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ft .fcv ft- SVfcv ft ' fti ft ft -ft to to ft ft ft DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILLl OJDITION v TO ADVERTISERS Showers and . ormn t and to. e Vdr par hi. afternoon rtly Th Kant Orpgoalaa bu the Urges t bona fids sad guaranteed paid circulation of any paper In Oregon, east of I'ortiaud and by (ar tba Isrgeat circulation In I'eodieton of any newspaper. cloudy. Maximum? : minty V . : rain fall, : wind, went, BrV; wotlwr, clear. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEB VOL. 29 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON. OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1917. NO. 9160 DAM BREAKS BAKER; MA Y BEEN BLOWN Town of Rock Creek Complete ly Demolished; Property Loss Far in the Thousands; Hundreds of Cattle Perish NO LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED AT 2:30 THIS AFTERNOON KING AND QUEEN OF CHERRYLAND CROWNED AT FREEWATER TODAY NEAR MM WILL RRITIH TRJlflPS WITHIM HA VF PROBABLY BE Dru 1,011 smjuro mum i jiH v ju iini r mh r i rric nnnnrn VP " p(1T c an F nAU rllLL low nwtn I RAKER, Ore., June 28. (Special to the East Oregoni nn) The town of Rock Creek, just went of Haines, was en tirely demolished and proper ty damage to the extent of many thousands was inflicted this morning when a dam in the mountains, supposed to be at Killamacue lake, 22 miles west, of Baker, went out with the result a raging torrent wai 1 A.. I 1 1.. 1 1 1,r' seiu aown upon me iuwianu of Baker county. There is a possibility the dam was blown up. Thus far no loss of life has been reported but it is known lhat considerable stock perish ed while many fields and hous es were destroyed. No Warning Given, The flood reached Creek at 8:45 and the warning' the people had Kit K K W AT K H, Or.. June 28 (Special to the Kant Oregonian, ) -With 2000 enthusiastic people in at tendance, Fretwater'a annual Cherry Day hut been a pronounced success Kith patriotism a pronounced theme thruiiKhuut the entire day's program. At the speaking program Mayor liishop prt-Hidt'U and BinunK the speakers were ti. I Siualley of the Wala Walla Cm inert.-ia I Club, ex Posimasler Hmnituii of Walla Walla, and Will M. Peterson of Pendleton. At IU:3o this morning occurred the coronation ceremony,' ut which D. C KundtTtHin outdated. Allen Maso was crowned as king. Florence Hunk mi iueeii, fiol'lie Plersol at princes -amlM-rt, Kh'ta berturi as Princess le and Opal Glascebrook an prlu. cess t Tartarian. In the cherry exhibit prlVes were awarded a follow: , BeHt Individual display, c. Rog ers, first, C. H- Wicks second. Heat crate of Rings Barbara Mc Uea, firM; C. u Rogers, second. Beat JO pound bog f Rings a. M. Simmons, first; Mrs. Charles Hrinker second; Mr. K. McHea. third. Rest crate Royal Anus L. jn!omo, first; It. L, Blirkburn, second. Heat 10 pound box Iioyal Anns C. ti. Rogers, first; W. K. Jojes,. sec ond. Rest ly pound box Ijimberts-- Jas Do. Id. first; s. U. Dunlop, second; . -N. Simmons, third. Rest commercial prick, any variety C. O. Rogers, first; A. U. Walker, second. In i he parade prig- for -floats were awarded to the CJ A- R. first and N. H, Harrington, second. For the worst looking auto a prixe of $ i was awarded to machine displayed by Doris & bmR, Pershing's Men to be Aug mented as Fast as Possible by Other Trained Troops; Actual Fighting Not Expect ed Before Spring. ADMIRING CROWDS FOLLOW AMERICANS IN PARIS Great Coal City is Practically Surrounded on Three Sides; German Position Be came Extremely Critical This Afternoon With Fresh British Advances; Powerful Trenches are Taken. WASHINGTON. June 2 Central Pershing s men will le augmented UH last as possible by other trooj m. This iB HIGHWAY BOARD ' TO BE HONORED j WHILE IN CITY GOVERNMENT (V. P. SIMMS) BRITISH HEADQUART ERS, June 28. Canadian troops have Occupied the town of Eleu dit Leauvette, half a mile southwest of Lens. . Cana dian patrols shoved ahead of by other trained j the village and penetrated even s far a officiaix t,t i further toward the coal city. in war dt-iiurtiiient would no in dis- ! This is nearest the British ciuin(f future Waa. cv-nsornhip and ! have come to the city of Lens Kar-ty provinlonK furliade the an- Tu re n,.n.emem of any more details. lt!ProPer- Jhe mention of pa is indicated that miiitiHiuen win nke. ;trols pushing further on lndi iv tie the next unit Kent abroad catea a general retreat of the ahend of the new national army, it Germans and abandonment ot i Relieved in,p..ibie the n,.nti) thejr positions, under the tre- can le moulded Into fiKhtinir form , , . lurore nex, spring at the earliest. mendously strong pressure. The safe arrival of l'ershtn fore- ' fc-leU dlt Leauvette IS located es makes an epoch in army and navy half a mile beyond Lievin htstor. communication urn of the w here some time aero the Ger mans made a desperate stand Astride the Lens-Arras road the Ca nadians are pressing forward. A Iortion of the AvionMerlcourt switch line is captured. The British losses j are light. Prussian troops were trap- ! ped in dugouts in this section and -refused to surrender. The positions were cleared by bombs. The enemy j Is In the coat mines between the ' forks of the Arras-Lens-Drncou.