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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04
CLUMSINESS WAS HER
BUSINESS. SHE SWEARS
Woman says Employee of lawyer
Hired Tier to Stage Injury Suit.

| NEW YORK. July "A jury be
I fore Judge Mcintyre in General Ses-
sions received some first hand infor-
nation yesterday on acting an acci-
dent when they had before them as
a witness Mrs. lima Mazurie of No
5O7 West Forty-siNth Street, who was
described by Assistant District Attor-
new Roesch as a fall artist"
Mrs. Mazurie testified against Ben
jamin Gunner. a lawyer. of No. 90
broadway. who is accused Of trying to
collect money from insurance COM
panies by bringing personal injury
suits against property holders. Mrs.
Mazurie testified that in June. 1915.
when she had been married but a few
months and was expecting a baby.
Mike Ryan. an employee of Gunner's
induced her to go to work for him.
offering her good pay.
Ryan" she testified, took me to
tenement at No. 434 West Forty-scc-
ond street. There a sign announced
that there were rooms to let on the
second floor. Ryan went in. Then ne
came out and said the stage was set
for a fall and that there was n good
rip in the oilcloth covering the hall.
He rang the bell The paniteress
came to the door and he introduced
me as his wife. The tear in the ill
cloth was in front of the door to the
vacant rooms. and when I got thera
tripped and dropped. I didn't dare
fall because Of my condition. 50 I just
dropped and hullered that my ankle
was hurt 80
Was YOUR ankle really hurt ask
ed Mr.. Roesch.
No but m. hand was hurt at the
time from washing clothes. I took off
my shoe and stocking and the janitress
put tudine on my ankle"
She testified that she and RYAN
went Co another apartment at Fifty
sixth street aud Ninth avenue and re-
peated the performance. From there
she said. they went To Gunner's office
where Ryan introduced her to the law
yer. she swort that RYAN told the
lawyer she did two accidents TODAY
and both OF them were corkers." aud
that Gunner then took statement
from her.
Subsequently. she said, she was sent
to "a physician. who made a curSory eN-
animation she said she received SO
from RNau Tor her part Ga tho acct
Scents
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04
n NNSAS TECHNICAL TRADES
CONvICTS FREED To SERVE

LEAvENwoRTH Kan. July A.
Several prisoners possessing technical
qualifications have been pardoned
from the Kansas State penitentiary
and are serving the government In
their technical trades. Warden J. X.
Codding OF the institution announces.
Hc was discussing the National Pris-
on Congress. TO be held next week
At Washington. when prison author.-
ties win discuss a proposed move
ucnt for the release OF such men
who have expressed desires to serve
during the national emergency
The suggested action was said to
concern such men as electricians.
mechanics and others OF similar
nature.
The extent OF the pardoninE here
was not revealed nor would the war
den assert where the men had been
placed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04
REAL SOLDIERS TO
TAKE PART IN BIG
SPECTACLE TONIGHT

Real soldiers will make the charge
up san Juan HilT this evening in
the Zig spectacle which will reproduce
the most famous battle of the Span
American War. Captain Neer and
so guardsmen of Co. NJ. o. y. c., ar
rived from La Grande on No. II to-
day to participate in the battle" this
evening
The $50 hill surmounted by block
house has already been set up and is
ready for the spectacular scene this
evening The battle will take near
ly an hour and will be carried out
faithful in detail. Previous to the
battle" which begins at 9 o'clock.
co. NJ will drill at the park as will also
the Honor Guard.
The battle" viii OF followed by an
hour of fireworks. Set pieces showing
Uncle Sam. President Wilson, Old
Glory. jackson Sundown on Angel, an
elephant, a performing monkey and
the Star of the Union will be fired.
These pieces have been prepared ~
NJ. II. Squires. who has made rsaci
ally all such fire spectacles in the
northwest during the past three years.
Bombs. rockets. showers of fire and
all kinds of fireworks extraordinary
will be included in the program.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04
PLEASE SEND SOAP,
LYONS BEGS U. S.
French City So Badly Off That
Clean Collars Have Be-
come a Rarity.

