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CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
NO. 9319
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER .'J! , 1917.
VOL. 29
DAILY EVENING EDITION I -S , TZTJCZ'fZi - r
This pniwr Ih a member of and audited latiaWTInT ff , tr J rrtll MfrraflV fTiVi V8 IlJ
by the Audit Bureau f Circulation J "fTf1. lI J 5SS3Sffl3SSffl
I- fc.(aaW n n '"'''"METnT -""
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER aJTjaJ
ALLIES WILL SERIOUSLY RESPOND
TO BREST-h'FOVSK PEACE EFFORTS
-
LLOYD-GEORGE
LEAVES SO0K.'
FOR FRANCE
Kaiser Agrees That Von
Hertling May Aid in
, Choosing: Representatives
for Conference.
WASHINGTON DOUBTS
, SINCERITY OF MOVE
Amsterdam German-Russian
Conference Adjourns
Temporarily.
IKNliAGKX, IK;. 31.
Word lino boon received tliut llio
Holnlievikl liavo rc-Ieawd 14 In
terned Austrian merchantmen.
The releatte liuUeateH Uio Iol
ulievlkl are Immediately complying
Willi tlie ieaoo iroMtlH, as this
la one of tho iirovlHloiut.
. LONDON, Dec. 31. Tho alllm In
tend to aerlouply rrwiKHid li tho Teu
li.nlc peace, term a announced at
Brent-1hovnk, aeeordlnir to tho beat
Information obtained liy Jln riiKed
Pretw. It la lllldtl-Htood Lloyd tienrRO
will go to FVanoo shortly, to confer
with tho premier, apnamilljr on tho
matter."
Keretifky who WW a dolrirate at the
interallied eonforem-o In Iarl. said
the allies could lient help HiihkUv by
reHtatiiw clearly and cmpluulcally the
exact aspirations and alma or the al
lien. Tlio belief la Rrowlnir that the
allien could for ItUMla'n benefit Rive
clear Interpretation of tho "no an
nexation ami no Indemnities" phrase,
which Germany la aliemptlinr to con
vey tho biiiH-cBsloii lltcy've acci'plcd.
llerUhiK To Participate.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 31. Tho kiil
aer has asrecd that Chancellor Von
HertllnK shall participate ill the se
lection of representatives for tho
Brest-Lltovsk conferences uccnrdinR
to a Copenhaiten dispatch to the state
department. This, tho first step even
remotely resembling a stronger demo
cratic representation In the (ierman
government, Is regarded here as In
sincere. The liberal press regarded the kai
ser's move Joyfully. It is generally
agreed this step is in tho right direc
tion hy at least nominally giving the
Reichstag a chance to express tho
people will. On the other hand the
pan-(erman press denounced It as
contrary to tiorman aims. Officials
here place little stock In the sincerity
of tho kaiBer.
Conference. Adjourn
AMSTERDAM. Dec. 31. After
framing an agreement to he present
ed to both governments, tho Oernian
RusBlan conference adjourned tem
porarily. It Is understood It stipu
lates that RliBsIa is to evacuate, tho
occupied portions of Austria-Hungary,
Turkey and Persia. The Teutons aro
to leave Poland, Llbuanla and other
parts of Russia, granting the peoplo
of the Teuton occupied sections a free
opportunity to decido their own fu
turo status. It also Jointly stipulated
the resumption of free commercial In
tereouse, the exchange of prisoners,
etc., practically providing tho restor
ation of the status quo ente.
The Iluaslana ask for a more defi
nite Interpretation of the Herman
provision that the peoples of tho Ger
man occupied territory be given thn
right to announce their own choice ot
government. Russia also usks imme
diate fierman withdrawal. The Ger
man counter proposal is for withdraw
al after the Russians relliupilsh the
occupied lands and the German occu
pied states have announced their
choice of government. It Is believed
tho Germans decided In view of tho
Bolshevik! lack of control to hold tho
occupied Russian lands until the peo
ple thereof acquiesce In the Hoishevl
kl plana.
(AV YOr UK AT TIIKSK
FOIl YOVNt;iT MKMHKHK
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Nielson of
'pilot Rock claim the youngest
Red Cross member in the coun
ty If not In the state and Mr.
and Mrs. K. T. Walker claim the
voungest Pendleton memner. w
Mr. and Mrs. Nellson took nut a
membership for their baby when
it wu 1ph than an hour old. Mr.
and Mrs . Walker's son, Wel
lington, was born on Christmas
eve and joined the Red Cross
before It was many days old.
