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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
GRATTAN CONVICTED
AND IS FINED S1OO
Held Guilty Of Unlawfully
Receiving Shipment Whis-
key From Railroad.

E.. F. Grattan. local transfer man,
was yesterday afternoon convicted in
police COURT of unlawfully receiving
from common carrier shipment OF
three kegs of whiskey concealed with
in a roll of linoleum. He was fined
500 but appealed the case to the
circuit court.
The, testimony showed that one of
the drivers of a Grattan truck had
called for the shipment of liquor and
had it in his possession when seized
by special officer. The defendants :
defense was that a stranger had Civ
en- him instructions to secure the
package and store it in his barn. and
that he had no knowledge of the con
tents. He was defended by w. NJ.
Peterson and Col J. H. Raley.
According to Judge Fitz Gerald's
Interpretation of the law, il isn't ne
cessary for the prosecuting officers
to prove that man had a knowledge
that the shipment is unlawful. Up
on cross examination Grattan admit
ted that the district attorney had
twice warned him of the illegality of
accepting for delivery shipments of
liquor
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
AGED MAN IS BADLY
HURT WHEN KICKED
ON HEAD BY HORSE

a kick from horse seriously in
jured j.. A. Trollinger, an aged man in
the employ of w. b. Kidd, Wednes-
day afternoon and he is now at St
Anthony's hospital. The horses hoof
struck him over the left eye, fractur-
ing the nasal bone, the frontal and
the temporal bones.
Mr.. Trollinger has no clear rem
embrance Of how the accident oc-
CURED. He has been employed by
MIR. Kidd near the cemetery in feed
ing 40 head of horses and was doctor
ing a sick horse when he was kicked.
When discovered by Jess Porter he
had crawled from the feeding lots
under fence to a small house. He
was taken to the hospital and DR..
Henderson summoned. A few splin-
ters of bone were removed. 1t is ex-
pected he will recover but il will be
several DAYS before he will be out OF
danger.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
SECOND DRAFT TO
BE MADE ABOUT
18TH OF FEBRUARY

Indicating that the second draft
VIII not be made before February is
IS copy of a message sent out by
the provost marshal general and re-
, eelYed this morning by the local ex-
emption hoard The message reads
as follows,
1t has been decided that there
VIII be no more fornlel calls for de-
ferred percentage of the present quo
Ia before February fifteenth. While
boards should, until they have enough
men finally classified in Glass l.. send
forward promptly men selected under
the old regulations to make up deft-
clencies in calls already made. the
result of this decision will be that we
shall be able to give the benefit OF
the new classification system to all
men whose order mum bers are so late
as to place them within deferred
percentages of the present call. CAN
VIII. however, be made very shortk,
under the provisions of Section 14a
Tor the special class of men there
mentioned. For the sake of compos-
ing the public mind and for the CON
fen1ence of registrants this informa-
tion ought to be given wide dissem.
nation
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
ZEPPELIN PROGRAM
IS DISMAL FAILURE
OF SO German Machines in
Commission Since Wars
Beginning II Remain.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES,
Dec. 2S.-The Zeppelin program is a
dismal failure. OF the 53 Zeppelins in
Commission since the beginning of the
war. 35 have been totally destroyed
three are out of commission and
damaged, two are missing. two are in
the training school ana eleven in ser
vice.
The raids over France, Belgium
and England cost the Germans seven
teen zeppelins. Fires and accidents
in the Gernabt destroyed at least
eight. The figures are based on the
fact the Zeppelin numbers started
with the LII" and ended with l.
81. lh addition to the Zeppelins,
Germany has had at least 13 Gross
and Parseyal types of airships in
since the beginning of the
war OF these, possibly five remain
in service, and two in the training
schools.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28

FaQy will he 50 and old Sprusfield
rifles to that number have been fur
n.shed by the goverumeut through
The adiulUt general Rifle racks
have been built i'm the old gymnasium
back of the Commercial association.
which will he used rs an armory.
Members ot tho Fendletou Re
serves, Spanish War Veterans ana
others of previous military experience
are requested Co turn out az the
meeting sunday morning at 10
O'Clock
The following is the oath ro be ta-
ken.
l. the undersigned. do hereby enlist
i'm the UWatula County Guard for tho
period of the war with Germany uu-
less discharged from service by com.
petent authority. and do voluntarily
accent the ohIi-uttou ot special dep
uty sheriff and agree to render SER
Vice I'm said military orguuizutIor
known as the Imaulla county guard
rrun the cali ut the sheriff uf Uma-
villa Cuunr FOO Suppres-iu= disorder.
beyond the immediate control OF the
constituted civil authorities there oC
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
MORROW COUNTY HAS
LEAD OF | PER CENT

