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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-25
BASEBALL POPULAR
IN SOUTHERN CAMP

Omitted Press Staff Correspondents }
NEW YORK. Dec. 25-A division
athletic council, organized much on
the same lines as in other camps, is
taking care OF the athletics at Camp
Logan. Houston. Texas, where boys
from the Southwest are learning how
to whip the kaiser Maj Frederic l..
Huidekoper is in charge of the divi-
sions' athletic endeavors and is hav-
ing success-just the same as other
division athletic directors are win
ming favor by the games.
Field sports has occupied a great
deal of the time at Camp Logan. Sit
uated in a section. from which it is
hard to travel to other points, Camp
Logan has not had the intersectional
football with which other camps
have been entertained. Nearby coll
leges with whom games nsght have
been played are not numerous. One
game was played with Rice Institute
and one with Camp Macarthur. which
is at Waco, Texas. The first field
hospital company organized a team
which played these contests.
Baseball is in favor at this camp.
largely because the weather in Hous-
ton is such that baseball can be
played nearly all the year without any
considerable discomfort. Seven base
ball teams had been organized early
in November and We're playing regu-
larly on Saturdays and Sundays.
Thanksgiving day was n big one for
athletics in all the nations camps,
and at Camp Logan a collosal field
meet was staged. with all the trim
mings that go with a college field and
track meet, and some that don't.
In addition to the regular program
of events there were some contests in
military skill. A squad jump, where
in four men jump for distance, was
feature. The first man in this event
marked the starting point of his fol-
lowers leap when he broke ground,
and the third man jumped from
where the second landed. There also
was a wall scaling contest, a tent
pitching tourney, letter bearers race
and other features which have a part
only in military endeaYor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-25
UMATILLA COUNTY is
NEARING 10000 MARK

Tmati!la county today is less than
100 members short of the 10000
mark in the Red Cross Christmas
membership drive. Vt 1880 this
morning Campaign Manager Bishop
totalcd the reports from all over the
county, showing g90G memberships
received. a percentage Of 1872 Of the
quota OF $500.
Though tho campaign is supposed
to close tonight. Manager Bishop am
uuunced that it would be continued
in those communities which have
not yet reached all of the people.
The 10000 mark is Il certainty and
Umatilla county which has led tho
state and the nation from the first
day of the campaign. will finish
strong as in other war campaigns.
Pilot Rock and Echo both sent in
new reports today, showing that both
had gone wen past their quota. Tho
following is the report as tahulated
his morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-25
POOR OLD CITY DADS,
MAKE EN- THE GOATS

Blame it onto the city council as
usual. This time it is the scarcity OF
Christmas trees and the high price
Of the few that We're sold by loca
dealers yesterday.
At least this is the alihi of SON
OF the merchants who made an e.
ford to fill a big demand yesterday
for the Yuletide decoration. but who
had little success. Their explanation
is that in previous years the council
either decorated the streets with
cvergreens or staged a municipal
Christmas tree. This venture enabled
the dealers to get their supply at the
same time and i'm quantity
But this year the city fathers did
not undertake any decorating
scheme. As result only two or
three big loads of trees We're sold
Yesterday The prices ranged from
fifty cents FOR a small top to two
dollars for sizahlc fir. The few
trees that were sold came from Mea-
cham or Cayuse.
other dealers ascrihe the shortage
in Christmas trees to the scarcity of
labor As FOR the council being to
blame. the city only sent to the hills
enc year for Cvergreeus and the
Commercial association, which has
been staging the municipal exercises.
decided To TIooverize ON Christmas
this year because of the heavy de
mandS made upon residents by waf
Campaigns.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-25

Writing TO Mr.. Thompson he says
in part: Just few lines to let you
know that l am up at the remount
station now and am sure thanking you
for the recommend. Had show
here last saturday and sunday and /
sure put her on wild, everything on
the program, even the drunken ride.
Captain calls me Sunfish Burmister
now instead OF Hippy. We have
some Of your old horses here. Used
Butter Creek and Long John at the
show. Butter went good but John
wouldn't so. Bald Hornet is in the
saddle horse string and is sure a good
rope horse, the best here. Never trys
to buck any more. Bill Baker is down
in the infantry now. Charley john
son and Ora De Mile and the Kane
boys are up here. l guess YOU know
them. Dan Clark and Judge Dixon
was up to help with the show. Bob
Hall was up week or two ago but
went back to Portland. Guess he
didn't like the looks of the army.
sure hope I get out for the Round
Up next year.
Got a nice little bunch of money
coming from my grandmother's es-
tate back east last week. Am sure
going to get me a little bunch of cat
tie when l get out of here but viii
take ON the Roundup just the same"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-25
COMMERCIAL ASSN
PROTESTS AGAINST
EMBARGO ON FUEL

