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Evening journal., 1916-02-29
GOOD EVENING Said
Jones, and Wilson
handed KNOCKOUT

While Oliver Jones. colored. was
standing at the corner of Eleventh
and Elizabeth streets late last night,
Arthur Wilson, colored, responded to
Jones' pleasant good evening" by
hitting him on the jaw and putting
him to sleep. This was the substance
Of Jones' testimony in City Court this
morning.
According to witnesses, it took sew
eIal minutes TO bring Jones back TO
consciousness. There were several
other colored men in the vicinity
when the assault took place, and they
followed Wilson 10 Tenth and Orange
streets, where they jumped on him
and held him down until the arrival
Of officer Hahn, who placed him
under arrest.
Judge Churchman fined Wilson $50
and costs or three months imprison-
ment.
Evening journal., 1916-02-29
By The United Press.


WASHINGTON. Feb. 90 Secretary
Lansing today administered another
direct trebuke 10 Ambassador Bern
storm for what the secretary regards
as the improper publicity methods Of
the Ambassador. He issued for
mai statement announcing that state
ments Of the contents Of the German
memorandum laid before him yester-
day by BernstOrli had not been made
public by himself or his department
and that no statements expressing his
departments views regarding the
memorandum had been made.
The statement given out at his Of
fee later. follows:
"ln view of the publication this
morning Of what purports to be the
view of the State Department on the
communication received yesterday
from the German ambassador, I wish
TO say that the contents of the COM
munication have not been made pub
lie by me and that any statement as
to the views Of the State Department
, ON the communication are absolutely
unauthorized. ] have made no COM
ment and expressed no opinion in re-
/ gard 10 the matter"
The exact terms of the German mem
orand'm, obtained by the United Pres
| follow;
"lhe Imperial G., ,ernment rciterat,
the pledges given ON September ! an
October Is, 1918, and does not consid'
. that these assurances have been mod
] fed by subsequent events.
D "Ihe negotiations conducted hctwc'
!. the uornan and American government
Evening journal., 1916-02-29
Another american
killed IN mexico;
VILLISTAS Blamed
BY the United Press

BY the United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-Grover C.
Warn, American. was murdered last
night at his home 25 miles north Of
Durango. Mexico, reports to the State
department said today. The report
said villistas were responsible for
the crime. No other details were
given.
Labor conditions in Mexico City,
another report TO the State Depart
ment said. are somewhat threaten
ing"
The military authorities have been
ordered held in readiness to prevent
strikes. The conditions are believed
to be due TO monetary troubles. The
general political situation. the same
report said, is comparatively quiet
although no apparent progress is be-
ing made in the campaign against
Zapatistas."
Evening journal., 1916-02-29

"The organization of the attack on
the north front of Verdun was a
masterpiece in itself" says a German
account Preparations of vast ex-
tent had first to be carried out in
complete concealment from the
enemy
ITO the great distance over which
heavy artillery had 10 be brought
without railways were superadded the
great difficulties resulting from con-
tnuous bad weather and the conse-
Ouent condition Of roads" The
photograph shows the effect of terrific
German heavy artillery fire on fort.
The map indicates how the big battle
north of Verdun centered around the
heights OF Douaumont and gives the
battle line and the line as it was be-
fore the great offensive began. The
arrows show the direction of the at
tack The circles are mile apart.
Evening journal., 1916-02-29
COLONEL STOVER NOT
after Guardianship

Colonel Weller +. Stover, president
of the Board OF Assessment whose
name was mentioned recently for the
Craftsmanship OF the Republican First
District Committee. today declared
that he is not a candidate for that
or any other position. Colonel Stoyer
said that he proposes to devote his
time TO His Office and its duties.
In statement issued this morning,
he said:
"The statement appearing in re-
cent issue of the daily newspapers
that / would be a candidate for chair
man OF the Republican First district
committee was made without my
knowledge or consent. My entire
time is occupied in connection with
the Board OF Assessment, and | shall
not engage in anything which would
interfere with the duties which | am
paid by the city to perform"
Evening journal., 1916-02-29
women AS MEMS GUESTS
AT DOVER BANQUET TONIGHT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Feb. 20.-Ihc banquet
to be given this evening in the assem-
bly, room of the Peoples Christian
Church by the members Of the st. Paul's
brotherhood OF the church TO the women
members of the church and congregation
promises TO be one of the most interest
ing events OF. the season. Already l7t
acceptances have been received by the
committee. Mrs. Mary NJ. Wolcott will
be toastmistress The banquet win bc
served by the mon OF the church. The
women win have charge OF the program
after the banquet.
Evening journal., 1916-02-29
Without Surrendering Legal Rights, Admins
tratOn Will Not Insist That Citizens Be Per-
mitted to Travel on Ships Carrying Orders
to Act Observation-Disclosures Order Ef-
feCtiVe as Many Ships Near Danger Zone.
BERNSTORFF REBUKED FOR EXPRESSING
AMERICAN ATTITUDE ON SEA ORDER

