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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-09-28
FIRE PREVENTION DAY
IS SET FOR OCT. 9TH

Harvey Wells, State Insurance
Commissioner, has sent out letters
calling attention to Fire Prevention
Day" which will be observed on Oc-
tober 9th.
In his letter Mr.. Wells says:
The anniversary of the Chicago
.confagration Is October 9th and near
ly every state in the Union will OBJ
serve this as Fire Prevention Day.
The Insurance Department of Oregon
wishes to urge the observance of this
day and earnestly requests the NUM-
Cipal officers to call the attention of
the citizens of their community to the
need of fire prevention.
Fire prevention means good house
keeping; the cleaning out of attics,
store rooms, closets and easements;
the proper disposal of rubbish, re-
pairing flues and chimneys; repairing
gas fixtures and electric light cords;
making heating plants and stoves
safe; and proper storage of gasoline.
Try fire prevention once and you will
find it is to your interest. | am sure
the cleaning up of places will mean
sanitation as well as fire prevention.
And | appeal to every school dis
trict to hold appropriate exercises and
fire drills. If any schools are inter
ested probably this Department can
offer suggestions for the school pro-
gram.
| trust that the insurance agents
will cooperate with the fire depart
ments and officers of the different
municipalities in order that the many
towns in this state may properly OBJ
serve this day.
HARVEY WELLS,
Insurance Commissioner
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-09-28
AMERICAN EXPORTS
PASSES ALL RECORDS

Washington, Sept. 25.-American
exports finally have passed the half
billion dollar a month mark. Statis-
tics issued today by the department
of commerce show that goods sent
abroad in August were valued at
$510,OO0,000, a record not only for
this country but for the world. The
total is $35,O0O,OOO above the pre-
vious high record, established in May,
and $45, 100000 higher than the June
figures.
Imports decreased in August, the
total of $199,247,391 being 47,0O0,-
900 below that of June, the record
month. 1t was greater, however,
than the total for any previous Aug
ust. Exports for the year ended with
August aggregated $4,750,OO0,O00
and the imports $2,2OO,O0O,OOO, both
totals being far in advance of those
for any semilar period. Of the Aug
ust imports, 66.5 per cent entered
free of duty, compared with 67.5 in
August year ago.
The federal trade balance for Aug
ust was S311, 100000, compared with
s119, 100000 in August year ago,
and a balance of $19, 100000 in Aug
ust, 1914, against the United States.
For the 12 months ending August
81 the export balance was $2,465,-
O0O,O as against $1,953, 100000 in
the preceding year and $374,000,O00
two years ago.
The net inward gold movement for
August was $29,000,000 and for the
year $410,OO0,OO0, a recordbreaker.
Last year the net inward gold move
ment was $146,000, 900 and two years
ago there was a net outward move
ment of $95,O0O,000. Gold imports
in August were s41,23S,716, against
1,641,191 in August, 1915, and
$3,O45, ,219 in August, 1914.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-09-28
MORROW EXHIBIT GOES
TO SEATTLE LAND SHOW

After the closing of the State Fair
at Salem, w. w. Smead will take the
Morrow county exhibit to Seattle,
where it will be entered in the Land
Products Show. This show was for
merly held in Portland and last year
the Morrow exhibit took first prize in
competition with other Eastern Ore
gon counties. The Seattle exhibit
from this county is financed by Nor
row county and business men Of
Heppner
From reports, our exhibit at the
State Fair is causing considerable
comment of favorable nature. Near
ly every county in the state has an
exhibit. If Morrow county is award
ed first prize this year it will be only
after competition of the keenest kind.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-09-28
Wheeler County to Vote On High
way Project.
(OregOnian)

Wheeler county will vote on a
bond issue of $4,000 for the con-
struction of a state highway unit
through the county and for improve
ment of other roads.
This decision was reached at a.
meeting by the County Court of
Wheeler County last Tuesday immedi-
ately following a meeting of taxpay-
ers at Fossil, who unanimously in
dorsed the project.
The proposed highway will be built
through to the Idaho line, touch
ing at Condor, Fossil, Spray, Dayville,
John Day, Prairie City and Ontario.
The distribution of the money will be
divided into four units as follows:
$4,000 on the first unit from the Gill
liam county line to Fossil; $500 on
the second unit from the mouth of
Sarvice creek; $4,000 on the third
unit from the mouth of Sarvice Creek
to Spray; $4,000 on the fourth unit
from Spray to the Grant County line.
The amounts allotted to constitute
one-half of the state estimate of the
total cost of construction.
The State Surveyors have complet-
ed their work in Wheeler County and
have moved to the junction of the
John Day River, at the Grant County
line, and will proceed Immediately
with the survey through Grant Coun-
ty.
The bond issue will be on the bal
lot at the November election.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-09-28
PORTLAND AID CLUB
CONTRIBUTES new SONG

