DAILY EVENING EDITION Number oopira printed or ycbtorday'a lally Jklitlou 2,761 ThU paper Is a member of and audited ly Uio Audit Bureau of Clroulatloiu. DAILY EVENING EDITION WEATHER FORECAST Tonight and Ve1niv probably fair. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CIY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 29 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1918. NO. 9368 SLAV WORKMEN ARE RESISTING E Despite Acceptance German Terms, Preparations Con tinue Petrograd Defense. SOLDIERS REFUSE TO FIGHT WITH GERMANS Capture of Pskoff Arouses Workmen to Belliger ent Spirit. (JOSEPH KIIAPLBX.) PETIWKJitAl, Feb Despite the acceptance of German terms, mo blllzutlon and preparations for Pet 'rograd't defense continue. AVork nien'H battalions have left to engago the Germans approaching from Ps koff,. where the Russians are resist ing The garrison here refuses to fight but the workmen are enthusias tically ..nlUtlng, following the cap ture of I'skoff. Revnl fell only after u stubborn fight. Postnfflcc Is lteeapiiired. tiOXDOX, Feb. 20. Delayed news paper dispatcher' from Petrograd say the American and lirltlsh embassies are leuvlng Petrograd, leavlns a few persona In charge. Ah soon as news of Pskoff's cap. ture was received here, factory whis tles sounded and workmen rushed to arms. Their spirit Is belligerent. ! They are determined to die for the ; re'olutlon. The defense committee IbhupcI k proclamation dcclarliiff th0 1 HUN ADVANC revolutionary capital is in tne gruv- . cki danpep. and ursin all to f!Kht i,nepalJsiii V n lumped, and die fur the revolution. Hed i w j (;I,()T ( Guardn flnd lttinh riflemen recap-: ',;mimnv'H'llli;k,l new 1)0a0C. tured the P.-koff postofffce, 1U"JT , m,w Hhp s )me, a S(,od part of Rue In the otrfiets with Isolated iiermaji Mia ,s th(1 way lnternrttIunu t.xprrtf detachment. Interpret Von Hertlinff'8 reply. vme HEUIjIN", Feb. 16. "The stubborn j t-iieu.y wuh , battle Houthf lkoff and the town captured. Iteval wan captured after I. Mil IV. rMJfi 'ii"-mi nun. (jmii. Near Kolenowltg the enemy nttiicked our forces approaching Prlpot, They were repelled. DRIVE FOR Y.W.C.A. FUNDS IS ABANDONED Quota Assigned This County ! Will be Borrowed and Sent in at Once. v v n A wur drive will be ' held In the Immediate future. In stead the executlvo committee of the ITmatllhi War Drives Committee will borrow $l"oo. the ouota assigned to this county, and send it In at once. The. money will be repaid later when It Is possible to include the $ 1 1" 00 in a drive for other war funds. The action yesterday was taken for two reasons. I'matlHa. county's V. W C. A. Uot:i has been due for sev eral weeks and It will be several weeks 'liefore the new system of run ducting drives Is completed. More over. It was decided that such a sum as $iroa was entirely too small to Justify the mobilization of the ma chinery of the organization. The In terest will be small for the short time j before another drive will be held. The executive committee will meet again this afternoon to take steps to facilitate the organization work. Ten: j tatlve boundaries for the 15 districts! In the county will be selected nml j submitted to the various district 4 chairmen for approval or modlfira- j tlon. As soon as the boundaries are established, precinct and committee chairmen will be appointed, the lists of potential contributors prepared, and the ruling of each person begun.! TUSCANIA DEAD INCLUDE TWO OREGON MEN WASIIIXiTOY. Teg. M. ; linker liMluy rviiivcil 01 more nanicN lit Tnscunla clcinl. i-cv lonsly