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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER

DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1915

NO. 8536

VOL. 26

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IISTERUIRSEA

BOAT SANK VESSEL

CONTAINING MULES

Submarine at Least 300 Feet Long

.Declare Survivors Steamship Ar

menian Tried to Escape.

THRILLING STORY IS TOLD

Captain Ordered I'll 11 Speed Alioad

As Soon an Enemy Was Sighted

Uut Despite Kfforts to Get Away,

Submarine Proves Too Meet and

Soon Overtakes steamship.

AVONMOUTH, England, July 1.

A monster submarine, larger than

any heretofore seen In British waters,

torpedoed and sank the steamship

Armenian. The vessel which was sent

to the bottom with a cargo of mules

and ft loss of 29 IIvsj, Including about

20 Americans, was the victim of an

undersea boat at least 301) feet long

according to survivors. A thrilling

story of the chase, attack and strug

gles of the crew and muleteers In the

water was told by those who were

saved. It was confirmed that the

Armenian endeavored to escape and

was shelled by the submarine which

was Identified as the U-38.

"The submarine was at least 301)

feet long," said H. Benton ot Cam

bridgeshire, one of the survivors. "It

bad a big roomy deck on which sev

eral guns were mounted. Wo were

coming Into liiistol channel when we

spied the submarine. Captain Trlck

ey ordered full speed ahead and the

Armenian began to zig tag In an ef

fort to evade the torpedo. We bad

the Oerman guessing for 20 minutes,

but she was too speedy for us. I was

standing near the wheel house when

the submarine began firing. This

was nut expected. We crowded

around the deckhouse, watching the

uhose, when a shell ripped into the

crew and blew some of the men Into

the water. We picked up the wound

ed as best we could In our haste to

get to cover, but four died. With

the shelling going on and as It was

.Mni w enuld not get away, the

captain brought the Armenian to.

The submarine came alongside and

the commander yelled that we be glv--en

time to take to the boats. While

we were pulling away, two torpedoes

and several shots were fired at the

Armenian and with a terrific explo

sion she plunged down, stern first

Then we rowed and drifted about In

the boats until we landed."

MODERN BLUEBEARD FOUND

GUILTY OF KILLING WIVES

DEATH SENTENCE IS IMPOSED AT

CLOSE OP TRIAL IN

LONDON.

LONDON. July 1. George Joseph

Smith, the "modern Bluebeard" was

found guilty of murder as a result of

the death of three of his six wives.

All drowned in a bathtub. The death

sentence was Imposed.

As the case was given to the Jury

Smith Jumped to his feet and denounc

ed Justice Scrutton, whose charge he

declared to be unfair.

"You have tried to hang me," Smith

shouted. "You can't hang me for mur.

der. I've done no murder. This Is a

disgrace In a Christian country."

GOVERNOR GRANTS REPRIEVE

TO BECKER UNTIL JULY 26

ALBANY, N. Y July 1. Governor

Whitman has reprieved Becker until

July 26. After a conference with the

governor, Attorney Manton for Beck

er said that aside from the reprieve,

Whitman would not Interfere with

carrying out the death sentence.

Most of Local Businessmen

to Close Stores on July 5

Most of Pendleton's business hous

es will close on Monday, July 6, all:

day, to give their employes a holiday

and permit them to attend Independ

ence Day celebrations If they so

chose. The butcher shops will re

main open until noon to permit pa

trons to buy their meats for the day

and It Is probable the barber shops

will not close at all. All of the pro

prietors but one signed the agreement

but the one refusal will doubtless

prompt all others to remain open.

The following stores have signed

the agreement: The Alexander De

partment Store, The PeopleB Ware

LOST VESSEL ISEO

AS TRANSPORT WAS

MARK FOR ATTACK

Armenian Engaged in "Admirality

Business" According, to Report

Submitted by Ambassador Page.

CONTROVERSY ELIMINATED

Hunger of Added Difficulties lie

tween the United States and Ger

ninny Is Not Possible Owing to

Nature of the Business In WlUeh

Nuumshlp was Engaged.

WASHINGTON, July 1. Ambassa

dor Page notified the state depart

ment that the British admiralty had

Informed him the Armenian was en

gaged In "admiralty business." The

report Is regarded as placing the Ar

menian definitely In the class of a

transport, subject to the rules of war

and eliminating the possibility of a

controversy between the United States

and Germany as to the loss ot Amer

ican lives.

