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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-03
Japan to Increase Army

TOXIC, June 2-The budget COM
mittee Of the house approved the pro-
ject to Increase the standing army of
Japan. The measure provides for the
addition Of two divisions, or about
$4,000 men.
The budget committee also approx
ed a measure for the construction of
three submarines and eight torpedo
boat destroyers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-03
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Darling is Leading
for individual HOnOrs
Pilot Rock Pitcher Looks to Be Most
Valuable Player-GiIbert of Peb-
bles Leads in Hitting.

II begins to look as IL Twlrler Dar-
ling Of Pilot Rock would win the tro-
ply put up for the most valuable
player in the Blue Mountain League.
He has pitched the Pebbles TO eight
consecutive victories and the pennant
and has besides hit at the clip Of
1865 and made an average of .sG5 In
the fielding department.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-03

Lorenz Gushing Of the light artil-
lery commanded battery at the
highwater mark of Plckett's charge at
Gettysburg After most Of his men
were shot down he continued to work
one OF the guns until he received his
third and fatal wound Lieut., How
ard Cushing, Of the cavalry was kiu-
ed during an Indian campaign in
1871 The three brothers were borg
in Delafleld.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-03
SUGAR MILL IS RETAEEN
BY GERMANS SAYS BERLIN

BERLIN, June AFTER desperate
fighting the Germans reeaptured Su-
gar Min at Souchez. about which a
l1fter engagement has been raging
aor several days. The announcement
Of the retaking Of the position was
madc officially. Further victories for
The Germans about Przemysl also
We're announced. The Bavarians. who
captured three outer forts there, have
moved closer to Przemysl and occu.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-03
woman's World Congress of Missions.

SAN FRANCISCO, June The
Woman's Void Congress Of Missions
opened It's session here today. Many
OF the best known social service
workers, evangelists, clergymen and
missionaries will address the congress
which viii continue its sessions to
June 6.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-03
4 Fireman Killed

VANCOUVER, B. c., June 2.-Drlv-
er Charles Milne was killed and five
firemen injured when two automobile
fire wagons collided on the way to
a fire in the Percival building The
loss amounted to 5000, 900.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-03
ITA OF JULY WILL Be
CELEBRATED AT HELIX
IN APPROPRIATE WAY
COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN Ap.
POINTED TO TAKE CHARGE
OF ARRANGEMENTS

Good Band win Be Secured TO Fur.
nish Music for the Day and a pa
rade VIII Be One of the Features
Sports Planned for Afternoon
Dance Held In the Evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-03

Pilot Rock and Norman of stanfield
stanfield have all played without an
error.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-03
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OREGON, SAVED
BY BUCKET BRIGADE

COVE, Ore, June 2.-Fire
early yesterday destroyed the
Royal Box and Lumber Factory
here. The loss Is about $1,000.
Lightning is believed to have
caused the fire. Efforts of a
bucket brigade saved other
buildings Of the town.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-08
Interference With u. S.
Trade Can No Longer
Be Tolerated
BLOCKADE is
HELD ILLEGAL
Law, Not Expediency,
Must Guide English
Admiralty
By UNITED PRESS.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Sit is
England's next move III the com
merce interference controversy. The
administration today considered
measures 10 enforce the demands
made in this governments last note
protesting against British trade in.
reference.
Action. instead of words, is ex-
pected from England, administra-
tion officials declared, as a proper
reply to- the note. The anticipation
expressed in the note that new or.
dcrs complying with this govern.
ments vigorous insistenoe upon re-
moyal Of restrictions upon Ameri.
can trade will be realized, 1t Is
hoped.
II will be some weeks before a
reply can be expected from Eng
land. Because Of the length OF the
American note and the numerous
technical legal points raised, it will
be impossible for the British for
eign office to reply Immediately.
Arbitration is to be the last re
sort OF the United States in secur-
ing satisfa ctory settlement, officials
tCostinued On Page Two).
The Detroit times., 1915-11-08
Too Mild, II Berlin
. View Of Prot
By UN7TBD PRESS.

