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ayfif;! f;?'&s fj'V -.-- ,--.j---.-!' i COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER JJjX DAILY EVENING EDITION Number copies printed or yesterday's Daily Edition. 2,692 This papT U a member of anil audited by llt Audit Bureau or Circulation DAILY EVEIIII1G EDITION WEATHER FORECAST tonight and Thursdsy fair an.l colter. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 29 DAILY EAST OREGONI AN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1918. NO. 9327 GERMANY PUTS OVER ANOTHER FAKE CRISIS Idea Conceived by Pan-Germans to Force Populace to an Agreement. TWO GENERALS HELD UP AS PUBLIC IDOLS Ludendorff and Hindenburg Reported to be on Verge of Resigning. LONDON', Jnn. a. fiormany put over another fake pnfitlciil crisis ac cording to available Infnrmntloii. The Idea evidently was conceived hy pnn Cermnns and Iho fact H wa clearly executed further Indicates the Junkers are Mill wifely In the saddle. The "crisis" I tho widespread report thnt Generals Ludendorff and Hlndenbiirg would resign unless the Herman an nexationist polleles prevailed lit Hrexl 'Lltovslt. itoth men were, held up to the. public an demigod and the report was circulated ho tho peoplo would agree to any steps to keep the two su permen In harness. Holland advises thai neither considered resigning. The fact there Is no sigif'nf approval hy tho Herman press of IJoyd Oeorgc's speech Is further Indication that au tocracy Is supreme HOSPITAL SHIP YOUNGEST CAPTAIN NAMED IN OREGON . ; K 1 Vi I -r $ ! t J 4 j VSS; BLIZZARD TO ASPIRES TO BE OREGON GOVERNOR SWEEP NORTH HALF OF U.S. Storm Brewing: in Arizona Now Will Reach Middle West About Saturday. SERIOUS COAL AND , FOOD FAMINE LOOMS j Cold Weather to Continue j Several Days Forecasters Declare. Cnplnln Lyman S. '.Ice of this city, now at Camp Lewis, American Like, wan the youngest man ITni Oregon to he Klven a ca idaincy at ill" second training fit mi p ' I'rcsldui Cap tain Itlie Is in the artillery and Ins refused a chance to go Into thn Intel ligence ilepnrimenl, preferring lo Slay with the nrtlllcry. lie Is the son .if i;. M. Hlce. vice proslBont of the First National Hank of l'endlcion. ) if ' i- tA -v4-- -"ll it "LI v Ty V Jf ' '' ON. ' Jk WORLD'S MOST GIGANTIC MORAL OFFENSIVE IS LAUNCHED BY AMERICA iPreiident Wilson Conduct- i ,ho rJnito Mntr lB riKnt nnd fI"rm!,ny I ItSIUC'IU llhOII U"mu mn!i Chairman Creel of the com inST Man tO Man Appeal to!mltt. of public Information admitted T, . Z V. , this is only purl of tho "education Russians, Lnemy Liberals work wo am domn m nussia, tn ne- liny countries and neutral nations." ,wt ci vitat init' ii'Ti r 11 ,,ot be-'nK annn bel'lnd closed U. Atv Alil? ILiIj iloor. I'racticiiiK his doctrine, the I IIP POCTPn A T T "1VFP 1'residenfs propaicanda is open. He ! ntj I Xjrilrjlt 11A) rIV ;ht.iif.V(.H peaw t.an mmn only through j ! f,pn discussion at thn terms started uieat j'jCiucationai cam- H,.rihed to t.v the allied ' peoples. In Russia hlllboarda will inlvo America's views, aims and peace idealH. 1 Movies Ablintr Work. tltnhert J. Hender.) I Mpvle theatres everywhere m jRus- WAHHINUTON. Jan. 9. rrcsident lata arc showing mova sent by Creel Wilson is conductinfr a man-.o-man and tons of 1 terature ' -,., ,. T.,.in A.rLthe ene- buterd. Airplanea are dropping edu- inv nation liberals. He would show cational paign is Being Done in the Open. SUIIK; 3 MISSING ;ROY BISHOP NAMED AS COUNTY MANAGER Having been appointed as campaign manniier for tin- entlio eastern urn- Kon district in the thrift wiving i stamps movement In ' ircnon. i.eon ! Cohen, hius been ol. lined to retire as j il'matilla rotinty nianaer nnd as li Ih