It was the admiralty's understand

ing. Page said, that 21 of the Armen

ian's crew were lost. The ambassa

dor's report did not specify, but as

sumed that most of them were Am

ericans. The placing of a claim for

Indemnity Is not wholly out of the

question but that such action will be

taken Is extremely doubtful, as the

vessel was engaged in the business o!

a belligerent..

GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL WILL

EXAMINE ALKALI DEPOSITS

I) V. HEWETT OP GEOIOGICAL

SURVEY TO INVESTIGATE

BEDS AT NOUN.

For the purpose of examining the

alkali deposits in the vicinity of No

lin, D. F. Hewett of the U. S. geolog

ical survey arrived In Pendleton this

morning and left by auto for Nolln.

His visit, he states, will be simply to

determine the nature and quantity of

the deposits In order that hte depart

ment may have the Information a

hand.

He came here from Sumpter and

Baker where he made similar Inves

tigations. The department receives so

many Inquiries about these deposits,

he slates, that he was Instructed to

come here and secure some accurate

Information.

For Beveral years past, there have

been reports that Umatilla county al

kali was valuable for use In the man

ufacture ot soaps and soap powders

and some shipments have been made

to eastern points.

A soap factory at Linton, Ore., Is

using Umatilla county alkali and

shipments are made to It regularly.

The company owning this factory has

almost socured a monopoly on the al

kali deposits In this county, having

some time ago entered Into contracts

with the owners whereby the com

pany was to pay them a certain sum

each year regardless of whether any

of the alkali was removed. Some

farmers under this arrangement are

receiving payments each year though

the alkali on their places has not

been touched. A good deal, however,

has been shipped out of the Nolln

country. William Kahe is represent

ing the soap factory in this county.

Tornado Kills Three.

KANSAS CITY, July 1.

Three were killed In a tornado

In southern Kansas and north

ern Oklamoha. Deaths are re

ported from Ottawa county,

Oklahoma, near McCune and at

Muscota, Kansas. Crops and

property were severely dam

aged. house, the former Wohlenberg De

partment Store, Sayres, Bond Bros.,

Boston Store, W. L. Boynton, Gray

Bros., Standard Grocery Co., Special

ty Grocery, Griggs Grocery, Oregon

Market (1-1 day), Central Market

(1-S day), Cash Market (1-2 day), C.

D. Rayburn (1-2 day), Empire Meat

Co. (1-2 day), George C. Baer A Co.,

Taylor Hardware Co., W. J. Clarke.

G. I. La Dow, Hale & McAfee, Mur

phy Bros., Royal M. Sawtelle, A. L.

Schnefer, Wm. E. Hanscom, L G.

Fraxler, Brusha Millinery, The Vogue,

Hansen's Millinery, F. V, Zilltaeus,

The Curio Shop.

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Two Views of Co nut von Bernstorff.

The reply of Germany to the American rejoinder over submarine war

fare is expected this week and will be delivered to the president here by the

German ambassador, Count von Bernstorff. The reply will probably be

made public on Saturday. 1

BRITISH SHIPS MAKE RAID

ON COAST OF ASIA MINOR

TOWN IS BOMBARDED AND TELE

GRAPH STATION AND

HOUSES WRECKED.

ATHENS. Julv 1. A British crui

ser and destroyer raided the Asia Mi

nor coast Tuesday, sinking several

Turkish sailing vessels and a steam

er, according to dispatches. The tel

egraph station and several houses at

Asanof were destroyed.

EVELYN THAW REFUSES TO

TESTIFY AT SANITY TRIAL

DECLARES SHE IS NOT ABLE TO

GO TO NEW YORK TO AP

PEAR IN CASE. .

mai.one. N'. Y.. July 1. Evelyn

Thaw refused to testify at the sanity

trial of Harry Thaw. She told the

process server she would not go to

New York, saying she was too weak

to make the trip and stand the ordeal

as a witness.

"T will aend a Dhvslclan's certificate

to the court showing my condition Is

such that I cannot appear," she said.

NEW YORK, July 1. Hundreds ot

people attempted to crowd Into the

court room expecting to hear Evelyn

Thaw testify. Police were needed to

maintain order. It was expected the

examination of documentary evidence

from former trials would occupy all

ot today.

War on Rats Planned.

PORTLAND, Ore., July 1. That

Portland Is doing all In Its power to

eradicate rats Is the statement of City

Health Officer Marcellus, who has

conferred with Dr. Rupert Blue, sur

geon general of the United States

health service, who has made a study

of rat conditions along the Pacific.

