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to to to to..to to -to to to .toi te 'fej to to C EVENING EDITION Ton 1 '" Thurnday rain. M&xtru 4 nrature u; mini DAILY EVENING EDITION CIRCULATION Number copies printed today' dally edition mum A6: ' 'J; wind, i tie; weath "Sj, Thlo paper In a member of and audited by tUe Audit Bureau of Circulation. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 29 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN. PENDLETON. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1917. NO. 9225 2575 1 uuws-Sa-' I jjwujyt VNiV VJ ""r Sy COUNTV OFFICIAL PAPER N-- - Xcai3::S,N "" K0R10FF IS DRAWING NEAR TSARKOE SELO Former Home of Czar Will Probably be Scene of First Battle Between Rebels and Provisional Government. COSSACKS ARE APPARENTLY ALIGNED WITH EX-COMMANDER UINDIIN, Sept. 12. Kornl loff plunH to place the head of the Iol(oroukl family on the Huiwlan throne. It U reported, i'rlnce DolKoroukl 1m now a voluntary exile with the former czar at TobolHk. PremJmably it's thla repreHentatlve of the royal family Kornlloff platm U put on the throne. I'KTKh;HAI. Kol. 13. The pro visional irvernment h prolaimel a ireneral Htau- of martial law. Yloe-ITemli-r Nekraaofr announwd that au KowralM on all front except the aoutliwfNUt-n had plmlOTd full allo irlajice and loyalty to the govern ment, loyal trooiw hold INkoff. or Islnally KuriUlofT-a headquarters. (JOHN 8HBPKRD.) 1-KTKOonAD. 8ept. li. Trkoa Selo where the car formerly ent much time, will probably he the aoene of the first battle between the rebel and the provisional Rovern ment troopa. Kornlloff la rapidly nearlnr Taarkoe Selo. A clash to mo mentarily expected. The public's ohlef anxiety la centered about the food situation. I'etrograd's food sup ply la severely depleted. The pro visional government lasued a procla mation calling Kornlloff. fJenlklne. Utkomsky, Markoff and Klullnkoff traitors. Martial law was decreed for the Moscow district. COHsarlu With Kornlloff. Cossacks apparently are allgne 1 with Kornlloff. General Kaledln. head of the Cossacks, reported to Ke rennky the poovlHlonal government would do well to nccept Kornllnff'n ultimatum requiring the surrender of the governmental powers, othcrwlne Petrograd would find lmelf isolated by the destruction of railroads. Thou sands of loyal troops are leaving the city to meet Kornlloff's followers. Wherever Kornlloff's troops nre re ported marching, government forces destroy the railroad tracks. Socialist and other fnotlons are pledged to support Kerensky. Womim Fighters1 Revolt. PKTHUOKAD. Sept. 12. The Pet rograd division of the Women's le gion of Death revolted. It pledged to die In defense of democracy and with Its bravely alreav proved on bat tlefields, the woman fighters revolted against their commander. Madame Futchgnreva because she is too rough. Members at Petrograd stated the dis agreement between themselves and their commander was irreconcilable. I'kranla Is Isiyal. LONDON. Sept. 12. A wireless dis patch declnred the t'knrnnlnn parlia ment had formally declared Its dis approval of Kornlloff's counter revo lution. The news wits received with great satisfaction here inasmuch as Ukarania has been heretofore largely against the provisional government. Mnwnw ;nrr!on ilve Support. MOSCOW, Sept. 12. The Moscow garrison pledged complete fidelity to the provisional government. The mu nicipal council Isued a proclama tion d.-mandldng that all cities sup port Kerensky. PAINLEVE FAILS TO FORK! NEW CABINET PAK18 SKPT. 12. M. Palnleve has forma My reported he In unable to form a new cabinet, president Potn care urged him to continue his ef fort H Presumably I'alnleve's failure Is due to u lack or pport from th socialists. Palnleve' announcement t-uuvn! considerable surprise. 1-nnt niht b' lued a tentative cabinet list, Indicating the selection of two tr .