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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-03

Won Hindenburg has discovered
that the French and British follow
up system is as well organized as
their approach.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-03

Miss Licy Burns and Miss Rather
inc Morey, ardent followers Of tn
congressional Union in Washington
We're arrested at, the main entrance
gate of the White House when they
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-03

Most tail stories are extraordinarily
thin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-03

displayed this banner, which was
construed by many as :n Insult 70
the President of the United states
They had been attacked the day be-
fore and the banner was trailed in
the dust.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
EUROPEAN NATIONS
 STAGGER UNDER DEBT
Entente Adds $2e, ,ooo, ,ooo. .ooo to Bur- den and Central Powers $2O,-
 0O0,o00, 900 Since 1914.

Washington. Jan. 4.-The increase in the national debt of Great Britain, France, Russia. Germany and Austria Hungary is estimated by the federal reserve board at $49,455, 100000 from the beginning of the war to the latter part of 1916, with the exception of Austria Hungary, in whose case the estimate extends only to May, 1916.
 Twenty-nine billions is the three Entente nations share of the total. and twenty billions is that of the two Central powers.
 This estimate, the board stated in tabulations made public today. Is ap- proximate and does not cover the cost of the war, as large revenues of undetermined amounts have been raised by internal taxation Follow ing are the estimated national debt increases: Great Britain to Novem- Der II, 1916, $13,25s, 1000: France, to August 31, 1916, 038,50o, 900: Russia to December 31, 1916, s7,973.- 274,000; total for the entente, $29,- 265.132,0O0
 Germany to October 27, 1916, $15,- 26O, 100000; Austria, 200 ,00O; 1; Hungary, $1.214, ,0o0,O00; total for the Germantc nations, $20.192, 200, 900.
 The figures were taken from foreign sources which the board considers re- liable.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
GOLD NO MENACE TO
 PROSPERITY OF U. S.
But It Must Be Handled Properly to Prevent Stagnation, Says Fed-
 eral Reserve Board.

Washington, Jan. 4.--The federal reserve boards official bulletin this month discloses that amendments to the bank law governmenting re- serves, recently transmitted to con- gress and ~pow under consideration by the comfnittee are intended to aid in controlling the great gold flow into the country and are connected with the boards recent warning against bank investments. in foreign war obligations, issued November 2S.
 Ut was suggested" says the bull letin, "that the inflow of gold into the United States need not be con- sidered a menace to the we'll being of the community, provided that sat isfactory provision was made for the control of its movement and accum- ulation. The question raised Is how to obtain and exercise sufficient au- thority in connection with such con- trol.
 This, as now suggested by the board, can be accomplished by wiping out the fictitious reserves carried in the form of reserve balances, invest ing the board itself with power to increase, when necessary, the per- centage of member bank reserves carried with reserve banks. and re- arranging the reserve requirements of the country so as to place all re- serve funds except needed money, in the hands of the reserve banks them selves"
New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
MASTER HOTEL THIEF
 HELD IN ST. LOUIS
Ernest Le Ford, Escaped Sing Sing Convict Known as Expert
 Jewelry Crook.

New York, Jan. 4.-Ernest Le Ford. under arrest at St. Louis. where he was registered at hotel as James B. Harland, Is known to the New York police, they said today, as the master hotel thief" He was once a chauffeur for w. K. Vanderbilt.
 Le Ford escaped from Sing Sing prison last July. He was serving a three year term for the theft of $8,000 of jewels from guest room in hotel here. He Is also under indictment for the theft of jewels to the amount of $50.000 from various other New York hotels. He was a member of the Mutual Welfare League of Sing Sing and escaped while working with a road gang near the prison
 The St. Louis police sent word that Le Ford had admitted his Identity and told that after his escape he travelled all over the United States and to Honolulu.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
Governor McCaI

