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The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-20
New York Teachers to Learn Fate TODAY
(By international News Service)

(By International News Servce)
New York, December 19-The fate of A. Henry
Schneer, Thomas F. Munson and Samuel Schamahausen
New York school teachers charged with disloyaty will
be decided today by the Board of Education All three
teachers instructors in De Witt Clinton High School,
but have been suspended since the dsloyaty charges
were brought against them.
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-20

Mexico City, December 49,
The Mexican Government has
issued orders to stop the run
ming of trains (under it's con-
trol) during night time for the
safety of passengers. This
order is owing to the bad condi-
ton of the tracks and to the
fresuent assaults of the rebels
along the railway lines.
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-20
President Wilson Will Inform he Country the Inter G-ANd Obligations Ame
War News From
Mexico.
(By Telegraph

Laredo, Texas, Decembes 49,
Reports are confirmed thai
General Eulalio Gutierrez, Ex-
President of the Republic of
Mexico during the time that
the convention adjourned at the
City of Aguascalientes in 1915.
has revolted against Carranza
Government and joined his
Luis Gutierrez raised
in arms in the State of Coahuila
last week. His movements are
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-20
Japanese Build 250 Ships a Year.
international News Service)

Tokio December 19.-Japan is able to build $50 ships
year, aheir tonnage aotalng 100000, according to
government statemel The ship building business Of
Japan has had ul oc;|erteo growth since the be-
ginning of the war; I'D September there 113
slips owned by forty firms beside
twenty four slips which are building and
Will be ready before the end of the year.
These facilities than three times great at
ing out ship of than 1000 tonnage in less than
year.
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-20
Siberian Elections Against Bo|sheviki

(By International News Service)
Toxic, December 19.-Dspatches to the japanese
foreign office state that the returns from the
elections in Siberia, compeleted Sunday show strong
trend in feeling against the Boshevki letter re-
ceved states that with only forty per cent of the total
vote cast their opponents carried all the larger towns
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-20

If you see a good, strong,
steady, bright, white electric
light. it is ours. ARIZONA GAS
& ELECTRIC COMPANY. adv
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-20
Federal Farm Loans.
international News Service)

Washington, December 19-In order to meet de-
nands for money for the farm loans system the pre-
MUM reduced by the Board today, to one-haf of
one per cent. The loanng rate advanced to five
and onehalf per cent.
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-20
Civil War In Russia
international News Service)

international News Service)
London December 19.-Advces from Petrograd
state that Civil War raging in the interior Russia
and that riots and disorder reported in all
ODESSA the great Black Sea port is heaest big city
be struck by the horrors of internal strife Street fight
ing with frightfu slaughter is reported the Boshevki
having control against the Ukranians
strong Boshevki force is reported marching upon
Kieff.
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-20
SOCIALISTS WOULD BLOCK PEACE
Central Powers Hurrying Work of Neg
citation With Russia For That Reason
(By international News Service)

(By international News Service)
London December 19.-The Central Powers are
trying to hurry through peace treaty with Russia be-
fore Socialists busy in Stockholm block it which
they are endeavoring
Philip Scheidemann, the German majority Socialist
leader and Doctor Maltner the Hungarian spokesman,
are both in Sweden Dispatches from Stockholm state
Commons Foreign Minister Bafour reyeated this former
death to Russia and to Socialism in Germany and Aus
tria, since it would return to undsputed power the
militarists of both those nations
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-20
A Slump In Wall Street
international News Service)

NEWS CtTVICtJ
New York. Deleuber 19.-Stocks in Wall Street went
to records today. Pennsylvania sold at 40A-the
lowest since the corporation organized
The government crop report that the winter wheat
crop will fall ten points below the annual average, al
though the acreage is two millions greater caused big
slump in industrials
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-20
BRITISH ARMY SHAKEUP
FORESHAD0WED
Dissatisfaction with Operations Of Allied
Armies In Balkans. General
Sarrai| Superseded.
international News Service)

OCIVICCI
London, December ia shakeup in the British
army in the Balkans is foreshadowed in the recall OF
Gen. Maurice Sarral from the chief command of the
Allied forces there who is succeeded by General Chile
mont
On the west front today German guns and trench
RAIDERS are very active feeling out" the Allies.
Tonight Rome admitted small set back in the
Italian mountain line.
Tonight the war aims debate bevan in the House of
Commons Foreign Minister Balfour repeated this former
assertion that the British leaders stand with President
Wilson
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-20

