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jhih.iii.ipl mi ..in i.. .-L.u.m.j-u.iii y in. i i - i.i.. ' i. ' ''"iSi? J..Jiiiiiuiipj'iiii.. Mi mini DAILY EVHISKITH W Ja cannot fUht - ran. Sr. your banker and tak yens share of btmitt befor. tlw . ltmm slacker are exposed. DAILY EYE11IIIG EDITION Number ouPios printed of yesterday's Dally i:dltlon 2,825 This paper Is nirmlxT and audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulation. CITY OFFICIAL PAFEIl COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL 80 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1918. NO. 9563 Tfllll PRO-HUN CABINET DCOIA1I0 111 AllilUA Peace Advocate is Named Grand Vizier, War Minister. COVKXIIAOKX, OcLi .18 Tho Towflk niliilNlrv In Turkey Iuih re signed, luoct Psstia has been named K rami vlzlcr and war minister. Mate Constantinople dispatches The'Tew flk ministry itu pro-ticrinnu Izzcl is a tttace advocate. GASOLfNEAND DRUG DEALERS ASKED TO STOP SALES 6, 6:30 Patriotic Service League Makes Recommendation for Labor Release. Whereas, the Umatilla County Pa triotic Service League, which In a recognised branch of the state and national councils of defense, has been authorized by the said council to as alst the war Industries board In the work of releasing labor from non-essential Industries, and Whereas, It Is strongly and urgent ly recommended by tho organisations hove tnentionel thai, merchandising may. as far as humanly possible, be 'limited to six days In tho week and cease at o'clock, p. ., in. except Sat urday, and Whoreas. it hasicomp to lk atten tion of tti executive cmmhlttee of " flM'tJninilll& Munty i'aifUitlc service . i.sg"., 'hat nil garages In Pendleton are willing to Hobo their gs.olliie service stations between the hours of C p. m. and S a. in, on week days and all tay Sundays, and Wlioreas, tho majority of drug stores have agreed to close their Places of business on week ilnys at 6:3n p. m.,, - Therefore He It Hesolved, by the executive committee of the Umatilla County Patriotic Service league that It does hereby, recommend und urge as a matter of patriotic co-operation with the government that all dealers In gasoline refuse to make sales be tween the hours of 6 p. m. and 6 a. m. on week days and all duy Sunday, nnd that all drug Mores In Pendleton close their doors at 8:30 p. m. on week days . ,. Dated this 14th day of October. 118. PORTLAND ATTORNEYS NOT SATISFIED WITH FEE; BANKRUPT CASE Telser & Smith, Portland attorneys, representing tho Merchants' Protec tive Association In the bankruptcy proceedings against the Illewllt Har vester Co- before Judge Thos. Kits Gerald of this place, are not satisfied with the fee of $100 allowed by the Judge and have requested a review of the question to take It to the federal court at Portland. As the bankruptcy proceedings proceed the assets of the lilewett Harvester Co. hsve dwindled until the JudRo says It looks as if the creditors of the company will not receive more than len cents on the dolbir. The apprdlicment of ' the com puny's assets, exclusive of bills re-ccIvhIiI-, Is placed at a Utile over $4. mill. Much of the proicrty Is of a character special machinery Hnd parts that renders II almost value, less for anything but Junk. PRIEST IN THREE YANKEE CHARGES. HAIR TRUNS WHITE WITH Trll'5 A M K It ll'A V A II MV UN TH W UltlTIKII r"ltlNT, tin. It. Kullmr Frank Kelly, a Catholle priest from Albany, N. V went over the lop three times with the American liters In their recent engagement hero and when he returned his hslr had tinned us while as snow. Father Kelly carried only a pisyur hook In Ills baud during ths expel ieuce. DISBANDING, DISARMING ARE FIRST ESSENTIAL TTnrnnrlif !nnnl SiirrpnHr Declared Necessary Be - fore Obtaining Armistice. BELIEVED GERMANY MUST GIVE FLEET Stern, Formidable Answer Declared Endorsed - by All. LONDON'. Octo. 16. It Is learned reliably that Germany must surrender unconditionally before obtaining an armistice. Terms will follow complete disarmament and disbanding the army and the occupation of Metz, and other German towns. Military authorities also believe Germany must surrender her 'fleet permitting the allies to occupy Heligo land. Brussels is favored as the lo cation of a peace conference. Wins ton Churchill, British munitions min ister in a speech at Manchester today said, "Wilson's stern, formidable ans wer is undoubtedly endorsed by all the allies." IVnar Law addressing the House of Commons, said "It would be most unwise for the allies to state peace terms before