During their visit to the recent
Morrow Fair the Portland Ad Club
Quartette composed and sang the
following song. 1t is unnecessary to
say that the song made a decided hit
with local people.
Hello there Heppner, why how do you
do?
We're here from Portland with greet
ings to you,
We're here to join in your county
fair,
To boost you along, We'll all do our
share.
We like your town and we're glad to
be down
Where the wheat and pumpkins grow,
We like your Oregon style and your
Oregon smile
So strike up the band, let her go!
CHORUS.
Come on let's get together for grand
old time
At the Heppner jhbilee.
Come along get busy, busy, busy as a
busy, busy bumble-bee,
Just like the great big breakers roll
ing, rolling, pounding in from
the sea.
We're going to rap, rap, rap till Hepp-
ner's on the map,
At the Heppner Jubilee.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-09-28

Ed. Buckman, proprietor of the
Eastern hotel. took his family and
motored to Pendleton last week.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-09-28
La Grande Observer Sold,

Bruce Dennis has sold the La
Grande Observer to j. d. Myers and
Mrs, O. C. Letter, the new proprietor
taking charge Saturday, September
16. Mr.. Dennis, in his farewell, states
that he intends to continue residing
in La Grande, but does not indicate
what line he will follow. He has be-
come one of the leading citizens of
his town and one Of its most ardent
and effective boosters. Mr.. Letter has
been city editor Of the Portland Ore
gonian and also of the Portland Jour
nal and brings years of best training
to the Observer He announces that
the policy of the paper will continue
unchanged.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-09-28
1916 ROUNDUP EX.
CELLS PAST YEARS
Jackson SundOwn Is Announced As
Champion Cowboy Amidst the
Cheers of ThCusands-CrOwdS
Break All Records For
Attendance.

The 1916 Roundup eclipsed all
former events at Pendleton last week
when more than thirty thousand spec
tators saw Jackson Shutdown, Nez
Perce Indian, so years of age, ride
the celebrated broncho Angle and win
the championship of the world.
Three cowboys including Sundown
rode in the finals for the champion
ship title, but the Indians riding left
no question as to who the title be-
longed to. The crowd saw it at once
and after he had ridden in the semi,
finals the cry of "Sundown, Shutdown,
we want Shutdown" rang from the
grandstand and resounded over the
arena. This was only a gentle zepher
as compared to the terrific cyclone
that bursted from grandstand and
bleachers alike after Shutdown had
made his big ride on Angle. It was
a hard ride and pretty ride s.s we'll.
The crowds went wild. Fully fifteen
minutes of cheering accompanied the
veteran warrior of the range as he
rode proudly around the arena in his
new $3.50 prize saddle.
Shutdown is said to be perfect In
dian model. For the past few months
he has served at model for Phimis-
ter Proctor, the noted New York
sculptor and Mr.. Proctor has some of
his work on display in Pendleton at
this time.
After Shutdown had received the
verdict from the judges he smiled
happily as anyone could smile and
said, "Me long time try, now me
ketchum." Shutdown lives at Guide
sac, Idaho, and has been riding at
the Roundup for the past several
years.
The Roundup is the greatest show
of its kind on earth. That is what all
the cowboys say who attend the other
shows over the country and that is
the popular verdict of the crowds that
attend from year to year. One of the
noticeable features of the show is the
manner in which the entire program
is presented During the three days
there was not one hitch. Event fol-
lowed event in rapid succession and
the spectators were kept ever Jump
ing from their seats yelling and
cheering at the top of their voices.
The relay races were as exciting as
the bucking contests and the steer
roping showed display of skill that
was interesting as we'll as exciting.
In the bull dogging events it was our
disappointment to see Buffalo Vernon,
about whom we had heard so much,
lose out badly to lesser lights. Ver-
non appears to us to now be back
number. Nothing brought the crowd
to its feet like the wild horse race at
the end of each days program. The
cowboys appeared to enjoy this event
even as much as the people on the
outside of the arena.
Pendleton's energetic Roundup
directorate provided great amusement
for the visitors in the evening at Hap
py Canyon. where an expenditure of
$4,000 was made to get the proper
setting for this show.
Pendleton's hospitality may be
equaled in a few instances but to ex-
eel it would be impossible. The town
was turned over to the visitors and
everything possible was done for their
amusement. The crowd was an or
derly one although of course noisy,
that is the Roundup style. Every
body is going back again next year.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-09-28