i IfucocFsor he has named Hoy T. l!Uh- op. Mr. Itliihop has nccepted the ap pointment. II'- was l be county man agcr In the recent successful Ttcd ; .Cross membership drive under which 1 over ln.uun niemlicrs were secured foi '.the Ited t'roFs In ihe county. CIIICACO. Jan. 9. A blizzard Is ( l)telnK over Arizona and Is expected to sweep practi.ally the northern half) nf Ihe I'tlited States accordlllK to the j weather bureau. Hliniiltaneously, ab normally low temperatures prevail ihroui-'honi the uuntry. The storm will center over Colorado and Kansas tomorrow and will reach the middle west Saturday. The cold weather wilt continue several days according t to forecasters. Harvey O. Stai kweatner, candidate The middle west. Just emerging f11. Ul(, (1,.mocral,- nomination for from a paralysis of transportation j sovrnor Df oreson Is well known to faces a serious food and fuel short-j manv iPnditon people. Ho Is a pros age In the face of the coming blizzard. ,)PI.ou, farmer and busines:; man of i i Clackamas county. However, years ago ho was a school teacher and serv ed for a lime as city superintendent at La Grande and as principal of the La Grande high school. matter over the enemy the Kussians their safety is in allegi- trenches m me east ana "- " ance to principles which America is an fronts to convnee fighting for and the Austrian and Bui- ans and Bulgarians ho tight to In jain garian liberals that a German victory j should Germany win. for would endanger them. Yesterday s ; time during the war, America ta , ac- .... ?. ,ki.j ri,.r itually furfu-tiln tho enemy fighters ! It will also be aoroplane distributed j the American position In the war ion both fronts and put on billboards j Hundreds of ' thumnd LJt ! lit Hi iiuuriuinuist Part of rroiwganda. ! world s greatest Tho work is part of a tremendous , nuem report ..ow . in llussia. HARVEY !. STARKWEATHER. jworld propaganda launched by Am-bearing fruit. Teuton democrats are erica to convince the Kussian people i 'u""'i. II HENRY lGGERS DIES AT ORANGE, CALIF. liiwiry KftB'ers, prnnitnent pioneer Uniali'lu. county farmer, died at Or- inge. Cullf., on Monday of this week WILD WEST BANDITS FAIL TO GET MONEY WOUNDED SOLDIERS TO GET CALIFORNIA LAND OBTAINED BY FRAUD DRYS MAY BE MERGFD WITH NATIONALISTS Move Will B Considered at Specially Called Conven tion on March 5th. TO OUTLINE PROGRAM FOR RATIFICATION Believed All 25 Dry States and Eight Others Will Pass Amendment. CHICAGO. Jan. S. The prohibition party at a special convention March fifth, will consider merging with the new national party and will outMn a propram for ratification of the feder al amendment. Virgil Hlnshaw la chairman. It Is announced. It to be lieved all the is dry statea and Flor ida, Minnesota, Ohio. Texas, Wiscon sin. Wyoming. Kentucky and Mary land will ratify the amendment. TROOP TRAINING OF SUPREME IMPORTANCE HAIG'S REVIEW SAYS wounds and mental i CHICAGO, Jan. 9. Three RAV TTFLVX CISCO. Jan. 9. Three: who through U. j . . i .i.iM . r-j.nrr.niia strain are unable to return to the pro- masked .""rL.?.:. t,h Kvtia fesslons they followed before the out- .. ...... , -- . , bandits. who attempted to rot the ! CTUnlnologtst the secret Invest lea- ' break of the war. He was aged vears and death walw)1( w 8lyl)) wpr(1 rollt, atlor they eek. It became known Uie govern- j lnunedlaUJly act to seize tho Jf Uo aoi-ernment law ! Ktka'a findings, the government will 'BERLIN AND LIEP.SIG " ue to Illness incl.lent to his advanced i up lhc ,ace Thf y wounded Tom iment pp, eut elaborate ntans iThe frauds were peritratcd eilel rflVnS PRY PEACK yesrs. Mr. and -Mrs. u. o. r. ivh,-- Kynn. watciiman. Attired in cowboy for setUlne thousandu of acres of lanrt orimm) era T 1. ,.TrT i IKUHimtlll -nnd Mrs. Chrm I'.redlmf. a daughter. :oplmr)1 UlPJ. ar,IP1 ,, ,he bank loner the war. H Is believed this land foiled slenati.t - and Uft thin mornlnif . for I attend the funeral California. is near l.