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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1918.'
NO. 9428
VOL. SO
E
NEMYUNEASY
ALONG
BANKS
OFTHE MEUSE
District Sparsely Held by
Germans Thus Causing
Them to Fear Attack.
GERMAN GAS ATTACK
BRINGS RETALIATION
DISORGANIZED
GERMAN
FORCES
RESHAPED
FOR
RESUMPTION
Hindenburg Took Troops
Frpm Lorraine For Use
Elsewhere.
WITH THE AMERICAN' ARMY IX
LORRAINK, May 7. The enemy Is
showing uneasiness along the Meuse's
left bank and In the Verdun sector.
Kvery night there are brilliant lights.
much artlllnrylnif, machine gunning
and aerial activity. Hi-avy firing occurs
near Seicheprey, northwest of Toul,
vhich the (lermans temporarily cap
tured recently. American patrols re
port the flermon linos to lie sparsely
held on all the American sectors In
Lorraine. Indicating the enemy has
withdrawn all possible men for will
ing Picardy gaps. This probably ac
counts for their uneasiness.
RETAMATR VOTl AS.
WITH THE AMERICAN8 IX PIC
ARDY, May 7 Rear German organ
izations are being thoroughly gassed
In retaliation for the gassing of Am
erlcans. Quna roared all night long.
The Germans used 15.000 mustard
gas shells and Inter for three hours
fired high explosives.
OF
OFFENSIVE ON WESTERN FRONT
ROME, May 7. The Vossische Zeitung today declar
ed it is "time to recognize that the German western of
fensive has been crushed.
(William Phillip Simms)
WITH THE. BRITISH ARMIES, May 7. The strange
west front quiet daily emphasizes the disorganization of
German armies. The Somme and Flanders offensives ne
cessitated a complete reorganization before resuming the
attack.
Hindenburg was hit hard, but by now the reorganiza
tion should be about complete. When the weather is fa
vorable he will doubtless hit again and hard, though not
necessarily on the Somme or Lys fronts.
AMERICA MAKING
500 MACHINE GUNS
EVERY 24 HOURS
MAY PUT CALIFORNIA
DRY AS WAR MEASURE
LOS ANGELES, mLv 7. Governor
Ktpnhpna will Imniediatelv call a sne-
AMSTFIWAM, May 1. The- ;rniun ihtsu toxlay declared the resmnn- LiuI Begsion of the legislature to abol-
l-XMtKCAST OFFENSIVE.
; .
WASHINGTON, May 7. Five
hundred machine guns of all
hinds are being produced daily In
American factories. Ordnance
experts declared the production
is increasing dally, and they ex-
pect a maximum of 1500 dally
by November 1. Two hundred
heavy Brownings have been
produced, though they are not
yet shipped. Heavy Browning
factories are now really speed-
-Ing up and one plant is produc- 4
Ing 50 light Brownings daily.
Three others produce a total of
CO dally. Authorities said the
machine gune and rifle situations
are the only ordnance problems
that are not causing worry."
mwwn
Alio
WITH
FROM
wTHIN
AYS THAT SIBERIA
FAVORS ALLIES, IS
AFTER SEPARATION
All Work Ceased
Day Because of
on May
Demand
for Eight Hour Work Day
REVOLT DANGER IS
STEADILY GROWING
BOYS OF THIS WAR
TO BE HONORED ON'
DECORATION DAY
Honor to the memory of the boys
who have died In the present war as
well as to the heroes of the civil war
and the Spanish war will feature the
Decoration Day services this year
The Decoration Day program will be
handled by the Spanish War veteran
a general outline of the program be
ing adopted at a meeting last even
ing. A parade will form at the court
house, moving first to Happy Canyon
where appropriate services will be
held, Harry Chambers being the prin
cipal speaker. After the program at
Happy Canyon the crowd will be ta
ken to the cemetery by autos and th
graves decorated.
The parade from the court house
to Happy Canyon will be entirely on
foot excepting for the civil war vet
erans. It la desired that all patriotic
organizations participate In the pa
rade.. The complete details of the af
fair will be anounced later. J. Marin.
A. J. McAllister and J. C. Snow com
pose the Spanish war veterans com
mittee in charge of the prosram for
the day.
