( V Cl D C3 E3 Cf D E3 H"F3 E3 m'M mmm jk-jklk E3 P U E3 3 B.Ef P3 PTES' Ea ta'dCJ E5E3 E3 C5Cj DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVEUIhG EDITIO.'! WEATHER Tonight and Wednesday rain or snow; warmer tonight. TO ADVERTISERS Tea But Orjjonlaa hu ths largest bona fids and guaranteed paid clrculatloa of any paper la Oregon, cast of Portland and bf fsr tha largest rtrcslatlon la faadlatoa of any aswspapsr. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPES VOL. 29 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1917. NO. 9092 LOCOMOTIVE PROPERTY VALUED AT MILLIONS DESTROYED, BALDWIN FACTORY IS - COMPLETELY WRECKED Victims of Disaster are Mostly Women and Young Girls; Explosion Rocks Philadelphia Like an Earthquake; Origin of Catastrophe Unknown But Suspicion Points Strongly to German Plotters. BL'LLKTIX S P. M. . Philadelphia, ai-hil to MIIKK THAN A THOUSAND PFR KOKtt. MAM' filKLH. AKR MISKINO l.ATK THIS AFTKK.VtMJX. BITS OP 4 IIAKKFD IIODIKH ARK WATTKIt KD OVKR A UIIUK K( IXWI KK. ItKHKJWHI.ING A Fl'ROPK.AN BAT TliKHtU). (iHKAT t il ATKHK AKK TOKN IN" Til 10 KMtTII. COItONF.lt WIIITK 8TATKM TIIIH ArTKHNOON THAT A IHMMU II AMI UK ARK railroads ,or moblUiatk.u. It la an KNOWN DF.D. A 1,1, IIODIKH AKK dcrstood the president or the Icadlng iiLiiiiiuh ii Biy I'n w:.- NIHLK IN MAW C'ANIOH TO TKI.I. VWIKTIIKIl TIIKV AltK MKS OH WOMfc'N. PHILADELPHIA, April 10. The Evening Ledger, thu afternoon estimated that one i i- i i :. i men were killed in the Eddy- .too. pio..on. PHILADELPHIA,' April 10.! The Eddvstone-Dolice this nfternoon estimated that fifty, many of whom were girls and women were killed and prob ably two hundred injured in the Baldwin Locomotive fac-i tor' explosion. Nine buildings and a section of the Baldwin works were shattered. Ma chinery valued at millions was destroyed. Every building- in the entire plant was damaged. The explosions rocked Phila delphia like ah earthquake: Detachments of expert gents' from' the local branch i f the department of justice are investigating the origin of the explosions. Government agents were proceeding on the theory the explosions were not accidental. -iniAira ji n a . April Three, terrific exptnalona anvM the Baldwin locomotive munKJona Auanry at Eddy mon. killing many and wounding between a Iieaulred and two hnndretL TWO KI1J.F1 IN IOWA, 4 TIBI'W('K Iowa. April 10. ' Two were killed In a mrvtertnua mplndon whu-h dextroyed the FTerriy anal Ieoti-lieT Manufae tntinar mmnany'a plant. . The itamwr la ten thonaand dollara. "The ptant waa doaed down. lliOT TO niV VP OAPITOI,. WARIIINfiTON. April 10. He poried plnta to dynamite the can- -Iml canaed an Inereaae In the raard on tlo eallul cronnda. Vitt offloera are on dnty at nkfhc None are allowed to en ter the irrmindM after aunant. Ke ret aervlee oneratora - at New Yrk nnnivm-d the plot. Fire In alioll Plant. TAI'NTtN. M April in. Fira ana dlaenveriHl in the riant of the Viahle Preaa company. The conipnny la mnktnir ahella for the ftuaaiana. WILL tirVK l'P CONSTANTINOYI.K PFTItot;IMI. April lfl. Tlie pro- ikmai roTcrninenft aniMranrrd tlte -reltnnuislunrnt of the rlalm of Humla to CoBManUnnple, sa a part of thc of U. S. LINER HITS MINE IN LIVERPOOL HARBOR -All Passengers on New York Safe; Extraordinary Daring Shown by 'German Mine Layers. - WASHINGTON Aprir 10 The .American liner New York hit a mine Ism night outside of Liverpool. All The passeng.Ts are sure. The liner XTRA WASHINGTON', April 10. There Is strong official Inilmatlou that the gov ernment Ik planning to lake crrtain railroad Mil meet tile nnrmnml official tomorrow to discuss tlie no Mllaatkm plana. TIh- proposition