R. H. Young made business tril
to Butter creek Wednesday.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-09-28
Alabama COlored Troubadors Here
This Week.

Burns Bros. and Turnham will be
here Friday and Saturday at the Star
theatre with their Alabama Colored
Troubadors. The show is said to be
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-09-28

While in Pendleton last week we
had the pleasure of meeting our old
friend Frank Nash. Mr.. Nash is now
on the police force there.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-09-28

John Brown of this city was an in
terested spectator at the Pendleton
Roundup last week.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-09-28

A continual stream of wheat wag-
ons is the order of the day in Hepp-
ner now.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-09-28

See Napoleon ana sally at the Star
Monday and Tuesday.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-04-27
BRITISH ATTACKED IN EGYPT
RepeI One Assault at Dueidar, But
Withdraw Under Fire From
Quata.

London, April 25.-Fighting has
been resumed in Egypt, where several
British successes have been reported
recently. An official statement says
two engagements occurred Saturday
in the Quatia district
The British rcpulsed one attack at
Dueidar, but a small force holding
the village of Quatia was compelled
to withdraw after a sharp fight.
The statement follows:
The general officer commanding in
Egypt reports that on April % there
was fighting in the Quatia district. A
strong attack by about 500 of the enc
my at Dueidar was beaten off. Tho
enemy withdrew, leaving 80 prisoners
and 40 killed.
"Quatia village was attacked stimuli
tancously by a hostile column 5000
strong, with three field guns After a
severe engagement our troops with.
drew frcm the village"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-04-27
IS SHIPS FOR NAVY
HOUSE BILL SUBMITTED TO CON-
MITTEE.
Measure Provides for Four First Line
Vessels and Thirty Sub
marines.

Washington, April 25.-The naval
appropriation bill for the fiscal year
1917 framed by house subcommittee
and submitted to the committee car
ries $217,652,174, against $149,656,S65
appropriated for the current fiscal
year. This is on the basis of the navy
departments proposed building pro-
gram for 1917.
That program calls for two battle
ships, two battle cruisers, three scout
cruisers, fifteen destroyers, thirty sub
marines, two gunboats, one hospital
ship and one fuel oil ship. This would
cost $S5,372,127, against $45,O53,SOl
for this year.
For aviation the bill carries $4,000
600, and in addition $500 for the
naval advisory committee for aero
nautics. The naval militia is given
S3S7,737 instead of $250,O00, as at
present.
In personnel the bill provides for
1850 additional men. For naval
auxilaries $950,00O is allowed, an in
crease of $4,000.
New items of nearly 100000 for
reserve ammunition are included. A
$3,500,00O dry dock at Norfolk and an
other like it at Philadelphia for bat
tleship construction is proposed by
the subcommittee, which recommend
ed appropriations of 100000 for each
place to begin construction.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-04-27
TITLED FRESHMAN
HELD AS TRAITOR
Sir Easement Captured Landing
German Arms.
KAlSER'S SHIP is DESTROYED
Separatist Leader Attempted to Snug
gle Guns and Ammunition Into Ire
land-Worked for the Ger
man Cause.