The civil war veterans will have
charge of the Memorial Sunday serv
ices at one of the local churches.
tton of tlict vtOnt front offensive will bo allied by a liujrc offensive on the
Italian front, "rum I sine that tlte "combined efforts will bring the longi'd for
(iernian HMeeexs." The tier-man mi"ss definitely forecasted I ho western offensive.
NEW DIVISION AT AMIENS.
( llonry Wood )
WITH TUB FRENCH ARMIES, May 7. The French have Identified 18
fresh and re-organized German divisions on the Amiens front. This Indi
cates that tho Ucrmans will rcsumo rlic offensive there, l'rlsoners. admit
the Frew-it Amiens artillery is continually inflicting the heaviest losses.
8HFI.I,IN; ENEMY'S HEAR.
WITH Tim BRITISH AltMIKK, May 1. For the past two days allied
guns have been steadily shelling- M-rman rear areas. This is hamH-riiur the
movement of enemy men and materials across the war-made desert around
Noyon. The Infantry lull continues. There are heavy May showers. . .
AltTIM-EHY IS Bl'SY.
PARIS, May 7. "There is mutual artllleryiiig on both sides of the Avre,"
an official communique tixlay Mild. "A tirrmun snrprise attack fulled west
of llanKurd-ji-Saiitcn-e where, the Americana are fighting."
iBh California's saloons us a war mea
sure, if ho obtains pledges pf suffici
ent votes to effect the abolishment.
He Is already sounding Southern
California legislators.1 The proposed
measure would abolish strong liquors,
permitting the sale of beers and light
wines with meals. .
BULLETINS
AMERICAN SHOT HIT
U-BOAT RIGHT IN
EYE DURING FIGHT
WASHINGTON." Mjy 7. The
American steamer Tidewater's
second sliot scored a' dean lilt,
sinking; a r-foout on March 17, the
navy today animm-cd. H was a
midnight flglit.
The Tidewater barely missed
tho U-boat while turning. The V
boat then submerging; fired, but
mlsHcd- The Tidewater fired three
times.
PREPARING TO LIST
ALL BECOMING 21
YAKIM V ROBBERS ESCAPE
rillCACiO, Slay 7. Thomas Mullen,
awaiting extradition in Washington
state, suspected of train robbery and
the murder of three men In Yakima
county, escaped from the Chicago city
.prison by sawing the liars. A thun
derstorm aided III escaiie.
MXm GOVERNOR WRECKED
SEATTLE, May 7. The Pacific
i steamship company's lines. Governor,
istracK ureaKwaier ai i leiorta carij
Austrian Reichstrat Has
Been Adjourned Until
June 18.
COPENHAGEN, May 7 All
work ceased: in Austro-IIiiiigary
on May Day, workers demanding
an eliit ltour day;
MORE SERIOCS.
zrRICIf, May 7. Various re
ports declare Austrian conditions
' are becoming- serious. Revoluti
onary tendencies are continually
aimeuring. The Austrian govern
ment denies the rcportM, saying
the situation Is "calm." but a VI
enna dispatch says the govern
ment has issued a manifesto jus
tifying the attitude In Seydler's
extraordinary measnrca, Tho gov
ernment Is evidently iircparing
for an important move.
TRYING FOR. MAJORITY.
TUB HAOl'E, Way 7. The
Austrian reichstrat today ad
journed nntil Juno 18 erniitting
Premier Von Ke idler to bargain
with the opposition for a work
ing majority, says Austrian advices.
Grain for Allies is
Burned at St Louis
'ST. LOUIS. May 7. The Union
stock yards with an elevator contaln-
this inornin m a terrific gale and ( jnK much grain for the allies has been
'heavy IWrj It t strack a glancing destroyed by Incendiary fire. The po-
""' ; pice estimate the loss at three mil-
a
PACIFIC PORT, May 7. C.
A. T odabuuh, attache of the Am-
erican Petrograd embassy, today
declared his belief that Siberia
would soon attempt to separate
from Russia, establishing an In-.
dependent republic. Siberian
opinion strongly favors the allies.
Todabusti bears diplomatic dls-
Patches for the state department.
When I left Russia there were
many reports of a movement to
replace th egrand duke in power.
