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.-,... . i it DAILY EVEIil'i'G EDITION Number copllca printed of yesterday' - . Dally lOilltlon. , 2,850 Thte paper la a member of and audited by Uio Audit Bureau of Circulation. WEATHKfl "ORE CAMT. Tonlitht fair and warmer, Thnwiny fair. VOL. 80 DAILY EAST OEEGONIAN, PENDLETOK, 6REG0N, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1918. NO. 9441 i i ...... i . i rrs i riiy a v rs v i i i-i in i-o 1111 v m 11 1 i M & m y 1 VJI DCDTM Cfcri I X. - I T(T l !l , 111 i i -- - - - is x m i rm iu im - - : - - -i inMiif i "-"i ' r m I wwamii urniUAli ArjK , . , jjrpp"- V.. ' I ' I ; RYAN HAD BG LOCAL MARGIN OVER OPPONEN T AMERICAN SEA FLIERS IN OPERATION; LEARNED BY DEATH OF ENSIGN Serving; With Field Artillery in France , ' j V j "" - Corporal Jesse UnebauRh. with the 148th Field Artillery, who la now In France. Linebauffh, who is a broth er of Mrs. Ilartman Lonif, 228 East Court street, enlisted at rend lei on. Before going across he was In the hospital for three months- CLASS DAY PROGRAM Official Count Makes no Vi ' tat Changes in Vote as . Previously Published. DUNNING NOMINATED BY 104 PLURALITY .Withycombe Has Two to One Lead Over Olcott in the County. The official count of the primary vote of last Friday was completed lust evening. While It shows no chances from previous announced re sults In the fast Oregonlan, It Is of Interest In giving a summary of the complete returns. In the county vote It will be noted that where there was no contest, Miss Grace Olllutiii, for treasurer, has the largest number of votes, and County Clerk Brown Is a close second. The vote follows for 'both parties: . L. S. (senator. Nliort Trrnii liurton , 716 Mulkey g40 Schnabel 210 V. K Senator, McNary 86J Btanfleld 1348 KoprcseuUtilvo lu Oiurtw. Blnnott 1009 governor Anderson 141 Harley '. 109 Moser ; 150 Ulcotf 525 Bimpson 1 265 Wlthycombe 1078 Mate Treasurer. Adams . 153 Ciislck 138 Hoff 340 I'lummer 203 ltyan 613 West ' 333 Muiwcmo Judge. Coke 062 Johns (60 Kelly -563 AUorucy General. llron 170i Hncrlliu-ivlc'ilt HrhoolH. .Churchill 167 Ijibor tvnimimlolirr. DaUlel 4 3 Gram 54 9 llston 379 Nlckum 330 ' PtiMh Scrvk-e .innilNNkiier. Miller S34 Williams. F. A 2 Wutrr SuiirrlntriMlcuty lv i 2. Cochran 1542 Indue (Irvult Court- I'helpN 176: Mule Senator, IKIli IM-t. Eberhnrd .147J SUilc .Seuator, 'Jolh lt. lutner 1729 ItiiHweulMlie, tl 1IU Woodson 1400 lUvruseutatltc, 23 Kl.it. Klownell 115 I)iidd 1119 County Tleket Mii-rirr. Tonkin ..1470 Clerk. Brown IS 40 ICeeortler. burroughs 17,44 Treasurer. Mits Ollllum HI! Mirteyor (Xamea Written In.) Oldaker - 8 Kimball 1 Coroner. Urown. J. T.1 .1762 CuinmlwtUiner. Avhworth 4 20 liunnlng 873 William 7 At Milton and Krocwater thoro was a heavy vote for precinct orflcern. more lntere.it lielng shown In these than In other parts of the county. Tho vote follows: Justice of the leaee. Miller 33' Sanderson -'4 mttable. West 443 Justice of the Ieace l'arkes will 1)o the nominee for both parties for Pendleton. IN mncratic Mate Ticket 1 K- King West "HI- . Heprcaeiilatiic 4iurrcw- Graham ' (ievrrmir. l'lerce Blarkweathcr ftlato SMaliir, lIHIi DInI. Werkoley (4MHtwiilalic, 2Urd. IffNlgens .' ' ' ' Mrs. Torpcnlng .' lxulll Brownell There are two regular nominees for ibis office. Mr. llodgens' name u the only one appearing on the! ballot. Mrs. Terpenlng was nomlnat- ba.V FUAN't'lS-V). May '21. Duel ed by her name being written In at j ley Field Mnh.no. former collector of the poll"- lHld and Brownell aren, p,,rt f ew York. Thomas IJIxon the regular nominees of the repul. 11- author and alm originator of the cans, uml their vote In the democrat- j movie play. "Mirth of the Nation.' le primaries was an endorsement to j nod their .New York and Aiik.