arranging an arm istice." GASOLINE DEALERS AGREE TO T It is no longer possible to buy gaso line and oil In Pendleton between the hours of p. m. and a. m. The same places of business will also be closed Sundays. At a meeting of the garage men and gasoline dealers of Pendleton held yesterday afternoon It was agreed they would comply with the request of the state council of dc fenso for the closing of 'service sta tion and Xo -atop tbu sale ot oil and biajidlin l4wmn I he. hour if 6 p. in. and. . ijs weolt day, luid for the closing of the places Sundios. uililffii AND HOG SHOW OFF UNTIL LATER DATE Th Hermlstoii Dairy and Hog Show which was to have been held this week, 18th, 19th and 2oth, has been called off by re- iuest of the state health offl- cer, owing to the Spanish in- fioenza scare. . The people of Hermlston ex- pect to be able to hold the fair 4 ut some later date, All Children Over Three Months in Be Listed in Census A census of all children In Pendle ton between the ages of three months and four ear will be taken at the time of taking the annual school cen sus by H- K. Pickers, school clerk. This Is in addition to the regular school census and the names of all ycunger children will be turned over to the Women's Division of the Uma tilla County Patriotic Service league for. the weighing and measuring of Pendleton babies. ' The school law rcijulrcs a census be taken tho last week of October of the children between the ages of 4 and 20 years, and the number ot these In a school district form the ba sis fur apportioning school funds. The preliminary work of the census Is now under way. Ut MOIIS AUK MANY. WAKIHNGTOV. Xt. ID. Waller Hoe. dirtctingr iablo and nwa i'ilM(nrs4ili tialsy buttled tills staln-iiH-nt: "Apparently i:urossii news center are full of all sorts of minors roKiinllng I lie atlliudo (M-rmanjr will I eke regarilinir llin Prdiloiil's com munication. Tim Nrm and fable feiiHorlili will not prevent llielr en train i Into this country, hut your attcnilon Is calliil In IIh danaves Willi h may art ho over cmliuUIHK sin li ri'MrlM Playing up such ru mors will criiii the iJlM-rty Imiii and publics attliiulo Inward the war" TttKI.ITII lllsTIIKT iINH. KAN I'll . 1st . m-t. 111. The twelfth federal nuTie dlstrkt at I iHMiu had officially nisirt.il 'A7N HI In siiIihj rlplloiiN to tho fourth il,llNai1y l.oan. I SLIGHT GAIN' 1.AHT VIGIIT. , l.IMM). 1st. IS. llnlg this iiiorniiit; aimomuwl. "Our patrol Ku'iHI ground sliuiitly last nlalit In i lie imimiI and I lllo mmIot. 'l licra la lliotlilng furlliiT to rcMirl." AMERICANS BATTERING NEW BREACH IN KRIEMHILDE LINE, ARGONNE PASS IS CROSSED ICnllntmp of Wide Juvin Heights Captured, Hun Trick Fools Yankees. ' (I'nltcd I'm fitari -orreiondcnt.) I WITH Till, AMKKK'AN'S AIM f. VEIIIM IIN. t)ct. HI. TlSe Americans arc IiuiktIiik another iircocli In' the; Krit-nihlldo line near SI. C.'-orucs. The cnomy Is rigliiliia niot-t desis-ralcly. , A break between the Alune and .Mouse means the colluiise of the entin t;cr muil front there. It would shatter , the enemy's left flunk, wrili the effect; being felt nil alonx the line. j IIFIGHTK AUK WOV. j 11Y I'ltAA'K 3. TAYIXIIt. 1 (t nltcd Press, Staff Cnn-esiiidciit.) W ITH TIIK A.MKHICAXS. Oct. 1. ; The Americans have ca:tiiml St. ; Juvin helslitH and arc uiliumloi; northward la-jond them. They t.aik ; 210 prisoners. The firt army 1ms nopiml up Grand Pre. crossed the puss through Argomie and Is pu-lilug onward. JO "DIVISIONS IIKN'TII1Kn. Captured, ierman orders stated that Grand Pre must be held at all costs. In this fighting a new Prus-1 slan guard division was encountered, J making a total of 20 such met since tho American offensive began in this region. Beginning the present-phase . of this assault, the Americans went over the top at 8:30 In the morning, j gaining their first objectives at some points with great rapidity. j "CLACK KH.S" FOOL YA,NK Often there won only slight opposl- ( Hon. because Yankee ' artillery was deadly. About Cunel and Hoisdefcret, the Germans used "clackers" wnicn I make the same sound as machine-1 guns. These machines led our men i astray, searching for machine gun nests. This Is especially true when; GERMANY REPORTED LONDON, Oct 16. Amsterdam reports that Ger many has accepted all of Wilson's conditions are believed here to be approximately correct. 