Monterrey, Nuevo Leon De-
cember 19.-One officer and
five soldiers of the army OF
General Manuel Dieguez, re-
volted against the federal
government caught and execut-
ed Immediately. According to
private information, the con-
demned parties were trying to
provoke an upraise among the
troops unpaid for the last three
The plot was discover
ed through one of the officers
who had a part in it and by this
denunciation he saved his life.
Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico,
December 19-About six hun
dred Yaqui Indians who were
brought from the State of So
nora, before being embarked
for ''Tres Marias Islands" point
of their destination, made All
effort to escape but wefe
promptly subdued by the troops
in custody. Several wounded
resulted in the riot. The fami-
lies of these Indians will follow
to the same destination.
Another sending of Yaqui In
dian is expected to arrive from
Guaymas.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-12


Oscar Davis. the place recently took
fire and burned TO the ground. The
blaze was so intense firemen we're un.
able 10 get close enough to the water
supply 10 avail themselves of its use,
g.
Aiton.-A decided drop in the mum.
Der OF applications for divorces has
been noted here. Only two men aud
one woman will apply for separations
at this term OF the Circuit Court. &C.
eordlng TO the records. II Is tho
smallest number ever recorded.
Peoria. Mrs, Mary H. Anderson
aged 80, despite her age is a staunch
supporter Of Uncle Sam She is a
constant understanding sweaters
Tor the Red Gross
--o
fmks Groyc.--A pod ear of corn
pas been found ON farm here hv
james McComb. II Is a rcvorsion
nom the original type OF corn and IL
believed TO be the second one ever
discovered in the state.
o
Champaign When T.. s. Pitcher
end family return from ont of town
theN VIII find most of the furniture in
l0eir residence gone, During their
absence burglars carted about half of
/. away.
somewhere IN Nermillion Count, Pee
When merchant in Dauyillc finally
receives his consignment of bananas.
u" VIII find something missing. The
bananas camoullaged bottle of wbis-
key which was discovered in handling
here. This town Is dry and 80 is
Danyjllc
GcardstoWn, Wa hinglon. y. C..
ftorp"do factories look like jcwclry
stores, according to Clifford jump
who Is now employed in one OF them
] II" wrote homo to his folks here say
/ M he wears street clothes and =
white collar during work instead of
I jumpers and oycralls as he did Will
employed in the Burlington shops in
l}eardstoNn before taking his new DO
sition
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-12
BUILD SHIP IN FIVE MONTHS
Others Of British Standardized Type
10 Be Turned Out in About
Sixteen Weeks Time.

I The first of the standardized mer-
chant ships built ~ order for the Brit
Ssh government recently went through
successful trials of n very exhaustive
character. says the Scientific Ameri
can. The type has been designed to
provide good cargo-carrier, in the
shortest time, and with the least OK
penditnre OF material. The keel OF
This trial ship was laid last February.
end In less than six months the ship
was completed, loaded and ready for
trial
] The standardized vessels. which are
IF 5000 tons capacity, are built In two
aypes--one a Single.deck for grain and
the eklrsr o two-deek ship for general
cargo. II IL also intended to build two
sfnitlarltypes, each of 5000 and 3.p,Ai
tons carrying capacity. Not only the
bulls but the engines are standardized,
They have extra large hatchwaSs to
facl,itata duick laadiug and discharg
tng-~a nlost Important feature. The
farss. vessel was built In five months
time, and il is expected that future
Vessels viii be turned ont IN from
four to four-and.one-half months.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-12
UTICA NEWS ITEMS.