rH.itil as missing-. They Include, Vcrncr llnimlaiid of n.lton. Oregon: und Alexanilcr Dunn of I'ortland anil : llenjamln C. olstcad of Tcnino. Wash. I iiavs ot iTs ji;i i:nsh cm xi n. i ltMXMilly l Jcctcd 1iairinaii of lie-j publican National Committee. INDIANA POUIH. Ind., Fell. j Will H. Hays, recently elected chair-! man of the republican national cum-ij mlttee. today tendered his resigna tion as chairman of the Indiana conn-, ell of defense. iI-:itM.Y UH KKPKI.I.KD. LONDON. Fob. L'fi. Hal' reported that a Oermnn attempt to raid a Hril- Ish nap out h of the Arra .oud whs repelled. Canibnil HERTLING DENIES SWISS INTRIGUES; OUTLINES HUNS FIGHTING AIMS Declares Germany Has No Thmnrhf nf Assniiinir Anv!UimiL ill unnnuimi Nation's Neutrality. EFFORT TO SPLIT ALLIES INDICATED Expects Them to Differ on Agreeing With Wilson s Four Cardinals. AMSTKHDA.U. Feb. 2. Von j evituble unless the men's demand for llcrllliig today denied llio reiKrted ; a u.n p,.r cent wage increase is SwIhm intrigue Jle Mild Germany j granted by Friday.- Tomorrow repre had no thought of assailing Swiss, scntatlves ot shipyard owners and the Dutch, Spanish or Scandinavian neu-1 government will meet to discuss ac- trality. "l Yom the sUirt our war tion if a strike is called There Is a alms luivci been the defense of tlic : poMSlblJity the government will insti fullioilnud; maintenance of territorl- tuto compulsory arbitration If a strike ul Integrity und freedom of economic j,, c!lPl), The imperial munltons development.. Kven our aggrssive board shows no signs of yielding to warfare lias been defensive. It's our ! the men's demands. sole aim to secure the fruit of our j , I'kraiuiun icuce. Wo do not intend ' t- establish ourselves In ixthonla or! rVfDC f C HA W IJvonlu. Our chief ulm in IJthuan- '"tJ. J. U.. I IrtKJI Iri rf la and Couilaiid Is the establishment I P A CCJ7C ' A 7 A V AT or e.ir.i.lniiilstnitlmi and self-detiT- ! initiation. In liiimania. o desire to CALIFORNIA. HOME lie fair with the slates with which , wo now are concluding1 euco on the ! """" " " basis of the success of our arms. Po. j Wor(J wus recevc.(j ths ,rnlng of land's constitutional problem Is ,, , ... , , , , ., , 'the sudden death from ptomaine lug disciiHKCd. .crnuiiiy demands i only the inllilarlly Indlsiiensiblo j Poisoning of Mrs. J. K. Hanshaw at tilings. The prosjiects of - icacc all her home in California. Mrs. Ban over the east Is good ' shaw was formerly Miss Lulu Hent "The entente Is fighting- for tlic I ley of this city and wa a slstor of Itullau ufulsltlon of purt of Austria- j L. S. and It. X. Ilenlloy, who have al ilungury, the heverance of Palestine, ! ready left for California. She died Syria and Arabia from Turkey. In J10 fU(? ()f ,,.,,.,,. mate.,,,,.,, diiro rcireciit (.ciniuny tin a jUHturber. i say HertlliiK la making an effort tr) Pplll the allies, expecting them to ! differ on aKreeintf with President UvH(m.H four canlini ,inst.s f(tr pearo (Us(.llS(jloni ,.rmnK S acceptance nf , t...vn.i ... Imrfitn (hp flfr- man belief a pence conference will of the low score of Sunday. Sunny not haggle over Russia If the other side, too, shot much Inflow form and allied (4 nest tons can be adjusted first. Pendleton nosed out one bird ahead. It is believed Wilson will make n, Kellogg- is tied with Pendleton with rejoinder, bul what he will do is not two wins and no loses. The following forecast. It Is a question of whether are Sunday results and the team he'll yield to Hert line's suggestion standings, that the other nations must accept j Inland Km pi 10 