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BUENOS AIRES. Jan. 13. Pollre
re declared to have illmmorod a So.
vlrt organization here, arnirtlnir the
nreafclent. IiIh mlnlHtrr of war and
polios and two other official all of
whom were Jtumian blcycliM. The
police aaarrt tiiey have been arrested
aa bomb plotters. It la rlulmed they
carried hand mimim, filled wlih dyna
mite. ,';
SENT FROM IUNSIA
Memheni of tlie Soviet wild they
came from Ituaala In Oetober and Xo.
vember. They wrro plentifully nun
plied with funds and obtained con.
aideraMe munition. They Mere went,
they declared by Hie bobtlirvlkl of
Itumla, to foment bolshevik! url(irutM
In Important South American capi
tal, other arrenta are exiiected.
STRIKE RESUMPTION FEARED
Tramway nervioe was halted yes
terday when a croup suspected aa an
archlHta atonped a street car, kidnap
In; the nwMorman and conductor. Fort
strikers have demanded a 20 percent
pay Increase, other unionists have
he asked to join in the resumption
Of file Strike. Police strikers clashed
terday on the dorks and there were
several casualties.
GRAND DUCHESS
OF LUXEMBURG
MAY ABDICATE
IXWDON", Jan. 13. Grand Duch
ttl Maria today declurad her readi
ness to renounce the throne of Luxem.
burg as a result of revolution In her
country, says an official dispatch from
LpiemburK.
METS5, Jan. 13. The grand duch
ess of lAixembura; Is reported to be a
refugee In a chateau nenr her castle,
following a revolutionary outbreak
Satuday, Unconfirmed Ireporls say
she hus abdicated und that a republic
has been proclaimed In Luxemburg
by tho revolutionists.
LEST WE FORGET
Herman Rohnke, Vmaplne far.
mer, refused to contribute to the
Vnlted War YV-k Fund.
'! Nltj Oroaacbanrer of 1 'mo pine,
whose prune crop last year was
worth In the nclghlwhond of
10,000, contributed only $.Y0 to
this rund and that reluctantly.
Fred Melhoff of Vmaplno re.
fued to give money to the agen
cies helping; our hoys In arms on
tlie grounds that he had to send
money to relatives in Germany.
William Swash or Vmaplne,
said to be worth $20,000, refused
to contribute to the IT. W W. fund.
J. F Ilnon or Milton refused to
contribute to this same fund.
CENTRA Ij LOYALTY COMMITTEE.
JOE DESPAIN SA YS WELCOME
BY LIBERATED PEOPLE WORTH
ALL HORRORS OF TRENCHES
. Joe Dcspaln, lucal'man who is a
aeusoaed vetr'rai) attir t4 yl8 ai
service with the Canadlan.army, thinks
that the welcome Btven th aoUier
by the civilians of Fiance is well worth
the terrible trench warfare. In a lo.
tcr to hlB brother. Clrovcf Dcspaln, Joe
says he Is especially Interested In Val
enciennes, for it was here that the lo
cal man received his ticket to Bliglny.
FY Mowing Is the letter:
, Valenciennes, France, Dec. 7-18
Dear Brother:
Just a few lines to let you know
that I am still alive and kicking. Hope
you' are all well and happy at home.
Am In Aniln, France now. It is prac
tically part of Valenciennes. This is
the place where I was wounded In the
tnklnx of Valenciennes so I 'am es
pecially Interested In It. It Is a very
fine old city and althnuith battered up
aome Is still very beautiful. There are
many pitiful scenes here among thojbut I can't be sure ns leave may bet
rofnirees who are returning to their i stopped at nny jtlme. ' Will close fov I
homes and among the prisoners of i
par who are returning every day. The I
r I it
e v I
t
i
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' J?
L
Army aviator are here shown dr
departed statesman. Tim action was mudo imrticuinriy npi'rupriatu ny uie
son. Hermit, in the air wrvl-e In t-Yumv. .