()Nl)(JJN. Jan.. y. ine, ,;PVCTi ..,. .r is imported , " - j . j - , aueno lue luuoiai IiYin'oltw onnniltlfPn l.nn&Vii,. u,.i uilii suurbNl tuo slrivtii .n. ii.,i,.e nl.ice (lUIIUIIUVf fc...," 1- . - - ; . ' - ' i . .1.. t-:: UnflnUnt . T i.-w.i .....i cuuni i'rvinir. v,.,.p.. utniinn the ijlace bclnir farm- i uiat u.c ! v..o . e,i now , joi... snip feva v wii'sviwi V r..:i.l of the Imiiklmr of II t rmay mgnc in i diim w , muinmwl. channel. Three of the crew are missing. The wounded; were transferred to patrol . boats. The vessel carried all ; the lights and markings of a ! hospital shin. She had not betin in the barred zone. shouting.uml alwl.iunr at thn eeillns. wiu bo ruriMMl over to the soldiers the names of JfV! ZZ'., J.L IFIynn in iho-rear room opened fire, fiffhtinc In Korope, partlculary tnosc;ero wer auiu i "'" ' Flyun wits wounded in tho lefr but --L ennf limed flrlnir.-' Nlnctv flvo thou inc cnuurtii i , x , ,,, irnys f ,no vault at ltumd'in mil- !nl" M,'a- " Aimerson. .-,... ,,, KiiMLin nm llnddeimm. Mrs. ChrM ltredlnK. ; Vlra will i:lllen ,f 'range, cam.. I Mrp. Frank TnnsliiB f 1'ortland. J. II. KAISi.lt It IM S AS lit .IAVIW CltWIlMOX 1'Kliers of Orange and clauK Lggera oi American Falls, Idaho. I ENEMY EJECTED FROM ! DULsLjLj iin TWO ADVANCED POSTS LONDON. Jan. 9. British Counter; POUND OF FAT MAY . BUY BAR OF SOAP ; AMSTi:i:DAM. Jan. 9 -The kaiser Inrnrined the. wmbl that f.r thirty years he hau been the champion of the weal of human ity, and peaceable louperall hi a message of greet Inir " """ Polish regency. a 'out rat y to the calumnies "f our enemies. I'm (iraie'ful say my iinn iiilt ling efl'orlH hae met y,'lir deep ssnipathy." Pendleton Housewives May Make Exchange if "bavel( Fat"" Plan is Adopted. Pendleton housewives mny soon be I able to exchange a pound of fat Tor , largo bar of soap at the grocery stores if the Portland "Save Fat and Get Soup" plan Is adopted here. Tho plan as outlined by A. I!. Ayer. slate food administrator, has four def Inlte alms In view To conserve thn supply of fats as a. war measure, to ' recover Ihe glycerine from I hem for the manufacture of explosives, to en roll rn ire home Industries mid to save railroad shipping space. The Portland plan which would probably be varied little If adopted here would enable a pound of fat. ran cid, burned or otherwise unfflt foi cooking to bo exchanged at a grocery store for a. ln-ntinre cake of brown laundry snap or nn S-ounCo of white laundrv soap. Mr. Ayer points out that In the homo manufacture of soap the glycerine which is nn essential component of nltro-glyrcrlne and oth er explosives, is losj. Oregon inanu tncturers say that from seven to nine pounds of glycerine arc recovered by their processes from every lOil pottmh of fat converted into soap. As soon as a few minor details of tho plan are worked out. homes throughout lhc state will he Included In tho scheme. A slight difference In the rates of exchange will be estah- i llrhed on account ,.r the expense ..