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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER

VOL. 26

VICTORIA B. C. IS

GERMANY SAYS

THE BLAME RESTS

WITH ENGLAND IN

WRECK OF SHIP

Expression of Sympathy Is Sent State Depart

ment From Berlin-Reiterates the Claim That

British Merchantships are Armed and That

Search of Vessels is Thus Made Impossible

by Submarines.

BERLIN, May 10. The German government today cabled

the state department at Washington an expression of the deep

est sympathy for the loss of Americans who were aboard the

Lusitania.

The German foreign office reiterated the contention that the

responsibility rested with England. Regret was expressed that

Americans had relied upon England's promises instead of Ger

many's warning.

To the note of condolence was added the statement that all

British merchant vessels generally were armed and frequently

tried to ram submarines. For this reason, it was stated, a

search of vessels was impossible and they cannot be treated like

ordinary merchantships.

WASHINGTON, May 10. Count von Bernstroff held a

short conference with Secretary of State Bryan at 11 :30 o'clock

this morning. Neither would discuss the subject of the con

ference. It is accepted as a fact that the meeting had to do

with the sinking of the Lusitania.

NEW YORK, May 10. the German reign of terror on the

seas had its effect today when the White Star line received 90

cancellations from persons who had booRed passagei on the

steamer Cymbric which is scheduled to sail for Liverpool on

Friday. This leaves less than 60 passengers booked. The crew

numbers 550.

WASHINGTON". May 10. One point

of the International tangle growing

out of the loss of 115 Americans on

the Lusitania has been settled. Ger

many Is not seeking to provoke troub

le with the United Stales. This waa

ncrepied when Ambassador Von Bern

Hlorff called at the state department

and expressed deep regret for the loss

of Americans, and cabled dispatches

told of the message forwarded from

Herlin expressing the regrets of the

German government.

Germany has not withdrawn her

position that the attnek upon ths

Lusitania was Justified. Her view Is

the vessel was carrying munitions of

vnr and subject to a submarine at

tack. Cut Germany, through Von

Ilernstorff. (ought to show the tor

pedoing of the vessel upon which

were known to be many Americans,

was not planned as an affront to this

nation. Officials do not pretend that

this has eliminated all difficulties In

dealing with the grave problems con

cronting the administration. But It Is

agreed that the expression of good

will has opened the way for a calm

deliberation between Washington and

Herlin.

Expresses Krtrrat.

WASHINGTON, May 10. The Ger

man Ambassador, Von Bcrnstorff.

called at the stale department; Fol-

Rev. Tolbert F. Weaver, for the

pant two years and a half pastor of

the First Christian church of Pendle

ton, yesterday announced from the

publlt to his congregation his resig

nation of the pastorate to take effect

August 1. His action was entirely

voluntary and much to the regret of

the members of the church.

Rev, Weaver Intends leaving Pen

dleton about July 1 to attend the

slate convention of the Christian

church at Turner from July t to 1!

and will then go on to Ix)S Angeles

to be present at the national conven

tion which meets from the 18th to

J6th. He will attend the San Francis,

co and Pan Diego fairs before going

on to his old home in Texas to visit

for two months. He then Intends do

Ing evangelistic work for several

months before accepting any call.

-rhomb he has received several

very complimentary offers during the

. vtor Rev. Warner nas announc

ed to the church that he will not be

ready until January 1 to consider any

new appointment. However, when

he does accept a call, he expects that

his new post wilt be somewnere on

the Pacific coast.

REV. TOLBERT F. WEAVER OF 1ST

CHRISTIAN CHURCH TO RESIGN

Rev, Weaver came to Pendleton In

DAILY

lowing his departure Bryan Issued the

following statement "The ambassa-i

dor expressed deep regret that the Local.

events of the war has led to the loss Hew T. t Weaver of Christian

of so many Americans?" church announces resignation.

I P. II. 8. track team win eastern

Neutrals May Interfere. Oregon meet by one point by taking

LONDON, May 10. Discussion of relay,

the possibility of neutral governments Summer school for teachers to In

acting Jointly In slopping the German conducted In Pendleton,

submarine warware was taken up In Milton O.-W. It. & X. dcHt Is rol

the house of commons. This action bed.

brought from Asqulth the statement Lodges will hold common sen Ices

that there was no object in approach- for dead In June.

Ing neutral powers regarding the Ger

rr.an breach of The Hague conventions

unless they were prepared to take ac

tlon.

