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9a" t5" fa fa R ra R ra Fa" fa fa"fa f 'S; &5 DALLY EVENING EDITION WF4.TH1CW Tonight and ftanriay showers. DAILY EVENING EDITION TO ADVERTlSBKft Tbe But Oregon laa hu the largsst bona fid sad guaranteed paid circulation of maf paper to Oregon, east of Foreland and bf far the largest circulation la l'eodletaa of ay newspaper. Maximum Ifmpfralure, 5ft; mini mum, 46: rainfall. .IJ; wind, north earn. gentle; weather. loudy, shower COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER St NO. 9090 VOL. 29 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1917. j - m -. a. .,4 'at" . - r . . GERMAN RAIDER OFF NEW ENGLAND VESSEL SAID TO BE 3 MILE LIMIT Reported Heading for New Yorjc; Nantucket Shoals Light Sends Warning; Cutters Seek More Information. PORTS ARE CLOSED AT RIGHT BOSTON. April 7. The Charleston navy yard has been notified that a German raider is off the New England coast. Headed Toward New York NEWPORT. April 7. Per sistent reports have been re ceived of German raiders off the New England coast, near the Virginia Capes. The Nan tucket Shoals Light House re-l-orted seeing a vessel regard ed as suspicious. Collector Walcott heard the vessel was within the three mile limit and headed toward New York. Coast guard cutters are seek ing further information. Port Cloted at Night. PHILADELPHIA. April 7. This port will be closed en tirely by night, and rigidly re stricted in the daytime. The order is effective immediately. Calveaton Port Closed. GALVESTON. April 7. The coast artillery command int ordered this port closed from "sunset to sunrise." It is announced any vessel attempt ing to depart would be fired upon. j TlltWI.tllM .IIKPOIITFI Kl'.VK. HOSTON. April 7. IVt-lKimt ru mor declare Uial a tierman raider .unk Um mn fihliur trawler rJdct, a n4 Swell a bundml miles off the f-cta-4. Though, verification la Impossible. the trsiorts are given credence Be cause the trawler were fishing where the raider was reported fagtitrd earll rr. The ii mi In talne wax a hundrea thousand each. Kach carries twrnt men. CUBA Will PASS WAR RESOLUTION llV. April 7. The Cuban tnerc" Is almost certain to pas a Liraail war resolution tla. Ttie joint committer derided to report fa vorably. The measure marm before the lower hae this afternoon and the senate) tonight. JURY CANT AGREE SO IS DISMISSED M-t-lTS KKVKN TO FIVK ON AM. C HAIJOTH AITKIt HKI; oit ii lroins. Having failed to reach a verdict after more than twelve'houra of de lllieratlon. the Jury ln the case of Jonetra Rrodersklft Grande Kond, l.umtter Co.. from Vnlon county, tn lmUsed Inst night at 1 1 o'clock by Kederal Judge Charles Wolverton. The jury was split ssTen to rive n the first ballot and on the last, ac cording to . report, not a vote being changed throughout the deliberations. Judge Wolverton decided to discharge the Jury about 1 1 lain evening but had difficulty In locating the attorneys. Another trial may fee set for June. The case was a personal Injury damage mitt for t24.3ao brought b the plaintiff for the death of her s-in three years ago while cmplmed b in. iipirnimni comiany. INSIDE Entire THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER Oh! say can you see by the dawn's early tight, What ao proudly we hulled at the twilight's lam .gleaming. Wh.e broad stripes and bright stars through the psrilous fliiiht. O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs' bursting tn the air. Gave proof through the night that our flag was mill there. Oh! say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave. O'er the lund of the free and the home of the brave? On that shore dimly seen thro the mlHts o'er the deep, Where -the foe's haughty host In dread silence reposes; ' What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As It fitfully blows, now conceals, now discloses? Now it clutches the gleam of the morning's first beam. In full glory reflected now shines on the stream! Tis the 8tar-Spungled Banner! Oh! long may It wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! And where Is that band who so vauntingly swore That tlit havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more? Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution. No refuge could aae the hireling and slave From (he terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave: And the Star-Hpannled Hanner In triumph shall wave. O'er the land of the flee and the home ot the brave. Oh! thus be It ever, when freemen shall stand, Hetwet-n their loved home and th. war's desolation ; Illest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land l'raise the Tower thut hath made and preserved us a nntien! Then conquer we must, when our cause It Is just. .And this le our motto "In God Is our trust" And the Htnr-Spangled Hanner in triumph shall wave. " er the land of the free unit the home of the brave. , FHAX'MS SftlTT KFY. AUSTRIA APPARENTLY HAS BROKEN OFF HER RELATIONS WITH VI S. Reports From Two Sources Declare Czerin Has Instruct ed Ambassador to Demand His Passports. EMBASSY DENIES KNOWLEDGE INIX.". 'April 7. Austria-Hungary has apparently broken relations with the United States. Two sources reported that Foreign Minister t'zern- Ir. hud instructed Anrbasador Tarno aki to demand passports. I'arls re ceived a report thut Austria had made a formal announcement of ulignment with her ally, Germany against Am erica. It is reported Holland will repre sent the t'nlted States in Austria. WASHINGTON. April 7. The Aus trian embassy denied knowledge ot the break. LOCAL INDIANS GET PENSIONS A.MIN AM OTIIKH FOItMKU KNTITI3 TO PAY FltOM GOVrilVMKXT. Not only are ther quite a number of whlti men In this county who are entitled to tenfinn under the new act enartd for the benefit of veteran of Indian vara but there are a number of Indians on the t'matifta reerva iion who l.kewio hare valid clalma. One of theae la Henry Oampo, wall known old Indian. He aerved aa a private under lieutenant Edward 8-Piirroa- In the campaign aaalnat th ftheepeatem In l7t. In an old shot Mck he haa carefully prepr-ed the paper offlc tally muatertni; him out of the government eervlce. The dla charire, alined by I.ieutmiint Farrow, states that he waa enllated a pri vate In the Indittn Pcouta Regiment June a. 17. The dtachartre la date-n IvcembfT a of the name year. Campo waa one of the forty or fifty Indiana of the local trlhea who went with Farrow to capture the band of renettate Indiana who were preylna; upon Bheepmen eaat of the Ulue mountain. tVvera! expeditions from Fort Kolae had failed but Farrow with hta Indian captured the whole band and turned them over to the jrovernment. There are eeverai other Indiana IKiqr who were under Far row- Tootor wniriwind. Philip Min thom t Kaah Kaahi and 8hu1hip. all now dead, were membera of the name reaiment of emuta. Mi'or fe M" hoiir p j-endinir In Bmpa credentlnla tb ?onator chamberlain. Camp NORTHWEST FACES POTATO FAMINE ItHTI-A.VI, April 7. The North went la facing the moat serloua potato ahorttijte in ninny yenra. . Hpuda ar beinE ship ped out at the rate of averal hundred' rarlouda monthly. Thire ia only five or aix hun dred cars In the t hreo atatr. It will be two months at least before the new crop arrives. Wholesaler! re much con cerned. MAYOR ISSUES PROCLAMATION titly.ens of I'endleton: The. action of con grew declaring a state of war ex 1st a between Germany and this country behooves me at thi? time In my cnacity as mayor to ad vise: "We are now at war and that war compels the surrender of person al liberty, as In war the Individual is subordinated to the state. I therefore deem It advisable to call the attention of all residents of for eign birth, who hnve carried to excess the liberty of speech tolerated only in these I'nlted .states, that they here after curb their utterances