-t.v ihieo .iV:i'lv! leaders. THREE PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS REVIEW NATIONAL ARMY s - A-IV K v ' I ill a AI ' . S v f t 1 Three former presidential aspirants j that city. Former President Rtose apd a mayor who may some day be velt, who was defeated In 1912, stood one reviewed the New York share ofjlestdo Mayoi John Purroy Mltchel, the National Army, w hich paraded in whoso friends have used his name in BARNES BELIEVES BASIC PRICE JuUuh H. Barnes, president of th grain corporation, of the food admin istration, takes the view that It would bo unbusinesslike and imprac tical for the government to grunt northwest farmers the same basis price that La to be puld for whettt In Chicago. Mr. I lames has eet forth his views In the following tetter to M. II. liouser. food administration agent at Portland: 4 2 Hroadway, N'ew fork City, Sept. 5, 1917. Mr. M. If. Jfouser. Portland. Orefon Aiy Dear Mr. Houser: We note wou have had numerous telegrams, and we have had some here, also, from the Pacific const growers and dealers, asking us to es tablish at Portland and other pacific coast points a terminal market basis the same as at Chicago - We quite realize that the Pacific Northwest would-like to have a price similar to Chicago at a terminal market which they could reach nt less freight expense than they uld Chicago. The fact remains, however, that our grain operation is to get wheat to domestic mills for their, use and to get the surplus to our allies for their use Under present transportation conditions on the Pa cific coast. It seems not only useless but a diversion of whe:it fundament ally wrong to accumulate at the Pa caflc coast points stocks of wheat SENATE PASSES BILL TO DRAFT FRIENDLY ALIEN WASHINGTON. Sept. 12. The senate passed the Chamberluin reso lution authorising tho conscription of friendly aliens. The resolution pro vides that all aliens of allied coun tries be drafted unless treaties ex empt them. The soldiers insurance bill is sched uled to pass the house today. HlKr .II STM IO OV KNGLANn AHKIVIS l AMFltICA ATHTIC l01vT. Sept. 12. Lord R' r1in::, the lord ohlef Jhw tict of Filmland, arrived this sf rnoH. and will go dlrvrt to M'-lllllUtOll. TlUtEATl'N OFFICIAL STRIKE SAN' I'll Nf ISCO. Sept. 12. A irenernl strike paralysing every In t'ustrv will be called by the labor council if necessary to win the street rtrike, labor officials declnred. Metal trades employers are trying to devise a plan to settle the difference with the 27,000 employes threaten to strli.e Monday. uroTK aw- j OBBmsim" r c u. r-.-r. NORTHWEST for which there are no facilities for freighting to the final market, tsven if Height facilities were available, the Pacific scale of ocean tonnage is so high that It would cost more to take wheat from Portland to Liverpool by water than to take It across country by rail and then by water to Liverpool. For the last two years the Pacific northwest has had Its prices made on fhe basis of the surplus which moves by rail across the continent to the Atlantic seaboard and we are applying the same prin ciple In our established basic mar kets this year, and this Is the only sound basis applicable under you Pacific ocean freight conditions. I wish you would patiently explain, so that all your fair men will real ize that the only sound basts is one which delivers that wheat to our al lies with as little transportation bur den as possible, and that under pres ent conditions there is no excuse -or reason or basis for accumulating wheat at Portland or anywhere on the Pacific coast. Therefore, we have not been able to see why any market should be es tablished at Portland or Seattle for accumulating wheat for export at any higher price than exists In any of that territory where all must pay f0 cents per cwt. to Chicago on Its way to the final market. Yours truly. Signed) JULflUH HI BARNKS, President. WATER RIGHTS IN QUESTION SA I.KM, Sept. 12 -vice president of the Nhn Lalng. Pacific Power & Light Company, and State Engl- j neer John Lewis cast serious doubt on the water rights of the Waplnitia Irrigation district In Wasco county, which is holding a celebration today. State Engineer Lewis asserts the ir rigation company h:tsn't perfected Its water rights Laing wrote the engineer concern ing the rights of the Waplnitia com pany to water in White river. Idling said his company was taking water from the White River and was pre pared to go into the courts to protect Its rights. Iaing said