DAILY EVEHIHG EDITION
Number Coptics printed of yesterday's
Dally Kditlon.
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This paper la e memlnr of and audited
by the Audit Bureau oC Circulation.
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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL.80
- DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1!
NO. 9479
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MYSTERY FIRE SWEEPS HEPPNER; 19 FAMILIES MAfli- MODELESS; LOSS IS $200,000
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BRITISH SOLDIERS WITH ANTI-AIRCRAFT G'JNS; MAP OF ITALIAN BATTLE REGION
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REPORTED ON ,-wT-,--.-r-
WAR VERGE V , :"..) 1
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I T" V " yr T-- BATTLE tINH?
W n' U- JV Vr.."?rMra!fiiaJw THE OFFENSIVE .
13 BEHIND
Troops Cooperating With
50,000 Qermans fdr Cam
paign on Murman District
WOULD ENTER FIGHT
AGAINST ENTENTE
Small Allied Force Guard
ing Threatened Military
Supplies.
STOCKIiqrjf. July 5. Miilnnd l
t reported ou the -erae of a uar dec
laration against tlio allle nnnlnh
troofM are cooeratlii(r wllh 60000
Cierniaus rtiKrUHl ready fr a cam.
""paMrn Into the IluMMlan rurman dl.
trk-t liero a mniill allinl force t
piardliig' military 8iiill'
REMARKABLE
ITALIAN MORALE
BULLETINS
America Jammed Cables
With Messages Before Re
cent Austrian Offensive.
COMPLETE GREATEST
PROPAGANDA OF WAR
President's Speech . to all
Earth's Corners Includ
ing Germany.
CHECK III'NS OX l'ACIIIC
WASHINGTON, July 5. Senator
8aulbory of IX'lawnre, Introduced a
renoliidim a-kliur tliut Hie I nlted
States, Jdihiii wid (ireat llrltaiu axnv
to prevcni Uernian aKKremlou on the
Pacific
WllAj HVK.XK S.IK l.AXfiVACE
l'lTTSHI ' Hii, July Sw ";ermany
vtMlrrstnnita only oim Inutcunsr, that
romliuc fruin ! inontiw of irunx,"
Krenary JMne told tlin national edu
l-atloiial arwoelation ninvenilon. "We
nhall rpeak lliat lanKuawe nulU ;T
niany rrientH."
AHGKXTIXK ( KI.KimATKS.
BI KNOS AIHKS, July 5. The July
lVurth eeltlirntlon aM tlm iniMt ex
t4iiHlve In ArKeiitlne'a liiKtor-. News
MHrH iwtiiod NiMM'ltil riliiifus fcntiir
IlilC Amerleun iicwh. liier were lian
qtirtx, Kieoi'lieM and ilcvoratioui.
WASHIN'GTOX. July 5. America is
completing the greatest propaganda
effort of the war, cabling and wire
lessing to all the earth's corners de
tails of President Wilson's speech and
pledges of foreign born, allied air-
Planes dropping the speech over Ger-
fany.
Throughout the night and today
every communication line at the gov
ernment's disposal has been utilized
sending all neutrals and belligerents
pledges of foreigners here with the
'President's speech. Messengers are
now carrying the news into Russia. It
is now permissible to state that prior
to the recent Austrian -offensive Itali
ans. Czeches, .Slovaks and other nati
onalities here were given cuule- and
wireless facilities to flood Italy with
messages, assuring the Italians that
America is behind them to the last.
Messages jammed the cables and un
doubtedly helped to bring the remark
able, change In Italian morale.
BLAZE TAKES PALACE HOTEL
BIG WAREHOUSE, MANY SMALLER:
SHOPS; STARTED NEAR HOTEL
Flames Break Out While Town Is De?
serted on Holiday; Wind Whips Fire
Into Fury That Lasts for Three Houti;
One Is Injured.
