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... -i , ' : 3- s . . . Hi DAILY EVENING EDITION i , ' C"'''1 I 0: wln1' ' ' w"l""r' t,"r roumm pApEB DAILY EVENING EDITION The Kant Opsonin n lias the largest boos . fide and guaranteed paid circulation of any ' paper In Oregon, east of I'ortluud and by far the Unc-wt circulation In 1'eudletoa of arr newspaper. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1917. NO. 9119 VOL. 29 RUSSIAN MUNITIONS DISTRICT IS IN REVOLT COMMISSION TO RUSSIA IS NOW COMPLETE .All of so Called Classes in America are Represented; Will Get Together Soon and Formally Organize. WIDE DIVERSITY OF VIEWS WASHINGTON', May II. 11-ml-deui Wilson has oomloted the) per sonnel rr the commission lo iiunkI. It will pro ba lily oonslst of lite follow. Inir. Whu nt. Cyriis MiiCormli-k. '. It. Hortron. liurlea Kdward Rus sell. JanKX IHinnui. !r. John Molt anil tharlc It. Crane. Major tieiicrsl lltirh Rent-, chief nf stuff of the lulled Maim anuy. Hoar dmlral .lame iloiinon. an- the ml lllarT aiwl naval nicmhcrs of tlie com ml Ion. II H officially announced. wii.i. ;kt T(MrrriiKii nmin. The commission will Ket together soon unci orKiinlse formally. The fuel Ih.it surh men hp Itont and ltusscll. with widely different view on all matters, arovernmentnl and economic, lire on the same commission and iiorklnK toward the Mime democrat ic -nd hap not occasioned the ' prie. an comment today as It would hav Hlx months as"o. tur, ci.ahkks iti-:nr:sKvri-:i. It is pointed out that every socnllcd cluss in America Is represented. Knots admitted capahllilie. It de clared, don't need discussion. His oft-repeated views pertaining to gov ernment and economic mnttera are well known. Kussoll and Duncan are considered eminently fitted aa rep- T.-entntnes of the socialistic and la l.or classes. Moth are expected to mveeth Hum Ian leader advice re. xardinit labor and industrial prob- ! ma. Crane la well acquainted wltn Itussian condition. Hetron. the com- mission's financial representativa and Mct'ormlok. head of one of the great est American industrial enterprises ,re exoected to prove Invaluable. Mutt la a great organizer. GERMANY PROMOTING COPENHAGEN MEETING .rv.wiim Aw K4iihulMi'all Titi AgellUllg" the No-C"Mlll So- liaiit OMifcroncc In June. (AKTIIl'R MANN.) "MPIiXHAOKN. May 11. Herman newspapers are enthusiastically "press 'iitfiitlng'" the so-called socialist con. ft-renre at Htorkholm In June. The .rfi propaganda of the scheme ll innstdi'reit the most convincing pro"' f the entirely Herman character of the scheduled "conference." Before llnllweg sprang his "peace proffer' laM Decemlter, the Herman press pre- licted the "approaching happy eveni. The ardor of the Herman press on pirallel lines of thought was indicat ed plainly to be of government Inspir ation. Today an Identical movement Ik afoot. The Inference drawn from German newspapers Is that a. separate peuce with Uusela l form ing. According to reliable informa tion, many of Oermany'a cleverest statesmen are not optimistic over the possibility of a separata peace with liusslR. HEAVY JUMP IN SEPT. NOT HELD rlllCAHO. May )i (Special to ahe Kast tlregonian.) Kange of w h" prices today: - upen. High. Low. Close July 12 4S 2 4s 474 Sept. $2. J.SiiVi 2.0(1 2 Note July snd SetemlMT quota tions are given Instead of May ali'l July. PORTLAND, Ore, May 11. (Spe cial I flub 2.li; liluestem 11.01. I. I'. Iteclarea IMvmIcimI. NKW YOIIK. May II. The 1'nlon Kolflc railroad declared an extra dl- it.nt of one half of one per cent on the common stock In addition to the i.-siilsr qiiq.trtcrly dividend of lo p. r t.-iit toil.i. FOUR YEAR 0L0 GIRL SAVES SISTER'S LIFE The story of a four year old heroine who saved her two year old Bister from death by fire' Is brought In from the John firahiim ranch about four miles north of Pendleton. Unknown to their father, the little tots had followed him into . the field where he was burning stubble. The baby fell Into some burning straw. Khe was seized by her four year old sl- ter who dragged her Into plow- ed ground and with rare pres- ence of mind threw dirt oil her. As It wtis the baby was quite badly burned. The father was some dIMum-e away at the time. FRANCE TO GIVE U. S. FLYING SQUADRON THE VERY EEST EQUIPMENT Airmen are Thankful But Want American Uniforms Most of All. (Henry Wood ) WITH THK IJvFAYKTTK syt'AI) UOX. May 11. France proposes to show Its appreciation of the Ameri can flying squadron by giving it the finest equipment of any similar corps In the French army. It Is learned the I ji layette squadron will soon be refitted with new French war planes. the highest powered and fastest yet Invented. American airmen are glad to get new planes, but would be hap. pier if they could get American uni forms. 