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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
FEE FAMILY HELD JUSTIFIED
IN FIGHT WITH COLORED MAN

AS an aftermath of the Fee-John-
son alteration on Court street Mon
day evening. a two hour trial OF CitS
Attorney AIgeT Fee, his father. Judge
Fee, and brother Chester Fee. was
held in police court this morning, re-
sulting in the acQuittal of all three.
A complaint was made this morning
against James A. Johnson by Alger
Fee but his trial will not be held un-
til tomorrow,
johnson charged the three Fees
with disorderly conduct alleging thai
they assaulted him. Acting Recorder
John HALEY held that the colored
man was responsible for the alterca-
ton with the city attorney and exon
Grated the other two with the asser-
ton that they would have been an
unnatural father and brother had they
not intereered under the circum-
stances.
Charles II. Carter acted as city at
torney in prosecuting the case while
the city attorney and his father act
ed as counsel for the defense.
johnson damaged his case by testi-
Tying on the stand that he did not bite
or pinch the city attorney during the
altcrcation. Several witnesses testi-
fled positively that they saw him bite
Roberts testified that the coIored man
told them. in describing the fight.
contrary to his sworn testimony The
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15

Indicating that the local exemption
board will be extremely hesitant in
granting exemptions to drafted men
vas it's action yesterday afternoon in
refusing ten of the 13 claims exam
ined. OF the three whose claims were
allowed, two were foreigners and the
third has a blind father and a small
brotfler and sister dependent on his
earnings.
This one dependency claim allowed
was made by Neal Alfred Bleakney
of Echo, the claim seeming Iegiti-
mate beyond any doubt to the board.
Louis Gunderson OF Juniper, a Nor
wegian, and Emil H. Ebsen Of Pen
dleton. a German. were exempted up
on their claims of being aliens
Martin Conrad, a German and Onto
Gihoglo. an Austrian, Were exempted
although they filed no claims. The
board is compelled to exempt all citi-
zzens of enemy countries.
OF the ten claims turned down, nine
We're made on the grounds of depend
ents The tenth was made by Earl B.
Osborn of PeudIeton on the grounds
that he is an officer of the state. He
is assistant veterinar rian. The others
who failed to get exemptions were as
follows: Tracy l. Baker of Ukiah.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
LOCAL BOARD REJECTS
EXEMPTION REQUESTS
DEPENDENT GROUNDS

who claimed dependent wife; Charles
Lester Hurst, of PendletOn, wife;
Louis Weaver Berry of Stanfield,
mother and child; Manuel Monese of
Echo, father; Fred z. BIinn of Helix.
wife and child; William Edward Kel-
ly of PendIeton. wife and child; Earl
Dudley of Weston, wife and two chill
dren; Ernest Thomas French, wife
and child; Granville Plant of Ukiah.
wife.
These ten men were certified to the
district board, making 80 in all who
have been certified from this county.
All have five days in which to appeal
from the ruling of the local board or
to file claims for exemption on other
grounds. Some of them are already
preparing claims on occupational
grounds while others will appeal.
The members of the local board
feel they have no choice but to GER
tify to a man unless his alleged de-
pendents would be thrown upon char
ity for support by his being taken.
Any exemptions they allow will be
appealed by the district attorney. so
that the district board must pass upon
them anyway.
The board is meeting again this af-
ternoon to consider other claims.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15

most conclusive proof, however. that
he did bite the city attorney was fur
nished when the latter showed ugly
marks on his leg and blood on his
clothing. DIR. Best testified that the
marks We're undoubtedly made by
teeth.
The story of the trouble was sub
stantially the same as reported in this
paper yesterday. Johnson denied he
charged the city attorney with having
been unfair n his handling of the ca
that he did think the city attorney un-
fair. He insisted that the fight was
forced upon him by the city attorney
and his father. However there was
considerable testimony that he had
taken off his coat and had told the
city attorney he could lick him. a
City Attorney Fees version was that
the colored man had charged him
with having tried to Zip" his sister.
which charge he had resented by
shaking his fist at the negro.
Relative to the origin Of the trouble
Acting Recorder HALEY made a state
ment TO the effect that trial of John
sons sister had been fair and i'm
partial one and that the city attorney
had acted in nowise unfair toward the
defendant He had told her that II
she struck the little boy. the law rec
ognized that as assault and battery
and she had admitted striking him,
the court said.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
THREE SISTERS TO
BE HIS MONUMENT
Ashes of H. HI. Prouty to be
Placed in Mountain
Cleft.