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Warning; W Given.

LONDON, May 10. The British

admiralty warned the Lusitania of the'

presence of submarines off the coast

of Ireland, Lord of the Armiraltyj

Churchill told the house of commons .

when questioned. In explaining the;

failure of the admiralty to provide the

Lusitania with a convoy of destroyers 1

Churchill declared the resources of

the admiralty would not permit fur-,

mshlng escorts to merchant or passen

ger ships. I

Every time a man makes a fool of

himself by acting contrary to his own

Judgment he gets mad.

September, 1912, to begin his labors.;

At that time he found the church ;

heavily burdened with debt and with

a dwindling membership. Cndaunted

he set to work with energy and the

condition of the church today Is the,

strongest tribute to his abilities as

a builder. Through an aggressive j

campaign which he Inaugurated a

year ago, a note of $8400 was paid,

off and an additional 600 paid on

another debt. There have been 136 j

additions to the church since his In-(

cumbency, new Improvements have

been made to the church building and

there has been more life and enthu

siasm In the congregation than has

been evidenced In years. These state-1

ments are tnnde upon the authority of

the officers of the church who have

been loyal to their pastor and given

him every support during his whole

administration. So earnest and un-'

tiring has he been In his work to build

up the church that the congregation

feels a great sense of loss In his res

ignation. !

When he announced his intention

to leave yesterday, several of

ti e

leading members of the church arose,

and spoke In such terms of praise of

his work here that the minister wns

much moved.

EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 10, 1915.

UNDER

WILD RUMORS THAT

WILSON IS KILLED

Baseless Stories Circulated in New

York and Washington Hit Cotton

Market Heavily.

ORIGIN GF TALES UKKKOWN

Story That President of the United

Stales Had Been Asttasslnnted

Brings Hundred!! of Inquiries to

White House New Low Figure Is

I cached In Stock.

NEW YORK. May 10. Wild, base

less rumors of an attack on President

Wilson, circulated In the stock ex

change, caused a new drop In stocks

which began falling; when news of

the Lusitania disaster arrived. Many

stocks sold at a new low figure. Cot

ton was hard hit.

WASHINGTON. May 10. The

White House expressed annoyance at

the wild report that the president

had been assassinated. Many. quer

ies have been received. How and

where the report originated Is not

known.

NEWS SUMMARY

Cenorai.

Martial law lit proclaimed at Vic

toria, B. C, following; night of riot

against (jernian-Canadlans.

Germany holds tliat England is to

Manic for tlie sinking of the Lusi

tania. Bead In Lusitania disaster placed at

1119.

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Captain Says "Fortune of War"

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CAPTAIN TURNER

Upon landing at Queenstown, Car-j

tain Turner of the Lusitania, made

the laconic remark:

"Well, It Is the fortune of war."

Captain Turner remained on the

Lusltanla'a bridge until the structure

was submerged and then climbed t'.p

a ladder, as would a diver from a

tank. When he reached the surface

he grasped an oar and then a chair.

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MARTIAL LAW BECAUSE OF RIOTS

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SENTIMENT AT

DANGER POINT

Mobs at Victoria Run Amuck and

Destroy Considerable Property of

German-Canadian Citizens-Militia

is Asked for From Vancouver

Riots Also Break Out in Liverpool

VICTORIA. B. C. May 10. Follow

ing a night of rioting martial law pre

vails at Victoria .today. The damage

done by zealous Britons to the prop

erty of German Canadians has been

heavy.

Simon Leiser, a German naturaliz

ed Canadian sustained property dam

age estimated at 115,000. The Phoe

nix brewery was almost demolished

with a loss of thousands of dollars

Vancouver was asked to rush militia

to help patrol the elty.

LIVERPOOL, May 10. Owing to

the continued anti-German riots

threatening to get beyond control of

the authorities, all the saloons were

ordered closed at I o'clock this after

noon. "Wilful Murder' is Verdict.

KINSALE, Ireland, May 10 "Wil

ful and wholesale murder" was the

verdict returned against the Kaiser

and the German government and the

officers and crew of the submarine

which sank the T.usl'unia following an

Inquest into thdilhof five victims

imuukih iieie. mt inquest cap

tain Turner of the Lusitania, said he

had received Information that an at

tempt was to be made to sink his ship.