PRESIDENT REQUESTS
IMMEDIATE POWER
OVER COUUNICnTiOlt
WASHIN'OTOX, July 5. Wilson
today wilt a special renuewr. through
CnnffreMilonal leaders that thu Houh
and Senate pa a renolutlon empow
ering him to operate tho telegraph,
telephone, radio and c&n-Te system?
before the receiw. '
THREE BOGKE PLIES
' SHOTDOWN FROM AR
Heppner has met iith disaster again. Damage to the
extent of $200,(100 was caused last evening by a fire that
destroyed a considerable portion of the town, including
the Palace HoteL the big Gilman-Bisbee warehouse, manv
small shops, a church and 19 private homes. The origin
of the fire is a mystery and the circumstances surround
ing it has caused people to become suspicious of incendiary
worn.
(FKKD FKItrjL'SOX)
AVITH THE AMKRICA.VS OX" THE
MARXE, July 5. Three German air
planes were shot down in two aerial
battles this morning. Two American
airmen are missing. Four Americans
and six German machines participat
ed in each fight. The first occurred
north of Boisdes with the Americans
in Belleau wood, where one Boche was
brought down and the two Americans
are missing. The second fight was
The top picture shows a scene, on ; range for the gun niountea on a mo- una lorcea their roes back over the:"0"" 01 . nateau jnierry where two
the western front showing British tor lorry river on two sectors of their line, one jGermans were felled.
soldier with telescopes and un antl-i Below Is A map of the Italian irom near tne AUrlatic debouche and the I
nlrcruft gmi spollng an enemy air- I In the Austrian "debacle on the PI-I other near the Alps The arrows in
plane All the Instrunienri nre turn-: nve liver, which has resulted in the the map Indicate the points of con
ed on the nproaching phrFe to get the, lens of some 1'OO.OUO troops, tn liai- , laci between tne opposing forces.
HE NORTHWEST MEN .
IN CASUALTY LIST
LATEST AVAILABLE FIGURES
SHOW COUNTY SHORT $1,450
Town
M4liam
WASHINGTON, .itjy 5 The
house this afternoon adopted a rule:
,for Immediate consideration of Ihe,
eUtndera enolution taking- i.ver the I
telegraph and telephone linen and l
immediately took up the measure an
tea eoiimiuee m me wnoie. iney aa-( ierMnnK reported
ui'ieu in ruie limning neoarr 10 iwu
-hours. This will probably H'ing a
vote ort the resolution toduy. Hepre
ae n tat Ives M oore. Madden and Lon
worth wore chief opponents for the
aOoptton of the rule, demanded to
Know why the I'reeldent had not Kent
congress the nietsuKe aaking: lor wire
control leglHlatlon.
Only Twenty Three Listed Pendleton
Today Including Oregon
and Washington
Fighters.
WAPIIIXGTON. July General
23 casual'Jes, in
cluding five killed in action, seven
dead of wouihIm. three wounded se
severely and' five missing in uctlon.
Nine were front Oregon and Wash
llprnll-ton
I l matllla .
million . . . .
Fri"eater .
; .stanflold .
Weston .
Pilot lioc-k .
Ueho
Athena . ..
, l'niupine .
(Helix
! Adams .
Ilolilnian ,
faIIM . .
tiililMm . .
Irultalo .
Quota
1.10.IMHI
2B.OOO
.O(l0
36.IMHI
4N.UOO
1 5.IHIO
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sn.iHiii
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nn.iMNi
15.IHM1
6,(MM
To Date 'completing their quotas, and the
f S.ion work is going ahead until everybody
ie5.tMMI hus signed his pledge.
an.iKHi I
XHMI.(MM) (MM) Slore fr l-Yjnce. ,
WASH1XGTOX, July -,. The gov
ernment extended further credit of
$liio,nMt,OiiO . to France. bringing
France's total Indcbtedffe to the
t'nited stales to $1.76r. ooo. .toil, and
the grand allied total to $6. 61 590,-000.
SAYS CONSTITUENT
ASSEMBLY IS STILL
RUSSIAN AUTHORITY
BINCHAM MUST KEEP
IMPURITIES FROM
UMATILLA RIVER
Official notice In belialf or tbo
elty of Pendleton in being served
today on tlic ownerH and lessee at
Ilingbam Kprings that, tlio dump
ing or scsc or other impurities
that will pollute tlie water must
c-ea.se. Tlio notice vrua sent ly
t'ity Attorney 4. A. 1 Vc, Uimugli
tlio slierifrs offiee and rive
wanting that should the noliee
not be heeded the eity will insti
tuto proceiMlliiKs both civil and
(TinilnaJ, holding the owner and
lessee prrxonally resoonKible for
all (Mm and rxia-nses. The own
ers are If. Itosenlierg and J.
