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VOLUME XXVIL
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1915.
NUMBER 21.
GERMANS SINK LUSH ANIA
THOUSAND LIVES ARE LOST
Liner Off Irish Coast Attacked
Without Warning
STEAMER SUNK NEARING PORT
Two Torpedoes Crash Into Side of
Vessel While Passengers Are at
Luncheon-Many Injured
Die in Hospitals. '
London The Cunard liner Lusi
tania, which sailed out of New York
last Saturday with more than 2000
persons aboard, lies at the bottom of
the ocean off the Irish coast. She was
sunk by a German submarine Friday
afternoon, which sent two torpedoes
crashing into her side, while the pas
sengers, seemingly confident that the
great vessel' could elude the German
under-water craft, were having lunch
eon. How many of the Lusitania's pas
sengers and crew were rescued cannot
be told at present, but the official
statements from the British admiralty
up to midnight accounted for not more
than 500 or 600. It was reported at
the Cunard offices, however, that be
tween 500 and 600 had been landed at
Queenstown and about 300 at Clona
kilty. There were 1251 passengers
and 816 in the crew, a total of 2067.
It is believed more survivors will be
accounted for. Many are reported to
have died in hospitals.
A Dublin dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company says that the latest
reports indicate a loss of life of about
1000.
There were dead and wounded among
those brought ashore; some since have
died.
The Lusitania was steaming along
about 10 miles off Old Head Kinsale,
on the last leg of her vayoge to Liver
pool, when about 2 o'clock In the af
ternoon a submarine . suddenly ap
peared, and, so far as all reports go,
fired two torpedoes without warning at
the steamer. One struck her near the
bows and the other in the engine
room. The powerful agents of de
struction tore through the vessels'
side, causing terrific explosions. Al
most immediately great volumes of.
water poured through 1 the openings
1 and the Lusitania listed.
Boats, which were already swung
out on the davits, were dropped over
board and were speedily tilled with
passengers who had been appalled by
the desperate attack.
A wireless call for help was sent out
and immediately rescue boats of all
kinds were sent both from the neigh
boring points along the coast and
Queenstown.
Within 15 minutes, as one survivor
eetimated, and certainly within half
an hour, the Lusitania had disap
peared. Many rescued were taken to Queens
town bv steamers. Others are report
ed as having been landed at the ports
of Cionakilty and Kinsale. Some
dead and injured were taken ashore
with the survivors. . Several have died
in hospitals.
formal Opening of Celilo Canal
Witnessed by 10,000 Spectators
The Dalles, Or. The government
. Wendesday presented to the people of
the Northwest a $5,000,000 instrument
to aid them in developing their re
sources and delivered to them an em
phatic note of warning.
The present consists of the Celilo
canal, which overcomes the natural
barrier In the Columbiariver between
The Dalles and Tumwater, and which,
heretofore, has been the only obstruc
tion to continuous water traffic be
tween the Pacific and the.great Inland
Empire.
Liner Not Proved Armed.
Liverpool Scenes reminiscent of
the Titanic and the Empreas of India
disasters were to be witnessed in
Liverpool Saturday, when a large
crowd, chiefly women relatives of the
crew of the Lusitania, gathered out
' side the Cunard office'anxiously await-
ine news of their men.
Little was available, however, but
the people remained calm, although
the strain was terrible.
So far as could be learned here the
Lusitania had no guns aboard.
THE TITANIC DISASTER.
The liner Titanic, of the White
Star Line, on her maiden voyage
from Liverpool to New York, struck
an iceberg at 10:15 p. m., April 14,
1912. She sank in four and one
half hours. Of the 2206 persons
aboard, 1503 perished.
Of these 1347 were men, 103 wo
men and 53 children. Of the 703
survivors, 815 were menj 836 wo
men and 52 children.
The Titanic was a much larger
vessel than the Lusitania, being the
largest vessel ever floated up to that
time. She was 882 feet 6 inches
long, 92 feet 6 inches beam, 64 feet
deep, with a registered tonnage of
45,000, but an actual displacement
of 66,000 tons.