LYONS. July 4.-Owing to the ex-
treme shortage of soap and lack o.
soap making materials and machinery.
the mayor of Lyons has requested
Consul Jones TO cable to Washington
asking that large quantities of soap
and soap manufacturing supplies be
sent from America as soon as possible.
Many Iaundries have closed. and the
few open demand fabulous prices. so
clean collars are a rarity and people
are forced to have their laundry dry
cleaned despite the high price of gaso-
line.
Through Mr. Jones the mayor also
invites the United States government
to erect building for exhibiting Am
crican made goods in the future. with
the suggestion that the place be kept
open all year for the risplay of Am
ericaa products.
A commercial congress is scheduled
for March next during the fair. when
,he allied and neutral countries dele
gates will discuss means of improving
maritime transport. ranking credit and
he exchange of raw and finished pro-
ducts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04
DIVERS MADE
TWO ATTACKS
ON us. FORCE
Conveying Transports Fought
off U-BOatS Which Attempt
ed to Sink PerShing'S Troops
ONE SUBMARINE SUNK
AND PROBABLY OTHERS

WASHINGTON, July 4.-American
destroyers conveying transports with
troops for France fought off two sab
marine attacks. The first news of
the fights was given out late yester-
day by the committee on public in
formation with formal announcement
Of the safe arrival of the last of the
transports with their conveys
At least one submarine was sunk.
Both Of the attacks were made in
force. showing that the Germans had
Information of the coming OF the
transports and planned to get them
Other U-Boats Probably Sunk
This announcement was issued:
THE navy department at 5 O'Clock
this afternoon received word of the
safe arrival at French port of the
last contingent Of General Pershing's
eNpeditionary force.
Al the time the information was re-
leased announcement also was made
that the transports were twice attack
ed ~ submarines on the way across.
mo ship was hit. not an American
life vas lost and. while the navy
dispatches report the sinking Of only
one submarine. there is reason to be-
lieve that others were destroyed in the
first night attack"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04
JOSEPH AND LA GRANDE WILL
GIVE ROYAL WELCOME TO THE
EDITORIAL SPECIAL JULY IS
0/~yERNas1r.Ne 40

their beautiful resort. The Joseph
band will welcome the special train on
its arrival and will furnish music dur
ing the stay at Joseph and the lake.
The return trip will be made so as
10 reach Ia Grande at 6 p. m. and
upon arrival there the la Grands
Commercial club will take the party
by auto to Riverside Park where an
open air dinner will be served under
the auspices of the club.
Another pleasant addition to the
entertainment program for the con-
vention has been arranged here. on
Friday afternoon following an auto
trip through the wheat fields the vis-
itors will be entertained at a unche-
on at the Eastern oregon state Hos
Lital. through the courtesy of Super
intendent McNary. and i'm the even
irg in the auditorium of the state
hospital the motion pictures OF the
Round-Up Will be shown.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04
GERMANS ATTACK FRENCH
FTRIOUSLY ALL NIGHT

PARIS. July Herman command
ers. undismayed by terrific losses
throughout last night hurled great
forces into the battle in an effort to
break the French grip on the Cali
fornia plateau. The French official
statement detailed the heaviest sort of
fighting. with the repulse of the Ger
man offensive at all points. Last
nights attack was the fifth tremen-
dous offensive blow the Germans uI.-
launched against the
Trench hold on the Chemin Des DANES
front.
The Germans attacked all night all
the positions north Of Jouy to Califor-
ME plateau, engaging with big. effec-
tive forces and special attacking par
tics. the statement said. They failed
completely. losing very heavily. At a
certain point. their attacking waves
were annihilated. The Germans gained
a few points at first. from which later
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04
WAR PRIZE COURT
HOLDS u. S. COFFEE
British Judge Rules American
Firm Shipped for
Germany.