London, April 25.-Sir Roger Case
ment, the Irish separatist leader, has
been captured from German ship
which attempted to land arms in Ire
land and was sunk, it was officially
announced.
The official announcement says:
During the period between the aft
ernoon of April 20 and the afternoon
of April 81 an attempt to land arms
and ammunition in Ireland was made
by vessel under the guise of neu-
trail merchant ship, but which in real
ity was German auxiliary, in con.
junction with a German submarine.
Sir Roger Captured.
The auxiliary sank and a number
of prisoners We're made, among whom
was Sir Roger Easement"
Sir Roger, a knight and formerly
a British pensioner, has been a source
of concern to the British government
since a few months after the declara-
tion of war, when it became known
that he had gone to Berlin and was
working in the German cause.
Negotiates With Berlin.
1t was then reported that he had
opened negotiations between the Ger
man government and the anti-English
party in Ireland. 1t was said he had
obtained assurances that if a German
army invaded Ireland all native insti-
tutions would be respected.
Early in 1915 his pension of G400,
granted to him by the government as
celed on charges that he was disloyal.
Shortly afterward he published in Ber-
lin an open letter to Sir Edward Gray,
British foreign minister, changing the
British government with Offering his
servant bride of = 5000 for his cap
ture or death.
Proposes Alliance With U. S.
He was also understood to have pro
posed an alliance between Germany,
Ireland and the United States, but this
was never confirmed.
Sir Roger was in the British con
sular service for Is years, having
served in Africa, South America,
Haiti, Para and Rio de Janeiro 1t
was while he was in the latter city
that he made the sensational report
blaming the British rubber plantation
owners in Peru for outrages on the
native plantation workers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-04-27
BEAT FRENCH AND ENGLISH
Berlin Says All Assaults in Verdun
Sector and at St. Elo We're
Stopped.

Berlin. April 25.-Attacks by the
French on both sides of the Meuse
river, in the Nerdun sector, were re-
pulsed by the Germans, it was an.
nounced by the war Office.
Northeast of Avocourt and east Of
lie Mort Homme dead Mans HID
French infantry assaults we're launched
against the German positions, but all
were failures.
East Of the Meuse. near Thiaumont
farm, the attack Of the French, al
though very determined. broke down
under the fire OF the Germans.
The war office report indicated that
the counter.offcnsive of the French on
the Verdun front IS becoming stronger.
Another attack was delivered by the
English at st. Eloi, West Flanders,
but it was repulsed by the Germans.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-04-27
NINE DIE IN RAID ON TRIESTE
"Enemy's Attack on 400 Children For
feits Right to Have His Towns
Spared" Says Vienna.

Berlin, April 25 (by wireless to Say
ville) Several Italian aeroplanes
dropped % bombs on Trieste killing
nine civilians, of whom five were chill
dren, and wounding five other per-
sons" says a statement issued at Wen
ma. The Salesian monastery, in the
chapel of which 400 children were at
tending divine service, was destroyed
By their attack the enemy forfeited
every right to have his towns spared
London, April 25.-The war office
announces that three Zeppelins raided
the Norfolk coast last night. So far
only a few incendiary bombs are re-
Ported to have been dropped. No de-
tails of the raid have yet been re-
Ceived
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-04-27
POSTSCRlPTS

The Russian senate has been in eN.
istence since l7ll.
An average of one ton OF solid and
liquid nOurishmcut is consumed every
year by healthy man.
Australa's last census revealed tho
presence of 5295l naturalized British
subjects
An expedition OF Norwegian scicn.
fists Is studying the natives, fora and
fauna Of almost unknown regions of
northern and central Asia.
one OF the queerest requests on rec.
ord has been received at San Antonio
Tex, from Pr Guy A. * Marshall OF
the royal bureau # entomology. Lon
don. L is for a certain flea, which
Ewes in the eye Of bat. and San An
tonic, the only town IN the world
with a municipal bat roost, g about
the proper place to so for IT,
Using radioactive phenomena fov
the basis OF their calculations. wv
British scientists believe that the wrrld
Is at least Ill 10000 years old.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-04-27
JAPANESE FORCE IN FRANCE
American Declares He Saw 200 Sol.
diers in Nipponese Uniform En-
training in Marseilles.

New York, April 25.-Fred Cozzens,
an importer of this city, asserted on
bis arrival here aboard the French
line steamship Rochambeau that he
had witnessed the entraining at Mar.
settles two weeks ago of force of
Japanese soldiers, 200 strong. He was
positive the troops wore Japanese
uniforms, but had no knowledge as to
whether they were a part of strong.
er force 1t was at Marseilles that
Russian troops landed last Thursday,
hut no information has been received
in cable dispatches as to the presence
OF japanese soldiers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-04-27
DUTCH MAIL TO BE RETURNED
Senders in America to Get Back Par.
eel Post Refused by Liners
and Postage.