FOOD IS KEY,
URGES WILSON
W:SlIlXGTOV. Jan. 13. Prow
Men! Wllnon today urgid on
gens by cable to linninlliitely n
propria to $100,000,000 recently
r4i,oniinemIMi for th purehawe of
food for tlio nMlef f 10iiroK.
outsklo of (ionnuny. I-'imkI Is (lie
key to tho whole J uroprjui situ
ation, the rablo stated. Tlie
President cmohnMlzcd: that tho
tklo or famine and mirrst cannot
bo stemmed by force, but cau he
stopped by ' fmMl, He deciarect
.frHMl would not Im purchased for
(nmins, Rut that the Iolcs and
other nationalities must have food
In order to establish, the itcaccful
conditions neeCKsary to have the
proper rcr"rcsc)iiHtton at the peace
conference.
people think the world and all of the
Canadians are are going to erect a big
monument to our sboys who felV in
the taking of Valenciennes. We are
going to Brussels. Belgium, soon and
after , a, stay there we will go on to
Germany for a while. After seeing
what the Germans hove done in these
places it is almost impossible to bo- j
lievo that they are human. The -wel- .
come the cittxens give us is well worth
the terrible trench warfare and tho (
jfierce fighting we hod to go through)
to iineraie inem.. it n-i iim- m ,
think of tlie .hundreds of thousand j
of people returning to their old homes
now that the war Is over and to think j
that all they will find will he a mass ,
of ruins brSond description.
Well dear brother, I am on my way I
to Join my battalion which is station-
ed at Moms now. I hope tn get leave j
soon and may he able to spend the j
New Ye.it with Charlie in "Blighty" j
this time with IM-e to 'all from j
PVT. J. It. UUsrAIN.
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN,
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MRS.
THEODORE
-ROOSEVELT
"niuj; floral wreaths on Sagamore; Hill
MRS. HOMER. WATTS
DIES OF INFLUENZA
, Mrs. 'Humor Watts, well known
Athena woman, died nt midnight Sat
urday at her home after a week's Ill
ness, at the ago of 3i years.. Her
death was caused by Spanish . Influ
enza. Mrs. Watts is survived by her hus
band, who Is an- Athena lawyer and
mayor of that city; two sisters, Mrs.
Alice Woodrldge, and Mrs. Maude Ot
toman of Medford; and a brother,
Claude Jaines, serving In France as a
member of the 2'Hh .Kngineers.
She was born December 7, 187, In
Medford, Oregon, and was educated
at Ashland Normal School. It was
here she first met Mr. Watts, then in
structor in mathematics at the msti
tulon. They were married in 1906.
Mrs. W,atts has been a member of
tho Athena library board since 1914
and served two terms as president of
the board. She was one of the Athena
women instrumental in increasing the
circulation of the? Athena UUftiry.-untU
it has now the largest circulation in
the county, outside of Pendleton.
Mrs. Watts was also identified with all;
Ited Cross activities and was a wotjkft
Ih the Honor; Guiwd. ' Funeral serv
ices were held today at Athena, aft 2
p. m. with Hev. D, H. Iturton offi
ciatnjy. T
IS OUT. NO DISORDER
I.OMH), Jan. a. Tlie llnn
itrliiu I'libliu'l resiuiicd, iuird
inr to ltiHhi,Kst tliHHtt lH, to
day. The nw bliHt. when
f.irmeil. will rirlilwltv le wnHal-l-ih-.
it Is rHH-tiMl lUrlslicvlkl
- lmv iljinufit u hljr iuhjm nieetv.
1ni;. ' rtlMnler' haa oemwred,
hut oMriniKHit t-riMfm tuv ready
fur any ediitiiiviMy
m 1
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PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1919.
CORRESPONDENT
IS ARRESTED BY
BERLIN RIOTERS
THEN SET FREE
. HY JOHN (JRAIDKK55.
(UnMv I'reus .'Htaff Corre-
. .- ponaent.
). BKUUX. Jan. 13. While" en
route to the scents of the attack
an the Vorwaertir building I was
a rreu t eil by ro vernmcnt t r oo pis
but later relouiw'fl. Owm to the
Injury to "my foot (Oraudenz
wan wounded by a hand grenade
on Monday), 1 had taken a horse
cab- My fchirtv distance from the
VorwaerlsS, inV' proKrera was
blocked by aovernnient troops.
I climbed onto the cab to get
a better View of the bombard
nn'Ut. Ten officers, waving re
volvers, rushed at me. I was
placed under arrest, despite my
foreign pans. I was unable to
walk. Two officers, supporting
me, started to lend me away.
An artillery colonel, whom I
brew. wa attracted- by the com- -motion.
