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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-10
Warns Nation Not to Mini
mize Danger TeutOn Acti-
yities on West Front.
SPEED UP PROGRAM
NECESSARY TO WIN
Enemy, With Many Divis-
ions Released From Rus
sia in Fortunate
Position.

WASHINGTON. Dec. l0.-Secre-
tary Bakers weekly war summary
frankly warned the nation not to min
imize the danger of the German ac
tivities along the west front He de-
clared the German menace is now
greater than at any time for the last
two and a half years.
Calls Nation to Speed Up.
Baker called upon the nation TO
speed up its military effort, prepar-
ing not merely to fight. but to win.
He declared Germany, with many dl-
visions released from the Russian
front, is now in a singularly fortu-
nate position.
We must recognize plainly that
the situation in the eastern theater
has brought about a very weird
change in the strategic possibilities
OF the military situation in the west.
the summary declared.
Germany by leaving only skeleton
divisions in the Russian area and by
concentrating all available guns, mu-
nltions and men in the west has been
able to mass "A relatively greater force
than she has ever been able to mo-
bilize in France in the past.
This explains the enemy's success
In driving the British from Cambria.
The number Of German raids indi-
Gates. according to Baker, the Ger
mans are testing the strength of the
opposing units, probably trying to find
a weak spot.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-10
SERVICE FLAG OF
M. E. CHURCH HAS
NINETEEN STARS

a service flag with 10 stars was
yesterday unfurled by the Methodist
Sunday school in tribute to the 1s
boys from that school who have ans
wered the call of their country.
When the flag was unfurled, Judge
S. A. Lowell made an eloquent and
patriotic address, pointing out thai
the enlistment of the young men
meant not only service but sacrifice
He declared they are fighting not
only to make democracy safe but tc
safeguard the homes Of themselve:
and their people. After all is over
he said, il will be found that there
will come out of the war things whicl
will compensate us for the terrible
cost.
The following is the honor roll OF
the NJ. f. sunday school: II. w
Calree. Jesse L. LinebauEh. FloyC
Han. Isaac Z. Ia Hue and Waite
Beltz, all of whom went with TrooI
d: Chester Reed Wade Guerrant
Ralph Hargett Glen Gibson. Dewey
Gervais Arnold MINIS and Clifford
Minnis. who enlisted in the navy
Sheldon Ulrich, enlisted in the ma
rines, Lester Norman, who enlisted
in the Idaho Guard; G. a. Jordan
with the L. :. engineers; Edward
Ledke and John S. Sheasley at Camr
Lewis, George w. King and Cheste'
Rude, in the regular army. In addi-
tion the name of James Il. Gresham
the first American killed in actor
and who was a member of the Simp-
son NJ. +. church at Evansville
Ind. was placed on the honor roll.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-10
GERMAN MENACE GREATER NOW
THAN AT ANY TIME IN PAST
TWO YEARS DECLARES BAKER
SYLVANUS SIMMONS
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Well Known Farmer and
Pioneer of Pendleton
Passes Away Today.

Slyvanus Simmons. better known
to his host of friends as Van Sim
mons, passed away this morning at
1880 at st. Anthony's hospital fol-
lowing an illness of a week. His
death brought to an end the life of
well known farmer and pioneer of
Pendleton.
Mr.. simmons was seized with an
acute attack of appendicitis more
than n week ago and the appendix
ruptured before the operation. Com
plications resulted in his death. The
funeral will be held Wednesday
morning but a definite announcement
will be made later.
Mr. Simmons was born at James
port. Mo-. Sept. 16, 1858, and was
thus SO years old. He came to
Oregon in 1850 and settled on
homestead northwest of Pendleton.
He had lived there most of the time
since save for nine years spent at
Cottage Grove and other valley
points. He retired from active life
seven or eight years ago.
On October 81, 1856. he was mar
ried to Miss Alice Temple. a sister oE
DR. l. l.. Temple, who survives him
Four children survive, as follows.
Fred F. simmons Of Roman, Mon
tana, Francis simmons, teacher at
Adams. Harve and Irving Simmons oi
Fox Valley, ore. Four sisters ana
brother also survive him, as follows
Lena $. White OF Walla Walla. Maria
Wildes and Jennie :. Simmons OF
Melvern. Iowa. Mrs. John S. Baker oi
Pendleton and Ellis :. simmons OF
Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-10
.PENDLETON FOLK SEE
MYSTERIOUS AIRSHIP
Believed to be Booze Carrier
From Montana; Frequent
Trips Made.

