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COUNTY OFFICIAL ?APER

COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER

VOL. 26

DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1915

NO. 8507

DAILY BTO EDITIOH

UNDER8EAVARFARE

II TO if Gill

UP DESPJJE HE

Germany is Determined to Continue

Reprisal Against Allied Enemy, it

is Unofficially Said.

I). S, CAN PROTECT CITIZENS

Berlin Foreign Office Aixrta General

Principle of Hlght of This Country

o Safeguard Hit Itlo I'lidcr all

Conditions Nolo Will bo Answered

In Detail.

WASHINGTON, May 20. Germany

unofficially hus accepted the general

principle that American citizens shall

be protected and safeguarded by the

United State under all conditions.

Asserting that It Is contrary to all nil

Inir of International law, she will re

ject the suggestion that the United

Hates can demand a complete aban

donment of the German submarine

warfare. Germany holds American

legal righ'. to extend only to the pro

tection of vessels of American register

and the safety of Americans uboard

belligerent merchantmen. This Is un

dcrstood to be the German position

outlined to Ambassador Gerard dur

Ing a series of unofficial conferences

with the Herlln forelnn office. Ger

ard stated Germany's answer will be

most specific in character.

The Gernmn reply will take up the

American note parnpgraph by para

graph from Germany's understanding

of International law. Submarine war

fare will be warmly defended as a re

prisal against the enemy which court

ed such reprisals by arming merchant

men and offering rewards for ranv

minx submarines. Resolutions adop

ted by the Ilritlsh board of trade and

shippers approving the destroying of

submarines by merchant ships, will be

quoted.

In effect. It Is understood the Ger

mans havetold Qererd they have been

fighting fire with fire, and the de

mand of the United States that the

imperinl navy completely cease sub

marine attacks, Is Improper In th

light of International law.

WINSTON CHURCHILL WILL

BE SUCCEEDED BY BALFOUR

ANNOUNCEMENT OP NEW COAL

ITION WAR CABINET TO HE

MADE BOON.

LONDON', May 20. The announce

ment of Great Britain's new coalition

war cabinet will be made within a

fortnight. This was a certuinty fol

lowing the adjournment of parliament

last nlk'ht until June 3. In govern

ment circles It Is believed Arthur Bal

four will succeed Winston Churchill

while Uoyd George will share the

responsibilities of the war office with

Kitchener.

Today Premier Asqulth held ex

tended conferences with present and

prospective ministers as he took up

the task of reconstructing the cabinet.

He conferred with Balfour, Honur

Ijiw, Lord Lansdowne, Sir Edward

Grey and Lloyd George.

BEEN KILLED IN

Under the stimulus of the new Ore

gon bounty taw, the hunting of coy

otes and other predatory wild animals

hag been done In the past ten weeks

on a scale never equalled before and

in consequence, more than 1S00 of

these animals have been killed. Prac

tically 99 per cent of those killed have

been coyotes, the ravager of the sheep

ranges and farmyards.

Up until noon today since Umatilla

county resumed the payment of boun

ty In March, a total of 1671 scalps had

been presented at the office of County

Clerk Baling and a total of 16013 had

been paid out In bounty. Of this am

ount under the new law, the state pays

one half and the county one half.

During the last weeks In March tha

bounty money amounted to $472. In

April more than 1200 scalps were

brought In. the warrants Issued for

them' totaling 13638. So far this

month 301 scalp have been brought

In, the bounty money totaling 1903.

The three dollar bounty has had a

similar effect In other counties where

coyotes are numerous. Dan P, Smythe

of this city declares that upon the

Smytho UroB. range alone near Arl

ington, between 400 and BOO coyotes

have been killed since the emergency

law passed by tha last legislature

went Into effect. i

MORE THAN 1600 COYOTES HAVE

Przemysl About to

Fall Before Troops

of German General

MACKENZEX EN VELOPING THE

fortress ix gai.icia HKi.i)

JY RUSSIANS.

LONDON, May 20. Przemysl lu

about to fall before General Von

Maekenien, according to the opinion

of military critics following an offi

cial admission from Petrograd that

the Austro-Germans have crossed the;

San river with large forces. Only the

arrival of reinforcements, reported

en route, can save the fortress to the

Russians, they declare.

The only reassurance given In the

Russian announcement la the state

ment the czar's forces still retain

both banks of the San between Jar

solau and Przemysl. But It was

semt-officlnlly confirmed the Austro

Germans are sweeping forward In an

enveloping movement. They have

pierced the Run I an line at Slenlava

and the left wing Is moving along the

right bonk of the San to attack

Przemysl In the rear.

