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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
Woman Charged
With Sisters Death

MORRILTON, Ark, Nov. PA
coroner's jury today investigating the
death OF Mrs. Louisa Williams, who
was found dead in her home here No
vember 49, recommended that Mira.
Christiana TONNE sister of the dead
woman be held to the grand jury. A
warrant was issued for Mrs. TONNES
arrest but II was not served and the
circuit court Judge allowed lawyer to
file a bond for her appeararce
Mrs. TONNE. testifying at the in
quest. said that her husband. John
TONNE, from whom she is separted,
poisoned Mrs. Williams. TONNE took
the stand and denied this. No warrant
has been issued for his arrest.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
Teutonic Food
Situation Serious

LONDON, Nov 28-Thc Daily Mai
today makes feature story of what il
describes as highly authentic informa
tion that the food situation in both Ger.
many and Austria Hungary is NOR,
desperate than had hitherto been gen.
orally believed This information IS
based on what is claimed to be the ne
cessity OF the American officials in bo,l
countries to send urgent demands hom,
for supplies Of food The food supple.
II is said, are now arriving and are be.
ing placed in depo,s under the vgilan
supervision OF American officials.
Miss Helen Keller, the famous blind
and deaf scholar, is said to have been
the largest individual contributor to the
socialist campaign fund this year.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
Fraud Is Charged
Against Lawyers

J w. Burns and + J Hodges. for
mcrly associates in the law business.
we're sued for $2l977 by Mrs. Leva
r. Pcterman this morning in an action
filed in district court She alleged that
the two attorneys fraudulcn'ly induced
her TO invest S20O0 in the Credit Ref
erenee company, a name they gave their
collecting business, on the ground that
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
ST. LOUIS.

ST. LOUIS. Nov ?s-HOGS, Receipts
$4,000 steady 20 Zoe lower. lights tgs5
G9s0 pigs 81 0Gd 90. mixed and butch
ers ~ 20n 10 0b good heavy ~ g5M 10,
bulk 81 i0dl 10 %, CATTLE Receipts 6
900. strong native beef steers 81 50g
30 yearlirg steers and helfers 81 10 q
so. stockers and feeders s. 3Og7 so,
Texas quarantine steers s. 60rS on,
prime southern beef steers " 00ifg 90,
beef COWS and hcifers ti,25g7.b0. prime
yearling steers and helfers sfb04 co.
native calves SO 0Onll75. SHEEP Re-
oeipts 1900 steady. Lambs 81 6QN ~ %,
ewes IS 7bm1 60. yearlings 5000 10 90.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
SUGAR.

NEW YORK. Nov. is.-sugar. raw.
easy; centrifugal, b.6tc; molasses, Tie;
refined. dull; fine granulsted, 7.bOc
points high on unfavorAble cable advices
from Cuba. Later the list eased off un-
der liquidation and at noon prices were
about unchanged.
late In the afternoon a sale Of 10000
bags Of Cuban was made on the basis OF
5 Gic for centrifugal and 477 for mo
laBses
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
BOARD TO DECIDE ON
ACTION AT MEETING

Whether officials OF the republican
and socialist parties in Oklahoma will
be prosecuted for failing to file with
the state election board a statement OF
their election campaign expenses will
he determined at the next meeting of
the board, {. L. Cardwell chief clerk,
said today.
The law provides that party off
eials. when delinquent with their re-
ports, are subject to fine and impriS-
onmept No date has been set for the
next meeting Of the election board. q
|, was at private entertainment and
a lady had just risen from the piano.
Would you like to be able to sing
and play as | do, dear" she queried
OF a little S-year-old miss.
"No, ma'am," was the unexpected re-
ply
And why notl" asked the lady.
Cause" explained the small OBJ.
servV1l"l wouldn't like to have people
say such horrid things abou, me-"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. Nov. 2s Spot cotton: In
moderate demand; prices lower; good
mIddllng. l25id; mIddlng. l2,ild; low
mlddllng, 70 25d Sales. 1000 bales, in
cmding e.l0O American Futures closed
weak November. l2.lld; November De-
cember, ~ l0d; December January
l2.lOd; January February. l2.lSd Febru-
ary- March. l2.22d March April. l2.3ld;
April May. ~ $50; May-June, l2ild;
June July. l2ild; July August. l2ild
August September. ~ 05d; September
October, II ied; October November
ll.3ld; November pocemherf. 1850
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
KANSAS CITY.