Augusta, Me, Jan. 4.-As a means toward better enforcement of the pro- libitory law, Governor Carl E. MilN- ken. in his inaugural address to the legislature today. recommended the adoption of constitutional amend ment giving the governor power to remove sheriff for cause after notice and hearing and the enactment of statute conferring the same power in the case of country attorneys
 sIt Is essential said the governor, ''that the law breakers should recog- nize positively both the power and the determination of some competent authority to punish them It is necessary also that every local official charged with the enforce ment of the law should know that regardless of supposed local senti- ment. his failure to do his duty faithfully will bring prompt and cer- tain punishment, including dismissal from public office. The present
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New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
PRESIDENT UNDAUNTED, TQ MAKE NEW MOVE TO EFFEQ
 RECONCILIATION IN EURO
MAY HELP
 END MURDER MYSTERY
Give Philadelphia Police Val uable Clew Regarding
 Friend of Model.

Philadelphia, Jan. 4.-Police ef- forts to find the murderer of Maisie Colbert, artist model and former manicurist, who was beaten and strangled in her apartment here last Saturday night, were today directed to learning the identity of a man who was driven in Q taxicab early last Friday morning to the street corner where the apartment house stands. At the same time the author ities are keeping under surveillance wealthy young man from the in terior of Pennsylvania, who is known to have been a friend of the young woman.
 We have eliminated no one from the case" reiterated Captain of De- tectives Tate.
 Two public school teachers came into the case today and are assisting the police in trying to identify the taxicab passenger.
 The teachers said that they have known the man about year and spent Thursday evening with him visiting hotel cafes. According to the young women he Is connected with coal firm in or near Pitts burgh.
 The school teachers said they feel sure that their friend has no con nection with the case. He at all times conducted himself as a gentle man, said one of the young women, They were surprised to learn that he had failed to pay the taxicab bill. as he disappeared around the street cor ner, as though he was going to en- ter the apartment house. The chauf- feur waited for him many hours and then failed to find his fare in the l house.
 1 The wealthy young man, who Is re-
 maining at a hotel here under ar
 agreement with the police. has not
 been seen by any one but close
 friends and dettctives. According te his friends he has a compiete alibi
 Men acduafntances of the murdered
 girl, are stiu coming forward to tel
 what they know about Miss Colbert and to clear themselves of any con-
 nection with the case.
 The funeral of the murdered woln
 an was held today. It was said that the expenses of the funeral were
 paid by men who had known her we'll
New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
RESTS WITH PRESIDENT
Wilson Will Decide Whether Discus sions With Mexican Commissioners Wun Be Continued or Dronned.

ss.
 Washington, Jan. 4.-Decision as to whether conferences between the members of the joint American-Meyi can commission, now deadlocked, shall continue, was one of the oues- tions in the complicated Mexican sit nation which rested with President Wilson today.
 The question had been put up to the president in a written report by the American commissioners who told of their failure to have General Carran- ga approve the protocol providing for withdrawal of American troops from Mexico and for cooperative control of the border. In their opinion, fur ther efforts to settle the question at issue through the joint commission would be futile.
 Another conference of the commits sion will be held this week, when the Mexicans will receive the American members reply to the latest Carranza communication.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
POLICY KING FINED $10o
Waterbury Judge Warns John T. Sul- livan That Maximum Sentence Will Be Imposed on Second Arrest

Waterbury, Jan. 4.-John T. Sulli- van, whose four policy shops were raided by the, police yesterday, was today fined $100 and costs in city court. A 10, days sentence was also imposed, operation of sentence being suspended for 30 days. Maurice Sul- ,livan, George Phalen and William Scully, charged with being policy writers, had their cases nolled on pay ment of $25 in each case. Cases of the 35 men arrested as frequenters were nolled on payment of $5 in each case.
 Judge Larkin stated that the game of policy, would have to be stopped and that in the event of Sullivan's ar rest again, or the arrest of any one else charged With running policy, the limit of the judgment of the court would be very apt to be imposed. He said that in the future there would be no suspension of sentences for those charged with running policy.
 Six ministers, said to have inau- gurated the campaign to stamp out the game of policy, were in court and displayed much interest in the dis position of the cases.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
Governor Miuiken

