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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22

When the Moser bin was up in the
senate 1t was sarcastically branded as
political scheme by Senator Garland
OF Linn county. He said:
Have You taken the measure to
your governor and at last have coma
to the conclusion that you can make
him pliable as putty in your hands ?"
Some time ago when the prohibi.
ton bill was coming up urged that
we give the governor more power
over district attorneys and sheriffs 80
he could see that the laws were en-.
forced" said Garland. Senator
Moser and others said would make
czar OF the governor. They did not
trcst their governor and 1 did.
Now you want to give him mora
power than ever suggested giving
him. That Is why ask II you have
taken his measure and have come To
the conclusion that you can make
him pliable In your hands.
IF the politicians OF Portland
would leave him alone he would
probably use this power wisely. But
they will not leave hib alone and no
governor, having this power, will be
able to resist the influences, inunen
dos and threats of the politicians
You will wreck his administration 80
one of you can step in and take the
office befouled for him"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22
RUSSIANS RETREAT
FOLLOWING DECISIVE
DEFEAT BY GERMANS
PetrOgrad Declares Army is Making
Stand But Berlin Reports Declare
That Won Hindenburg is Sweeping
the SIaVs Before Him. Thousands
of Men and Many Cannon Have
Been Captured.

been taken prisoners and at least TO-
600 more were surrounded a few
miles from Augustowo when 1 was
there last Thursday. The Germans
arc ouptspoken in their praise OF the
Russians and the remarkable cour
ege they displayed. The manner in
which they saved most OF their ar
tillery and a portion OF their army
when they were threatened with Ut
ter annihilation, is mentioned with
admiration.
When the German envelopine
movement was about to be complet-
ed slav alrmen detected 1t and noti-
fled their commanders OF the situa'
ton. A Russian retreat was immedi
ately ordered and that was respon.
slble for saving their artillery.
To prevent the capture OF their
guns the Russian commanders hurl-
cd column after column OF infantry
at the menacing Germans and the de-
termination they displayed accom-
plished the desired purpose.
The Russian losses I'm dead and
wounded were enormous. The flee
ing Slavs had no time to bury their
dead but the Russian wounded were
gathered up by the Germans and are
being cared for at German hospitals.
Won Hindenburg is distributing his
troops for another movement, the
rotails OF which cannot be revealed.
1t seems probably the maneuver will
result in another distinct gain for
the kalser's army.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22

hut he took an active part in oppos-
Ing the Scheubel bill TO abolish tho
present game system and the game
fuId.
A bill passed in the closing hours
o. the legislature provided for tho
expulsion OF the present fish and
game board and the appointment or
a new board with the governor as
chairman. This will leave four ap-
pointments to be made. Eastern
Oregon Is entitled to one or more
members on the commission and Il -
for one OF these positions that Mr..
TSllman will be urged. II is said.
1t Is known that a strong effort
was made by Senator Barrett and
Representative Hinkle to secure the
delegations endorsement OF DR.. Gar
field. who is now awaiting trial joint
u with Hlnkle on charge OF shoot
ing ducks after sundown Represen-
tative Ritner's refusal 10 support
Garfield is said TO be the cause OF
thu withdrawal OF his name from
consideration.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22
zeppelins Reported to Also Haze
Participated in the Raid But no
Damage Done.
FIVE BOMBS ARE DROPPED
Children Parade Streets in One Town
Singing The Germans are Coming,
They Are. They Are"-AerOplanes
are Seen over Several Towns and
Cause Excitement.