He orders! my release
II ml apologized profuHely,
PROPOSE GERMANY
CEDE AREA EQUAL TO
DEVASTATED ZONE
Hit! HSKI.S, Jan. 13. Ilelgian,
deputies, retumliif; from an offl
rial hiNiieetion or the battlefields
irfHNe that t-rnuiny lie forced
to cede llelKlnm a zone of equal
area to tlie devastated area.
In tribute to tho memory of the
iai mui 101. iwosuvni nuu
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OREGON OPTIMISTIC
ABOUT EMPLOYMENT
Norborne Berkeley arrived home
Sunday morning from Portland where
ho had been In attendance at the re
construction convention as a member
of the federal employment service.
The Irrigation congress was in ses
sion at the same time and devoted
considerable lime to discussing re
construction work and the employ
ment of discharge soldiers.
The sentiment of both conventions
was strongly optimistic and did not
seem to anticipate any great trouble
in placing returning soldiers and
sailors.
At the local office Mr. Berkeley re
ceives lists of discharged soldiers re
turning to Pendleton and the district
under his office and is prepared to
help in placing men at all times.
PATRIOTISM HIGH IN
PHOT ROCK'S RECORD
In addition to send ins 115 men into
various branches of the military ser
vice of Uncle Sam during the war lt
lot Hock and the southern pnrt of
Umatilla cnunty hns loaned to the
government by the purchase of bonds
land war savlnss stamps 1167,865 and
j haw also contributed to the Red Cross
jand other war funds a total of $16.
j 304.10. This Information Is shown by
jthe report of Mrs. L. C. Scharpf local
historian for that part of the county.
This is a record which th Pilot
Hock people may well fe?l proud. It
shows the place to have gone over the
;top with a Hood margin in response to
! every call of the government, and that
the community never lagged behind in
responding to a call.
; PAY TKIBrTK TO TANKS
i
l,OXlU), ,!uit. K. tier man new-
patter, payliur tribute to live Amerl
can army tf oevtiiMtUon. said today;
"Tho cwieroe-lty of A merie Ik 8parin$
our children.'
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
-5 ESTABLISHED
SPARTACANS
ACCEPTED
COPENHAGEN", Jan. 13. The
Sparta cans are reported to have ad
mitted defeat, declaring their readi
ness to accept government conditions
provided' election of the national as-
sembjy is postponed three months. A
Berlin dispatch credited tho statement
to Chancellor Kbert's secretary. A
Sunday dispatch from Berlin said gov-
ernmeht troops captured the police Liebknecht and Jteowi , Luxemburg
headquarters, the Tageblatt of f ices. ' have been captured. accordinK to re
and the Boetzow brewery and that j ports today, together with thousands
Karl Kadek, Russian bolshevik repre
sentative, was arrested. Government
troops have recaptured the Spandau
arsenal,, eourtmartialing and shooting
tho Spartacan commander. Accord -
ing to other reports the Voeralerts
building, taken Saturday, has been
WENNERSTEN NOT TO
QUirJ.C.PECO.
V. S. Wennersten. formerly manager
of tlfe J. C. Penney store in Pendleton.
it not leaving the company's service.
The following announcement on this
point was made today by tho Btore
management-
"Tn our announcement of the
change In the management of J. C.
Penney Co. wo wish to correct the Im
pression that V. S- AVenenrsten was
leaving the employ of the company.
Mr. Wennersten expects to remain
with the company and will assist the
new manager, Mr; Jas. B. A key, until
the annual convention which usually
meets' the last of this month, but on
account of the flu situation will not
meet this year until sometime next
month, having Just recently been post
poned. The plans of J. C- Penney Co.
regarding Mr. "Wennersten's future
have not sufficiently developed at
the present time to make a public
announcement."
8. M. M'KENZIE GIVES
$15 TO O.W.W. FOND
Pendleton Ore., Jan. 13, 1918
To tho Public:
Tlie Central Loyalty Committee
wishes to state that Ml. Mi'
Kenzie of Milton, who was pub
lished a week ago aa falling and
refusing to contribute to tho
I'nitcd War Work Fluid, has con
tributed $15 to the fund In Wal
la. Ills subscription was made on
Tccombcr 51 after ho had been
summoned before this committee
and after the committee had au
thorized the publication of his
name. On January 4 the commit
tee received a letter from the
WalUi Walla committee stating
that Mr. McKenzle had not con
tributed there, whereupon publica
tion In tlie Pendleton papers was
lcgnii yesterday further Infor
mation was, received from Walla
Walla to Ui effect that Mr. Me
Kenzie ImI coirtrlbulrfcl $15
there on lecenibcr SI and desired
to preserve his Mantling as a pa
triotic citizen. The committee Is
glad to make this explanatory
statement to tlie end that Mr.
