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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
EXPECT SENSATION
AT COURT OF RECORD

Convening at 10 a. m. today in reg
ular September term, the court of
record is expected to hH over sew
eral weeks, and from reports which
were generously circulated last night,
it is probable that some rather sensa-
tional developments may be expected
today or tomorrow, when the solic-
itor gets busy in filing informations
which are understood to be the out
come of recent investigating which
Solicitor w. A. Blount, Jr., had been
busying himself in for the past week
or more.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
OF
RAILROAD WAR BOARD
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 9.-Ac-
complishments of the railroad war
board in meeting the country's trans
portation requirements since it's or
ganization four months ago, are set
forth in a statement, and include the
saving of twenty million miles of
train service annually through the
elimination of passenger trains not
essential, avoiding freight congestion
and has saved fifty thousand cars by
pooling the lake and ore cars.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
CLUB
LOCATED AFTER FIGHT

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 9.-One
Italian was killed and another proba-
bly, fatally wounded, and two police
men were slightly injured when an
attempt was made to break up pa
triotic open air meeting in the Ital-
ian quarter The Italians shot are
members of an alleged anarchistic
club, which was later raided.
The literature said to have been of
an incendiary character, was seized.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
GERMANS HAVE BUILT
BRIDGE OVER RIVER

Petrograd, Sept. g German en-
gineers have bridged the lower Aa
river in Livonia and German forces
are being concentrated on the north
bank of the stream under cover of
cavalry, the war office has announced
Russian cavalry is impeding the pro-
gress of the invaders.
There is unusual German activity
at advanced railway stations in the
Dvinsk region, the report added.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
DURNAL WANT-ADS
THE BEST MEDIUM
FOR GETTING RESULTS

| That Journal want ads get results
5 shown by the following voluntary
received from John
Thomas Porter of Grand Ridge, who
placed two classified advertisements
IN this paper short while ago:
Grand Ridge, Fla, Sept. 8.
Please take out "Uncle Johns" ad.
We have a full supply of applicants.
1t does pay to advertise in The Jour-
nal. Yours truly,
"UNCLE JOHN"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
COTTON WILL GO TO
NEUTRALS AS USUAL
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington, D. c., Sept. 9.-Li-
cense restrictions recently placed on
cotton shipments from the United
States will not materially diminish
the volume of exports, the department
of agriculture has announced. Re-
ports that reduction of shipments to
the European neutrals will cut off
markets for four million bales are
branded as absurd.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
STRIKERS AND STATE
MILITIAMEN CLASH.

Springfield. H., Sept. 9.-Two men
were shot and wounded, and others
beaten with revolver butts when the
state militiamen broke up a labor
parade, planned as demonstration
of sympathy with the striking street
car company employees.
The leader of the parade was
knocked down while carrying an AM
erican flag.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
TO DRAW
PEACE PROPOSAL ANSWER

Copenhagen, Sept "a COMMITTEES
of seven members of the Reichstag
and seven members of the Budesrath,
appointed to draw up an answer to
the Pope's peace proposals, will meet
tomorrow and the reply will probably
be drafted then, says a Berlin des-
atch.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
DRILL FORMATION FOR
NEW NATIONAL ARMY.

Columbia, S. c., Sept. 9.-Virtually
sixteen. hundred men, coming the
first draft quota for the national
army from the states of Florida and
North and South Carolina, have ar
rived at Camp Wheeler. General driir
formations may he undertaken tomor-
row.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
SWEDISH MINISTER
DENIES ANY COMPLETELY

Buenos Ares, Sept. 9-The Swed-
ish minister denies that dispatches in
cipher wersE sent to Berlin by the
German charge through the Swedish
legation here and said: 81 have not
sent or causel to be sent, by the lega-
ton, any telegram for the German
legation. Tie news is a great and
disagreeable surprise"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
LONDON TO SHORTLY
REPLY TO PROPOSALS.