KANSAS CITY Nov, 2S--HOGs Re
celpts 10000, lower; bulk tOd9s5;
heavy is7509sO. packers and butchers
- 50QssO, light 81 30u9.75; pigs i700q
so. CATTLE Receipts 10000, includ-
ing 100 southerns; steady; prime fed
steers tlOb01ll.75 dressed beef steers
s7.5OalO25; southern steers f56odS5O;
cows A75gs.50: heifers F6O0dl0 2b.
stockers and feeders. no trade; calves
3sb09l1.0O SHEEP: Receipts 5000;
steady; lambs ill,25Gl2l0; ytarllngs
Ssb0Gf97b: wethers 37.50as.50; ewes 50. 10
u756; stockers and feeders, no trade.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2s.--HOGs Receipts
$1,000; slow: bfIl0c under yesterday =
average; bulk 80 1905 light ts70q
800, mixed 81 925ql0l heavy S96og
CATTLE Receipts 5000; steady. Native
beef cattle 90 7bdl2 80; western steers
t6,75a 80; stockers and feeders s. 6on
20. cows and heifers 81 Gbgs,l5, calves
fs.00nl275 SHEEP; Receipts 1900;
steady, Wethers ss00Gss0; lambs $3.50
UI2eb
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
KANSAS CITY CASH GRAIN.

KANSAS CITY, Nov: 2s. - WHEAT;
Unchanged: No. hard. Sl75al.si; No,
2 red. sl.76Gls0. CORN. Unchanged to
nc lower; No. mixed. 9la 81 NC; No. >
white, e2u92hc; No. 2 yellow, 92Hs2 Nc.
5s4c: No. mixed 55G56c RYE:
81 i0nl.i2h. KAf1R AND MILO
MAIZE: 3s35G236
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28

An automobile that turns easily In
narrow streets that two New York men
have patented has a wheel at each side
and one at each end. the steering
mechanism operating the last two si.
multaneously
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
CHICAGO CASH GRAIN.

CHICAGO, Nov 2s-wIIEAT: No 2
red. tl76H; No. 2 hard. $50 CORN:
No. . yellow, 92h a9tc OATS Standard.
nominal RARLEY. g0cflii25
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
PrOduCe-- Provisions
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. Nov 2s-BUTTER: Low
er; creamery, qdii2c. EGGS: Receipts
2.s6 cases; unchanged POTATOES
ncceipts, 80 cars unchanged. Poub-
TRY; Alive, lower; fowls. lbc; springs
lie. turkeys. 2bc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
KANSAS CITY.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Nov. S.-BUT-
TER Creamery, lie; flrsts. i0c; seconds
3gc; nacklsg, 3?c. EGGS; Firsts. zoe
POULTRY. Hens. i5C; roosters. ltCi
brollers, 2lc. POTATOES: Easy; r.o0
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
;EES&21 E!{s wheat PRICES ARE SUDDENLY DEM0RAzED $
Outside Livestock
FORT WORTH.

FORT WORTH. Texas. Nov ~ go
CATTLE; Receipts. 5000. steady. steers
N00n900 HOGS: Receipts. 1000, 90
iOc lower, Hulk, ~ 6bn9s0. SHEEP.
Receipts, 1900; Sc lower. lambs, 5000
Nll0O
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
BRITISH WAR CHARITY
FUND NOW S250,000,000
Largest Portion Devoted to Aiding Sol
diers Returning to Civil
Life.