PORTLAND, Ore. Dec. 2S.-Bv n
bare margin of one per cent Morrov-
county Just led Umatilla out of first
place in the Red Cross drive this
morning. Morrow has 2O16 member
shlps' exceeding her quota by 5le ror
a percentage Of 134 while Umatilla'a
percentage is l3S although Jrnattlta
uLs 10000 members.
klamath. Grant and Baker counties
are now over 100 per cent. The E1ks
l'aSe has taken charge of Portland,s
campaign to New Years eve and il
promising $4,000 members. Flks com
mittees are now meeting continuous
F ana promise three bands and n
thousand hadged workers on the
streets ln restaurants, cafes griIls and
theatres. II successful Portland too
VIII be over her quota. Portland has
o',s56, and outside there are f24.I49.
a total in Oregon of l92I15.
But three counties in the state.
jefferson, Columbia and Marion are
not past the halfway mark.
Columbia is reported unofficiaiiy
TO be heading towards the full figure.
although headquarters has not yet
learned this is the case. while Marion
county is reported To be quitting.
Campaign leaders are urging Mari
on to make a final rally fully reaIiz-
iu= that its position is worse even than
was the case in Portland before the
revived campaign took fun hold Ia
this city yesterday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
WOOLEN MILL ASKED
TO ENLARGE OUTPUT
OF ARMY BLANKETS

Bishop. Bros. managers of the
Pendleton and Washougal woolen
mills. this morning received tele
gram from the divisional head of the
quartermaster corps of the army ask
ing them to increase IL possible the
output of blankets for the army from
their mills and to furnish an esti-
mate of the contracts they can 'fin
for the government during the year
1918.
Ever since war was declared. the
mills of the local men have been run
ming to capacity and have been turn
ing part Of their output to the gov
ernment. To increase the output Of
army blankets. the mills will have to
curtail on civilian lines.
Because OF the fact that the gov
ernment is taking steps to establish
n price on wool and has decided to
exempt skilled mill workers two ele-
ments of uncertainty In the wooleu
manufacturing business have been
removed and will enable the mill OPP
orators to make government contracts
with reasonable assurance OF being
able to fill them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
MEN OF ENGINEERING
EXPERIENCE WANTED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-The Uni
ted States public reserve of the labor
department sent a call for more men
Of engineering experience for the army
and navy. They want men partfcu-
larry skilled in industrial lines Those
who Will serve will be listed subject
TO cali to special branches Of work.
,Crowder announced the medical ex-
animation of men under the first class
viii proceed as soon as the question
naires are returned. In this way, he
expects to produce the men in a few
hours after called. Government op-
GRAFTON of the railroads is also expect
ed to expedite troop movements to
camps.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
CONsCRIPT BRITISH SUBJECTS
Plans 10 Force Men Into Service Are
Under Consideration.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Plans for
the conscription of British subjects in
the United States We're described today
by Sir Frederick Edwin Smith. attor-
neS general of Great Britain, who ar
rived in tbs country yesterday on a
mission to lay the matter before the
government at Washington.
Arrangements to have British sub
jects of military years returned to
their country of origin unless they
have already Joined military forces
voluntarily have been made with vir-
tually all of our allies" Sir Frederick
said, and We hope to make similar
for America"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
ALLIES AIM ONLY
FOR FREEDOM AND
PEACE OF MANKIND

LONDON, Dec. 2S.-In a letter to
the labors congress, Lloyd George
declared the allies purposes in con-
tinuing the war were not imperial
istic and not indictive but for the fu-
ture freedom and peace of mankind.
Their ideals are the same now as
when England entered the war.
A fresh declaration of war aims is
Kept constantly in view but will be
issued only in an agreement with the
allies. Arthur Henderson, opening
the meeting urged the allies to re-
rounce any desire for conquest and
urged a Qualification of war aims.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
i. S. CAVALRY
ROU7S BAND
MEX RAIDERS
EnrOute to Maria With Sew
eral Prisoners and Practi-
cally All of Loot.
HAD RUNNING FIGHT.
KILLING 50 BANDITS
Documents Indicate Gang
Was Part of Villistas
Who Seized Ojinaga.

