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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-07
SENAT0RSATTACK
LEAGUE Of NATIONS
Delegation of Power and
Equal Voice to Small Ma
tons Are Opposed.

The proposed league Of nations was
vigorously attacked in the Senate late
yesterday afternoon by Senator Borah
of Idaho. Replying to Senator Lewis
of Illinois, who had spoken in defense
of the league, Senator Borah said he
had yet to discover any person who
is willing to follow the league to
where they admit it will go if fol-
lowed to its logical conclusion"
The important questions involved
in forming the league, Senator
Bcrah said, are those of jurisdiction
and power to enforce it's rulings.
Balks at Giving Power to League.
NO man." he continued. has yet
been willing to say that he would
give this tribunal the power to render
Judgments and to give the police
force to enforce it,"
Senator Borah asked what would
the league amount to unless it were
given power to enforce its judg-
mentS.
And if it does render judgment
for the purpose of preventing war,
interjected Senator Reed. land has
the power to enforce that judgment.
now IS II SolDS " tIilOICe tiidI- JUG
ment without making war?
Exactly" replied the Idaho senator
Refers to English Views.
Senator Borah said that a. ]. Bal
four, British foreign minister, has
been quoted as favoring the league
of nations. but he said the kind of
league proposed by the British
statesmen seems to me as nothing
81, Il 1o,1
cletN'
Reading from a statement on the
league made by Mr. Balfour last
August T. Senator Borah said the for
eign minister rejects the proposition
for an international court and en-
forcement of DEGREES through eco
monte pressure. ridicules universal
disarmament and regrets universal
arhitra ton.
Former Ambas sador Bryce and the
Earl of Curzon also appear to think
that the league should not have mill
tary forces under it's control nor
power to limit nations armament,
said the senator
Senator Walsh Favors League.
Supporting the league. Senator
Walsh suggested Senator Borah de-
sired to have the United States in a
position for another territorial
grab.
THE senator understands me just
about right" Senator Borah replied.
I'm willing to leave to this country
it's policy to be determined by the in
-telligence of the people. I'm will
ing to trust their sense of justice and
right rather than a tribunal of other
countries.
do the people of the United States
want their interests determined by
Turkey and Asia and races of Europe
absolutely different in national aspira-
lions and ideals. or to do business under
the policy Of the father of their country
TO keep free from entangling European
alliances?' asked Senator Borah.
No Equal Voice to Small Nations.
Senator Walsh said he, too. opposed
allowing small nations to have an
equal voice in debating armament or
other vital policies of the great pow
ers and that representation in the
league was one of it's principal prob
lens. But he pointed out that if the
United States submits it's important
questions to the league the same OBJ
legations would be placed on other
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-05
Pure Catsup

Ritter's celebrated catsup, pure and unadulter-
ated; 18c value, bottle
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
UNITED PRESS HELD
SUPERIOR TO OTHERS
IN AFTERNOON FIELD

(From the Eugene Daily Guard.)
I'm pursuance of the policy of
living its readers the best service
obtainable at any price the Guard
today starts the full leased wire
service of the United Press Asso-
Citations. The Associated Press
service has been voluntarily dis
continued.
THE Guard made a careful in
vestigation of the United Press and
n close comparison of the two big
news agencies before deciding on
this change.
at was found that the United
Press is today the largest world
wide news gathering and distribut-
ing organization in existence; that
its service is more highly special
lied for afternoon papers than
that of the Associated Press: that
tha United Press has combined the
highest degree of accuracy in its
reports with the greatest speed in
their delivery.
"The United Press serves more
newspapers than any
other news agency in the world
because it serves afternoon papers
exclusively.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
P. H. S. GIRLS DEFEAT
LA GRANDE TEAM, 35-4
Preliminary Game Between
P. H. S. Boys and Gram
mer School Team Spirited

No trouble was encountered by the
high school girls basketball team last
night in defeating the team from La
Grande 35 to 4. The score is about
as one sided as it has been in all the
locaI-tea4n's Victories Faster, better
team work, surer passing and ability
to get there first won the game as
usual for Miss Baileys squad.
Veva Cook with twelve baskets and
three fouls to her credit was again
the high point winner. Alice Finnell,
her running mate, threw three bns-
kets and Marjorie ireland who substi-
tuted for Alice Finnell, threw one.
The teams played with the five player
formation.
Jessie Stoddard, La Grande forward
succeeded in eluding her guard long
enough to toss two baskets, but she
missed four chances to throw fouls.
veva Cook threw three out of nine.
a preliminary game between a team
of high school boys and grade school
five developed into a spirited contest.
The grammar school kids led at the
end of the first half. 9 to s, but the
high school team piled up the score
of ~ to II when the Youngsters wind
gave out. For the high school c. Ca
hill at forward played n good game
as did Dick Lawrence at center. Mar
vim Kcanc and James Willis played
well for the grade school five.
The teams lined up as follows: Pen
dleton, Cook, Finnell, Ireland for
wards; Z. Laing, center; IL Thomp-
son, NJ. Burgess, II. Nelson, guards.
La Grandc, OesterbuTg and G. Court
ncCy, guards; center, \. Palmer; J.
Stoddard and NJ. ScofiCld forwards.
High school boys, Cahill, Koeppen,
forwards: Lawrence. center; Lloyd
Jens Torgeson, guards.
Grade team, Willis, NJ. Keane, for
wards: S. ParIctte, c. Snyder. Centersi
Iiouscr, Riggles, Bowman, guards.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
WAR INSURANCE NO
LONGER AUTOMATIC
BUT TIME EXTENDED

