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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-19

GALVESTON. Aug. 19.-Meager re-
ports indicated that the hurricane
which struck Texas towns yesterday
is following the Rio Grande and strik-
ing the army camps, This morning il
centered at Del Rio, fifty miles above
Eagle Pass.
No word has been received Of the
steamer Fort Morgan now thirty-four
hours overdue. A fishing boat is
missing Every Corpus Christi beach
cottage has been wrecked. The in
habitants fled to high bluffs, Browns
vile troops took refuge in city hous-
es.
BEEVILLE, Texas, Aug. ia
midnight Corpus Christi telephone
message said Things are mighty
bad A big pavilion has just blown
away and a boat sunk in the harbor.
The hurricane struck Beeville last
night with a gale of sixty miles an
hour A saloon and two blacksmith
shops were wrecked. Many smaller
buildings were demolished. The cot
ton crop was ruined. Windmills, si-
los and fences are gone. Trains are
unable to go farther than Sinton on
the San Antonio, Arkansas Pass rail-
road co. II is reported the hurricane
blew debris across thet racks. All
the wires are down south of here. No
casualties were reported.
SAN ANTONIO, Aug, lS.-Browns-
Vile sent wireless message that
the hurricane slightly damaged the
militia camps. Tents We're blown
away but there were no casualties.
The center of the hurricane passed
between Corpus Christi and Harlin-
gen. thirty miles northwest OF
Brownsville. 1t diminished greatly
fifty miles northeast of Eaglepass.
The thirty thousand militiamen are
safe.
The causeway connecting Corpus
Christi and the mainland was badly
damaged Workmen are stringing a
cable and expect to establish commb-
nications this afternoon.
c. A. Gates. manager of the Rock
port telephone office, walked twenty
miles west this morning He report
ed there was some loss OF life in the
gulf off Rockport.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-19
WHEAT GOES SKYWARD
IN CHICAGO; PORTLAND
PRICES Up 3 CENTS

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-(special to
the East Oregonian. Range Of prl-
ces today:
Open. High. Low. Close
Sept. S1.46A 1.4S% 1.44h I47%
Dee. $3.50 $1.52 1,48h 1919
Portland.
PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 19-(spe-
claI)-Club, S1.17; Dluestem, S1.29.
Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 1S.-Wheat:
Spot No. l Manitoba, 13s lid (S502
as per bu.) No. 2 red western win
ter, 1Ss sd.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-19
TO ADVERTISERS.

The East Oreg0nau has the largest bona
flde and guaranteed paid circulation OF anY
paper ia Oregon, east Of Portland and L.
far the largest circulation In pendleton OF
any newspaper.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-19

CONTINUED on Page 81
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-12
AUTO|STS HELD UP ON
BROAD STREET ROAD
>. L. Gibson ana r. b. Chenault, S0A
North Boulevard, Are Re-
hcved Of $107.

Stopping their automobile in a Sc
cluded spot on the Broad Street Road.
short distance from the Belt Line
bridge. two white highwaymen held
up at the point OF a pistol J. l. Gibson
and f. B. Chenauit. whose home is at
9o4 North Boulevard, this morning at
1880 o'clock. relieving the two of
t1s77o.
The young mon had spent the even
ing out in the country and were on
their way home when the two men
emerged from the thickst alongside
the road and demanded them to stop
tho car. After complying with their
request the two young men were
forced to aliGht from the car, and.
while one OF them covered the two
with revolver the other rified their
pockets. Gibson was relieved Of $3.50.
while the highwaymen secured S17.7o
from the pockets of Chenault, The
highwaymen left their watches and
other valuables. only taking the money.
After accomplishing their purpose, the
two men made on into the darkness.
The young men Immediately pro-
ceeded to Second Police Station whore
they related the details Of the hold-up.
The young men got good look at
only one of the men. They described
him as being about FIVE feet. four
inches tall and wearing a light suit
and cap.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-12
GERMANY TO DECLARE
EFFECTIVE BLOCKADE.
Little Headway
Made by General
Strike Movement
STRIKING CARMEN IN NEW YORK
SEEM TO HAVE BET
TERED GRIP.