PORTLAND Aug. Is The final
chapter in the series of events CENTER
ing about the death of the late H. H.
Prouty Will be written in the next 10
DAYS when his ashes are Inferred in
n crypt in the cliffs of the western
base of the Three Sisters. mountain
peaks in the Central Oregon Cas-
cades.
Mr. Prouty died last September
just a month after making a sensa-
tional ascent of the north sister. a
mountain that has been climbed by
less than a dozen times The pinnacle
is called Prouty pinnacle. because he
was the first man to climb it.
Relatives Contest VIII.
1t was made public after his death
that he had taken poison at the home
of his fiancee. Miss Edith Ellis. a
Portland school teacher who then
resided in Laurelhurst. Ill health
and melancholy were ascribed as the
causes Of his suicide.
His will was found to have be-
uueathed a legacy of $4,000 to Miss
Ellis, while his divorced wife was ig-
nored and son WIS cut off with a
small sum. The total estate amount
cd to about $4,000. and large
amount of it was given to the Saliva
tion army. Members of his family
by marriage promptly sought to break
the will claiming that his fiancee and
attorney used undue influence in
causing him to make a codicil during
his last illness
Mazamas win Place Ashes.
Some rather sensational testimon2
developed II the subsequent hearings
but the case was finally adjusted last
winter
Prouty was a meInDer Of prOmi-
ncnt Vermont family. his brother at
one time being governor Of the state.
lie was a mountaineering enthusias+.
ma king many notable ascents
In his will he asked for crepnation
and designated that the ashes be dis
posed Of by his executors. The mat
ter was directed to the attention OF the
Mazamas. of which he was long a
prominent member and one time the
president
II was finally decided to inter the
ashes at the Three SISTERS. scene oi
his last mountaineering
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15

LONDON GOES WILD
over AMERICANS

LONDON. Aug. l5.--American
troops marched through London
streets with tens of thousands cheer
ing. The Londoners showing more
enthusiasm than since the British re-
turned from South Africa. Ambas-
sador Page and King George review
ed the Sammies. The cabinet ad-
tourned session when the troops
passed The cheering was ear split
ting. The entire city decorated with
American and British flags.
Four bands accompanied the troops.
This was I.ondon's first opportunity
to see American soldiers as a unit.
The troops were a regiment of engi-
neers who have camped near London
for some time. British airplanes and
balloons scared in the air above Lon
don. This afternoon Lord Derby re-
ceived the officers contingent at the
war office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
U-BOATS MAY SPARE
TIE HOSPITAL. SHIPS

LONDON. Aug. l5.-The Even ng
Standard says it has high authority
for stating that negotiations are in
progress with every expectation Of
success, toward securing immunity
for hospitas ships from submarine az
tacks
According to n dispatch from Mad
rid. it has been arranged that a
Spanish naval officer will lgo aboard
every hospital to guarantee that the
ship is is used only for the transport
of sick and wounded
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
MRS. THOS. HAMPTON PRESIDENT
LEAGUE TO WORK WITH HOOVER

Mrs. Thomas Hampton was elected
chairman. Mrs. Robert n. Stanfield
vice chairman, Mrs G. w. Rugg sec
retary and Mrs. Gideon Brown. treas
urer
One of the principal purposes OF
the organization IS to register all wo-
men of the city for national service
during the war. a task not at all
small. The Hoover food pledge wi
also be administered through thu
council. More def mite instruction on
the work expected Of the council will
ae received soon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15

A Council of National Defense was
yesterday afternoon organized IN
Pendleton by the representatives of
the various women's organ cations.
literary. social. fraternal. school and
church At a meeting held at the
club rooms of the county library Mrs.
John Vert who was commissioned
for the duty by Mrs. Charles Cast
ner. president of the State Fedora
iiou of women's Clubs. acted as or
gan'zer Of local branch Of 4 ma,
tionll coUnc
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
CHLOUPEK SUCCESSOR
IS THE DALLES MAN
Mrs. Lowell Wishes to Raise
SupefintendentPaTk S Salary
to $2400