of the (aimuwul taking control or cer tain road would expedite general ino hillation plans a the roada would be uim-U fir military purpoww only. ALFRED FRANZ IS FOUND NOT GUILTY ! atiikna man haiu.f.i with iking "No n-D" nii-x'Ks KXO.N Kit ATt-T. , Alfred Fran a. triad yesterday nn raise pretense. yesterdav Mtr. mwn acquitted by the jury after lea-. than an hour'a denoeratlon. There la atlll another atmllar. ihdictment ment acalnat him and Dlatrlc-t Attor. ney Keator may try hint on that. Frnna waa aocuaed of paaainff be-e tween tt and 30 no-fund check here and In Athena drawn upon the fVat National llank ot Athena. That h paaaed the checka waa proved and de fendant admitted thia much but In hla defenae claimed that he waa un der the Impreaalon that he had credit at the bank ami believed that the checka would be canned when pre aented. He waa trylnir to mnk ar- ranirementa to rare for them when arrested, ho testified. Fran waa rep reaented by John W. Huff, local at torney. ! The civil caae of Mcllanee va. Ilnr Inn, aet to follow, waa dlamlaaed thl morning aa soon aa the Jury waa drawn, the part lea having atlpulatet the terms of settlement Thia being the Inat caae on the docket, the Jury waa dismissed for a few weeks until other cases are ready. u. S. MAY STOP COAL GOING TO ARGENTINE Will Do So Unleu Argentine Takes Off Wheat Embargo To Allies WASHIXOTON, April 10.The 1'nited States may prevent shipment of coal to Argentine if . Argentine keeps up her embargo on wheat to the allies. SELECTED AS HIGHWAY ENGINEER BAl-KM. April 10. Herbert Nunn, Multnomah highway en- giueer was appointed atate highway engineer at a salary of thlrtV asiv hUnHrt Bin nils. II v U. A. wan the unanimous choice of the highway commission. returned to port, according to the atate department cablegram. Tha damage was confined to one bulkhead compartment. The other 1 1 coinartmenta floated tha craft. The f.erninn. , daring In sowtna mines In the .... I en-j ttame of I,J rri-.l harU.r PLANT BLOWN !'?'; 100 WILSON FIGHTS TO STEM ANTI DRAFT SPIRIT Opposition to Selective Con scription Regarded as Most Serious Problem Before the Cabinet. FINANCIAL PLAN POPULAR 'omental Kxiatied to Approve and Kierrotu l-lae W lien Plan la In troduoed; All Will Have Oppor. (unity to Bujr "Old Glory" Honda. WASHINGTON. April 10. t Mtronc opposition to the con- scription bill developed in both branches of congress. The house waa tb scene of a spirited at- tack on the administration draft plan. . H'AHin.VOTON'. April 10. The calif net meeting today had to cm tdder: The AuHtrian hrtak; conKTeawionnl opptMtltion to the atiminlritratlon war moasurea and financial plana. Oppoaitlon to aelectlve conacriptlnn La recarded a the moat eerloua. The preatdent attempted, probably aue. ceaafully, to atem the anti-draft aplrU within the military com mi tee ltaelf. t'onsrena la expeetrd to approve the financial plan when It la introduced. Bvwybody ta expected to approve the financial plan when It la Introduced. Ki'erbodr wilt tve (riven an 'opportu nity to buy "Old (J lory" war bond. IIOIKK WAYS AXD MEAN'S tOMMITTKK IS OKGAM7.KI.I WASHINGTON. Opril 10. Repre- suntauve Sterling of Illinois and alar- ' tin of Louisiana, were named aa the) republican members of the ho.iaef ways and means committee. Martin. ) progressive voted with the demo- t crata during the house organisation. The rest of the committee is un changed. The holdover republicana are Ford- ney of Michigsn: Gardner of alasa.. Moors of Penna.; Greene of Iowa; Sloan of Nebraska; Hill of Connecti cut: Longworth of Ohio, and Georg Fairchlld of New York. DOFK RFX'OHD Bl'MXRSS. NKW TORK, April 1 The rec ord business of the United Statea steet corporation cured another high mark in the monthly report of unfilled or ders listed. The unfilled tonnage is eleven million seven hundred and eleven thousand, an increase of a hun dred and thirty four thousand. TWO THIRDS OF w f seine OC IK Two-thirds of the world's popula tion Is at war. The est I mat ed popu lation of the world Is 1.41 1.7S1.000 Ths populatlona of the belligerent countries and their colonies total I lit. 400. 