Mrs. Frank Nagcl aud tvu children.
OF Ottawa. visited with relatives in
Utica. Sunday
Oswald Rose. who has been visit.
INK 18th relatives in Chicago Tor sey.
eral days, has returned 10 his homo
IN Utica.
Mrs. Earl Dimmick is ON the SICK
/ list this week.
John Neary visited with relatives
In Ottawa Sunday.
Charles Recdor attended the tm-
cral Of his grandfather. Julius Wide.
man. in Ottawa Monday
John Shaughnessey has returned to
his home here after attending the
stock show in Chicago for a couple Of
days
Ed. Flynn moved his furniture out
Of Miss Elizabeth Ncary's house into
the Jones house on Shurch street on
Tuesday
Miss Bertha Bickcrman of Eagle
Butte. South Dakota. Is here on an
extended visit with her parents. MIR.
and Mrs Frank Bickerman. south Of
Utica
Mrs. Ray Wheeler and son Herbert
are visiting with relatives in Prince.
ton for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Donaldson are
the parents of baby boy born AZ St
Mary'S hospital in La Sale The
mother was formerly Miss Grace Seed
John BOYLE. OF Camp Grant. Rock.
ford. visited at the home of his broth.
er DR.. II. j. Boyle, on Church street
Monday
Edmund Connerton attend meet,
ing Of the board of supervisors in OF.
tawa Tuesday.
William Kerum. who has been Wis.
Ting with relatives and friends in
Chicago for couple Of days. has -.
turned TO his home.
Joe Liebe visited relatives in La
Sale Tuesday
Mrs. Dunlap was calling on friends
In La Sale Tuesday.
Tho Jolly Four will give a dance in
The Mystic Workers hall Tuesday /
ght. Dec. IS.
Mrs. Rose Dimmick is visiting with
relatives in La Sale for a couple OF
weeks.
Mrs, j. r. Etzbach called on friends
n Ottawa Tuesday.
Miss Florence McCaftrey. OF Ottawa.
tisitcd at the home of her sister. Mrs.
Joseph Clancy on Church street,
Tuesday.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-12

] Since Jockeys from the race courses
In England have gone, almost tn u
man, TO the firing line, women have
PROGRESSED themselves az eager to take
Their places. Some already are trained
for the purpose, among them not q
few who, In more prosperous and less
belllgereut days, rode to hounds over
English fields and meadows Many OF
these, confident In their riding ability
and SKIN, have petitioned the stewards
Of England's governing jockey club W.
che arblterS Of the turf~-to grant them
Jockeys' licenses Recent reports bore
the information that the stewards are
giving the petition serious cousidera
zion and that there Is strong prob
ability of their granting II.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-12
Knew Teddy by His Teeth.

Coz. Theodore Roosevelt has object
ed at all times 10 being referred TO as
n one'time president; but that only BY
Facial adornments is he known in some
sections may he even worse. Ii Nur
ut church, where he was on the pro
gram, that an elderly woman ap
preached the doorman and asked il
"that there man was going TO speak
"What MANI asked the attendant. 81
CANT remember his name" was the re.
ply. but It's the chap always thought
would make a good advertisement for
q dentist He's got wonderful teeth
and always shows them" Eyes an-
sWered the doorman, hes going 10
speak.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-12
SPECULATE OVER
CHICAGO NEWS STORY

ottawa friends Of JEFF OComeu.
former trainer who made his home IN
this city after quitting the ring are
specializing over the following item in
a today's Chicago paper.
Jeh O'Couuell. waiter in the Ar
lington cafe at 1904 indiana avenue
will be arraigned before Judge Joseph
LII Buy in the South Clark street
court this morning on a charge Of
larceny
O'Conncll was arrested December
4 by patrolman Patrick Touhy OF the
Cottage Grove avenue station on
charge of stealing 81 from a visitor
in the resort which was long known
as the Arsenic club
! Bob Callahan. formerly OF Des
aIoines is the proprietor Of the re-
sort.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-12
STATE TAX RATE
TO AID DEFICIT

The state tax rate for Illinois for
1917 has been fixed at 90 cents. This
| figure is an increase CT 10 cents over
last year and is the exact rate urged
/ by Governor Lowden upon the outgO.
ns administration last December
| previous to his Inauguration.
From the rate made. G5s, cents will
20 TO the general revenue fund aud
The remainder 10 the University
Schools and Waterway funds. When
Governor I.owdcn was inaugurated in
January. 1917. the balance in the
state treasury TO the credit of the
general rcvcnuc fund. less outstandin.
warrants. was $52SS2 Current bills
for a large amount were necessarily
unpaid. The Fiftieth General Assem-
bly, which adjourned last June. was
called UPON to pass twenty deficiency
bills, appropriatins money to com
pletc the biennimn ending June 80
1914. These bills passed BY the Fir,
tieth General Assembly aggregated
N,5l, .635,S. They were for eleven
departments. divisions. or commits.
sionS. and covered many branches of
The state service
The tax levies Tor several years had
not produced revenue sufficient TO
meet appropriations 4 large part OF .
The expenditures authorized for the .
two years beginning July !. 1915 and
ending June $50 1871. were therefore
met from tax moneys that should
have been available to cover expeni-
lures authorized for the bienuium
1898. This caused an actual de.
Hcit The increased tax rate fixed
this week is not merely for future
expenses OF the state. but also &c
make up a deficiency in revenues Gro
lted before the appropriations for the
jiennium 1919 came into effect.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-12