Mr. Walker Is employed at the
Oregon Motor Garage.
AND
lM ALL
U. S. TROOPS
WA8HINGTON', Dec. 31. Kjig-..
land and France have agreed to
Bupply the artillery for all the
American troops went to Franco
In 1918, or longer If necessary.
Crozlcr told the senate military
probers. He said they must fur
nish them because America haa
neither guns nor ships to trans
port them. Croxier blamed the
country as a whole for the fail
ure to prepare, declaring be, and
other officials have persistently
urged larger appropriations for
Brtlllery sfnee 1916. He said he
had arranged with the head of
the French mission ' for the
French to manufacture enough
guns for the Americans. He de
nied Americans were taking ord
nance that Kngland and France
couldn't afford to give and pro
duced a cable substantiating that
this Is done to save the tonnage
for other supplies.
Will He. sworn,
t'roxler was recalled to answer to
Inefficiency charges. He will be
sworn at his own request, Senator
Frellnghuysen saying later "The at
torney general may want to use some
of this evidence." He said the deliv
ery of artillery to Pershing since
September was exceeding the prom
ises of the manufacturers. He read i
cablegram from General Ritas . that
munition ministers in France and
England stated It was possible to
equip all American forces with all
sorts of artillery owing to the ex
pansion of their artillery manufac
ture. He said tho Lewis gun never
proved satisfactory until May ".
, Plenty or ItlfloH.
They had over 20n,ono machine
AUTO THIEF BULLDOGGED BY
MACHINE OWNER WHO LEAPS
FROM SIDE OF SPEEDING CAR
KutldogKiiiK a strer from an auto- ;
mobile whh (be dream of Buffalo j
Vernon, but biilldogglng the chauf-)
feur of another car was something!
more than a dream for SI Reetss, well j
known barber. It whs an accom- j
plishment. Tho chauffeur who was i
biilldogged was driving Si's car with- j
out permission and Hi. standing on
the running board of another car.,
pursued, overtook and captured thej
other. '
j When Hertz came out of the!
Christian church last evening, he
! found his Saxon had been stolen. This;
I was the second time it had disappear-
od and he was quite wroth. Coming!
(down town he encountered tins Hyers I
and told his tale. livers invited him I
: Into his car and together they started,
j In search of tho Saxon. j
i Just east of town near the Wild
I Horse Cut they passed a car which'
IN
OREGON
MEN
ND
YE
Ms Field Artillery. 4 1 Dlvlsclon.
Camp Merritt, Dec. J. 1917.
( East ( )regnnlan Special.
The Oregon men of the MHtU Field
Artillery from Pendleton send a
Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to
their families, friends and citizons.
We would like to nay "peace on
earth" but don't know about that,
so will be contented with saying
"good cheer."
A few of the men were able to take
advantage of the dinners nnd Xmas
parties given In New York for the
sailors and soldiers, but tho majority
of them spent their Xmas In camp,
duo to quarantine. Xmas dinner and
all Its trimmings was carried on just
the same, quarantine or no quaran
tine. Here is our menu: Turkey
with lots of old fashioned dressing
and gravy, mashed potatoes, celery,
cranberries, bread, milk, eoffey, su
fcar and butter. Desert : Mince pie
(all you could eat) apples and assort
ed nuts. After dinner we sang play
ed games and amused ourselves In
general, waiting for the Christmas
mall which had not yet been distrib
uted. About 4 o'clock the mall ar
rived at the battery where there was
a grand scramble as each one tried
to crowd In and get his package or
Xmas greetings from the loved onei
at "home. No supper was wanted at
night as there were many packages
of eats. We were entertained In the
evening at the Y. M. C A. by vaude
ville stunts nnd music.
Thanks are sent to all friends for
FRANCE
WILL
ARTILLERY FOR
ABROAD IN 1918
guns under order from French man
ufacturers and the deliveries of these
will insure the perfect equipment ot
the American troops. He declared the
lack of rifles that three camp com
manders testified to was due to rail
roads Inability to move them. He
said tho rifles were now available
for every man in every camp.
OREGON HAS MADE
RED CROSS QUOTA
PORTLAND, Dec. 31. Outside of
Portland, Oregon has unquestionably
made Its 140.000 Red Cross quota
Whether Portland will make up Its
21,000 which It Is now Hhort of Its
100.000 depends on the result of the
Elks' spectacular campaign tonight,
t'oos, Jake and Tillamook counties
are over the top and Grant has In
ci eased her Quota to 1 25 per cent.