and bear In mind the authorities will not allow such acts to go unpunished. I urge our people to a considerate attitude toward one another and to ward those whose hearts are torn be tween their fatherland and love to their adopted country. J. A. BEST. Mayor Two fltilcka 8oM. The Oregon Motor Oarttge reports the sale of I-15 Hoicks to Iuke Keen of sM hens and Fred Rodtke of Athe na. Talks tn Farmers I'nfcm. W. Is. Thompson, member of the state highway commission. Is sched uled to discuss road legislation and the six million dollar road bond Is sue with members of the Farmers' Union this afternoon at :!. Some of the members are opposing the measure and others are advocating Its adoption. TH weired: Wants Turner. Alleging that her husband Alvln W. Parrtwh, deserted her three three months after their marriage In MrMlnnvllle. Feb. IS. IMS. Martha Inahetle f'arrtsh. through her attor ney. Will M. IVterson. has brvusht suit for divtre. .U. S. WINTER WHEAT SHORT : FIFTY Bureau of Crop Estimates Places Production for 1917 at 430,000,000 Bu. Against 481.000,000 in 1916. MARKET SENT SKYWARD BullLsii lun'ort of (ruvenimrtit He- hilu In Bu1na; IHe in Ct4oaro lit, May Vhcat Soaring to 2.12. , WASiriN'GTON. April 7. The bureau of crop estimates forecast for the production of winter wheat IS four hundred and thirty million bush els this year. The nineteen sixteen crop waa four hundred and eiffhty- one million bushels. The average condition of winter wheat Is sixty- three and four tenths per cent of th normal, against a seventy-eight and three tenths per cent on April first. nineteen sixteen. C J lie-ago VU in TnrmoJl. CHICAGO. April T. The extreme ly bullish government crop report re sulted in a buying- drrve shortly after 10 o'clock this morning- sending May wheat to S2 13 1-2. seven and a halt cents from the opening price Corn f o I owed w hea t. Oa t a a re higher. The pit was in a turmoil, changes of two and three cents be tween sales being common. VALIDITY OF DEEDS TO BE DETERMINED (wse of Jerusha tTabb vs. M. It and H. L Watta Bring Tried Before Judge Wolverton. In the federal court the case of Je rusha (Tano vs. M L and H. I. Watts, Involving the validity of deeda execut ed by the common rather of plaintiff and defendants, is being tried before Judge Wolverton. Being an equity ca;e, no jury Is necessary. Mrs. t'rabb, whoa' home Is in fit. Johns. Wash Is a half slitter of the Watts brothers of Athena being thp daughter of the late T. J. Watts firs; wife. 8he however was raised by an uncle Before the death of T. J. Watts, he bequeathed hta farm lam! near Athena to the wife of his son, M. 1U Watts, and to her daughter Vernito. Mrs. Oabb alleges that there was collusion tetween her half brothers to deprive her of any of the estate and alleged further that they used undue influence to have their father make out the deeds. Defend ants claim that it had never been their father's intention to leave hi daughter any of his property as she had leen one of the heirs of her un cle and that he gave the deeds be cause of the care given him by his daughter-in-law and because of hi? sympathy for hi- granddaughter, mho Is a cripple. The case was. tegun yesterday morning and will occupy the full day tdday. Judge A. S. Bennett of The Dalles and Judge J. A. Fee of Pendle ton are representing rlnintiff. whil- Col. J. k. Kaley and Will M. Peterson ar acting for the defendants. WHEAT SOARS TO $2.14 I A TODAY CHICAtJO. April i.-iSpe.i.il' :.i the Fast Oregnnian. Range of wheat prices todar: Opening;. High Low. Close. May trftg 3Ki i.Oft .tH July 11. JS I MS 1.74 l.M. Portland. lOUTI.ANri, Ore... April 7. (Spe cial. Cluh. lint: bluestem. II S POKTI.AN"l. April 7. Flour reach- ! et nine dollar and forty rents an i advsnee of t'trtv cuts, here tM:iv. establishing a new hiKh r.-,-otd. MILLION BUS Arakilaitce Co. GOVT. STARTS UP ALL PLOTTERS Scores of Germans Already Arrested and Countless More to be Taken. 