PEACE IS TONE Of PRESIDENT
WILSON'S PHILADELPHIA TALK
Sinking of Big Vessel by Germans
Greatly Stirs Official Washington
Washington, D. C. Destruction of
the British liner Lusitania with the
loss of many lives shocked officials of
the United States government and
spread profound grief in the national
capital. . : ;
Although it was not known how
many, if any, of those lost were
Americans, the view was general that
the most serious situation confronted
the American government since the
outbreak of the war in Europe
The warning of the United States
that Germany would be held to a
"strict accountability" for the loss of
"American lives," irrespective of
whether they were aboard belligerent
or neutral vessels when attacked, fo
cused attention on the White House,
where President Wilson until late in
the night read the dispatcheB with
grave interest. The Prsident made
no comment.
Secretary Bryan, Counselor Lans
ing, senators and members of the
house who were in the city, waited up
until a late hour for definite news of
the passengers and crew of the sunken
ship. Earlier in the day they had
construed the positive announcements
from abroad that no lives had been
lost as final, but later advices dashed
tneir nopes.
German Military Attache Justifies
Act of Sinking Ship by Submarine
New York Captain Franz von Pa
pen, military attache of the Imperial
German embassy, is - quoted by the
New York World as making the first
official German statement regarding
the Binking of the Lusitania. He
says:
'It is deplorable. if true, that so
many lives have been lost. I am
shocked to hear the news, especially
that American lives have been sacri
ficed.
"But it was absolutely criminal for
the Cunard company to carry, and for
the British government to allow the
line to carry, neutral passengers in a
ship which was transporting explo
sives and munitions of war to be used
by Great Britain and her allies.
"The ship's manifest will show that
she carried a large amount of picric
and other explosive materials. They
certainly were not intended for peaceful
uses. They were to be used against
Germany and Germany had to defend
herself against them. The best way
was to destroy the ship, and such de
struction was amply justified under
the rules of war.
Philadelphia President Wilson gave
to a gathering of 4000 naturalized
Americans Tuesday night the first in
timation of what: course the United
States government will pursue in the
situation resulting from the loss of
more than a hundred American lives
on the British liner Lusitania.
' He spoke by implication, but his
hearers interpreted his remarks as
meaning that while the United States
will remain at peace it would seek to
convinceGermany of the injustice to
mankind of the tragedy of last Friday.
"America," said the President,
"must have the consciousness that on
all sides it touches elbows and touches
heart with all nations of mankind.
The example of America must be a
pecial example and must be an ex
ample not merely of peace because it
will not fight, but because peace is a
healing and elevating influence of the
world, and strife is not.
"There is such a thing as a man be
ing too proud to fight. There is such
thing as a nation being so right that
it does not need to convince others by
force that it is right."
These remarks precipitated a tumult
of applause and ' patriotic enthusiam
emphasized by waving of small Amer
ican flags. The President made no di
rect reference to the . Lusitania trag
edy, but the audience did not hesitate
to read the application of his state
ment. .
The sentiment expressed by the
President's . speech was epitomized
later by one of his closest advisers as
humanity first." While it had not
yet been determined, he said, exactly
what steps would be taken by the uni
ted States in the present crisiB, the
idea uppermost in the President s
mind was to show that whatever
course is adopted, no matter how vig
orous, it will have as its objective the
erood of humanity.
Introduced by Mayor tiianKenourg,
who sDoke in distinctly German ac
cent, a welcome and an appeal tor a
simple allegiance to the United btates,
the president carried forward the idea
of the welding of foreign blood in the
makeup of Americans by pointing out
the true goal of right American citi
zenship to be loyalty not to the coun
try of one's birth, but to the land of
one's adoDtion.
"While you bring," he said, "all
countries with you, you come with a
purnose of leaving all other countries
behind vou bringing what is best of
their spirit, but not looking over your
shoulder and seeking to perpetuate
what vou intended to leave in them. I
would not certainly be one who would
suggest that a man cease to love the
place of his origin. It is one thing to
love and another thing to oeuicate
yourself to the place where you go.
You can t be an American n you tninK
of yourself in groups. America does
not consist of groups. A man who
considers himself as belonging to a
national group is not yet an American.