At noon the total In Portland was
I 78.H33 and in the utate outside 137,
; 3S8, a total of 216.171. Hy afternoon
ithe state outside will have raised Itu
I figure to 1 10.000. Indications point
j to Oregon reaching1 two hundred for
ty thousand In which event it will
I probably head the entire country.
PHOHIIllTS IU.SMAN BONDS.
WAjSIi'iNGTON. Tec. 31. The
j treasury department announced the
i French government would prohibit
jthe Importation of Russian govern
! ment bonds and bonds guaranteed by
i Russia after tomorrow.
proved to be Si s. They turned
around and chased it Into tho city.
Down east Court street the two cars
came. The driver In front, realizing
that he wa being chased, "stepped
on her." Speed records were chat
tered by the flyers car. Reels jump
ed to the running board as Hyers,
guided his racing machine alongside
the other. At It came alongside
lieelz leaped to the running hoard ol
the other and threw both arms around
the neck of the driver. The latter
Mi tit off the power and surrendered
Ho proved to be a well known 17
year old youth of the city. Reets
took him a ride about the city while
h lectured him upon the Improprie
ty of taking a car without the own
er's consent. Ho will make nr
charges against him as long as the
young fellow holds to his promise to
"be good."
148TH F. A
their kind remembrances to tin
Red Cross and Honor Guard. Ret
Cross packages were distributed t
the men and officers containing shav
Ii.g outfits, soap, tooth paste, towelt
and various toilet art Icles, also to
' bacco.
' A let ter from our former captain
Captain Ieo 'aid well, was received
wishing the boys of old "Troop IV
Christmas greet lugs tie- Is si III at
i Newport Nws, Va.
' The Pendleton men are showlup
themselves up. Listen to this: Sgl
j Elmer G. Thomas is chief of bailer?
commanders section and the Pendle
ton men with him are Roland Thom
as, licmuel Starr, Floyd Hall. Wit-
Ham O Donel. Samuel Ortim and
'Corporal Hubert MoQuestion- Theli
: work Is of most importance. The
figure the firing data, estimate range
do scouting, map draw ing, observing.
; wireless and telephone loinmunka
j tion. Sgt "Jock" Coleman Is in
charge of a gun section and has a
1 crack section of men. Sgl. Jainec
j McNalr and Sgt- Gill are also in
charge of gun sections. They are n
I speedy "bunch" and will be heard
from later. Sgt. McNair's men are
i ery nearly all tdxfooters or ovel
while he is about five feet three. Hp
Is not afraid of 'em. though, when he
throws out his chest.
Somebody In Charlotte (Chi tip
Green) likes "Windy" (Sgt. Winshlp)
: pretty well. Ten packages of cigar
iettes, a heavy knitted helmet nnd
'some silk handkerchiefs.
A
GREETINGS
FRENCN GAIN NOTABLE
ITALIAN FRONT
T
DIE IN QUAKE
Foiiy Per Cent of Houses
Demolished and Most of
Others Are Untenable.
INHABITANTS ARK
ORDERED FROM CITY
N FAV ORLEANS, I . 31. Private
advices to fruit eomaiilei estimate
the Guatemala dead at 1.0O. They
say tho city Is almost completely de
stroyed. WASHINGTON. Dec. 31, Cables to
Lansing say 1000 are dead as a result
of the Guatemala earthquake. Forty
per cent of the houses arc demolished
and most f tho others are untenable.
The American consulate, legation,
postoffice and churches are wrecked.
Martial law prevails. Inhabitants are
leaving the city at the presiilent's or
ders. Terrific shocks are continung
at five minute intervals. Most of the
75 mile strip between Guatemala
City and San Jose is devastated
GUARD MEMBERS
ARE GIVEN THEIR
FIRST WORKOUT
Members of the old Pendleton Re
serves, who with the signing of a
quasi-official pledge of enlistment be
come automatically members of the
L'matlMa County Guard. yesterday
morning sol (heir first porkout with
arms. The workout consisted prtn
ci pally of unpacking t he rifles a nd
bayonets and wiping off the gun
grease In which they are packed for
protection against rust.
About twenty showed up yester
day and secured their guns and about
.hat many more have sent word of
their intention nf joining One man
stnt word In from the country nine
miles away that he would come In
and drill regularly Another who
lives at Rleth stated ho had made ad
rangeinents to get of early from his
work on drill nights.