New York, Sept. 11.-Traffic condi-
tons, due to the car strike, through
out Manhattan and the Bronx were
worse than on any preceding day. The
subway and elevated service was much
more irregular. The surface cars ran
so infreQuently that they were of little
value.
Despite the action of the labor con-
ference, which recommended a gen.
eral sympathetic strike to aid the car
. men, little Roadway was made in that
direction today. The cal,ner counsel
OF President Samuel Gompers, of the
A. F. of l., actuated the movements
of the labor leaders. Action on the
general strike was postponed until a
meeting OF the Central Federation
Union on Friday,
In the Grand Central and Four
teenth street subway stations the rush
closely resembled free-for- all fight.
Trains were operated at frequent in
tervals, but eight-car trains were the
. rule. ten-car trains being few
On the elevated lines many halts
were made between stations. The
crush on station platforms often I'M
periiled the lives of prospective pas
sengers
The New York Railways street cars
ran so lrregularly that operators of
1itney BUSES did a thriving business,
Cars Of these lines were slow In get
ting away from their barns In the
morning, and In consequence the over
flow 10 the subway and IL lines taxed
the latter TO capacity According to
New York Railway officials. about the
Same number of green cars were in
operation today as on saturday Tho
report compiled at police headquar-
ters indicated there were fewer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-12
-Mffliken Is Elected Governor BY More
Than 1900 Plurality.
Over Curtis.
TWO SENATOR'S AND FOUR
CONGRESSMEN REPUBLICAN
Voters Approve Legislation Limiting
to Sd Hours the Length of Women's
and Minors Week of Iabor--But
Sixty Precincts to Report

Augusta Me, Sept 1.-THE Re-
publicans today made a clean sweep
in Maine. They elected Carl E.
Milliken Governor by upwards OF H.
600 plurality. They elected two Sem
ators-Frederick Hale and Bert NJ
Fernald. They elected four Congress
men--Louis B. Goodal. in the First
District; Wallace H. White. in the
Second: John A. Peters, in the Third,
and Ira G. Hersey, in the Fourth.
Hale's plurality over Senator
Charles F. Johnson Is estimated at g.
900; Fernald's plurality over Kenneth
c, NJ Sills is estimated at 1900.
With all but ninety OF the s35 pre-
cincts in the state reported, returns
for Governor give:
For Governor.
Carl f. Milliken Republican,,
7130i.
Oakley c. Curtis Democracy, G1,0o3.
The same precincts in 1914 gave:
Haines tRepublican). 61.347.
Curtis (Democrat), 5e,345.
Gardner Progressively 1922.
For the Senate.
For United States Senator the sa me
precincts show:
Fernaid tRepublican), 7o.7a2.
Hale tRepublican). $3.50.
Johnson DEMOCRACY, 62,4o2
Sills CDemocrat). 1892
The returns show Republican gain
of about 81 per cent over the vote
of 1914. and a Democratic gain of
about seven per cent. The Republi
cans apparently captured about 80
per cent OF the Progressive vote.
Claims Clean Sweep.
Chairman Frank J. Ham. OF the
Republican State Committee, at 10
o'clock tonight claimed that Milliken's
plurality over Governor Curtis would
reach 1900. Beside the election of
two Senators and the four Congress
men. he claimed the Republicans ha 1
carried every one Of the sixteen coun-
ties with the exception of Knox and
Androscoggin.
Indications are that the entire State
ticket has gone through in the land
slide. thus giving the Republicans a
ma jority In both branches OF the Leg
islature.
Six counties complete out OF the six
teen in the State show the following
Milliken pluralities over Curtis: Ken
nebeck. 1850: Aroostock, 1000: Lin
coin, 200; Oxford, 1,477: Sagadahoc,
235; Somerset, 1,102
Governor Elect Millikin IL a native
of Island Falls He was formerly
president of the Maine Senate.
Colonel Frederick Hale. Of Portland,
Is son of Ex-senator Eugene Hale.
OF Ellsworth. He was elected for the
long term over Senator Charles F.
johnson. of Waterville.
Former Governor Bert M Fernald,
Of West Poland. who was elected for
the short term. was opposed by Pro-
lessor Kenneth c. Sills, Of Brunswick,
dean OF Bowdoin College.
Accept Fffty-four Hour Bill.
The voters accepted by a large ma
tority the nfty-four hour bill. This
measure passed at the last session OF
Confined on Second Pawal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-12
.SALON|k| BIG PUSH
IS BEGUN BY ALLIES
BRITISH IN SWIFT THRUST CAP.
TURE FOUR BULGARIAN
VILLAGES.
OPEN WITH HEAVY FIRE
FRENCH FORMING CENTER AND
SERBS ON LEFT MAKE AID
VANCES THROUGH VARDAR
REGION. ROUTING DEFENDERS,