The reports were probably well
founded.' 1
TRACK M WILL
DECIOE CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday afternoon at the Round-
Cp park the annual Eastern Oregon
lnterscholastic athletic meet will be
held and according to student man
ager McLean many of the larger towns
will be represented. Union and Baker
have already sent In their entrance
blank.
The last eastern Oregon meet wan
held fn Raker In 1916, I'endleton win
ning flrnt honors, the meet for 191?
was cancelled because of the war.
The trophy at stake Is the O- A C
cup which Pendleton has won for two
consecutive times and will have to
win once more to become the perma
nent owner, medals will be awarded
to the first three men in each event.
The Pendleton, team has been train
ing at the Round-Cp for the past two
weeks, under the supervision of Hugh
Bowman and Harold Casey.
At a student body meeting this mor
ning tickets were given each student
to sell.
' Preparation for the registrations of i Wow. Tho damage was
young men who have become 21 since!-. was mjurti.
June 5, 191", are being made. The "
i Pinri iy .irAikt.
MAnYSVIf jIiK. Cal., May 7. folieo-
( Hon.
local draft board this ninrnin-v recniv- i
fed notice that the supplies for this j
MRS. CORA ELLIOTT
DIES THIS MORNING
registration had been shipped
The registration card has been modi
fled to unniA Tf n t arid nrtntorl In Viltte
ink to distinguish it from tne card idin5'
previously used. The registration cer
tificate has also been modified.
It is known that about lOty - per
cent of the total number of registrants
last June were 21 years of age and it
is believed that approximately the
Mrs. Corn. Klliolt riled at her home
on Butter creek this morning at ,he : same number will be required to reg-
IK of ahnut .1 wim Khe hnl been ; r r.
American Troops Pour
Into France, is Report
Mrs. Charlotte Eppinger
Dies at Portland Home
WFI.Ij knows woman was
MOTIimt OF JIH It. AI,F.X
AXDKft AM CIIAS.
laTINOIOIS.
' Mrs. Charlotte Bppinger, mother of
Mrs. IU Alexander of this city, paHscd
away In 1'ortlnnd Saturday nlsht. ac
cording to word received here. She
had been very low for some time past
and Mrs. Alexander and her other
daughter, Mrs. W. J. Patterson, had
been In attendance upon her.
Her last Illness dated from about
three months ago. Her son. Charles
Kpplnger. died suddenly of heart
trouble at Baker about three weeks
ago but his mother was never told of
his death. Mrs- Kpplnger hnd lived
many years In linker and had mnny
friends In I'endleton. The funeral will
- held in Portland.
AMERICA CHALLENGES
I BLOCKADE OF SWISS
BERNE, May T. American Minis
ter Btovall today notified the Swiss
government that Amrtca challenges
Ocrmany's blockade of Rwltxerland. 11
I announced that American warship
are escorting two American merchant
men toward France laden with grain
destined for Switzerland.
suffering with tuberculosis for some
time, and has been an invalid for the
Past two years. Funeral services will
'be held tomorrow and Interment will
be made In the Lena cemetery at 2
o'clock. Mrs, Elliott is survived by
a brother. Waldo Vincent, of Iena.
Deceased will be remembered b
seme of the older residents of Pen
dleton as she attended the Pendleton
high school . several years ago. Sho
was the daughter of the late George desperate offensive of
Vincent. 1 tarlsts."
PARIS, May' 7. The Echo d.
Paris today declared "that American
troops continue pouring In. The
completion of the entente block
man James Mock was shot through
the breast trying to arrest an uniden
tified negro, who cscaied. Mock is
The negro grabbed the offi
cer's gun.
WANT f.niUWS REMOVFI
MOSCOW, May 7. The 1'kranian
government today forwarded a protest
to Rcrtln declaring that unless (General
Von Klchorn, the (crman command
ed and Ilerr Von Schwazcnsteiii are
recalled the government will resign.
Engineers to Entrain
May 20 Oi'ders Crowder
WASHIN'GTOX, May ". Crowdet
today calls for 0S0 civil engineers,
ordnance and quartermasters to en
train May 20 from all states except
Arizona, Ielaw'e and Vermont.