WapinitlaV main canals, contemplated reservoirs on the United States property. NOT TO CAJ.I, KXTRA SESSION. HELENA. Sept. 12. Rvernor Sam V. Stewart said today that he did net contemplate calling a special session of the Montana assembly. despite reports tht he would. He does not think the need has arisen State of ficials said unofficially that anot her guard regiment would be require! aner ine present regiment leaves ror the front and that no funds to raise a new force are available. While Mon- tana has a widely organised home ' tuard U has no legal status and Is unarmed. UNBUSINESSLIKE coneetion w ith the democratic presl- dential nomination. Next to the mayor was Charles K. Hughes, who stepped from the Supreme Court to lead the republican fight in 1916, and SCHOOL CHILDREN GET FREE TICKETS TO THE ROUND UP All school children will be admit ted to the bleachers without charge on the first day of the Round-Up, September' 20. Vm? board of direc tors at the meeting last night decid ed to make this a sort of patriotic event. Each school child when passing through the gate on this par ticular day will be given a small I'nited States flag And this flag they will be expected to display dur ing the performance. The flags were ordered this morning and will be here In time for next Thursday. REV. I E. GORNALL IS RETURNED HERE NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Sept. 12 I The Columbia river conference clos ed Its annual session here Monday with the report from the committee on statistics, the treasurer's report and announcement of the last con ference appointments. The treasur er's report shows an increase in the Brand total receipts of S25.557 ovev last year. Of this amount $5872 i for disciplinary bt-nevolences, an-i 1 S3 2 MO for other benevolences in crease of membership In the confer ence is 560. Following is a list of ap pointments: The Dalles district. H. F. Pember ton. superintendent; Alderdale, R V. furry; Appleton, c 1 Lowther; Ar lington. J. E. Williams; Athena, Wal ter Iiser; llend. W C. Stewart: HIckletnn. Wash. to be supplied; Cascade Ixcks, to be supplied; Dufnr, John Kobertson; Echo. John Robert son; Fossil, to be supplied; Golden dale. Wash.. H T. Green; Grass Val ley, A O Hammond; Heppner. H. A. Noyes; Herniiston. T. A. Graham : Wood River, to be supplied; Ashbury. Newhum : Lone Rock. J E Mountain: Madras H. f . Gallaher; Moore. Dow De Long; Pendleton. H E Gornall; Prinevllle. T. II Fertlg; Redmond, to be supplied; Rufus. w R. Umh; The Dalles, not announced ; Wasco. C A Smith; White Salmon, Wash. F. R. Jackson SECTION AND A HALF WHEAT LAND IS SOLD Three wheat land deals involving a section and a half of land in the same locality north of Pendleton have bien turned In the past few days. Elmer I Moore and H. W. Collins have pur chased a half section of Mrs. William E. Campbell and another half section : from her sister. Mrs. Sim Kllgore. Mr. Campbell immediately turned around and purchased a half section adjoining her previous holdincs from Than Olmstcad. The consideration in the deals was about $95. "00. All deals were made through the agency of W. H. Morrison. j beside him was Alton B. Parker, who I quit his place as chief judge of the ' New York Court of Appeals to run for ! president on the democratic ticket against Mr. Roosevelt in 1904. i: S. DESTROYERS ARE REIKHITED IN" BATTI,ES NEW YORK, Rent. 12. It Is per sistently reported that American de stroyers have eniraeed In several bat tles. The New York Times prints a letter deelarimt that American de stroyers raided a submarine base, sinking five. AnoUier destroyer was reported to have sunk a German war ship the rian. Many details evident ly correct are given. FROST LOSS SMAIiL. WASHINGTON. ...Sept. .12. Ex perts checking over the damage wrought In the middle west by frost! Sunday and Monday are convinced the loss while estimated in millions will be much smaller than anticipated UMATILLA COUNTY CITIZENS MEET WITH DISTRICT BOARD In explanation of the district board's present understandidng of a legitimate dependency claim. Col. Ivanhoe this after- noon stated that dependents are those persons solely depend- ent upon the actual