London, Sept 1.-THE allied drive
from Saloniki has begun. The Brit
ish, forming the right wing of the
Macedonia army, took the lead by
crossing the Struma near Lake Tahino,
and with a swift thrust against the
Bulgarian defense lines. captured four
villages.
The entente center formed by the
French opened a terrific drumf1re on
the Bulgarian lines between the VAR
dar and Lake Dorian.
The Serbs. constituting the left far
to the west. launched an attack en-
masse near Ostrovska Lake, wrecked
two villages from the Bulgariens and
followed on the heels of the retreating
defenders. simultaneously they start
ed drive against Florina. seventeen
miles southwest OF Monastir. putting
the Bulgars to flight in disorder To-
night battle RACES on the whole no
mile front from Florina to tho Struma
The French wsr Office statement.
which recounts these initial blows in
the long-prepared Macedonian cam
paign, makes II clear that the Bulgars
are putting up bitter defense The
French bonn bardment between the
Nardar and Lake Dorian is being IAN
swered with great violence" and on
"ohstinatelv defending themselves"
Greek Intervention Fact
King Constantine. the HohenzoIlern
relative. doomed up suddenly tonight
as the possible commander In chief of
the allied forces In Macedonia
Before the campaign for thc recons
quest OF Serbia and the Orient Railway
has begun In earnest Greece will have
cast her lot definitely with the entente
unless all signs on the Macedonian no.
rtson lie. The Hellenic King person
ally and through hi. premier Zatmis
Is In constant negotiation with the al
lies and on the finishing touches of the
Anal pact are wanting to make Greece's
intervention fact, Constantine is
still holding out for the concessions Of
fered him eighteen months ago. but
then refused by him. But he is fast
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-12
DEMOCRAT.

New York, Sept, 11.-yance G.
Mccormick. Democratic national
chairman. issued this statement on
the Maine elections:
The result IN Maine indicates a
sweeping Democratic victory in No
vember. I have never claimed we
would win In Maine. because | real
ICED that to carry such a rock
ribbed Republican stronghold in a
presidential year was practically
impossible.
We have materially reduced the
large Republican majority always
obtained on national issues IN that
State. and that insures the election
OF President Wilson in November
by an impressive ma iority just as
sure as the Republican plurality of
1880 In 1892 presaged the cleo
ton Of President Cleveland In No
yember.
ut Is the first time that the
United States Senators have ever
been elected in Maine by popular
vote. and the sentiment as to ma
ftonal issues is to Re gagged by the
vote cast on the same issues in
other years.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-12
RETAL|AT0Ry
MEASURES TO Be USED
Cannot DO Other, Sc and Maintain
Self-Respec. Says Senator
Chamberlain
NEUTRAL BUSINESS RUINED.
Methods of Britain In Looting Amerf-
can Mails to Give Her Manufacture
ers Information and Orders Is
Condemned.

Washington, Sept. lit have no
doubt the Information that is com
ing into possession of this government
will force the United States to make
effective use of the retaliatory meas
ures that did get into the revenue
law. We cannot do otherwise If we
are to maintain our self-respect
From all Indications the United States
has better spirit than Sweden, and
yet we proudly assert that we are the
greatest nation on earth
This statement was made today by
Senator Chamberlain, d m r {
chairman of the Military Affairs Com
mittee. Mr.. Chamberlain is author of
one OF the retaliatory measures in the
revenue bill that was adopted by the
Senate, but afterwards stricken out
under instructions from the State De-
partment. He charged on the floor of
the Senate that his measure had been
killed through British and Canadian
influence.
Senator Chamberlain declared to-
day that II Lloyd Georges virtual ad-
mission In Parliame Mt that the British
were using information obtained
through the censorship for the pro-
motion OF their own commerce had
Dcon PuOilSneu mere DsICFS lnS rev.
enue bill was passed. the retaliatory
amendments would never have been
cut out.
Says Statement Proves Charge.
Lloyd Georges statement" sale
Senator Chamberlain, lis equivalent
to an admission Of the truthfuness
of the charges I made in debate. 1t
proves exactly what the British gov
eminent is doing and what 1t intends
to keep on doing in connection with
Its censorship.
my correspondence Is filled with
letters showing how the business OF
American citizens has been interfered
with and diverted into other channels
The British government has taken
from the mails not only letters, but
draftA important papers, actual
money and whatever they could get
their hands on.
II have a letter from a prominent
business man in Pennsylvania, whose
namc cannot give without his con-
sent. telling how his business has
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-12
Powerful Fleet OF 800 Submarines &c
Begin Operation
January 1.
TO CUT OFF ENGLAND
FROM ALL SUPPLIES IS AIM
No Vessel Carrying Food or Munitions
to Be Permitted to Reach England.
Sensitive Wireless System Is Per-
fected.