( bringing the fats to Portland where ' the factories are located. Several Pendleton grocers havf been apprised of the plan and arc sal. I to lie In favor of the move. JAPANESE TROOPS READY TO BE SENT TO VLADIVOSTOK TOKYO Jan. 9 The Impression Is crowing that Japan has completed arrangements to quickly send troops to Vladivostok to protect foreign In terests nnd guard the allied war ma terials Officials do nor Vonfirm the reiiorl, although they admit the sll i nllon Is critical. Three hundred Am- , erlcan railway operatives are here.. rtuniilng devclopmcmso in nussia fore going there. e PAN ON SEATTLE REVOKED TODAY rmH SWEEPS IONE. mvF. ore.. .Ian. 9. Fire orteinat- immediately ejected enemy- groups )n ,hf )d(1 jvnows hall last night ! from two advanced posrs captured i destroyed nearly two blocks of busl . north of the Ypres-SI adCn railroad n,. sccllniu The loss Is KMOfl. and Koiith of Lens, according to Haig. j The Canadians executed successful! NINE OF CREW MISSIN. i raids and captured two machine guns, i WASHINGTON, .Ian. 9. Nlnenjem- I Ikts of the crew of the torpcdixxl -'- erii-an steamer Ivuckeniia-n aro mi-- in.r Twentv two wern saveu. t (AMERICA HAS CLEAN I ARMY CHAPLAINS SAY WITH THE AMERICA- ARMY, Jan. 9 We have a clean army, says the concurrent report of the Catholic and protestant chaplains attached to the regiments. They say the men are ir less moral danger than in America The authorities are removing tempta tions and the men are honestly trying. Moral conditions are sat Is fact ory. TWO 1NS.VNE WOMEN SMOTHER THEIR NTRSF. XjONDOX, Jan. . Sir Douglas Haig s review of the year says. "I de sire to again emphasize the supreme Importance of adequate training prior to placing troop la the battle either offecnaive or defensive. To prevent sacrifice and assure success. It la es sential that the troops be given an op portunity for special training tinder the officers who are to command them In fighting." It mar explain why the Americans ore delaying. ' MUCH DEPENDS ON GERMAN ATTITUDE WASHINGTON. Jan.9. If Ger many realizes she's reached the end of her rope, the Wilson and Lloyd George addresses will pave the way for peace. If ahe hasn't reached that decision, a bitter struggle la ahead ac cording to the views of high authori ties. All agree the nation must, not he lulled Into a false Idea of an early peace. In congress, there's a gen eral thought the speech will speed negotiations. -Two wo- Cl.MP LEWIS, Jan (.em-ral Foil., iilll iiillllliantler. ! day revokiil (he Ihiii on soldiers visit lug Scuttle. crew bomnar.letl i asi.-uo "then surrendered. The 1 was iin prisoned. fortress anil l out ire crew members, of the crew of the dcslroyer j t vcKstONVlLLE. Jan. .loncs lire prisoners in t.erumny. patients in the state insane hos- rrpirtv PASTTAT.TfRS mnruirr. it i CARING FOR WOUNDED AT FRENCH TELEPHONE EXCHANGE Mutinous Crew Imprisoned. LISBON. Jan. 9. The cruiser Yasco 0. Hrigadicr ! Degama, in charge of a mutinious !rui .ni.iihrroit Helen tn-ttnstitter. HANK RESorlU'ES GROW. i nurse and escaped with the keys ta- i w slllNGTON. Jan. 9. Tm re- rr.., .-- hod v. The nurse was r sources of national lianks Novemlier , ellti(.ej to ,i1(.ir room and smothered! YVARllINGTON, Jan. 9. The total oth, were IS ana nan nuuonn - blanket One was recaptured. German casualties In the western the- " . later during 1317 are conservatively NEARLY 3 MILLION half billions ac- i-nrdins to eontroller Williams. This i Ls two and a half billions greater than Scotcmls'r lltli. IXXI R ANI 6t MEN .('AI GllT BY RISE 9. It is reported JTA-s'lr - Ft, I -V JT -.. - J, FRENCH ARE ItlTl I SI H. ; ..... ii.,. iw..A. vlo-1 r.l. PASO. .Tan. letrnvaum-W of n.W. penc. 