tANDELAEGA, Texas, Dee. IS
The American cavalry crossing the
border after Mexican raiders today is
en- route to Maria, Texas. with sew
eral prisoners, and practically all the
loot taken in the raids. The soldiers
say they engaged in "A running fight.
killing and wounding about 80 BAN
dts and scattering the rest
Documents on prisoners establish
ed the fact that the bandits were part
of the Nillistas capturing and later
eVacuating Ojinaga. Several were
deserters
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
NEXT DRAFT CALL
TO BE MADE UNDER
THE QUESTIONABLE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Gcneral
CrOwdcr announced the next draft
call will he made under the question
nairc classification and no formal
call will he made before February
18th. II means the men in the first
quotas of deferred percentages will
enjoy the benefits of the question
naire classifications.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
TWO AMERICANS
ARE KILLED BY
GERMAN FLYERS
Enemy Takes Advantage of
Moonlight Night to Bonn
bard U. S. Quarters.
AMERICAN DOCTOR
IN LIST OF MISSING
Surgeon r porte d Lost
When Germans Pushed
Back Byng.
WITH AMERICAN ARMY. Dec.

WITH AMERICAN ARMY, Dec. 2s
Two American soldiers in the
woOdciittcrs division were killed on
n recent moonlight evening when a
German aviator bombed the camp.
The moonlight is causing many aV-
iatOrs To become active all over the
American zone.
One American surgeon Is unoffi-
cially reported as missing when the
Germans pushed back of Cambria
Another American surgeon returned
To his unit here today after being with
the British. lie is one of the many
medical officers loaned TO the British.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
BOMB FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENT
a Mil Worker Arrcstetl--TItse
ENtinguishcd by Rain.

TACOMA. Wash. Dec. 2s-FranIe
Thompson. "a min worker. was arrest .
ed to-day ON the charge OF haing plnr-
ed "A bomb under the residence OF HI.
lather-tn-law, J. c. Jensen. Christmas
evening. The bomb. consisting Of five
sticks of dynamite and quantity or
uitro-slyceriue in a fruit pnr. was
found Tuesday morning under the
porch. with the fuse burned 20 within
Few inches uf the explosive, where
% was cxlInEuished by the rain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
Had CARIN IN NLoI.NrAINS.

Los ANGELES, Dec. 2S.-That the
woman spy leader directing Schulen-
berg and others occupied a cabin in
the Sierra Madres mountains near
Schulenburgs in the summer is the
statement of John Knox, a freighter
held for the murder of Herman Jaku-
palch Schulenherg' partner at Christ
mas. He said a quarrel over the mys-
terious woman caused the shooting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
Amateur Teams To
Meet Soldiers Next
Summer Is Planned

CLEVELAND. Dec. 2S.-Clayton
Townes, president of the National
Federation of Baseball. comprising
the leading amateur teams. announc-
ed today that he'll confer with the
training camps activities commission
with a view to games between soldiers
and amateur teams next summer as
part Of the army's physical train
ing work.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
GUATEMALA Is SHAKEN.

NASlii NJ ION. Dec. 3S.-
Thousands are shcItcrIcss in
Guatemala City while earthquakes
continue. according TO state de-
partmcnt adviccs. The water
and sanitation situation is 'seri-
Gus, pcstilencc is feared. The
American Red Cross is helping
the homeless. All in the foreign
colonies are safe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
Last Champion of Horse
In These Parts At Last
Surrenders to the Auto

y Shades Of the great Chehalis!
= Things have come to a pretty
= pass Frank Frazier, owner Of
y PAGERS and troucrs from time
y immemorial. has succumbed to
. gasOlinitis and is driving a new
y Oldsmobile. All these years dur
= ing which the motor car has
. been supplanting the horse, he
. has steadfastIy held to his first
. love and refused to have any Z
. thing to do with an automobile. ,
. His sWift-stepping thorough I
3 breds were good enough for him 4
, to ride behind and his loyalty 4
to horseflesh could not be 4
shaken. But now at last he has 4
fallen victim to the malady of 4
"A motor age and the hands that
once guided the best steppers 4
in the northwest around the
race courses are now gripped
on the steering wheel Of a gas
} buggy. The last champion Of 4
; the horse in these parts has 4
, surrendered.
} ~~A~~~ ~%N~~ =
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
GERMAN CHRISTMAS WAS SAD
Women and Children Openly Beg in
Streets for Food