000. The entente allies, after the entry of ths consist of; I'nlted States, wl'l MEMBERSHIP IN GIRLS NATIONAL HONOR GUARD CLOSES 15TH OF APRIL All girls wishing to Join the National Honor Guard must do so before the flftenth of this month, orders hs,ve been re- e celved by the president, Mias Evelyn Sommerville. to this ef- de fect. Thia la done an that the girls may start their studies and e get down to work ; before the summer months. All Honor Ouard fJirls are expected to take part in the grand march at the Jitney dance d Wednesday evening. HAPPY CANYON TO LOOK PATRIOTIC TQMORROWNIGHT PKKPAHATIONs rNVKKWAV rXH JMG JITNET 4ANCK H)H IIKU ORON8 HM. Work of decorating the Happy Canyon dance pavilion for the Red Croaa Jitney dance tomorrow night i underway today, the dcnratlnn work beloff handled by Mra. Neamlth An- keny, asalated by decorators from th? PeoiHea Warehouse, Alexander and Hayrea, The refreahment commit tee for the danee is composed of Mra. F. E. Judd, Mra. Wesley Matlock, Mrs. W. !. ThompMon, Mrs Willard Ii(nd. MIhm Evelyn Kin man, Miaa Mi riam Bmbusk and the Red Crosa nuraes. The floor managers and tick et aellera are Mara ha 11 Spell, James Stunrta. William Mitchell, Carol Wil son, Mr. Wicktand, H, Harper and Carl Cooley. Mra. Hamilton and Mra. Vert will handle the admissions at the door. Lee IX Drake la com mitteeman on publicttjrv The public la invited to participate in the jitney dance .nd thus help th Red Cross chapter In Its patriotic effort a. PLANS ARE MADE FOR CONVENTION M NIMY NC1IOOI. WOltKFTtS OF, tTTV PltFPARE IXMt MEET- I NO MAY 17 IS AND I". elve lnnnln? for the annual I "t;ite nd county Pundiy school con ventions, which are to be held in Pen dleton on May 17, is and 19, has been commenced by the local Sunday school workers. 8. G. Reetx haa been named chairman ot all committee and the following other chairmen have been named.- Mra. & A. Iowell entertainment. Mrs. Virgil Fen da 11 music. Mrs. Sara Jenkins,, registra tion, deary Glmbrel!. reception, an Judge J. W. Maloney, publicity. The I'matilla county convention I to be held on the first day. the atatV convention on the second day and or the third day, a hlch will be Sunday a bis; union service is to be he. Be- L tween 500 and 300 delegates from over the county and state are expect ed to be in attendance. THE WORLD'S POPULATION AT WAR Vi Belgium . Brit leh Empire France Italy Japan Montenegro ... Portugal Rumania Russia .. IJ404.40S . . .441.000. 000 . ., 87.000. 00t .. J7.000.00J . .. 74.000.000 00 00 .. IS 000.0AM . .. 7.(00 000 . . . ITS OOO.Se.i 4. i'0 tH- rVrgta I I - eja. wrlW .TAIsUat 1 5,000 One COIUSED BY TRA1 GREEK SECTION HAND KILLED ABOVE TOWN Jim I Janes Meet Death I'nder.Work Train This Morning; Passing of N. P. Train on ParalkH Track Seem ingly Make Worker Vnaware of Danger. Jim Ldapes, a Greek section hand employed by the O-W. R, A N.. waa -TUy e,ed ,m:nin. t !eW,' minutes before o clock about tw ' mile, east of Pendleton on the Wash-J Ington division or the o-W. by Extra. ' Work train No. S4S. Engineer Smith and Conductor Brown. I , . . t t tl Uapea belonged to the erew which tl T. - t... .... h.ll.M!.. .k-. . . n I. TV. crew waa