London, Sept. lin a dispatch
from Berlin to the Daily News Rut'
ledge Rutherford says;
Germany has decided to declare a
blockade against England, effective on
January l next.
For this purpose powerful fleet
Of submarines Is being completed and
plans are being worked out to make
the blockade a stringent one. The
movements of the submarines, II Is
said. will be guided to some extent by
Germanys hight flying Zeppelins
These submarines and Zeppelins viii
be equipped with extra sensitive wire
less apparatus"
One high in the councils OF the
German naval administration today
said
VIII Have 800 Submarines.
by the end of the year, and per
haps a little sooner, Germany will
have in fighting trim 500 submarine
of the mes. efficient type. and no yes
sells carrying food or munitions will be
permitted to reach England. Ours
will be a real blockade. not a coerc!ve
or iIlegit.mate one, such as England
pretended TO institute against Ger
many"
No computation will he felt regard
ing the revival OF submarine warwnre
because It is felt that Englards abro-
CATION OF the declaration Of London
has left Germany free Of restraint in
the matter of her promise to America.
To D~tect and Destroy Nets
Walter Forstmann. Germany's most
skilled submar!nist. is on the program
to command the squadron OF subma-
rines. He recently received the Order
OF Merite for sinking more than hun
dred vessels, which included trans
ports. patrol vessels and merchantmen.
The return OF the great submarine
Deutschland from the United States
has encouraged further undersea er-
forts. Many new submarines vii! be
equipped with improved devices ore
OF which will enable submarine COM
manders to detect and destroy nets
which England has laid and will lay
in great numbers
Mystery enshrouds the wherea bouts
Of the submarine Bremen. That she
has suffered damage to her engines
or that she has been sunk by a British
d,Stroyer Is denied by naval authori-
ties here.
The Bremen should have reached
Baltimore. however. before the
Deutschland started on her return
trip.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-12
HENRY f0aO IS NOT
TOO PROUD TO FIGHT
Files Reply to Suit Against Him
By the Navy
League.

Washington. Sept. 1l.-Henry Ford
may be pacifist. But sometimes he's
not too proud to fight His recent
SUIT against a Chicago newspaper was
followed by his filing here an answe r
to the 100000 libel suit brought
against him by the Navy League.
Mr.. Fords appearance here through
his attorneys was entirely voluntary.
The District of Column bia courts have
no jurisdiction over him. he was ad :
vised.
However, he not only made answer
to the allegations but he neither
retrActed nor apologies for tho dis
play Advertisements which implied
connection between : the league and
munition manufacturers. In fact, he
stands perfectly pat saying what he
published was true in substance and
in fact"
He holds also that the publication
was privileged because 1t concerned
every one in the country. of which
he Is a citizen. He says similar state
rnents have been published and also
made on the floor of Congress with
out. SO far az he knows, ever produc-
ing an authoritative denial from the
Navy League.
His attorneys. Alfred Lucking, OF
Detroit; l.. K. and Stephen Porter. of
Pittsburg, and w. c. Sullivan, of
Washington, made the following state
ment:
1T IL extraordinary to select a place
most convenient to the plaintiff where
the defendant cannot be compelled to
appear. We have advised Mr. Ford
That he need pay no attention to this
smt. But he will meet the league
upon tho field OF Its own choosing.
He has not sought this litigation, but
he will not avoid 1t. He IL perfectly
willing to place before any jury the
facts which caused him to make the
publications of which the league COM
plains.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-12
WILSON HIS AUTHORITY
TO DECLARE EMBARGO
Can Prohibit Exporting of ANY
Article Used In the European
War.
EXISTING ACT SUFFICIENT.
Resolution OF April ~. 1898, still In
Effect Is Opinion of Those Who
Have Studied-Whcat Embargo
bad Move