OXE OF BODYl7Ani
FOR I.IXCOI.JT DIES
NEW YORK, May 2. John R. Mil
ler, one of Abraham Uncoln's body
guards when the president was shot in
Washington, died yesterday at his
Brooklyn home, aged IS. He was a
Civil war veteran. He' was wounded
at Gettysburg.. r . ..
HONS TORTURE
U.S. PRISONERS
SAKS SOLDIER
Beatings With Rifle Butts
and Other Mistreatments
Reported by Poilns.
DEATHS RESULT FROM
HARDSHIPS IMPOSED
Escaped Man Had -Worked
in Salt Mines Until
Too Weak.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY H
FRAXCB, May 7. A French soldier
escaping from a German prison told
how American prisoners are tortured.
"Before I escaped from HamelinT an
American told me how he waa weak
ened from excessive labor in salt
mines. He lost 35 pounds and could
not cross a room without support- . Ha
was sent to Hamelln to recuperate.
"Tho prisoners rations consisted of
thin soup and fish was practically un- ,
edible. Their punishments Included
beatings with rifle butts and the flat
sides of bayonets. Some were con
fined to a steam-heated dark hall, fed
bread and water and then turned
Into the snow where they were requir
ed to stand for long perods. Deatha
frequently resulted-'
PASSES tiEDITIOX BITX.
WASHINGTON. Slay 7. The house
has passed tJie sedition bill and It now
goes to the President.
forVOIIJOlt IS IU
WASHINGTON-, May . Frank W.
Polk, state department counsellor, is j
quite seriously ill as a result of ant
overwork breakdown.
FAVOR OVERMAN IlllIi.
WASHIXtSTOX. May 7. The house
ludtdary committee today ordered the
Overman emiwwcrin bill reported fa 1
forably without anieiidments.
41 Names On Today's
U. S. Casualty List
WASHINGTON", May 7. There are
41 names in today's casualty list. Four
died In action, five of disease and two
from wounds. One Is missing. Fif
teen are severely wounded and IS
slightly.
Presbyterian Merger Valid-
. WASHINGTON. May 7 The su
preme court holds the merger of the
Presbyterian church with the Cumber
land Presbyterian valid.
BIGAMIST CITES SOIX)MO".
KIl.I.F.n BY TORPF.IM1.
NEW YORK. May 7. Marine elr-
throughout and following the war i elcs learned that 11 of the American
can't he prevented by the belated and steamship Tyler's crew were killed
German mill-; when she was torpedoed and sunk on submarines have put Into the base at
j the French coast May St, I Ostend with their crews raving man-
. iacs, said an Amsterday dispatch In
the Morning Post.
GER.MAX r-BOAT MF.X
A1J.I BECOME 1XSAXF
LONDON. May 7. Two German
NEW YORK, May 7. "King Solo
mon and Nat Goodwin both beat me.
Why should I go to Jail because I had
two wives?" said Samuel E. Johnson to
Judge Mulqueen today when sentenced
for bigamy.
AIRCRAFT. PROSE IS
NOW ON IN HOUSE
CHAOBERLAI'i BUSY
'WASKIVGTON. May 7. Two dis
tinct probes of America's aircraft pro
gram have developed.
The attomnr general started the
work and Senator Chamberlain an-
no u need the senate military commit
tee would conduct an unsparing
probe.
Chamberlain said "Something is
radically wrong. This committee Is
going to learn where the 40 million
aircraft fund has gone.'
WASHI.VGTON", May 7. The house
mitttnrv committee opened an Infor
mal aircraft production Inquiry when
they began hearings on the f 1.032, 00t
appropriation the war department asks
for airplanes. . They called Secretary
Baker and General March and others. 1
Hartman Lowers Local
Golf Record Yesterday
George A- Hartman yesterday even
ing shattered the record for the Pen
dleton golf course, lowering It three
holes to a mark which other local,
golfers despair of ever equaling, much.
I less beating. Playing with perfect
"Solomon Is out of this country's form and with John Dickson as an
A VOICE FROM THE COAL BIN
jurisdiction and Nat Goodwin had but
one wife at a time, so far as I know,"
replied the judge.
"Well, then, can't I take one of 'em
along with me?" asked Johnson.