The Pendleton Commercial Associ-
alton yesterday afternoon made for
NAL protest against the tentative rul-
ing of the fuel administration placing
an embargo on the shipping of Utah
and Wyoming coal vest of La Grande.
The protest was addressed to Fred J.
Holmes of La Grande. fuel admiuis-
traitor for Oregon, and reads as fol-
lows:
Pendleton, Ore, Dec. "a, 1917.
Mr.. Fred J. Holmes,
Fuel Administrator for oregon,
Portland. Oregon,
My Dear Sir:-The Commercial
Association Of Pendleton has learned
of the tentative ruling Of the Federal
Fuel Administration, which places an
embargo on shipments of Utah aal
Wyoming coal to points west OF La
Graude. and views the prospect of an
enforcement of such q rule With cou-
sternatiou.
We respectfully protest against such
action. and in support of our protest,
cite your attention to the following
facts: pendlcton people have long
used these grades OF coal almost eN-
CluSiVely. the CRATES and other de-
tails Of fuel consuming apparatus in
Pendleton are, consequently. practi-
Cally all adapted to the use of these
fuels, and consumers generally are
familiar with their burning qualities
\ necessary substitution Of Ignite,
would. therefore be mpracticable.
and subject our people TO extrernS
hardship.
We hope that such drastic action
may not be necessary. and respect
fully urge that the announced ruling
may be so modified. that Pendieton
may be included among the places 20
which Utah and Wyoming coal may
he shipped and delivered to consum-
ers. Very respectfully.
J. V. TALLMAN, President
G. X. CRANSTON, Secretary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-25
PENDLETON PLAN OF GETTING
MONEY is TO BE EXPLOITED

fund, and he states that the general
committeeman never get together
without mentioning it. Umatilla
county is the only county in the
northwest that has subscribed over
$1,000 to this fund and the burden Of
Mr.. Potters letter is How do you do
it,?
He wants Judge Lowell to send
him all particulars of the plan of
campaign used here which the COM
mittee intends Incorporating in a cir
cular headed, THE Pendleton Plan"
Judge Lowell is willing to send all the
details of the plan of campaign but
declares that the Pendleton plan can
not be set to formula. 1t must be
backed by the Pendleton Spirit. he
says and the Umatilla county spirit as
well.
A good many of the communities
will not begin their drive on this
campaign until tomorrow but already
several communities, including Pen
dleton, Helix and Pilot Rock, have
subscribed their quota.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-25

through to the Baltic in time and IN
safety, as explained by Sir Eric Ged,
des. it would have been impossible
to maintain it's supplies. and the fleet
would necessarily have died of in
anition. There is not competent
naval authority in England who
would have sanctioned such an ad-
venture.
Militarlly Britishers have every
reason to be proud of the years rec
ord.
On the west front Haig's successes
have been the most notable British
land achievements of the war-he-
ginning with the capture of the high
ly fortified Vimy Ridge in April, fol-
lowed by the equally difficult Mes
sines Ridge in June and finally after
long series of unpreCedentedly
fierce assaults the domination of
Fasschendaele Ridge in November
The latter feat especially demon
strated British superiority in driv-
ing force. morale, munitions supplies,
air work. generalship-and persist
ence. In man-puwer the Germans
cXcelled. having been able to draw
at will from the Russian front.
The achievement was all the more
remarkable inasmuch as it was un-
dertaken under the most adverse
weather. conditions as well as over
up hill ground naturally favoring the
enemy. This prolonged battle mark
ed the conquest Of the new pill
box" system of German defense just
as Arras, Vimy and the Messines pro-
gressively vanquished the maze-lile,
fcrro o1concerted trench system.
In the East. following the late
General Maude's brilliant capture of
Bagdad, after Murray's failure at
GAIA. Allenby who replaced him has
been daily reteaching us lessons in
Biblical geography.
Britian's present solidarity is shown
by the fact that it is the only bel
ligerent country that in the past year
has not suffered n cabinet upheaVal
There have been several near r-crisis-
es, but in no instance have these been
the outgrowth OF popular disaffec-
ton. They have been the artificial
creations OF small-si2ed politicians
This was particularly true i'm con-
rection with the recent effort Of a
little coterie of Lloyd Georges per-
sonal foes in parliament To- oust him
from the premiership Their short
s!ghtedness not only left them with
out a leg To stand upon but resulted
in the greatest triumph of the Welsh
statesman's career.
More than this: # marked n new
epoch. Britain now stands firmly
and unalterably pledged with its
western allies Ito conduct the war
hereafter ON the basis of The closest
possible coordination and coopcra-
ton All fronts are now one.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-25
MADE IN AMERICA"
TOYS NOW IN VOGUE
(By United Press. }