13 AUSTRIAN U-BOATS SUNK BY THE ITALIANS DURING THE PAST WEEK WASHINtiTOV. May II. Tlilru-ro AiiMtrtan submarines have been sunk In the Mediterranean (lurliut Ilie lat tli roe srcekN by Italians. H la officially .. ! FIRST AMERICAN BASE HOSPITAL UNIT TO GO TO FRANCE j j ia k . . ': 'In 7: ?KV 1 eT- y : t ; K 1 i f . '; k ' ; X i , i r ' i it - . . t7 S I I ? I -.: 4 r40 Ml. -;. .'V" l 1 , U 'f " lr: ABOVE - DR T T MUrHY -ciof. tA4L2ri t Ir. Fred T. Murphy, head of the I St. Louis Rase Hospital I nit No. :i.(.tnlla t Mimwn win neao me nuiw. which UI le the find American base j of whom there will be fifty, with a hospital unit to go to France, to- n seine .f fifteen. The unit mill be nether with some of his chief assist- composed of more than 1M persons, ants, and Ib-.m t'arroll M. lavis. of tenty-tlire f a horn s ill le phi fhrisl Church Catludm!, St. Uui. , c..tns and two of tlirm deiitiMs. The HEAD OF DUMA PLEADS THAT WAR CONTINUE Forceful Appeal Made That Russia Keep up Her Part in Struggle; Insidious German Inspired Peace Move Scored GETS BIG DEMONSTRATION PKTROCKAD, May 11. "Only the complete defeat of" Germany will a sure the word's happiness. Peace now could be only an armistice. Rum ma cannot! betray J he allies, with whom nlie has been fighting three years." With these words President Kodziuiiko of the duma forcefully pleaded for an unswerving continu anec of Russian part in the war and warned against Insidious peace moves German-Inspired. "The war must be successfully ter minated In a manner preserving the country's integrity and national hon or. he asserted. "Our innumerable sacrifices demand a peace commen surate with the Immensity of our ef forts." MMT-lully Called Kesriion. Kodxianko speech was delivered at a fpecially called nesaion of the duma commemoratiwc the aniversary of the first duma meeting-- He re ceived a tremendous demonstration: After Kodxianko. Premier Uvoff spoke. "It's time." I-voff said. "This revo lution compels us traverse a period of KTeat trialM, raisin p prim spectres of anarchy and despotism, but you rep r.'sentHtlvea of the nation may be as sured that your work, despite all in stances and the disillusions of hostile elements, will not prish; Every day strensrthens my confidence in the cre ative force of the Russian people and in the greatness of the future.' While the csar was In power more than l.ooti.tlao Russian soldiers de serted every year. The Russian re public should cheer up. c- e. Hiss juwa 5t rMJon alio will le chaplain of the unit. Miss BRITISH HOLD POSITIONS AT L I Vigorous German Attempts to Shake Haig's Grip Fails; Allies Slowly Wearing Oown Rocklike Resistance. MACEDONIA OFFENSIVE IS . BEGUN; SOME GAINS MADE LONlioN', May IX. vigorous cer man attempts to shake Haig's grip on Arleux imsltiona and south of the Souchez river were all repulsed, Haig reported. British artillery and ma chine gun fire stopped the assaults. Using liquid fire, the Germans re peated the attacks around Skiuchea but were repulsed. CiAlX VAltl BY V.VItD. The British offensive Is menacing Hu I lee.. ii rt and Uena. Butlecourt Is al most completely surrounded and Lens over half encircled. The British are gaining yard -by yard. Indications are the British are slowly wearing down the rock. like German resistance at Fresnoy. .nv oKVKXsryK ikjcn. Another allied offensive was launched. This Is In Macedonia where British. French. Italian. Russian and Serblaa troopa under General Serrall have started their long expected ad vance. 4ome gains were made. Fierce Teutonic attacks succeeded in gaining footholds on the wings of the positions taken by the allies Wednes day, it la officially stated from SaJon iki. The center portion of the enemy's line waa driven back. (Continued on Page 4.) I as hospital will he full?; equipped in every respect. Hatty of the nurses are ounu Women prominent tn St. Louls ssMial cirx'les They are full trained and experienced nurse, how ever. A 11 of the physicians, dentist and the chaplain have leen enrolled in the f ficcrs' i:tciv t'ori. ENS 1 MILLIONS MADE ON MAY WHEAT CKICAOO, May 1 1. Joseph Lei ter, who is reputed to have lost with his father. $10,000,000 when he tried unsuccessfully to corner the wheat pit, is re- -ported to be attempting a "comeback" In May Wheat. Inciter's earnincs In the