1914 RESERVISTS WATCHED Known Pofditfively That Boy-ed ami Von Papon Drew Mmtertal for Spy ing; from Tills ttmm of Men. SAX jVKNCIMX, April 7. Mor ita Siaeli von HoldttUHii, a prominent lnauraitcie nun was arretted as an alien en-m thla aUrnoon.. Tbe aur r-nt Mae made on a warrant tele- g.raIied from Washington. A'oo (voldsteln la a naturaJlaed American. lie lias lived In the I'nlted State thirty tliree years. Other arretta ot (iermanAmrkrmiaH are predicted. Cioldxteln declared he doe not ' know Ute reason of his arrest. WASHINGTON, April 7. The gov ernment round-up of derma n plotters la on. Scores have ieen arrested and countless more are to be taken. Government agents work In the deepest secrecy. It is reported one of the chief objects pr the hunt is to watch Ofrman reservista who were unable to answer the call to the col ors in nineteen fourteen. It Is known positively that Poy-ed and Von Papen drew material for their spying work from these reserv ists. HERE IS A CHANCE FOR AN OREGON BOY TO GO TO ANNAPOLIS I'lkexpetted Yaotnoy for Midshipman from F stern Oregon Has Been Created by Recent Order of Presi dent, An unexpected vacancy for a mid shipman from eastern Oregon in the IT. 8. naval academy at Annapolis Jias been created by the recent order ot" the president directing that the mid shipmen of the clusv of 1918 be grad uated In September, 1917. Congressman Nick Ptnnott has de cided to make designation of princi pal and three alternates for this va cancy on basis of a competitive exam ination to be held simultaneously on May 81 h In the following cities; Klamath Falls. Ijiaeviow, Ontario, Bend. Baker, la orandc. Pendleton. The Dal lea The examination will 1e held un- I der charge of the I. S. civil service ' commission. Every boy eligible to take same and desiring to do so shoul! report to the secretary of the lora! civil service board of examiners at the post office tn one or the above cit ies at 9 o'clock a. m.. May eighth; and if possible notify congressman nott at Washington tnat he intends t enter the competition. INCENDIARY FIRES DESTROY GRANDSTAND August Belmont Will Loae $250,000 ai Reault of Six Firea. ' NEW YOIIK. April 7. Six Incen diary fires starting simultaneously.' destroyed the main grand stand and terminal grand stand or the betting ring jockey housa and other building, at the Belmont part of the race track at Xjong Island. August Felmont. owner, will suffer a loss of two hun dred and fifty thousand dollars. nist i-ss co-opfh tw W lll;TOX. Anrtl I. mn.4- lor rolk. Hh ItrtlMt imh.KKir and Of naj rirmartmcnt nt-rit.d ro- ofirnilMin 4in4 M.ro. the l itlteo tato and alla-s. out dit-linod lo aiakr ia MSIt-nn-nt. ROUNDING FORT BUSS FIRE BELIEVED TO BE OF , GERMAN ORIGIN; REPORTS OF FIGHTING IN MEXICO CAUSE V. S. WORRY MME. SCHUMANN-HEINK PROSTRATED OVER WAR CHICAGO. Illinois. April 7. lime. Schumann-Heinle is a prostrated here today, a heart- broken victim of the war. Mln- gled with a conflictlon ot emo- tions of love for her fatherland. and her adopted country. Ameri- a ca. is the vision of four Bona at war. three in the service of the a United States and one a German sailor. FEARS DAMAGE TO WATER RESERVOIRS Pendleton. Oregon, April 7 Editor East Oreeonlan. Have just made the rounds of your beautiful city. Among other Inter esting things we saw and studied wa. the most complete water system, es- neciallv the reservoirs, their location and their clean, suostantial appear ance. But at this time of excitement and war, would It not be well, for the absolute safety of your citizens, to guard a little closer the water or t hose great tanks from being con taminated T Kindly give this thought and mention. TOHRIST. To Probe Fraud t "barge. WASHINGTON". April 7. The sen ate committee .on elections author ized the appointment of a subcommit tee for the preliminary investigation of election fraud charges of Senator Chilton against .Senator Howard Sutherland of West Virginia. MEN OF UMATILLA ARE TRYING TO "COME BACK" "Mere man" ls-tr'ing to come 4 back at Umatilla. Since the ladies so completely extinguished the male element at the last election by seizing every office within their reach, the men down there haven't hardly dared lift their heads. The ladies by their brilliant 4 coup received more publicity and brought their town into more renown than the men -had won in the preceding fifty years. 