, . "My advice to you is to
think first not only of America, but to
think first of humanity, and you do
not love humanity if you seek to di
vide humanity into jealous camps."
Oregon State Highway
Fund Is Running Short
Salem According to figures fur
nished the State highway commission
by State Highway Engineer Cantine,
Henry L. Bowlby; late highway engi
neer, expended $9333,89 more than
was apportioned by the board for
building the road between Biggs and
Wasco, in Sherman county.
State Treasurer Kay said that while
he was opposed to making an appro
priation for the road, it was done
early in 1914 to supply unemployed
with work. Major Bowlby estimated
the cost at $29,201, and the board ap
portioned $30,000. Subsequently the
highway engineer reported that $5000
more would be needed to construct a
Manifest Shows Ammunition Val
ued at, $200,024 on Lusitania
New York One of the items of the
Lusitania's cargo was ammunition, val
ued at $200,024. The ship carried
5471 cases of cartridges and ammuni
tion, according to the ship's manifest.
Such a passenger ship, it was ex
plained, would not carry high explo
sives, for those articles are shipped on
the British cargo ships. The Lusitania
had a cargo of 1200 tons, which is
practically all ahe could carry.- Its
value was put at $850,000..
Jitneys Lose Test Case.
Seattle The test case, brought in
the Superior court to'obtain a decision
on the constitutionality of the new
state law imposing burdensome regula
tions on 5-cent motor buses, was de
cided against the bus owners. Notice
of appeal was given. This decision re
moves the protection given by the
prosecuting attorney to the 600 motor
bus drivers, few of whom have taken
out the state bond. Agents of the
Traction company have obtained the
names of all unbonded motor bus driv
ers, and all will be arrested.
Two Lifeboats Picked Up.
Dublin The motorboat Elizabeth
has arrived at Kinsale and reports that
at 8:80 o'clock Friday she picked up
two lifeboats containing 63 and 16
survivors of the Lusitania, respec
tively. A cork tug took the rescued
to Queenstown. They were mostly
women and children. -
The passengers said that owing to
her list to port the Lusitania could not
launch many of her lifeboats.
. Starving Campers Found.
San Bernardino. Cal. Marooned
the mountains nearly a week by snow
blocked roads and on the verge of
starvation. 18 campers in Little Bear
valley ' were rescued by ' a searching
party sent out by county officials. Two
of the rescued, U. W. Alien, oi Mil
waukee, and Mevlin Case, of Fenton,
Mich., were seriously ill when found.
The campers had kept themselves alive
for several days on bacon rinds and
eolee.
stretch of road from Biggs to the riv
er, and this was allowed. According
to Mr. Kay, it was supposed that the
work had been done for $35,000.
In addition to a monthly financial
report, Mr. Cantine submitted a detail
ed report of the work that is being
done by the department. He said he
would submit such reports monthly in
the future. The engineer reported
that the work of removing slides,
opening ditches, -etc., was started May
3 on the Siskiyou mountain section.
Mr. Cantine said the Pacific highway
in Josephine county, for the most part,
is'in excellent condition. He said a
road south of Canyonville, in Douglas
county, had been completed.
Completion of Celilo Canal
Greatly Benefits The Dalles
The Dalles, county seat of Wasco
county, has been on the map since the
early days of Oregon, but never in
such a pronounced fashion as at pres
ent. Here is the focusing point of
2300 miles of territory embraced with
in the county, and the clearing house
for all the trade that originates in the
wealthy district.
And the city is well able to care for
the business that looks to it, and in
addition its citizens are reaching out
for a more comprehensive market.
Of the 19,000 people who make
WaBco county their home, 6000 reside
within the city, the oldest in Eastern
Oregon, and one which stands in a po
sition for greater development now
that the Dalles-Celilo canal has been
completed. Heretofore it has looked
to a trade zone embraced in the county
and west along the Columbia river,
With the canal completed it is now
nossible for it to make itself a center
for uo-river markets as well.
With a rich back country only par
tially developed. The Dalles is bending
its energies to attract more agriuui-
Highway Work Outlined.
