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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20
(BN William shepherd

SAN ANTONIO july 2O.-Ameri-
can militiamen are terribly worried
about their families back home. No
European soldiers ever worried So II
the Germans knew that the British
ers We're treating their soldiers fam
lilies as Americans are treated the
fact would be sent worldwide as an
indication of governmental cruelty
Thousands are wondering whether
their families are starving.
What about my family" is the
biggest question OF all at the border
militia camps
The Mexican and american gov
ernmentS do not protect their sol
ders families. If an american cor
respondent learned from British SOL
diers what l learned from Frank
Shepkowski he would break the
British censorship to get the story to
the world Shepkowski is in Com
pany 5. Second Illinois Infantry.
Shepkowski said that the war call
snatched thousands from their fam
lilies He said: at wasn't so bad
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20

II is the opinion Of G.. NJ. Rice, vice
president Of the First National Bank
of Pendleton THAI the United States
rural credit law just enacted by con-
gress and signed by President Wilson
will be far reaching step for the
benefit of the agricultural interests Of
the country.
1T is a sound. broad measure that
will accomplish much good when
once the machinery is in working or
der and the people make use Of the
law" says Mr. Rice. 1T means
lower interest and longer time on
farm loans
Just what the new law will accom-
plish in this particular territory | do
not know. 1t is intended for small
farmers rather than for big farmers.
The law specifies that loans shall not
be in excess Of one-half the value of
the land and that the money borrow
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20
RENEWED DIVER WAR is
ALARMING WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, July 20.-Repeat-
ed unofficial reports that Germany
is soon to resume her submarine op-
cr@tlons in an Unrestricted manner
has SO alarmed the state department
that 1t has asked American Ambassa-
dor Gerard to forward any informa'
tion Informally obtained.
1t was believed in diplomatic
sources. however, that the reports are
erroneous, as information reaching
the state department is said to have
confirmed recent reports that the adj
vucates in Germany OF relentless sub
marine operations are in the minority
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20

Because Of the alleged expense to
the city and local merchants attach
ed to the moving of the electric light
and telephone company poles from
Main to back streets it is possible that
the movement will he dropped by
the city administration. At meet
ing Of the council last night it was
reported that the expense Of the city
would be several thousands Of dol
lars. The merchants and owners OF
store buildings would De forced to
bear the expense OF changing their
service wires, and wiring systems to
conform with the new system. This.
in some cases. it il said, would am
cunt to several hundred dollars
The question brought up much dis
cussion among the members of the
council. Councilman Vaughan first
made motion to strike from the rec
ords the motion of the council ask
ing the companies 10 remove their
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20
City Ma, op Plan to Force
Removal of Wires and Poles
From Principal Streets Here

poles but later Withdrew the motion
and substituted one for the light
committee to estimate the approx
mate cost and feasibility Of the
change.
Mayor Best lamented the fact that
the light wiring in the city was de-
fective and that most Of the fires in
the last two years have been the re-
suit of defective wiring The mayor
stated that the telephone company
now has plans drawn for the remoV-
ing of the poles from Main street and
that the light company has been con-
templating the Improvement II
seemed to be the general feeling that
something should be done in the way
of improving the system, at least
Another objection raised to the
proposed rewiring was that franchis-
es would have to be obtained for wir-
ing all Of the back streets and this
might be difficult
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20
WOUNDED OFFICERS NOT
HELD TO BE TO BLAME

SEATTLE, July 2o.-An autopsy
was held on the body of William j
Boutwell,. former city comptroller
who was killed by officers in a blind
pig raid on Monday evening. Prose-
cutting Attorney Alfred Dundin has
announced that an inquest will be
held
The officers who shot Boutwell,
themselves wounded, we're exoner-
ated from blame by Chief of Police
Rockingham. They will be able to
testify at the inquest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20
Fair Boards Will
Get Share of the
Money From State
APPORTlONMI1NT Is ANNOUNCED
BY SECRETARY OLCOTT
AT SALEM.