-t i railway is bitterly resisting the Brit. ' ish advance. The British this aft- j ernoon have the situation well in ' hand. j EXEMPTION RULES ARE COMPLETED Every Provision Edged With Double Safeguards Against Unfairness or Tampering , AFFIDAVITS ARE NECESSARY WASHINGTON. Jane Kxemo tion regulations have been Complete!. The President soon will issue them by proclamation. Kvery provision is edged with double safeguard against unfairness or tampering. From an authoritative source, it Ls learned the regulations provide tha . I In honor of the state hlphwuv 1,1 Si i commission which will be here to-COn- morrow upon lis first official vis;. ft.Sted ill the Onrushing Wall Of land will, open bids for the surfaciu U'ator Th WAtpr rarripd I of tn Wild Horse road for a din. much debris gathered up the canvon and trees 75 feet long -were earned along by trie in pan to honor the commissioner government has assumed com 1 . J 11 A. 1 I L...l J ' , a. I... I iiooa,,me trees ut-mg iiurttru . a ip upinwinuun ior m viuiy uej.e control of all wheat trad- recognttbn shiwn tmatiiia county s . . , . . . mg, iwiii uunmiiv stiiu i ui cig.. fof the Wild I tance of 10 miles, a small Informal ' ! banquet U to be held at the Hot"! , I'endleton at 7 o'clock and will be TAKES OVER WHEAL TRADE CHICAGO, June 28. The nd over end. Seeing the Hood coming the pen. pie of the town got out of harm's way hut the main buildings of the vll. Iarr. consisting of a store, pool hall. b1:o-kfmith shop and lodge hall were entirely demolished as well as some MiiitHer buildings. Hushing on down the valley the flood spread ut over th- low lands near Haines. Inflicting some datnaKw there. 4 Wumo s n Don he At " 2 o'clock this afternoon there w.tx doubt as to whether the flood (aiiif from the bursting of the Killa ni t- u ilnm or from the Allis dam. liuth in (he mountains. I'hone com. mmiK-ntlon with the rtflon neds. WILD HORSE BIDS TO BE OPENED BY BOARD FRIDAY it is announced. Wheat ex , changes throughout the coun- try will cease dealing in fu- ; tures. army In France were the longest and most troublesome military men have encountered A three thousand mile trail across the trackless ocean miutt be kept open for the transport of men. Iiirts I Vie Anwrfcrui. I'AUIS. June 2$. Paris is flooded I with American naval officials, blue jackets and fnMi from the ships ac. compimying the American expedition ary army to Krance. The Americans are feted and cheered hy admtrins crowds ever? where. Some of the Americans wer granted a full day's t leave. R(MB. June 28. The central now- ! following general exemptions: ers fear the Russian offensive will ' 1M,Hrr!d mn w,th ""-,r children I soon begin. A considerable number) Men Wlln a(fe NtP(?IlU ,ely d l-of Austrian divisions were withdrawn j pendent. ' from the Italian front and hurried Men with orphaned sisters under a ccrtiitn age. Workers in industries necessary to the maintenance of military organiza tion and the maintenance of national interest. -.,-. State, county and federal officials. IndUMtrtert ut HpetfVL . Affitlavita are required from claim. ants, but the regulations fall to north. Many of these troops were shifted from' the northern fighting front at the heifrhf nf I'ariitrnu'i nffonuiva tit against the British. Lens is stiffen the weakening enemy front, now practically encircled OH ' Then the central powers were confi. three sides. dent of the success of the separate Thev are reduced to the necessity . lwe plot and practically stopped all of fighting from the ruins of the j Anting on the Russian front, burned city. Their powerful trench- es outside the town are taken. The ; Germans' position at Lens became j tlrttimh- c-ritift thfa . afternoon ' succeeaed ine inraniry ngniing Artillery SuoccedH l.nfantry. PARIS, June 28. Violent artillery with fresh British advances. The Hermans destroyed a bridge the Hurtebise and Comillet sectors, over the Souches river leading to the It ia officially stated. A German at city from the outskirts of Avion. tack in the Wattwiller salient failed The Canadian patrols are reported and a number of the enemy were to have at rived dose to Mericourt. killed. 