NEW YORK. Dec. 25.-When it
comes to overcoming all obstacles
and getting there" Santa Claus can
always be counted on.
He arrived right on time this NOR
ming although nearly one half of the
world is engaged in fighting the
other half. Many figured the. war
would delay Santa Claus-that he
would have hard time getting ar
ound-but he was here, there and
everywhere last night as the young
sters will testify. Transportation
problems that would BATTLE the
worlds greatest railway experts We're
easy for him.
His greatest trouble this year was
with the toy makers. His great toy
factories in Germany where for many
years the majority of Xmas toys were
made was otherwise engaged this
lyear. Santa's best workmen instead
of manufacturing toys for tho chill
dren of the world were either fight
ing ON the European battlefields or
are making guns, shells. submarines
and other implements of war with
which men are killing men.
Practically all the great toy factor
les in Europe had long ago ceased
manufacturing toys and like the fac
tories in Germany We're turning out
war materials.
For while this did not worry
Santa to any great extent. He was
counting on American factories for
his supply of toys this year. Then
just when these factories began fill
ing Santa's order for millions of dol
lars worth of toys-the United States
entered the war. The American ia C.
tories We're also transformed into war
factories. Work on the toys was
stopped-almost entirely. The steel,
tin and other materials of which toys
are made We're needed for war pur-
poses. But Santa hurriedly arranged
things with the war kings and in
short time the toy factories were
running full blast.
The toys made here in the United
States cost more-Santa Claus will
tell you that-but the children will
tell you the toys are better than the
made in Germany" kind.
In fact the American made toys
are so much better that Il great part
of S4,O0O,000 worth of toys made in
Germany but held up in Rotterdam by
the war until just in time to be
brought over to this country on the
Xmas boat were not used at all and
are still occupying shelf space in toy
shops throughout the country.
So YOU see when it comes to toys
the war had little or no effect on the
American youngsters Xmas.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-25

TACOMA, Wash, Dec. 25.-General
Irons. who has been in command at
Camp Lewis since Major General II.
\. Greene went away not long ago for
an unnamed destination. viii shortly
leave also for Il trip. He Will be sue
ceeded by Brigadier General Frederick
Steinmetz Foltz who will he COM
mander until General Greene returns.
General Foltz is an old Campaigner.
having been in the army for many
years. He has been in command Of a
brigade since the first draft troops
arrived
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-25

WILL THROW
UP SPONGE
Nicholas Lenine, Is Said To
Be Preparing to Flee
PetrOgrad.
RADICAL LEADERS SEE
THEIR DREAMS VANISH
Peace Negotiations to Fail
Unless Allies Join, They
Realize.

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 25.-NichoIas
Lenine. BOlsheviki leader is preparing
to flee Petrograd, according to au-
lucrative Information. Seeing tha
Bolsheviki power crumbling and
fighting going on hourly in the streets
Lenine is said to have despaired OF
the fulfillment of the dream he had
fyr u radical regime. The Bolsheviki
leaders realize their peace negotiations
are likely 70 f4it uuiess the allies Join
in the parleys. They also realize that
the failure of negotiations means the
Russian army and people would bo
against them. The Petrograd garri-
son decided that all troopswil act as
the majority of soldiers direct. The
Bolsheviki appointees for local admin
istrative work are preparing procla-
nation surrendering power to a con-
stituent assembly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-25