BERLIN (Via London). Nov. o{s
TOO mild and too late" ~as -
general tenor OF current critician ! Y
day Of the American note to EneinnG
concerning British interference wtth
American trade at sea. u
From legal standpoint Il wan
conceded that President Wiloo6
made out an unasrailable case. ~
was not with his arguments thnk
fault was found. but with the Eaet'
that he did not back them up, -
Germans. evidently think he ouG0o
to have done, with some sort Of y
threat, veiled at least.
His expressions toward Germany,
II was pointed out. were exceedingly
severe, and one of the messages 10
sent TO Berlin was declared TO have
amounted. In everything but form,
to an ultimatum. With England, tt
was asserted that he merely argues.
giving no intimaticn Of the course
he will adopt in case he 10 disregard-
ed or meets with a British refusal 60
comply with his wishes--ratheNthan
demands.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-08
SIX EOOTERS ARE
NEEDED ON FARM

HIAwATHA. Kan. Nov The
tallest corn OF this years crop that
has been brought to town so far
comes from the farm Of Bert Wise.
near Reserve. Wise has brought
several stalks to town on which the
lowest ear Is eight feet from the
ground.
People Of the community at first
thought Wise was joking when he
advertised for corn shockers who
must be at least six feet in height.
but those who have seen his crop
declare that a man of ordinary size
Will be Of little value in helping
take care OF Wise's crop. as the
stalks are all so high that the ears
are six, seven and eight feet from
the ground.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-08
VILLA IS
TRAPPED
Carranza Armies Re-
ported Pressing In
From All Sides

WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-Villa Ia
trapped at Naco. Sonora. with Car
rama armies pressing in for what
may be the final battle of the revo-
luton. army oficials believed to-
day. Reports had arrived Of villas
retirement to the border town with
his main army and Gen. Obregon's
arrival at Aqua Prieta TO head the
Carranxista offensive.
That Villa will be overwhelmed
IL he remains at Naco was the be-
lief Of American strategists. and
will be forced to evacuate and hes
to the interior mountains or be
routed and pushed over the border
into American soil for arrest By the
American border guard.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-08
CHURCH URGES
PRESIDENT TO
WORK FOR PEACE

The congregation of the Unitarian
church, Sunday. adopted by rising
vote a peace resolution offered by
the Rev. Eugene II. Shippen. 1t
VIII be forwarded to Washington
with others OF the same nature
passed at the peace mass meeting
and other gatherings. The resolu-
tion follows:
Hon. Woodrow Wilson, President
Of the United States:
I'VE, citizens OF Detroit, respect
fully urge you to cooperate with
other neutral governments in cali
ing conference of neutral nations.
which would constitute voluntary
court Of continuous mediation. in
vite suggestions for settlement from
warning nations and. in any case.
submit simultaneously TO all Of
them, reasonable proposals as basis
The Detroit times., 1915-11-08
Executive Should Take
a Lesson From Chi
cagO, Says Hudson
MINISTER'S TO
AID IN CAMPAIGN
Ex-COng. Lands Ham
mers Rum Traffic In
Mass Meeting

THE ministers of this city ought
to wait on your mayor and find out
whether he will enforce the liquor
laws or not" declared ex-Congress-
man Fred lands before the Pas
tors union, Monday morning. "The
mere retail anarchist. who only
throws bomb. is a microscopic Of
fender beside the man who takes
the oath OF office to enforce the
laws and the ntramples them under
foot"
Grant NJ. Hudson also paid his re
spects to the city administration In
no uncertain terms.
They say we cannot enforce a
prohibition amendment IL we get it,
he declared. Chicago has shown
whether the liquor laws can be en-
forced or not. | think the Detroit
police commissioner and mayor
should take notice. Chicago has
shown that the enforcement of the
liquor laws Of any city is squarely
up to the mayor OF that city"
II was Anti-Saloon league day be-
fore the Pastors union. The Rev.
Edwin Simpson. district superinten-
dent for the league, opened the pro-
gram with an appeal for liberal
signing of the petitions to force the
submission OF a dry amendment
next fall. He called attention TO
the fact that $4,000 signatures will
compel the submission OF the
amendment. whether the legislature
likes II or not.
"The liquor men claim this thing
Is being forced on Detroit and that
they are for home rule" he said
"If we get the whole $4,000 sigma
lures In Detroit and Wayne county
we ca nrefute that argument. for
then Wayne county will be forcing
the submission on the rest OF the
state"
Mr.. Simpson announced that n
manual OF arguments fwould be dis
tributed soon after the first OF the
year and presented and had adopted
a campaign for securing the names
OF workers In the campaign through
the churches.
MFR. Hudson told OF the opening
OF the campaign and declared that
with ~ counties containing 4s per
cent OF the voters OF the state al
The Detroit times., 1915-11-08
RESCUE HOME
ELECTS DIRECTORS