Announcement has been made by
Secretary of state Zen Olcott that
Umatilla county has been appropri-
ated $2.146.71 from the county fair
appropriation of the state Owing to
the fact that the UmatHla county fair
has been discontinued at Pendleton.
$500 will be given to the east Umatil-
la County fair held at Vincent, and
$500 to the west end fair of Hermis-
ton. An additional $500. under the
supervision of County School super
intendent l. E. Young. will be divided
between the two fairs ror educational
work.
The following shows the amounts
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20
FISHERMAN is RESCUED
BY LIFE-SAVING CREW

MARSHFIELD, ore. July 20.
Life savers rescued Hanson, a fish
erman when his Cngine stopped
while crossing the bar The boat
drifted toward the south spit Cap
tain Britt led the rescue crew ann
towedHanson into sunset bay
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20
HEAT WAVE PARTLY BROKEN
TIT uINDERSHOWERS IN CHICAGO
BRING RELIEF TO SWE1IrEIi-
ING PEOPLE.

CHICAGO, July 2O.--Thunder-
storms relieved Chlcago's heat after
the temperature reached record.
The forecaster said the warm weather
would continue in the middle west
this week except near Lake Michigan.
Phoenix is the hottest place in the
country with the temperature at lO5
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20
CHASTITY Crimes in
Berlin Follow War
NOT \ DAY GOES BY But WHAT
THERE Is \ MURDER OF
\ SUICIDE.

THE HAGUE-(By MaiD-Julv
"a wave Of ghastly murders and
suicides and horrible crimes is sweep
ing over Berlin. The war is causing
a mental depression and insanity is
believed responsible. During the last
lew weeks a sensational murder or
suicide occurs almost daily in Berlin.
Many of the crimes have been sup
pressed from appearing in the news
papers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20
Man Kicked From
Train Dies Under
Wheels, Says Jury
REPORTED, HOWEVER, THAT No
ARREST WILL FOLLOW AS
CASE II WEAK.

FREEWATER ore, july 20.--
tSpecmD That Milton Weston fell
beneath the O-W. train ut Freewater
Yesterday AS a result of Kick by
brakeman james MaeMahon, was the
verdict Of the coroner's jury in the
inquest held today at Freewater over
the body Of the deceased. It is re-
ported that no arrest will follow as
the case is said not to be strong
one.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20
KUGI TAKEN BY RUSSIANS

PETRoGRAD, July 2O.-It was an
nounced that the Russians had cap
tured kugi and repulsed all enemy
attacks
Kugi is 60 miles southwest Of Ere
rum. The capture marks further pro.
eress of the Russian Caucasus army.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20
CBy Wilbur Forrest. }

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY, July
2O.--British artillery is pounding ev
cry foot of the German positions be-
hind the British gains north of the
Somme preparatory TO new advance
The roar Of guns resembles continu-
GUS thunder The Germans reply oc-
casionally The Germans did not mo-
lest British aircraft directing the fire
German aircraft were surprisingly alb
sent
Our party traversed the Somme
valley and entered the ruins Of Fry
court, formerly German strong
hold. The town is oDliterated and "A
slckening stencil arises from the piles
Of corpses.
High British officers say that the
offensive is schedured to advance
slowly and steadily until every foot
OF Belgium and France has been re-
covered
PARIS July 2O.-It was announc-
ed that the French had resumed the
offensive on both sides Of the Somme.
They nave advanced southwest and
northwest of Peronne. North of the
Somme the French have established
new lines along the Combles-ClerS
narrow gauge railway taking 400
prisoners south of the Somme. the
French stormed and captured first
line trench between BarleuX and
Coyocourt
The advance north Of the Somme
has Strengthened the French lines TO
conform with the recent British ad-
vance An attack south Of the Somme
marked another gain in the cam
puign Ia drive the Germans from the
Somme bend. ON the Verdun front
the French scored notable success
in last nights fighting when they
captured strongly fortified German
work south Of Fleury and northeast
OF Verdun, taking $50 prisoners. An
other French detachment further
progressed west Of Thiaumont in the
same region.
The Germans unsuccessfully at
tackled the French near Bolante in
the Argonne Two German aero
planes were destroyed.
LONDON. July 2O.--General Haig
reported that the British have recap
tured a little more territory that the
German counter-attack seized in the
LOnguoval region.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20
Steps May be Taken Soon to
Help Starring Polish People

WASHINGTON July 2O.--Ambas-
sador Francis at Petrograd cabled
to the state department that he had
conferred with Premier Sazanoff on
July IA Sazanoff promised to con
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20
PROHIS ADOPT ANTI
CATHOLIC PLANK IN
PARTY'S PLATFORM
RITTER FIGHT PRECEDES AC.
TION; SULZER ADDRESSES
THE CONVENTION.