Dr. Marcellus says much good work

has been done locally, but much re

mains to be done when funds become

available.

ENGLISH SUFFER IMMENSE

LOSSES AT DARDANELLES

LONDON, July L British losses

at the Dardanelles to May 31 are 38,

(35 dead, wounded and missing, As

qulth announcned. He said 7122 are

known to have been killed.

"CHICKEN:" YELLs' MAN, 4j

, AND CROWD COLLECTS

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SHARON, Ta., July 1 4

"Chicken," yelled a man at the j

State street bridge, looking over

the railing.

A few minutes later 1000 per-

sons -mostly men Jostled to

get a peek. Those who succeed-

ed saw a hen floating on a log.

The fire department was

ready with ropes to make a

thrilling rescue.

HUERTA IS SMILING AS HE

APPEARS IN EL PASO COURT

PRELIMINARY HEARING IS PORT.

PON ED ON REQUEST OF

GOVERNMENT.

EL PASO, July 1. Preliminary

hearings on conspiracy charges

against Huerta and Orozco and six

others arrested for alleged violation

of neutrality, were postponed until

July 12 at the government's request

Attorneys for the defendants agreed

to the postponement. The bonds of

the defendants were continued. No

testimony was taken.

The room In which Federal Com

mlsslonner Oliver holds court was

Jammed. Huerta came Into court half

an hour before the hour for his ap

pearance. He was smiling and un

concerned. It was reported that Mi

guel Lombardo, Villa's minister of

foreign affairs, will endeavor to pre

sent a plan for peace In Mexico to

Wilson soon. He Is expected to leave

for Washington today.

CONDITIONS IN CAPITAL OF

MEXICO ARE GROWING WORSE

FOREIGNERS ARE IN DANGER,

ACCORDING TO REPORT OF

CONSUL CANADA.

WASHINGTON, July 1. Conditions

in Mexico City, already regarded aa

extremely menacing to foreigners, are

growing worse. Consul Canada at Ve

ra Crui Informed the state depart

ment. His dispatch follows a report

forwarded last night which stated ri

oting and looting were In progress In

the capital.

WHEAT IS AGAIN ABOVE

DOLLAR MARK; PORTLAND

CLUB QUOTATIONS NOW $1

PORTLAND, Ore., July 1.

(Special) An advance of four

cents over yesterday's bid price

for club and three cents over

previous offerings for blues tern

featured the wheat market to-

day. Today the bid prices were

club. $100; bluestem, 11.03.

CHICAGO, July 1. (Special)

At the close of the market to-

day the following quotations

prevailed: July 11.07 1-4; Sept.

$1.02 1-2; Dec. $1.05 5-8.

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CROWN m s

RCED TO RETIRE

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French Troops are Victorious North

of Arras Where Germans Attempt

Smashing Counter-Attacks.

GAINS ARE MADE IN ALSACE

Soldiers of Kaiser are Repulsed

French Offensive Continue Heavy

Artillery Fire Features- Successful '

I)aM Against 1'oe crown Ifince

Army Is Retreating.

PARI.S, July 1. The army of the:

Herman Crown Prince has been beat-.

en and has retired with heavy losses

after heavy attacks about Verdun,

it was officially announced.

Intend:r.gta counter-act the French

offensive north of Arras the forces ot

the Crown Prince delivered strong as

saults against the French positions

They were met with a heavy artillery

fire and forced back after their ranks

were torn by the French guns.

East of Binarvllle, on the ridge east

of Metzeral and In Alsace the Ger

mans have been repulsed.

OAV Joins City in

Making July 12 Big

Day of Celebration

SPECIAL RATES TO BE IX EF

FECT WHEX LIBERTY BELL

VISITS HERE.

The O.-W. R. & N. Co. is Joining

with the city in its plans to make

"Liberty Bell Day." July 12, a day of

celebration. Yesterday evening Agent

T.'F. O'Brien announced that special

rates of one and one third fare will be

granted from Athena. Pilot Rock,

Umatilla and Meacham and all inter

mediate points. Announcement was

also made that a steam train will be

substituted for the motor car from

the west end and that both this train

and No. 2 going from here to Walla

Walla, will be held until after the Lib.

erty Bell special has gone.

HOT WINDS LAST TWO DAYS

SAID TO DAMAGE THE WHEAT

GRAIN AT THIS TIME NOT IN

CONDITION TO WITHSTAND

THEM, REPORTED.