GENEVA. Dec. 2S.-Accounts OF
the German Christmas. according to
news from across the frontier. state
women and children openly begged
in the snow-covered streets for food
to appease their hunger and riots
took place in some OF the towns. Only
the rich enjoyed a good. but ordinary
dinner and for this they paid hign
prices as much as $50. Most Of the
churches i'm Germany were closed
owing tu laCE of coal
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
McAdOO Announces First
Steps Will be Taken Cau-
tiOusly to Avoid Disajust-
ment.
OFFICIALS CONFER ON
COMPENSATION PLAN
Legislation to be Sought AT
ter Recess Defining Fis-
cal Relationship.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.-Secretary
McAdoO as director general has plac-
ed the existing war board of railroad
executives in temporary charge of the
operation of railroads. julius Krutt-
schmitt, executive chairman of the
Southern Pacific is the western
member. Railroad officials and Nc
Adoo are comforting on his plan to
compensate the railroad on the basis
of three. year average net income
the government to retain all over this
for maintenance, new projects and
reasonable dividends to stockholders
The railroads regard government in
tervention primarily as a financial re-
lief. The war board asked to what
extent they can count on federal aid
in obtaining funds for improvements.
They do not want a government loan,
or congressional Appropriation, but
suggest If. McAdoo asks the public TO
buy railroad securities like liberty
bonds.of IL the government itself buys
the securities. the railroads can fl
nance themselves
Given Full Powers.
They predict advancing expenses
viii necessitate the goSernment max t
ing good n deficit on most Of the roads .
through diversion OF their business to
other lines. The net income guaran-
tee, however. protects all. President
Wilson's proclamation empowers Nc
Adoo by general or special order to
do anything he deems necessary to Il
run the railroads as a war machine
solely for efficiency and victory.
The only guarantee the railroads
have that McAdoo won't supersede
the present individual management
4
Grating through branches from head
quarters here is the assurances they
are reported to have received from
the President to the contrary Wilson
is reliably reported To have told the
railroads war board that McAdoo is
to function principally through them
He said in the midst of
war he didn't want to demoralize the !.
greatest Industrial plant in the world.
Admitted Inability.
Railroad executives admitted to
him their inability to cope with the d
present crisis under existing laws, and
with existing financing difficulties
therefore federal Intervention was de- [
sided on. McAdoo has power to cut
dividends. AS a guarantee it merely
serves the net income, The division
,f this income may be varied to pro-
vide more for improvements than in
he past.
To Proceed Cautiously. II
McAdoo announced the first steps
will be taken cautiously to avoid dis #
adjustment of traffic. He intends to 4
tudy the existing organizations so H
very positive force will be used in
Legislation is to be L
ought after CONGRESSES recess defin-
ng the fiscal relationship OF plan and
o provide for transferring over a
million railroad employees to Uncle
'am's payrole and the creation of
wage adjustment board or director.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
BLACKSMITH'S HELPER
TOO WEAK FOR NAVY

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-
Fearing that the rigors of war
fare would he too much for her
delicate son. a woman living at
Fresno. Calf. has written to
United States Marine CORPS
headquarters here. asking that
the young man he discharged.
He is too weak and delicate
To he i'm the service" She wrote.
He is a blacksmlth's helper by
trade. and 1 would prefer him
10 stay at his last job"
The mother was informed I
that. for the time being. her son ,
must remain Marine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
Gcrmnns PInt No ncstrnr Ennd.

CAMP DODGE. Ia, Dec. 2S.-Bri-
gadier General r. y. Getty acting
camp commandant. received word to-
day from the council of national de-
fense of an alleged German plot to
destroy food stores in the United
states within the next 10 days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
EXISTING WAR BOARD
RAILROAD EXECUTIVES
INTEMPORARY CHARGE
OPERATION OF ROADS
TRY SKATE
IN NO MANS LAND