concerning the Lusitania incident never
referred to armed merchantmen. On tho
contrary the note of the American gov.
enmcnt OF May l3 spoke expressly d
unarmed merchantmen Furthermore
the formula agreed upon by both gov
crnments ON September contained the
pro,is0 provided that they do not Offer
resistance The presence of armament
ON board a merchantmen creates the
presumption .lat the vessel intends TO
offer resistance a submarine com
mandcr cannot possibly warn an enemy
liner it the liner has the right 20 fire on
a submarine. II is Obvious that such
resistance TO the warning by a subma-
rinc cannot he the meaning of armed
tor defensive purposes even " it were
universally recognized that defensive ar
mamcut is permitted by international
law. This point was adopted by the
American government when IL requested
assurances from the Italian Ambassador
that the armed Italian boat, Ncdid We
roma, which entered the port of New
York. would not fire ON submarines
when warned by them
"The Imperial government issued
lts order to the German naval COM
manders after having seen by the Sc
cret orders o. the British admiralty
that the armament of British mer-
chantmen is to be used for the pur-
poses of attack and thai these ships
B, are not merely peaceful traders arm
ed only for Defense British mer
chantmen have furthermore on sev
eral occasions attacked German ol
Austro-iiungarian submarines. The.
' do. therefore. not conform with thl
assurances given by the British go,
n ernment in the note of the Britis
81 Continued on Page Eleven.
Evening journal., 1916-02-29
By The Unlted Bros.


PARIS, Feb. 29.-All German at
tacks in the Nerdn TeggiOn in the
past tWenty-four hours have been re-
pulsed. said an official statement from
the war Office. French troops now
entirely surround Fort DOuaumont,
the official statement said.
The war office, however. admitted
that the Germans have captured the
village of ManhuIIes, eleven miles
southeast Of Yerdun, in their east
ward drive to force the evacuation of
Verdun by a squeezing out process"
More than $4,000 Germans have
been killed in the assault on the YER
dun positions, according TO a dispatch
from Amsterdam. quoting Dutch
sources as authority.
Evening journal., 1916-02-29
DOPED HIS beer
AND USED BLACK
JACK ON HIS HEAD ?

The testimony in the case OF John
II. Hines, colored, charged with as
sault and battery on Benjamin Rob
inson. colored, as presented in the
City Court today. was so conflicting
that Judge Churchman continued the
case until tomorrow. Robinson said
Hines gave him two glasses OF beer
and then gave him a third glass of
beer, in which he placed some dope"
He stated that later Hines struck him
on the front of the head with what he
believes was blackjack and knocked
him unconscious.
Hines denied the accusation, and
said Robinson cut him with a knife
in the arm and leg.
Evening journal., 1916-02-29
SCHOOL BOARD ON
BANKRUPTCY VERGE
Education May be Suspended
Unless Council Allows
Extra Appropriation
WANT SOLICITOR
TO ACT AT ONCE

