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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