ST. PAUL, July g0.-The prohibit
tion platform committee after bit
Ter fight reported a conservative anti
Catholic plank. Sulzer arrived to at
tempt to halt the nomination of Frank
Hanley of Indiana. Before Suffers
arrival Hanley's nomination seemed
assured. sulzer addressed the con-
vention and intimated he would ac-
cept the nomination.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20
AMERICAN SOLDIERS NOT AS
WELL TREATED By GOVERNMENT
AS ARE SOLDIERS OF EUROPE

with me because my wife is a dress
maker l quit glove cutters job
and went to the front without leav'
ing her starving But lots of fellows
whose wives can't work are worried
stiff"
Thousands of tragedies as grim as
any of the European war are just
developing along the border. Fun
ston is hearing Of them Skepkow-
ski put a finger on the greatest fault
of the present American army plan
when he said;
"A man cant be good soldier
and do good work if ne is wondering
whether his family mas food
l asked Funston tnat question He
replied: "Of course, not. l permit
ted fourteen men to return home
Yesterday because their dependents
are suffering l have so many re-
quests for relief thar we must release
several thousand more within the
next few weeks"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20
NEWS SUMMARY

General.
Rig guns of British army hammer
at German lines.
American soldiers not ~ we'll treat.
cd as European
villa reported To h. near capture.
Local
Milton Weston kicked off train by
brakeman Is verdict of jury.
City may abandon plan "a enforce
removal Of poles from Main street.
Local boy "a ride at La Grande.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20
TO INVESTIGATE CAMPAIGNS
GREAT BRITAIN WILL PROBE
DARDANEILES AND MFSo-
POTAM1AN FAILURES.

LONDON. July sO-As1urh in
formed the house OF commons that
the British government has started
an official Investigation into the
paraaneIles and Mesopoumian cam
ptiguS
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20

MEXICO CITY, July 20.-Chihua-
hua reports say that the constitution
alist forces have definitely located
Villa and expect to capture him. De
Facto cavalry captured a messenger
whom Villa sent after medical aid. The
Carranzista commander reported that
he expected TO engage the villista
main force soon.
GALVESTON, July 2O.-vera Cruz
refugees reported that Consul Canada
had ordered all Americans to leave
Mexico. 1t was declared that Canada
had received instructions on Sunday
despite the apparently peaceful con-
ditions.
PERSHING'S HEADQUARTERS
Mexico, July 2O.-Pershing personally
inspected the roads one third Of the
distance between his headquarters and
the border and pronounced the high
ways in a satisfactory condition to
Withstand the heavy motor transport
tation during the rainy season. Hum
dreds of Mexicans are still repairing
the worst spots.
Ell PASO. July 20.-An American
arrival here declared that starvation
is killing 90 Mexicans daily at GUIANA
juato Mexico. Hunger forced VIII
listas to attack train west Of Chi
huahua on Tuesday. The train guard
defeated the bandits, capturing sever
al and killed many.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20
Wilson is F FaVOrite
%~~%~ %NN~~ A%~~~
Wins in Vote
80 go 90 80 -
BigLead is Shown

= EUGENE, Ore. July 20 .
. \ straw ballot cast by passen- =
. gers on Southern Pacific passen- .
= ger train No. IA. northbound =
= Tuesday night gave Wilson SO, .
= Hughes So and Benson 4. The
. vote was taken by Rev. ]. X =
= Billie. d. D. of Phoenix Jack =
. son county and Rev. A H. Car =
= nahan of Ashland en- route Ia .
. attend the session OF the ore 9
. gon synod of the Presbyterian =
. church They distributed blank =
= ballots throughout the train. coll =
. lected them after the vote ami =
. made the count, No ballots =
= were given to minors A number =
= passengers declined to express =
. their preference. =
. There were fifteen preachers =
= on the train. The vote Of the =
. clergymeu Was taken separate =
= ly. Ten of them voted for VIII =
. son and five for Hughes =
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20
Wheat Goes to New
Heights at CHICAGO