LONDON, Feb. 22.-Two German
airmen raided Essex last night. Ap-
parently no damage was done.
Both aeroplanes apparently were Of
a powerful type. Zeppelins also par
ticipated in the affair. Five bombs
were dropped. The aeroplanes were
seen at Colchester, Braintree and Cog
gehall. Warner OF the approach OF
the aeroplanes boys and girls in one
British town paraded the streets sing
ing, THE Germans are coming. they
are. they are" to the air OF THE
Campbells are Coming"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22
NO MORE NOTES WILL Be
SENT TO UELuGERENTS
UNITED STATES WILL KEEP 81.
LENT PENDING FURTHER
DEVELOPMENTS.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 22-It was
officially announced the United
states will not reply at present to the
German and the English notes. ans
wering protests against the German
blockade, and England's use OF neu-
trail flags. Some officials declared
further rejointers will merely hurt
the United States and consequently
the government intends to stand
rat on its original warnings. The
white house and department OF state
did not view with alarm the destruc-
ton Of the American steamer Evelyn
in the North Sea An investigation
through the American embassies has
been instituted. Officials admitted
it would be difficult to place the re-
spcnsibility.
WASHINGTON, Feb 22.-No ad-
dit!onal news has reached the state
department regarding the sinking OF
the American steamship Evelyn by
mine Saturday in the North Sea.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-No infOr.
nation was obtainabIe today regard
ing q Berlin report that a British
transport bearing troops and convoy
ing a steamer had been sunk by a
submarine. Queries sent 10 Lendon
by the United Press were Unanswered,
indicating the censorship is the strict
est.
BERLIN, via London. Feb. 22.-
The American steamer Evelyn. which
sailed from New York on January 20
with a cargo of cotton for Bremen.
struck a mine Saturday off Borkum
Island, in the North Sea. The vessel
sank. Her captain and 81 of her
crew were saved.
The nationality of the mine which
destroyed the Evelyn has not been es-
tablished.
Vessel Not In New War Zone.
The Evelyn is the first American
vessel TO meet disaster as a result OF
sea warfare of European nations
She did not sink within the war zone
included in the German admiralty's
decree Of February 4. which went into
effect on Thursday. Borkum Island
lies directly off the German coast at
the mouth of the Ems river and is
German territory.
Maritime records give the compile
ment of the Evelyn at % men. so that
It is possible that all on board the
vessel were rescued.
Home Port is Philadelphia.
The Evelyn was a single-screT
steel steamship and was commanded
by Captain Smith. She belonged to
A. H. Bull & Co, of New York. and
was chartered by the Harris Irby Cot
ton company to take cargo of cotton
to Bremen. She was 252 feet long
and 1885 tons net. She was built in
Southampton. England. in 1888. Her
home port was Philadelphia.
The Evelyn was last reported as ar
irving at Rotterdam on February II.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-Secretary
Bryan announced the receipt OF a
telegram last night from the Ameri-
can consul at Bremen reporting the
loss" of the American steamer Eve
lyn. The cause was not given. The
crew was saved
Bryan Calls for Information.
American Consul Fees telegram
as given out by the state department,
was as follows:
Steamer Evelyn, Captain Smith.
agents Bull & Co, blown up early Fri
day at Borgum. Crew saved. Ship
and cargo lost"
Secretary Bryan repeated the Am
erican consurs cablegram immedi-
ately TO Ambassador Page at London
and Ambassador Gerard at Berlin,
With instructions to learn all possible
facts concerning the occurrence and
give every care to the crew IL landed
In their respective jurisdictions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22
P|UTE INDIANS ON THE WAR-PATH
STRONGLY yENTRENCHED IN CANYON.

GRAYSON, Utah, Feb 22.-After
sharp fight early today the Pluto
Indians who we're engaged by a posse
under Federal Marshal Nebeker,
were driven from their rocky posi-
ticn near bluff and withdrew TO
Cottonwood canyon where they have
crtrenched. An attempt to capture
them will mean heavy losses. The
casualties since Saturday are three
Indians and one white killed and one
white injured.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22
THE GREAT BERNHAROT WILL !.
WEAR an ARTIFICIAL LIMB
FAMOUS ACTRESS SUBMITS TO
ANIPUTATION OF RIGHT
LEG AT KNEE.

BORDEAUX, Feb. 22.-"For the
sake Of my art" Sara Bernhardt suO-
mitted to the amputation of her
right leg at the knee, Professor
Deuce, who performed the opera
ticn, said Bernhardt bore up re-
nlsrkably well. She was cheerful as
the doctors prepared to operate.
"I consent to being mutilated, Z"
she said. "only because can't bear
to remain idle. My work is my life
As soon as l am fitted with an arti
fioial leg, shall resume my stage
work"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22
AMERICAN STEAMER STRIKES MINE IN THE NORTH SEA
Vessel Sinks But Crew is SaedNaony of Mine Which Destroyed
Zone.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-The steam
er Evelyn. sunk in the North Sea Sat-
urday by striking a mine. was carry
ing a cargo OF cotton 10 the firms
agents in Bremen. William L. Harris.
Of the firm, said. Mr.. Harris calued
the cargo at about s35OO00. The
cargo was insured with the govern
ment, he said.
The Evelyn sailed from this port for
Bremen January p and Was report
ed arriving at Rotterdam February
IL. No further report OF her move
ments had been received until the
news came that she had gone TO the
bottom.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22

