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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (July 18, 1917)
b to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to DAIL."'!IG EDITIOjj DAILY EVENING EDITION probably TO ADVEHT1HEKH Maximum. 9: .'nlmum.O; wind, rorth-east, liacrit: rain, ; weather, partly cloudy. The But Oregonlao hn the llrmt ooaa (Id anil guarauteed paid circulation of an; paper Id Oregon, eaae of Purtland and by far to largest clrculatloo la Pcadtaton of ao nawapaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEB CITY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 29 GERMANY FINANCED CHINESE MONARCHISTS TEUTON PLOT TO SPREAD DEADLY GERMS THROUGH COUNTRY IS DISCOVERED Three Men Arrested Charged With Conspiracy to Scatter Infection Broadcast by the Medium of Court Plaster TRAVELLED THROUGH KANSAS KANSAS CITV. July la. t'barged with a- conspiracy to scatter broawt .rant Infectious and ; deadly " through, the medium of court piaster three Uemaoa, agent of the Kaiser, .according to ulttxl States Attornel Itoberuon have been arrested. W. B. Smith, mate chemist, discov ered tbe alleged con-plracjf upon an alyl of court plasters, distributed free In varlouM Kaunas towns.. The first laboratory test prowd a jiuazle, ao three other chemlMs were munmoncd. All Uiree found lock jaw irrnw. Other ptok., unidenti fied, were a No found. The names of the plotters are with held because lynching are feared. The chemist Male the country doc tora without the aid of analytical fa--tUtlea were easily deor-rreil by the court plaster. The germs were ao placed In the plasters that detection was almost Impossible. Three men traveled thrown the state mHIIiut tlie plaster wliere possible and In many Instances giving them away, Officials beUeve there may ne more Mian the three In the plot, Charges of assault with Intent to kill, fraudulent use of the malls, violation of the pure food laws, and conspiracy were filed acalnst the three tiermans, Kobertson said. GERMANS LOSE HEAVILY IN VAIN ATTACKS VARIM. July 18. A repeated and violent attnek by the enemy In frult Icss attempts tu regain the around the French took 111 yesterdays fight ing around Verdun Is officially re ported. The Hermans bombarded the Verdun positions violently and IhroiiKhout the niKhl sent atrscking waves aKHlnst the new French lines. The enemy lost heavily and gnlned nothing. Around ferny, a violent ar tillery buttle Is reported. The Her man crown prince Is hack where he wan a year ago. frying to take Ver dun. Dispatches from the front de scribed the full extent of the victory achieved In the French drive on the left bank of the Mnttse. The French retook nil the ground around hill Sal vMrh the Germans gained In nn at tack June 2S nnd ;9. PRESIDENT BRODIE GRATEFUL FOR ALL L0CALC0URTES1ES Praise for Pendleton and thanks for the courtesies extended the State Editorial Association while In session here are expressed by retiring Presi dent B K. Brodle In a letter to E. B. Aldrlch. editor of the Bast Oregon. Ian. In his letter Mr. Hrodle says: I have left a few presidential let ter heads, and on one of them I want to express to you my personal appreciation of the success or the 117 convention. I heard much praise of Pendleton that probably did not come to your ears. It would have been sweet music, indeed. I wish you would convey to the boost ers of Pendleton, at your convenience, my gratification over the wonderfully hospitable treatment accorded the newspaper men. It certainly has been a pleasure to me to have been asso ciated with you In. the preliminary work, and while I know that we may expect a very enjoyable time at Coos Bay. I hope the program of ths busl. ress session will be equal lo the standard of the Pendleton convention. DAILY SHIPBUILDING ROW AT CRITICAL STAGE; GOETHALS MAY QUIT POST Secret Neeting This Afternoon is Expected to Result in Sensational Developments if Goethals Attends. WASHINGTON, July , 11. The shipbuilding row baa reached a most critical stage In the controversy be tween Ln-nman and Goethals. After Qoethais' second reply to Denman'a request for detailed Information. Den man Immediately diapatched a third request for information and aaked to have the reply before the board meeting called for late this after noon. . . If tioethals