working near the bridge over the river but Uapes had been Sent In u nnlnf thm niinrt.M et mile beyond to finish up a small job there. At this point the X. P. tracks parallel the O-W. tracks and aa the work train approached from the north the morning X. P, train out of Pen dleton pHrWed the point at which tha man was working, according to the best report obtainable. It is presum ed the noise of the one train prevented him from hearing the approach of the other. The engine of the work train waa backing and this prevented the engineer from seeing the man on the track until too late. IT, trns ilna.ul airw.nr 1 5.1. faat artrl h .."TC... ".-- r - Trownwa. at once notified and - .r - ,u:ht the remains to Pendleton. C:-3f--..tJlTtrea were such that he i- mnvl 1trv to conduct an lnauest th's afternoon. Ix-ceased was about 4S years old ild had a son in this city. Two other sons and two daughters are living ir his native country. MAY BIDS STAY ABOVE $2 MARK CHICAGO. April 10. Cpenlal to the East Oregoniant Itange of prices today: , Open. High. Iiw. Close. May 2.0 ;07 14 ti.02 t2.07Vj July 1 k3 fl.85i tt.SO I18: Portland. PORTLAND. Ore.. April lfl. Se- cial) Club I1.7HH; bluestem II. 8?. I Cn Ited States . . . Total Central Austria-llungary Kulgaria German Eniplro Turkey Total . . ..m.ooo.oof 148.100 00" Empire. , 10 000.000 . . 4.800.000 81 000.0 1 S4 500. 001 . 114 ISO. 000 On Prisoners M ays FigMmi, New ISrMsh Liinie BISHOP ASKED TO MAKE PENDLETON HEADQUARTERS By action of the vestry of the Church of the Redeemer, taken last evening, the Rt. Rev. K. L. Paddock, bishop of eastern Oregon, was invit ed to make his headquarters In Pen dleton in the future. He expressed appreciation ot the invitation. His headquarters are now at Hood River. W. B. Brock. A. T. Park, Charles Bond, Wlllard Bond, c M. 8type, George Hart man. N. Berkeley, R. M. Sawtelle and C. c. Whlteman were - at evening elected' as vestrymen for ,fc. . , LuT' f he T. Lambirtb, for 7 ' "1"' " hU 2" the board. Delegates chosen to the -.i u o. " " ' Lambirth and Berkeley, with Messrs. Park. Robinson and Sawtelle aa alter. nates. The report" of th h clerk and Jrfmrer "bower the organization to " nUrely ft" from debt, excepting for the paving bonds. A rector to succeed the late Rev. Charles Quinney haa not ret been chosen snd In the interim Bishop Paddock will supply the pulpit as oft en as possible. A spirited talk was made to the members of the parish by the bishop last evening. OPERATED ON SO HE . CAN JOIN THE NAVY Ray Flnnril Will F.nllst as Soon aa he Recovers From Minor Ailment Which Might Have Prevented His Acceptance. To make himself fit to pass the phy sical examination required for ent rance to the V. S. navy, Ray FinnelU W'ell known plaster contractor of Pen dleton, yesterday went to St. Anthony't hospital to submit to a minor opera tion which he believes will correct an ailment that might prove a barrier to his acceptance In the naval service As soon as he recovers he Intends en listing. His brother. Psul Finnell haa already unlisted and will leave the tatter part of the week. Three More Rerrultx. Three new recruits have been added to the list leaving Pendleton ateadily. Randolph Mott. who has been work ing at the Tallman drug store, left last night for Portland, having made application to Join the navy as an ap- prentice seamsn.'' Rav Henrv CauM f Weston and James Davison Todd of I this city, who served with the Ken- ! tt cky reelm.