hi sthrone. For weeks the Turks
threatened TO march on Egypt and
unseat the new khedlve. A few days
ago the delay was blamed on the
fact that the old ruler found it ne.
cessary to go to Berne, Switzerland.
fer a surgical operation. Now, how
ever, it has been admitted that the
will amount to nothing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22
Bombs Dropped Near Braintree and
at Colchester.

LONDON, Feb. ga Braintree
dispatch says that about $3.50 o'clock
last night a hostile aeroplane drop
ped missiles supposed to be incendi-
airy bombs. on the fields close TO
Braintree, but they did no damage.
At $40 o'clock an aeroplane passed
over Colchester, which lies about so
miles northeast Of London. II drop
ped a bomb, which buried itself in
garden where it exploded, doing
damage TO the rear Of a house and
smashing the windows Of other hous-
es. No one. was hurt.
The aeroplane. said to be a Ger
man. also dropped bombs at Marks
Tey. six miles west OF Colchester, and
near Coggeshall but no serious dam
age resulted. The machine was last
reported as making off to sea.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22
Big Race Postponed.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Feb. ga
The Vanderbilt race was officially
postponed until March on account
OF the condition OF the track. The
grand prix race will be February 81
as scheduled.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22

There Is evidence the Piutes are
led by Everett Hatch. his father and
Old Polk, heavily reinforced. From
scme quarters 1t was reported there
were three hundred Indians in the
party. All the Indians living about
Navajo Springs have disappeared.
The authorities are concerned.
There is little doubt the Indians will
fisht to the death. The posse now
numbers so.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22
Federal Commission Nominated.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22,-The pres.
ident nominated the members OF the
federal trade commission as follows:
Joseph Edward Davies Edward Nash
Hurley William Julius Harris wiz
liam Parry OF Seattle and George Ru-
bles.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22

This is the most recent photograph
of the new khedive of Egypt, just
placed on the throne by the British
The failure OF the
Turkish forces. which had threaten
ed TO cross the Red Sea, leaves him
secure in his new place, The old
khedive has sided with Turkey In
the great war. and he has had to quit
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22
AUSTRIA DECLARES WAR 4.
ZONE IN THE ADRIATIC

PARIS, Feb. ga Geneva dis
patch declares the Austrian admiralty
has ordered the Austrian fleet to sink
every merchant vessel in the Adriatic.
Austria has announced its intention
of establishing war zone in the Ad-
riatic similar to that established by
Germany. in British and French wa
ters, the correspondent declared.
If man is miserable it Is usually
because he thinks he Is.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22
$4,000 DAMAGE BY FIRE
SUSTAINED At PORTLAND
BUSINESS FIRMS SUFFER IN
SUNDAY BLAZE-ORIGIN OF
BLAZE UNKNOWN.

PORTLAND, ore. Feb. 22.-Bus-
iness firms in the Merchants Trust
company building. at the southwest
corner OF Sixth and Washington
streets. sustained a $4,000 loss yes
terday, when fire OF unknown orig
In. started In the basement 1t was
an hour and a quarter before the
fire was under control Of the IL en-
gines and four truck companies call.
ed to the scene.
The heaviest losses were suffered
by Brasfield & Porges, clothIers, oc
cCpying the corner store; John +.
o'shea and james b o'Shea, own
ers OF the building: Remick's Song
Shop, 422 Washington street: Pain.
less Parker's dentistry parlors on
the second floor: A. & NJ. Delovage,
jewellers. 324 Washington street, and
Jest & Co.. tailors, on the third
floor.
True wisdom never thinks itself
A.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22
o KILLED IN Wreck.

DIES MONIES, Web. 22.-Two train
men were killed and one trainman
and five passengers injured when a
Great Western passenger train went
into ditch near Talmage Iowa. A
score of passengers were injured.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22
Local.