doesn't give a aatisfae. lory answer lo tht statement. or or falls to attend the meeting. leo thals may resign. The principal point -of difference between Den man and Ooetbais concerns the "li ter's plan -to build two government steel ship Sards on leased land, riven the government piling would revert to the owners of the land. It Is stated. -' Friends of Goethals predict he will resign If he Is not freed from Den man a restraint, unless "the president has given tloethala complete author. Ity In directing the snip construction plans. iorn mam leering of Aen. Another difficulty with the Inter national angle concerns the com mandeering of alien shipping under construction In the United States, tioethals would turn back the British ships to Britain. Denman favors add ing such commandeered ships to Am ericas merchant marina. Denman asked for contracts for two govern, men! ship yards, ooetbais- reply to dav merelv gave blank contracts wlihout the cost of figures Denman wanted. . . A secret shipping board meeting this atfernoon is eM.ectcd to be sensational if O.H-thals attends. Denman controls the hoard. . Den-mans last Idler resulted In gieat activity in rloethals office. In- dicullng the deslrea limn would reach Denman in time tor sludv before llv board meeting late ticiuy. friends stated he would attend the meeting, having previous I. suggested such conference Instead of exchange of notes. VACANCIES FOR 15 111 TROOP D Troop D officers, headed by Oup laln lec Otldwell. are completing the recruiting work for the troop Prior to its departure for Cnllforna follow ing mobollKitlon July 20. There are vacancies for 1 F. men In the troop and volunteers measuring up to the mlltuirv standard for cavalrymen will fte welcomed. The troop needs a sad dler and a horseshoer. The troop Is to assemble here on .laly 21. Saturday, und will he held together from that time until the mo bollzatlon July 2K. In the meantime a number of enlisted men In the troop not yet subjected to physical examination will be required to pre sent themselves for such examination by Dr. l.uy Hoyden. The men not yet n porting for physical examination are Holland K. Thomas. Robert K. Jones Archie -. Standard. Walter Meakiu. Lloyd K. Is-edon. James K. Harris. m. Walter It. Belts. James M. Davis. Tracy Line. v. F- llunyan. James M. ke. F.rnest W. Hart and Dell Hlancett. The troop drills tonight at 7:30 at Happy t'anyon. HflA KU tJOKS TO n t-4: xmv luotxmn is made NEW YORK. July 18 Anothe record point was reached here todav In bar silver, when SI 1-4 cents an ounce was quoted in the market. EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON,) WEDNESDAY, HELIX WILL SOON HAVE FLOUR MILL C'A P At TTY TO BK 100 BARRKIA A WAV; OiHKATra V Ml.rXl TKM1TV; COeiT MO.OOO. Helix is soon to have a 140.000 flour mill, with a capacity of 100 barrels a day, the bull to be operat ed by electricity furnished by the Pa cific Power & Light Co. through a line from Touchet, through the Hud son Bay country. The company win also provide electric lighting facili ties for Helix. Including street lights and power service for other Indus tries aside from the new mill. The flour mill is to be finance! through a stock company composed of Helix citizens. REICHSTAG MAJORITY PEACE WASHINGTON. July 18. Peace by ,) ...roetual reconcili- ation among the nations is tht der- ! man Reichstag majority 'peace pro to the state depart- gra m , acco rd in g mnt. I The outline of the proKram follow: J ... . Ani-i.ai 4 1S14. the fo owing woras v. ere spoken from the throne: We are- impelled by no thoughts of con quest. On this platiorm me verman people stand as when the word was spoken. Germany has take up arms nly in defense of her libert- and in dependence, for the protection of her rritorial possessions. Map showing the progress Tjf the Hussiun advance in Gallcla. Gen. Kemllofrs troops have forged ahead twenty-five miles in four days, cross- Ing the U.mnlca river in force and occupying the city of Kalusz, twenty miles from Italics. WHERE RUSSIANS ARE ADVANCING IN NEW DRIVE I- ' S O WARSAW V&ReST-UTOvs V jm Is I .o looz r" rS rf JT ft i j ' Vo-tv V y ?) Jr sh -i l O PIOTRKOW q R (V? AT Jim l V O f lubunI o Kovrij J5 1 C O 'Tf' aaajr- (, " "OMitoS I r C f M . I O orTRoe a y s tt u o h . os&Si aaieaaa roTf V45v Oft Art