earnings of the head of the family and who would have no Income if he was taken away. Unless a woman was actually earning money toward the support of herself and children at the time the head of the family is drafted, it is not to be assumed, he said. j thai she could and would make her own living. I A meeting is being held in I'endte- : ton tndav betw een Col. F. S. Ivan- i hoe. Walter Pierce and J. F O'Con- ; nell members of the district ex- ftmntion board of La Grande, and i farmers and other citizens of t'ma tilla county for the purpose of arriv ing at a better mutual understand- ; ing of the industrial conditions in , I matllla county on tne one mmuan i unon tno ouiies oi me uisuu-i i ana ine wuiti.u..- '"land had given the district board the ' In granting exemption claims The meeting is being held In the , rooms of the I'enaieion lommeuMi association and there were fifty or more persons present at the morn ing session which began about 9:30 and continued until noon. At the morning session Industrial matters were discussed and at the session wnicn oepan ai i:u me mi-i dependeacy claims is being consider ed, j Ivanhoe KxplaliM w. Col ivanhoe. who is chairman of ; the beard, explained the law under ' which Industrial claims could be made. The board must first he said, ascertain that the industry In which the claimant Is en paged is necessary for the successful prosecution of the war and. secondly, that the clalm ant'spface In that Industry cannot be filled by another as well. The claimant's own welfare cannot be considered, he said, and neither can he be granted exemption on personal or sentimental grounds, A number of farmers, among them H J- Taylor. James IVtts. T. IV Gil- AVIATORS DASHED TO DEATH WHEN AEROPLANES 400 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND Two Privates in U. S. Signal Corps Instantly Killed in Sensa tional Accident at San Diego; Officers Believe Men Failed to See Each Other Approaching; Machines Completely Wrecked at Loss of $20,000. . - LUXBORG IS GIVEN HIS PASSPORTS BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 12. The Argentine foreign office has handed Count Iuxburg the Ger man charged his passports. The- Argentine government re quested that Isixburg leave the country Immediately. The Argen tine minister at Berlin is In structed to ask Germany Immedi ately to exolain the wbole Liox burg Incident. Military author ities have been ordered to grant all possible protection to Count Irfixburg from Cordoba where he la staying. It Is auUtoritatively reported the government is mod erately satisfied with Stockholm's explanation. DROP IN BREAD PRICE. PREDICTED WASHINGTON, Sept It. An official high In the food admin- istration department promised that bread prices will drop with the promised fall In the cost of flour, sugar and other elements of baking. A fourteen ounce loaf will sell for less than eight cents, though perhaps not for five, he declared. liland, William McP.ride and J. M. Banister, explained what the farmer , of this county is up against In the j draft Their contention was that the place of an owner or lessor of a J ranch cannot be filled by a hired man ( : ana mat ine taKing oi mi-u iihi j ! labor necessitates replacing them j with unskilled labor to the Impair- uieiii oi me iiiuubu j . produotmty of Land First. Mr. Pierce and Col. Ivanhoe both j emphasized the point that the pro- ( ductivity of the land was the first ' consideration in passing upon the ' claims of farmers and farm hands, j Will the land yield as much if this j ; man is taken? This Is the paramount J question, they said, In reply, L M.I Schannep of Pilot Rock and others, contended that a hired man could , i, not be expected to get the results ' from a ranch that a man personally I Interested In It could. Others clatm- t ed that there are places on the j farms of Umatilla county which can I not be filled by unskilled labor with- tut a loss sustaining. Gives Lecture on Patriotism. Mr Pierce lectured the audience ! on the subject of patriotic duty and declared that Umatilla county, tho ru:hi county In eastern Oregon, had . I ... .1 k .