THE Pendleton Plan" Of raising
money for war purposes is to be ex-
tolled in a circular to be sent out over
the country by the committee in
charge of the Armenian and syrian
Relief Fund. Word to this effect was
received Yesterday by stephen A.
Lowell, chairman of the Umatilla
county committee, from f. a. Pot
ter of Spokane, executive secretary.
Mr.. Potter in his letter marvels at
the manner in which Umatflla county
has subscribed her quota of this
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-25
HOLLAND TO GET
FOODSTUFFS HERE

THE HAGUE, Dec. 22.-Holland's
agreement with America over food
supplying contemplates the use of a
great part of Dutch shipping. For
eign Minister Louden told the cham
Der of deputies. 1t is stated the pact
would provide Holland the necessary
food stuffs for use of all but Hol-
lands passenger ships and Belgian
relief vessels.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-25
|. w. w. SECRETARY
GIVES HIMSELF UP

PORTLAND. Dec. 22.-C. l. Grif-
fin. former secretary of the l. w. W.
at BellinEham, was ordered sent to
Chicago when brought before Il fed
eral commissioner as one of the men
named in the governments recent
wholesale indictment. 1riffn sur
rended when he heard he was want
ed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-25
joint Reply Expected.

LONDON, Dec. 25.-No official war
announcements were issued today.
Holland advices say the central pow
ers decided to make a joint reply to
the Russian peace proposal.
The kaiser's speech to the second
army is obviously for home consump-
tion. Owing to anxiety for peace be-
fore America enters her troops, tho
kaiser could not hope his threats Will
have any effect outside of Germany.
The central powers reply to tho
Russian proposals may constitute a
new German peace feeler it is believed
here. The west front is still inactive.
giving rise to the belief that calm
may be due and that both sides are
preparing for the much heralded
German offensive by distributing
troops. No great concern is felt as
a result of the resumption of the
Italian offensive by Germany. French
and British reinforcements there will
easily enable the Italians to hold back
the drive
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-25

Helix is on top again. This
} time it is in the drive for funds
for Armenian and Syrian relief
) The Helix quota was 5000 and
yesterday afternoon the commit
tee there brought in check
} for S44O.13.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-25
Germany was Meant.

TOKYO, Dec 25.-The Japanese
foreign office made a statement today
regarding the Bolsheviki disclosure OF
n secret Russian- japanese pact to
fight to prevent any third power gain
ing supremacy in China The state
ment said the third power referred
to was Germany and said the British
and American interests in China are
not Threatened.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-25
HOTEL EMPLOYEES HAVE
RED CROSS CHRISTMAS

1t was strictly Il Red Cross
Christmas for everyone connect
ed with the Pendleton hotel,
from Head Clerk Clarence Ner-
non to the elevator boys.
For the tweuty-four employees
of that institution We're. present
ed with one dollar mem berships
in that humanitarian orgoniza-
tion by Mauaser y. d. Swearin-
gen yesterday as a Christmas
gift. Every person connected
with the hotel was wearing this
morning the Red Cross em-
blem.
Counting the memberships Of
MIR. and Mrs. Swcaringen. the
hotel membership now totals
%, which is absolutely n 100
per cent showing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-25

Number copies printed Of yesterdays
Daily edition
2,6SS
This paper is q member OF and audited
by the Audit Bureau OF Calculations.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01
MISSOULA THEATER

Producers Note: II you have had
the good fortune to make tour of
beautiful Japan, then
You may remember the blue stream.
The bridge of pale bamboo.
The path that seemed a twisted dream
Where everything came true"
You may remember how Fuji's sym
metrical snowclad summit first met
your eyes after the clouds had hidden
1t for days. From this high point the
springtime swoops down and covers
the forests of Yokohama with. it's filmy
veil of flowers nearl ythe entire year
You remember the tempted isles of
the Inland sea, the serene beauty OF
Budha, the lakes and waterfalls. and
the little teahouses in the beautiful
gardens of the Mikado. where the lit
lie geisha girls dance and sing In the
bright sunshine, for the big. fine
Americans from DER the sea-
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wrongs Of prison treatment and to lift
up through her sunshine and inspira-
ton the sick souls Of the inmates apd
her romance with a iaiibird who re-
forms is pathetic. beautiful and touch
ing In the extreme Scenes of prison
life are extensively shown in this pic
ture and the thread of the story is in
tcrestingly and skillfully extended
through five long reels. II is real
worth while play fun Of human inter-
est and great moral lesson. There
are several touches of humor which
add plenty Of life to an altogether fas-
cinating story.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01