1 in'i waste time in sighing fiver vvhnt miht have been; make the be-t j of what is j the disaster started Is impossible and men sent to investigate have not yet reported. There Is a possibility th d;im may have bn blown up with feloneotis Intent. ' The dam was used to Impound water for Irrigation. It is estimated that the torrent carried 12 million gallons of water and the fact the water Is still flowing strengthens the belief that the KIMa maeue dam went out. In addition to the property dam age Inflicted by the flood of water this morning the farmers securlntf water from the project for irrigation purposes face danger of drouth from Iomi of the dnm. SAMCM. June 28. Special. To let a contract for ten miles of hard surface road north from IVndleton the state highway commission will meet in Pendleton Friday. This is the first strip of pavement for which S. Benson, chairman of the commls- wherc 'slon, bought the patent rights as an STOP PICKETING AT WHITE HOUSE ORDINANCE FOR PAVING EAST WEBB IS PASSED BY COUNCIL USES BARE HANDS TO CAPTURE BEAR IN CITY LIMITS experiment. Contractors will be al low ed to hid on the Job without pay. ing attention to patent royalties. JULY DOWN TO I $1.99 TODAY OircA.0, June 28. (Special to the Kast Oregonian.) Range of w heat prices today : Open. High. Xxw. Close. July $2.01 01b $1. Hs $3.01 Sept $1 NO 11.82 11.80 I181S loruand. ItRTI.ANl, June 28. (tfpeclal. ) Club. $2.30; bluestem. $2 40. i a. p hush srvscnKKxrmxt. HH OF TtXKPIIONK lOI K -AI 4JKAU8 IllH. A. D. Irish, in charge of the ware, hwuxw of the Monogram OH Co.. has tb" laugh on Senator Fred Btelwer and other bear hunters of the coun t who art In the habit of making fif-iU-nt icuralons Into the wilds of the state In search of bearmeat. Cast- lug bis eye aloft last evening he dis covered a cub bear serenely occupy, lot: the top of a telephone pobt near the company's warehouse In the wet end of the city. He cllmbej the pole and captured the bear with his bare hands. He now has It In captivity The little animal Is only about three weeks old. It may have escaped from the Itarnes circus while the show w:o here and it may have een the I n f a loom! resident. It was lMTih-d on top of the crossarms of the pole when Mr. Irih espied It. Mr. lti-h intends keeping It unlesw some i-wtilvplv t iHtibti onncr-'hlp. r:nlbtmcntii Tliraughout Osuntry on Mismlay, 55 .Men. WASHINGTON, June 2s. War re. cruiUng fur the great army reached a total of 120.185 yesterday when Kifi 1 men were enlisted throughout the country. PINK EYE IS NOW EPIDEMIC IN CITY a Pink Ke Is epidemic among the peopbt in Pendleton at pres. ent. the epidemic In'itig the 4 worst we have had In the view of Dr. McFaul. county health officer, since the siege 1 the si me dtseaM five years ago. The disease Is not generally se rious and lasts from one to two weeks. The disease Is Jn feet io us but the regulations do not call for placing a quaran tine iver those afflicted. The first case appeared here two or three weeks ago and In the lust few days the trouble has be- I r i! ! ! i l -pm ,, ,IL m. ""Ml1" iUs 'mfc-fto- f K ' """""" I i " " ;V 4 A it -r i it f0 iM5 t r i I ill lllil;! mmMM Street ; continue ; the time li i rued last evening. It was. signed hy a number of property owners in the 1 proposed district. t The ordinance nritViilmr for the : regular meeting laM evening a P"ti. J improvement of Bast Webb street j tion was presented by J. W. McCorm- I from College to Court was finally provement proceetlings i occupy a good deal of f the council. At the fy what industries are necessary to the maintenance of military organ. In tion and national interests. The entire power of decision up on this point is left with the local and appellate boards. laimant 31us4 Prove Asmiosui. The burden of proving he's indis pensable to Industry is put upon the claimant. In most cases an affidavit from his employer will be sufficient. A unique system of appeals from the decisions of local boards ia planned, insuring, it la confidently believed. absolute fairness and impartiality. j me accuiu memoa ot drawing tne names in tne nrst levy is withheld from the regulations. It is understood, but probably will be outlined In a su bjMHjuent proclamation. remonstrance the last pro- ; much, Mr. G id eon Hrown and others passed last evening asking for th" p.iving of the north I having been file( tii of M:i(lioi) street from ilson : ceedings. to M.trtin with grawl hitulithic. Al- The mailer of lowering the sewer ready