That the Board of Education is rap
idly approaching the point where it
win have to close the schools or run
up a large deficit was evidenced at
the meeting of the Board OF Educa-
lion last night when a resolution was
adopted calling on City Solicitor Dan
iel o. Hastings to take immediate
steps to enable the board to keep the
schools open for the remainder CT the
present term.
The resolution which was presented
by Edwin +. Denney was as follows;
Resolved, That the city solicitor be
requested 10 take immediate action
with the City Council, or in the courts
Il necessary. to enable the Board of
Public Education to keep the public
schools of Wilmington open for the
remainder of the present term.
Bills amounting to about $4,000
covering a period since July, were
ordered paid and after the meeting
Secretary Harry j. Guthrie said that
this expenditure would leave the
board about 1000 in debt in April
which does not include bills for books
FOR the present term which are eX-
pected to aggregate about $4,000.
City Council, it was intimated, will
lie asked TO allow an extraordinary
appropriation to cover the boards
expenses until August, when the next
FISCAL years funds will be in hand,
but whether this will be done de-
pends largely upon the outcome of
the action City Solicitor Hastings Is
sked to take. That portion OF the
iesolution which requests action in
the courts, II necessary, is taken TO
mean that a court ruling may be ask
ed as to whether City Council was
in the wrong in composing the budget
OF appropriation. The board claims
hat Council did not confer with il
Continued on Page Eight
Evening journal., 1916-02-29
By The United Press.

DI Inc AANoos
PARIS, Feb. ao.-At least $50 lives
are believed to have been lost in the
sinking Of the French auxiliary cruiser
Provence. formerly in service as a trans
Atlantic liner, in the middle Mediterran-
can on Saturday.
Eighteen hundred persons were aboard
the cruiser, an official statement from
the ministry OF marine stated. OF this
number 2DG of the crew have been land
ed at Malta and about 400 on the Greek
Island of NIclos A later official state
ment from the Admiralty put the total
number saved ai $50. making the num-
ber missing about 900. Ten boats are
now at the scene Of the disaster. con-
tinuing the search for other survivors
the ministry of marine announced.
Dispatches to the United Press from
Paris, transmitted through Paris
direct and also other dispatches,
transmitted through London did not
state whether the Provence was sunk
Evening journal., 1916-02-29
DRIVER HAD NO
LICENSE. FINED $40

Theodore Sprague was arraigned in
City Court today on a charge of oper-
ating a motor vehicle without an oper-
ator's license and also withou a reg
istration certificate. He was fined $40
and costs on each charge He said
he had the operators license in
suit case in his car but could not find
it when stopped by Traffic officer
Jordan
Evening journal., 1916-02-29
W. BAYARD GENN s. YEARS OLD.

William Bayard Gem. of No. 705
Van Buren street. celebrated his
eighty-third birthday anniversary on
Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Gem will
celebrate the sixtieth anniversary OF
their wedding next summer. Mr.
Gem is retired railroad employe.
Evening journal., 1916-02-29
WHEAT nROPS ! CENTS.

CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Uneasiness
over the strained relations between
Germany and the United States cut
down the price of wheat 5 cents n
busheL Selling out OF headings
reached a big aggregate
Evening journal., 1916-02-29
- nNEns KLLEDl o ENToMsEp

TOM sd, Feb g9.-siz uinsra were killed. su1
Der SO reported stn ntombed IN Mine No.
coierv here following dust explosion early
'oday
Evening journal., 1916-02-29
lITENs no DLoW N duroNr GO. rLAAr.

Ashland. WIS.,. Feb 2a-om-iais Of the DUPONT Powder
comrry strengthened the guard around s plant at
Hsre WIS, made other preparsuons 10 nEar any
auena blow Up Letters have been received BY
omo b tle company by worsmsn threatening thar ne
paat be blown up on March
Evening journal., 1916-02-29
rnENCu LOSE l6sOs MIN N vERDUN FIGHTDs.

By 7n United Press
VIA London. re-. s9--csrman troops have cap
turea northwest Of fort Douaunoat s
war oce announced ha afternoon Al TIE same time # vas
announced lss7s French soldiers and ss oaeer' have
neeu in The hsres ashting IN he woeus Fesion where
the Germans are assang French positions southsass end
east os verdun
Evening journal., 1916-02-29

MORE DIE WHEN SHIP HTS NINE
r.rrNHseEN. FsA ss-Tns eothsnbug sssansT <5'pp7
,os ,o,. rrues mine south Of Faisierbo ios '-'-
Evening journal., 1916-02-29
TODAY,S TEMPERATURE.
SUN AND TIDES.

