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IliYEVEIIili'G EDITION daily BfBO eui::j Number ooplies printed of yostcrda" Kuily lodillon. 2,787 This paper Is a member at and audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. , WEATIIEU FORECAST Tonight and Friday fair; cooler Friday. ., CITY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER vol; so NO. 9424 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1918. GERMAN LOSSES SINCE MARCH 21 TOTAL OVER 900,000 ACCS fylNG TO ENGLISH A UTHORITY QUOTED BY LONDON GRAPHIC; FRENCH REPORT PLACES ENEMY LOSSES CONSERVATIVELY AT 350,000; ALLIES HOLD TRUMP CARDS FOR FUTURE ACTION - ARRIVALS GIVE ALLIES UPPER T Germany Has Used Two and a Half Million Men; Can Duplicate That Effort HUNS FAST USING UP THEIR RESERVES Unity of Allied Command Plus New Men Gives Superiority. LONDON, May 2. The Graphic quotes "high Eng lish authority" estimating the German losses in killed, wounded and captured since March 21 to be over 900,000. HENRY WOOD. ; Although Germany has used two and a half million men thus far In the offensive, conservative calcula tions show she Is capable of duplicat ing this effort. The allies, however, hld the trump card because of thotr unity of commund, the sttperlority of fresh rewerves and the Inability of the Germans tu make a Burprlne at tack. Conservative estimates place the German losses at 300,000. It Is known that Germany still has 660,000 In depots to replace these , losses without calling the class of 1820. Consequently .Germany can du plicate the offensive. But when ths Inane exceed above the reserve she '. U be wlthuut reserve while tl.w daily arrival of British, American and Ital ian divisions assures the allies an un contested superiority and final vic tory. The enemy began the offen sive with half a million men In the frcnt line. Since then she has been obliged to engage five times that many, Indicat ing a fatal consumption of mJUl ef fective German troops. The allies have Identified 206 di visions on the went front. German di visions total 142, Including those on other fronts. UNLIMITED SOLDIERS TO GO ACROSS 1918 IS DEPARTMENT FLAN WASHItciTO.V, May 2. The war department's ability ability to equip und transport men is the only limit to no placed on America's 131S army Hocrclary ISuker told the house mil itary affulrs commlttco tuduy. l'-akor did not present doflnlle fig ures on the numbers the department Intends to send 'for the double reason that any number Implies a limit and facilities for equipping and transport ing men are constantly increasing." 1 PENDLETON MISSES ENLIST FOR SERVICE Will Serve Their Country as Yoemenettes When Called. Two Pendleton misses have enliKt , ed In the servlco of their I'ncle Kam and will fight for hlni with typewriter and pencil whenever called. They ars MiM Myrtle Wllsey a senior In the I'endletnn high school, and M isa Thelma Hlchardson, who was gradu ated from that Institution last year and has since been employed wllh the Matlock-LsAts Investment' company lloth enlisted In the naval reserve a yeomanettes, second class, yesterday, and will be the first young women from this city to enter that service. The yeomsa branch Is that of ste nographers. accountants and book keepers. - Former recruits for thst branch from this district have been sent to ths navy yard at Hremerton. so It is probable that these two girls nd the 11 young men who also en listed here, will see service there when called. The call may come anytime within three weeks or three months It was staled. Miss Wllsey Is the daushter of I). K. Wllsey of it clay slreet- Miss I Richardiu'a parents do not reside in this state. HAND FIGH MYSTERIOUS FIRE DESTROYS COMBINE AT KUPER RANCH Fire of mysterious origin thin morning destroyed a shed and new self