Jf. Lnqk. the lesxee William Hoeli.
The legal ntitico does not spe
cifically mention the ewlnunhup
Iool at Itliigliam but efhierally
forniifci the emptyliur of impurities
into die stream and designates
"bath water" along: with otlier
impurities.
The Kaxt Oregon ian was In
fonned by telephone by the Bing
ham management today that the
toll co eniinvbig into the river
liave been riosed for a week. How
ever no action has been taken to
protect the river against the wa
ter from the IiooL
Sells-Floto Show
. In Pendleton Today
The fire losses as given the East
Oregon ian by phone this morninc Irj
the Jlcppner Gaxcttc-Timea inc-iude:
Palaee Hotel.
Gilmaa Bisbee warcltoase, with eua
tauts. Barber shop, tailor shop.
Milliner shop.
Rooming housed . .
Herald ofrice.
South M. K. cbureli and paiwiiage.
Private homes Include, J. If. Thocnp.
son home, Ijoa Groahen, Arthur Me-
Atce, 1 lager girlx, Mrs. Watkins, 5fe
Craw, H. A. Pattison. Mrs. Mattie Al
kins, Merritt, Moantatat liovse, Cra
mer house, Oscar Uorg, Al Cant well
and M. Smith.
The Palaee Hotel was the only brick
structure destroyed. The three story
hostelry was a comoieto om with all
its eon ten tw. Tills kan is estlmatett at
:! 0,000 ami tlie Ciihnan Brbeo ware-
lionKe witii the contents at almost as
mueii.
The fire was first discovered at 4
o'clock berween the tailor soon and
barber sliop just below the Palace
Hotel. . The town was almost deserted
at the time and a stiff breeae was
blowing from tlie south. This gave
impetus to the fire and made It Im
possible to handle the blase until it
had run Its course. . The water soty
hf-ld out until the end whirl was '
about 7 o'clock: in tho evening. ., ,
ACTCAIi LOSS HEAVY. ' ! 1
The financial loss to owners of Uia
property burned will be heavy as
where insurance was carried it was)
generally inadequate. The Palm Ho
tel was Insured for 1 13.000, less than
half the value, and the big warehouse
owned by Gilman-Bisbee was protect
ed by only IS000 Insurance. Soma of
the private homes burned were not in
sured at all; others at approximately
half their value.
. Rebuilding plans have scarcely been
discussed so daxed. have the peph
I.OXDOX.
his fuctions
X
onn
4 l.tMMI I
3 .OIMI
1 2.IMMI
27.IMMI !
3:1.0110 ;
I .. ;
I'j.nno j
lo.niMi '
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B.IMIO
3.KO0 i
III!)
1.420
. 5.000
Sells-Floto Circus Is the big attrac- ben over the big fire. However mnoh
tlon in Pendleton today, the white- rebuilding will be done as quickly. j
tented city being located on th lma,",, and labor can be secured.
;Round-l"p grounds. Two perform-! The families made homeless are
unces are scheduled for todav one Dln8" cared for by other families in
Kerensky and k,ln, -i.-.n the city and hence there i no mr.
in Russia still regard !h . v. ... , .. . iferins- at nrvwnt. X'., Ana . i,
nee opening at t o'clock with !or even injured during the fire.
ig spectacular extravaganza.
The Birth of the Rainbow." Doors I Lou Groehens, whose home at Hepp.
to the xoo, where the animals are lo- ner M burned In the fire. Is in Pen-
July
Russia at war with Germany and will jformanc
Russia every effort to re-estaHish ttK''tn. n(s
eastern front. This declaration made
by Or. Ih.vid RisKlce. Kerensky's sec
retary, ami is the most authoritative ,ratrd , be own at 7 o clock- witn Idleton today enruute east with some
interpretation of Kerensky's attitude ir,n ... Tin ..j ... sheeD and learned of hi. l.uut iknw.k
same time, the mysterious widow wMl;,ne "st Oregonian report Mr.
urosnena recently lost his father by
death. t
FORTY-EIGHT LEAVE
AT 8:50 TOMORROW
FOR NATIONAL ARMY
THRUST EXCEED 1300
U)M)IKV, JiU fi. Hals
ed that tlernmn counter-attacks on
HamcL captured by Amcrin and
AtiHtralian troopM, was refMilHcd hwt
nlHhl.