Salem State Highway Engineer
Cantine, who returned recently from a
trip inspecting the Pacific Highway,
announced that the money apportioned
by the state to Jackson county this
year would be expended on a stretch of
road starting at a bisecting tnorougn
fare which leads to Klamath Falls and
extending to the California line. Mr.
Cantine said the highway was in fine
condition, with the exception of short
stretches in Pass canyon and south of
Canyonville.
"Work on the Siskiyou Mountain
section was started this week," con
tinued the highway engineer, "and it
soon will be ready for Bummer trafflc.
The section below the California line
also will be made ready for tourist
travel at once. The engineering and
supervision of the work leading from
Central Point to the Josephine county
line has been placed under the super
vision of this office, and I have put
men to work. In Josephine county
the money apportioned by the state
will be used for reconstruction where
necessary,
tural people and at the same time
bring the city to the front as a site for
factories. In this connection the city
offers sites fronting on the Columbia
river and on the railroad lines as well,
with ferry connections with another
great transcontinental syBtem directly
across the stream
Cheap hydro-electric power is avail
able already and in the water if the
Deschutes and John Day are added
thousands of horsepower that can be
made to turn the wheels of industry
when the proper time arrives.
Among the manufacturing indus
tries at present can be numbered two
big flouring mills, from which 600,000
barrels of flour are shipped each year;
a wool scouring mill, creamery, salmon
cannery, fruit drying plant and in ad
dition a $60,000 fruit canning plant is
now in course of construction.
Within eaBy distance are 4,000,000,-
000 feet of standing timber, which,
with the orchard, field and livestock
products available, offer opportunity
for those who would build industrial
concerns.
Situated as it is where both water
and rail transportation are present,
the shipping problem is easy of solution.
German Members Ousted.
London Between 200 and 300 Brit
ish members of the Stock Exchange
have mobilized to prevent, forcibly if
necessary, the entry of any Uermans
who might be brave enough to at
temot to make their way into the
house in disregard oi tne warning is
sued by the Stock Exchange commit
tee advising them to remain away. ?
Excitement ran high around the ex
change and a huge crowd collected in
the vicinitv in the expectation of dis
orders. Only a handful of naturalized
Germans appeared in the neighbor
hood, however, and they did not at
tempt to enter the exchange. - They
were hustled away and warned not to
return.
Texas Resolutions Are In.
Ausin, Tex. Six resolutions were
introduced In the Texas legislature on
the LuBitania, "one senate resolution
sueirestine the severance of diplomatic
relations with Germany. The others
simply express confidence in President
Wilson. The senate, - in which nve
resolutions were" introduced, including
that for diplomatic severance, com
promised by adopting a resolution
pledging support to President Wilson
in any course he sees nt to tane to
UDhold the dienitv and honor of the
United States"
False Rumors Stir Pit.
Chicaeo President C H. Canby, of
the Chicaeo board of trade, has posted
a notice saying officers of the: board
would "hold to strict accountability
any members found guilty of originat
ing or disseminating false rumors.
The notice was inspired by rumors,
tint soread among brokers, that Presi
dent Wilson had been assassinated.
The rumor, while promptly denied, ac
celerated a: .decline in the wheat
market . ; -
': Dutch Get Pay for Ship.':-
The Hague, via London It is offi
cially announced that the German gov
ernment has expressed sincere regret
for the sinking of the Dutch- steamer
Katwvk. which was blown up off North
Hinder lightship on April ?4.by a Ger
man submarine. Germany explains
that the act was in no wise intentional
and undertakes to make compensation.
Baker Wants to See Relic.
Baker In just one day 1200 Baker
public school pupils signed a monster
petition to the Councilmanic commit
tee of Philadelphia in charge of the-
trip of the Liberty Bell, asking that
the bell be allowed to stop here a lew
hours on its way to Portland. The
petition when completed was just 34
feet long and was signed oy every
child in school.
The bell is routed to pass through
here, but the children want it to tarry
several hours that all may see it and
hold ceremonies in its honor. An all
day celebration will be held and chil
dren from 100 miles around are to oe
invited if the bell stops here.
Corvallis Woman Named.