At a meeting OF the Woman's
auxiliary OF the Salvation Army
Rescue home. held In the Hotel
Statler. Saturday. the following
board Of directors was elected for
the coming year: sW. r. Alvord.
Mrs. c. Lawson Pierson. Mrs. VIII
Der Brotherton. Mrs. Delphine D.
Ashbaugh. Mrs. f. 8. Leonard, Mrs.
w. I. Bolt. Miss Elizabeth Megin-
nifty, Mrs. Marguerite Beaubien,
Mrs. A.. G. Finn; Mrs. C. U.sBear.
Mrs. Emil Stroh. Miss c. r. Prentis,
Mrs. ]. B. Woolfenden. Mrs. r. II.
Osborn, Mrs. Andrew Hair, Mrs. J..
r. Bolles, Mrs. John Trix, Mrs.
John Hickey, Mrs. f. l.. Sanderson.
Mrs. George L. Sampson, Mrs. Chas.
II. Clifford. Mrs. A. II. Zenner.
Mrs. Frederick Flower. Mrs. Hugh
Connolly, Mrs. T. H. Smith, Mrs.
w. r. Rutson. Mrs. A. E. Kim
ball, Mrs. F. NJ. Burgman. Mrs. A.
l.. Swift. Mrs. Ralph Ainsworth.
Mrs. w. f. Brownlee, Mrs. r. Y.
Ogg, Mrs. E. A. Torrey. Mrs. G.
M. Lowell and Mrs. VIM II. Beck.
Omcers will be elected at the board
meeting to be held Tuesday.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-08
Letter Tells How
"Blsck Watch" Died

BALTIMORE, Md. Nov. s.-rour
thousand members Of the famouc
''Black Watch" regiment marched
into the battle OF Loos on the morn.
ing of Sept. 25. Al 8 o'clock that
afternoon there were but 500 sur
vivors. Johnny Poe. famous Prince
ton athlete and soldier of fortune.
was one OF the $500 who didn't
come back.
A letter telling of the death Of
Poe, and describing the battle was
received today by q. Johnson Poe.
brother Ct Johnny, from a captain
of the regiment.
There was no ensational charg.
ng." he wrote. The men marched
nto the face Of the German ma
,hinc gun fre in perfect step, sins.
ng and cheering, but never break.
ng the line. On they went, line
ifter line, inst as II they were on
,arade, with Officers and men fall
ng on every side"
German casualties were terrible,
he letter said. Trenches were
hoked with German dead.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-08
Germany's Task Is
Over, Says Berlin

BERLIN. (via London, Nov. g.
Germans. pushing southward from
Varvarin, in central Serbia. and
Bulgarians. advancing northward
from Nish, had joined forces today.
From Germany's standpoint. this
completed the Serbian campaign.
Ofiicial advices from Sofa which
announced the German Bulgaria
junction. did not say when II was
effected. II established direct rail.
road communication between Berlin
and Constantinople, however.
All that remains for Germany to
do now is to provide for the rail-
roads defense against the Allies,
military men said. It is recognized
that the line will soon be heavily
attacked by the British and French
and by the shattered Serbian forces
from the south.
Beside the Anglo-French landing
at SaIonika. il is expected that the
Allied troops will be debarking
shortly. II they are not already
ashore. at Kavala and Dedehagatch.
and that the Germanlc armies must
look for drives against the railroad
all the way through Serbia, Bull
garia and Turkey 450-mile line.
In northern Serbia the Germans
have already been Scattering along
the side OF the road defense force
which has been digging itself in"
BY the time the Allies can launch
their attack, 1t is believed these
positions will be practically i'm
pregnsble. The Bulg girians are un.
derstood to have made their dis
positions for resisting possible
Russian attack, or a movement BY
the Rumanians. should the latter
join the Allies. behind defensive
works along the south side OF the
Danube. Small trouble is looked for
In maintaining these defenses
against the Russians and Ruman.
ians.
Turks. II Is reported, have been
concentrated at all possible land.
Ing places on the Bulgarian Black
sea coast, and the ports Of varna
and Burgas have been heavily
mined as precaution against Rus.
sian descents in that quarter.
These preparations made.
speedy development is looked for
Of German ofrenrive against
Egypt
The Detroit times., 1915-11-08
Lloyd George, Balfour
and Asquith Form
Triumvirate
GREY TO HAVE
VOICE IN POLICY
Germany's Object In
Balkans Is Won,
Berlin Thinks

LONDON. Nov. S.-England's new
war council has 0een cECsen, the
Evening News announced today. The
members are:
Premier Asquith. acting Temporal
rily as minister OF war.
First Lord OF the Admiralty Bal
four.
Minister of Munitions Lloyd
George.
Foreign Minister SIR Edward Grey.
II is stated, will SIT with this trium.
virate. whenever British foreign pol.
icies are involved.
The council-"the big three" a.
the English are calling them already
will have direct charge OF British
military and naval operations. In
ordinary matters they will act with
out consulting the rest OF the cab
met. The entire ministry will be
given an opportunity TO take part
In discussions and to exercise q
voice when vital policies are under
consideration.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-08
+ feft " ~, (. z n
English Public
Sharp Response .
Protest
GERMANS WANT I,
MORE PEP
Think They Were III
Severely Hand
BY Lansing
BY UNITED PRxss.