"rriBfinerM tnken In eterdny's ad
vuncn ab'iiir the limine now exceed
l.ioo and hImo the captured Included
nu v-
Forty-elffht final Ilia county men
leave here at JCf.o tomorrow mornltitf ! f.dd gun, lito inachine guns
for service In the national army. Injral trench niurura-'
cctitrttHt with .tho extensive i.nKrniit "A wiccensful rti.l wHm carried out
curH.I out ft-hnn the liuit draft con- he lU-auntont-Hamel
t.pgent left there wll lbe no parade j nilkai north of Albert
or program tomorrow morning, ex
ctrtlii that tho bund will plaV at
the depot. Ah many people an pes
alble are asked to oHBemble at tho de
poLwo an to Rive tho tioldlora a fitting
Kooubye.
This afternoon tho men are meeting
at the court houne for infttructtonf
and while there will be Informed as
to the legal right and with reference
to noclal hygiene.
Tonight all the men wfll he allow
ed to attend the Soil-Kioto cln ui f ree f clare that
of cot. an arrangement to this effect pointed foreign
huvlnar been made with thfi circus waa nimpelled
through the efforta of the CVmmer
cml t'luh
i:i2,?:t(t
Intimated.
Arcfrding to latest available, figures
announced by It. T.- bishop, fintitillu
'county chairman, the county la a holt
$M..O of having full tpiota of W. S. S.
.nnounc-(..,. t. ,,t- iK
$4.19. ISO. This amount Is based on the
population of tho county. and in
I ri.itnd imm1rert has been gli here-
jlofyo ntt JAM,fM)t. H la estimated n?
cording lo i bAlwe carW turned lnt
!headiuarters there were fully $Ki,"0
i In stamps rold prior to the ooenlnpof
the campaign and not lifted on the
! cards. This will more than make uj
any piarent shortage.
1 t-'rcen ater, ttanfield. I'ilot Hock.
Kcho, Athena. I'mapine, Adams and
jlloldman arc listed aa being short of
their respective iiuotus. A number of
there are thought to bo fully up to
i ihoir quota but as wmie of their so
licitors have hot reported cannot
listed as over. In otht-rs the quola.
have been unfair, as fur Instance the
Adams piota. where a large number
living In the diftrb-t made their sub
Followtng a conference between scriptlons through J'endleton or
Fm peri a Karl, ( iint Cxernhi and Athena. "
Karon 1iurUn. Vienna newsnaper de- ! At Athena the solicits campaign
I'xernln would be re ap- la only Just KettinK under way, mid n
rte-tr five
An attempted
hoHtllo rafd nnir Straxele ontlie Flan
ders front was repulsefl."
BERLIN ADMITS LOSS
OF ROTATERIALS
"Sensible Accommodations
From Allies" Would j
Realize Peace.
obtained.
V k.. . ""'sneviKi p, )n hPr appearance. The annexes,
usurpers the right to consideration aSj where the freaks and curiosltlea are
Hussms voice. That belongs to the locUed Is open u.itil o'clock to
ccnstituent axseinbly which has re-lniohi
i-uuiaieu me ioisneviKi regime, j he
assembly, although dissolved, still
meets) socrclly." paid Soskice.
Mrs- Roy Melteynolds has return
ed from Rutte. Mont., where the
family is now located.
PATROL BRING tN
MORE PAISONERS
IN SHOOT YESTERDAY sH?
I 1'AHIS, July 5. Patrol activities
which captured adit Ion a I prisoners
are announced in a communique.