McKrnxle may 'he snared any
criticism that mav he unjust
CKVritAl. LOYALTY COMMIT-
TKK, I. C P. S. League
FEU SITUATION GOOD
BUT BAN MUST STAY-
.While the number of infhienxa
quarantines in Pendleton has dropped:
and the outlook Is most encouraging,
tor the stamping out of tho epidemic,
entirely. Dr. H. J- Kavanaugh today
stated he could offer no encourage-,
ment for the early lifting of the ban Thursday afternoon at 1:30 has' The desire of the court is to get th
here. The epidemic Is raging in all been designated by the county court bewt practical advice oh to huw to pro
nearby towns and lie considers It j at time for hearing advice on what ceed. The action of t'halrnian Ma
would be dangerous and might mean to do with tho rtud question that hus son of the ntuto highway commission '
a new outbreak to open tip while, been precipitated In the county. The makes it lmiMiiwlble for the euunty tr
such condtions exist. meeting will be held at the court i secure the state aid expected thbi year
In the meantime each day's report j house, under restriction provided by ; unless additional money can be m bwd
of C. O. llreach, quarantine officer. 'the flu ordinance and representation by the county.
shows a decrease in the number of ( will consist of two men from each j Not only that but it U trmmn that
htimoa quarantined. Saturday the community in the county unless something la dune the nam
number was eight and today the drop The court is asking the Farmers'' problem is gutng to confront the court
is down tn six. One new case is re-: Union to send a delegation and each each year. A vnxt amount of tt
ported at the home of Manuel Fried- ' mayor is asked to n-sme two men In and federal aid wltl be available and
ly. lrt! Stonewall Jackson street. j conjunction with the Commercial or-j It Is imperative this work will W
Following are the homes released: , uanlzatton of his town. It Is re-j cured If the county la to mt s
Ale Molstrom. M2 Jackson; Mrs. i:tta I quested thai a fanner bt named as, share, of the jperun, whtrh It wtl
iiiraham, Ktf. W. Alia; Albert Stickler, hne of the two representative , frymjhave to do if th ouulde helu la ob
li'O Aura; T. C. Floathe, till Walnut, each community. Italncd, ,
SAID TO HAVE
DEFEAT, 1300 DEAD
shattered by government artillery.
Lfebknecht's J'ati Uucertaiii.
Three hundred SparMcans are re
ported killed and 700 wounded In the
latest fighting, bringing the total dead
to at leaat 1300. There is yet no In
formation that Liebknect was killed
in street fighting Thursday,
COPENHAGEN, Jan.- IS. Karl
of their followers.
KpartacanA Kjcciite..
BERNE, Jan. I3.--Several Sparta
Jeans have been summarily executed by
i a government rifle squad, a Berlin
dispatch today reported.
OREGON LAW MAKERS
TACKLE LEGISLATION
PROBLEMS FOR 19-20
SALEM. Jan. 13. The Oregon leg
islature started its biennial session this
morning.
W. T. Vinton, McMinnville, was
elected president of the senate, and
the house chose Seymour C. Jones,
of Salem, as its speaker. Their elec
tions were assured more than a month
ago their successful campaigns of Be
curing pledges having put other con
tenders out of the running.
Gov. Jamea Withycombe, republi
can, who was re-elected last Novem
ber, is scheduled to deliver his mes
sage and reaffirm his oath at a joint
session in the house chamber late to
day, or tomorrow.
SALfelt, Or., Jan. IS. The 90 ser
vants of the electorate of Oregon
30 senators and 60 representatives
braved the Influenza epidemic here,
and the "thirteenth" this morning
when they started the every-two-year
legiHlatlve grind.
There are so many "flu" germs cor
raled in this city that there was con
siderable talk of postponing the ses
sion until after the demobilization,
but the legislators flnallv decided to
take a chance. Public gatherings
1 have been under a ban here for some!
tlme, and If the legislative halls prove
to be too popular places, both bodies
will meet behind closed doors and
wide-open windows.