LONDON. Nov. S.--EnS1nu1 a
very resentful Of the tone ok l
dent Wilson's note cpncerninG
British blockade Of the CO.
coast. \, N
Comment By the ''man Fl
street" today 10 Tar moru cut11
to this effect than were tho W
papers. The latter, while viGt
ly defending the blockade 49,
ploring what they tsr1n the s1ot
wording of the communicated
careful to explain that no Suel
trouble Is to be expected betW
the two countries and seem m
rather than angry at the A.
chief executives .attismds. NJ
ual utterances. however. arO NJ
bitter.
The popular view. II it II coefG
ly reflected by what 10 to bo -
on the street and In shops aa1 4
hces. 10 that the president ha1
"hyphenated vote" clearly q
In what he said. that he puts A.
can profits much higher than M
British necessities and that 3
most resolute answer ought ~
returned. to the effect that - ~
does not propose to Be haz1c0f
In its life and death strugG1os \
consideration for America'D NJ
seas trade. 4
The Detroit times., 1915-11-08
Rumanians Seek Aid
of Court to Enforce
State Law
OWNER WAS
NOT CONSULTED
Appears As One of the
COmplainants In
Case

Swarthy-f faced Rumanians from
Hamtramck fiocked into Judge Hos
mer's court, Monday morning. 70
prove that the little frame cottage
In which they worship God. study
English, and hold their native fes
tivals. Is entitled to the protection
against saloon influence which the
state Of Michigan guarantees all
churches.
The foreigners arc being assisted
by members of the First Baptist
church. business and professional
men who aided them In organizing
their Sunday school and taught
them to read and write the English
tongue. They are trying to put out
Of business the saloon conducted
by Ernest Rein, at Davidson-rd. and
Dequindre-st., which is directly
across the road from their church
known az the aumanian Baptist
mission.
The suit h9s -6eeR. Srv0yns~ M en-
name of Gustav A. Meyer, f. A.
Dillon. Louis Rapp. Luke Morrison
and George Bredo. Meyer 10 owner
Of the property on which the Rein
grog shop stands. Mr.. Dillon is a
member of the First Baptist church,
and Is employed in the sociological
department OF the Ford Motor Car
Co.
Meyer, on the witness stand. said
that he had never been notified that
a saloon would be opened on his
property.
Il was not given chance to pro.
test," he testified. The opening OF
a saloon certainly has deprecated
the value OF property in the neigh
borhood.e he said. 81 have seen
men go into the saloon on Sunday.
I have seen one man thrown out
bodily. have seen another come
out so drunk thai he fell on tho
sidewalk. and the little church was
just across the road from the place
where all this occurred"
Mr.. Dillon said he had been dele
gated as a member OF q mems class
OF the First Baptist church to aid
the Rumanians in the organization
OF Sunday school.
Services are held there at al
most every hour through the day
on Sunday" he testified. "The Sun
day school Ia attended not only by
Rumanian children, but by Eng
lish.speaking, native-born young
sters. who come there because there
is no other church In the vicinity.
When FIRST went there to organize
the Sunday school, last January.
there was no saloon In the neigh
borhood. This place across the
road has sprung up since then"
Attorney Percy Grose. represent
ing REIN. contends that the cottage
IL not Q church. In the legal sense
of the word. The fact that English
CLASSES are conducted In Il, and
that the Rumanians hold their fes-
tivals there. stamps Il as a hall. he
declared. II looks 90 much like an
ordinary house. said Groee, that
REIN had no idea he was opening
. saloon within 400 feet Of q place
wherc religious services are held.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-08
GOBBLER ACTS
AS CATS FATHER

REDONDO BEACH. Cal. Nov. :.
--"Bill," the turkey gobbler, for 10
years the mascot Of the Janison
ranch. near this beach. distin.
guished himself recently when no
adopted q litter OF orphaned kit.
tens. "Bill." seeming to under
stand their lonesomencss. sits over
them in their box.
The kittens are Persian Angoras
and have to be fed from bottle.
Their adopted parent. refusing to
leave his charges, compels his mis-
trcss to take his meals TO him.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-08
BRlT0NS DEEPLY RES
BLOCKADE NOTE; BERg /
DECLARES IT TOO LII
THE WEATHER