London, Sept. O. Germany may
shortly be able to publish her peace
terms, according to DIR. Michaelis,
chancellor, who in an interview, said
he had notified the ReNAstag main
committee according to an Exchange
Telegraph despatch from Copenha-
gen.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
GAINESVILLE SIGNS
A COACH OF NOTE

Gainesville. Fla, Sept. 9.-Alfred
Buser, a former Wisconsin star, and
an All-Western tackle, was signed as
coach for the University of Florida
football team.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
SEVEN THOUSAND ARE
CALLED OUT ON STRIKE
Ry ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kansas City, Sept "a strike or
der has been issued calling out seven
thousand freight handlers and check
ing clerks of the Rock Island, Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas and the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroads to quit work
tomorrow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
LONDON INTERESTED.
las EAR TO GROUND.

London, .ept. o. The American
state Departments revelation of the
Swedish diromats in Argentine act
ing as ar intermediary in transfer
ring Germai messages to Berlin. cre-
ated one of the greatest international
sensations q the war Tho ~hief sur
prise is tha of American officials in
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
I H E w E A 7 H E r

Generally fair Monday and Tuesday,
gentle winds, mostly south.
Yesterdays temperature. Highest, 80
degrees; lowest rs degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-07
{ RAINMEN WILL SEND
COMMITTEE TO WASHINGTON

PORTLAND, Sept. 7.--Grain grow
Crs of Washington. Idaho and Oregon
will lose twenty million dollars this
wear unless the "overnmen: adopts
Pacific northwest basic prices. ac-
c0rding TO the opinions of $50 Uromi-
ncnt growers, mIIIcrs and dealers con-
fcrring here regarding the govern
ment wheat regulation and prices.
Grainmcn will send committee to
Washington to lay before the food ad-
ministration department the nccCssi-
ty for Pacific northwest hasiC price
The grainmcn vigorously eVprrSSed
opposition to a Chicago basic price of
S2.2O. declaring the price of north
west wheat shipoed to California. Al
aska and Orient and consumed at
home would bc greatly reduced as
well as wheat shipped east. The con-
ference is continuing this afternoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-07
SOCIALIST PROBE CONTINUES

CHICAGO. sept. The govern
ment's grand jury investigation of
the socialists and industrial workers
activities continued. Evidence seized
in series of raids last night was
added to the evidence secured We'd
nesday, Federal agents raicd two
German language socialistic newspa-
pers and radical bookstore where
radical publications of all kinds are
sold. The literature was confiscated
in the newspaper plants and boostvres
and the authorities removed import
ant parts of the presses and other ma
chinery making further publication
impossible
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-07
BASIC GRAIN PRICE
NOW UP TO WILSON

In A last effort TO secure a termi
nal rate for Portland the same as
that fixed for Chicago. a conference
is being arranged by Senator Charles
McNary between President Wilson
and western mem bers of congress, ac-
cording to a telegram received this
morning by President Tallman of the
Commercial association from the ju-
nior senator from Oregon replying to
a telegram sent yesterday to him and
a number Of other representatives
and senators.
Senator McNary wires that he has
already had two conferences with
Hoover to protest against the unfair
ness Of making the western farmer
sell his wheat on a Chicago basic
price He believes Portland should
be made a primary market and had
asked the representatives OF four
western states to aid him in getting
such recognition.
Today a meeting of farmers of the
northwest is being aeld in Portland
to discuss the situation with NJ. Il
Houser. w w Harrah and T a
Hampton went down from here
The following is the wording of the
telegram sent yesterday afternoon by
President Tallman and A r. Shum-
way, president of the Farmers
Union: ITO encourage farmers OF
Umatilla county in rails ng six million
bushels of wheat in securing addition
al acreage sown to Il and Is. neces-
sarN farmers northwest fee they are
getting square deal Sufficient ton
mage building here necessary to trans
port flour from this coast u allies
Farmers cannot understand WHY SO /
cents should be deducted from our I
price on freight TO Chicago We feel .
cortland and Seattle should be nam
ID as basic points,
The message was sent to President .
wilson. {. s. Barrett. presi dent Ma
ional Farmers Union. the mem hers
# the Oregon delegation ana to Sen
tor W. F. Borah Of Idaho.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-07
CITIZENS URGED TO
LIST THEIR ROOMS
FOR THE ROUNDUP