CHICAGO, July 2O-(Special to the
East Oregonian)-Range of prices to-
day Open High rlosa
July ....S1.11% $1.14b $1.14
sept ....Sl12S $1.15s S1.15k
Portland.
PORTLAND, Ore, July 20.-(Spe-
ciaD-Club SO; bluestem, $1.O2.
Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL July 1s.-Wheat-
spot No Manitoba, lis Sd CSl.67 3-3
per bu.); No. ?, lis Sd.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20

slider Americas appeal for Polish
relief agreement Immediately. Rus
sia is the first Of the five countries
APPEALED to making reply. Answers
from the four others are expected
momentarily
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20

WASHINGTON, July 2O,-Major
General Scott. chief or the army gen
oral staff, is maxim. inquiry into the
attending the action of
Major General Leonard Wood, COM
,pondlng the eastern Military depart
ment, in ordering the discharge from
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20
De FACTO FORCE
REPORTED TO Be
CLOSE TO VILLA
Cananzista Commander Says That
He Expects to Engage Main
Bandit Column in Short Time.
EXPECT TO CAPTURE LEADER

villa Definitely Located and Loyal
Government Troops Closing In; Con-
sui Canada Said 70 Have Ordered
All Americans to Quit Mexico ~
Soon as Possible.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20
BIG GUNS POUND
ENEMY'S LINES
FOR MORE GAIN
British are SheIlIng Every Foot Of
German Positions North Of the
SOmme With Deadly Effect,
ADVANCE GOES ON STEADILY

Offensive Is Scheduled 70 Continue
Until KAiser's Troops Are Driven
From Belgium and France; French
Resume offensive on Both Sides
Of the SOmme.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20

the federal service or Colonel Conley
and Lieutenant COL Phelan of the
seth New York Regiment on the
ground that they had been physical
N disqualified for military duty
II is said that the president is taking
personal interest in the matter and
wishes AN the facts ascertaiued.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20

Lhassa has a population of $4,000,
Of whom 1000 are women.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20

while being put through an exciting
trip at Provlncetown. Mass.
She can travel 5000 miles without
a stop. 1000 more than was covered
by the Deutschland"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20

LONDON. July 2O.--General Hais
reported that the British have recap
tured little more territory that the
German counter-attack seized in the
LOngueval region.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-20
TO ADVERTISERS.

The East OregoniHn has the largest bona
fide and guaranteed paid circulation Of auY
paper In Oregon, east Of Portland and H.
Tar the largest circulation In Pendleton OF
any newspaper.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-06-18

RI Edith was incomparably more In
love than before Lamhorn's expulsion.
Her whole being was nothing but the
determination to hurdle everything
that separated her from him. She was
in state that could be altered by
only the lghtest and most delicate d.
plomacy Of suggestion. but Sheridan,
like legions Of other parents, intensi-
fed her passion and fed it hourly fuel
by opposing to it an intolerable force
He swore she should cool, and thus set
her on fire.
Edith planned neatly. She fought
hard, every other evening, with her
father, and kept her bed between times
to let him see what his violence had
done to her. Then, when the, mere
sight Of her set him to breathing fast.
she said pitiably that she might bear
her trouble if she went away; it was
impossible to be in the same town with
Lamhorn and not think always of him.
Perhaps in New York she might forget
little. She had written to school
friend, established quietly with an
aunt in apartments-and a month or
so OF theaters and restaurants might
bring peace. Sheridan shouted with
relief; he gave her copious check,
and she left upon Monday morning
wearing violets with her mourning,
and having kissed everybody goodby
except Sibyl and Bibbs. She might
have kissed Bibbs. but he failed to
realize that the day Of her departure
had arrived. and was surprised, OH re-
turning from his zinc eater that eve
ming, to find her gone. II suppose
they'll be married there. he said, cas-
ually. t..
Sheridan, warming his stOckinged
feet at the fire, jumped up, fuming.
"Either you 90 out O. here or | will,
Bibbs" he snorted. II don't want to
he in the same room with the particu-
lar kind Of idiot you are! She's through
with that riffraff; all she needed was
to be kept away from him few
weeks, and I kept her away. and it
did the business. For heavens sake,
go on out O. here"
Bibbs obeyed the gesture OF hand
still bandaged. And the black silk
sling was still round Sheridan's neck.
but no word Of Gurney's and no excru-
eating twinge Of pain could keep Sher-
idan's hand in the sling. The wounds,
slight enough originally, had become
infected'the first time he had dislOdgcd
the bandages, and healing was long
delayed. Sheridan had the habit Of
gesture; he could not take time to re-
member" he said, that he must be
careful, and he had also curious in
dignation with his hurt; he refused to
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-06-18
Mary, and laughed again.