t. Boston, Jan. 4.---Governor Samuel w. Mccall devoted . large part of his inaugural address to the legisla- ture today to a consideration of so- oial insurance. He said that he was ''strongly of the opinion that there Is no form of social Insurance that is more humane, sounder in princi- pie, and that would confer a greater benefit upon large groups of our population and upon the common wealth as a whole than health in surance."
 He recommended the esta ablishment of compulsory system with req sonable benefit during the period of illness.
 As a method Of old age pensions tho governor expressed the opinion that an annuity should be paid by the state and municipalities without contribution, to deserving citizens seventq or more years of age. who do not have children able to support them nor an income of more than $200 year.
 Governor Mccall recommended that the state comply with the pro visions of the federal highway law if the proposed contribution to the
 
 obtained without giving the federal government the supervision of the expenditure of the appropriations of et tho state for it's roads.
 Favors Reproducing Hancock's Home
 He favored the building upon the state house grounds of residence for the governor which would be a substantial reproduction of the his- toric house of John Hancock, the revolutionary patriot, which former sly occupied this site. He urged &C., ton with regard to the proposed cele- bration of the 300th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plym- outlf which. would insure its observ- ance Ion a scale of grandeur suit able to the event. Ia
 The governor recommended the extension of military training and the study of military history in the pulp lie schools and recognition of volun- tary military training associations; abolition of capital punishment: ex- tension of civil service laws and legis- lation to prevent the use of habit forming drugs.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
FAILED TO EXPLODE.
Supernumerary Within Inch of
 Death By Shooting.

Death By Shooting.
 That Supernumerary Policeman Thomas Feeney was near death and escaped by, what the police consider to have been, practically miracle, in his attempt to capture Otto Fesh- Ter at the Corbin Screw plant yester- day afternoon was ascertained at po- lice headquarters today when Fesh- ler's revolver was examined. It was found that one of the cartridges had been deeply dented when an attempt was made to fire it but had remained unexploded through some unexplain- able cause.
 The attempt to shoot was made when the revolver was pressed against Feeney's stomach. He heard the click but supposed that 1t was made in cooking the revolver Oc- casions are rare when cartridge fails to explode under such condi- uons.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
TROLLEY MEN DISSATISFIED
Holyoke's 22O Employes Taking Vote to Determine Whether to Strike Over New Schedule.


 Holyoke, Mass, Jan. 1.-The 220 trolleymen of the local street railway system began this morning taking a vote on the question of striking to enforce their demand for restoration of the operating schedule in force prior to Tuesday, when new sched- ule, the work of a board of arbitra- tion, went into effect.
 The new schedule has caused gen. eral dissatisfa ction among the car men. who say that 1t Is less advan- tageous to them than the old one. The chief objection is to the so- called swing runs'' on which. they say, 1t Is necessary for a man to be on duty practically fourteen hours a day In order to register stx hours platform time for which the mini- mum pay is $1.98.
 General Manager L. D. Pellissier contends that the new arrangement means considerable increase in wages.
 The strike vote will end at 8 o'clock tonight.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
Seventy Sent Home in Cattle Car
 Afflicted With Tuberculosis
HUNGER DRIVES TWO INSANE
One Who Tried to Escape Shot and Bayoncted-Deaths From Lack of Nourishment Dany-Steal Garbage From Kitchen.