Al the meeting of the school board
last evening Philip Parcher of The
DalIes was elected director OF manual
training to succeed R. E. Chloupek,
resigned. At the same meeting it was
decided to open the schools on Sept.
II and to close them for the three
days of the Round up.
A schedule of salaries. proposing
general increase to practically all tea
chers. was offered by Mrs. Ella Low
ell The schedule called for an in
crease of the superintendent's salary
from $4,000 10 $1,000. Supt Park last
year received $500 and last spring
when reelected his salary was plac-
ed at $1,000. The increases are pro-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
KAISER WANTS PEACE BEFORE
AMERICA is FULLY AT WAR

evening Standard this afternoon de
cIared the pope's appeal shows Ger
many is working with might and
main to get peace before the fun
weight of the United States is felt on
he battlefield. The pope must be
singular,y Uniformed as to the state
of public feeling among the allies
The Pail Mall Gazette asks what
securities the allies will receive Of the
fulfillment of such terms mentioned
by the pope as long as Germany re-
tains power to break her treaties
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
HUNTERS BY SCORE ARE
AFTER FESTIVE GROUSE

their habitats do not Indicate that the
hunting will be very good, che birds
being scarce this year.
The proclamation OF the governor
yesterday relative to the hunting sea-
son does not have any effect here,
according to local Interpretation. 1t
closes the deer season in western
Oregon from August 21 to September
/. In eastern oregon the season on
deer does not open until Septem Der
l.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15

LONDON, Aug. I5.-Germany is
working with all her power for a
peace before the full weight of Amer
lea is thrown against her This is the
growing belief in London, following
overnight consideration of the pope's
peace proposal.
A chorus of mingled surprise that
His Holiness should be so misinform-
ed concerning the sentiment Of the
allied countries. a firm decision not
to accept his proposals and even de-
rision rose today in editorials, The
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
LLOYD George speaks.

LONDON. Aug. 15.-loyd George
declared today that the allies are
fighting only for victory of demo-
eracy over aggression. His utterance
is considered significant because of
the pope's peace proposal.
The premier was discussing the pro-
gram of the labor party when his ref
erence to the aims OF the allies was
made. The reiteratiou Of the allies
basis for victory is now greeted as the
government informal answer to the
pope. Lloyd George appeared al the
liberal war committees luncheon to
Premier Holman of New South Wales.
Adding to his statement Of what Eng
land is fighting for he declared that
nothing in the program of labor is at
tainable if the allies are beaten
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15

The hill $ and canyons OF Um1tilla
county today are swarming with
hunters out after birds The grouse
and pheasant season opened this
morning and daylight had hardly ar
rived before the popping of shotguns
began. Many hunters went out last
night by auto to be readY for thed7rst
shot when the season opened
Reports from the VAR ous sections
we're the grouse and pheasants have
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
GERMAN WOULD GIVE
UP ALSACE LORRAINE

AMSTERDAM. Aug. l5.--Maxnili-
an Harden's suppressed Zunkunft has
reappeared. II advises the restoration
or AIsace-LOrrainc to France and
Trieste to italy, IL durable peace
c1n he secured.
It appears from thu reappaarancc
o. the Zunkunft that Harden has been
released from military service, for
which he was drafted. With the sup
preston of his paper Harden was
pressed into the service as "a military
clerk.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
PLAN
NOT TAKEN
Up BY ANY
OF ALLIES
War Must Go on to Finish is,
General Answer; Germany
Must Get Out Of Belgium.
FranCeand Serbia Before Any
Peace Conference is Held.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The war
must continue until the Germans are
willing TO talk reparation. restoration
and guarantees.
The United States stands with the
allies. determined to fight until the
Cbjectives are secured. The pope's
peace appeal has not changed the
United States war aims the state de-
partment announced
Americas war aims coincide with
the allies aims.
This summarizes the situation in
governmental and allied diplomatic
circles while Lansing is awaiting the
delivery of the. Vatican message.
Both the United States and the al
lies will answer the pope.
British diplomats say that Belgium.
France, Serbia and Roumania must be
evacuated before the peace discussion
starts.
Whip Germany First.
The British say that Germany must
not be allowed TO enter peace coun-
ellis with all her lost territory retain
ed. free from subjeetion. reparation
or guarantees. The Italian embassy
declared that peace cannot come from
a result of decision and cannot come
from persons with sentimental or fall
lacious ideals. The Russian officials
here believe that peace talk cannot
be stopped and will continue to grow
between now and November A
French diplomat says il is appertn
that Germany and Austria are behind
the vatican's move. He declared the
pope's proposal will probably fail. He
said the war must continue to its Iogi-
cal conclusion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
ALLIES TRY TO
DESTROY GERMANY