-I" trat extent. SHnr!ales intend to etuMish eloe to County Ticket -sheriff !Sn Francisco a movie picture nu.il.. s"jut a c.Ht of $fi.m.n.miit. U. S. Naval Aviators Have Been Engaged Over Heli goland Bight. THESE CARS SAVE SOLDIERS' LIVES ..tnl . OFFENSIVEMAY ....iOV " mi DETROIT BIRDMAN FIGHTS 7 GERMANS Stephen Potter Dies Over North Sea, Had Downed Enemy. WASHINGTON, May 23 It was revealed today that (American naval aviators have operated over Heligo land Bight when the public Informa tion committee announced the deatn of Ensign Stephen Potter of Detroit. n a spectacular battle with seven en emy aingieseaters. Potter died over the North Sea. Six wseks earlier he had downed an enemy plana over Heligoland. Potter and his companion battled valiantly against . tho Teutons' V shaped wedge until his flaming ma chine crashed down. He was laxt seen on the surface of the water sur rounded toy burning oil. Suddenly a smoke cloud obscured it, and ma chine and man completely disappeared. N t t , t I - j , " - " H i i i I - ikji jkA J ?,SZS?-,.i' ' J" ' ' " ' 1 ' f ! " - . , . t j ( - ... ..T-f..Tl.fll.1.r ynL.l,siitli1.,l,l,iWIM (. i-ir-r-T-m- Okaqsu a. Htaf.Tr- - - ' . -. STRIKE YANKS PICARDY Indications of Extreme Transport Activity Behind Enemy Lines. , High School Commencement Exercises Will be Held Friday. Tomorrow afternoon 'at the hlKh school the annual Clas Iay exercis es will be held and a program has been arranged by Mrs. For haw and members of the. class. The com mencement exercises will he held Friday evening In the high school au ditorium. Dean John .Slraub of ths I'nlvcrsity of Oregon, will deliver the addrexs to the graduates. The program for tomorrow after noon is as follows: Processional .Mui jorle Ball S.-ng Class Plunn Solo Hazel Jlnkluej Class Will Veva Cook 1ai Prophecy . . . . Kowell Stockman Song ;lrls of the l'ias Poem Jean Folsum Advice to the JunU.rs. .Theo. He.vden Iteidy of Juniors Ned Ktrahorn Farewell Kong chu High school auditorium. 2:30 p. m. Carl Peringer is Replaced in Class 1-E by Dist. Board By action of tlte district board Carl C. Peringer lias been re- olasHlfiiMl ami tills tfnin Im H Alacetl In class 1-K, the class of Tinrtklllcrt farm labor, which niskea him virtually subjn-t to rail wlini lils name is reached. le was formerly in claw one but Hcvrral weeks ago was put in clasn four by the dlMrii t board. The questionnaire was returned to tlio local draft board tills morning; with the revised classification, made evidently on the Initiative of the board itself. . Walter II. P. Hermann's classi fication was also returned today, lie remains In class 1-1.. These Red Cross amlulnee save many soldiers' lives by getting them to the hospitals and dressing sta tions quickly, after they ate wounded. Your dollars, given the Red Cross, will buy more of them for our boys in France.' This photograph waa taken at Milan, Italy, just as a consignment of new ambulances start- . ed for the front. f COUNTY REPORTED OVER THE TOP IN RED' CROSS DRIVE; PENDLETON HAS $3,500 YET TO GO FOR QUOTA -s ENEMY HESITATION - SUGGESTS TROUBLE .F. W. T. MASON.) 