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B" U'M & KB"t3,D" tS'P'tS'ES'tSn JSC Pi Ei E3 E3.F3 Pi Pi Pi Pi Pi Pi P DAILY EVENING EDITION TO ADVERTISERS The Bait Orexonlaa his tb largest ban fids and susraateed paid circulation of any paper la Orejtoa, aaat of Portland and by (ar ths largest circulation la I'endletoa at any aawapapar. . , ' CITY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL, 29 Austria and Bulgaria Send Out "Peace ARE INFORMAL PRELIMINARY 10 Designed to Ascertain Terms Central Powers Must Make Before Formal Step is Taken; Turkey May Follow Suit. BULGARIAN LEGATION IS CONVINCED OF TRUTH WASIDNOTOX, April IS. Aamrta. and llultcaria have launch ed Informal -Iwaue f04ura'' In KwbjarbuMl, Uie I' tilted Frews iuaned. Ttw Unitarian lecation here awlmlued tlie report lx prod mty true. . Tbe pnwent overtures, the liul imnaa Ideation believes, are whol ly Informav1 demltmed. to' aaxer laia the terms the tvntral power" maat mufce before a formal owio Is md. Ttie niH la stroturt honed hf a rreat number of Mmow. Allied liptoinata attribute tbe rumor to the illx-on united tiat who are wiwylnc of war. The bHcf la oprraxed. If Ilubcarla em- for (h-mv that Turkey will follow. STATE TREASURER SUED BY SISTER Mra. l-vnnle Kay IUnhi A-k IVir . AisonnUnc of Income from Falli-er-a KMate Valued at $ IO.OOO. HAL.K3. April IS. Htale Treaaur- MOVE er Thomaa Kay haa been aued by hie commodity hat Penland Broa, local alater, Mra Fannie Kay Ulahop for diatrlbutora or the wholesalers, have an accounting of the Income from received instructiona to limit tho heir father' eatate, valued at forty amount which any one retailer can thousand doltiirs, from nineteen nun- 'aecure at a time to five 'sack. So urea to nineteen fifteen. The action far the retailera have not felt obliged waa the outgrowth of long atandin? to limit the amount which the con -family differencea. Iumera may purchaae. I Local grocers slate there la a acar- SPOT WHEAT IS $2 IN rUK l LAISU a PORTLAND, April 13. Spot wheat sold at two dollars this afternoon, establishing a new record. Klour Is expected to -advance further. Eg, cot ton seed oil and practically all other foodstuffs are rising atea dll. Hogs reached fifteen dol lars per hundred in the Port land union yards and cattle and hep adv-Hnred. All are mak ing new records. Hunur manu facturers are refusing orders and prices are going up. CH!-A;i. Alril 13. t Speolul to the Kant Oregonlnnl KunKe of wln-al 1 rices today: Open. Hish. Low. rioae. Mav n.mv tl.it- n: ll.SO. July I.S 1V tin? Sl.s4 POKTLJKND. Ore.. April 13. Imperial) flub la quoted toduy at tlHI and blueatem at 11.96. llrrni-s IMale $11,000. H I. Framier. J. A. Cowl and F. K tiK-ktinrn. apprataera of the estate of the Int. Kdward Hymea. ha'e made ihelr report fining the value of the state at 111.10. GOVERNMENT HAS SUFFICIENT WOOL FOR PRESENT; GROWERS UNEASINESS MUCH ALLAYED Allatng the uneasiness whlhfent. wool growers have felt since the dec laration of war ia a telegram received this morning by J. N- Burgeaa prom inent local gromer and menyer of the executive board f the ore iron Wool crowers Association, from lr. s W. Mr"lure. secretary or the National Wotlgrowra The message reads: "Ifsgenbarth tpresKirnt of national stH'iation wires me that govern ment ha tirn-ient offr the pres- ii ,. nri tt 1 .-r x-tv .fsss. & jxnl v v DAILY RED CROSS TO EQUIP A FULL NAVAL UNIT The ITmatllta Counts- Red Orosa chapter has made ita am bition the equipping of a full na val unit which means procuring enouirh hospital auppllea to furnish completely 2ft(i bed. The roat la approximately 15000 for raw mateiiale. Ths National pted Cross aaka that the mem- berahlp, unit for every chapter be 10 per cent of the population ,, of the district. This will require j the lofeal chapter to have a mem- berahlp of 2500. Enrollment la now cloae to the 1000 mark and w all are urged to make an eernest effort to brine- It to the required strength. EDITORS MEET HERE IN JULY 13. II AXI IS ClKhSKX AS DATKS rtH AXXlAli CONVENTION; f.MtliK M'MIIKIt EX- PHCTKII, 'I The Oregon State Rditorlal Asso- latlon will hold its imnunl conven tion In Pendleton on July 13, 14 and j 16. Word to thin effect has leen re ceived from E. K. Hrndie, president of . the state association