BERLIN, May 20. (ieneral von

Mackenzen's left wing Is sweeping

rapidly along the right bank of the

San river toward the rear of Przemysl.

An official- statement today announc

ed that all the Russian attacks have

teen repulsed, while the Austro-Ger-man

forces have stormed and captur

ed several, positions to the north of

Przemysl.

HI6H PRICES PAID FOR

MEDIUM WOOL IN IDAHO

SALE AT BAKER ItlSi'PONED RE

CAl SE OE DELAY IX SHEAR

ING OPERATIONS.

Despite the fact the prices offered

for wool at the sale set for Mountain

Home May 18. were such that the

growers would not accept them there

Is news to the effect that within the

past four or five days a million pounds

of Idaho and Utah wool has been sold

at prices ranging from 27 to 28 cents.

This report came to Senator J. N. Bur

gess from Salt Lake and according to

the Information the sales -Were of

medium clips.

According to a report to a Port

land paper from Mountain Home a

quarter of a million pounds of wool

was offered for sale there and with 15

buyers present the bids ranged no

higher than 22 1-2 cents. No sales

were made owing to the refusal of the

growers to take suoh prices. The next

sale for Mountain Home is to be held

June 1.

Owing to the delay In shearing In

Faker county the sale set for Baker

May '.' has been postponed according

to an announcement by Secretary

Hoke of the stnte woolgrowers associ

ation. Mr. Hok.i Is coming to Pendle

ton next Monday to confer with local

growers. i

I'. I". EltlEDI.E WAY

DIE FROM INJURY

PORTLAND, Ore., May 20

Frederick F. Frledle, superin

tendent of the Portland Lin

seed Oil Works, was perhaps

fatally Injured when his auto

mobile was struck by a North

ern Pacific passenger train, ,

LAST 10 WEEKS

This destruction of predatory beasts

will mean a saving of thousands of

dollars to sheepmen for the coyotes

prey principally upon the flocks. How

ever, it will mean a saving to almost

every farmer, too, for It Is a well

known fact that coyotes do not keep

to the sheep ranges alone. The chick

ens and pigs on every ranch offer such

an easy opportunity of getting food

that these animals are found within

two miles of the city limits.

Many of the coyotes killed are pups

found In holes. The bounty law, how

ever, makes no discrimination against

pups, making the scalp of the young

worth as much as the scalp of the old.

However, the hide of the old coyotes

are worth something so that the hun

ter of coyotes profits not alone from

the bounty. Many men have made a

business of coyote hunting this spring

and have made good wages. Mr.

Smythe states that one of his herders

quit his Job for two weeks ond In that

time killed 97 coyotes.

The wholesale slaughter of coyotes

means not only a big saving to ranch

ers and stockmen but It greatly de

creases a danger to human life Inas

much as during the past year especi

ally, rabies has made Its appearance

among these animals and made them

a great menace.

Haldane Hints at

Conscription

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LONDON, May

dane, Lord high

20. Viscount Hal

chaneellor. In the

house of lords, sounded a

warning to the nation on

note of

the possi

bility of conscription. He said:

"We are fighting for our lives in

perhaps the most tremendous war

In history and, even though we may

think that under ordinary conditions

and In times of peace the system of

voluntary enlistment Is one from

which It would be the most difficult

to depart, yet we may find that we

shall have to reconsider that sltua

tlon in the light of the tremendous

necessities of the nation. I think con

scriptlon may come but It Is well to

remember that our voluntary system

hi" Riven us an army which, for

auality compares with anything that

can be put In the field."

Lord Haldane'e announcement ap

pears to confirm the Idea prevalent

here that, while recruiting has been

satisfactory, the heavy fighting which

has been taking place In Flanders,

where the Germans have for a long

time leen attacking with the great

est violence the British line, many

move men will be required if victory

Is to be attained.

INTERIOR CITIES WILL

GAIN THROUGH DECISION

I INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM

! MISHIOX FIXES MAXIMUM

FREIGHT RATH

i WALLA WALLA. May 20. Local

Jobbers and merchants are much

I Pleased over the announcement that

the transcontinental railroads are giv.

i en permission by the Interstate com

merce commission to establish low

freight rates to Intermountaln cities,

Including Walla Walla, Spokane and

others, to such a degree as they mav

deem necessary In building up their

interior business. The order accord

ing to Jobbers. Is favorable to

these cities and means the Immediate

building up of Walla Walla and oth

er intermountaln cities as big dlstrib

uung comers. xne decision was

made in the so-called Spokane rate

case In which Walla Walla was inter

ested.