propelled combine at the ranch of Martin Kupers near Myrlck station. ' The loss will be approximately 14000, the com bine alono having cost $3650 last Bummer. The. machine was en tirely destroyed together with the shed and some hay. " The shed Is located some -distance from other buildings and there la no explanation for the fire. The combine was insured for S700 with J. II. Estes. Strike Because Non Union Carpenters Were Used on K. of P. Work Because Home non union carpenters had been used on the Job the wrk of remodelling- the old Chinatown building, now owned by the Knights of Pythias him been tied up for Home day by a strike of the union cur pen -ten. The work was being done by tht. ledge direct under the supervision of H, E- Cook Tho Job haft been tied up after but one front, had been con structed. It la understood that tho matter will be settled through granting the request! of the union carpenter. WILL GIVE NAMES OE NEAREST RELATIVES WASHINGTON. May 2. Th department today announced that names of the nearest relative and the emergency addresses of Foidiens killed, wounded or missing In France will be reported to the citsuulty lints, beginning tomorrow. The change Is it result of (Secretary Inker's u-crauiull study of publicity for the army. It is expected dally that there will be Am erican communiques soon. MURDEROUS WORK BY THE "DOKIES" SATURDAY EVENING Saturday night will be one exsiting timo in local K. of 1. circles ami the events of the evening will be of par ticular interest to some K0 members ! who are to be initiated Into the mys- terles of tho "Dokles" or more form- ally speaking the Knights of Khor- rasan. the K. of P side degree. The ceremonial will he held In the Moose hall. At 6 o'clock the thing will : open with a parade which will be fol- lowed by a supper served In the hall. , The slaughter of the neophites will , start Immediately thereafter. For the big event tho I. P. K. K. loam of La j Grande will be present and there will also be representatives from Portland, i Walla Walla, Dixie, Wash., and other j placos. ,1 ... 2t Sfe WPP" This nrv picture, Ju the cenir. MltoWn the- pi Isoiifrat, t be tnltrind In hc Vnllert ; j FIRST U-30AT PRISONERS PASSING THROUGH GATES INTO WAR PRISON CAMP - 'i RED CROSS GETS $7000 FROM BIG SALE YESTERDAY Buffalo and Senatorial Nom ination Bring $1000 each; Hats Are in Demand. FIRE ALARM USED TO HELP BUSINESS Weston Band in Uniform Arrives to Help Cause Along. , . KucrciiTs. Auction folflH.KO launches 07.IO Tags . . ; . 197.18 Chicken Drawing 30I.2O Danco 192.73 Tutul 0170.03 Close to $70(M) was cleared yester day for the VmatlHa County Chapter of the Red CroHs by the big Ited Cross May Iay Festival which takes Its place among tho many of Pendle ton's civic miceosHos. Tho hig crowd which was present from the school ; exercises on the depot lawn In the morning unill the closing of the Hap I Dv Cuiivnn rianro lust evnlmr was in ja spending mood and there was a continuous' stream of doliurs into the j The big part of the money was se - cured through the auction which con tinued for eight hours before the last j of .the many articles donated for the t sale had been disposed of. Nut at tew things pt up 4r auIevT,eraM,d t two,1 'tlireeT four and five times, the i buyers donating them back for - re- t stJe. j The United Stales senatorshlp and tho ilound-lp buffalo divided hon ors In the bringing of the larsc.i sums. Kach was bid in for $loo Mrs. K. X tanfleld bid in the sena-i tnrshlp for her husband. The actual tup Md on-the buffalo was $ Too but 1 1 000 was raised by I 'end let onians und farmers of the Immediate vicinity and turned over to the Red Cross for the animal which, according to pre j ent Intentions,' Is to be fattened anil, j barbecued. Taking their turn fin the platform a ihalf dnlen auctioneers labored Ions and vociferously to dispose of the ir- tides to best advantage and to their effort la largely due the big sums received. F. a. Lucas of Weston. Fre( Klffert of Freewater. O. T. Kude. ilov. j. K. snvder. Col. J. H. Ralev. ft ie. Kirkimtrlck and .1. H. Mites ol Pendleton and Dan ISowman of Mis- Hlon ,irted as 01,ctinoc. whUe jrrank . (Continued on Page 2.) hi i. r : , - t x' - ).' ;- t V. j-J.