who fn con junction with Secretary Phil 8. Bate ff Iwicd the dates. t At the convention at Med ford last year over 1 iU publishers and their v.lv- were In attendance. It Is an ticipated that, there will be a good 'attendance at the Pi-nd let on meeting jwfth the result the city will be In j Position to make the visitors Hi touch jirh local activities including the ( Konnd-l p. I Kx tensive plana for euterlainlng the convention are being made by th untertaintneit committee of the Com- ( n.erclal Association, J. ;liu4rtnan. SUGAR NOT ONLY ' HIGH BUT SCARCE HOI-KAI.KJtM INhritl'CT lXCAt, DISTItllllTKIts IX) I J MIT ILKTA11, M ll Ahh.. HuKar la nut only aourlny In prlcu but it ta nulling to ba auch a scarce city of refined sugar though they are j unable to furnish a ri-aaon. The best cne production. One grocer states one wholesaler with whom he does business agrees to furnish all the u 4 gar ordered. 4- Sugar 'purchases are not all that 0 are affected by the situation resulting 4 from the war. The canned milk Indu ay try is probably the moat serious, nc cording to local grocers. The future Is so uncertain that the factories will not take any orders for futures on a contract price. Buyers may order subject to prices which prevail at the time of delivery, catsup is another commodity affected. One factory re fuses fo take any orders for fall de livery greater than tnoe given at this time last year. NO SUBMARINES NEAR CUBA SAY AUTHORITIES Sinking: of British Windjammer Proofless; Passengers Stories Ridiculed. HAVANA. Cuba.. April 13. Cuban authorities denied the reports of Ger man auhmarlnea on both aides of Cuba. Ths atory of the ainklng of a lliillsh windjammer orf Clenfusgos was declared proofless. Stories that passengers on a steamer between Key West and Havana arghted a subma rine m-ere ridiculed. Wonl market will oien In morning and I see no reason why prices should not advance. Tell grow ers not to be alarmed. There has been eonsi dera hie un certainty In the wool market since the war declaration inasmuch as It was felt that 'the government would re quire large quantities of wool and t hat big com m lion houses were frey offering their holding to the govt rnm-n aut horitit-n, EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON. FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1917. PLANS TO MAKE SEIZED AUSTRIAN ' AND GERMAN SHIPS PART OF U.S. MERCHANT. MARINE ARE DISCUSSED Three Different Methods Under Consideration; Bill Giving the President Power to Take Over All Railroads, Telegraph and Telephone Companies in War Time and to Draft Employes is Approved. ENLARGES I. C. C. TO 11 WASHINGTON, April 18. Con gress la studying war measure chairman Adamson of the house In terstate committee, Introduced a bill giving the president power to aet'-; all railroads, telegraph and telephone companies In time of war, and to draft employe of the companies for military service. The president approved the bill. The measure enlarges the inter Lute commerce commiaslon to eleven. A heavy penalty la named for interfer ence with United Htates mails or in terHtate commerce in war time, ffotine DiMruHKi llimd lftut. The house Is spending the day dia cUKfllnK the seven billion dollar bond issue bill. It is expected to pans tomorrow- The dettate unrestricted. The committee on distillers pro pose a voluntary restriction ol linuor manufacture during the war. To KnlarKO l'. 8. Marine. 'Plans to nike seized German and Austrian ships part of the American merchant marine were discusaed in :. cunference between Secretary Mc Adoo and Chairman Uenman of the ah i p p i ng boa r d The president iseued a proclama tJun creating "defensive areas" a'oiw the coast. Khips cannot .penetrate these areas except at certain times after IdentlfU-atlon. Officers of the FYench and. British flying corps were detailed to asslHt the ranid upbuilding of America's aerial squadron. MIkm1h of seizure. The methods of seizure of uermar. and Austrian ships waa debated. Three ways are possible if ihe United States takes the vessels: To seize the ships aes prizes of war. To rpouisition the vessels under the I right of eminent domain. To let Americans purchase tht ships. ach was thoroughly discussed bui no deilslon waa reached. Kcn-ullliia; nana The