BERLIN. Aug. t5,--The Vorwasrts
asserts that the refusal Of the entente
powers to grant passports TO stock
holt for the socialist conference shows
that England ad America are deter
mined to destroy Germany
This reveals the real obstacles TO
peace" il declared. The Vorwasrts
refers to the action OF the entente ma
tions as a brutal destruction or the
Stockholm peace work.
This - the first comment from
Germany on peace since the issuance
OF the pope's peace appeal While
the comment II on another subject
evertheless Il reveals again tho Ger
II an attitude on the general propo-
sltiCu OF peace.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
VICTOR MURDOCH NAMED
TOR TRADE CDNlNIS~I0 :

WAsIlIN GTON, Aug I5.-yictnr
N-i.,i,.ck Kansas progressive and for
mer congressman. has been nominal
ed a member of the federal trade
commission. succeeding the late W
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
DELEGATES NAMED
TOFARM CONGRESS

SALEM Aug. l5.---(fOvernor
Withycombe announced the appoint
ment of the following delegates to
the international farm congress at
Peoria, September rs 10 2S A. V.
Swift. of Baker; Ti.lman Renter. Ma
dras; Leroy Breithaupt, Burns D. E
stephens. Moro. and Pref. H. D.
Scudder of the Oregon Agricultural
college
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15

ROME. Aug. Is The vatican de-
sired that the text of the pops's peace
proposal reach all government Re
fole it is given the publi-. For this
reason it is stated the publication OF
the appeal in the Observatcre Ro-
nano. the vatican official YrEln. -
postponed until THURSDAY.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15

lie does not favor the pobc'S peace
proposals. The plan is considered es-
pecially untimely because it comes
when the allies and America are pre-
i'ar'ng active participation. the allies
making their maxim um effort
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
At Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY Aug. l5-Four
car Dads of hogs sold at SIS per hun
dredweight, or 40 to so cents above
yesterdays top prices thus establish
ing a new record. Sheep reached
$3.50 per hundredweight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
LENS DOOMED FOLLOWING MORNING ATTACK
m RENCH WOMEN SMILE AT WORK.

n the all
Ut employed
in the
drawing
he war; but these women formh with smEng faces
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
HOUSER AND WILCOX ON
GRAIN CONTROL BODY
HOGS REACH $1S IN
KANSAS CITY YARDS
Mutton Sells at $16.5O in Same
Yard; Cattle Up.

CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-Hogs estab-
lished another record, selling at SIT.
95 per hundredweight. or 40 cents
higher than yesterdays record price.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
WHEAT is
$500 AT CLOSE

CHICAGO. Aug. 15.-(speciaI to
the East Oregonian. '-kanee Of
lows:
Open. High. Low, Close.
Sept $2.05 s2O6 $2.OO $2.OO
Portland.
PORTLAND, Aug. 15.-(Special-
Club $2.2O; bluestem gas
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
fifty Million Dollar Corporation
Formed to Make Govern
ment Purchases OF Wheat

WASHINGTON. Aug. i5.-The
creation of a fOOd administration
grain corporation with fiftv mil
lion dollars capital Ia conduct
government wheat purchases and
sales Is Officially announced. The
president appointed three COM
mittees. the wheat Dur chasing di-
vision, the price fixing board and
the United States mlIlers' COM
mittee, to carry on the work The
great machinery for whe1t con-
troll Is completed.
II. a. Garfield, president of
Williams College, is chairman OF
the price fixing c0mmittcrs. Hoo
ser heads the purchasing divi-
sion. NJ. II. HouScr of Portland,
Is named TO represent the grain
division at the Portland teIJni-
nal. Theodore B. Wilcox OF
Portland. is named a m"nIbrr of
the miIlcrs' committee.
PORTLAND. Aug 15.-Max Eous-
r. the worlds 'argest individual
rain dealer. announced no would
i've the entire profits of his great
BUSINESS to the Red cross. lie will de-
ote his entire time to the govern
nent's interests as coast rre;n buyer
iithout pay His private h tsinesS i
laced in the hands of n manager.
o be run for the Red Cross Hous-
RS profits last year were raPurted 10
e between two ami threa million.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
At Fast Et. louis.