Mouth Of Christiana
Evening journal., 1916-02-29
WEATHER

Partly overcast tonight
and Wednesday; not much
change in temperature.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-14

S4.299.,695 if sold outright There
fore, the two resources are set down
as being worth $120,066,.45I
The Walsh amendment appro-
PIRATES $1,0O0,O00 year for roads in
reserves as a recompense to the
states for the loss Of taxes and ac-
cepting the forest service estimates
oregon receives $127758 in lieu OF
taxes it could collect II its forest re-
serves we're in private ownership. This
is equivalent to a tax Of one mill on
the dollar
The forest service before an
nouncing its plan Of apportionment.
called together the members Of coH-
gress from the western states ana
, land before them two alternate plans,
one the plan afterward approved by
large majority OF the members
which was adopted on motion Of Rep
resentatiye Hawley. Of Oregon, and
/ the other plan a distribution based
I two-thirds on the area Of lands IN
/ reserves and one-third on the value
| Of the timber and grazing resources
7 The Rocky Mountain setats favored
the latter plan, but in view Of the
fact Me law specifically states that
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-14

j. V, Mitchell of Athena. was in the
city saturday,
Mayor f, n. Luse OF Rleth was in
the city this morning
MIR. and Mrs. W. H. Beck Of Walla
Walla were registered AZ the Hotel
Perdleton saturday
Mrs. Roxy Estes OF Prescott. Wash.
is a house guest of Miss Genevieve
Clark for few days,
Miss Hlda Torgeson. miliner with
the Carrier Millinery shop, has gone TO
Portland to enjoy her vacation.
DR.. and Mrs. II. H. Hattery and
Mr. and Mrs. W. r Brock and son
Harold, have returned from an auto
trip to northern Idaho.
Lester Soden, former University stu
dent. who is now employed on the X.
G. Warner farm, was a visitor in the
city yesterday.
HaIry Dyche, proprietor OF the
Specially Grocery store left yesterday
for a trip to Seaside.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. b. Waffle, Willie
Waffle, Mrs. Ida FowIer, Vernon
Fowler and Miss Florence Lusted
have returned from an enjoyable auto
tip to Portland. Seaside and Astoria,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-14

good fortune. Immediately hs
boarded a train for Spokane En-
route he was a celebrity, the man
of the hour, for the last great land
drawing has been a live topic in the
northwest for many months Peo-
pie came from all corners Of the
United States to try their luck
Il registered some time ago and
then forgot about IL, so | was very
much surprised when told that my
name was the first one drawn.
said Lennon. Il shall look over tho
reservation thoroughly and locate on
the best quarter section available"
Five thousand five hundred names
were drawn, and among these are
to be distributed about 1900 pieces
Of land The drawing OF the first
numbers was a dramatic affair. Tho
theater in which the drawing took
place was crowded, ana thousands
were turned away. The names OF
the tens OF thousands who had reg
istered were heaped on the stage.
and four little Spokane girls picked
at random the winners of Uncle
Sans gifts of land.
The Colville reservation Is less
than SO miles from Spokane. It ex.
tends from the Columbia river on
the east and south to the Okanogan
river on the west. It is about 10
miles east and west. and 40 miles
north and south The elevation va
ries from 1000 to 5000 feet.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-14
BEST TONIC IS S.S.S.

1t insurcs blood purity and health.
S. S. S, for 50 years has been the
standard treatment for all blood trou-
bles. Catarrh, rheumatism, malaria,
skin diseases, and other troubles aris-
ing from impure and impoverished
blood yield to S. S. S. The best tonic.
Get S. s. S. from the drug store. and
regain your health. Don't take a sub
stitute. 1t is guaranteed purely vege-
table. Write us for free medical ad-
vice. Address Medical Department 50,
Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-14
.tt1gI|||I++l|E6Tlags,.,
1IIIlnlIlllI[lLlLIllllp