war department ordered re cruiting stations throughout tht country to fill the regular army ann militia units with volunteers -for pe riod of Mr." The houae debate on the bond issue bill developed expressions ol fear lint Wall street derives th spoils.'' PATTEN, "PATRIOT," QUITS SPECULATION It Must Stop, Says Chicago Wheat Man, in Present Crisis Others Follow. t'KICAGO, April IS. James A. Patten, who announced five years ago that he had retired from the field of speculation. Is retiring again. This time for "patriotic reaaous." Accom panying him are Arthur Cntten. Charles Lewlw and other big traders on the hoard of trade. The wild ses sion of Saturday, when wheat soared 10 to 13 cents a bushel, may have something to do with it. At the same ttme, commission firms demanded from other specula tors 20 to 56 cents bushel margin on wheat and 11 cents on corn. In stead of the customary I to ( cents. Patten was the first to quit the pit. 'I believe speculation must cease ln this critical situation and that cash demand alone govern all commodltj markets." he said. "The supply of wheat seems near exhausted 1 am against the government fixing maxi mum prices for commodities, as has 1 been suggested, because hirh prices are ths1 beet Incentive for the farmer to Intr-nify production' Invoroe- Is (.ranted. Judge Phelps has granted a divorce to the plaintiff In trie case of Elisa beth O K re tiger vs. leo E. Kreuger and her maiden name, Wetxsteln, has been restored to her. Make office 1nartfHetnciitn Dr. fU D. Idlemsn has raade exten sive Improvements to his dental of fices in the Helta block He has pu. in hardwiod floors. Installed new equipment and made other changes to make his office thoroughly hvhI crn and attractive. TWO HOSPITAL VESSELS LOST IMK. April 13. Tbe BrttlHh loMltal Mhlp luuchPMUr Ca-Htle mm J submarined unwariMd in the channel March thirtieth. The hoxpltal ahip Karta xtrtH-k a mine and aank April trnih II fly two perlnhnd the admi ralty aniMtaiMied. AUSTRIA BREAKS OFF WITH BRAZIL (KOBBHTSON.) HIO DB JAXKIKO, April 13. The Austrian minister has formally" re guested his passporta stating his gov ernment's intention of supporting her ally. Germany, in the Brazilian break. The people's demand for war with ' Germany is undiminished. Disorders j are reported in several cities lecause of the government delay in declar ing war. . A mob literally piied to pieces the building which a Orrnun newspaper occupied. Han Paulo dispatches re port serious tiutbreaxs and anti-German demonstrations. . Insr-4m in itepftrted. A visit the Dutch minister paid the foreign minister, Muller. caused a re port that the envoy showed him a government cable that all inhabitant were ordered to leave northern Hol- land, presumably because of a threat of German invasion H Is formally admitted that Rra to lear- faillans have.leen orders Miermaiiy. i;iil II WITH slllll"l; AtOIS INTO MKXI4XI F.. PASO, April IS. The fe4kral grand Jury " returned Imllctmetit cluirgtng 'onMilra('y to stilp muni tions lino Mexico amiiiiMt Vincent II OndrCMs. a wmlthy caulman and IUrnard schitMicr. a nnmlnmt IminI neMsniiin. . It b allcjrevl tlc two con q tired lo hliip a hundred thousand riMinds of aminitnltlon Into Mexico. Botli tw arre-tcl. TO BECOME MEMBER OF NEW ECONOMY BOARD Joseph P. Oriffen. president of the Board of Trade of Chicago, who it is exieeted will he named a member oi the new Commission of KoonomV spiM'inted by the National Council of IVfense. ' for the piirpos of mobili sing the commercial interests of the ration for effctie and economical distribution of coumoMlitie d-inut the war. I u ill f t Ik '- pi "2L 7 1; - y J W I m f i if .I '" .fW::v; ,r.v!t:'WTj',.;.!,v-''''i " via TOaTCFH T CPirFCK.. Feelers- FOX TROT? 'JOIN NAVY IT'S GIRLS' RECRUIT IDEA 'Fruco -Dance for Patriotic Youth Managed by Pretty Maids to Aid Army. SAN FRAN'CISCO. April II. Uncle JBam'a moat unique re cruiting station opened here with a dance. All the recruit ing officers are pretty girls. They invite patriotic boys throughout the city to the dances. Admission la free, but here is the price list of the different steps: Fox trot Join the navy. Rag Join the army. Three step Enlist in the home guards. Walt Enlist in the marines. Moonlight waltx Sign up with the Fifth regiment. Canter waltz Join the cava I -ry. V Canter waltz Join the cava!