4 It will be remembered that 4 the ladies, soon after they were inducted mto office, gave an In 4 augural ball that was quite the 4 biggest social function ln the 4 history of the seaport town. The 4 men are now trying to. come 4 back by this route. Thev have planned a blc dance for the 4 night of April 11 and are ad 4 vrtising it as "our night out." They have orirantxed what they call "The Minority Club." which had for Its original pur- pose the solacing of each other Since the existence of the cluh 4 h.ts income pretty generally knewn. the members have de- rided to show that they are there with the "push and the punch" and can give a vartv 4 that even the lAdie: will be proud to attend a INTERNED GERMAN UP BY 118 CREW Two German Officers and Fiv Sailor Killed; 32 Officer and 321 Men Made Prison WAS1II.TXV April 7. XavT fhTeuiet oCflttelH om he snore cnsnp4e4e rrfxrt rnrmrrilajc j the (gmrnist arrived thsi "tar j wtmrrant sad one rmlbaevl man ( are dead: osie warrajH oftV-er sd fixtr enlld amra are aa wsaa:. and tseniir offtcera. trWe war. j rant nftVves and trtree hi4lrtl and lwnti Me etiihaed aseti -- COAST Imriied German Money Thought Re sponsible for Disturbances; Carranza May be Overthrown SPECTACULAR OVE EXPECTED XTRA :l. PASO. APRIL, t. 6RVUUL lllM;ri.V' KNTIKE CARRANZA POKCK OF XIXF, THOISAXn. KXTUAIXKD AT 'HIHlrArll"A flTY FOR JCAKIX. J18T ACROSS Tllr. INTF.RNATIONAL, BOCtfiAKY. M H.I IAS IS KAID TO BE BRIXi- i; .mitii.ij:ky with him. vil la IS F.XPKXTKn TO IK( I PY THE CITV. MVKRIE.T OFFICIALS AKK WATCIIIXt; TTIK MOV K ( MIKKIT. RFCAFSrT OF THE RE PORT THAT AI.I. CARR.ZISTA FORCF.S ARK MOVINO TOWARD 1IIK t"XITKI STATF BOI NDARY. EL PASO. April 7. The en tire camp of the United States field ambulance - company at Fort Bliss was burned. The fire is believed incendiary. Telephone communications are badly crippled. Many wires were cut. Sentries north of the city fired on two men tampering: with the wires. Both escaped. Me-xiran Nftuatioa Wonka. WASHINGTON. April 7. Because of unofficial report of fighting In Mexico City and the rumor that Gen eral Obregon overthrew Carransa the Tnited K tales is worried over the Mexican situation. It at feared Ger man mitney Is behind Obregon's re H)rted revolt. Washington lacks au thentic news. The attitude of Costa Rico toward the I'nlted Stales Is causing concern. I resident Ttnoco hinted that unless the I'nited States recognises him he will grant the Gurmans a submarine base. The I'nited Mtates Is expecting the (Germans lr stage something spec tacular win. The navy Is on the ttMikout. MONSTER CREDIT FOR ALLIES FIRST STEP WAf-HiNi.ToN. April 7. The ex tension of credit lo the allies of over one billion and pmbably as much a five billion is the first step In Mctusl participation in the war under thi plan suggested to congress by th president, it is learned. liauxtitre l Bora. A dttUKhter was tom this tmirinrik in this city to Mr. mnd Mrs. John V Uobajrt who lie 13 miles north of Pendleton. CRUISER BLOWN III GUAM HARBOR Slll.t. n'. Aril T- Tm Intrrned rwt-r ( rm ra wmm bfcm a up by ha tn-w at r.iuus. tiw aa y dekartaaifi& snn-un-rvi. The- snip wm dracrord a aaa Tin were aanc to Hae thm e st4. Two 4fl t man ofr1'eea atad rie twllnro were alHrd. Ttalro ! ofTVvca and iher hanatretd and tetit tss svwa were iUm Tttf I niiral stairs sif swrnl at (.ium isiitH f le atai Te 4 rara a fneetel "rMl-r bimI m aa-e eartr I in mar rait.Nt oNinNe.