Financial Tangle Knotty.
Many weighty problems face
the
lawmakers
89 men and on woman.
Mrs. Alexander Thompson of Wasco
and Hood River counties, who Is onejof before January IT when the tier
of the seven democrats in the legisla- man and allied armistice comwisnfcMit
ture. J ' j meet at Treves. A Twrtiul liftlnarof
One of the knottiest tangles to be the blockade of the central powers Is
solved is the financial question. The ; understood U) be the chief nrohlera
legislature is handicapped. In begin
ning, with deficits which have already
been incurred, amounting to half a
million dollars, and Its levying ability
Is restrained by a 6 per cent tax-limi
tation amendment. The estimated f i-;
nancial needs of the state institutions
and departments total more than a ;
million In excess of the taxing power.'
None knows from what . source thoj
money Is coming. How to get It is. a I
mighty big question.
State Aid for Soldiers.
Important legislation is contemplated
concerning highways, reconstruction,
consolidaton of boards and depart
ments, amendment of the workmen's
compensation act. increase In salaries
j for state officials, etc.
I The legislature. In all probability,
I will arrange to extend state aid to
rt-t timing soldiers who desire to gl
back to the soil and develop irrigable
amis.
COUNTY COURT SETS
AS TIME FOR HEARING ADVICE
ON HOW TO MEET ROAD ISSUE
NO. 9037
BECOMES
FACT I PEACE
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DETAILS ONLY
REMAIN 10 Bf
BY niLUAM PHILLIP SIMMS
(ITnited Prem Start Comnpmident.)
PARS, Jan. 13. A league of na
tiona can now bo eonddered an
ktablished fact. 3einencvau. LJoyA
;eorge; and Premier Orlando are
pledged to support President Wilson's
baslu Ideas In UuX regard. Public
opinion of France, Britain and Italy la
wiMiiy ununa me wurrrai ami peocw
officials are aa-reed that m leagnfl la
an absolute necessity If future wars
are to be prevented, and tliat It muat
AGREED
UN
be given premrence over all tubea
businees of the peace conference, still
there is aome disaareement regarding
details bnt these are expected to be
overcome quickly in the conference of
the associated powers.
PKXAInES TOO LIGHT
WBson's, plan as a whole la not sat.
Isfactory to the Prench because they
believe It docs not provide aufflciena
economic penalties for iermany.r
They say his proposed incui
sion of Germany would permit Utaa,
country to start up its undamaged 1m.
dnstrles In competition with those of
the French and Belgian whose in.
dostrial ptanta have been wrecked by
tlie Germans, themselves,
I J-LvJ K OP VICTORIOUS XATIOS
Clemenceaa is understood to favor a
league composed of the victorious na
tions. Opposition to this plan centers
on the belief that such a league would
force an alliance of tlw I'anniifaihMl
powers and would result in another
war. Preach delegates are known to
he opposed to any plan not completely
granateeiiur Prance's frontiers, togeth
er Willi her northern and eastern in-
dustrial centers against sudden attack
and invasion.
ORG AX IZ ATIOV SrETHOIM - IMS.
cussed.
By Fred Ferguson .
(Vnlted Iress Staff Corresimmlciit.y
PARIS. Jan. 13. Discussion of the
organization and methods of the jprace
congress proper were resumed at the
second meeting of Uie inter-allied kq-
pcrior council this afternoon. The
consideration of problems tn connec
tion with the extension of the armis
tice also formed a part of the deiib-
ersuona,
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SPEEDY SETTLMET EXPECTED
By Iiowell Mellctt -
(United Press Staff ttorrespondont.)
PARIS, Jan. 13. Questions con.
nected with the extension of the arm-
istice are exnectcd to be speedily set
tled, peumittiiur the acrangcnient of-a
definite program for the peace eon-
rrcs- The armlstice must ho disrxiruvi
eonnoct4d with tlie prolongation of tlie
armistice.
THE WEATHER
FORECAST
Tonight fair
and cold a f .
Tuexday fair.
Maximum temperature, S4.
Minimum temperature, 2H.
Weather, lear.
Wbul Mlf
Ituinfull, trice.
THURSDAY
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