tainly made me a we'll woman. | am
able to do my house work and am go
happy as never expected to 60 around
the way do again. and ] want others
10 know what Lydia Y. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound has done for me-"
Mrs. JOSIE GOPHER, l668 Harrison
Aye. Paramount, Cincinnati, Ohio.
No woman suffering from any form Of
female troubles should lose hope until
she has given Lydia T.. pinkhsm's vege.
table Compound . fair trial.
This famous remedy. the medicinal
ingredients Of which are derived from
choice roots and herbs. has for forty
years proved 10 be most valuable tonic
and invlGorstor Of the female organism.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-12

In Training aorial 'nnrksmon io shoot
sfraight the British government makes
use of small target balloons which are
manufactured in large quantities. says
the Scientific American. Double tar.
get balloons are made in two sections,
so that whom one section is nunctured
by q successful shot from the gun of the
seriol apprentice The balloon remains
In the air, permitting second hit aud
thns doubling - life ot the tnrget.
M electric air pump Is being used to
oil the balloons
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-12

e Fresh lots Gust received Oh Foley \
Honey aud Tar are selling at before.
the-Nar prices This puts u we'll.
known cough medicine, ready to use
IN homes At less than II costs to buy
and mix the ingredients yourself. and
saves bother aud mu6s Mrs Mary
Fisby, $3.50 Princeton Ave-, Spokane
Nash., writes 4 was sick in bed
with lagrippc T ooughed very buddy
: took Foley's Honey and Tar 1t
ftopped my cough and | got better
SO now am around the house again II
For sale w ~ u, duncan
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-12
Tets Version cf Death.

Mary and Tommy We're playing "fu.
neral' in the yard. Mary was over.
heard explaining. "Tommy. when
You're dead, your body's 10 good. but
your think goes on.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-12

The photograph snd telephone are
employed In South Carolina invent.
or's automatic Ere alarm tina. calls IN
a central operator and tells her lust
where the blaze is starting.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-12
MOTHER SAID
TRY It
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound Cured
Mrs. Gopher after
Doctors Failed.
Cincinnati. Ohio. 81 want YOU to
know the good Lydia E. Pinkhsm's

V getable Com
pound has done for
me. | was in such
bad health from fe-
male troubles that
/ could hardly get
of my bed. l had
been doctoring for
a long time and my
mother said, 4 want
YOU to try Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. So
did and II has cor.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-12
NEWS NUGGETS.

TalIula.- Altho a large cistern OF
water stood alongside the residence of
Oscar Davis. the place recently took
IRE and burned TO the ground The
blaze vas so intense firemen we're un.
able 10 get close enough to the water
supply to avail themselves of its use.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-08
GERMAN FIRM GETS
DEADLY ACID BEANS
Huge Shipment Under ANOTHER
Name Found at St. Louis
Wholesalers.

ST. LOUIS. Nov. The discover
Of large shipment of beans contain
ing hyldrocyanic Cprussic) acid was
made at a wholesale grocer's ware
house here today by inspectors of the
pure food department and the entire
lot Of 65 900 pounds of beans was i'm
rounded and viii be disposed Of BY
the authorities.
The beans are Rangoon beans,
which are grown in k1ast India and
not allowed to be imported into the
United States. These slipped by the
customs officers through some mis-
understanding. it is said. They are
billed to a German wholesale gr6cerv
company here as Roman pinto beans
and a large portion of the shipment
has been distributed TO retailers
throughout this section.
TIL acid grows naturally i'm these
beans. No cases Of poisoning So far
have been reported but some see in
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-08