LONDON. July THE prize court
has condemned 10000 bags OF coffee
shipped by the American firm of
Aron & Co. which wereseized some
time ago while on board Is steam
ships. Sir Samuel I. Evans. presi-
dent of the pride court. declared not
a single bonafide purchaser had been
mentioned and the consignments
were shipped for the purpose of be-
ing forwarded to Germany.
In asking for condemnation 81
coffee shipments reaerred to above.
Sir Frederick Smith. the attorney
general. said that. before the war.
the firm OF Aron & Co. did virtually
no business with either Scandinavit
or Russia. but that It's business had
assumed large proportions since the
war began. The crown Contend.d
the coffee wa intended for Germany
Aron & Co.'S attorneys declared
they had instructed their agent tc
sell only to Scandinavia and Russia
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04

ON their trip to Wallowa lake and
return as guests Of the Pendleton
Commercial club July I4-i5 the MEM
bers of the state editorial association
will be Hospitality entertained by the
people of Joseph while at the lake and
Ly Ii Grande citizens while in that
city on the retorn trip.
Al Joseph, where the special Pull
man train will arrive at a. M, July
Is, the Joseph Commercial Club Will
give an open air breakfast for the
party. Immediately following the
same the visitors will be taken to the
head of wallowa lake by auto and By
launches. At noon a luncheon will be
herved under the same auspices, tins
rcpast being served Ia the beautiful
grove at the head OF the lake.
The Joseph people are highly en-
thused over the proposed trip and
warmly appreciate Pendleton's action
ia arranging to take the editors to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04

PETROGRAD. July 4.-Austrian
troops are utterly demoralized by the
ferocity of the. Russian offensive. Rus
sian soldiers seem endowed with su-
per-fighting qualities. leading them to
incredible strength. The workmens-
soldiers council expressed elation at
the success of the fighting and APP
pealed to the people for support. The
Russian success continues.
Soldiers and Officers" reads the
councils resolution. "are tempered in
the fire of the revolution. They will
throw themselves bodily into the fight
The workinen and soldiers congress
and peasants union fraternally greet
the defenders of the revolution. who
are giving their blood for liberty and
for universal peace. The offensive
will add weight to the revolutionary
voice appealing to our enemies, to
neutrals and to allies, and thus hasten
the end of the war. We summon the
country to concentrate in its efforts
to help the army. Let peasants give
the army bread. workmen. let the
army never fail for the lack of muni-
tions Citizens. don't evade your
duty Soldiers ana officers at the
rear, don't fail to prepare to go to the
front. You are the reinforcements
OF the nation. Long life to the revo-
luton and long live the army"
War department officials asserted
the reports showed the fighting was
severe. but the Russians battle en-
Enthusiastically.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04
Audiences Yesterday Deeply
Interested by Flowers and
BOhn Addresses; CrOwning
Number Tonight

This evening brings to an end Pen
dleton's third Chautauqua and. even
though the crowninG number Is vet to
come in the Goddard concert this
evening. IL can be said that success
has attended il in cvers particular.
Steps have already been taken to-
hiring back the Chautauqua for
fourth year and final expression of
the wishes Of the citizens will he TAX
IN TO-DAY.
This afternoon Anna ThcreSe De
y, ult H. scheduled TO give a reading
OF Polly Of the Circus" and she Is
said to be an extraordinarily clever
dramatic reader. This evening James
Goddard. world renowned hasso-hari-
tone of the Chicago Grand opera
Company. undoubtedly possesSor ~
ON. of the rreatsSt voices ~ ths dan
is to sing. tu order not Co conflict
with the fireworks display this sve-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04

KEYNOTE BIG
CELEBRATION
Fourth of July Opens With
Bangand Will Close in Blaze
of Fireworks; Detachment
of Soldiers 10 be Here
THRONES LINE SIDEWALKS
As BIG PARADE PASSES