There will be a loud and insistent
call for accommodations for the
Round-Up this year September 20.
2l and 22- This has been the great
est ticket sale the Roundup has ever
had. and also the advance requests
for accommodations is greater than
any other year. The people OF Pen
dleton are asked, by the board Of dl.
rectors to make every possible eff
fort TO give these visitors coming in
for those three DAYS the very incest
accommodations possible.
Dean Tatom who has charge of this
department will open up his head
quarters the middle Of the week His
phone number viii lbe published and
people with rooms are asked to list
them with n m.
The indications now are that this
will be the biggest crowd ever seen
at the Rouid Up and also the best ak
hihitlou ever put ON. And the v sir.
ors have come TO rely so confidently
upon the ability OF the Rouud-Up t.
take care OF them after they get here
that 1t would be the worst thing that
could happen 10 Pendletou To- nu
down ON this part OF the work th5
'ear- 50 everybody lis urged u- n-
Round Up To- give in the list of their
,uoms
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-07
AGREE TO EMPLOY
u. S. BUYING ABROAD

WASHINGTON, Sept 7.-Repre-
sentatiyes of Belgium. italy and Ser
bia TODAY signed agreements with the
United States for the creation OF an
allied purchasing board, which will
buy all supplies in this country for
the entente nations The board is
composed Of Bernard NJ. Baruch.
Judge r :. LOvett and r s Brook
ings. Great Britain. France and Rus.
sia have Already signed
1t is estimated that the foreign
governments are now eNpending
about $500 600 600 n month in this
country for supplies and war mate
rials. This will be handled through
the purchasing board.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-07
FAILS TO DISCUSS ALLIES
WAR AIMS At BIRKENHEAD

BIRRENHEAD England. Sept I.
Lloyd George declared that Ameri-
ca has never known defeat and on
this occasion she VIII triumph A
great crowd thunderously applauded
the assertion. The premier admitted
that the Russian situation was dis
quitting. but declared he had com
pete confidence that Russian leaders
would repair the damage. He said
the Russian resolution had only post
poned the allied victory He reiter-
ated his defiance of the submarine
campaign, declaring he was absolute
Iy confident the submarines would
never lessen the allied strength
Attempts to Sow Dis-ension Fail.
German attempts to SOW dissen-
sion among the allies on the east ard
west fronts have failed he declar-
ed. Germany only decided to invade
Russia with the sword because other
methods failed.
We are less concerned for the eff
feet OF the Russian failure on the
war than with its effect on the
worlds democracy. Russian leaders
are repairing their machine under
fire. am confident they will succeed.
Doesn't Discuss War Aims.
Germany boasts that her victories
in the east were against no resistance,
but the allies success on the ives:
front. especially the Italian front. =
an effectuaI reply"
Contrary to genera expectations
Lloyd George didn't discuss the allies
war aims.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-07
BITTER BATTLE RACES AT MONTE ST. GABRIEL
GERMAN FLEET IS GATHERING NEAR PETROGRAD

ROME. Sept THE arrival of
fresh re-inforcements. some of which
are believed to be German divisions.
has Increased the ferocity Of the Ita'-
ian front fighting. especially round
Monte st, Gabriels The dominating
position has changed hands many
times neither side being able TO
maintain its positions.
The battle now raging is declared
to be the bitterest 'attIe ever fought
on the Italian front The italians sew
crul daNs ago announced the capture
nf Monte st. Gabriel Twentv-tuur
hrurz .ator the AuStrians lu Captur-
I'd it Since then the summit has
changed han3s aga II and again In
Cossanr artillery fire has worn Town
rIact cal y all tho trenches carefully
ula;ea iu the rocks So cover is un
pvailatln.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-07
GOMPERS HEADS new
LABOR ORGANIZATION

MINNEAPOLIS. Sept Samuel
Gompers. president or the American
Federation of labor mas been elected
president Of the American a lance
for labor and democracy.
Resolutions were adopted pledgiTg
support To the labor cause and d..
mocracy, denouncing pacifists and de-
mandng all workers to support the
president. A committee will convey
greetings to the Russ an democracy.
declaring the organization purposes
are identiCal with the new republics
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-07
MEN At CAMP LEWIS
GET FIRST TASTE OF
DRILL THIS MORNING