last few months are estimated at three million. A Rents of the allies, principally Britain, are reported to have cleared between ten and fifteen million. Jessie Liver more, becoming a member of the pit a month ago, has made between a million and a half and two million in May wheat. SHAWLEY IS STILL ALIVE BUT IN VERY All- KilMtrt indicate That Killing of Ills wife Was t-remediuum; lieft .Two lcim to KeiuUves. At last reports received here Lloyd Shawley. whq abot aud killed his bride of a few weeks art Lewiston Wednes day night and seriously wounded him self, was still alive though in a crit ical condition. He la at the White hospital In. Lewiston and la being at tended by his half-brother, James W. Brown of this city, who went up yes terday. According to all reports from Lew iston. shawley'B mad act was premed itated and he Is said to have hinted of his Intentions to friends before leaving Pendleton for Lewiston. Questioned at the hospital yesterday h told conflicting stories, stating first that he and his wife had entered into a suicide pact but later placing the responsibility for the shooting upon Mr. Jetty Mctiary. who. he said, in duced his wife to leave turnabout a week ago. ' . Ijemves Two Letters. Two letters were found in his pock ets, one addressed to his mother and the other to his wife's mother- It is said their contents indicate the act waa premeditated. Shawley, according to reports, in duced his wife to take a walk with him Wednesday evening. They were standing on a street corner when he shot her twice through the left breast, killing her Instantly. He turned the gun on himself and fired two bullets Into the left side of his own chest. Both bullets pierced his lungs. Wife Only 2'J Years Old. The body of Mrs. Shawley is being taken to Walla Walla today by her father. H. A. Happy and her sister, Mra. F. 8. Kanosky of conn1'. Wash. Her former home was in Walla Wal la where she was married lo John Jones, son of a prominent Walla Wal la grocer. With him she came to Itm dleton where he was employed for over a yejir by Grit man Bros.' Vhih here she secured a divorce from Jones and for a time worked in a laundry. She was married to Shawley, who was a painter and decorator, about six weeks ago. His father. Samuel Shawley, Is a prominent resilient of the I'oiiieroy couiilr. He is attend ing his son now. Shawley is 31 ears old and his wife was 22. NO CHANCE' TO DRIVE CAR OVER MOUNTAINS Auto diiM-ri. in tl not hope to cross the l:lue Mouiitnins for another month at leat. accord maf to 15. J- Venniini who has just retiirneil from an at tempt lo itel to ljt ur.imle 1n s Foril with J K. Hlevlns. Thev K.'t to 1 ijniiule :ill risnt cut ii ,111. o-ii i They wre'forceii to nOaiul.-n it five nines this sole of Weacnam when they eneounteriKl 'snow ne.irly ". asx' feet deep. They wslk.-il on 10 Me.iclmu. ami cauitht a train to U liramie. Kvpn l.fore thev struck the snow. Venniim states that they encountered roans so mu.ldy snd chnckv that the spent considcrahle time pryins the car out. A henvier car monl.1 never have cotten as far ss their FVird. he statei. imlins: to the allies ret-l plan for ! ns4 tliink A Use war. coiHlu.fcu with He believes there Is only a stretch of WHr im repi'tinK Turkey. tlie Turkv still In I. orotic. Ilmtins shout fix mihs that Is shsolutely Im- It . amlMiritatltvly vial"! that lhl onMaiiiino4. tlie Hi-la-lam. 1. p.Me at this time but the snow is lehnuxe wa tliornMhlT dp. iisel In "ti-ld.-red a a reward fir 1st i.r .0 deep that it will keep the roal ( hl-ll official circle, "f tin- allte.1 t"i- rl- vu-irb- anil an a4-kn.twl.Uic. very nimtitv for a I on time h I itannlv mt ll lln la n - Mo nt fc.m all's-. II. .I luln.11. I. I thinks WORKMEN AND SCH BERG TO FORM A Representatives of Petrograd Scene in Effort to Dissuade of District is Arrested. FRICTION BETWEEN DUMA PETROGRAD, May 11. The Schiselberg munitions dis trict has revolted. The work men and citizens have announc ed their intention of organizing a separate republic. Repre sentatives of the workmens and soldiers committee left here immediately to dissuade the revolutionists from their announced purpose. . The reb els arrested the provisional president of the munitions dis trict. ' The dispatches did not say how serious the revolt is. Apparently there is no vio lence. MORE FKICTIOX KVlOENf. Another instance of friction between the Duma and soldiers' and work men's council Is evident today. The council announced that the workmen THHKK GKKMAN- SPIES ARE AKKKKTW IX DKei MOIXES IES MOIXES. May 