'that Colonel K' tnitiii"- a nisolnied portion of the line ! zlstas were captured hy a Y llista liejj ani lat. were ivptilsed. The attack tenant who sent word to Escobar he was on a .wo mile fron after het.vy I wanted to surrender. When the Car " - ranzlstns came to arrange terms, they iKimbanlinc. jw rp sllrro,m(1ed and captured. Mlt KENZEN AT VERDI N. ROM E, Jan. sj. Newspapers prim a lp- Urn i :5 fill -a-i t HVK i-j. g&ri' vt"t .Vv Zurlck mmrt that (ieneral Slacken- t zen has gone to the ITeneh front to r.'Place the Crown Prince In'eonunand around ciiliui. ! tr- r- rWSMCH OefKISt. -I ! '-"5 II 03i CIIMMITtSt m r. piihajc ' M BROTHER-IN-LAW IS KILLED BY RANCHER THE' DALLES. Jan. Arnold Sanders, a rancher living five miles south of here last night kill ed his brother-in-law, Lewis Chase. Ho shot through the win dow of Sanders' father's home, the .shot gun charge hitting Chase in the face. His father and another man escaped from ihe room. Sanders, on a horse, was awaiting the sheriff. He pleaded self defense. The ethers SMid he was intoxicated and when that way becime lioiuoeid;!, Mme a fall in.iurmrT his head years ago. He said Cha him through a indo others deny it. ,EW CHIEF OF U. 8. SECRET SERVICE. r a I 4 1 II , I P v r oi'fenslvn or defensive. To prevent ters, according to the offirial British ar reports received. SPFCIAI, SKSSIOV CATjLKI TO AU IAKTA FAI.MER9 PISMARK. Jan. 9. Governor Fra xier has called a special session for January 23 to provide relief for the farmers suffering financially as a re stilt of poor crops. They i;ot an v erape of less than seven bushels of wheat to the acre. They have stretch ed their credit to the limit in Increas lr.g their acreage in response to gov ernment appeal. jLong term loans at low interest aro desired. Friend Battle on Boat. ' MAU.HK1EI,D, Or, Jan. 9. J. a Krell. s ira.pper. who made a sudden ; and v (clous attack upon W. Kuddle- ston last nlKht In a float house th y occupied jiihuly, was bound over ti i t he Covs CKttniy erand Jtir' In the si i in in 4"0. on iiij; cx:tmlnatloa 1 when arraigned today. Kreil entered he float-Bouse while , Ifiulie.ttori was reading, staid "This ls t he opportunity ? have Ion- "'",1 i for." ard struck his partner a hearf ! blow with a club, and would hae un j tshed hlin ha.i not V. C. J'diy and Oh a r lea Taler. neighbors, interfered and saved htm . tliri'W TRIBAL COURTS SAID i TO HAVE JURISDICTION the lelepll,. i..l., .torinir re-ent fighting in ltclglum showi l I'.erman .-onerele snelier. rurnm lor io wo This photograph iral station ma m ... lli'll inin hr.ard wau.. in tne loremoumi is ... i .per: 1 poil : the legs by f.ote.l when il conie.s to , lmpaasable FlundVrs mud war variet. laid tors at a French cen ts who were struck in til has Atlantic City shell holes nnd almost That Indian trio.il .curls liav i..li..,.o over Indian marriage not Ihe ci.ll conns of 111- stale Is al leged In a demurrer filed by Attorney li V. liailev in the case of Sl.-lini Craig versus Anthony (Joel The demurrer was filed In the defendant. jur al!. I V raig. behalf ol il .v: . . Jl tJl -. AitsJm. . i .v. mm mid - Hun spies and plotters In tlill rountry lll be the chief objectives of Moran. mho becomes chief ol the United States secret service, succeeding William J Plyon. who Is reetgOMig Moran. as deputy director, has had charge of much important department work since Ely nn took up his headquarters In New fork. ". ' Camp Ijiuiulrics Ordered, j '.A '.Vash.. Jan. . Contract ' huvf. been lt f'-r the ...p.-rat l 'ii f '. M l.i'indri-s t V.e . -.t iVillsti.-'I at ..Of,, lewis. Ti it. .fa.t.'.i bv ' ll:itk I.. Iavis ot'(;iht...t Co' on'ra.-i. Til.. coti-iriieii..u of Mi. 1st or. in.; rooms .Mil cost the go.el niio tit lll'1.- ' tftii and the eKpendlture for touelitii ery will be rooi. Kach soldier will luiy 41 nioiiihty for bis wa.lilng. Of tills amount the contractor mill re- 1 lelvc 10 per cent. l-'.'eh enllsle.l man i detailed to help In thin work will hi paid by the contractor. i It was announced al-.o that a 1.- i ilflfl steaiil l.iitnilry plant would bi hullt at the 'amp lo rare for offt- cers' laundry and that from the tUM ' hospital. I