The Hague, Netherlands, Jan. 4, via London S12:15 D. m.-The first re- port received directly from Belgians deported to Germany, who have been invalidated from the camp at Soltau, Prussia, has been given to the Asso- ciated Press. These persons were re- turned from Germany because they were in almost dying condition. A nunrbr of them who were interviewed while separated from each other agreed in their stories of condi- tions prevailing in the soltau camp.
 Seventy of the Belgians were sent home in. crowded cattle truck at tached to a freight train. It took three days and three nights for the Journey, which usually is made by ex- press trains in six hours. They ar rived home in an emaciated condi- tion, coughing, the great number of them bearing evidence of having con tracted tuberculosis.
 Daily Rations Light.
 According to the statements made by these Belgians, while in the civil camp at Soltau they received at 6 o'clock in the morning a bowl of de- coction made from acorns.
 At midday they received a half litre of soup containing much water and 8 few turnips. carrots and shrimps, served without bread or po- tatoes At 3 o'clock in the afternoon they were given 250 grams (slightly more than half pound) of black bread, bad and often mildewed. In the evening, as at midday, they re- ceived half litre of soup, sometimes containing bran or brown maize.
 Under this regime the stronger men went under and the weak soon felt i'll so that the Belgians say, deaths occurred daily. Two of the Belgians are said to have become insane the first week. The torment of hunger drove them to such extremes that they crept into the kitchen and coll lected peelings of potatoes, turnips and carrots. One workman who at tempted to escape is reported to have been brought down with a shot and finished with the bayonet.
 Nearby was a prison camp for cap tured Belgian soldiers. The soldiers were better fed than the civilians and came into contact with them on be- ing permitted to attend funerals of civilians. Plying their countrymen, they took to them secretly bread and preserved articles of food.
 The returned Belgians say that the 1ivilians at Soltau receive no soap and are advised to use sand instead. Notwithstanding their sufferings most of them refuse to work although promised good food and considerable pay.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
FAIR AND DEVEREAUx GUILTY.
Former Given Eight Years and
 Latter Five.

Bridgeport, Jan. 4.--William F. Fair and Jack Devereaux of Darien were found guilty of manslaughter this af- ternoon in the superior court. They were accused of having caused the death of Fairs wife, whose body was found in the woods near Darien in August, 1914.
 Judge Burpee immediately im- posed a sentence of Imprisonment of from five to eight years on Fair and of from one to five years on Devereaux.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
Criticism in Engiisl, pre

Criticism in English pre1
 London, Jan. 4.--Further d .of President Wilson's note ts in some of the morning pad connection with Spain's rNfsj the overtures from Washangtd the impending reply of the
 The Times says editorially:
 The wise and dignified ad the Spanish government and 'nificant attitude of Holland aI principal republics of South
 show that the independcnt are not all prepared to follow dent Wilson's ill-considered le|| note affords a great opportuI| laying out ends before Amertc| words which cannot be misand We trust 1t will be greatly that the contrast between ou| and the ends of our enemies wl out sharp and clear in Americ' as the contract between tho q freedom and tho cause of
 stood in ours when Lincoln ] upon his abolition edict the 1T of mankind"
 Peace On Any Terms
 Tie Morning Post animady what it calls President Wilso1 parent anxiety for peace N terms. The objects for whh war Is being fought" says th "seem nothing to him. He ta impartial view that both side to be right and both profess fighting for the same objects.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
BIRTH CONTROL TRIAL.
Mrs. Sanger Feted by Society Women
 Before Going to Court.

New York, Jan. Airs Margaret Sanger. birth control advocate, ar- rested on a charge of disseminating in- formation prohibited by law. was brougth to trial here today.
 She was escorted to court by a number of men and club women prominent in the birth control move ment here, after breakfast in her honor they gave at an uptown hotel.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
GIRL ATTACKED BY DOGS.

Miss Ruth Larson. bookkeeper at the office of the Stanley-Svea Grain & Coal company, was attacked by three dogs at Fairview and Woodland streets this morning while on the way to work. One of the dogs bit> her severely before bystanders came to her aid. She reported the affair to the. police and Dog Warden Coffey was notified.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
Intention Admittel Nature of Move Probably Not Determined
WILL AWAIT REPL| ! FROM THE ENTl
British Press Continues Cam ! Criticism, Comparing Attit Spain and Holland to That q ica-Lontlon Post Expressed That Supply of Munitions s. May Be Cut on.