LONDON.-Estimates completed for
the first two years Of the war show
that the enormous sum of 2S0000 900
has been raised in the British empire
for charities growing out Of the world
conflict
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
ST. LOUIS CASH GRAIN.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2s-wHEAT: High
81 S2Ql IS. CORN. Lower No. 2. 81 u
92c; No. white, 93c OATS; Lower;
No mixed, 65hc: No. white. jIc.
RYE. SteAdN. No 9 81 tSh
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28

Does your minister practice what
he preaehesl" the newcomer questioned.
"He does the citizen answered with
a sigh, "and I'd be perfectly willing
to have him stop. lie lives next door
to me, and begin, a, 7 o'clock Sunday
morning to practice what he /, going
TO preach"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28

It was paying stockholders big divi.
dends.
Mr. Burns has gone to Ardmore,
Okla. where he is said TO be preaching.
Mr.. Hodges was at Tulsa today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
ST. LOUIS.
POULTRY

ST LOUIS, Nov B -- POULTRY
Hens, llhal3hc Springs. l5c; turkeys
23c. ducks. lial7c; geese. l3a l5c. BUT
TER: A2C. EGGS zoe.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
Large Amount TO Belgium.

Miss Bessie Mcdonald Of Toronto.
who has specialized in sociology and in
social service work has been appointed
by the minister OF labor to have general
supervision Of the interests Of the wom-
en- workers OF Canada.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
Prince Of Wales Fund.

OF this amount more than 100000,
GOO has been contributed for the relief
OF distress and the re-establishment OF
men returning to civil life The Prince
OF Wales fund is perhaps the greatest
Of the public charities dealing with dis
uess. About 10000 600, however, has
been raised in factories, banks, offices
and various business establishments
through weekly contributions for the
assistance Of families and dependents
of employees who have gone to the front
Part OF such funds is, Of course, being
reserved for relief work after the war
For sick and wounded SOLDIERS and
sailors the contributions are estimated
at S300O000O, most OF which has been
raised and administered by the British
Red Cross. Another s50,00,0W has
been spent for soldiers comforts.
such as tobacco, muiilers, pipes, socks
nittens, gloves. sweaters, safety raIors
insect powder, needles, sewing cotton
writing materials, chocolates and
sweets.
Large Amount to Belgium.
II is estimated that fully ss00000OC
contributed in the empire, has gone for
relief work among the allies the larg
est amount going TO Belgium. Relief
among the Belgian refugees in Grca,
Britain also, has called for large cS.
W.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
Money and Metals
LEAD AND spElIER.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2s-LEAD: 200
7.30. spelter, steady; spot Fast st. Louis
delivery lSUl5t Al London. lead 1 30,
los, spelter $50.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
aepaesENrArlvE CATTLE SALES
Native Gamers and Cutters

No VT pr No VT Pr. No. VT Pr,
l. 1910 as a.. 775 is g.. s6e 30
,lo7os,t l. 1850 KS D.. ss s. 50
l.. 400 4. IS s.. soi ! 90 l.. $40 S.7s
81. ,u 100 IL. ms 800 10. .lils 500
1I7wsso i..isaO $50 G..Icso 5 as
..la2o b2b
HOGS--Although slow In arriving. re-
eeipts In the local hog division today
were fairly good. totnhng around 1000
head, qualify OF which was fair. Best
butchers and heavtes brought 0S0Tss6
and bulk 50 s45GeS0 II was a slow mar
ket and generally bTl0c lower than the
k.st Aopday
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
Closing Quotation

egpResENrATive HOO SALES.
10. .sisso %. 400 s.77n ~. 400 o."
l..t30 50
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-26