JQv -T V OOOO aovrsicr' 9 . Vjbk O o Vs v JULY I, I9IT b. " I V awawaaiaw BAJUB LINE AS RESULT "K.K.utI& V - OF K.U&SIAN OFFCNSIVK ZL-' RUSSIANS PUSHED BACK ALONG LOMNICA RIVER LONDON. July; 18. The Ger mans have not only stopped but apparently pushed back part of General Kornlloff's line. Petro grad officially admitted the re tirement and capture of positions south of Novice. The Berlin statement, confirmed this and INFLAMMATORY POSTERS BY I. W. W. FOUND IN PENDLETON Small I. W. W. posters of radical and inflammatory order, were posted on bulletin boards, , telephone - poles and elsewhere about Pendleton last evening and during; the night. Some of the posters carried statements on Sabotage by W. D. Haywood, others are reported to have carrie'd' picture?! of red flags with words of aemi threatening character. The police and sheriffs force are watching the situation today. How ever, no arrests had been made up to. 2 p. m. It Is said that anyone com. mining such a nuisance may be held under any one of a number of charges. There la a new state law making It a felony to threaten to bum. property. In a phone statement to the Bast Oregonian this afternoon. Chief Dep uty V. 8. Attorney Rankin In Port land said he surmtsea tnat me wm in Pendleton was similar to that dls- i The Reichstag aspires to peace bj negotiations and perpetual reconcili ation among nations. w itn a peace such as this, all annexation and an Political. Industrial and tlnanciai mAcHr.a. unrlortui.n hv Vil)lellC ATt incompatible. 1..-.. i i .. i ... .T A hu nnrriVM nil Dlnnfi - bringing Isolation and enmity among the peoples after the war. The free dom of the seas must be secured. . Only industrial peace will pave the way for a friendly intercourse among nations. However, as long a the enemies of the government refuse peace oi j The renewed Russian drive is a continuation oi t.en. - fensive in the summer of IMS, which started from the dotted line from Pinsk to the Rumanian border and rcacneo ioc mi.ii.-i mir ...... ; Ixiints. In the advance of lyl,r. the JULY 18, 1917 added the, Russians were forced back at other points along the Lomnica river. Halg reported numerous small local fights with the gain of ground around Monchy Le Preux, Much raiding In Belgium is re ported. -. covered at some ether points throughout the state. He asks that local officers handle tbe situation If possible and keep the United States authorities informed. At 'Klamath Falls last night a fire supposed to be of I. W. W. origin destroyed a large dairy. WOMAN MAItltlKD 38 YKAR8 XOW HAS 28 CHILDREN CHl.N'O, July 18. Twenty seven children have been born to Mrs. Paul Agullar In her wedded life of 38 years. Today she Is the mother of her Sxth. Mrs. Agullar is 63. She was married at 15. )av00 this basis, as long as they threaten Germany and her allies, with con quests and force of arms. Just so long will the German people stand to gether as one man, fighting, and pre. servine steadfastly until their own and her allies have the right to live and develop assured. In unity the German people stand unconquerable. The Reichstag feels Itself one with the mew who in battle heroically guarded the front. The imperishable thanks of the entire people is their portion. This program Continued on Page 8. ) Russians captured Uemberg. Prseniysl and all the Intervening towns and fortresses until they had almost reached the high water mark of the t14 offensive, close to Cracow, and were slopped only at the Carpathian p.isses into Humiary. Thc were Ih.-n b.'a-cn back to thr .lotted line. PROGRAM GIVEN Money Furnished on Condition That Re stored Emperor Would Resume China's ' Old Relations With Germany; Number of Teutons Fought at Peking on Side of Monarchists. mm: ii riGAiiT resumes office TOKIO, July , 18. Japanese officials have received confir mation that Germany financed the attempt of General Chang to restore a monarchy in China. Li has resumed the presi dency. The money was furnished on condition that the e atored emperor would resume China's old relations with Ger many. Simultaneously it was learned a number of Germans participated in the recent fighting at Peking on the side of the monarchists. President Li, who sought refuge in the Japanese legation at Peking during the brief occupation of the capital by the mon archists has left his refuge 'and heads the republican government. 