More damage Is being done to the

wheat crop of the county by the hot

winds of the past two days, according

to reports brought into the city. Yes

terday the breeies were particularly

hot and the grain not in the best con

dition to withstand them. Reports

from the south end of the county

state that the winds in the vicinity

yesterday were so hot that many

ranchers were forced to suspend work

for several hours during the after

noon. The grain wilted perceptibly,

one .farmer states. On the reserva-l

tion hot winds also blew and some

damage was done to wheat there. To

day is very similar to yesterday and

additional damage is expected. Com-

incr nn tnn nf thA Hnmnn itnnA hv

recent cold and hot winds, some au

thorities declare the crop has been'

Injured 25 per cent. Many of the

older farmers declare the present

damage Is Just w hat might have been

suspected from the heavy late rains.

Such rains cause the grain to grow

rankly and to root shallowly, leaving

it Illy prepared to withstand the dry,

hot spell.

NEWS SUMMARY

General. j

Monster submarine sank tlto Ar

menian. I

Lost steamship Armenian wag used

as transport ami therefore subject to

attack. I

Eleven Americans lost when Ar

menian Is sunk. I

Humans form new line to repulse

advance of the Austro-Germans.

Army of the German crown prince

is defeated by the Frencli.

LocaL

Paving of Alia and other streets

goes through; South Main petition

filed.

Government geologist here exam

ining alkali de.xwlt.

Hot winds doing more damage to

grain crop.

Railroad grant reduced rates for

Liberty BeU celebration.

SSIAIIS EORI!

NEW FRONT ALONG

LINE OF RETREAT

Slavs Preparing to Engage Austro

German Forces in Decisive Battle

on Gaiician Fields.

ENEMY THUS FAR REPULSED

Petrograd Statement Declares Ten

tons Suffer Heavily in Attempt to;

lireak Through New Defensive

Nava! Engagement in Baltic Ends

In Germans W f Uidrawing.

PETROGRAD, July 1. The Rus

sians have halted in their retreat In

Galicla. Forming a new line along

the Bug and Gnila Lipa rivers, the

Slavs are now preparing to engage tha

Austro-German forces in a decisive

battle. Attempts of the enemy to

force the line have been repulsed

with heavy losses.

This was clearly Indicated In an

official statement which declared that

east and southeast of Lemberg,

where the retreat had been general,

the Russians now not only are block

ing the Austro-German advance, but

are smashing the enemy's line by

counter attacks. North and north

east of the Gaiician capital the Slavs

are retiring before superior numbers.

One battleship and four light crui

sers and several tropedoboats appear

ed off Windau. Opening fire at close

quarters the enemy did considerable

damage. A Russian torpedo boat flo

tilla then engaged the Germans, dam

aging the enemy ships and forcing

them to retire.

PETROGRAD, July 1. A German

torpedo boat struck a mine and sunk

in the Baltic off Windau, Monday,

when Russian vessels . engaged the

enemy ships endeavoring to land

troops for an expedition against Riga.

it was officially announced. The

German ships turned back.

GREECE IS BELIEVED TO BE

ABOUT TO ENTER STRUGGLE

DEPUTIES PLEDGE THEMSELVES

TO SUPPORT WAR PROGRAM

OF PREMIER.

ATEHNS, July 1. The possible en

trance of Greece into the war ap

peared nearer when Premier Venliel

os announced 184 deputies had pled

ged their' support to any program

he advocates. This means the "war

party" will have a topheavy maJorityjFastnet by a German submarine. Sev.

when Parliament convenes July 20. era! of the crew landed at Cork.

Ordinance Providing for

Paving 23 Blocks Passed

The passage of the ordinance for

the 23 blocks of pavement in the AI

ta. Chestnut, Garden, Willow, Webb

and Water street district, the intro

duction of a petition asking for the

paving of the South Main street hill

and decision to experiment with oil

on Bluff street constituted the prin

cipal business before the city council

last evening.

, Contrary to expectations, no re

monstrance was filed against the pro

posal to pave Alta street from Main

to Chestnut, Chestnut from Alta to

Webb, Garden from Railroad to Wa

ter, Railroad from Maine to Willow!

and Willow from Railroad to Webb.

The passage of the ordinance repre

sents the culmination of a long cam

paign to secure the paving of West

Alta, three previous attempts having

failed.