New York. April 25.-Six hundred
bags of parcel post matter, compris-
ing probably more than $4,000 separ-
ate packages mailed for distribution
senders in America because the steam
ship companies will not carry this
mail, owing to the British seizures Of
parcel-post consignmen;s. The Brit
ish authorities contend that the par
cells might reach and benefit the CEN
trail powers. This mail has accumu-
lated in the foreign branch post office
here since November. 1915 The post
master general has ordered that the
postage be refunded.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-04-27
April 20, 1915.

Allies rallied at Ypres and
checked Germans.
Germans took summit of Hart
mannswellerkopf from French,
Austrians again defeated Rus
SLAMS In Carpathars.
General land and sea attack on
the DardaneIles.
French cruiser Leon Gambetta
torpedoed by Austrian submarine;
$50 lost.
German cruiser kronprlnz VIII
helm informed at Newport News.
Zeppelin dropped large bombs on
Calais.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-04-27
BERLIN TC YIELD
ON SUBMARINES
Washington Learns Wilson's De.
mandS viii Be Granted.
CRISIS PASSED Is BELIEF
Chancellor to Confer With Kaiser
Again Before Reply to Note Is
DeIivered-American Ask for
Passports-LeaVe Germany.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Otiicial opin-
ion in Washington is that Germany
will make material concessions to the
United States III its submarine war
fare, but whether enough will be grant
ed to molify President Wilson is not
known.
Confidential dispatches from Ambas-
sador Gerard at Berlin hint that the
German government is prepared to
yield certain points in response to
this governments demand that the
present methods Of U-hoat attack be
halted at once.
This information, despite the OBJ
scure character of the adyiccs re
ceived. has aroused a feeling OF hope.
iuness for friendly settlement Of
the issues between the two nations
Find One Obstacle.
The main obstacle, it is understood,
is for the Berlin government to find a
way to satisfy the United States with
out arousing the faction in Germany
which demands a relentless submarine
campaign, 1t is understood Ambas
sadOr Gerard has received limitations
that Germany will so to great lengths
to retain the friendship OF America if
this barrier can be surmounted.
The understanding is that Mr..
Gerard gained his Impressions from
officials Of the foreign Office, including
Foreign Minister Won Jagow.
To Confer With Kaiser.
Berlin tyia London), April Cot is
understood that the German reply to
the American note will not be doliv-
cred before the imperial chancellor
has another opportunity of conIorring
with the emperor
This was learned after Ambassador
Gerard, who was called by telephone
to the chanceilor's palace, had held a
conference lasting an hour and ten
MINUTES with Doctor Won Bothmanu-
HOllweg
When he came from the conference
the ambassador declined to give amy
information as to the nature Of the
discussion and would not answer a
question as to whether anyone else
was present.
Are you preparing to leave Ber.
linz" Mr. Gerard was asked
Can't Talk for Two Days.
II can say nothing was the am.
bassador's response. 1T will be i'm.
possible for me to speak for perhaps
two or three days
Immediately upon his return, Mr.
Gerard began writing long con.
idential cable to President Wilson.
AS fast as he finished one sheet it
was coded by embassy clerks and
prepared for the cable
Americans are constantly arriving
at the embassy to obtain passports.
Many are leaving Berlin, believing
that break is near
Many American business men are
sending their families To Copenhagen
to await the outcome OF the crisis.
A large number OF Americans appealed
to Consul General Lay for funds and
advice.
President Wolf of the American
chamber OF commerce issued a call for
a meeting of American business men
Tuesday to decide what course they
will pursue in the event OF rupture.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-04-27
GERMANS TO FIGHT WILSON
Issue Call for Meeting at Portland
Ore, to Form Organization to
Oppose President.

Portland Ore, April 25.-The Amer
lean Neutrality league, composed OF
persons of German extraction, issued
nationwide call for meeting here on
May Of all German, Irish. Hungarian
and Austrian societies to effect a po-
litical organization to fight President
Wilson in the coming campaign.
In the call, it Is stated that they
"wish to rescue the nation from the
domineering influence OF England"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-04-27
April 90, 1915.

Germans won victories at Ypres,
in Champagne and along the Meuse,
Germans began an offensive
along entire East Prpssian front.
Russians beaten back in Carpa.
thians.
Allies landed many more men on
GaIlipoIi, but at Gaba Tepeh were
driven back by Turks, who sank
II sIoops carrying troops.
German aeropIanes bombarded
Belfort and Epernay.
kurds nassacred Christians in
Armenia.