The rifles, while of an old model,
are new rifles as far as use is con
cerned. They are the same type of
rifles used by the soldiers In the first
part of the Spanish-American war.
Regular drill and instruction will
probably be held on Tuesday even
ings, that nluht seemingly being the
most popular. Recruiting up to full
strength will begin at once.
Only men of military ase can en
Ist In the guard, but the .Silver
-ays, composed of men above 4.r will
'ontinue their organization ami will
have the use of the arms.
OVERLAND WAR
NE
HOUSAND
AT GUATEMALA
, . til it t jy
l ' ' fa " "I V vvv " : v'f- ?v 1
The above truck Is one or 30 irarennK iron. oUi-..t.
ThroughoSf r Ul5eK?M broke and had to be replaced; machinery went wrong .nd truck, had u
W trttff 'fu'to ooMtnf the possibility of owUDd shipment to relieve railroad congestion
Assuming Offensive for First Time They
Sweep Through German Lines Between
Osteria and Demonfendra; 1390 Prison
ers Captured Beside 60 Machine Guns
and Quantities of Cannon and Supplies
' SB "
ROME, Dec. 31. French
for the first time assuming
the offensive, gained a not
able victory between Osteria
and Demonfendra.- They
prisoncred 1390, took fiO ma
chine guns and many can
non and supplies.' British
and Italian airmen aided in
the assault.
BERLIN Dec. 31 French
infantry attacked and pene
trated parts of the German
positions around Monte
Tomba.
This is the first official
news of the French in action
on the Italian front.
LOWER CALIFORNIA
WILL SECEDE FROM
MEXICO IS REPORT
SAN KRWnSCO, I (--. 31. tier
Cfllifornl.i will wcrde from Mexli-o
anil liorrriior Canlii will Torn, a wp
arate itoverrtnient and ak Anierir's
proterfloii, arxvn'Oing to l'ielflliiEr Stll
son of Ixis Ansrlos ln says lio is pn
route t WatihliDTtoii to confr-r with
officials ahont tho plan.. Jnntil lias
not ix.iifimipd the aiiiioiinrement.
Stllsnn e.vpresM'd the belief that Iw
er California eventually will seek to
Leeonie American territory.
MEXICALI. Lower California, Dec.
31.- No confirmalion of the reported
plans for secession of this slate from
Mexico with a view to seek American
protectorate is obtainable from offi
cials here, fiovernor Cantu and Sec
retary of State left last night. It Is
believed they have pone to los Ange
les. Cnder officials profess to not
know Stilton
SAX PIEC.O. Her. 3l.-i-That Car
ranza is planning to checkmate any
Cantu plans for secession is indicated
by the quiet preparations to have a
strong military force from the main
land stratoRically located along the
peninsula.
Fl.oolS AKF, UIXTOIN'i;.
TACHMA. Per. 31. The cessation
of rainfall Sunday Bieally Improved
the I'liyallup valley flood conditions
The .flood Is receriingV slowly. No
further damaae is expected. Tho
railroads are still demoralized.
TRUCK TRIP-FACTORY TO SEABOARD
" ' ' . . . ..o in
VICTORY
NEAR T
UMATILLA COUNTY
HOLDS RECORD FOR
GENEROUS GIVING
Umatilla county has subscribed
nearly two and a half million dollars
to war bonds since the war started
and In addition ha3 contributed out
right approximately 100.000 for war
activities. Including the Red Cross,
Y. M. c. A. and Armenian and Sy
rian, relief.
There is no county In the state
that has given as generously or as
quickly to all funds. In every drive
that hHS been made T'matllla county
has led from the outset. She has been
outstripped now and then by another
county but there Is no county whose
average will compare at all with this.
The county gave over $51,000 in
the Red Cross war drive, over $15,
oon In the two V. M. c. A. drives,
about $3000 in the Ked Cross Santa
Claus drive. Jio.niio in the Red Cross
Christmas membership drive, over
$5000 for the Armenian and Eyrlan
relief not to mention funds donated
to the war library fund, to various
church relief organizations and other
branches of war work.
The following table of
tlons to the two Liberty
subscrlp
loans In
this county were compiled
Chapman of Portland:
llrst loan.
Town.
Athena 9
Kcho
Freewater
Helix 4
Hermlston -0
Milton 37
Pendleton 575
Tilot Rock 3
Stanfleld
Weston
ivy C C.