"Uetwcen Monte Iidier and the
ague and along- the
French patrols
bi ought back prisoners
SOCIALIST LEADER '-j
- WITHDRAWS NOTHING
UMK.V, July r,. The nerlin
Vorwerts dt -cln res "the .ierm-.it peo
ple desire peace so Mtrni?;ly that sen-
a oct mi in mil ions, from t he allies
BASEBALL STATUS
IS INDICATED BY
db
are bound to le
Llermany Is fe.
mutty inlH d ie t
id to It's replication.
!ins the loss of raw
iversca is-jifion."
CZERNIN MAYBE
MINISTER AGAIN
II Li
rs speech :
; 1-ONlH X. J:ly. r. I.ondo;i papers
I m. dorse .1 ils n"s speexh poiitf:i out
j ts similarity t- thurchlU" vpeeeti.
t The Kx i truss snd : "Wllon ha re-
1 Vndleton tra pshooter cvu bra ted
tho fourth with a sicial sth-u under
the ausplet's of the Kod & nun club
ftnd the events tlevt lopetl mate stdr-
event all told, event ix ami seven ( OCCUPATION ORDER
beinjr for the 1 mpont t .-phies J;i
YVyrlck was the winner la both event. ""
, No. fi bein a l-einner' i.atrh ir
1 which he tied wPh Kred :'.arl ami
tthen won when the ti was (dmi off.
j hi cut No. 7 was a handicap affair
in which Wyrkk with the handicap
won over lmciam, ilowma-i and
outts
In the earner evets of the t'ay the
records made were as follow-
1 5 birds Pain How man w5. I"r.
F. 1 luLrnkin 1 " CIuk i a ml It on
I-:. 'onus K'4. tuy Wy.uk K2.
McNnrlen 1
AMSTKrtDAM. July 5. PhlUp
Scheldemann. lead in ir tho majority
Mcialista and replyinfr In the Heleh
sta to the vice chancellor's reproof
to tho socialists' o!poffittfr fcovera
ment measures, said he had nothing
to withdraw.
"We will cooperate with the gov
ernment only for peace Uctlon to
br clarified. Kxai-iratlon of the
ni.uwi haj reached hih pftch
There Is only one way. end the wn,
but with, honor." He charired that
the Onnan presM was officially' ftf-
Mructed not to comment on KuehU
' nianu's recent astonishing; ulteranc.
I.l I.AS. Tex.. July 5. T.e first Tnla u lnr flrHt titn lhe maJoMty
tndicntfon of the suites nf ha eballists j ',Ullna have aer tori sly oppoeed lh
under the work or fuiht order b I Swrnment. , ,-
recorded here today when i'itchei I
I'" i-e;j fi me iaiics . itit was
onlcred ly the local hoard to engage
in an esesntial occupation tr beevi
a moniiHT or ciasa i. jwls is mar
ried, ha one child and is new In !
cla 4. H will apiH-al. i
l:f;inHTS 0 IIT IMIOHTFl lllNt.
W st;T. Jul) .V Sittuc bui- i
- FOREST FIRES PROVE . .
COSTLY ALONG COAST
minister. t'zernin trouble Is anticipated In making tip 1 stated wHh s
i reslttn after the the complete piota. ; itt-s war aim
publication f the famous ience let I t'maplne. Pilot Kock and Manfield ' Fresldent utated the allies'
jter fmm Karl to Prince lNtus. !rcjort they will have no trouble injtv.th fcrtf and directness,
i"" oints-.xi iespain v V ni 1 1 t . m . j,,!, .v Some boi- YAXOU'VKIt. July S.-Fotwt flret
UampKin red Karl v.. i.w in 117 made excov tnrttH 'and diouaht r nrovln r.tlv rtnwJ,.
mn authority the al-1 out of 3. birds K- H- Miller -hot ?S rcachinx; 2lH4 percent, the trrasiirT ' obticurts everything along the cooat.
The Mail said: "The and Hay tTrystal 1. tut of grt blrtis detMirtniciit ania.uncxtl, answering the Vawt timber eectlona ar aitra bA
war almsiAl Knisht shot 10 'and Walter Borah, rcnolutton asking for peoft- heavy 1oxm ore reported. I "KB tag
jlihodea U jtccriift: dat. jampi hare beea destroyed.
t