EAST ST LOUIS, Aug. 15.-Hogs
sold at SIS per hundredweight- Cattle
advanced sharply.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
CANADIANS
STORM ALL
OUTSKIRTS
Positions Captured Give Allies
Key to Lens. Continued
Possession Of City by Ger
mans Would be at Terrific
Cost.

SIMdS, WITH THE BRITISH
ARMIES, Aug. 15.-The Canadians
stOrmed and captured positions on a
thousand yard front TO a depth of
nearly a mile in n new general as
sRult at Lens. As a result of today's
attack, Lens is now only "A death trap.
II the Germans continue to hold the
city its possession will cost them
dearly. The Canadians captured hill
seventy on the first rush. Rosewood,
Cite ST. Laurent, Cite st. Emile, part
Cite 81. Elizabeth and portion OF
HugowOOd were quickly taken. A
number of other important mining
Ccnters and positions about lens
were taken. Hundreds Of Germans
were prisoncred. The British cap
tured the days objectives at their
first rush. They are now consolidate
ing their positions.
The attack Is sweeping the Cana
dians forward with typical British
push. The usual hush proceeded the
battle. After a night of artillery en-
cagements. death like silence fell.
Then came the drunlfire. roar of
gums, screeching shells, and n flare
OF rockets behind the German lines
in rapid signalling. The sun was just
rising, streaking the sky with n won
Iirous tint. The British barrage fire
Vas under way. \ curtain of steel
falling between the Canadians and
trenches of the enemy. Then the Ca
nadIans went over the parapets. They
followed their curtain of steel and
Tame across the open ground. The
German rockets, carrying signals for
help, began bursting more riotOusly.
but from the first everything went
well for the British. When the battle
was completed the British were COM
pIetc masters of the gateways to
Lens.
Cite ST. Laurent, captured. Is about
q mile north of the main section OF
Lens. between Lens and LOos.
-
French Advance.
PARIS. Aug. t5.-The French ad-
vanced considerably west of DiXmude
in Belgium. 1t is announced. Enemy
raids were repulsed on the Vauolerc
plateau and on the left bank of the
Neuse. The artillery is active.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-15
TO ADVERTISERS

The East Oregonlan has the largest bona
flde and guaranteed paid circulation of any
paper In Oregon, east Of Portland and by
far the largest circulation In Pendleton OF
any Newspaper.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-07
STATE OFFICIALS UP !.
AGAINST Law TANCLE
Take Up Bond Issue. Again,
But Pass 1t Up To the
Attorney General

The question raised yesterday by
State Treasurer Kay relative to the
issuance of bonds for meeting the
state 3 share of the money appropriated
by congress for the Improvement of
rural post roads, which question was
to the effect that the money to meet the
state Is share would have to be taken
from the $6,000,000 bond issue, formed
the point Of discussion for the members
of the state board of control and two
members of the state highway commits
sion this morning in Treasurer Kay'a
office
The state board of control, consisting
of Governor Withycombe, Secretary of
State Olc0tt and Treasurer Kay, and
Commissioners Adams and Benson of
the highway commission, and former
State Senator Jay Bowerman, Repre-
sentatives Lunger of Yamhill county
and Seymour Jones of Marion county,
were present. Deputy Attorney General
Van Winkle represented Attorney Gen
eral Brown.
This morning the discussion opened
up several different issues regarding
the issuance. of the bonds. The state
highway commissioners were of the
opinion that the board of control could
90 ahead and issue the whole 81 ,S9l 900
in bonds, while it was the opinion Of
the board that it would have to use the
funds provided for in the Bennett
bill until they were exhausted and then
issue bonds to meet deficiency.
There was considerable divergence of
opinion and the whole matter was re-
ferred to the attorney general for an
opinion.
It was suggested that the officials
could 90 ahead and issue the bonds un-
til restrained by an injunction or wait
until compelled to do so by mandamus
suit.
The question the attorney general is
to decide is whether or not the bonds
provided for by the Bean-Bennett bill
can be issued If he decides they can
be issued the board Of control win 90
ahead until stopped by an injunction
brought in the circuit court here. II
he decides the bonds cannot be issned
the board will refuse to go ahead unless
compelled by mandamus proceedings