While the commission appears to

disapprove of the original plan sub

mitted by the railroads for building

up their Interior centers, It establish

es a maximum rate to these centers,

but no minimum. This Is construed

by local Jobbers to mean that, while

no definite rate Is fixed by the com

mission the railroads can give the in

terlor points a rate as low as the

coast rate, or higher, if they desire,

always on the condition, however,

that the new rate Is not greater than

the terminal rate plus 75 per cent 61

the local rate from the nearest ter

minal back to the Interior point. Even

the maximum rate, It Is pointed out,

would mean a lower rate than exist

ing rates on many commodities.

MAY WHEAT STRONGER

AT CHICAGO TODAY

CHICAGO, May 20. (Special)

An advance of a cent and a

quartex In May wheat quotation

Is shown here today over yes

terday's market. At the close

May was listed at (1.52 1-2;

July at $1.20 3-8 and Sept. -20

1-2.

PORTLAND, Ore., May 20.

(Special) Portland wheat quo

tations today are club, $1.11;

bluestcm $1.15.

Wl ENTRANCE

10 VVAn IS NOW

MATTER

Parliament Will Give Cabinet Plenary

Powers-Declaration of Hosii'ities

Will Then be Made.

ARTILLERY ON THE FRONTIER

Only Of filial SlRnnl Now Ul klmr to

Put Italian Uur-.Mucliine Into Ac

tion 11? Is With the 4)Vcrn

nient TIkhikhihIs of Tdmmjin Are

Hurried to strateg'' position.

ROME, May 20. Italy's decision

for peace or w,.r rests with Premier

aaianora, me caomet and the gen-j

eral staff. Parliament by a vote of

365 to 54 gave the government full

authority to act against Austria by

Passing a bill conferring plenary

powers upon the cabinet. The an

nouncement of this action taken by

the chamber of deputies Is believed to

mean that when the general staff Is

ready an ultimatum will be delivered

to Austria. This may be within 24

hours.

As the news was flashed to the

crowds outaldo of the parliament

building. It was received with a

mighty cheer which spread through

out the city Over the military tel

egraph lines, word was flashed to

the frontier. Everywhere It was

greeted with the greatest enthusiasm

as a certain forerunner of war.

Italy charges Austria with respon

sibility for the world war in explain

ing It was necessary for her to break

off negotlotions as to concessions

with Vienna, and rendering her en

trance Into the conflict on the side of

tha all$Aa un Immlnont nrnhnhilttv.

The explanation of the foreign office

made public In the Green Book,

charges that Austria broke faith with

Italy when she delivered her ultima

tum to Servla last July. This, it was

declared, dlslubed (he entire Bal

kan states to the detriment of Italy.

ROME, May 20. Cheering crowds

surrounaed tne parliamentary ounc-!

ing today when the chamber of dep

uties met in what the patriotic

throngs termed the "war session." In

this session Premier Salandra will

make the announcement of the gov

ernment's policy. Before midnight

parliament Is expected to pass a bill

giving the cabinet plenary powers. a

declaration of war Is then believed toi

ho ni.K- mattpr of hours. Italv Is

ready to strike. For 24 hours, trains

have been hurrying troops to

Austrian frontier.

the

I

Artillery has been placed in posi

tion at strategic points and only an

official signal from Rome is awaited

to rut the Italian war machine in

motion. Within 12 hours Pope Bene-

diet has thrown his Influence to thel

side of Italy. His holiness approved

the text of prayer to be recited by the.

Italian soldiers on the battlefield and

expressed the hope that victory will

rest with Italian arms.

The foreign office made public to

day the "Green Book" which sum

marizes the negotiations carried on

with Austria. This will serve as a

basis for Premier Salandra's state-

ment to the chamber of deputies. The!

book confirms the previous reports!

that ih TtaliAn cl.iiiot denounced,

the triple alliance May 4.

WASHINGTON., May 20. Reports;

were current here that Germany has

requested Switzerland instead of the

United States to represent her in Italy

when a break with the Rome govern

ment comes. At the state department

comment on the report was refused

Diplomats are aware that Italy has

arranged for the United States to take

over her interests In Constantinople

Vienna and Berlin when war Is de

clared. The American ambassador al

so Is expected to represent Austria In

Rome.