4 M'lTIf THK HIUTIKJJ, May 22. Coin Intial hesitation to resume the Ticurdy uml FlHndcr.H offensives is acting to tho IncreaMinR disadvantage of G or many and BUKsesta .a divided opinion at German hejiduuarti-rs. Tho roorj?n nidation of shattered di visions waa probably completed some' time Offo- XeverthcloKs tho offen Rive Is postponed dully and mean- j while, the allies are allowed time to1 reinforce and Americans are. swiftly arriving. txeneral Fuch Is enabled to direct limited offensives. J Pilot Hock ia a thousand, dol lars over. J. V. Cawy of Meachani, re ported over the top this rnorn inK and still going. Helix reported over the lop last night. Athena was over the top more than $100 tho first day and is still going- Likewise Weston. Hold man was within $100 of her quota last night and teams had not reporetd. miston, Stanfield, Echo Umatilla unofficially were esti mated at their fita. Free wa ter was within sight of top lat night. No official reports from Milton or Umapine. County unofficially estimated at her quota. In sptte of Pendle ton's thorULse .- . .- shape. Most of the districts have of ficially reported over the top and the others will Ret their money without difficulty. Pendleton alone ia lagging and it is not because the Pendleton spirit is lacking. It is because an at tempt has been made to equalize the burden and protect those generous givers who in past campaigns have, by reason of their generosity, borne the biggest part of the load. - In rating the 210j individuals listed in the Pen dleton district the assumption AIRMEN ACTIVE AND GUNS PAUSE YESTERMOOTING Local Man is Northwest Champion; Meet for Pen dleton in 1919. AGRICULTURISTS WILL ORGANIZE ON JUNE 1 Son 15. 49b 4X2 4 'Iff 6Ti The first and organization moot ing of the I'matllla county agricul tural council will bo held In the ct.unty agent 'n office In the federal building Saturday, June 1- Tho agricultural council will con slM of ct on mitt com of three or mor. farmers from each community, the county having been divided Into 2 coinmunltleH or districts for the pur- poseH of such orgiiuizatl McVnrlmi unrl t Virile for tho tnti-r. up agricultural problems and look Rt(ite tr(jphVi und tne outcome was in after tho agricultural Interests of the ,ouht Int!, jH)do fir(Mltho ,afJt Bhot county the samo as the I matllla McNurJvn WHS tho Hteadlor of the viMimy iwiuiiu wiora inue i"M,two ad broke 1 9- J 0-I - 1 M- 1 X l0 atter war nrivew tuid patriotic . .POKTLAND, May 22 J. McXur, len of Pendleton, had his eagle eye with him at Kverding Park yeMterday In the second day's regular program of the annual state championship trapHhootlng tournament, and smash ed 15 out of a possible 100 target, winning the Interstate Trapshooting Association .state Handicap event and also a $50 gold watch- C G. !od!e of Albany, waa second, with J4. and Pete O'Brien of liutte. Mont., and formerly Oregon state ' champion, finished third, with a score of 92. Charles teith of Wood burn, won tho V. C. itristol handicap trophy, when he 'broke 25 straight. lly Kverding of Portland, and P. I. Nelson of Yacolt, Wash ," tied for the H. It, Kverding handicap trophy. with 25 straight and Nelson won the trophy in the shoot-off. ino airricuiiurui council win tase , Mc.V..i-lm. ..nd tlodlo Umatilla County One Of First Over Top! Following In a tabulation by coun ties of the Red Cross campaign In Oregon up to last night: County. doavoro throughout the county. At this firt meeting of the agricul tural council, election of officers will take place and the various agricultur al problems of tho county will be die-cut-sod. Plans will be laid for tak ing up some of the more Important problems and project leaders will be appointed. After that the committees from the various common Hies will vn' i delo got away witji a. bad start in the first event, missing three out of 20. Ho recovered himself after that and shot 19-20-19-1. Had Dodle shot a perfect score In the last event he would have tied McNurlen for the honors. In the same contest ir- F. I In gram made a score of !MI, while C J. Hamilton shot 87. It Is reorted the shoot next vcur will conic to IVndl- look after the progress of