CAMP LEWIS. Sept The scar
CITY Of light field artiIler. has iu fu..
ed the war department 10 cuuy.rr
most coast artillery into field artI.-
ler' Fifteen hundred mem I.rH a.
tho national army reporting here wIfI
'~ trnIned al Puget sound forts IIs-
placing an equal number or mem berl
"f the coast urtiIisry companies Nhu
will b" shifted here for Intensive
training. as field artillery
Members Or the national army had
their first driIl this morning ~.n.
commissioned officers we're tentative
" selected from the men theruarIyrs
to assist the s@rgeants from vanr14
YER barracks DrEanIzttlYn .s prg.
crossing rtpiIlE. The uru men sr.
being assigned iu tn. gfIrr reg HHru.
uuI,r Colonel " T. Davis
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-07
ESQ MILLION BIZ.
CROP IS SPRING
WHEAT ESTIMATE

WASHINGTON. Sept. THE con.
diuon OF spr. nG wheat crop IN Sep
tenn Der first was sevcnty-onc and TWO
tenths. as compared with fDrty eight
and siX-tenths the year previous.
Seventy-four is ten year average.
with eight and seven tenths on Au'
gust first. the agr culture department
announced.
The total production ct spring
wheat is estimated at two huntr
and fifty million bushels. against two
hundred and thirty-six million esti-
mated in August. Winter wheat pro
duction is estimated at four hundred
and seventeen mi lion bushels
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-07
Men Must be in Actual Service and Train
ing by June; 100000 to be Under
Arms October 10; If Sufficient Equip
r1ent Can be Obtained Next Draft VIII
be Made Immediately.

WASHINGTON, Sept. THE war
department program provides that
two million men be In actual service
and training by next June. Another
draft of 100000 this winter Is plan
ned. The department expects 10 have
100000 under arms by October 10.
II sufficient equipment and accom-
modations are obtained another draft
will b. recommended Immediately. All
department estimates are asked by
Baker and granted by the house APP
preparations committee In assIlmp-
ton tho president will issue the call
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-07
SPY FOUND
IN TACOMA

TACOMA. sept. 5.-Evidence
was found i'm the trunk OF Max
Leooold, German suspect arrest
ed Wednesday,. which convinced
federal and police authorities that
the prisoner Is IA spy operating
under direct orders from Berlin.
The nature of the evidence H. not
revealed. \ great package of
letters was found addressed TO
Leopold I'm IA dozen aliases I'm 50
different american cities. More
than half the letters contained
official documents bearing Ger
man seals.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-07
SENATE DEFEATS ROTH
WAR TAX AMENDMENTS

wASHINGTON. Sept THE sen
ate defeated the La Toilette amend
ment increasing the income tax and
raising six hundred and forty-three
million more than the committees
plans. The Hollis amendment, adding
eighty million dollars to the income
tax levy. was later defeated
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-07
CALIFORNIA TROOPS HAVE
REACHED CAMP MILL

HEMPSTED y. y, Sept. Call.
f"rnia's 5 contribution To the rainbow
division has reached Camp Mil With
the arrival of Iowa's and Ohio's CON
the division Will he nearly
complete.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-07

LONDON. Sept 7.-Gerluanv may
he preparing a naval bomhardment
of Petrograd Submarines. destroy
ers, minesw eepers, cruisers and war
sh ps are reported gathering in .he
Baltic. The fleet is reporte today
at the entrance of Finland gulf 100
miles from Petrograd.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-07

PETROGRAD. Sept. 7.-Russian
gunhoats and torpedo boats conveyed
the steamships and floating tlefenses
from RIGA port before the Germans
occupied the city. it is officially stat
ed. The Russian war craft remained
in the mouth Of the Dvina until the
last moment
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-07
i. S. PLANS TWO DRAFTS WITHIN NEXT TEN
MONTHS TO RAISE ARMY OF TWO MILLION
u. S. HOSPITAL
IN FRANCE is
BOMBED; 6 DIE
(W. p sIMSis.)