J. v. Tallman said to have been
agreed upon by Umatilla delegation as
candidate for game commission.
Improvement of high school grounds
commenced.
Senator Burgess returns from leg
lslaturc.
Washington's Birthday being OBJ
served.
District convention OF Odd Fellows
to he at Weston Thursday.
Tennis club will be reorganlzed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22
(By Karl Won Wiegand.) }

GRAND ARMY HEADQUTRTERs
of Field Marshal Won Hindenburg,
via Berlin and The Hague. Feb. %.
The Russian reverse in the Mazur-
ian lake region ranks with the crush
ing defeat inflicted on the slavs at
Hannenburg early in the war and Is
likely to prove the most disastrous
defeat in the war to date.
More than 10000 Russians have
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22

back by his private secretary W. C. E.
Pruitt, who is said to be slated for
the position OF district game warden to
succeed E. F. Averill who lost his
scalp.
SALEM. Feb, 22.-The governor
was busy signing bills today passed
by the legislature, He has not vetoed
one thus far.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22
NEWS SUMMARY
GeneNl.

General.
Russians rctreating after decisive
defeat.
British transport reported blown
UP by German submarine.
Austria declares war zone IN Ad-
riatic.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22

o. d. Teel. prominent land holder
os Echo, was business visitor here
Saturday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22
Steamer of Emerald Isle Sunk by
Submarine.

LONDON, Feb. 22.-The small Ir-
ish coasting steamer Downshire was
sunk by German submarine off Calf
Of Man, an island in the Irish sea.
The Germans gave the crew five min
utes in which to leave their ship. The
crew landed at Dundrum, County
Down, Ireland.
The submarine which sank the
Downshire was the U-l2. The Ger
mans fired three shots at the steamer
before her captain hove TO. After the
crew of the Downshire had taken to
the boats the Germans placed a bomb
amidship of the steamer and exploded
it, and the Downshire sank in a few
minutes
The German submarine U-12 is of
the class built in 1901. She is OF
$50 tons displacement and has a max
imum cruising radius Of 1900 miles.
The vessel has a compliment of IL
men. Her armament includes three
Is inch torpedo tubes and two one
FOUNDER high angle guns. She has
speed OF Is knots above water and 5
knots submerged.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22

PETRoGRAD, Feb. 22.-Thc Rus
sian forces. retreating after a defeat
at the hands OF Austro-German fore
es in the Mazurian lake region, have
made q stand and again have check
ed the enemy dispatches from the
front assert The Slavs are said to
have assumed the offensive at sew
eral points.
BERLIN, Feb. 22.-Seven Rus
sian guns and 100000 men. captured
by Won Hindenburg's advance to-
ward Warsaw, are on the way to Ger
man prison camps. an official state
ment announced. Won HindenburgS
successful sweep continues TO push
tho Slavs before II. Pursuit OF the
Russians from the Mazurian lakes
has ended and a gap OF several miles
now separates the Austro-Germans
from the slays. who are entrenching
preparatory to further advance in
Poland. A new battle is reported In
the vicinity OF Augustowo.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22
z GERMAN AIRMEN EvGlS|4' TRANSPORT BEARING TROOPS
FLY OVER BRITISH |lI REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN SUNK BY
CITIES IN e. + GERMAN SUBMARINE; DETAILS LACKING

Efforts Obtain Information by the United Press Futile as London
Remains Silent Censorship Probably Blame for Refusal to Answer
Queries.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22

True wisdom never thinks itself
wiser than II really Is.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-22
TO ADVERTISERS

4 The East 0regonian has the largest paid
circulation OF any paper In Oregon, east Of
PORTLAND and over twice the circulation In
Fendleton OF any other newspaper.
The Washington times., 1915-12-29

Of the heap, Csrranza down, and al!
signs indicating early triumph Of
Villa In Mexico, which Americans
are quite incapable of understand
ing, these sudden shiftings Of for
tune go on and on; there seems no
end; the fermentation subsidies in
one part Of the mass, to redouble it's
energy in another. Carranza,
though dominant today, is not and
probably never will be popular with
any large element in his country.
He is not fitted for the task that has
come to him. That he may rise to
it is earnestly to be desired; but il
he shall fail, and If Villa shall yet
prove himself capable of perpetll-
ating grievous troubles, the Wash
ington Government wiz have to
bear a large share of responsibility
for its irresOlute handling Of the sit
uation.
The Washington times., 1915-12-29
MURDER AND TRADE RE-
STRAINT