Captain Turner denied that the Lus

itania carried guns. The captain said

he was on the bridge as the ship was

approaching the Irish coast. Asked

what precautions he took when he

learned an attempt was to be made to

s nk his ship. Turner said: "We swung

out lifeboats as we came within the

danger zone. They remained out from

the time we passed Fastnet to the time

of the accident."

Turner said there was not the

slightest doubt the Lusitania was tor

pedoed. The first torpedo struck the

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He clung to the chair nearly two

horns and finally when the chair

turned over he flung up a gold braid

ed arm. This was seen by a member

of the crew In one of the boats and

thus the commander was saved. He

was broken down when he landed Fri

day night, but after a strong cup cf

tea and a short rest he seemed to re

cover and appeared to be nearly not-mat.

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FIGURES COMPILED

SY SHIP COMPANY

Of This Number 115 Who Perished

Were Americans But 87 Bodies

Have Besn so Far Identified.

MM VICTIMS ARE BURIED

Pathetic Scenes Enacted at Queens

town as Huge Funeral Procession

Wends Its Way to Burial Ground

One Long Grave Contains Unidenti

fied Men, Women, Children.

QUEENSTOWN. May 10. With all

the survivors certainly accounted for,

the latest figures furnished by the

Cunard company place the total num

ber of dead from the Lusitania disas

ter at 1149.

According to reports 115 of these

who perished were Americans.

One hundred and fourteen bodies

have been recovered. Eighty-seven

have been Identified. The number

saved Is placed at 767. Of these, 465

are passengers.

It is still a matter of speculation

whether the Lusitania was struck by

two torpedoes or only one was launch

ed which caused the boilers of the

liner to explode. Captain- Turner

said that there was no doubt that at

least two had been launched.

The biggest funeral In the history

of Queenstown was held today.

Three processions wended their ways

from the temporary morgues to the

cemetery.

First in the procession came a de

tachment of police, then a detach

ment of troops Immediately preceding

the Horse Lorries, each carrying a

casket containing the body of an in

nocent victim of the European war.

In wagons and carriages following

the Lorries were the weaping mourn

ers, fr ends and relatives of the dead.

Bringing up the rear were the peo

ple of Queenstown.

The burial services at one long

grave was even more sorrowful than

at scores of other graves yawning In

the beautiful cemetery. In'thls long

grave the bodies of 50 unidentified

men. women and children were laid at

rest.

Carried Xo Arms.

NEW YORK, May 10. Herman

Winter, a Cunard line official, admit

ted the Lusitania carried about 4100

cases of cartridges. He Insisted the

cartridges could not be regarded as

ammunition.

"They were for small arms and

pasked in separate cases," Winter

said. "They certainly do not come

under the classification of ammuni

tion. The Lusitania also carried 1250

steel chrapnel cases but they wore

empty. There were no explosives

aboard."

Dudley Field Malone, collector of

port, reiterated the statement that the

Lusitania was not armed.

Six Sailors Drowned.

CLEVELAND. May 10. Six were

drowned when the dredger Junior

smashed into the breakwaters and

sank. The crew of 11 leaped into the

water. Five were rescued.

T. R. Case Near Fnd.

SYRACUSE. May 10. The defense

of Roosevelt was completed at 3 20 p.

m. liarnes' attorneys will Immedi

ately begin the introduction of testi

mony In rebuttal.

I.e Frank Rocntcnootl.

ATLANTA. Ga., May 10 Judge

Hill resentenced Leo Frank to die

June 22.

WHEAT PRICES DECLINE

SWIFTLY UNDER NEWS

FROM FIGHTING ZONE

CHICAGO, May 10. (Special)

Wheat prices have been de-

moralized by developments In

the war situation with the result

that quotations today show a

heavy drop since Saturday.

May wheat closed today at

1.53 1-4, whereas It was J1.5S

Saturday. July rated at SI 26,

a drop of five cents, and Sep

tember at tl.lt 1-2, a drop of

three cents since Saturday.

PORTLAND! Ore., May 10

Portland club quotations today

are barely at 11.09 1-!, a drop

of nine cents since Saturday.

Bluestem Is quoted at $1.10. a

drop of nine cents since Saturday.

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ZEPPELINS SWOOP

DOWN ON BRITISH

ISLE NEAR LONDON

Southend and Westcliff, 30 Miles From English

Capital are Bombarded by Germans-Property

Damage is Extensive-One Person Killed

Feared That Others are Victims.