Salem George Palmer Putnam, pri
vate secretary to Governor witny-
combe, announced that the executive
had appointed Miss Pauline Kline, of
Corvallis, a member of the board of
inspectors of child labor, to become
effective May 21.- She will succeed
Henry Kundret, of Portland, who was
appointed in 1905 and reappointed in
1911. The other members are: Mrs.
Millie R. Trumbull, of Portland; Mrs,
Sarah A. Evans, of Portland; Mrs,
Turner Oliver, - of La Grande, and
Stephen G. Smith, of Portland. The
term of office Is five years. There is
no compensation.
' Mill Plans Are Extended.
Roseburg In a letter received here
from S. A. Kendall; of Pittsburg, At
torney O. P. Coshow, counsel for Ken
dall Brothers, is asked to prepare for
the incorporation here of a company
for handling the proposed railroad from
this city to the Cascade forest reserve,
In the incorporation papers a provision
is asked that the road may be extended
across the state to Boise, Idaho. An
other feature mentioned in the letter
is the fact that Kendall Brothers pro
pose to erect at Roseburg a sawmill of
250,000 feet dally capacity.
To Begin Work on Roads.
..Hillsboro Hillsboro will start ma
cadam work on four streets at once
and will expend about $14,000 on the
improvements. Ex-county Judge
W. Goodin will supervise the laying of
the rock under a municipal payroll,
Shevlin-Hixon's Big Sawmill Will
Bring Era of Prosperity to Bend
Bend Within two weeks the Shev-
lin-Hixon Manufacturing company will
begin the construction here of a saw
mill employing 500 men and cutting
80,000,000 feet a year, was the an
nouncement made here. ,
To celebrate the coming of the long-
awaited enterprise all stores closed
Wednesday afternoon while the Bend
band led an impromptu auto parade,
ending with speechmaking.
The announcement of the mill comes
i the culmination of a long series of
negotiations, which began in January,
and have included the acquisition of
95,000 acres of pine timber land lying
south and east of the town and the
making of arrangements with the rail
road companies for track and bridge
building to the mill site.
The chief owners of the new com
pany are T. L. Shevlin, of Minneap
olis, the old Yale football captain, and
Frank P. Hixon, of La Crosse, Wis.
On the death of his father in 1912
Mr. Shevlin came into extensive hold
ings of Deschutes timber. These were
added to in January, when the John
son-Prince, or Deschutes Lumber com
pany, holdings were purchased, and
only recently 35,000 acres were bought
from the Bend Timber company. These
purchases alone insure a supply of tim
ber for the proposed mill for more
than 25 years.
It is estiamted that more than $16,
000,000 will be paid out here in that
time to mill employes alone, and that
the town will double in population
within a year is predicted.
Grangers in Tillamook.
Tillamook The Oregon State
Grange met here this week and a large
number of delegates and others attended.
The visitors were met at Wheeler
by J. H. Dunstan, a master of Fair-
view Grange, and Fred C. Baker, rep
resenting the Tillamook Commercial
club, and on arrival of the train in
this city a large number of Grangers
and citizens were at the depot to wel
come them and convey them In autos
to the hotels.
The Tillamook Commercial club
gave a reception and the visitors were
taken in autos to visit the surrounding
country and several of the large cheese
factories in this vicinity.
Gaston Club Reorganizes.
Gaston At an enthusiasic meeting
of the Gaston Commercial club it was
decided to enlarge the scope of the
club to embrace all of the country
tributary to Gaston
The name was changed to the uas-
ton Community club and the follow
ing officers were elected: V. S,
Abrahams, vice president; Glenn Sta-
pleton, treasurer, and Mrs. Thomas
Carmichal, secretary. It was decid
ed to continue the affiliation of the
Gaston club with the Portland Com
mercial club.
' Gold Hill Has Big Blaze.
Gold Hill A terrific blaze destroyed
a blacksmith shop, plumbing shop,
iewelrv store, a barn, a garage and
four residences and badly damaged an
other home on South Front street. The
fire started in s barn, near which
children were playing with fire.
There was little insurance. The loss
is estimated at $8000.
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Flies, Fly Books, Baskets, Etc.
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