PARIS. May 20 Several Italian

regiments left Milan for the eastern

frontier today, according to dls

patches here.

NEWS SUMMARY

General.

Germany will not abandon her un

dersea warfare tkwplto note of pro

test from United States.

Italy hastens troops to frontier read;

to strike at Austria.

Local,

Hundreds of amateur workers strik

ing for gtxxl mads today.

Over 1600 coyote killed In Umatilla

county In past few weeks.

Iarker ItnnficUI of Portland low

bidders on hospital wlni;.

I IMoneor Athena merchant passes

away.

City MnrtH pi-occcuinirs fr paving

of four streets. I

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America Wi

The German ambassador to the

United Stutes, Count Von Bernsdorf,

and his wife. Through Count Von

Pernsdorf will come Germany's ana-

1 wer to the American note of protest

against submarine warfare on passenger-carrying

steamships.

BERLIN, May 20. Germany's

note to the United States, in response

C. W, HOLLIS, FORMERLY OF

ATH-NA, CALLED BY DEATH

PIONEER MERCHANT OP THIS

COUNTY IS MOURNED BY

WIDOW AND 2 SONS.

News was received here this morn

ing of the death In Lamont, Wash.

on April

of C. W. Hollis, one of

the pioneer merchants of Athena and

well known to every old time resident

of the county. The news was con

tained in a letter to Will M. Peterson

from the wife of the deceased.

Mr. HoIIls started business In Athe

na, then Centerville. in the early

eighties, running a general store, for

a number or years tne nrm name

was Hollis & an Cleave. At tnat

time me town was nouung more man

a rough pioneer village but Mr. Hoi

lis prospered and when he left there

14 years ago he was reputed to be

worth $100,000.

From Athena he went to Oakland.

California, where he remained until

three years ago. He moved to La

mom, and has since conducted the

largest hardware and implement store

In that city. He Li survived ny ms

widow and two gron sons.

Houston Won't Talk War.

PORTLAND. Ore.. May 20. Secre

tary of Agriculture Houston who Is on

an inspection trip of all the forest re

serves in the country, spent a couple

of hours in Portland. He went from

here to the Columbia forest reserve

near Stevenson, Wash. He refused to

talk politics or war.

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PAIR AND HID LOWEST

BIDDERS FOR HOSPITAL VR

CONTRACT IS NOT YET AWARDED

Parker and Banf:eld of Portland,

were the lowest bidders for the con

struction of the new wing at the East

ern Oregon State Hospital and it is

considered they will have the contract

though it has not as yet been award

ed. According to a message from Sec

retary of State Olcott to the East Ore-

gonian the contract will probably be

made tomorrow.

The Parker and Panfield bid was

$70,534 and the firm of Olson and

Johnson had the next lowest bid.

their offer being $77.6SO. The Beers

Building Company of Portland made

a bid of $79,600. All told 15

bids

were submitted for the work

German Answer

to the president's communication

probably will be completed Monday

and be delivered to Washington early

next week, if there is no unforseen

delay. Official assurance has been

made there is no reason for appre

benslon regarding the relations be

tween Germany and the United

States. (

SUPERVISOR OF UMATILLA

FOREST HERE PERMANENTLY

HE AND CHIEF CLERK SECURE

HOMES IX CITY SINCE RE

MOVED FROM HEPPXEK.

Supervisor W. W. Cryder, of the

Umatilla forest and his clerk George

W. Jackson are now in the city to re

main permanently with this place as

headquarters for the reserve. For of

fice purposes until the federal build

ing is erected they have secured three

rooms in the Smith-Crawford build

ing, in the northeast corner of the sec

ond floor, and these rooms are todaj

being fitted up for use.

Mr. Cryder has already moved h:s

family here and they will occupy the

Frank K. Welles house at 211 Garfield

street. Mr. Jackson its also moving

his family here.

Hereafter all rangers and other sub

ordinates comnected with the Umatilla

forest will report to the office In Pen

dleton and all sheepmen and cattle

men having business with the super

visor will transact the sarm? through

the office here.

May Have Sunk Submarine.

PHILADELPHIA, May 20. Captain

Ibson arrived with his" steamship Wa-i

co and expressed the belief he had

rammed and sunk a submarine off the

coast of Scotland during a voyage

from British ports. The Waco is an

American steamer. Captain Ibson

said the vessel struck a submerged

oojeci tnat snook her from stem to

stern.

The bids were opened in Salem yes

terday afternoon. Superintendent Mc

Nary is now in western Oregon on

business connected with the new wing.