Kcsults. or express the Four Wilson bases. There Is no question but Germany wants peace but she wants a peace ' advantageous to herself She's un altered i ti her imperialistic- alms. llMard In South Dakota. MITCHKI.lv. S. P.. Feb. L'rt. One of the worst snowstorms of the win- I ter held central South Dakota in Its ' ", "'H't' " """-- causing considerable suffering. Xo trains have operated west of here since yesterday afternoon. Country schools have been closed and sonic cattle loss has been reported. A high wind today accompanied the snow. WHAT GERMANY DANZIG. a POSEN.- -v - 4T J V WARSAW CRACOW o ' ' " 'S'ci LEMBERG AUSTRIA HUNGARY srrt s or mil es The Holshcvikl government of llns- f:ji under I eon Hionslein, alia: I. eon TrotsKy. as foreign minister.' has mu.lt peace terms with Tt-rmany on the basis of giving up t!ie vvh I'olaiu! and I .if hna iiia. two le of great - OTDIVC IM flAKKW AN SHIPYARDS MENACES Regarded ag inevitable Un less Men's Wage Increase Demands Are Granted. VANC'Ot'VKR, Feb. 26. A strike In the lirltlsh Columbia shipyards, Involving 8000 men is regarded as In- ' ... this morning at 5 o clock after hav in(r t.een 111 only one day. ,he was ix'aec 3fi yearsK old and" had bren living In California for the past 12 years. JVirw. , Ij. S. l?fntlcy, who Is a Kistcr of Mr. I Hanshaw will leave for California, to night and expects to be gone two weeks. PENDLETON STILL w t a fx n m r a r w w rr LEj Uj IKAfStiUUl 3'enilleton is still on top in the in land empire trap tournament, in spite Colfax-Palouso 114. Spqkune 08. Pendleton lit), Kunnysido 100. Kellogg U3, Oraville 101. Heppner Wallace 115. Yakima 1 -'ft. Wenateheo 10S. Toiirn Standings. Won. Ivost I'.S. Pendleton Ave. no i H.r. 1 14. n i i.r. 116.5 113 i ko.r 1 15.5 AH. 5 107 .2 0 J.Oiul Kellogg . Sunnyslde .04111 .Sua Wallace . 'oifax-1 'al. Yakima . Heppner . .. oroville . . .Spokane No. f. o n 500 join .ano GETS FROM RUSSIA WITH $4,000,000,000 .VIL.N4 rL I I ft (J I .'PL hjuteiv' i iV v r v PINSK ROVNO KIEV U K R A f N provinces, which In past centuries ba b.-en mitifis all li ; bfi iselves In addition the Uronsteln or TtrotsK has consented to wive tienuany $4,- 'Mni.ruot mi.i Indemnity. This ma p show hew imuh c.ued from litis- jr. w v I b. r - - - GRODNO 3 ( a ffo owe - J V -Bi?EST - X UTOVS.K A AMERICA TRIES TO STIR SLAVS TO WAGE WAR Aided by Radicals in U. S. Government C o n t inues Educational Campaign. CABLES ALLOWED TO PASS UNCHANGED! Socialists Deny Charges That Russian Peace is Pleasing. (ItOlilCUT J. IIBXDKI:.) WASHINGTON-, Feb. 2i The Am-j erican government Is trying to the j utmost to stir the Russians to defend j the nation against the Germans. Aid- 1 ed by the radicals in America, the government is continuing its educa-1 tiotlal campaign in Russia. President Wlllson himself Is behind the new j move. To this end. the government Is J . " permitting hundreds of cables f rom radicals in the United States to bol sheviki leaders to pass unchanged. These contain distinct warnings against a separate peace with a friendly outstretching of hands to encourage the struggling war-torn Russians. Many of these say friends tne American army." said Empcy. Ret w ill then receive about eight bul-, capturing German positions, imprison in America supported the bolshevik! j -Most persons think the real effl- lets before he falls from the deadly ing the occupants, destroying trench untll now because they believed they ' cienCy ot a machine gun is measured) effect of the first one." 