10. The third arreM of allege! (ierman agents with in twenty-four hoars was made when the secret fen hr took mto cuatodv J. zactierls. a traveling engineer of the Bell Telephone Ootnpany. Her- snan Kirch and A. V- Hartunc were already arrewtcd. The trio waa taken to ijeavenworth priMon without trial and will be detained for the duration of the war. It was announced. RA-SAV CAMPAKiX TO UK OPEXEn IX RRITAIX atton-YWle Orllertion by Bov Srma I JHanned. LOXDON. May 11. Raj? collecting on a nation-wiae nouse-io-nouse oa Ms im be in organized by the British government through the national ser vice department. Inlon alone ta ex pected to furnish 5.000,000 pouuds of ratfs before the spring house cleaning season Is over. The official title of the movement is the "National Houae-to-House Rap Collt'Ction." A woman organiter is be-in ir appointed for every district of every important town, and she will enlist the services of Boy Scouts and other volunteer a aolletora. A corps of women workers will make hu;t to house calls to explain the campaign to housewives and enlist enlist awav thfir help. "Kvery woman who thmws awav j racs is helping the enemy.' s,s th- committee's appeal. "Kvery square h of rag which contains cotton can he ma1e into paper. Kvery scrap of na: which t made of wool can be turned into new clothes Uatly Amherst and Mr. Tennnnt have given the committee house which will be used as the central col lecting stations for the Iondon dis-trict. lld sill-l.l.S 1I.K. jtween the bunia Midlers and .rk- Kls PASO. May lit.--Wild shell. j mens council was made in the itrlk during artillerv tract ice of the Fifth I ing phr:&se of the prrlamatton pst lTmted States field urtillf r.v d- niaued i ed throughout IV t r.i ;oi in it nig a three houses. jcoalit:t gtv ernment. CONSTANTINOPLE TO BE GIVEN TO BELGIUM AND DARDANELLES CONTROL IWItls. Mar II. llcltluni'. flas ill fly ntrr t isisnllniiile ami luH- 1 Kttun will omtrol like Itanlancllc , mvi.ix-.-U li e o. ...... ... CITIZENS OF ANNOUNCE E SEPARATE STATE Committee are Rushed to the Revolters; Provisional President AND CITIZENS IS APPARENT and soldiers are planning on meeting all varieties at socialists at some neu tral country to discuss the world problems. STOCK ftOLM A GKRM AN MOVE. . Those behind the plan insisted the couierence was not Identified with the June meeting of socialists at Stockholm. Stockholm is being re garded more and more as a carefully plotted German more for a separate peace with Russia. The extreme wing of the socialist party In Russia flatly opposed the meeting. Its members en deavoring to apread anyng the peo ple and fellow socialists their convic tion that the conference Is Germaa inspired. German aided and probably Herman controlled. Twelve members of the workmen's and soldiers' committee were named to plead with the revotttag foraes tor the restoration of order. TheseidW. leader of the social democrats, per sonally hurried to the munitions dis trict to give aid. ROOSEVELT DIVISION ISSOE NOT DEAD YET Bill' Intradbwrd la Hoasr Br Murrmj llurlb-nrt AathorUinK CoJoor. to ltaiw aa Am jr. . WASHINGTON. May 1 1 Tha Rooaevelt division issue is much allva. Murray Hurlburt of New York, a democrat. Introduced a bill in tha house authorising Roosevelt to raise a division. Gardner of Mxssacuaetta and Austin of Tennessee, objected when Chairma n Ient of t he house military committee, suggested that the debate on the Roosevelt division be limited to two hours. Houm- lirohalpa Revenue. While the house continues the de hate on the billion eight hundred thousand dollar revenue bill, the sen ate finance committee began Its hear- ings on the measure. Testimonv from thtiee affect?! by the Income, exceas profits. btverags and toba cco taxes was heard. Paul Cravat h of the Ret hie hem Steel ronumnv. and J. A. Krats. of the Im cka wanna Steel company, dis--us?e. the Income tax. objected to the stock dividend tux. Thev said nunc f their stockholder objected to the , J ir.come tax. and pointed out the oc ! ,v'b nis- really don't amount to th ok h net nut divifiemli. because thev tak toothing from the corporation tnd add not hing to the income of the stockholder. n the contrnrv . if such stck dividend Is taxed the men declared it wottld amount to a tax on ttu stockholder' capital. i;it:i, Mi: t is fi TMtK IKTUOr.UAP. Mav It. Frank ad misMion that free Russia future is .arkl menaced by the quarrel be- ik.Hiliu.1 me the Mralt.. 1 the Tui-kt-js prolMk-nt ha. ftatis.- In ursm tlae alltcw. The enletilc ao.a " - ........ MOV