the workj lon In their respective communities and! m tLNMiKt tho ooutitv acont In unutccot w lng the work. County Agent Mirock Is sending mil j letters to all the members of tho as- j ilcultural council notifying them of j this meeting. riaker-Grant Kenton Clackamas . . . Clatsop Columbia Coos Ci ook Curry Deschutes S Douglas ; Gilliam Harney Hood River . . Jackson Jefferson Josephine .... Klamath Lake Lone Lincoln Linn Malheur Marion emmty Morrow Multnomah folk Sherman Tillamook .... L'matllla Pnlon-WaJluwa . asco .y Washington . . . Wheeler Vamhill 12,000 20.000 6.400 12.500 2.500 1.000 8.000 10.44 3 2.0D0 ' 4.000 7.500 Quota- Reported . $ ao.uiiO $ 5.000 T.ottO , . . . . IB. 000 30.000 6500 2 3.0 AO 5,000 2.0frj S.Oi'O 10 0'MI . lO.OoO R.OitO 4. (MM) ir.oao 1.500 5. "0 8.500 3,600 25.000 2 .000 14.00 8.70'i nti.aoo 10 (in. r.o.oto) 9.0o0 10 O'tO 5,00ii . . 37.0(Hi 2,.0110 25.000 12, 5 Of. 6.50'. 1 5, 00" 4 ' was made that the great majority two j would contribute according to their Her- j ratings. Admitting that the com- and imittee made some mistakes from standpoint of pure equity, no one was rated to the sacrificial point. If there fare any sacrifices being made by con- jtributors it is by those who are giving itho small amounts. The farmer or (Other man of big income who figures he was rated $15 to$20 too high should stop to consider the cause to which he is being asked to contribute. ! "No one has been . over-rated but from a comparative standpoint there I I'enaieion oegan ine oay wnn near- may oe some wno are unaer-ratea. ly 13500 to go before the $17,500 quo-j All precinct chairmen and team la is attained. The lists have , all been j captains are asked to report In to pretty well combed over and it is go- j headquarters at 8 o'clock this evening ing to be a real task to get the bal-i those persons they have been unable ance. George Hart man, district chairman for the city, speaking of the situation In Pendleton, made the following statement: to see r those who have "refused to contribute. ' A strong follow-up com mittee is to be sent out by District Chairman Hartman tomorrow or Fri day in an effort to make up the bal- "The rest of the county is in good ance of Pendleton's quota. SINN FEINERS PUSH PLANS TO RESIST CONSCRIPTION DrHLl.V. May 22. Sinn Feiners. re. 5.000 :coverins from their first surprise 4.200 shock and consternation are dctermin 4.000 cdly pushing plans to resist conscrin- tion and are rebuildiiuf their shatter. 2.000 :ed organization, appomtinff new lead 7,000 (ers and strengthening weak places. cal proposals. The Herald says. It would be a fatal mistake to jump at the conclusion that because a month has elapsed the "government has ab andoned its nefarious designs upon the country's manhood." John Dillon made the statement Boche Fliers Try Desper ately to Photograph American Positions. (FRED FERCITHOV.) WITH THE AMERICANS IN PI CA RDY, May 22. Enemy methods of marked aerial activity with mark, ed artillery quietude, indicate -hat the offensive's resumption may strike here. It Is entirely possible that the allied line may give somewhat be. fore the Mow, thus lightening It. The Germans have not dug In ex tensively in the Cantlgny and Monte Dtdier region, possibly Indicating that they do not plan to establish a line there, but will try to push far ther. Boche aviators are taJiing desper ate chances trying to cross the line to observe tell-tale dust clouds along; American roads and to photograph towns and positions. ix enemy craft flew over today and opened machine gun fire, trying to kill the trench men. Anti-aircraft guns drove them off. - The Germans : continue sporadic long shelling and bombing. Last