The class-day program given yester-
day afternoon by the 1916 class was
one of the best given by any graduat-
ing class of the Pendleton high school
Wilbur Bailey. president of the Sc
niors. opened the exercises by giving
an address Of welcome to the people
and parents of Pendleton. Pauline
Rice followed with a beautiful piano
solo, TO the Evening Star Ernest
Boylen gave the class history. Emily
QUAINT gave a very interesting ana
talented Grafton on Belgium de-
scribing the country their govern
ment and the life the people lead.
Edith Richardson dressed as a
prophet, gave the class prophecy a.
she found it pictured in the future
! Margaret Phelps, accompanied by
Mrs. Phelps. played a very beautiful
violin solo, entitled THE Legend.
Miss Phelps displays rare musica
talent on her instrument.
The Emerald Isle" or ireland. wa
brought to mind in a very beautifu
Grafton by Aroline Clevenger Angela
Bowler gave the class poem in a yer,
beautiful and pleasing manner. Don
aid Robinson gave an Grafton ol
Preparedness. in which he outline
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-26
cEast oregonian specially

HERSIISTON, Ore, May 26.-,Iames
Ralph. secretary manager Of the Her
mission Light & Power Co.. was shot
and instantly killed last night about
10 O'Clock by Joe Roth, president oil
the company, who Immediately after-
wards committed suicide. The dou-
bic tragedy has shocked this cOmmn-
nifty,
Business jealousy is ascribed as the
cause Of the terrible deed. That 1t
was Dremeditated is indicated by the
fact that within the past two weeks
Roth had signed over all Of his prop
crty to his wife.
Ralph was shot just at the door OF
his garage. He had been out driving
i'm his new car and roth had conceal
ed himself in the garage TO await his
return. The door of the garage push
cs upward and Ralph had just lifted
il when Roth fired his first shot II
went through his victims heart. A sec
ond shot pierced the mans temple
The shots were heard by nearly ev'
eryone in the town and a dozen mer
we're on the scene in minute. They
found the body of Ralph at once anc
soon afterwards found, the dead bod!
of Roth behind the garage. He ha'
shot himself just behind the ear an'
death had been almost instantaneous
The shooting was done with .S2 call
Der revolver and five shots in all hat
been fired He also carried anothe
gun.
Sheriff t. D. Taylor and Coroner
T Brown were notified at once an
came down. An inquest was held an
the jury found verdict In accord
ance with the facts stated above.
The two men came here about fou
years ago to take charge of the ligf
plant. They came from Dayton, Wash
where they had lived for years an
where they had been associated VIII
each other almost from childood. Lat
ly. it is said, Roth had been CROWN
very Jealous of his partner.
Roth was about 81 years old. He
survived by wife and a daught'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-26

Not only will queen Muriel of Pen
dleton be given a royal float in which
To ride in all of the Rose Festival pa
rades but a special Pendleton float
which will be suggestive of the
Roundup. is being prepared by the
festiya, management, according TO
word received this morning.
The Pendleton float. which will ap-
pear in the principal parade and also
in the fraternal and military parade
will be an elaborate affair, accord
ing to the word received this morn
ing The central figures will be a
large horse and large steer. both
made of paper-mache, and the whole
float will carry out the Roundup idea
The king who will be named by this
city will ride on this float and he vii
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-26
Democrats Will
Decide Contests
on Committee
MEETING WILL BE HELD TOMOlt-
ROW AFTERNOON 10 Or
GANIZE.