1 he exchange lele- craph Company s Amsterdam ported in' Berlin that Germany has accepted all of Wil son's conditions, provided the interests of the German people are safeguarded. The London Nieuve Kotterdamsche Courant publishes a telegram from Hamburg lated, LONDON, Oct. 16. There ports that the Kaiser has abdicated. RECENT PROFILE VIEW OF PRESIDENT WILSON jj i ' ; ! - . -' i i -t v . - "" i. .S- S . .... "fcvr --L.. -.--. 0 bront Probable: bt. the clacker boxes are located behind the doughboys. South of the Aisne the Americans are .digging In. CITIICel I NDKIt FIHK, Hiizuncy is under American shell fire. lun-Kiir-MciiKC, Steuay and other his railway centers are reeai cdly iKimls'd by airphiiics. The way Is iH loir cleared for further advance. Knemy coniiunnlcutious are being con stantly hurried. 1 1 ksi st a n ' k ir:sii :n ati:. The- Americans are steadily pushing on and are narrowing the avenue through w-hic-h the t'rmans can with draw. I Civ Hi I liulus by lirlll-li and French to the northward nccssilulc stlffcht IJolie nlHtanee to the Amcrl hin here If, avoid iH'iiuf cut off from the nar. There are no Indications the enemy is cavinc- In before the Ameri cans. . If lie does, it means the finish of the war will be on French soil. As communications between the German armies will bo cut and lliey will be doomed. WITH THE AMKItlCAXS. Oct. Id. The Americans wifleued tlieir breach In the Krirohllde Lino In all tlay fight, nettinir their blscest day alone tho Aire. The doughboys Horiiii-d St. Ju in. There was bitter fighting betwwn St. tieorges and Lan dress. .eamt of Grand Pre, where the American pesa-trated formldablo wire ilefense, facing terrific, machine gun fire. ARMY 1XFLFFXZA COXTItOLLF.D. WASHIXGTOX, Oct. 18. HakiT to day declared infliiona in the army is now jirobahly controlled. . , dispatch stated it was re CAPTUlAIED saying Germany has capitu i is a persistant revival of re $2,00? 000 OILM ERS INfffATTLE B LAMES Two Japanese Liners Trap ped by Burning Oil on Wa ter; Flames Leap 100 Feet STREAM PLAYED ON CANVAS OVER SHIPS Fire Wall Saves $1,000,000 Municipal Ter minals. SEATTLK, Oct. 18. Fire which destroyed the Great Northern oil piers was Mill burning fiercely this morning although under control. The loss is over $2 000,000. Two Japanese liners, trapped by ! burning oil on the waters of the bay, ! were forced to remain within 100 feet of the Intense billows of flame. They are believed safe as canvas was thrown over the sides, while Jap sail ors constantly played water streams 1 over the vessels. Flames from burn ! ing soybean, peanut and rapeseed oil leaped hundreds of feet In the air. I lighting the entire bay coast. A fire i wall, erected last year, saved municl- pal terminals valued at over a million, TAKE BONDS AND HIT KAISER SAYS r.VADOO In an earnest message to the rall road men of the county, Director Gen eral McAdoo makes an appeal for lib erty bond subscriptions. The mes sage transmitted here today by J. P. O'Hrien Is as follows. "I wUeh you would say to the rall- j road men i your region, .officials and employes alik, lum earnestly I hope they -will sutrfcribe. to -the . limit of thfirt-ability? ' the fpurtta Liberty L an. L-endin their mtmey to L'ncle Sam is the finest use they can make of it. not o'nly because It la in a safe Investment for 'themselves, but it will help cheir country with the war. Th' fact that the kaiser is already-making uffers of peace, should make us more eauer to put' this loan over and keep our fighting- pressure Up to the max- ; imum until we get peace. Now Is the time for every man in the fighting ; army in Kurope and in the industrial i and financial army at home to go the limit to make the great victories our j soldiers have already won absolutely complete and final. I hope that when the returns come In next Saturday j It will be shown that the railroad men ' In your region are one hundred per j cent. I hope that no railroad men ! will fail to do their fullest part. 1 : C BRITISH THREE MILE FROM LILLE, CA DRIVING TO ALLIES IN BELGIUM CUT VEIN OF COM WITH ENEMY U-BOAT BASE i French Horsemen Sweep Over, Thorput Toward Bruges, Menin Falls, Vast Stores of Shells Line Coast 14,000 INFLUENZA CASES IN IOWA, N. Y. HAS 5.100 TODAY Three Hundred and Seven teen Deaths Added to City's Toll 0 " PES MOINES. Oct. 16. Fourteen thousand 'Iowans are known to be suffering from Spanish Influenza, the state health board today announced New cases reported In the past 21 hours totalled 6200. SIT Ile Today In. X. V. NEW YORK. Oct. 1. Spanish Influenza casoa "reported today total ed 6100 against 4900 yesterday. Three hundred and seventeen deaths Occur red today. RECORD DEFICIENCY . BILL. IN CONGRESS Brings Total Appropriations to Over $36,000,000,000. WASHINGTON. Oct. 16.