The Fourth OF July celebration op-
ened with bang in Pendleton this
morning and will close this evening
N a blazing burst OF fireworks In
the interim much is happening in the
Vay of noise, patriotic demonstration.
fun making and general festivity
The weather man has been good
again even though he was a hit
threatening early in the morning.
The sun is not so hot as in the past
few days but hot enough to make the
big crowd patronize literally all soft
drinks and ice cream booths
There has been no ban placed On
fireworks in Pendleton and the pop
ping of firecraclers. which began in
earnest last evening. has continued
necessarily all day today The small
boy is in his glory even though his
fingers are burned.
The Twin City and Pen6Ieron bands
were on the streets -arIy. playing pa
triotic airs on the street corners To
the Milton -F'reewater bard was given
the honor of leading she parade.
which formed at 1890 m East court
street In the line OF marcn were the
Girls Honor Guard. lei hv Miss Eg-
iantine Moussu. mounted banner
bearer. the Spanish War Veterans.
the PendIeton Reserves ia uniform
the Boy Scouts. a decorated auto in
which rode Mayor Bese and the
speakers at the exercises following
the PS1oleton band. fioats represent
ing various business houses and citi-
zens IN autos. Miss Eveyn Sommer-
Vile mounted on a SNOWY charger
rode near the front os une parade.
The parade wound Up at ItapDy
Canyon where at press time uI:3O-
exercises of the day were in pro-
gress- Justice Henry l. Benson OF
the supreme court is the orator Of the
and Mrs. Ada I.osh Rose Is
scheduled to read the Declaration OF
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04
FARMERS APPEAL TO
GOVERNOR FOR AID
CHECKING EPIDEMIC

Representing that harvest opcra
tiuns will be hampered by the epidem-
IT, which is killing off their horses
rumbcr of farmers of the 1orth-
ern part OF the county yesterday
evening prepared and forwarded a
petition TO Governor Withycombe,
asking his assistance I'm checking the
strange disease which has claimed a
big toll of animals.
The horses have been dying in the
northern part OF the county for the
past four or five months. and though
the disease has been checked at
times. IL seems to develop again.
some farmers have lost over SO per-
cent of their stock Henry Struve has
lost 2s head of horses. Charles
Marshmau has lost 10 head. Elmer
SNYDER nearly 20 and other farmers
Of the same vicinity from five 10 90,
Dr ". n. Lytie. state veterinarian,
has made several trips here and
holds the opinion that the disease is
result OF weed poisoning, probably
Iupin poisoning The fact that the
disease has not appeared in other
parts Of the county seems to bear out
this theory. However veterinarieS
are very much puzzled and the farm
ers are in hopes that the state AMI
federal authorities can be set 20 the
task Of checking the epidemic.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04
DISCOVERY OF GANGRENE GAS
RACIIL,US ANTI-TOXIN CLAIM

NEW YORK, July 4.--Dr. Carroll
G. Bull of the Rockefeller Institute
for Medical Research has made a dis
covery which, If the war lasts a year
or several years longer. probably will
save the lives of thousands OF soldiers
and make unnecessary the ampGta-
tion OF arms and legs OF thousands of
others
Many soldiers in France los; their
legs when their wounds were infected
by the gangrene gas bacillus. when
the infection once entered a wound
amputation was the only way Of pre-
venting it's spread to the rest o. the
body.
DIR. Bull has found the infection is
due to a toxin acting similarly to the
tetanus or lockjaw toxin and has dis
covered the anti-toxin which neutral
ICES its effect.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04
ENDS TONIGHT
WITH GODDARD CONCERT; BOHN
LECTURE DRAWS BIG CROWD

ming, the performance will begin at
I.I5 and close at S.f5.
Yesterday was big day for the
Chautauqua both in point of attend
arce and in point OF interest. Two
big men, Montaville Flowers and Dr
Frank Bohn. lectured and seldom is il
that two such men are heard any
place in single day.
Mr. Flowers spoke last evening His
address was polished masterpiece
in construction. and timely ga its
theme. Expressed in brief h. insisted
that until the divine right to rule and
secret diplomacy are oVerthrowu.
there will hr war IN the world. and
10 stop war. diplomacy must b. estab-
iished in ever, land on the globe
Mr.. Flowers selected as his subject.
Rebuilding the Temple.
The rebuilding 90 the temple of ci-
vilization after the war was the
thought embodied in Mr Flowers lee
ture. lie asserted that our civiliza-
tion Is TO be rebuilt upon fouuda-
tion that will stand and that the di-
vine right and empir. systems of gov
erument must b. ohliterated. and
must be- replaced bv "a new equalit,
among nations and atmouE the people
~ each nation.
The war will hav. been n fauur.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04
PICKS UP DYNAMITE
STICK JUST AS IT
ExPLODES;; BOY DIES

SHERMAN. Calf, July a..
independence Days first fatality
occurred here. Ramon Castro, II
years old, curious to know what
the strange looking stick spark
ling at the. end was. picked it up
just as il exploded. The stick
was dynamite.
a motorist had tossed the stick
of dynamite from his car and
driven a safe distance away to
hear the report. The cry of
warning to the child was too late.
AS the stick exploded. the mo-
torist drove furiously away.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04
AMERICAN WOODMEN To TURN
ENGLISH FORESTS INTO LUMBER
Ten Units Sent by New England States
and Organizations Land in
England.