Mary, and laughed again. -.
aren't any stars"
"Oh. yes, there were-when you
laughed!'
She took his arm, and they went on.
"I've come to walk home with you,
Bibbs. wanted to-"
"But were you here in the"
'.In the dark? Yes! Waiting? Yes"
Bibbs was radiant: he felt suffocat.
ed with happiness. He began to scold
her.
"But it's not safe, and I'm not worth
it. You shouldn't have You ought
to know better. What did"
II was in this part Of town already"
she said. Eat least, was only seven
or eight blocks away, and it was dark
when came out, and I'd have had to
20 home alone-and I preferred going
home with you"
Its pretty beautiful 70: me-" said
Bibbs, with deep breath. you'll
never know what it was to hear your
laugh in the darkness-and then to
to see you standing there! Oh, it was
like-it was like How can tell you
what it was like?' They had passed
beyond the crowd now, and crossing
lamp shone upon them, which revealed
the fact that she was without her furs.
Here was a puzzle. However, allow.
ing it to stand, his solicitude for her
took another turn. II think you ought
to have a car" he said, especially
when you want to be out after dark.
You need one in winter, anyhow. Have
you ever asked your father for one?'
mo" said Mary. II don't think I'D
care for one particularly"
'But my mother tried to insist on
sending one over here every after
noon for me. wouldn't let her, be-
cause l like to walk, but girl"
"A girl likes to walk, too," said
Mary. LET me tell you where I've
been this afternoon and how I hap
pened to be near enough to make you
take me home. I've been to see little
old man who makes pictures Of the
smoke. He has a sort Of warehouse
for a studio, and he lives there with
his mother and his wife and theil
seven children, and he's gloriously
happy. I'd seen one Of his pictures al
an exhibition, and I wanted to SEE
more Of them, so he showed them t
me. He has almost everything he evel
painted; l don't suppose he's sole
more than four or five pictures in hi!
life. He gives drawing lessons to keel
alive"
"How do you mean he paints thu
smokes" Bibbs asked.
Literally. He paints from his stu
do window and from the street-any
where. He just paints what's AROUND
him-and it's beautiful"
'"rhe smoker"
"Wonderful! He sees the sky through
it, somehow. He does the ugly roof
Of cheap houses through haze o
smoke, and he does smoky sunsets ant
smoky sunrises, and he has 0the
things with the heavy, solid, slow col
umns Of smoke going far out and grow
ing more ethereal and mixing with til
hazy light in the distance; and he ha
others with the broken skyline o
!. downtown, all misted with the smok
and with puffs and jets of vapor tina
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-06-18

pay 1t the compliment Of admitting its
existence
The Saturday following Edith's de.
parture Quincy came to the Sheridan
building to dress the wounds and to
have a talk with Sheridan which the
doctor felt had become necessary. But
he was little before the appointed
time and was obliged to wait a few
minutes in an anteroom-there was 3
directors meeting of some sort in
Sheridan's office. The door was slight
ly ajar, leaking cigar smoke and ora.
tory. the latter all Sheridan's, and Cur
ney listened.
mo, sir; no. sir: no, sir" he heard
the big voice rumbling, and then,
breaking into thunder, 81 tell you NO!
Some O. you men make me sick! YOU'D
lose your confidence in Almighty God
If doodlebug tipped his hind leg at
you! You say moneys tight all over
the country. Well. what if it Is
There's no reason for it to be tight,
and it's not gOln 10 keep our money
tight! You're always runnin' to the
swoodshed to hide your nickels in .
crack because some fool newspaper
says the markets little skeery! You
listen to every street-corner croaker
and then come and set here and try
to scare me out of big thing.
We're in on this--understand? tell
you there never was better times.
These are good times and big times,
and won't stand for any other
kind O. talk. This country's on its feet
as it never was before, and this city's
on it's feet and goin' to stay there:
And Quincy heard series OF whacks
and thumps upon the desk. Bad
timesv" Sheridan vociferated, with
accompanying thumps. rabbit talk!
These times are glorious, l tell you!
We're in the promised land. and were
goin' to stay there! That's all, gentle
men. The loan goes"
The directors came