-r-Chairman Shirley of the house appropriations committee today submitted in con gress the largest deficiency bill of all history, carrying $4,3 4 .7.6C. Six billions go to the war department for enlarging the army program to place three complete American armies in France by next July. The remainder goes to the navy. The bill authorizes the President to create a salvaae conimiltea to reconi nient the disiiosition of government firoperty acquired during the war. The measure Kives the shipping, board pow er to aciiuire, construct, establish or improv any plants or lands or to make loans to private persons with the , President's approval. This bill brings Ithis coiiKreaH' totul appropriations to over 3.ti0,000,uo0, two thirds of which Is for the army. IF YOU WANT RANGE BUY LIBERTY BONDS Forest Supervisor "ryder has re ct I ed the follow Ing from the fonest- er ut Washington, I. C: "other things bfing equul, the department of hki ion It tire In granting privileges on the national forests will give prefer ence to ierou who have subscribed t for Liberty Horn) to sn amount con i sidered reasonable. STILL NEEDS LOTS OF LICKING t I SAN FRANCISCO, Ort. 1. I'rg Ing againMt relaxation ut shipbuilding ef forts, Kl ward Hurley today tele ' graphed all shipyards declaring "No ,wotkrr will make the error of thlnk- lug for the moment that the war Is l marly over. America has just begun to fight. In th coming months our jlong preparatinns on the battle line and in ship ards will teid rcwults." Shipbuilder know the neU of con tinued reeurd break. iik. Kery ton ut -tdttpt'tng deliered now Is needed to ! rry oir bos to Fran, K-rv ton Uuni hi (I iiuw rntunit f rt to the ut ti i nomt to teul) in th- ur nel , t'riiirf. ! Mot go by the war ma That still iufii luts Of iIuiikiiiii f'hr i-Ufii)' fcllll Iiet-ds lot of Inking. T"ft jnuge will win the r and bilug p-r-, inaiieiit I-. ,' II MONCATO N , BY IAJWKLL JIEIXET. -(tnltrd Prctm fff -Tepon"dnit.)' WITH THE BKITISH IX H-AX-DEItS, Ort. 1 . Tli- allies drirlns; Into HeUrlum have thrnist tlieir wedjro 4TOSM Um road front Bruges to C'ourtrai. nevertntg another art.ry of Cfammonlcation to the C-boa base. ench cavalrr has -wet Llclitervelde and! Thorout, dramin towards Hruaes and the sea. Towards tlie southern end of tli. fihtintc front Menin has been taken. The British are now In the Hauboor. .i i.,.l .... . ' - miOm - rMMm .1 1 f liyiKltuin ,uw, - " . . IJIIe. Tlie (MMrnuins are using prodi gally great stores of shells in tbelr oawt bases. Kvidcittly Ihex sro un able to save these munitions, an tho enemy are using them up as fast as possible. VAST STOItES USE COAST. . Tticlr batteries today Itsve ours tlas stubborneat respoiv'o ctt several necks. But the tiermsns had time to remote considerable portions of their munitions before tlie lon-j dreaded Brkdan offensive cntnmeuerd. Tlie army Is thus fairly mobile, out vast stores still line the coast, Khourtn clearly the enemy did not luted to abandon tlie terrain. .' ..... ... . . Prussia Pinned to the " Wall, France Applauds, . Document Interpreted BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS (United Press Staff Corre spondent.) PARIS, Oct. 1. Wilson pins Prussia to the wall. This sums up the French opinion on the terrific, straight from ths shoulder blow which Is univer sally applauded here. Ths Im pression is that the President's document is one of ths most historic of the war. Some news papers publish It In both French and Kngllsh desiring ths mean ing of not on word to be mis interpreted. MASTERY OF AIR CERTAIN CHICAGO. Oct. K. Con gressman Julius Kahn, of Cali fornia, ranking republican mem ber of the house military affairs committee. In a speech made be fore the Association of Com merce, declared that by the end of the year America will have more airplane on the battle front than all her allies put to gether, and will have obtained absolute mastery of the sir. "German peace talk will not be allowed to tuerfere with our military program. " he said- "To the 3,0m,oom men now under arms, X.'iMO.OOd more will havs been added hy March 1 1. and by July (. four million Ameri cans will be ituhLlna In huiM LnleMa -.ertnany surrenders, mure than 3.o'J,00 American soldiers will havs overrun tSer tiiH.n soil before September, J! THE WEATHER FORECAST Tonight fair CMil.-r ; Thurs day (sir. Itslitrali IP-re- I Ss- iliiMi'ii lemperaiure, I. j MioliM'int ttvitiperatur, 4. I Weather, cloiotr and thrtiilnr V Kid eit, fiestl. , itMii.rtiii, 3. lllf : i