- : lisin--t'd liytStato-, lining through doulde (tat-s . , . im' the war i iNi camp at I't.ri Mr t i -bout ,,. Jt , , , , , , I In i(iti i .:, St'urfH nf i 'l hi r lui t-riifti ihmi can te ioen inside fie ln.rtcl SALVATION' TvASSHvS AUK . UKKOIXIJS Of TICKMIIKS France, All American soldiers in : now know Irene and Gladys Mcln , tyre. Salvation Army la.sslep, who In the llu-' fiKht of Selrheprey the oth-l i e- day remuiiied in a Krench village ' i ( .1- ,t h..t ! JU:1 "' ree, rnocoiaie anu uuubhhuib i . tired American soldier.. The fact j thut German .' hells fi ll all about them tearing up the roads and houses did not friuhten tliein. und they stay- : ed on the scene till they were order- : ed back by the military commander, i 40,000 CHINESE , ON WESTERN FRONT BY JUNE FIRST j ATLANTIC loitT. May 2. Forty i thousand Cl!iiioo troop?. -the flmvcr ; of tho ttiliioe. nnny will Iks on the! French front early in June, said Cap- ; tain Iicii of tho t hinr-e army nrriv 'imr frni l-Yaitcc. Two 'Ii1jkso kvh era Is arc now in 1-Vaiicc auuiting the i trtMiiks. !? 1-- ' K ' wfjl w irr em 1 n i t w man "-. I- anniiiif. i-Miir waitiiiaj trt grert them. l-risumTe are fmui the virr r.ii'i.nr.l l; tin 8. a, J " J- .; Ms- A f jg r-r- Jr. v-, ' U t f J . r Tl J ' 1 r' GERMAN PEACE OFFENSIVE IS IE Peace Rumors, Confidential Statements. Etc., Viewed as Same Old Game. 1 MOVE INDICATES ; ENEMY WEAKNESS President Wilson Will De mand That Frank Open 1 ness Be Used, i (ROBERT J. BEXDER) WASHINGTON, May 2. Germany's collected peace offensive desifrned to wcakeh tho allies' fighting siirit has apparently begun, authorities here see i I in sudden widespread rumors, whis- 'pered confidences reachini? Washine Iton Involving the likelihood of peace i offers from the pope. Emperor Icharles, Kinff Alfonso of Bpatn and ; even tho kaiser, merely Germany's ( i same old game to weaken tho allied i morale. Wilson is unconcerned and Jdemunds that frank oppenness . pre cede peace negotiations. Significantly, most of the reports I originated In Teuton newspapers or in ! Teutonic quarters of neutral countries. Nothing officially indicates the pope has changed from his recently known. j opposition .to further present peace moves. However it is recalled the pope's last proposal was heralded in . neutral countries before it was officl- I ally launched. A Munich newspaper ' recently announced the pope would ap - peal to the "tiniversal conscience," to lend the war. This report was follow ed by Herman and Swiss reports thst ;the kaiser was "deeply moved" by suf- ferlns scenes at the battlefront and , . .,,., ,k,. I his attempts to "prevent the tragedy" had failed. The kaiser's desire to discuss peace indicates a growing uneasiness "back home BULLETINS lOltTU4XJ, -May 2. I'nion telegrailHars declare that 15 mm union, tdegrapliers mere import ed here today and tbey exixxt the Wi-Morii Vnion to begin dis charging flic uuionevrs. AT SEATTLK. SEATTLK, May 3. l iiltra tele, graplicrs declare that suit cases filled wllh ti'lcgrams are being, sent to other cities wlioro they wero teiegraimcd to the otlicr cities after long delays, but com - iiany officials declare the handlliur of bustnet! tuts continued uuin U'rriHHlly. TIh I'osfal scrviro last uiglit locked out all union workers of Uio uiglit shlu, 1UI4, IIAItT kxc;a:ei. IX1S ANUKIKS, May 2. The cn Barement of