There is no longer any doubt that
an airship is making nightly trips
across eastern oregon. Too many peo
PIE have seen and heard the passag"
of the aerial carrier to admit tbs
possibility of illusion.
Many PendIeton people saw tho
travelling lights and heard the motor
Saturday night. Echo and Hermis-
ton people all last week sent up re-
ports of having seen travelling lights
number o. times The Weston Lead
er of Friday contained an account OF
"a number OF Weston folk having seeu
is and the la Graude Observer car
ried story of people there having
seen the light and OF having heard
the motor. \uhudy in this city had
reported seeing the Highs go over PEN
dletou until saturday evening about
$50 when quite "a number watched
its passage.
All last summer there came re-
ports of strange lights travelling
through the air above Meacham and
vicinity. Farmers ON the reserva-
tiun reported having seen IL and from
towns all over the county this fall
and winter have come similar ro-
ports
Most people scout the theory ~ an
enemy. prefrrriuE t1 believe that tho
mysterious airshir Us o. booze carrier
from Montana
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-10
FRANCE TO GET THIRTY FORMER
GERMAN SHIPS FROM BIiAZlL

RIO JANEIRO, Dec. 10.-A decree
authorizing the signing of an agree
mCut with the Fryuch government for
the use of 80 former German ships is
published by the newspapers. \
statement issued 10y the finance minis
ter places the total tonnage of these
ships AT 2i9.5on-
Franco. it adds. is To place to the
disposal of Brazil l1O.oop.ooo francs
CSs2, 100000 ana will purchase -
0uo.Oou bags of coffee and Brazilian
agricultural products To the value of
loo,ooo,oO francs l$20,OO0.ooo,D
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-10
JAPANESE TROOPS At
VLADIVOSTOK, CHINESE
FORCES ENTER HARB|N

HAPARANDA. Dec. 10.-Chi-
nese troops have entered ITarbu
and Japanese troops have reach
cd VladiVostoll to prevent dis
turhances the Pctrograd official
news agency announced.
The BolsheViki are willing To form
a coalition government, "A courier
rom Petrograd declared. The Trut-
,ky-I.enine combination was over
vhelmiugly defeated at the national
election, fairly complete returns
;hOw.
The Bolsheviki have agreed to sub
nit to the authority of "a central
committee OF workmeu, soldiers ana
peasants combined with representa-
ives of other parties and trades. Tho
new agreement provides a strict reg
llation that all peoples and commits
aries appointed hy the maNimali~ts
should subordinate themselves to- the
representatives. of the war office, and
I'll measures and acts muse he ap-
'roved 10y representatives OF the CEN
raj committee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-10
c, &F. COMPANY GETS
CITY AUTO GARAGE

Through a deal completed today
the G. & F. Motor Car CO., local dis
tributors for the Chevrolet. has pur-
chased the City Auto Company from
w. C. Nay. The new company is now
in possession but Mr. and Mrs. Nay
will remain until the first of the year
when it IL understood they are TO
leave for Baker.
In its new location the c. & f. Mo-
tor company will continue as agents
for the Chevrolet and will also pro
vide n Soxon service.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-10
Germans Forced Back
From Along CapOsile

ROME. Dec. tO.-Thc Italians today
forced the TcutonS from the entire
Capo~ilc position along the lower Pi-
ave. il is stated. The enemy losses
wCr, heavy. Thirty five prisoners
we're taken.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-10
RAIDER LURES SEA VICTIMS
Captain Thinks Seemingly Burning
Vessel Is German Trick.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10.-What
a ships captain, believed to be Ger
man raider operating in the Pacihc
and trying through flares in imitation
of a burning vessel to attract its in
tended victims has been reported by
him in "A letter to II friend here. The
letter, made public here today, says.
I'VE were warned by wireless to
look ont for IA raider that might en-
nlny strange methods. About 100
miles south Of Acapulco at night We
saw a flare in the sky and soon saw
what looked like a ship on fire. But,
bpinC warned ! kept on our course
and watched the fire carefully soon
| noticed that the fire was too steady
and that there were other lights
blinking around it
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-10
CRUDE OIL PRICE ADVANCED

CRUDE OIL PRICE ADVANCED
PITTSBURGH Pa. Dec. lO.-The
principal grades of crude oil were ad-
vanced by the purchasing agencies
here today, making the new prices as
follows:
Pennsylvania crude, 25 cents a bar
rel to $3.75; Corning, 80 cents to
x2.SO; Cabel. II cents to S2.72; som
erset, Is cents to $2.55; Rcgland, 10
cents to $1.20.
The advance came as complete
surprise to producers and refincrs.
who. when the high point was reach
ed by the increase announced Aug. 80
last, believed the market had reached
the top. No cause other than scar
city was assigned by the purchases
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-10
PEASANTS COUNCIL
REJECTS ARMIST|CE

