WITHHOUSEABOUT NEXT PEACE MOVE ! WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Prudent ! Wilson and Colonel House are work- ing on the details of the president's i next move for peace. It is expected f to come shortly after the government j receives the otfic al text of the en j tente reply to the president's first communication to the belligerents. I House conferred with Lansing and other members of the cabinet The i White House strongly Intimated that no trip abroad was planned. It Is not known whether House himsolf advises against another trip, but he said Wil son h.ol favored it. While the president sava he hajt not made up his mind on the next move, these familiar little doubt he wil dispatch another nte to the Ih-1-ligerents. New Treunrer to ! t liti k.-,. Miss ii',ra.-e (Itltiaru. the tiew coun ty treasurer, will loai.tur.iie th- ru. bin " cashinif e-Mtnti wariantt wuli checks upon the banks in whn h h county funds are s-pt. Treusuier l.laillev always kepi ,'ln.iik:ti rash ri hard t" pa la.- .ti rar's :tt .il'l. sil ler and eurr .i: . The ne.v ii-n v ill make il linnec.-ss.ir. f..r tla treasurer to ke.-p ni'ich ui"ii-i in bet' office. hmihua City. Vlli w advancing northward, reports Indlcuta. Hot 11 sides are using artillry fire with heavy Ioshm. The United SUt-s au-horltt h-re 'are Investlg.ifcng t(, r-.rult.ng at Kl , l'a for revolutionisis I I! V-