PARIS. Dec. 2S.-An Amerl-
, can soldier brings the story that
recently, while the Americans
, We're holding a certain part Of
the line, thick ice covered a ca
nal in no-man's land. one
night a group of Sammies slid
out of the trenches and skated 4
over the ice. The puzzled Ger 4
mans fired "A few shots in the 4
direction of the noise. The Ann 4
orleans retaliated with a bonn 4
bardment OF tin cans, nonpluss-
ing and silencing the Germans 4
until the Sammies were safe in Z
their own trenches. Z
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
GERMAN CONTRIVED
PEACE is REFUSED

PARIS, Dec. 2S.-The minister of
foreign affairs told the chamber OF
deputies that France would refuse to
negotiate any German contrived
peace, such as Czernin suggests
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
CHINESE TAKE
HARDIN FROM
BOLSHEVIKI
Two Hours Street Fighting
Precedes Surrender; 25OO
Radicals Disarmed.
CONSULS NOTIFIED
TROUBLE is ENDED
Intervention Follows Weeks
of Vain Protest Of Rus
sian Officials.

TOKYO; Dec. 2S.-Two hours OF
street fighting preceded the Bolshe-
Wiki surrender OF IIarbin to Chinese
troops. The bOlsheVfI1 refused 20
withdraw when China ordered and
the Chinese disarmed 25OO boIshevf-
XII stored their arms and notified the
foreign consuls there would he no
further trouble. Harbin has been
torn for weeks by Russian fractional
strife. Chinese intervention followed
vain protests to RUSSIA.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
Private Banks Closed.

PETROGRAD, Dec. 2s.-The boil.
shevikf ordered all local private
banks closed Soldiers are occupy
ing the buildings. The directors were
arrested.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
NOTHING sPECIALIN WEST.

LONDON. Dec. 2S.-HaiE reported
nothing special from the British 1
front.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-04
VATICAN IS
NEAR BREAK
WITH BERLIN
Belgian Deportations Bring
ing About Strained
Relations.
Situation with Austria Diff
ferent- Pope in Difficult
Position.

Rome, Aug. At is stated in Vati-
can circles that the Pope's impartial
attitude toward official Germany is
changing. The Pope is reported to
regret greatly the action of Germany
In come ction with the deported Bel
gians. The new attitude appears to
have heer adopted after the fall of
DR.. Won Bethmann- Hollweg. the i'm
perial chancellor, who just before his
resignation wrote what now Is appar-
ent was farewell letter to the Holy
Father, thanking him for his forbear-
ance and favors.
Commenting on the situation, Italia
points out that the relations Of the
Vatican with the Austrian Catholics
are excellent, that whereas the Ger
man bishops had been subservient to
tho government the Austrian bishops
have remained independent and have
even protested against German atroci-
ties.
Italia says further Austria still de-
sirs to keep in favor with the Vatican
hoping therein to secure peace in
ternled:ary.
Although an absolute break witt,
Germany Is not expected at this time
1T is certain that the Belgian deporta.
Tors are daily making more difficult
tie maintenance OF relations. The
Pope's. personal position is also un-
cornfurtab BILE as result Of the fight
made by Anglo-French and Belgian
Catholics who long have claimed thai
the Pope was surrounded by central
trn DiFf.5 nf71Iencoa A..z,-5--. ..'5
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-04
NEARER SUMMIT
HOP Han
ANYONE THINKS
So Declares Lloyd George
in Address in London
Today.

London. Aug. 4-David Lloyd
George, British premier, in the pres
ence of a distinguished gathering,
representative. of all parties which
met this afternoon in Queens hall to
mark the third anniversary of the
declaration of war, reiterated the aims
for which the entente allies were
fighting and indicated the only con-
tlitions under which they would con
sent to a suspension of hostilities with
the central powers.
The British prime minister said he
did not trust the German peace talk.
| Neither the kaiser nor the chan
cellor," he declared, has yet said he
would be satisfied with German soil.
They talk glibly about peace but
stammer over the word restoration.
Before we have peace conference
they must learn to use the word res
| toration. So far they have not learned
even the first letter Of the alphabet .
The premier, on opening his ad-
dress, asked what would happen If
Great Britain had not entered the
war. He answered this question by
saying:
"Europe would have been at the
mercy Of a cruel military power.
Russia would have disintegrated
hravely. but might have been over
whelmed. Americas Monroe doctrine
would have been treated as a scrap of
paper. The fact today is that we
have checked the ambitions of Ger
many.
.'No one in Great Britain, France,
Italy or Russia. or even in Germany
or Austria, realizes how near we are
to the summit of our hope"