No Observance for the
Lusitania Anniversary
WASHINGTON, May 7. The na
tion's capital did not pause In Its war
wcrk to observe the Lusitania ami
sury-
II. V I .
uintver-j
:
"grave situation grows from
charges against lloyd george
opponent, he finished the nine holes
In 34 strokes. The previous record
wss 37 and was made by Brooke
Dickson.
Mr. Hartman made his record round
after supper last evening. The new.
time schedule and the fair weather
combine to make after supper golfing
a favorite pastime with club members.
(KI Tj. KFEX)
I.OXDOX, May 7. A .nnlilic let
ter from iieneral Manrlee, form
erly director of military oera
ttoiis, substantially rhartring that
IJoyd .eon1 and 4'hatieellor
ltonar Ijiw lacked voracity con
cerning1 vital mutters, admittedly
presents a most grave Kit nation
eonfrtmting- the much awafled
gmcroiiiciit. Atiith prccittatcd
matters In tlic Ihuc of commons
this afternoon by bluntly asking
tlto government what step it In
tended to take regarding tho let
ter. -
Iaw replied that an army coun
cil. Iiifpiirtng Into the question of
military dlj-ciplme was raised by
the letter. He said the govern
ment had asked the appointment
of two Jiulires to Investigate the
Maurice allegations against the
minister and offered to .permit
Asqutth to name one.
TREATY Itt SIGMD.
AMSTERDAM, May 7. The peace
treaty between Rumania and the Cen
tral powers has been signed states an
official Bucharest dispatch.
RED CROSS HAS OYER
$10,000 IN TREASURY
ARMY MEN TODAY INSPECTED
AVIATION SITE .AT
HERiSTON
A second inspection of the proposed
aviation training camp site" near Her
miston by government. representatives,
xvas made this morning, the special
commission inspecting sites in the west
havintr arrived there on the early
morning train. A party of Pendleton
ians, including Judge C H. Marsh.
: Oeorits O- Itner. president of the Com
mercial Association, W. L Thompson
and J. V. Tallman. drove down early
this morning- and Joined a party ot
Hcrmitttoiiians who escorted the com-
: mission to the proposed site.
j The commission was composed of a
major and captain of the aviation
I
I
branch, a major of artillery, a medical
officer and a civilian. Members of the
inIectin; party made few com mem,
but conducted a very complete invent!- t
Ration. Though the wind waa blow- j
Inpc pretty hard, it is said an inspection
of the wind records satisfied the com- .
i mission that there was no objection on
this gnund. In fact one member of
the party is said to have expressed the
opinion that the site is ideal except for'
the character of the soil which is not'
firm enough for perfect training con- j
ditkins. ,
The commission boarded No. 1" and
will Inspect several other site In the'
state. I
The sum of $l0.lj was received by
the t'mtailla county chapter. Red
Cross, during the month of April, ac
cord Ing to the monthly report of the
chairman and secretary. The expen
ditures were 2it80, leaving a balance
on hand April 1 of S347?.M. This la
all exclusive of the auction day re
etipts May l, nearly $7vQ being re
ceived t hen-
In detail the receipt and expendi
tures for April were as follows:
ItceefplM
Mem!erhip dues. Red Cross
war fund. $3V 2.: Balance of Christ
mas membership drive. $3 IS. 7 5 : 8a le
of niaxusines and Insignia, $; Dona
tlon other than auxiliaries, $.$.
l aid In by auxiliaries. Cmatllla $32.50,
Helix $l- a. Freeaater :, I'ma
pine llt Ferndale $124.44. Her mis
ton H't.SJ. Kchn $7 A. OS. Milton
$U S Stanfietd 7.. total $77.7i
Total. $ltn.l3.
I i bit memciit .
8alaries and wages. $; postage,
printing and stationery. $31.75; tele
phone and telegraph. $.15: drayage.
f. eight and ex pre. I& &3; general
expenses. $ 1 49; Hospital supplies,
$951.79; arn. $411.75; civilian relief,
$35: canteen. $1.
Kxpenses of auxiliaries Kcho. $4
IM; Fteewater. $4 7"; Helix, 14)1. J:
HermlKton. $j.3, Mlltnn, $144.l:
Ktanfteld, Mff-ftJ; Cmalllta. MI-4;
Ferndale. $MS; Meacham, To
lai $:0$9.IS.