You can never forget the wonderful
city of Yokohama. surrounded by its
far stretching valley. There were the
cherry blooms of spring. the chrysan-
themums of autumn, the iris in the
over all and everywhere the crimson
poEpies whose flaming beauty all III"
Japanese love.
Then. there were the crowded city
streets of Yokohama, with brightly
clad children darting between the more
sober garments of their elders: streets
where "A thousand Oddities were sold in
open-air shops. Here you saw a pa
rade of geisha girls in gay kimonas,
the unfOrgetable paper parasols car
ried over their pretty heads. Some
where in your memory fingers faint
| odors of fragrant wood and burning
/ incense. You Know the charm of the
older Nippon eidures beside the civli-
| cation with it's railroads and trolley
cars, it's electric lights. modern hotels
and great liners in She harbors. If YOU
have not all this in your memory, "the
| flower of old Japan" still awaits your
plucking beyond the western scas--a
presentation of which will be unfolded
before your eXpectant vision-with thu
rising of the curtain on the first acl
of the oriental fairyland-"A Night l,
Old Japan" produced by the Cherry.
Blossom Players from the Land o
the Rising Sun"
This special event of oriental an,
classical dancing in;crpoIatcd wifi
catchy song hits will DO staged at tn,
Missoula theatcr Monday. April >.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01
JIM BLUoso TO-DAY AT EMPRESS

This picture is taken from the ia
nous old recitation concerning the
Mississippi engineer who held her
nozzle to the bank til The last galoot
was ashore" Is adapted from the poetry
of the Hon. John Hay. who was secre-
tary of state during McKinley's admin
istration.
One of the most spectacular scenes
ever enacted for the screen Is produced
here when two huge Mississippi river
boats loaded with furniture catch afire
and burn to the. waters edge. Jim
Bludso PLAYS the hero in many daring
rescues during the conflagration. The
story weaves itself around the exciting
elopement of Bludso's wife with a gam
bier while he was fighting in the Civil
war. After his return from the war
he found his little boy was attracted
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01

colan ana Harris, whose success as
producers has become almost proven
Lial, will provide the first serious play
of the season in THE House of Glass
at the Missoula theater, Wednesday
evening, March 4. 1.-THE House Of
Glass which ran throughout the en-
tire season last year in New York is
the play, and people in touch with af-
fairs theatrical will at once recognize
in this announcement the promise Of
Il great treat. Four acts of tensity and
sustained mystery are said to consti-
tute the.chief elements of popularity in
this play, and Max MARGIN, the author,
is said to have given an entirely new
twist to Il drama. and to have in jected
a variety of thrills new to the theater
and sure OF a quick response from all
classes of playgoers. In the Judgment
of Cohan and Harris the disclosing of
the story of a play in advance tends
to discount the enjoyment of the audi
cnce. and therefore only meagcr de
tails of The House of Glass" are
forthcoming That wholesome young
stcnosraphcr gets into u pack of trou-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01
THE BIJoU
-Ch;,dren's Week at eijou.

School boys and school girls and the
little tots who have dreamed and talked
of fairies and woozys and COLLINS will
find at the Bijou Monday and Tucs-
tay their dreams come true. Monday
and Tuesday fairies and fairylands are
wonderfully pictured. Every possible
factor has been employed in staging
the Patchwork Girl Of or to make 1t
the most realistic fairy picture ever
presented Funny In the extreme the
woozies and fairies perform the most
ludicrous and seemingly Impossible
feats. a pretty fairy tale Is enter
tainingly woven about magic temple
in which figure the alchemist ana
harlequin. a bevy of beautiful girls
create some disturbance and the fairy
godmother dispcnses regulations and
symptoms in bottled form. The cave
Of the woozies and their weird ways
eccentric rascals and funny humbugs
spripg from a wonderful cave.
This picture is surely child's de-
light and every youngster should b'
allowed to see it.
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to pretty blonde in the old home
town and in time he felt the same at
traction.
There were several clashes between
the gambler and Bludso. Finally his
wife showed up in town and Bludso
agrees to take her back on account Of
the child.
Taken altogether. this is n story full
of human, forccful personality with
a fine, appealing atmosphere through
out.