Washington. Jan. a.-If tl tente reply to President
 peace note fail sto meet his.
 for an early occasion for ari1 of terms. the president will no, negotiations drop, but will n3 least one more move.
 This became known definite}
 although 1t was indicated that
 decision on the nature of th step had been reached. If another communication is expected to make cle4| position of the president n
 that a result of comment ab1
 in the United States and the d
 the senate, more or less conf,1 arisen as to just what he tnx1 President Wilson's chief NJ the ultimate success of tho \ tons is known to lie in hie III that a means be found for m&l peace in the future. If an ad i on that point can be reacl 1 president is said to feel it wo| stitute the guarantees for th1 l demanded by the Entente allN
 might be possible then to tur1 i | settlement of the present .c} Sub-Snrface Deyclopne e | Despite official reticences ~ < moves in the. peace negotiatiQ1
 stage, so far as the United |
 concerned. we'll defined inn { that impcrtant feyeioprfssl
 transpiring under the surfaeS
 altered. ss1 z Colonel E. M. House. who { vised closely with President NJ along on the peace moveuaS ferred at length with the pred day and was about the ofaot
 comforting with others in t0Q
 the subject. N It was generally indicated that the president has no prS
 tention of asking Colonel Hou | to Europe on a peace mission. House was uncommunicative | visit here, and before conn1 ranged engagements which | busy until the time of his a this afternoon.
 While the president never
 Hcly indicated willingness to
 medium for exchange of term ly between the belligerents sa known that he would prefer q done publicly. diplomats san, sources of confidential into
 have been looking into tha1
 The negotiations were describl
 as being of highly confidentl acter. President Wilson's friends |
 unconcerned over efforts to
 his note with the German pc, 1 posals. Feeling that his sol
 in sending the note was to le where each side stands. he 1, to believe that in the end the allies as we'll as the Central will realize that his move wa rected against either.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
UNDER PACKING GASES.
"White Wing'' Buried But Not Seri-
 ously Hurt.

Buried under eight packing cases. that fell from one of the F. & F. Cor bin Company trucks upon him while he was at work, John McKeever, one of the city's white wings" was rem dered unconscious and painfully in jured on Church street, near Elm, this afternoon.
 Frank Valante of 329 Park street, chauffeur of the truck, with Police 'man Matthias Rival and City Electri- clan George Cooley, who happened to be at work nearby. came to his aid. He was transferred to his home in Electrician Cooley's auto. It is not believed that his condition is serious.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
NEW A. A. U. COMMISSIONER.

W. F. Delaney Is Named for Hartford
 County Athletic Union.
 w. F. Delaney today received his official notification as commissioner of the Metropolitan district A. A. U in Hartford county. He has decided to accept the honor. Commissioner De- laney succeeds John A. De Ridder of Hartford, who held the place for several years.
 Commissioner Delaney's connections with the A. A. U. dates back to last summer when the Young Mems A. A. of St. Joseph's church joined the union. Since that time he has been in close touch with affairs of the union in this county.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
EXEMPT FROM CIVIL SERVICE.

Hartford, Jan. 4.-The state comp troller and state treasurer have noti- fled the civil service commission that employees of their offices will be ex- empt from the civil service law dur ing the terms of office of the respec- tive officials.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
ENDS LIFE WITH GUN.
Frederick Simmons Goes to Former . Home to Die.

Norwalk, Jan. 4.-Frederick Sim mons, a former resident of Walling- ford and Norwalk but who had been employed for some time in New Ha- ven, returned to this city Tuesday and secured work in the Norwalk Tire and Rubber company plant Late yesterday he shot himself twice in his room in the Ratchford hotel, and died this morning in the Norwalk hospital.
 He was fcrty-eight years old and leaves a widow and many relatives in Wallingford.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
THREE DIE IN MINE.
Ten Men Rescued From Level 400
 Feet Underground.

Dillon, Mont, Jan. 4.-Of thirteen men entombed by an explosion oe gasoline on the four hundred foot level of the Pittsburgh Lead and Sill yer mine at Gilmore, Idaho, yesterday ten were rescued early today. Three men were killed by the explosion
New Britain herald., 1917-01-04
EXTRA DIVIDEND DECLARED.

meeting of the directors of the Chamber of Commerce Building Co.,, Inc, was held this noon at the New Britain club. The directors voted to pay the regular dividend of 3 1-2 per cent. and an extra dividend of l 1-2 per cent.