night they shelled a village at & dis tance of at least 13 miles, killing two women and two children. Great clouds of dust are observed behind the German lines. Indicating transport activity. . There Is hot sun and everything is exceedingly dry. I understand that the French and Belgian civilians are still forced to work on the battlefields behind the German lines, but are rendering the Germans furious because they work so little. The French population In the German-held territory are In splendid spirits, treating the Brit Is a prisoners as their own kin and offer ing them what food they possess. Lazy summer weather prevails. Between the Somme and Arras, Ger man artillery seems to have Increas ed slightly. Tne aineo iront tinea being considerably pounded In these sectors, while battered areas are tar. Kits for the heavies. Allied artillery Is unambitious today. Battlefields are dusty. Shells raise clouds. 1 The organization headquarters that nationalist members absented 30.000 bonst Sinn Fein companies drilling in 'from the British parliament for some ll.Tiin remote country sections. Fcver.al time will return. He said,. "It has 62. o.io ; rai attempting to steal arms and jnever been our intention to absent our. l.o'.o ammunition are reported. selves permanently. Ireland has been 10.000 j Follow inj? reports that the povern- thrown into confusion by futile and ..6,001 mpnt intended to confiscate their mil-imischevious proceedings of the rov 37.O00 ijon dollar nnti-conscription fund the 'eminent To desert parliament would 3.000 i,raj organization were Instructed to be to adopt Sinn Fein tactics. I am 2f 0oi 'secret.) the money. Meanwhile the nl- ; extremely skeptical whether the gov- 4.000 hance with nationalists is becoming 'ernment will offer home rule. I un- 'shaky and Is held together only by the'derstand it is the Kovernnienl's game. .conscription fonr. Nationalist leaders il am neither in the councils of the are balking ut the Sinn Keiners" raili- : government nor the Sinn Fein.' HOLLAND REJECTS , U. S, EXPUMTIOS WASHINGTON; May H. Answer ing America's reply regarding Dutch ship seizures, the Dutch government said American explanations were In-' sufficient and Holland Invites further correspondence. This government insists that Hol land send her idle ships here to get the wheat saved for her. However. Holland takes the position that the wheat should be sent in bottoms now here and that she should not be forced to send a ship from Holland whenever a wheat cargo goes forward. 90,000 Men Left i For France in Ten Days Time in May .000,000 MOVIE FOR S. F. "frylr titiimlwionrr. Mclniyre 469 Burroughs for recorder and Brown for clerk are endorsed by the detno-frnt. WASH I NTON .May J. Ire .IMiitff that tlte I nitod Ktau. will havo ImMwihmi four and flvo million men under arinx bcToro July, It 10, Itciu-cseiitMUve aid well, n inn Ik-r of the military f-mnmittce, te the Itonm offU -lul mi miliary of America's fight iiig Ktrei-gili. Itliiti one year after the fint Americans left for 1-VaiH-e the I ni led Slater will liae a million men on the wo-i front. Hilling Muy's fir-t 14 days, the. triH.p iiiotejitciit totaled ninety I mm... Hy .Bine first the army will lia.e 2.:HHMMH men and ffitn In MTWce." aldwel. Is iM to tlte war drpartiwiit. What's The Matter With Sumpter Town The folio win? from a I-tir receiv ed from a resident of Kumpter. Ha- 1 ker county, fhows th spirit with , which roHldenlM of the mouiU;r.n town enter upon all things of a ptirp'w: Sumpter. re.. May 21. IMS. Whiit's 11m; matter with "M Sump ter tewn? The town reduced t a-lns. Tht ' people dinctiur.iKcd a ml possessed o( the wanderlust. The hoys .11 at tin. fiont