Detroit and victnitys Monday niGht
cloudy and uasettledD csldert Tues
asy partly cloady and eeldeFD fPssh
Lower Mfchigaas FaiP ana colder
Monday night anA Tuesday, except
rain or snow In northeast portion.
Upper Lakesi str0ag aoPthwssl
winds ana moderate gales Monday
night, diminishluw Tuesdayt rain. nos-
sibiy turning to snow along Lake sa-
pert0r.
Lower Lakesi strong seuth, shift
Ing TO west winds Monday night. con-
ttnutnx Tuesdayt showers.
HiGhest temperature this date IN
past - years. 90 In 1871 lowest. ~
In ISS6 and 1902.
One year ago todayi Highest tenn
Derature, ~, lowest. 83y mean, ~,
cloudy weather with .15 inch Sf ruin
The sun sets MOaday at Sis D. nj,
and rises Tuesday ~ 7i1B q. m.
The moon sets Moaday ~ 3 ,. u
The Detroit times., 1915-11-08

ready dry there was no doubt of the
outcome of the campaign.
Statistics show that so per cen.
OF the saloons In Michigan are in
Wayne county" he said. THE rest
of the state has about decided that
If Wayne county is going to remain
part Of the commonwealth IL Ia
about time she cleaned house, and
we are going 10 help you clean
house
"Sobriety is safety first" would
be the campaign cry. Mr.. Hudson
declared
Mr.. Landis paid a great deal OF
attention in his talk to the respon-
sibility of the government Tor the
existence of the booze business,
The truth is we are largely a
nation o anarchists" said he. self
government by our system is good
deal of failure. The great Amer
lean republic Is largely bluff.
There has either got to be tight
ening up Of our government or We
will be an autocracy In 80 years.
State government is largely run for
tho purpose OF collecting taxes and
distributing jobs. II the state could
discover some majesty within itself
the common man would take off his
coat and work for it in times of
peace and fight. and die for 1t in
times of war"
In making a plea for indepen
dence in politics, Mr.. Landis re.
marked:
81 used to belong to a party.
am just a member Of II now.
don't belong to anything or any
body
Referring again to the responsible
ity Of the government. for the liquor
business. Mr.. lands said:
"Wt are not trying to put any
body out OF business. we are trying
to get out OF the liquor business
ourselves sometimes think we
pNt Nllt pltN'l dIi'l wv sdlOoiihftH-
er an apology, for making II pos
sible for them 10 be in such a bus
mess. We either ought TO close our
crime incubators or open our peni-
tentiaries."
Still later he said to the pastors:
when you are on your way home
on Christmas eve, your arms full of
bundles. your hearts full OF good
will and some reeling figure stag
gers past you to go into the near
est alley and go to sleep behind
some ash can, just think to your
self, That Is just one of our Gus
toners, one of The wrecks OF the
business we run"
The first gun of the campaign,
which seeks statewide prohibition
by constitutional amendment. was
fired In the Woodward-ave. Congre-
gational church, Sunday afternoon.
The meeting drew an immense
crowd, All sides or the question
were discussed by the speakers.
chief among whom was ex.Congress-
man Charles u. Lands, OF Indiana.
who looked at the matter from a
humanitarian and "civilized" stand
point.
The Rev. Joseph A. Vance. OF the
First Presbyterian church. quoted
I.incoln's famous saying about fool
ing the people part of the time. and
told his audience that the people
were no longer fooled, but had. in
fact, awakened from their lamb-like
sleep and were aroused TO action
He declared that sentiment among
all classes, exclusive of the liquor
men. is fast turning and that. In the
Detroit club, the revenues from
drinks have 50 far fallen on that
tContinued on Pase seven.S
The Detroit times., 1915-11-08
Physician oIss In Auto.

REED CITY, Mich, Nov. s.-Dr.
n. l.. Foster. q prominent physician
Of this part Of the state. died sud
denly, late Sunday. while driving
his car home from the country. Mrs.
Foster. who was with him. walked
ono and onehaif miles to the near
est phone.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-08

DIXON, Nov. As the result oi
a slight earthquake shock recently
Mrs. Clifford found her $3.50 diamond
ring. Six months ago she missed
her ring and presumed It had been
stolen. She found II on the floor
beneath picture hanging on the
wall. She then remembered she
had placed the ring behind the pic
ture. The Jolt shook the sparkler
dcwn.