tlie movie star, lllll Hart, to Margaret Kvuin, a Ilutte rawlicr's I daugliter, was announced today by the aor. forresMinlt-nco began the romance. ns FKItin'IIED. KKW TOIIK, -May S. Owners of tlio stinicr tlty or Athens today an imiiiiti'ri thut a milcto cliwk show ed 6. ierllnxt wlm tlio esssl llld-d witli a French tTiilx-r iff Uio JiTsej j VOMrt- KI.KVFX OMKUICANS Kll.l.l:i WASHINGTON'. .May 2. Today's NWUi WA icniinlty IIM glrs SU unities. Including (, ,,.: that he remain in his present ! II killed III action and two who tllot j , irtll nf" usefulness and continue his from wounds. 'activities for the church and the nu - , U,n t.i,v!ng hv so doing he can I I'l.VI- ll IS KM l.i:i. homier ;i more v.ilual.le Kervl.e than ! httnr Worth. Tcvns.. May 2 Ucn- ne j.ji,. couitl In uny other Una : tt 'Pant .IniiM-s lini of New- York anil ! r ., k. ioiriri IMul llorrloti of tullfornlu wen-i ' killed UNtnv wlicn tlwlr nim-lilne fell' . ! following a nor.- die. VKI.r.nrUNK, AiistraliK, ly t. j -"Australia flshts to the fminh. Thi! ; 1.4 not a time fr peace. The man i oskln for "peace Is a madm 1'ardner. 1 traitor. declare! Senator ' labor leader, 1 na s)eech today D..inriu lii's , m..nt announce:! ! .h,. it i ..ntieniiind the German- Holland difficulties are se-ttled andjng calftmfty has traversed that an anomincemeiU to this effect is landing m Parts. cxiH't-ttHl hrtt. j tliL 1IM KII.I-KI ! "lUYTuX. thio. May 2. volonl linm and Majr Brinkley, Uth of the algnal corps, were killed today when their machine fWl 4 feet. They 'ioia, recently ranio from Washing- Has Met Over 7000 People on Campaign i'tXSimpsML.1 Miss Cljlie Hall - On Reporting Staff Of East Oregonian ' Owing to the fact that army service has seriously depleted the ranks of newspapermen in the west, many newspapers are us ing girls for reportorial work. In line with this policy the East Oregonian has secured the ser vices of Miss Clytie Hall as a lo cal newsgatherer. Miss Hall is a. former Univemity of Oregon student, having taken the jour nalism course for three years and has had two years expernience In newspaper work In Eugene. he began upon her duties yes terday. Support given her by the people of the city will be appreciated by this paper. REV. SNYDER WILL NOT GO TO FRANCE Rev. J. E. Snyder, pastor of the First Presbyterian church will nol accept the offer from the war works council of she T. M. C. A- for Imme diate service in France, .the offflclal board of his church last evening tak ing the stand that his services are needed at home and that his accept ance of the offer would leave a va cancy In- the local pastorate - which sou Id be difficult to fill. Following an extended discussion of the matter last evening, the official board, consisting of Judge J "VV. Ma loney, J. O. Hales. A. K. McCulley, Clarence Penland. L l Rogers, A- C. Funk. R. W. Hatch. S. R. Thompson. T. J. Tweedy, Charles Bonney. Louis UclHS. Mrs. William Blakely, Mrs. H. G- Blydenstein and H. T. McLean, adopted the following resolutions: Whereas, a call has been extended to our pastor. Kev. J. E. Snyder, by the War Work Council to engage lu Y M. O. A- work, and Whereas, tho acceptance of such call would necessitate Mr. Snyder's going to. France and - his prolonged absence from the pastorate of the First Presbyterian church of Pendle ton, and. Whereas, the demand for such work has already deprived the Synod of Oregon of twenty-five per cent of its ministers, thus making It difficult to fill vacancies, and Whereas, In the Judgment of the official board of the First ITesbyte rian church of Pendleton, the church, the community, the Pendleton Pres bytery and the Synod of Oregon can III afford to lose tho leadership of such a man, Ho It Therefore llesolved, That we Implore Kev. Snyder not to accept the ofler