When the democratic county centrai
o,m,oittee meets here tomorrow att
ernoon for purpose of organization Il.
vii, ha necessary to decide several
contests where candidates for COM
mitteemen were tied
The complete list Of committeeman
elected showing those tied, is as fol-
lows ~,
precinct 2. Jowel Hawton; 3, Ed
ward Hodglns, Elmer Chastain' tieu'
lane Hoon. 5, Geo. wharton, 6, j
w. Kelly; I, w. X. Van Slyke; ~, II
Il vancil: II, T. C. Frazier, 1S, j. q
MCDANIEL; 15, Claud Price; l6, Franz
Price; II, Jim Price, 10, c. o. Henry
90 Cass Cameron, 81, W. McBrlue
% II c. Rothrock; "a. Mack Smlth
81 r. H. Hlnderman; 20, r. kirKpat
rick. 30. G. Hilliard; 80, S. A. NewDel
~. a. ]. G, Mills; 81, N. Berkeley 30
- n. Caster; SO. T. M, Henderson, 81
"A Caster; SO, r. M. Henderson, .
FRED Laatz; 81, ]. s. Johns; 80, W. v
uarrah. C. p. Strain, tied; 4S, WI
Moore; AZ, Max Hopper; 40, j.
Beam. A. Jones. tied; A, Geo. D. PEI
bier; As, James Lalng; Al, John Gen
nv. 40 Louis Scholl; so, r. b. Stal
field Frank Spike, tied; 81, W.
Reeves. So, T. o. Yates, So, A. E. Bel
sci, "a. Tim campbell, 55, w 7 Sci
ers. Sc. H. C. Means: So, c "
brown; SO, ]. W. Etter; 60, H. H. NJ
REYNOLDS; 81, James Nelson; GA, j.
Wagner
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-26
Class-Dqy Program of High
School Seniors is Best of
Its Kind GiUen by Graduates

the dangers of this nation. The Boys
Glee Club gave striking selection en-
titled Down by the stream The
boys were Freeman Hendricks,
Charles Gordon, Ben Gerking. Paul
Callison and Raymond Wilkes. A
very pleasing oration was given oy
Jean Reber on the French writer
Balzac Charles Gordon gave the
Farewell to the Juniors" A most
interesting part of this was that Cor
don asked the juniors why they left
the sixteen on the fire house, Some
naughty juniors laughed at the idea.
thinking that there was no 16 on the
building But when the program was
over and the dignifled juniors had
strolled outside, they found to their
surprise a large '1s upon the old fire
house that has been painted so many
times that there is more paint than
boards upon the sides.
Ralph Hargett gave the response for
the juniors. Chester Reed closed the
program by giving the last will and
/ Testament OF the class OF 1916.
Tonight the commencement exer-
cises will be held in the high school
auditorium. The program will begin
promptly at Sis O'Clock.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-26
Reserve Truck is
Needed by Local
Fire Department
OLD HAND CARTS MADE USE OF
YESTERDAY WHEN FIRE
OCCURS.

That the fire department needs
small reserve truck for use in case OF
accident to the big auto fire truck was
shown yesterday afternoon when the
big truck went dead" when called
out for small blaze at 4;lO ana
was necessary to make use OF the Ola
hand carts Fire Chief Ringold be-
lleves such a car can be mproVlseu
at very moderate expense and VIII
be very useful.
The fire was at the oregon Market
on Main street and was caused py
using gasoline in cleaning the floor
The fire was extinguished by use OF
chemical in the shop.
When the alarm was phoned in the
street number was not given and the
Idepartment had no knowledge Of the
location fthe fire excepting that II
was on Main street The alarm Tor
the corner of Webb and Main was
sounded Fire Chief Ringold asks
that parties phonlng fire alarms give
the street number If possible and the
common name of the place where
this is not possible
The auto truck had been disabled
at the fire several nights ago aho
would not work when the alarm was
given. After the reserve equlpmeh'
had been brought into use the trucf
was started and reached the scene
shortly after the hose had been lalu
Owing to spectators standing in th'
street AT the corner of Main an'
} Court scare was created when th'
( truck hurriedly arrived on the scene
t heading toward the curb where I'M
hvdrant is located. However no mis-
= hans occurred. The fire chief cali
. attention to the fact that autos ar
T required TO keep 200 feet away iron
= fire equipment and spectators mus
= keen out OF the way and Off tn
n streets where the department is WORK
+ ing
: According to Chief Ringold tn
}. truck runs at very moderate spec
around corners and in the congeste
e district. owing to the noise OF IN
a big car he says people generally b'
= neve it is going much faster than 1t
t. At $50 last evening still alarl
ls was given when motorcycle WI
N afire in front of the City Garage Q
Cottonwood street The fire was e'
lie tinguished with a pyrene
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-26
PLANS FOR ANNUAL FLOWER
FESTIVAL WILL Be MADE
MEETING WILL BE HELD TOMON-
ROW NIGHT OF LOCAL
FLORAL SOCIETY.