PEyTROGRAD. Doc. 1O.-Ihc
peasants councils of the executive
committee has issued a manifesto re-
putIatIng the German aTniSticc ana
appealing strongly to the people
against the BolshcViki and separate
peace.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-10

TOKYO. Dec. I0."Tho NIHdiV0s-
tok and Amur provinces have both
declared their Independence and cs-
tahlished provisional governments. it
is authoritativcly reported.
The new governments have form
ally notified the other independent
Russian governments of their act
tion.
Anarchy is reported about this part
of Asiutic Russia. Great quantities
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-10
BOY BANDITS ROB
COLLECTOR AND ESCAPE

DETROIT. Dee. IO.-E'our youth
ruI automobile bandits robbed II gro
Gerry store collector secured $4,000 and
escaped.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-10
SIGMUND sICuEI. DTND.

ITIIlII-NNII. IItt. IV.-'I--
mund SiChCl. pioneer merchant
and legislator. and one OF the
hest known jews on the coast.
died today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-25
Colonel's Row With Senate All
Began In Talk at WOmen's Tea

of the general staff, rejection
which was due to the fact that he
was German born and because"
as he himself expressed IL in Il
letter to "A friend at the time.
some other German-born officer
has betrayed the confidence of
our government
Old Controversy
The gossip of the time was that
the traitorous officer was IA gen
eral. At the time il came out that
Col. Reiehmann had educated his
children III Germany, and that they
and his American born wife lived
there while he was serving tour
OF duty in the Philippines.
Also it was charged against
him that while acting as American
military attache with the English
army during the Boer war he led
the English into a Boer ambush
but this charge he disproved, and
subsequently, despite the opposi-
ton, was appointed to the general
staff, where his career was excel
lent.
At the time of that -year-ago
controversy Col. Reichmann wrote
to his friend, Henry Claus of New
York, a long letter, in which he
said:
IL have done my level best tC
become a good American, and
know that am a good, loyal
American. On the other hand,
cannot be expected to share in all
the national preiudices from ia
panomania down to corn bread and
pumpkin pie, Perhaps it is against
me that | am not an Anglomaniac
Years before the Venezuelan incl
dent came to look upon Great
Britain as our arch enemy, ant
the notions acquired from study
of history were confirmed by the
course pursued by Great Britain
in Africa"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-25
Especial 10 The Times.)

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Aug. %.
TO a woman well known in
Prince Rupert, Tacoma, Seattle,
Spokane and all the Pacific north
west, Col. Carl Reichmann, L. S.
A., owes the fact that he is before
the senate committee on military
affairs to prove that he is not a
.pro-German, or at least not suf-
ficiently pro-German to bar him
from being advanced to the grade
of brigadier general to command
the Hist infantry brigade of the
national army.
Mrs. James Anderson, who in
1909 was prominent in Seattle as
a dispenser of Prince Rupert real
estate and who has been active in
mining In both Eastern and West
ern British Columbia, and who,
subsequent to 1909, was active in
state of Washington suffrage cir
cles. is the woman.
Her husband, who was her part
ner in her business enterprises,
is now a colonel in the Canadian
army in Europe.
Some weeks ago Mrs. Anderson
returned via Washington from
Europe, where she had been busy
for the past year in relief work
While here she was the guest OF
Senator and Mrs. Miles PoindeX-
ter.
Writes to Senator
Proceeding from here on the
way to Victoria she travelled to
Chicago with the wife of Col. S. L.
Faison, U. S. A., now stationed
at Fort Douglas, Ariz. At Chicago
Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Faisor
had tea with Col. Reichmann al
the Congress hotel.
Subsequently Mrs. Anderson
wrote to Mrs. Poindexter, follow
ing Col. Reichmann's nomination
to be brigadier general, assertinl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-25
Mother Gives Ten Sons to Her Country