LONDON. July 4.-Ten units Of Ann
erican woodmen, sent over by New
England States and organizations to
turn various forests Of the United
Kinsdom into lumber, have arrived on
English soil
The complete equipment OF the units
caused much surprise and occasioned
great deal of favorable comment
The woodmen brought with them not
only the necessary machinery, but
We're fully equipped in every way.
Their arrival found them ready to es-
tablish their saw mills and begin
work at once.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04
RAISE POULTRY suor1D ~ NM


OLYMPIA. July f--Ac,.nrdiu- to
2 r, Benson. state romruiSsi, u.r uf
agriculture. the people ~ the sttt. or
Washington should raise poultry a.
rapidly as possible He sly- m. ger
eral raising of chickens Will do
much to stimulate food produc, ion
and relieve the danger Yf food
shcrtaEe- He points on fhT' mi a.
ems can e turned into meat lnsid. ~
three months and that they can D.
fed on much material thsf d. now
waste. "a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04
OF JULY PROGRAM
AFTERNOON AND EVENING

T. NJ PSrk-IIarness
Indian
In Cash Prizes
r NJ. nd streets
3: 4. NJ
= NJ
NJ. q. C.
= dance
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04
CHINESE PRESIDENT GIFTS
REFUGE FROM JAPANESE

LONDON. July t.-PrcSidcut u. of
the Chinese republic. obtained refuge
M the Japanese legation after flee
iug through tho hack door of the pal
ucc. acrortiing to rcuurt~ here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04
" wATFIIPRooF SHIRTS
FOR 500. .OOo SAII pff~

WASHINGTON. Jrl5 t-Ths nav,
department TODAY closed s -uufr1ei
for 2oA.ooo wind and wrt-r-p pf.,.,f
shirts for the use - sailors .nr sl.l.
marines ana patrol BOATS -hs ahI-ra
are almost Hz tirhf a. barrett The
s-1uTs are ram.uts6 Hnt r.Inflr 80
u.rh etrau-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04
NOLIN MAN BITTEN
BY RATTLESNAKE HE
HAD JUST BEHEADED

East Oregonian Specially
NOLIN, July 4.-Preston De-
Witt, employed uon the d. w.
Dupuis ranch. last week was
showing his skill at jerking the
head from a live rattle snake
by grabbing ii by the tail and
popping it whip fashion. He got
Mr.. Rattlers head but when it
flew off the fangs struck the Z
back of his hand. He lost no I
time at sucking the poison out I
and now says never again"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04

Possible all the many events OF
John Barleycorn's eventful life are
now passing through his mind in tina;
phantasmagoria that precedes the
fatal moment
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04
AUSTRIAN TROOPS ARE
UTTERLY DEMORALIZED
BY SLAVS' OFFENSIVE
Russian Soldiers Seem Endowed With SuperFghting Quail
tieS Brilliant Success Continues; Germans Attack French
Lines SavageIy All Night But Without Avail
EIGHT KILLED IN AEROPLANE ATTACK ON HARWlCH

they were elected by counter-attacks
The Germans did not keep a single
yard of our positions"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04

LONDON. July 3.-TwelVc or
fourteen airpIanes attacked Har-
wich. killing eight and injurins
%. Lord French announced Only
slight material damage resulted.
The squadron made off to sea
Immediately after the attack.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04

Some men are never deep thinkers
unless they go down in a mine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-04
DAILY EVENING EDITION
TO ADVERTISERS

The East oregonIan has the largest bona
fde and guaranteed paid circulation Of any
paper in Oregon, east OF Portland and by
far the largest circulation in Pendleton Of
any newspaper
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