Washington. Sept. 11.--Since Con-
gress adjourned It has been discover.
ed that the President has ample au-
thority under existing law to put an
embargo on any article used in the
European war. II he deemed such &C.
ton expedient,
The report from Chicago that An
embargo may he placed on wheat ia
not credited here The Presidents
political lieutenants declared today
this would be very bad political
move. SO long as whea. IS moving
to Europe the supply here remains
short and high prices prevail Keep
ing all domestic wheat at home would
increase the supply and reduce the
price.
That result would not be popular
among the farmers. and as an election
10 at hand political wiseacrss say the
President realizes the situation and
will be governed accordingly.
There never has been a minute.
however. 1t was said today by a
prominent Democratic senator, that
an embargo could not have been
placed against the shipment Of mu-
nitions. Many resolutions seeking
this end have been introduced. All
OF them have been suppressed. the
administration making 1t clear IL had
no sympathy with such proposals.
Provides Powerful Weapon.
April 70. 1898. during the Spanish
American war. this resolution was
passed and approved:
Resolved, etc, That the President
Is hereby authorised. In his discre-
ton. and with such limitations and
exceptions as shall seem to him ex-
pedient. to prohibit the export of
coal. or other materials used in war,
from any seaport Of the United states.
otherwise ordered by tho President
or by Congress-"
March ~, 1919. that resolution was
amended to make 1t apply to exports
by land into Mexico. Statesmen who
have studied the two resolutions saw
the first one Is still In effect and gives
the executive powerful weapon II
he cares to use 1t. A wheat has
been declared contraband Of war, It
would not be stretching tho law seri-
ously to place an embargo upon Il.
1t was stated at the Department OF
Justice today that no information had
been furnished 1t which would amount
to legal evidence of a conspiracy TO
increase the price Of broad or -four.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-12
PRnGREssIUES- ASKED
TO SUPPORT WHITMAN

New York, Sept 11.-Fifty repre-
for the nomination and election of
Governor Whitman today Accom-
panying a copy of the Whitman
White Book" which was sent to the
47.0oo Bull Moosers in the State, was
a note reading
believing that Mr.. Whitman has
given the State a progressive admin
istration and one much to advance
progressive principles. we have de-
cided 1t much better to entrust the
government to another term OF the
Whitman administration than again
entrustinE to administration backed
by Tammany Hall"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-12
WILL DEFEAT LODGE.
ASSERTS FITZGERALD

NV York. Sept. lit shall be
nominated ana shall defeat Henry
Cabot Lodge for United States Gen
ator." asserted John F. Fitzgerald. OF
Massachusetts,, talking to National
Chairman Mccormick and newspaper
mso today.
Wilson win carry Massachusetts,,
TAsso are 30. 900 railroad operatives
thsrs. To q man they are for Wilson
Lodge 10 not talking much about the
e19ft-hour law. He Is confning his
speeches to dry statistics as to how
H. North pays the bulk OF the in
ceuns tax"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-12
CLEAN SWEEP IS MADE
BY MAINE REPUBLICANS
HOW LEADERS VIEW
RESULT IN MAINE
REPUBLICAN,.

New York. Sept, 11.-Herbert
Parsons. of the National RepubH-
can Committee says;
The Maine election shows that
the people of this country want
the Democrats out and the Repub-
licans in. The vote is along party
lines. The Republicans and Pro
gressives are united to defeat the
Wilson administration.
The Republicans carry Maine
by over 5000 and elect a Cover
nor, two United States Senators
and all four congressman. This IL
a clean sweep"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-12
GALLANT DAvAR|ANS
FIGHT TO THE FINISH
British Reports Indicate RepuIsc and
Capture of Many Men In
Sonnme Field.
ALL SEEMS QUIET AT yERDUN
Berlin Statement, Which Is Mcagre,
Says Portion of Berry Village Is
Recaptured and Prisoners Are
Taken

London, Sept. l1.--Picked Bavaran
troops under the command of the
Bavarian crown prince, recently made
field marshal. are locked In a death
grappie with the British for the
ground where once stood the village
OF Ginchy, north OF the Somme.
This battle. now raging necessarily
for three days, overshadows In fury
and importance anything reported
from the western front during the last
twenty-four hours. No new gains are
reported by the allies on the Somme.
but relatively the French British
troops again emerged victorious out of
the twenty-four hours fighting, for
they beat back each Of the numerous
German counter attacks on both sid es
OF the river.
Gallant Bavarians Rcpulsed.
The Bavarians carried the battle
back into Ginchy yesterday and last
night. for the Sir Douglas Haig after
noon report speaks OF nghting I'm
the village. When the combat finally
subsidized, however, the British were
again in full possession OF the place,
having added four ofhcers and 10
men to their captures.
Tho Germans seem determined In
regain 0inchy at all costs, a. It forms
the last barrier between tho British
and tho strategic railway town of
Combles.
Today's hghting 10 not covered by
the British report, but the German
war ONCE statement of this afternoon
says:
Fresh fighting has been in proKress
since carly this morning for posses
sion of Ginchy and tho ground south
east of that point"
1t Is admitted that yesterday ad
vanced trenches remained In British
hands.
South of the somme Ave violent at
tacks were launched by the Germans
against the new French lines betwe zen
Bern and the region south Of Chaulnes,
front OF four and half miles.
Attacking Troops Forced hack.
Everywhere the attacking troops
were forced back into their trenches"