'es. etc., returns to Its own trenches ln- were, fighting for the overthrow of autocracy but now that the holshevl ki have yielded to that very autoc racy and militarism, i discour aiiiy: millionM. American radl- j cals are outraged at Ltnlne and Trotsky yielding i to the Ger man peace terms. Meyer, I-ondon socialist congressman, denied the charges that American socialists were dt'lihted by the Itusslau peace. said .'American socialitH want th Kussian peojilo to fight until they whip the German machine. !Rev.C,ninallSnpak To Studr t if P. H. S. Reverend Gornall. of the Metho dist church, spoke to the students of the high school this morning on the t heme "legal and spiritual property rights." Ho referred to t he time when he was a little boy, working in a factory in Rhode Island. He visit- ed Xewport. where a large number so",,,';:,- !.!!;. ''noaie ! grandeur, with no cares to trouble him. It was of this occasion that he said "some people ;u e wealthy le gal I y, but impoverished spiritually." He further said that "thtf men and women who have spiritual possessions are the ones who are going to count in this world." I'rincipnl Drill announced that the . three glade schools Imve collected a great deal of material for the Red rn.i.j .,,,.1 1... n...,t...i t i.i. c..r' I., .1.1- ,..,..,... brarv. John Kimos,,,, T,.. T. ........... John Simpson. Tom Torgeson ' and Hubert Smith volunteered their ' j services. SMOLENSK CHERNIGOV V. I ft via hy the tnNh". i'd deal nlih Oer l:i:tt . In t j. . 1 . t ' o'liua PS will get territory iclu-r l h:i n Tru-sia and al most ;t popi:oa i iilor lnrs'r than .in m:i .I in. i ia(' "I'LL TAKE THE LEWIS 61 3 I mil Ordnance experts may argue and Hfhitie Vmi r.,.llnt Arthur Guv dc bM' bul twlnt Arthur .Gu tmpey will take the Iewis machine gun, thank you the gun he s using ot SIJeed of about 400 a minute. It winters, being prepared on a big scale. In this picture. KIs life for months seems cold to say it. but is a machine ;with immense artillery concentration depended on such a gun. . gun is speeded up much beyond this and preparation. They are only dis- "I cannot understand the hesitan- figure it is considered a waste of ; tinguishable from regular infantry at cy in accepting the Ix-wis gun for ' ammunition because the Ilvin? tar-'tacks by the fact the infantry, after ARF VniJ A SI IC A SOME ARE DISCOVERED HERET0TZT rvT ; j trenches in a few hours. Formerly several days preparations were neces The "sugar slacker-' is the latest their patrons who are peeved because I sary, during which the Germans Hf'.iispn-prv TPP' r..i h-insp thp Hoovpr regulations have banished the sugar ,bowl from the table of the restaur- ant and limited the Individual sugar ration to so many lumpsor spoonsful, the "sugar slacker' is carrying sygar to the restaurants in his pocket. So, !at least, one eating house proprietor declares, and states that it is surprfs- 'inn: to find that some of thees slack- ers are very representative people. Also some of the grocers have dis- (covered that there are not a few of 1 1 nrT'iC'Tnntr. T 47 REGISTERIliL) JVllliN GET CLASSIFICATION The following Is the classification J of 4 7 more Umatilla county regis- trains as established by the district board: Roy fr. Hart 1-e. Rome Kemp 2-c. Robert Milts r.-x. Robert J. Vick 5-x. Henry t'. Arkell 4-c. Harold F. Locke 1-f, John F. Arkell 1-c, Kd- 'ard Crow L'-c. Clarond ithea. 