Amount
$ 42,150
15.000
5.300
5.300
IS, 750
573.500 !
5.450 :
4.800
Tottals $69.050
Second Loan.
Town No. Amount. Pet
Athena 1 103.400 103
Kcno . 1 1. r. 3,05O 317
Freewater ;2.7"0 ...
Helix M 52- 184
Hermiston 1?" 17.300 115
Milton I3 1 07.750 103
Pendleton i;3 1.20T.r50 11
Pilot Rock 145 40.650 123
Stanfleld U-" 13
Weston ?1 32,050 117
Totals 20S0 J1.U57.400 151
Fort Peter at Petrograd
Destroyed Says Report
FFTTHOC.R I. Bee. 31. The de
struction of Tort Peter at Kronltadt
by a ilolent explosion is reported. No
details us to the loss of life are given.
imerira" to 'an Atlantic port" in I nilf
I!
ON
hie mm
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B DIE
SEVERE
COLD
Situation Extremely Serious
With Coal Still Short;
Hudson Partly Frozen.
BLIZZARD STOPS ALL'
TRAFFIC IN BOSTON
- NEW YORK, Dec. 31. Nine death
have been directly attributable to th
cold within the past 24 hours. The
situation Is still serious. Coal Is atllt
; short. It was four below this morn
! Ing. The continuation of the chll
I dren's Christmas holidays another
week to save the schools" fuel is con
! sidered. Scores are being- treated
I in hospitals for frost bite. Fuel au
' thoritles are considering the advisa
bility of seizing coal when necessary
to relieve the acute suffering. The
Hudson Is partly frozen. Many tugs
are frozen In and others are endafl.
gered by Ice floes. A record break'
Ing number of fires Is reported.
BOSTOV, Dec. 31. Seven below
today with a biting wind, the district
is In the grip of winter's worst bllz
zard. Railway and city traffic Is de
moralized. Lack of fuel Is causing
suffering. Fifty below la reported
fiom northern Maine.
BRITISH DECEMBER
CASUALTIES LOWEST
SINCE LAST AUGUST
LONDON', Dec. 31. British caa
i ualities for December are the lowest
j since August. Eighty thousand and
j thirty four officers and men were
killed, wounded and missing the last
month.
BRITISH COUNTERS
RECAPTURE GROUND
GERMANS STILI, HOIJ. IART OF
TREXOHES TAKEX NEAR
LAVAOQOERE SCJiDAY.
I LOXDOV. Dec. 31. Halg announc.
cd the Germans still hold Pert of the
British trenches near LaVaoqoJer
; captured In Sunday s assault, though
1 the British counters recaptured ttw
more Important sectors. At Ypres
the British line advanced .on both
sides of the Staden railroad.
IRWIN BROOKS DIES
AT FT. SAM HOUSTON
; Former Pendleton Boy Was
I in Training- for Aviation
Service There,
1 News reached Pendleton this mom
lug of the death at Port Sam Hous-
ton. Texas, of Sergeant Major Irwin
i G. Brooks, formerly of this city and
j Athena. He waA In training1 at that
; point for the aviation service and was
I to have left early last month for
j England with his company when n
epidemic of measles swept the camp.
' He was one of them who contracted
, the disease and It developed Intc
pneumonia and an affection of the
imidear from which he died yester
day.
His father. Fr. F. M. Brooks of
. Fortland had hurried to hi bedside
on receipt of the news of his Illness.
Irwin Gordon Brooks was born at
: SilverttMi. OreRon, years ago. He
; finished the hiKli nrhool there and
whs graduated from the I'nlverslty of
rpEon In 1313. While In the uni
versity he distinguished himself an a
I'nnls champion and base h II and
basketball player. He came to Pen
c; let on follow I iik his graduation and
v. im fin ployed in the First National
Hank. later he wrnt to Athena an '
left tin1 re to take the a.'Atlstant raah
trship f a bank In Stevenson, Hon
i tan,!. " Wyile at Athena h won th
tennis championship of the county
.tt a tournament held here.
He enlisted on Sept em bcr 9 and
went t i'amp Lwta. He applied for
a tratv'fer into the aviution l I vision
ji nd went to Fort Sam Hon -it on Nov '
it He had been promoted to eer
keant major of tho battalion monm
' weeks ago.
Serjeant Major HmoKii had many
frit nds In V'rnatilla county and the
i news ow hit untimely death In the
Ntrvice will be a great shock to them.
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IN NEW YORK
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