WITH BRITISH AFTELD.
Sept. An American officer
was killed and five members of
his staff wounded in a deliberate
German bonn mbardment on Amtri-
can hospital on the French coast
Ten patients were also injured
The dead officer was a medical
corps man attached to the Har-
ward unit The staff mem bers
were severely wounded One
member OF the st. Louis unit was
wounded. The attack was plainly
deliberate.
OF the 16 wounded in the Iar-
ward units hospital. five We're
mem bers OF the American staff
and ten patients. 1he hospital of
the Harvard unit was most dam
aged Only one bomb hit the St
Louis unit hospital British mill
tary hospitals were ais bonn
barded
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-07
WOMAN KILLS WORKER
THEN DRINKS POISON

OAKLAND, Sept. After
shooting and killing A bert Will
liams Mrs. Catherine Vickies
held williams fellow worker at
bay with revolver while she
drank poison
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-07

LONDON. Sept. 7.-Germans ap
parently is conducting an aeria cam
paign aga INST allied hospitals The
utmost indignation was aroused
throughout England by reports Of a
number of cases where hospitals.
plainly marked. had been attacked.
Englands reprisals viii be aerial at
tacks against German military works.
NEW YORK, Sept. Red Cross
Headquarters here had not received
word Of the German attack on Amer
ican hospitals in France except the
United Press dispatches. The st
ST. Louis unit is stationed at Rouen.
France. the location of the Harvard
unit is unknown here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-07
COLUMBIA HIGHWAY
WILL Be OPEN FOR
ROUNDUP TRAFFIC

The Columbia River Highway will
not be closed to Round Up travellers
despite the announcement from Hood
River that the highway between that
city and Cascade Locks would be
closed for several weeks to permit of
construction work. Commissioner w
L. Thompson on his return from
Port and this morning announced
that an Arrangement had been made
with the Hood River county court
whereby temporary road would be
built around obstructions so that peo-
pie driving To the Roundup would
not have to cross the river. So many
objections were made To the commits
sion by autoists contem plating the
trip, to Pendleton that the adjustment
was made.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-07
DISTRICT EXEMPTION BOARD
WILL SEND REPRESENTATIVES
HERE TO MAKE INVESTIGATION

J That the district exemption board
! at La GFande may be more fully ac-
quainted with conditions in UmatilIa
| county. representatives of that board
will come to Pendleton to make a first
| hand investigation. Adjutant General
White has recommended this course
as a result of the objections made to
him by local citizens because of what
seemed to be an unjust course in con-
| sidering exemption claims.
w. l. Thompson, who was a mem
Der of the delegation which recently
conferred with the local board and
who has been since corresponding
with the adjutant general this morn
ing received the following telegram
from him:
After considering the data pre-
sented by YOU, l have thought it ad-
visable to suggest that committee
of the district board at La Grande
visit Pendleton to inquire into agri-
cultural and other conditions. The
district board will inquire into con
ditions affecting its own work and
will not in any way interfere with the
work of the local board
Mr. Thompson in writing to the ad-
jutant general had pointed out that
quit" A number of men owning and
operating their own ranches had
been certified M for service. Also
he had pointed out that men with de-
linuuents had been certified TO seem
inElv against the instructions of the
president. 1t is hoped the visit Of the
district board will result in a definite
understanding between the boards and |
the form ulation Of a definite policy |
which Will ers BILE men to be- drafted |
to figure with some reasonable de- |
gree of certainty as to whether or not /
they have legitimate claim for ex-
emption
Board Wants to Re Fair.
That the district board wishes to be
a bs' lutely Just in the matter Of de- |
Gliding claims is evidenced by a letter
Mr.. Thompson has received from
Chairman T. 5. Ivanhoe of the dis
rict board. He states that it is pos
'ible that some names have been i'm
properly certified owing to confusion.
We are revising the certified list
ent out" he writes land will correct {
my errors We discover"
The board wishes to say also" I
'ol. Ivanhoe's letter SAYS that it ex-
'ects criticism, and desires the honest
uEgestions and assistance of all per
cns We fully realize that in making +
his draft, honest mistakes will occur d
u along the line and We are disposed t
D correct any We make and treat with =
harity those made by others c