She and her husband, II. j..
Bower, run the hotel" here. This
mountain frontier town has been
home for her and her healthy
brood for II years. Easton is one
of the little places of the earth,
dropped down in a rugged setting
of pineclad hills---a beautiful spot
for home. 1t is "just over the
hump"
my children" Mrs. Bower con-
tinued. have been my compan-
ions thru hard years. | am not
ashamed Of one of them, and not
one of them is ashamed of me.
have brought them UP to fear God
and respect the country of their
birth.
I'VE are a healthy family and
are all fighters. My grandma other
is 104 years old, and Is living In
Germany, near Hamburg. The
last time | heard from there, she
was busy making socks for the
boys at war.
This isn't the common peoples
war In Germany. 1t is the crowns
war.
Now that our country is in
1t. we've got to see 1t thru. Il
will be hard for the mothers to
give up their boys, but when the
country calls for them, they
should give them up without COM
planning.
IT'S the only way to keep free
America good place to live in.
Il want to say this to the other
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-25
VIOLENCE
in STRIKE
CEASES!
Omitted Press Leased Wire.)

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25.--
Violence in the strike of the
United Railroads platform men
had ceased completely early today
following entire abandonment of
It's night service by the street car
company.
The SOLDERING effect of the tras-
edy of Thursday night when one
strikezreaker was shot and killed
and three others seriously wound
ed was evident in the activities OF
both sides today. The company
resumed its daylight service to-
day.
Meanwhile bitter controversy
developed today between Mayor
Rolph and Chairman Roster of
the law and order committee of
the chamber of commerce.
In response to a letter from
Roster accusing the mayor of hav-
ing failed to furnish proper police
guard for strikebreakers, the
mayor sent reply denouncing the
law and order committee and
charging that the attitude of that
committee was largely RESPONSE
bic for the industrial unrest and
turbulence.
"YOu are incurably stupid
and ignorant about business
and industry" said the may
or. 1.-THE world is changing
about you and you don't
know it any more than the
car knew what was happen
ing to him and Russia until
il was all over. You still be-
lieve i'm NapoIeon's Whit OF
grapeshot."
Sixteen strikebreakers were in
dicted by the grand jury early to-
day for carrying concealed wea-
pons.
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AMERICAN FIELD HEAD
QUARTERS IN FRANCE, Aug,
25.-In the ordinary course OF
events, If things yesterday had
not been just make believe,
American troops today would be
"repelling counter attacks and
consolidating positions.
In yesterdays sham battle they
did terrific execution against a
theoretical enemy, going thru
their battle PAGES with a vim and
dash that aroused enthusiasm of
the officers.
First of all, drab-colored wave
of riflemen swung lover the top"
and dropped into system of
trenches typically German in con-
struction. They swatted things
with their bayonets and scurried
on.
An ensuing wave of "moppers-
up" dropped in the same trench,
did more bayonet execution and
worked up the zigzag communities
ton trenches. Then came the
bombers, hurried up to assault a
traverse behind which the enemy
was theoretically taking refuge.
Cries of ammunition forward
came out of the medley of sound,
and soon American troops carry
ing aprons filled with real bombs
rushed up. They handed the
grenades to picked bomb throw
ers, who tossed them into tn,
trenches. The battle was won.
The whole was a complete,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-25
DON'T ATTEND MEETING

Kate Sadler, now under arrest
in Seattle on account of alleged
seditious utterances at a meeting
OF the Peoples Council there re-
Gently, will be the principal speak
er at a mass meeting in South
Tacoma, IL arrangements can be
made for a date before her trial.
This was announced Friday
night by delegation of South Ia
coma shopmen, headed by James
Coldren, at meeting at 529
Provident building. of some 20
delegates from the Socialist Labor
party, the I. w. W. and other or
CARNATIONS. at which Tacoma
branch OF the Peoples Council
was organized.
The organization committee
met for the purpose of calling a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-25
Reporter Courts Circus Cinderella
TIMES MAN RIDES HORSE IN CHILDREN SPECTACLE
Glad She'll Wed Outside ''PrOfeSh''