-nt on the Mexican bor der, enltstf-d this morning in the same t'ranch. Recruiting officer Swartx this mor ning received a message stating that the age limit for the navy has been f:xd at 10 to 35 and also that men fi rmerly In the service who wish to re-enlist can receive their old stand ing providing they have not been oul more than three years. Leslie Gihbs. assistant in the busi ness office of the East Oregonlan. left en No. 17 for Portland and niany of Ms friends were at the depot to bid Mm goodbye. He has enlisted In the yeoman branch of the service. Clem ent McCoy, who enlisted In the medi oal service of the navy, was among the leaving last night. $3,000,000 FIRE Hi MltlfiEAPOLIS MINNEAPOLIS. April 10. -Tw.-large grain eleatora were ditMinl and the Mississippi river bridge threat ened by fire. Ths damage si three million dollars. A fire in two othf elevators was extinguished The su thorities are purried. KILLED Spring Offensive of Allies Re sults in Enormous Gains: Operations Made Over 50 Mile Front, 15 Miles Across TEUTOXS PUJT SECO RETIBEKEXT IS RCT LONDON. April 10. England is prepared for heavy casualty lists, but ia steeled -to the sacrifice by 'the knowledge that Hmigs drive is a auc- sa. The British are operating over fifty mile front. The drive Is flf. teen milea across. It Is rumored the Teutons nlaa a second retirement to escape tha flank movement. Haig reports nine thousand prle oners. United Press battlefront dis patches predict fifteen thousand as today's total. tiernaans Admit Losmt. -The new thrust la made around La Basse., twelve milea north . of the former battlefields. The principal advance today Is along the Vlmy ridge and Soarpe rtver. Berlin and London statements agreed that a bit ter combat was in prsgTsaa ssutheaar of Tprea. The Germane succeeded In penetrating the British line but were later thrown back. Berlin admitted "considerable losses." around Arras, the center ot, the British thrust. The "spring offensive" comes dur ing the coldest weather lor fifty rears. A gale la blowing with snow and sleet but the men's spirits are unrhilled. Offentdve Is I'adtaaininhea. (PERRY ARNOLD.) NEW YORK. April 10. The Brit ish grand offensive ia undiminished The Germans are reinforcing their lines and desperately endeavoring to re pell the great allied "push." Are Admitted. - RERUN. April 10. "The British, after several days' inactivity yester day morning attacked and succeeded as the result or hard fighting In pen etrating our position on the roadx radiating from Arras," It is orficia'. ly stated. "They did not succeed In breaking through." Ilaig ruurratalated. LONDON. April 10 King George sent the following message to Sir Douglas Haig: The whole world re. Joieea In the news t.f your successful operations. "Canada Is proud that the taking or ,h' coveted Vlmy ridae fell to her troops. I heartily concrarulate vou. an-l a'l who have taken iirt in this M.l-n-dl. ai-hievement.' RED CROSS TO HAVE HEADQUARTERS IN FEDERAL BUILDING Government Offer. Uae of Room; Kitchen TabU and Cupboard Needed. Th- government has offered .th" Us of tt room in the Pendleton fed -eral buildm to tha I'matilla Cc-unty Red Yooa cht-pt'T for hsvri iMTtr pur.Hssea. All auppifea will be mad aJid stor-d t h ro- until instructions sr reorived from ntiMiHi ht-isJUvrier -Th" chapter h Iredr un gten a ewlnic mat h ue ! ur itm now li, neel a kitchro t le. coittrd o. shelvng A rtn f aich furniture nrt r-iuH4eI hit a. V-an ou)d -aiproMtated. Airxilutry chapters are iiir staart -ed all over the o.untjr. The rum mil tre on auxilury organisations tminx on a trip t'xtar to Athena. W-atmi. M ilton and reewTer art m . cial clutj tn the o are mlm der.d Ing to deote thear r-ttulHr metn bourn to vvillf for tne Hed ! t he auction bridge etub f rmrt knoen a the Iub h-,n brlds rtti. bene 'b flrt mie "rl-T Its ter. -ice