work has started on the pav. on North Main street because of the in; of Ma.tioii up to Wilson. The j improvements under way was refer, petition asks for a strip of pave- j red to the street committee with pow nient on each side of the street with er to act. a pnrking in the center and three j Sprinkling OmiractM i.rt. driveways itomecting the two strips, Bids for street sprinkling during I. C. M Nahb and others present- j the summer were opened last evening. e a petition asking for the Improve, j Sam Field was awarded the contract ment of Fast street between Court j f.r sprinkling in Iu-trict l. which is and Turner, the improvement to con- the north side, his bid being $I9.j tisi of grading and leveling. It was i er month. It. O. Hawks bid of $134 referred to the street committee. Ja month for sprinkling District 2. the A n monstrance to the proposed east end. was accepted and T. pavinc improvement on Muibn k Meeker as low bidder in IMstrict street U-tween Alta and tvurt. wa ; 3, the west end. his bid being $I5. PROSPECTIVE GOAL FAMINE IS BLAMED Oil IDE RAILROADS TixinKmj lirfuni tieuaie I. f. Indk-Mm Ittwir Mut lie An 1m. mduue K'liU'ibuti.n of (wh u Sujplj Mine ItrmjinU-.. PENDLETON WILL SELL BONDS j TO CONSTRUCT SEPTIC TANK f -; s Council May Quit Maintaining j The North siuV I -ark. I North Side Park Unless it I Thr city "or'- io instruet. j y- ai ira -?ening io ascertain what thonty iff any the citv hu iwr the old north sMe eemir t..rk t. I city has been Dawn for n.iii....r ! U'-d to ship the park and a number of th r.mn hse-t.ige. me viy recoruer w .ts I , Unu-n think thev epti. preliminary step to ton ding tank for the disposal of thv should have om- l-it e'f nitnc authorized to advertise ! trol of it. The refusal of the trus tor bids on Peiflleton sewer bonds to ot the cemeter (the extent of llZ.OOe. The Issuance of 'sener b nd- was approved hy ttu j cit voters s veral years a so never ben need tr but th cme so whlettpren, comment as to cause e e xTOIvICC GUARD SUFFKACETTE The polu' of Washington have Ammunition l-ut an end to siiffrage picketing te fore the White house as a result of neatly two days of rioting I ar Iwnners carried by the militant crit. ir'ng the President and ttm kmy th. i there h i: j money et. i The ciiy attorney was last evening itnstructed to collect ajl of the am lnlmenTs to the city charter snd to ft.ru l Z . j nave a numifr or c vi inr am- ended charter printed. A copy must caused such seriou ; be filed with the state librarian tin the polite had difH- 1 der new Uw. Wheo thus filed it s recognised as a part or the law an-l it aill not be neerar fr sttrnes t include the charter proii..n in graph shfias a iH.icensn cu irding th. tr plen.linr when fi!mg a r.w m i- of the inffrag-tts. jwh-ch the cit i tnot-,i dimrdr th; niity in pieventing the mob from Injuring the sTgn-bearers. The ph. permit the grounds to be us.-d r.r trie chaiiTu 0,11a, alter the cit had given perim. Sion brought about the d i.ueicn f th matter. S-ver.U of the couiu-ll-men were for refusing any further appropriations for maintaining the park and for selling the strip owned by the city if the city ti to have no voice In the management of the ground. The application of I. it. J..in.rt to install a gasoltne service station n iiaroVn street was referred to th tr--t ctmimittee. The application uf Fire Chief Kmc td f.-r & ft-et of new h.,e r ! rr. ,J to th.. fu,- I WASHINUTON. June 2. A fuel famine with untold suffering among the poor is in prospect unit-- the railroads supply cars tor cuai ship, me nta. according to the testimony before the senate interstate com merce commission. The blame is laid at the dHr of the ruilroaOs. C. K. Maurer of Cleveland, a mem ber Uf the federal trade commiMfion. declared there must be immediate re-dtstrtbution of cars so as to sup. Pl the demands of the mines Colver declared. 'The federal trad commission protests arfainst the uw of the term car shortage. We don believe it exists, although car -it th mines are Insufficient. a 1 cars sr I billets. Mind j for track work and automobiles. The lack of -,trs at the m in- i r-. !t the f umlamrntal trouoic In t tit toil situatuin."" Senator Smith of south t'aroims reati a telegram show ing that puMo' utihti S were thrv-a'ened with Inabil ity to operate k(nm- of th- thr-at enet lack of coal. M turer whrn t h ctii in ne I. ej fr the rat roa.ln, the ears n ur nri forthcoming Vih-n rit is needed for doin-ti. cnomrl"i atwittit forty per cent is iUh 'olver supported thl ie w lFCi; MHTI(. ILJr W AllliiT 'N. J-in j The Am roan Ft-deration of Ihr rf-ru"l t.. r rt(. ii-ate in a frnde unl-m 't