When there has been and still is a
reign Of anarchy in this country
caused by tools and agents Of for
eign powers literally swarming ev-
erywhere, there is something SUI
premely ridiculous in the effort of the
United States Government to try to
end such condition with mere in
dictment for conspiracy in restraint
of foreign trade. No matter how inn
portant the men indicted are-apd
among them are former Represen-
tative in Congress and a former at
torney general Of 0hio--this is just
as true as if those indicted were only
guttersnipes.
For, if the Governments charges
are true, trying to bribe labor union
leaders, engineer strikes, tie up ship
ping terminals and shut down man
ufacturing plants has not been the
thing which has all but rocked this
country on it's foundations. Virtu-
ally every count in this indictment
for conspiracy in restraint of trIde
covers an act or a meditated act
which can be taken care of without
insuperable difficulty, certainly with
out great disaster to property and
life, by those operating the private
plants and common carriers.
Putting internal machines in ships
freighted with human lives, dynamit-
ing mills and factories, plotting and
committing deliberate arson and
coldblooded murder are things
which it is impossible for private
citizens or private corporations to
control when Government cannot or
will not take such conspiracy by the
throat and choke the life out of it.
We don't mean that these men in
dicted by Federal grand jury yes
terday have committed or instigated
the internal crimes which have been
endangering both public and private
safety to an unprecedented degree in
the history of this nation. We do
mean that to center the fire of the
United States Government on such
cases with charges of restraining
trade when the thing which cries
for action is to stamp out the great
er and more hideous crimes is
Sickeninp mockarv
The Washington times., 1915-12-29
THE SUFFERING HEBREWS

Perhaps the American people do
not quite realize that approximately
one-half of the Jewish population of
the world lives in Poland-or did
before the war. That is, in the vari-
Gus German, Austrian, and Russian
provinces which made up old Poland
before the partition. The Jews Of
the world are very largely within
the immediate areas of war. They
are everywhere the first and most
obvious victims of whatever oppres-
sion may be in mind; and if the
Jews might be segregated into a
community by themselves it would
be very apparent that they have
borne grievances such as neither
Belgians nor Serbians have known.
Washington ought to give hearty
support to the movement to raise
an American fund of S5.0Q0,0OO to
help the unfortunate JSwIh victims
Of the war. New York raised
81 100000 at one great meeting;
Washington surely should do pro-
portionately well.
The Washington times., 1915-12-29
OUR GROWTH IN sHIPBUILDING

The New York chamber of COM
merce, investigating the shipbuild-
ing industry in this country, finds
that we have been doing quite lot
of construction, for a country that
imagines itself without a merchant
marine. In fact, the yards have been
turning out about 1900 vessels a
year in normal times; but there has
been a great variation in annual ton
mage construction; in 1908 the figure
was $4,000, while in the year ended
June 80 last, it was only 225,O00.
Wars real effect in stimulating
shipbuilding has been felt since Che
beginning of the current fiscal year.
The yards are abnormally busy, and
yet the owners report that if there
were demand they could increase
their capacities from 15 to 60 per
cent. There is little confidence that
the present increase is more than
temporary; the probability of an
American shipbuilding industry COM
peting permanently with that of the
Old World, under normal conditions,
is accounted poor, unless special eff
fort is devoted to its encouragement.
The shipbuilders are confident that
supplies Of labor and materials are
10 be had readily enough If the busi-
The Washington times., 1915-12-29
GRIP DANCER SIGNALS OUT

An epidemic of grip which has
been lurking in places north and
west of this city is fast getting a
hold here and unless preventive
measures are observed and obeyed
the dangerous ailment may become
general in these parts.
The gist of the preventive meas.
ures recommended by health authori-
ties is:
/. Don't sneeze or cough i'm your
neighbours face.
4 Keep out of crowds. If you have
only a short distance to go, walk.
The Christmas crowds at the fes-
tivities parties. shopping, and in
crowded trains have caused the
present outburst of grip.
& Sleep with the windows open,
though the nights be cold.
I. Leave whisky alone.
There is no specific cure for the
dangerous grip. Prevention is the
thing. So look out!