Dan Shaw and daughters of Mckay
creek. have returned from an ex-
tended visit in Portland and other
points of the willamette valley.
Mrs. James Johns, Jr.. is enjoying
visit from her sister, Mrs, Edwin
Thomas of Portland, She arrived
last Friday
Mrs. c. NJ. Cochran of Condor has
been visiting during the past few
days with Mrs. VIM. Blakely and will
leave tonight for Boise to visit a.
daughter. Mrs. Cochran formerly
lived near Adams and has many
friends in the county yet Her broth
er was Sheriff Sperry, who was IN
command of the volunteer troops who
fought the Indians at Willow Springs
Mrs. Cochran and Mrs. Blakely were
girlhood friends at Brownsville
Winn Stewart left today for his
home at Tacoma, after attending the
funeral of his brother, Walter Stew
art.
Prof. and Mrs. A. C. Hampton, who
leave Wednesday for their new home
at La Grande, spent sunday at the
farm rome of Mr.. and Mrs S, A
Hampton.
Saturday afternoon Roy Merton and
Miss Elsie Tompkins, prominent
young couple of Umatlla, were mar
ried in this city Acting Recorder
John HALEY, Jr,, officiating,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Rogers and
daughters. Mrs. Anna Rucker and
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Power expect tc
leave this afternoon for Bingham
Springs to spend a week.
Mrs. J. n. Burgess left Saturday
for Hot Lake for short sojourn
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Ringold an'
family left today for the south END
of the country where rhey expect tC
remain two weeks. They were takeT
out by Ross Mount
Mr. and Mrs Richard Mayberry
are being showered with congratula
tions upon the birth of son, wh'
arrived yesterday morning
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-14

} GETS BEST QUARTER SEC I
TION OF INDIAN RESER- 4
WALTON FOR 25 CENTS. 4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-14

Few people get through the winter
and spring without attacks from one
of the many blood maladics that leave
them weak and unfit to meet the try
ing warm season, and the blood so
freighted with poisons that it is inc
capable of supplying the energy and
tissue building properties necessary to
health.
This condition 10 revealed in many
ways, and by many symptoms, but all
point to one lhing-infected blood
And just as surely they call for the
one true ard tried S. S. S.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-14
CLEVELAND DAIRY
DRIVERS STRIKE

CLEVELAND, Aug. 14-HRlf a mill
lion Of Cleyelanders went without
milk when the drivers of two OF
Cleyelands largest dairies struck.
state mediators are trying to arrange
arbitration. The city faces a serious
situation
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-14
The Rest IaxatIte.

To keep the bowels regular the best
laxative is outdoor exercise. Drink
a full glass Of water half an hour be-
fore breakfast and eat an abundance
Of fruit and vegetables. also establish
regular habit and be sure tina, your
bowels move once each day when
medicine is needed take Chamber
berlain's Tablets. They are pleasant
to take and mild and gentle in effect.
Obtainable everywhere. ADV.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-14

SPOKANE, Aug. 14.-It cost
George Lennon of this city just %
cents to be awarded the best quarter
section Of land on the diminished
Colviile Indian reservation, in the
drawing held here by the govern
ment.
The name Of Lennon young la
borer, was drawn first from list
Of 9O.41O names. He gets his choice
OF $50 acres of land from total OF
approximately $4,000 acres thrown
open to settlement.
The lucky young man was employ.
ed on a construction crew at Sand
point, Idaho, when notified of hi.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-14
BASIS IS FOUND
FOR PRORATING
FEDERAL FUND
FORREST SERVICE WILL DiSIRIB'
UTE $1,000 900 FOR ROADS
IN OREGON IN NEXT
10 YEARS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l4.-Durins
the next 10 years In the neighbor-
hood OF 100000 will be expended
under the direction OF the forest ser
vice for roads IN the reserves Of ore
gon. or this amount sL2775S0 VIII
be contributed by the federal govern
ment and the remainder by the state
and counties. Annual allotment OF
federal funds FOR building roads IN
Oregon reserves has been fixed "a.
Yi25.f5s. and the Walsh amendme7
ls operative for 10 years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-14

General Brusiloff is the new hero
of the Russians. He took the place
Of Grand Duke NICHOLAS in com
mand Of the armies of Russia on tho
eastern front. and has succeeded in
smashing the armies Of Austria. Nine
Brusiloff is the sister Of Mrs.
Charles Johnston, wife of the New
York author.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-14

in making the apportionment, con-
sideration shall be paid the value OF
resources that may be opened up by
the roads, the Pacific coast mem
bers objected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-14

Call Goedecke at Sutton's Cigar
store. tel. 464, or Goedecke's home,
tel. 2s9M. Round-trip to Lehman or
Hidaway. g. Go any place in the
country.-Adv.