ftphflnu for a wold di'tnttcr:n-v. The "old bos" Jcriii.; ccr M for tho ahlpyards ami in im-M of th.it eluslvo Inn. "HiKli-N';iKC.' The ond Ked 1tosm drie on. Tin I lnjuse half filhd. Knc inhm ! t 00 plcdaed. U"an yon I at it ! It will be rcuo nilMi cd t hi' I Sum p j ter wart isiti-d K'oiaI inoiiU's with a fire tlmt pi ; i iially tfstrocd ! the entire tow n. hv ths re:isn janythltiK that call for finam x hs 1 slntance moaii. real sacrifice lo tho ; people of the place. JEFF BALDWIN NEAR OFFICIAL COUNTS NOW i LEAD DOFF, WILLIAMS RllU.F.TINS VP-iA IIF I 1 " 11 1 ' - IUUDU. NUI urn I SAI.KM. Ma:. --Jeeff i'al Iwiu Is definitely located west of Toledo near I'lk crek acrorrtinc to information reach Im? the military imltce. Truck? posit ivt-ly identified him. i RI'XK IV BKlllIlNtiTkKA. POHTLAXD, May X2. Complete 1HITIA.I. May 22. M b Itemed returns from 54 countica Rtv lloff llx sJiliiur csm-I Tacoiiia was aci'ideiit. 1 leading Ilan for treaaurnr by &9 votea. ally sunk in liclirin;? sea. i W illiams is leadim? Miller for public . service commiavioner by 3J9. Jhna ; has apparently clinched the Judgeship. 1110 ltKI.s IX JAIU SAX rilAMlMO. May 22. Kriu Weinliers rrc?tei here MksxsMHl a d.M'Imr-re frtMii IIm 4.rniHii rm, a MtrsKirt (t I ;iis.fu. I. v. W. lilt-rHtiirc and data on American Jiis sunk. B GERMAN TINGE GIVEN Tn TDim nc i ui in asih.ti. 22. o..mi III InlAI III I W 11 s),mif((l cm.rtwM an addithiiM 1U I Mini. UI li 1 1 1 1 1 .,t,,h M for nal aptroriiHiiN to- KI Is MII.I.IOX 9 AUtANY. May 2t. Will Ilornbrook claimed election as) democratic nation al committeeman by 1 500 vote oj er Morrow. It ia generally conceded that HornibnHik is riveted on the basis of -5 counties official count. 48 NAMES TODAY IN CASUALTIES It Is the Intentiou to have ten dif ferent companies proloce their plus under 4m roof. The film corporation which Is behind thtu project Is known j a the Soelety rtaycrs Kllm Company. nMnimiim ". Iially Weather ltna.rt. The weather is clear and wind Wowiiur. The inaximnin d temperiitiire Is 74 detrees and the "! CIIHWiJO, May 2 2. A Herman tiiiKe was k I veil the I. W. W. trial when the jovernnient produced u let ter from defendant Charles Jacobs of iK'iiver to a Sun Franciscan. On the reverse side appeared ' I s Germans must altogether hand or els4 we hang alone." tme lrtter said the I. W. W. .planned to '"make a drive on the Colo Forty ratio sugar industries this fall. W ith today, a few wohhhcs onthe Job e can do two some good by orftaniKini;.' Another ures f tallimr :tO millions, lie iiiclmktl mtilluiiM tor toitrii tmr and couip. piitir, irahiiiir cmiiim ami five million fir pnK iirioir ami letting sIhIIs. ; U DEAD FROM IOWA TORNADO: 60 INJURED House and Senate Don't Want New Revenue Law j WASHIiT.'X. May iRht casuallu-s srs Hiinounrt-.l lixlil Hirlo.lina Ihres l.illi-.l In irniin a nom aisease. lo iroin wounds, leuor ureu mo no-r.-umy ot getling the tenilons. Kitchen saia that McAUoo city electric light plant was put out of -........,. -,-., - ." ,,,. n, no wt,i,i,ii,a bo , nau noi auvance.l a Sincle KOOd r.sjlnn rnmfnlul.m !,..- urike. for a revenue bill this session, 'sniashe.!. WASHIXCTOX. May . A storm of disapproxal from the house and senate met the announcement the President would demand a tax biil. MeAd..o has worked st preparing fig- ronxre-sa supporting his con- (actoiy I'KH Sl.ilNb'S. May . Eleven dead. CO Injured and high proserty damaxe resuiteil from a tornado thac struck three central Iowa towns. Seven are ead at Hoone. two at New. ton and one at lenison. At Walker a woman was killed when her home C.I Jupsed. ThcMattas VS.hln Machine was unroofed at Nr. ton. Th i'v. tie-up the imluslrv ," were