1-e. ,!"v Howard ,4-c, William R. 1-ains 5-v ()n-,:tr .T. nmnhell 1-e CHIlliile 'llebitonr 5-c. l.llther It. liolesal ..l.le 1 -e tieorge 1 Clark 1-e. John W. ' t". e Jlentzer 1-e. r.enjamln J. Hendrick- sen 4-c. Anderson snippe mower i - e. Jesse K. Hilhert S-i K.lward K. Lie- segaus 1-f, William H Gangier 1-e., Hen jam in K. Kast ridge .'i-.i. Charles K. Kastrldge S-.i. Charles K. Hurrah 1-c. Krnest T. Frencll 4-c. Hans C. Nielson 4-c. Albert F. Michael Jr. X-j. I'elt l'ullan 1-e. Clifford llanlster 4-c. Fred I,, llnchanan 4-c. l-'red K. 1'linn 4-c,. Hoy Kiiklaliicl. 4-0. lven ". ilbert 1-e. Stese F. Hamm "-.i. Arbons It. Xohlin L'-c. Floil T. l'in- kert'-n .'l-.i. Cliarles Ileritert M. Coylen Feaglns S-J. Walter Harry I Kiasiner I.. Hurst. 4-r 4-c. Frank K. I, Cresswell 4-c. L'-c. Clarence W. 1: rues L'-c. John Diek L'-c. James H. If. Smith 1-f. Khuer olden Crow 4-c. Herbert A. Thompson t-c, Jesse Har 1 rington 2-c. Theodore C. Tal ks L'-c. Ukiah Will Be Without Ice Cream This Summer MaM i iregtuiian Special.! I'KIAH, Feb. J . The peopl of I'kiah wiil have to mi with out ice cream next summer a t here Is tm tee m t he erei-K This will work a ha rdsh i p mt the creamery as much ice i' s , 4 . I used in shipping cream ImttM-. q AMERICANS CHASE HUNS HALF MILE TO CAPTURE ENTHUSIASM IS HIGH I KIIKP I T- I-T'lii ;l"S . t A M KliK A X KU'. T I e t . J (i-rmau working" pait-t-s and front line posit ions were ! (' -lively shelled by the American cannonading all day. The front is mudloeked Py the American patrols tonthuie their ni'-iht ac n it i. 1 n esienJa;. 's ra t 1 w a" !i t hfinh, the A titer tea as so en-th'is.-d hmt tht'ii ami. cry m.-c m t ha I they ao - ; a-'cd w it liin I" SAYS EMPEY ' by its ability to shoot fast. But as a matter or aosojute iaci, me Iliuumue I ,.,. ifl rareIv. if ever, fired in "bursts' , . . P QJ ArVFR? the food regulations require them to purchase so many pounds of wheat substitute with every sack of floua. f THAN I -we don't like this substitute bread their forces, for the coming: offensive, and all the substitutes we got with these raids are simultaneously tearing the last sack of flour is home yet," jup the German lines along' whole one woman declared, and there have front and increasing the difficulties been to many like complaints that the i for the Germans eventual attack and grocers are wondering if the average t decreasing- their chances for success, housewife appreciates the reason for1 , , the Hoover order and if there isn't; some way of bringing home emphati- , cally the necessity of sacrifice every home. " 1 ' ' T Df JJ J UTINS Tvuiis kxti:ii ti:quizov. ATi:iSI)A5lr 1 cb. The Turks entered Trobizonrt. a Turkish I'.lack cu poi't. vthfcli the Kussiaus liac held .-ince liUU. . I TO ItKAi: I l-J 1'F.H t'EM. ! WASH 1X4. TON. Feb. . On the ! house H.nir. Cuiiure-.-niaii flecker i h'-ol illfonmitioll tlic ncM l.MM-nj i.oau o. nar i- ,H-r ccm inicrcsi. ltSTl. JIWIMt .MS I UHSKI. WASHINGTON. I cb. 2. Post master General lur!con ordered rotirth class po.-tal maximums in creased to seventy jsuui'ds iu first and cco!iri .one and fifty imunds in all oilier ones. I :,f f.-rtl e .March fif teenth. It includes all parcel iiost mail and farm and factory products. .l -is n w tfism i:i;i:mi:i:ton. ici. ait. r.rnest Schmitt, a mi 1 1 aril workman was sentenced to thirty dns in jail and SUM. fine, following Ins .s.nv i.li.m of ' tellinir nthcr workmen the Amn iciiii flail' was a -dirty rag." Sclmiitl de nieil it. 111 i:p, NK S M W DISCOVKKV SXNI'A l:cs. Feb. ill. l.uthcr IturbanU ha. a new "win the war sin;. or fruit sintar from the rruir of . the spiuclovs eactu. which he's irr- fooled. Ho sas it gmws fifty tons of fruit t( the a re in any climate. This fruit i- rich in sugar. A trMvss fir refining: the fruit ug;ir is lucded bc- loi i( run Ik used. - t TU Y KII.M I). 