- niol.,.o A.n,tiA. I I hardest workout. He declared this uy should breed a more patriotic spirit and at the same time told something of the difficulties the dis- , trlct board encounters In its colossal task. J. V. Tallman answered Mr. Pierce In part by denying the implication that Cmatllla county is a slacker dp-'wn,,mK conscripts ' i-.un.pe tiara daring th.it had this county beer, "!ok ' P'annitig a vigorous fight for clarins- th.it had this couniv given credit for the voluntary enllKt nients of her young men that there would have been no quota on the first draft to supply Fxemptlons only Temporary. Members of the board also em- phasized the point that such exemp tions as have been granted by It are nly temporary and that the drafted man may still be called Into service. Some m shakes undoubtedly have leen made, he said hut thev resulted largely through lack of sufficient In formation in the affidavits Th board has tried to be fair and hone he said, and at th same time to do Its duty by the nation which just now Is demanding an army u,'ove .ill thlng. 0 SAN' DIEGO, Sept. 12. Edward Walsh of Oakland, and Theodore Ly man of St. Helena, California, pri vates In the United Htatea signal corps were killed In the most sensa tional aviation accident in American history. The airplanes piloted by the two crashed together 400 feet above earth. Both machines burst into flames and fell to the ground. Both men were dead when removed from the wreck age. Investigation of the accident was immediately begun. It is believ ed that neither aviator saw the other approaching. According to school officers It is probable each aviator failed to see tha other approaching. Accidents fre quently occur when machines ap proach at a blind angle. The engines of each machine were reported to be working perfectly. The mother and sister of Walsh had just visited him and were returning to their homes in Oakland. Lyman leaves a widow at St. Helena. The two machines which were completely wrecked were valued at $20,000. SLACKER SHIP IS SEIZED BY U. S. OFFICERS SAN DIEGO. Sept. 18 The Anvil, a slacker ship, with alleged slackers, and German agents aboard, arrived this ' morning In charge of United States authorities. a United States warship seized the Anvil as the ves sel was making for the west coast of Mexico. Secret service men, customs and Immigration men met the vessel. The closest secrecy was maintained as to the Identity of the men aboard. Fed eral authorities feared an attempt to liberate the men captured on the Anvil. Even city detectives were not allowed within 100 feet of the ship. Federal agents said the names of the, men on board the ship wouldn t be made public until they were for mally charged with crime. The Anvil remined a mystery ship. Only two men were brought ashore. They are Roy Curtis. reported to have fled from Oklahoma to Mexico to escape conscription and Charles Miller.an alleged industrial worker leader. Both were locked in jail Other slackers and German agents are being held aboard the ship, whlls a complete Investigation is being made of each one. CRITICS OF DRAFT JEOPARDIZE SAFETY OF UNITED STATES WASH1 NGTt N, Sept. 1 2 . - - -Cr it iv the- selective draft are placing th- I'nited States In an f r in. I v or-ri- IOU situation, the senate military Ct'mrnttte warned. The commute unanimously recommended the rejec- tion of the Hard wick amendment, de claring the amendment would disor ganize, the army, leave the nation powerless and make the I'nited State, the worlds laughing stock. Th Harwick amendment would prvmt "The yitu.ttmn ariMirt from thi spirit of opposition to !.- live flrnt is serious,' the rommitti-e declared I "Taken in connection with the un rest among the civtl'an population. Krowing from commercial and ndu trlal cold it ions and st im netted in Rome cns don nt lens hv pro- iffni-in s inpathiaters nd prop iwrnliv. it I Iscen o-ir countrv in a situation of extreme peril at a time wh-ii all sbo'iiri b,. milted in . common cue " H- .'eel.tred the la a oppon-n' Wrfi tTopurinr a sharp replv f th report. The. "ienrite continued to Work llt lesslv on th- trad in with the enmr act whit le;'1rs ao'ight t shapf fh legislation proirrvtm its to end th rasrKn about Octubr u