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu-
gene. Nov. S.-Funds to the amount Of
$3.50, subscribed to the women's me-
mortal building fund have been in
vested in liberty bonds. The greater
part of this sum went into the first
issue. The remainder was placed
within the first issue. The remainder
was placed within the last few days.
Additional contributions to the fund
are being received at frequent inter-
walls. Mrs. Ada T. MelIican of Prime
vile, subscribed $50 the other day in
memory of her wedding anniversary
and Mr.. and Mrs. George r. GerlingeI
have subscribed $4,000. in memory Of
their son. John Hazard Gerlinger.
Mrs. Gerlinger is a regent Of the Uni
versity Another late contribution is
one Of IS by the Crook and Deschutes
Alumni Association. A
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-08

HOUSEHOLD


Two cups rolled oats, IL cup corn
meal, tablespoons lard, 1-2 cup mo-
lasses, heaping teaspoon salt. Mix
above aud pour over it > cupfuls boil
ing water, let stand until lukewarm.
Then add yeast cakes ana l Cupful
Of rye flour or enough TO make a
sponge, beat until smooth and let
rise until light-about hours; then
add enough of rye flour to make a
dough Gabout cups sifted flour).
knead well. place in a creased bowl
cover and lei rise until double the
bulk. Then mould into loaves; fill
we'll creased pans half full; cover and
let rise until light. Bake As minutes
in hot oven.
After experimenting with various
flours and mixtures have concluded
this is by far the best. 1t is very pail
atable and delicious and it has FUR
ther recommendation for keeping
moist a long time. So l have named
il Hoover Bread"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-08

Do you want to make good cake
without the usc>~of eggs, butter or
milk, asks today's bulletin of the Ma
l.Dnal Emergency Food Garden Com
mission? Here's fine recipe for
war cake:
Boil together for three minutes /
cup OF water I cup Of brown sugar,
1-3 cup of crisco or lard. ? cups
seeded ratsins IA teaspoon of grated
nutmeg, teaspoon cinnamon ano
l-2 teaspoon cloves. After these mat
terials have boiled the required, length
Of time. let the mass become thor
oughly cold. Then add a pinch of
salt, one level teaspoon of soda dis
solved in little warm water. and ?
cups of sifted flour with 1-2 teaspoon
Of baking powder. Beat these ingre-
dients together with a spoon for &
minute or two and then pour into -
well creased cake pan and bake in a
slow oven for one hour.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-08
The Horrors Of War.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 7,-ThirtN.
four letters are required to spell one
word which. in German, is the equi-
vaIefit of the four-ietter English
tank" or land battleship which has
worked such havoc in the present
war. The German word as it ap-
pears in official dispatches received
here is "Schutzengra abenvernichtung-
automobile" which freely translated
a machine for destroying protecting
trenches"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-08
MUST OBEY COAL ORDERS.

WASHINGTON Nov. s.--Fuel Ad-
minister Garfield requested At
torney General tiregory to instruct all
federal district attorneys to enforce
the governments coal regulations.
This order is intended to cover hoard
ing. price violations and other abuses
threatening the success of Garfield's
efforts to solve coal distribution prob
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-08

Sift in bowl l cup flour, cup sugar,
teaspoon baking powder, with little
salt. Melt heaping tablespoon butter
and drop in it two unbeaten eggs. Fill
cup containing the melted butter and
eggs to top with milk. Pour this into
sifted flour and sugar and stir up
quickly. Flavor as desired and bake
in moderate oven. Nuts, raisins. choc-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-08

lens 1t will soon be determined how
far the government can so TO stop
coal confiscation in Ohio cities and
elsewhere.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-08

sene, Nov. 9.-Orcgon farmers have
been advised by tine school of com
lnerce that n new market for their
fresh eggs has been opened in New
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-08
HARD MoLAssEs GINGERBREAD

One cup molasses, IL cup sugar,
tablespoons lard (not meltedl, l tea
spoon cassia. scant teaspoon salt:
stir all together kneading ne laro
well into the molasses and sugar. Add
% cup cold water, in which l tea
spoon soda has been dissolved. Flour
to make quite stiff, knead slightly on
board so it win not stick to the hands
and press with fingers into pan to
about 1 inch in thickness. Bake in
moderate oven.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-08

olate or spices may be added. Good
for layer or small loaf. Easy to make
and never fails, although the rules OF
cake making seem to be violated In
making It.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-08

Some spinisters do not believe in
taxing bachelors; they believe in nail
ing them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-08
IEtT OVER corn AND RICE.

One cup cooked rice, l 1-2 cups
corn. . eggs q will do), / cup milk.
salt and pepper; bake 1-2 hour.