East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-07

real flesh and blood people like 9th
er reporters you know That's all
they pretend to be-reporters. All
that's claimed for them is that they
are extra good reporters. possessed OF
a little extra energy and speed and
not inclined to forget the viewpoint
| Of the average reader.
salient feature Of the United
Press system has been its direct de-
pendence on its men in the field.
i Keen in London. Simms in Paris,
Ackerman in Berlin and the others
have had very similar instructions.
They have been told to report every
development that would interest the
average American reader-and report
it first. They've done this. Each
has built up news sources in his par
ticular territory with this thought in
mind.
And this explains. in large part,
why
The East Oregonian told first that
French mobilization had been order
ed; the East Oregonian was six
hours ahead on Germanys declara-
ton of war against France; the East
Oregonian was eight hours ahead on
the death of the pope; the East Ore
gonian carried the first uncensored
story of Germany in wartime: the
East Oregonian was sixteen hours
ahead on Austrias declaration against
Japan; the East Oregonian had the
first interviews with the German
crown prince. Admiral Fisher. Lord
Northcliffe, Count Zeppelin. Crown
Princess Cecilie, Bleriot, Cardinal
Gasparri. Iord Beresford. Premier
Niviani, Minister Augagneur. the
Crown Prince of Serbia, King Con-
stantine, Enver Pasha. Chancellor
Won Jagow and many others.
Ed, L Keen. general European
manager Of the United Press. is a
seasoned war correspondent" He
saw service in the Philippines with
the American army and in China and
Japan during the march to Peking
Of the allied forces during the Rus
so-Japanese war. He was for years
manager of the Washington bureau
of the United Press. and was in
charge at various times of several
other important bureaus. He became
general European manager in l912.I
William G. Shepherd did his first
newspaper work in st. Paul. Later
he became staff correspondent for the
Newspaper Enterprise Association,
travelling over the United states and
abroad He Joined the United Press
at the time of the Madero revolution
in Mexico, entering Mexico City with
Madero. Leaving there later. he
went abroad, covering the Olympic
games for the United Press, and re-
turning again to Mexico City at the
time of the overthrow of the Madero
government His world scoop Of the
landing Of the American marines at
Vera Cruz was the most brilliant of
a long series of exclusive stories
which he filed the United Press. At
the outbreak OF the European war.
Shepherd was recalled from Mexico
City and sent abroad on a rowing
commission" Up to date. he has
been at the front with the German
army. with the British army with the
Austrian army at Przemysl. at the
Belgian front, with the French in the
foremost trenches, down through
Italy and Spain, and. more recently.
in Switzerland to cover the north
Italian advance, Shepherd Is the
only representative of an individual
American press association or organ
ization who has so far been permit
ted to visit the British front. His
human interest and eyewitness stor-
les OF the British troops and their
flghting-particula at the battle of
Ypres, where he was the only Amer
ican observer-have aroused the Wild
est comment In England. where lead.