tendered him by the War Works Big I. C I'm an (.UIl sjOOKS I ;L nirrotYi.'f from. xuiivt v-.S..v viu..vinjRht we carve off AMSTKIIIAM. May 2. Karl Itos- 1 ner. the kaisers favorite war cor re- I spondent. siiys In the I.okal AnBrlBor." . "Tno fanw" ranne Run doesn't1 rtteim.ne a gun. it w more iikb a bi- j gantlc gray crane. Suddenly It awake ( with violent disturbance!! shaking j every tree, even the trunks. Then a; "ck thread in visible, cutting th "" within three minutes. trav- 7S miles. THK SIMM IS -KK.HT." tVASHl(!TvN. May 2. To show his heart is correctly placed, although his country ia a hotbed of German in- itngue, Persia's thah today cabled the state department for 1400.000 worth nf liberty bonds. Th rder was prmntly filled. BATTLE LULL SHOWS ENEMY WAS DEFEATED Hafe Reports Ypres Sector Quiet But Resumption of Attacks Forecasted. KAISER MUST REFORM BROKEN DIVISIONS German Artillery Active at sBaulleul and at Bre tonneux. . FOK'NIHSKH WOCXDS. IX'IK". May 2. Tlio continue to emphasise the importance) of OsB Franco-BrlUsli victory sootli west of Ypres by refusing; to renew hoHUllties toere. Hair reported that sector to be most quiet. Correspond ent forecast the resumption of Hiu denhurg'a attempt to capture the iK-iglita iIktc, but declare It will re quire days and perhaps weeks) to re form the shattered Hun divisions. Ilaig reported that German artillery Is active in two sectors, at Bailieu and Vlllera Bretonneanx- REICHSTAG: WORRIES OVER U. S. FORGES Paris, May t. The German warof flee Is finding, increasing difficulty Xa hide the true ixienl nt American par ticipation from the German people, according to today's reports. The Reichstag committee got only "vague replies" when they asked the war of flee and as a result Reichstag mem bers are makng many complaints. The comlttee then demanded tho general headquarters, representative, personally to give the body the true . American information and tho re . quest was refused. ' ' GERMANS FAIL IN THENNES ATTACKS PARIS, May . "German attacks failed about Thennes" today's official' statement says. Other German at tacks have been repulsed north of Chavlgnon and northwest of Rheims. Freich surprise attacks near llonchel resulted In the capture of 28 prison ers. Americans fighting near 'men nes are brigaded with the French. CHARGES TREASON IN AIRPLANE WORK WASHINGTON". May . Senator King today declared on the senate, floor "that there had evidently been something criminal" in connection with the air craft production and "somebody should be shot." King said an officer had made this state ment and "I agreed " Several sena tors bitterly criticised the aircraft board's accomplishments. AT FRONT USE HORSES FOR FOOD WITH THK F K KNCI I ARMIES, May 2. CU'rnian soldier mre eating hundreds of horwa killed by the French artillery, say the prieoners' letters, ax terrific and Incesnant bom- bardment prevents the obtatnment of other food. One letter said. "We es H - ect to rapture Amiens soon. We have been outdoors IS days and I"'K1 h'1 ttr" du" ltre,J n s'arv- 1 " unwashed, uncombed ami encased in mud to my neck, soaked to the bones, with neither food nor am- jmunition arriving and I've four cart- ridges left. There are more than 60 '1' horses In our Itality una ri the quarters for steaks." NEARLY 3 BILLION IN BONDS TAKEN WASH1XOTON', May 8. The coun try ia answering: President Wilson's call to match the 0 bond Install ment plan, with heavy support, small subscriber driving' the loan well ahead of the schedule. Total sub scriptions at noun wsr $2, l.J2.0ttO, KKAMWH Itl-I4.' AMSTKKOAM. May 2- A Vienna. dispatch today declared ths L'kranian government has resigned and that ths new government must hav ths sanc tion of (rman authorities. TrooiS hav been sent to K.eff ahers ths stu uation ia serious. t