The plans for the wing were prepared

by W. C. Knighton, designer of the

main building. It is the supposition

that the successful bidder will start

work at once so as to have the new

wing ready for use as quickly as pos

sible. The legislature made an appro

priation of $ Uia. 000 f,,r the wing and

the remainder of the fund will he used

for equipping the wing. The new wing

Is desired so as to rel.eve the conges

tion at the l.u-.il institution and al

the main insane asylum at Salem.

! SEVERAL HUNDRED

ROADS TODAY

Volunteer Army Mobilizes arid Leaves

for Scenes of Action in Automo

biles This Morning.

ENTIRE COUNTY CONCERNED

Good RonIs Work Is Gemnrai and

Men in Every section Are Out on

the Firing IJnc Today Noiot lie-

fore Has So Much Enthusiasm for

Good Roads Been Shown Here.

Thousands of good, stout blows are

being struck today" In the cause of

good roads In Umatilla county. Sev

eral hundred volunteer laborers in all

sections of the cosnty are observing

the state-wide "Good Roads Day" by

donating physical service toward el

iminating many of the spota that

make travel difficult.

Between 7 and 8:30 this mf.rnlnn

Pendleton Sent out more than a dox

en auto loads of business men and

clerks to Join the forces from the

farms In the Improvement work. Sev

eral other autos left this afternoon

to swell the bands of tollers.

Reports from over the county in

dicate that the good roads work Is

general. Many farmers have had

forces at work all week and will con

tinue on until the roads In their com

munities are In good shape. It Is

doubtful If ever In the history of

the county there has been so many

workers on the roads and so much

enthusiasm shown in the cause.

One of the first autos to leave Pen

dleton this morning was that ot

Henry Rosenberg, with Mr. Rosen

berg was Mr. Hoch, one of the pro

prietors of Bingham Springs and

others. They were armed with picks

and shovels and will devote the dav

toward Improving the road to the

popular summer resort The road la

too wet for general work so the party

is devoting Its time toward draining

the wet spots. Piloted by J. F. Rob

inson, the ausos of H. G. Blydensteln

and Douglas Belts left about 8:30 ir

the same direction and they are do

ing some work on Thorn Hollow

grade. Later It is planned to take

a big auto party to work on these

roads. "

Dr. F. W. Vincent headed a three

auto party to the Pilot Rock road this

morning. The Judd, Murphy and

Vincent cars were all filled and they

were met on the McKay grade by Ju

lius Guderian and other farmers.

equipped with all kinds of road mak

ing implements.

J. W. McCormmach. W H. Me. '

Cormmach. John Vaughan and Gun-

aer Terguson composed a party of

the force leaving at 7:30 for the

Echo road. R. W. Rltner, John Crow

and other farmers, who have been

improving the road to the agency and

mission station for several days, were

out early this morning and thev wilt

persevere until they have a good

highway to the warehouses for their

grain. Lowell Rogers J. O. Hales.

Sam Thompson and other farmers

near Adams took out men this morn

ing and called out their farm hands,

too. Rogers has had a crew at work

several days.

E. W. Mei'omas organized a parly

that has been working for several

days on the Upper McKay road. Har

ney Anderson has a force working tho

roads near Fulton station and the

work they are doing is needed about

as badly as any place In the county.

They will probable continue on

through the week.

W'ith practically every force there

Is the road supervisor of the partlc

ular locality and he is directing the

operations. Some of the gangs have

steel drags with which they are grad.

Ing up the roads, filling In the chuck,

holes and giving the roads proper

drainage. Picks and shovels are be

ing worked with vigor and. altogeth

er, the net results of "Good K.m ll

Day" will amount to considerable.

Nearly ail of the parties leaving

Pendleton took out coffee pots and

lunches. The Pilot Iioe party to..k

along Togo, the Wenaha Club chef,

to provide the noonday refreshment

HIODEN BATTERIES FORCE

ALLIED SHIPS TO WITHDRAW

TURKS AT I) RI WEI.I.ES I 'OCR

IX TERRIFIC FIRE INTO

BATTLE FLEET.

CONSTANTINOPLE. May 20 -Hidden

batteries Insldo the ruird-tnM'es

bombarded tho Ilritlsh biiitehlii so

effectively during Monday's enx-ige.

mint In the strait th.it the wiro'ilj,

w re furced to withdrsw an ofMi Uil

statement (lei lan d Tito r'reiicli

bomi.iinie.l Aslaile force on Tuenday

1 'it were ij; Ivi n of.