42 MEN TO BE DRAFTED FROM THIS COUNTY Umatilla county will have to pro vide only 43 men under the first draft fot the national army, accord ing to the estimate by Adjutant Gen eral White. Had Pendleton been giv en credit for enlistments made in the Idaho national guard this county would have had an excesa of volun teers and there would be no draft elections from the county at all. Followlnb is a table showing tbe quota to be furnished on the first draft by each county in the state, according to the unofficial allocation based on a net quota for the Slate of 717 men: Baker 48 Benton - 0 Clackamas 60 Clatsop 4 Columbia 4 s Coos Crook. ' Curray 21 Deschutes - 37 Douglas ' Gilliam SI Grant Harney - 1 Hood River t- Jackson Jefferson . .-. 2 Josephine . . .' 0 Klamath 'll 1-ake 4 1 lake 14 Lane Lincoln 23 I.lnn - ' 0 Malheur 5 Marlon - 0 Morrow '. 1 Multnomah City of Portland " Polk Sherman , 3D Tillamook i Umatilla 42 Cnion H Wallowa 13 Wasco 2! Washington S Wheeler 3 Yamhill 0 Total GLOBE I. W. W. MAKE THREA TS OUiI.E, July IS. 'The nien.br Hhip of the I. W. W. is gftitng tired of the .HWlessnes of the capital class." F. H. Little. I. W. W. ornaniaer. wired Governor Campbell, referring to the report that Clone was plannin vholfwale deportations similar to His- bee's. "V will no lonser stand for such m-tion. If you an governor cannot up hold the law. wh will take the same into our own hands'. Will you act or not"" Thifi is the elinmx to the I. W. W situation that has thu- far baffled solution. Instead of tendtmr to dissi late feelinr apalnst the I. W W.. It has served to heighten it. There is no daner of the 1. W. W. taking th law into its own hands, but the citi zens of fSlobe ni)iv, Arrests of I. W. W. leaders und ani lators continue. Bcnit4rff loh. PARIS, July 1 A Zurich dipat h to the Petit Parisien says Count von Pernstorff has been appointed Her man minister at Oopenh:iren in the place of Count Prockdorff liamuiu. NO. 917T DRAFTED SJSMOIES TO HAVE ML KIDS OF EflTERTAir.LIEHT WASHINGTON. July J S. Unci Sum will have all kinds of entertain ment and Hportu for the first 600, 00 drafted Sammies in the cantonment camps... Chairman Raymond IX Fos dick, of the War department commis sion oa training camps, om.Inetf U-.. program which is now n earing com- , pletion. Kach camp will have a mon ster theatre. Broadway successes will tour thera on a regular circuit. Caruso. Farrar. John McCormack, Paderewskl and other world famous artists will appear.' Mary Pickford. Charlie Chaplin. Douglaa Fairbanks and kindred movie stars, including a brigade of vampire wilt appear in person. Picked vaudeville acts will be shown- Frank Ootch. Mike Gibbons. Johnny Kilbane. Tom Gibbons, John ny Dundee. Jack Dillon. Kid McCoy. Packy alcFarland. Jess WUiard. Sam Lanirford and others will teach the Sammies how to box. LAFAYETTE AIR MEN T0.8E TRANSFERRED TO AMERICAN ARMY PARIS. July 1H. Within a fort night the Lafayette fefecudrille France's fighting American airmen, will be formally transferred tn the American army and an American ar my officer have direct charge of the eyes of Pershing's army. The Ecadriile wilt be re-rtra ni. ed. but Us personnel retained except for the displaced French command ing officers. Lieutenant William Thaw of Pittsburg will become Ma jor Thaw of the United States army, and vill be pursuit commander of the unit. Half a doxen star flyprs now non.com missioned officers, wi'l be commissioned. The unit will go into the American army records at the Lafayette squadron, as both the French and American officers have a sentimental regarrr for the name The regular flyers will continue to use the new. fast biplanes. The vet eran mechanician will, remain with the unit and draw pay front the Am erican government. The Iafayetf squadron mill even keep the maw. Including two lions. tw etit.v- v'l dogs and one raM.it. U is author!, tatlvely learned that H American- in the French a.vint.on schools ili n turned over to Ivrshlnr WHEAT MAKES 20 CENT CLIMB TODAY IN CHICAGO PIT Cllll'AdO. Jul.i I- (-ih-cUI to tli Kast nregomant Khiikc tt wheat prices today: Open. HiKh. lns-. fl.i- Jul lilt - ; - 1" Sent II :' l I- INrt-llaral. I'OKTUM'. "re. Jnl H C.e. rial - J -t.lt. S- J ' -' t.lne-iem, i.2i to - -