the same, when ! get husband
I'm going to quit
Next year," | asked.
Her pretty face clouded and the
long lashes knit over the hazel
eyes for second.
No" and she spoke slowly.
NO; next year | shall be in
France
Then this princess OF make-b be-
lieve, this idol of the circus lot,
told of her pet ambition.
I'm sorry for the boys she
said, land I've got little savings
book all my own, and next winter
think I'll go to school and learn
to nurse, and maybe next year |
can go to France and do my bit.
Come, there's the warning
bugle, and time. tide and the ring
master wait for no man. Hurryl'
Both Assistant Equestrian Dl-
rector Ernest Clack and the horse
had great patience, and as re-
suit. after barking one shin, | was
mounted and ready to make my
debut as a circus rider.
The circus folk looked at me
curiously, and one little chit of a
ballet dancer squealed with mirth
and poked finger at me: Hello,
pretty legs" she said.
Then, for the first time, | miss
ed the familiar and comforting
flap-flap of my normal pants.
All the way around that big
oval, as | rode in the Cinderella
procession. my mind was on those
pink "beeveedeez," and ! guess
felt like a fly in a coffee cup
conspicuous, but not comfortable.
Now" said Norwood. when !
had stood in line with the rest of
the kings court and watched an
other prince (lucky BEAST make
away with Cinderella, well wan
der around and get some atmos-
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CONTINUED From Page One.
err. Seven of them are now
on their way to Somewhere"
with L. $. troops. Three are
registered for the draft, and
will be ready when their call
comes. Two are too young
for war, but keen to go.
Besides these are the many
other men relatives scattered from
Washington state TO Tennessee.
That is all Mrs. Bower had to
give, but she gave her all with a
smile, hiding whatever she may
have thought.
ut makes you think twice to
see your boys march away" Mrs.
Bower told me. But they've got
to GO. We mothers must be brave
about our sons.
81 went down to Seattle the
other week to see seven of my
boys leave camp. Soldiers are not
supposed to talk much, and my
boys are good soldiers. They just
said: Ma, we're billed for some
where in the east | knew what
that meant, so ! kissed them good
bye and same back home"
Mrs. Bower is 4S years lod. She
has been married three times. the
first at Is years. She was born
in the United States and lived dur
ing her girlhood in a German col
ony in Allegheny county, Pennsyl-
vania. She emphasizes the fact
that she is an American citizen,
and glad of 1t.
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DISGRACE
COLORED
SOLDIERS

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 25.-
Houston was still under martial
law today-the result of Thurs
day nights rioting by $50 negro
soldiers-but practically all the
had been rounded up
and order restored.
The casualty list today includ-
ed ii white persons and three
negro soldiers dead and % per-
sons wounded. All but eight of
the rioters had been arrested and
the police believe these eight may
be dead, their bodies hidden in
the negro quarter.
Thirty-four of the negro SOL
diers were under indictment by
civil authorities on charges OF
murder, while the entire 600
members of the cath U. S. infan-
try stationed here were disarmed
and in disgrace.
Capt. X. S. Snow of the 24th
today that preliminary
steps toward court martialing the
rioters was we'll under way. He
said the men could be charged
with mutiny and murder-the
penalty for which is death.
A clash is expected between
civil and military authorities over
the custody and trial of the riot
ers. The "a negroes indicted are
in the county Jail and the authori-
ties were outspoken in their de-
termination to conduct the trials
themselves.
Word from southern depart
ment headquarters at San Anto-
MO today that the negro soldiers
would be deported to Columbus,
N. NJ, was effective in relieving
the tension which the white pop
ulation has been under since the
fighting and no further rioting
was expected.
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that the officer at that tea had
made pronounced pro-German
statements
on this letter Senator Poindex-
ter held up the confirmation of the
appointment and secured the COM
mittee of inquiry.
In the hearings before the SEN
ate committee now investigating
Col. Reichmann, it has been as
serted that Col Reichmann at the
tea declared that German submar-
inc warfare methods were justi-
fled. that Germany had a perfect
right to invade Belgium; that the
draft law should be resisted. and
that sending Americans to France
was crime,
Senator Poindexter is endeavor-
ing to reach Mrs. Anderson with a
view to having her return to
Washington.
Admits Pro-Germanism
Whether or not her testimony is
taken, however, it is probable that
Col. Reichmann's promotion will
be blocked on the ground of his
pro-Germanism, something which
he does not deny. In fact, years
before America entered the wal
it blocked his advancement. Ad-
mittedly one of the most brilliant
Officers in the army, he has more
than once has been charged with
being more German than Ameri-
can.
He is a graduate OF a German
university who served his military
training in Germany as an officer
before coming to this country in
1881. He enlisted almost at once
as a private in the goth infantry
and speedily won a commission.
He has carried off all sorts OF
honors at army service schools
Nearly II years ago he was the
center of an army controversy fol
lowing his rejection as a member
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Gemanys desperate need was that Russia
should be aggressive in the war. Germany must
therefore nufy the effect of the commissions
visit, and there was the way to do it.
All these things show very plainly the existence
i'll this country of Il monStrous and cunningly di-
rected German machine.
They also show the appalling chances that ignor-
ant or disloyal men in congress take when they try
to hobbe this country in the great work it has I'M
dertaken to do