The petition presented by propert

owners on the south hill asking for

the paving of that street from the

north line of Blurf to the south line

of High, a distance of two blocks.

The petition for a strip of gravel bl-

tulithic pavement IS feet wide, tho

Intention being to have a macadam

roadway on each side of the pave

ment In order to make wagon traffic

up the hill easy In wet weather. A

large percentage of the property af

fected was represented on the peti

tion and it is doubtful whether a re

monstrance will be attempted. The

petition is now In the hands of the

street committee.

Bluff street, west of Main, having

been graded and rolled. Acting Mayor

Dyer proposed that the city apply oil

to It as an experiment In keeping

down the dust. Judge Marsh his

agreed to let the city use the countv'sj

oil tank and also to furnish the city

oil at cost. The expense will be light,

Mayor Dyer pointed out, and hla rec

ommendation met with un.inlmuu

approval,

11 AMERICANS ARE

LOST WHEN VESSEL

ARMENIAN !S SUNK

Germany has Excellent Grounds on

Which to Show That Destruction

of Ship was Justified.

INVESTIGATION TO BE MADE

United. States Has Ordered Probe In

to Case to Determine Exact Detail

of the Sinking 30 All Told Loso

Lives Bodies of Arrfrtiajw Will

Be Returned Here,

WINDSOR, Vermont, July 1. Pres

ident Wilson received a detailed re

Port on the torpedoing and sinking of

the steamship Armenian from tha

state department. The president de

clined to comment but it was learned

he does not intend to return to Wash,

ington immediately. Further dis

patches from Lansing are expected as

soon as he gets in touch with the sit

uation in Washington. Although it

was admitted the htm of Americans

might complicate negotiations with

Germany, members of the president's

party doubted that any cause existed

for new protests to the Imperial gov

ernment. LONDON. July 1. Thirty live

were lost when the Armenian was

sunk, according to dispatches to the

admiralty. The number of Ameri

cans who perished is placed at 11.

The survivors were landed at Cardiff,

Bristol and Liverpool. The American

embassy has arranged to return the

Bodies of the Americans to the Unit

ed States.

Survivors estimated that at least

190 sheila were fired at the Armen

ian before the vessel was torpedoed.

The greatest number lost perished

when one of the six boats put over.

sank.

WASHINGTON, July 1. Germany

has excellent grounds on which to

show that the sinking of the Armen

ian was justified. This wu the con

census of unofficial opinion express

ed by officials. The state department

has ordered a complete and thor

ough Investigation Into the circum

stances surrounding the sinking. Am

bassador Page was Instructed to

send a man to the scene to question

the survivors. Directions were sent

to Gerard to get a report from the

commander of the U-38. An inquiry

is in progress at Newport News to

learn whether the crew of the Ar

menian was employed by the British

admiralty or the Leyland line.

British Steamer Sunk.

LONDON. July 1. The British

steamer Thistlebank was sunk off

The city recorder was Instructed1

to advertise for new bids for the

cleaning of the paved streets. Includ

ing the streets in the new district

created.

Firemen's Pay Raised.

The salary of the three paid fire

men was raised $10 each last evening,

upon the recommendation of Mayor

Dyer. An ordinance authorizing the

Increase will be prepared at once. The

chief will hereafter, draw $35 a month

for the first aix montha and 295

thereafter, while his assistants will

draw $75 a month for the first six

months and S5 thereafter. Mayor

Dj-er declared that, inasmuch as the

are doing the city hall Janitor worSt

and are efficient firemen, the In

crease was Justified. No objection

was made.

Plans and specifications for

three-block sewer on Went Bluff

street were ordered prepared last ev

ening. The bond of Guy O'Melvenr

for the Garden street sewer contract

was accepted.

The council Instructed the city re

corder to advertise for bids for tr.

construction of a sidewalk along the

Joe Conley property on Thompson

street. Councilman Cole uk

Rested that the sidewalk to the high

school up the south side of Tustln

street should be put In at onc and

this suggestion will b acted upon.

The matter of building sidewalks on

West High street, where only plank

walks now are. was taken up last ev

ening also. A. J. Owen complained

about the condition of the walk on

Thompson street from the railroad

to the foot of the hill and Chairman

Cole promised thrit the matter would

be attended to.

CI. I. La Duw'j request for permln

elon to Install a gasoline tank at his

place of business w,i referod to the

fire committee. The rii"-t of Cl'f

Attorney Carter for a two-weeks'

leave of utw-nce granted.