- ry. V BUT 2 BOYS LEFT IN SENIOR CLASS WAH MTrATIOX TAKFS TOIsly IX C.I AUIrH AXI F.M.IST, MRNT8. After today there will te but two boy,, loft in the senior class of the high school because of the war situ ation. Twose who have not gone out as guards for railroad or other pro perty have enheted in various branehes of the army or -navy. Their absence will not interfere with their graduation inasmuch as the school board has decided to take their pres ent grades as their final standing. Dewey (Jeryals. high school corres pondent for the East Oregon tan, and Ralph Hargett spent their last day at the school today, both Intending V to enlist tomorrow in the navy. i tfrcT r a it i tiuT-rff lit? I JUS rLC . . GETS AN AEROPLANE! !l.-n John Dickson Will Show I Officer John Brown Who's Who. Many years ago when Jtihn Pick sr.n was a small boy and when bicycl ing was quite as popular as automobi ling now is, John Brown was an of ficer of the Pendleton police force. One day he detected John riding his new bicycle on the sidewalks con trary to the ordinances of the city and he took him In custody ' r I other day John purchased a new Che-, vroiet and last nlftht he went out for his first drive On his return he slop red In front of The Peoples Ware- j house and. while he went inside t let his motor run. He had been sn I directed, he said, in order to tune his ' self-starter. Anyway t fficer John i Town, who is rack on the force iaw the driverless car with the mn- 1 tor running eontrarv to the ordin ances of the city. Ther-fore it le came his duty to arrest the owner. A I five dollar fine in police court was the result this mornlnar. Having run afoul Officer Prown with his bi hicvele and auto. John s-ys he will hiKh and wide his aeroplane. of him ht-n hr TIGER MINSTRELS W IS BIG SUCCESS U)UKKU A IT MIS MSII-AV RH.A1. TAI.K.NT AM) II UH. It AM is Ml 1 11 lCMVr:U. tienulne darktown melody, danc j ing and wit entertained a big audience j last evening at Uie Alia theater when the Pendleton Jubilee Stng-r Minstreln. assisted by " the color'. finale quartet, presented a varied pro- i gram for the benefit of the Colored . Ti k ers. 1 m 1- f n we ver. the ca I ves were The colored actors aumtjered sme 'born weak and, were unable t with real clever talent among their num- ' "nt! the winter weather, he reports, oer and their program was thoroughly j . euoed. I'erhaps the favorite of thv , evening as Ctiarles Jones who haa j au unusually good voice and whose ! end work and monologue in the olio displayed originality and cleverness. However. Bob Nixon. Ben Hickman j and W. Crawford, the other endmen. j shared honors with ntm. while Smite ; Crawford as Interlocutor, was ex,- i ceedingly good. ISonga were Introduced by the ent- men and Interlocutor and also by J WHlm Miles. The entertainment end- j ed with a comic skit. 'The Hursi ir Marm.' and p'aniation scenes intro- ' luring dancing and ainstng ssv-i--- DAILY EVEKIhG EDITION I 'tern Baaaaay e II n: wind, southeast, gentle; weather. If - II - II . , COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER NO. 9095 S - - . -- v iII0P QMliQto GERM LINES enihn jif ilw . . WMile of Hindenburg Line is Captured; 1 1 i Nivelle Resumes Heavy Offensive Movement North and South of St. Quentine; Northern Drive Begins on a New Front BRITISH AIRMEN SWEEP 360 ACRES BRING PRICE OF $50,000 sale of 360 acres of farm land near Athena by W. R. Taylor to J.. N. Scott for a consideration close to $50, 0O0 was announced today by Messrs Hcott and Taylor who ara In the city. The land Is one and a half miles west of Athena and adjoins the quarter section which Mr. tScott recently pur chased of Mrs. Josephine Stone. These two transactions, made on the basis of Si 50 an acre, establish new wheat land prices in this county. Mr. Taylor retains his home place. audi IDM arxMriT jeessea. Haigs report indicated a new AuDUKn tUWVltO center of fighting a considerable die READY TO ENLIST 1 tance north of Vimy near Loo. The combat is apparently between raid Willing to Fight MIf Deemed Parties. It may indicate an ex- . t-l a L " i l,UIon of the offensive movement. jr mwe m ftuunnuj, They Say. AUBL'IOJ, April 11. The l200 in- mates of Auburn