LONDON, May 10. Southend and Westcliff, 30 miles from

London, were raided by Zeppelins and taubes early today.

One person is known to have been killed and it is feared

that others suffered death also

were dropped. The property

Mrs. Agness Whitnell was

jumped from the upper window

bardment.

The invaders proceeded as

away toward the continent.

Nine buildings at Southend

forts at the mouth of the Thames opened fire on the aircraft

but the latter escaped apparently undamaged.

The attack upon the gasworks at Leigh-on-the-sea com

pletely failed although a number of bombs were dropped. The

awakened inhabitants of the town rushed into the streets partly

dressed while others took refuge in the cellars. There was no

evidence of a general panic. Troops aided in quieting the fright

ened populace.

A number of bombs were dropped at Canvoy Island in the

Thames where great quantities of high explosives are stored

but no damage has been reported.

The number of air craft taking part in the raid is uncertain.

Some reports declare there were two aeroplanes and three

Zeppelins.

Flaxman's timber yard, one of the largest on the Thames,

was destroyed by fire when a number of bombs were dropped

upon it.

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TILL MIDNIGHT 18

. ROME, May 10. Austria has until

midnight to make a satisfactory re-

j ply to the demand of territorial con

cessions made by Italy In return for

' rnntlmiott niitf-ntltt arvnntinir trt rir.

cumstantial reports In government

circles. If Austria fails to concede

; everything Italy has demanded, It was

reported that negotiations will be

i broken off.

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4 How Points Were Divided.

Pendleton 34. La Grande 33.

Baker 31, Wallowa 17, Ontario

11, Athena 4 and Union 1. ,

Tlie Pendleton Point Winner.

Gordon, 9 1-4; Minnis, 5:

-Minims 5. Siebert 4 1-4. Curl 4,

Latourelle 3 1-4. Boylen 1 1-4.

Heed 1 and Osborne 1.

With the score standing La Grande

S3. Raker 31 and Pendleton 29 when'

tile la.t event of the eastern Oregon I

Interscrolastle track and field mt

arrived, the Temlleton high sohol

boys boosted their total score to 34;

by winning the relay race, thus cap-j

turing the meet by the narrow mar-'

gin of one point. It was the greatest)

SAFECRACKERS

AUSTRIA

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YIELD T DEMANDS

LOCAL HI SCHOOL WINS BY

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$86 FROM MILTON R. R. STATION

MILTON. Ore.. May 10. (Special ) j lnew. The robbery discovered

Safecrackers blew open the safe atiry this morning h. n the office

i. r - r v- a ,..... i .! force went to Work. It.ls nut known

tho O.-W. R. & N. depot here last' ,, . . .

i how many men were Iroi'lir'tfd In the

night and robbed the same of 1 1 con-; jb or ,h , o( ntl(h,

tained therein. The work was done , the rubbery occurred hnff Taylor

with nitroglycerine and it Is believed has b-en notified of the crime and I

the robbers were experts at the bus -

daily mm eoitio:i

ForwM for Fjwtern (rpgtn by the

United Statu Weather Observer

at Portland.

Showers tonight and Tuc'l y.

COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER

NO. 84D3

from the numerous bombs that

damage is extensive.

killed at Westcliff when she

of her home during the bom

far as Ben-Fleet and then sailed

were fired and destroyed. The

WILHELMII1A IS

SUNK 8Y TORPEDO

SUBMARINE

SUNDERLAND. Scotland, May 1.

The steamer Wilhelmina was tor

pedoed and sunk by a submarine.

Dunkirk Bombarded.

PARIS, May 10. It was officially

announced that Dunkirk again Is be

ing bombarded by heavy German ar

tillery today. The extent of the dam

age Is not known. Heavy artillery

fighting is reported along the tatira

battle front. -

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flUh seen in tlie history of the as

sociation and one that thrilled the

spectators.

The meet was held at La Granile on

Saturday and teams were entered from

seven different schools. From the

first it was apparent that there was

to be the keenest competition between

Pendleton, Raker and La Grand,

the three larger schools First on

was in the lead, then another unl

then another and eai'h had it within

its power to in the meet by taking

the relay.

Roth La Grande and H iker enter

ed their men in this event with n n

f'dence but not so Pcmlli'ti'ii for tw

of her sprinter. Peters and How

man. were unable to enter tlie meet

on account of sickne-w nn'l a third,

Rrock, had dropped out of a-hool.

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