4TT. IVb. i!U. The Canadian eaMialty lil im-lndes . II. Karle (,f IW'lliiighum. Washington, who wa nv- aitlen(ally killed. th; I the barrage they eutitncleinents. letl enemy A ;t'i ricafis' eutnusiasni car t heir cbjectlve. '.ermans halt a communication rte.I llu m past S"U.c cb.ased th mile through pa i t w .f cturning itrma n o-mded five i'M man pi ison i' ta lion volun t i' ' - ' H t i'e :i:id MX Aii -1 f. IF! RENCH RAIDS ARE T Prepared on Massive Scale They are Similar to Regu- lar Infantry Attacks. INCREASE DIFFICULTY j OF HUN OFFENSIVE ! Enemy Trenches Destroyed j in Few Hours Time ! NOW. , (HENRY WOOD.) FRENCH FRONT, Feb. 26. Along the entire west front, from its Junc tion with the Britiah to the Swiss bor der, the French armies are now de livering terrific day, night raids. This is likely to increase in namoer, size and importance until the Germans either begin or ct-ncel their pro-advertised offensive. Prepared on Big Scale. These raids are different from last stead of occupying tne new territory. 1 Brought X'p Secretly. ; By installing artiUery secretly at night and opening without warning,. rushed up reserves. AVhile keepimc accurately informed from prisoners of dispositions made by the Germans of BOUNDARIES SOME PRECINCTS CHANGED A separate polling place for the residents of Rieth and vicinity Is pro- ! vided in certain changes made in the boundaries of precincts Xos. 43 44 and 45. The change in the boundaries are 'noted thus by Clerk Brown: 43 All that portion of the city of Pendleton lying east of Perkins' Avenue and north of river. All voters living between I'erkins Avenue and Logan street were removed from 44 and laced in 43 with voting place EARING GERMAN LIN either at Christian church or library. , 44 All of Pendleton west of Pet- kins Avenue, including sections 3. 4. 9. 10, 15. 16 and X" 1-2 of Sec 2 1 and 22. Tp. 2 X. 11. 32 and Sees. 34 and 35. Tp. 3 X. ft. 32. including poor farm and state hospital. Voting place. Lin coln school. 45 Including Sees 5. ti. 7. 8. 17, Is. 19 and 2o. Tp 3 X., It. 32 and Sec. 1. 2. 2. 11. 11. 12. 13.' 14 and 15. Tp. 2 X.. K .11. Includes Reich" and as far west as Barnhart. Vote at Ftieth. VITCCITI CIVAMPiVn IV T,xrio rJrSUr, T I V 1 311 U 1 IliO Ar XllIv SHE HIT SAY RESCUED ST. JOHNS. Feb. 26. The story of 43 Floritzel survivors say nothing mov able was left on the main deck of th. liner five minutes after it struck. She submerged to the saloon deck and the fore top mast collapsed. kilting a nit maiming many. Many passen gers were swept overboard by t he waves. Ninety two are dead. QUOTA NOT REACHED IN SKILLED WORKERS t'matillu county has faib-d to mat11 her .ji.M'ta in the registration of hkiII etl workers in the I'nited States Ship yard tilutiteers. Tlo- ipiot.i ..f ttii co;mt was fixt'd at and so fat on p. :.u registrations have been re.oi t. o. although ten counties of th- -tat-h.ivo gone oxer the top. ' Tfdin Uota was ;iJH ami t-i dale 3-6 skilled workt-rn hve rt; istcred. The nini uii n for lUti'M tlf skilled artlsins of thin county It.n been carried on through four-mijiut speakers ami pnoliritx fur tto i a two weeks la;t iIikm' familiar wPh th. sit.iation dt'clao' that th- fallur- ! reach l he iita Is rnt due to !,( k -ing tn;t t't the relatively f-- rHiUit lahtit'KM in this county. Tb Indut t i:-s t . f this co' i nt v a r not m-m h an develop skilled ;i!'!iKiHt vn'lt u t ill il In t he sh! pv a t ii a i i.J ituv Co th' t :i t'j iitt-r- bix alr-ilv icin- th" :.lniitrils .r h i.r i y ci -r -., E