prison, representing thirty nationalities, passed resolutions today saying they desired "to let it be known that they will loyally sup- port our government In this crisis. snd If deemed bent by those In au- P08 the allies, thorlty are ready to enlist and bear Brtttsh Sweep Air. arms on land or aea in defense of the f A swarm of British airmen patrol American flag and for democracy ,ed he air. Fantastic battles ov against autocracy. curred hourly. "We also send our congratulations -and sympathies to the political exiles ' and prisoner of Russia dungeons now on their may home, and in the j name of God and humanity we pray t jyr 1 lie iriuiun or irut- nrrtnuii oppression ln all parts of the world." . unt lias Mon to loan. County Treasurer Grace A. Gilliam announces that there is now $16.75' In' a school sinking fund which I available for loans on realty. The money, raised la bonded districts t retire the bonds when they mature, is handled by a siecial hoard const: ing of the county judue. county treas urer and county superintendent. frntl IVier In Autt Accah-Ht. Fred IVters. tornier Hendleton hiKh i h.Ml boy and son of H K. Peters of Ithis city, was injured rccenty in an fauioiiuiblle accuient at Fresno, Call 1 forma, according to a letter received j last night by his father. He had ' U en out fishing with a party and tht- car skidded, throwing the occupants ' j out. Youne Peters struck against a i tree with hi head, the blow produc !tnga concussion. However, it is not: 'tHh-ved the injury will prove serious.' Itig .ow of cnlves. There has been a big lon if calven i the John Day country during the winter, according to U B. Conger who Is ln from his Inng Creek ranch. He confirms other reports that the bst of other stock has been but nor- MILITIAMAN IS SHOT GUARDING A TUNNEL I"H.M-S O. April IS. W blm avantUujr a rmibrassl tajt rl la the Sterna. Prtvalr Mar phr CaJIfornta snlllltasnan. eras 4vs frora uiImhIi arv-timllna: to m fmun- ittr Wterm a.-ilu-rt--'iel. , 11 . 11 Tonight and Saturday r:itn or snow. 1 warmer tonight. . Maximum J: minimum 3: rainfall THE SKY CLEAR OF 6ERUAXS I'AIUS, April 13. A sertlon of rSKtcen Amrrkas ambolaskce con"1 went to the frout today. (PERRY ARN'OUX) NEW YORK. April 13. Allied for ce are keeping the Germans busy on a fifty mile front. A mile of the Hin denburg line is captured. Official reports showed that Halg I" -uvancing nonn ana east 01 ihij. ne airucK a maoen ana vigor- ous blow below Cambrai. Nivelle resumed a heavy offensive movement north and south of St. Quentin. The northern drive 'is on a new front. Vow Center of Fighting. Halx reported advances. The Par Is statement indicated initial sue therms m. Are, leHperair. I Iesperation stalks behind the Ger- j man lines. Prisoners are forced to jdig trenches. Reinforcements are ! immediately sought. British airmen j sweep the sky clear of Germans. Bu- j vanan prisoners omeny denounce tn t Germans. German chiefs are scrap- Pn possible men together to op- iMMatty nuwuin iiruHinrrs rraipftl. They tc.ld they were forced to dir ti-enchea at the point of German bayonets. 4rt)ers w.re iven alow the line of Kaitr's .maih to "hold at any cost." i . i lnfor iti l,rnd th(t tlt.rmanm 1 - riniuiR or nmiiirir ina u structit.n of Arras with forty-two entimtr HteWitxers when the Brit ish "push" began. Around Mets the British average :i mile gain on a front of five miles, in cluding Oonxeauscort in the sweep. Canadian troops are steadily ad vancing along Vlmy ridre. They oc cupied trenches in each forest on the eastern slope of the ridge. A hun rd and t-n wre taken prisoners. Nine machine guns and one trem h gun were captured. A mx lancet tvariticat f Cling. A meeting of the Amociated Chart iis will be held this evening at T o'clock at tbe council room of the cit halt UURS TO MT AKMV AT TIIK Pltl-lr:T ItATR WAiHINGTXN. April IS. It would take stx years to rsis an I army off a million If reenftting continues at the present pace. i Ten days after the. war decla rat if m four thousand thre bun- 1 drel and fifty five enlisted. Prelousl) the average recruit- Itts was two huiHlred and twent.. five dail. , If lltTSMOITH. V. H.. prtl IS. Hilituun.- ftn-d mum mm arrittaite. Nay ard ffk-tal larr- anabl. In lmrn itme aas- .-tiiiM- or Mln-n- II wa crts-