Plans for Pendleton's annual How
er festival will be discussed tomorrow
evening at the annual meeting OF the
Pendleton Floral Society which VIII
be held in the council chambers oil
the city hall. beginning at 1SO. Dr'
H $. Garfield, president of the or
ganization, has issued the call for the
meeting
The election of officers will be held
and such other business as properly
comes before the society will be tran
sacted. Though the Towering plants
OF the city received a severe shock by
the cold winter and have been held
back by the spring weather, Dr. Gar
field believes there will be an abund
ance Of flowers later in the sprlns
and thinks a creditable show coulu
be put on.
Last year the floral show had to be
postponed because of the unfavoraplt
weather though all plans had beer
made and prizes contributed. These
prizes were held by the society for us'
this year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-26
Graduating Class
Largest in History
of PendIetOn High

: With 55 young men and wo-
. men in the finishing class the
= Pendleton high school will grad
. uate the largest class in its his
. tory this evening and probably
. the largest high school gradu-
= ating class in eastern Oregon.
. The class is almost evenly di-
= vided between the sexes, there
= being 20 girls and rs boys.
% The program tonight is to
= commence at S:15 sharp ana
. there are indications the high
. school auditorium will be
. crowded to capacity for the oc-
. casion. DR.. 5, b. L. Penrose'
. president of Whitman College
. is to deliver the commence
= ment address and the diplomas
. will be presented by J. " Tall
. man, chairman of the school
= board.
= The salutntory is by Mar
guerlte straughan and the vale
. dictory by Emil selbert. An ex-
. cellent musical program will be
. given during the exercises.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-26
Outlaw Chief is
Killed by Troops
Following Attack
MANY IN BAND ARE WOUNDED
AND REST MAKE ESCAPE
IN DISORDER.

NAMIQUIPA, (Wireless to Column
bus)-May 26.-American troops to-
day killed Candelario Cervantes' an
outlaw chieftain, south of Las Cruces
Cervantes was the leader OF the
bands who terrorized the section Iot
months. He was killed when ne at
tempted to rush party of engineers
re pairing road six miles south OF
Las Cruces. 1t was estimated tha'
90 bandits attacked the party Three
Americans were wounded, one dying
afterwards.
News of the assault was flashed tc
the garrison at Las Cruces. Two ca
valry detachments galloped in pur
suit The engineers returned th'
Mexican fire and the bandits fled IL
disorder toward Bacora- Captain
Cushman's detachment overlook then
killing two and wounding many. Tn
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-26
VIOLENT ATTACKS BY
GERMANS ARE REPUlShD

PARIS May 26 The French nave
rennlsed violent attacks northwest oil
yerdun and made gains on the east
hank ~ the Meuse, 1t was announced
They recaptured trench near Tina
umont with a smashing grenade at
tack. The Germans continued then
heavy fire east OF the Meuse, especial
~ around Deadman's Hill and AVo'
court Infantry attacks have Dee'
halted. however. A heavy bombaru
mept there this morning was belleV
ed preliminary to further assaults 10
dag. -s-s .'-'-ra
- dSrrnan gains on both banks OF III
Menss have aroused the French TO
sense OF the seriousness of the Ver
dun situation. No anxiety Is ten
however. Even should the German
capture verdun it would not alarm
Paris.
II will be impossible to tabulate IN
Losses until the artillery ceases II
possible that the casualties Will neVe
he known. 80,
The heavy bombardment OF Ill
2o4 is believed to mean that the Gel
mans intended to try to smash throug
TO reach the st Menehould raiiroa'
leading eastward to Verdun