No man in the army or navy OF the
Cnited states Is automatically insur-
cd against death any longer, and. II
any local people have relatives
in the war who are not Insured, they
should urge such insurance to be ta-
ken out by April II, The following
telegram from George'F. Porter. chief
state councils section. Council of Ma
tional Defense has just been recciv-
cd by the local council OF defense:
THE time for filing applications for
war risk Insurance has just been ex-
tended by congress to April eth. Au-
tomato insurance. however has ccns-
cd entirely and no man Is now insur-
od by the government unless he has
applied. This makes voluntary appll-
cation doubly important. Have your
publicity man spread news through
state and continue campaign to bring
family Influence to bear on men not
insured"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
MERCEDES TEAM TO
ARRIVE HERE ABOUT
THE FIRST OF APRIL
Last Step in Negotiations
Taken When Fans Sign
Contract Last Night.

Portland's professional ball team
will be whipped into shape for the
opening Of the league season on the
field OF Ruund-Up Park. The last
step In the negotiations between
Judge McCredic. owner: and the Pen
dleton fans was taken last evening
when five representative Pendleton
fans signed the contract sent by Judge
McCredie. II was returned to Port
land last night.
by the contract. the Portland man
ager agrees to send his team ana
three newspapermen to Pendleton for
"A period of four weeks and to play
four Saturday and three sunday eX-
hibition games here The local fans
have posted $500 as a guarantee OF
expenses and will receive the receipts
from the exhibition games up to that
amount. While only five fans signed
the contract it Is probable that 20 or
more viii figure I'm the guarantee.
Mercedes men viii arrive here
probably during the early part OF
April and Will be accompanied by
sport writer from each Of the three
larger Portland papers. During the
preliminary season when teams are In
the making Pendleton will be one OF
the baseball centers Of the northwest,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
FIGURING M. <SUED
FOR SELLING ALLEGED
FAULTY SEED WHEAT

Alleging that the Spokane Flouring
Mills Of this city sold wheat for spring
seeding that was worthless for that
purpose, three suits were filed against
the company today by farmers for
damages aggregating nearly $4,000.
Each Of the plaintiffs, J. o. Kerr,
W. S. Campbell and Howard Mont
gomery and w. s. Campbell trustee.
alIege that they bargained for Red
Chaff wheat for seeding purposes,
paying above the market price for 1t,
and that in reality it was mixture in
which the most was fall wheat unfit
for seeding in the spring.
Kerr alleges he purchased 205
bushels and sowed 23s.S acres of
which 14j acres yielded nothing ana
95.S acres yielded 10 bushels to the
acre. He asks for S671G.5O damages
Campbell alleges he purchased S3
bushels and sowed 80 1-2 acres which
yielded only nine bushels to the acre
He asks for S15S2 damages Mont
gomery and Campbell, trustee. allego
they sowed 2O4.6 acres of which 4i.G
acres yielded nothing and 1850 acres
but Ia bushels. They ask for $55S9
damages. S. A. Lowell and c. II. Car
ter are attorneys for the plaintiffs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
CHENRY FoRREsT.)

PARIS Feb. lG.-Rumauia is vast
" disappointed at President Wilson's
failure to mention her in his last
message. II Is understood official en-
couragement will greatly aid in help
ing her stand off The present menace
FROM the central powefs and helShexts
kl The country's morale is high and
the army still an important combat
i've force, but announcement is i'm
perativc. The Russian detection left
Rumania in the most perilous condt-
tion of any ally. Entirely isolated
from outside aid her supplies come in
over single railroad through Rus.
sia. The bolshevilli may stop at any
time. North and west is the Black
Sea. The coastline is useless. When
she refused 10 participate in the
Brest- -Litovsll conferences after being
tcrccd into an armistice, General Won
Mackenzen reported an ultimatum
that she either start a real peace or
tight. 1t is understood the ultimatum
has expired but Germany is seeking to
again eptire Rumania into a separate
peace.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
GRIM REALITY OF
TRENCH WARFARE IS
SHOWN IN PICTURE

The grim reality of trench warfare
in all its horror and stripped of the
glory that has ever been associated
with war is depicted wildly in the pic
ture, The German Curse i'll Russia"
which will be shown at the Arcade
Theater tomorrow and Monday. y
private exhibition of the five reels was
given this morning by the manage
ment to a few friends and it proved
that the picture is all that has been
claimed for it, closeup view of ac-
tual fighting in Europe.
The first three reels show conditi-
ons in Russia at the time that the
German propaganda began the de-
moralization of that great nation. The
last reels. taken by camera man who
brayed death in the front line trench
cs, shows an artillery duel, a skirm-
ishing party of Russians trying to cut
through the German barbed wire en-
tanglements and finally the charge
over the top with its fearful toll. Sol
diers drop dead before the eyes of the
audience and the ground is strewn
with the figures of dead and dying.
A-hairy faced Russian is seen trying
to carry his wounded officer to the
rear on his back and the officer dies
as the soldier Crawls forward. Gas
bombs burst over the Russian trench
cs and the heavy gas is seen descend
ing while the soldiers hastily don their
gas masks. The whole is n sight to
make strong men shudder. All other
pictures Of the war "over there"
which have heretofore been shown
are dwarftcd by this daring piece of
photogra ply.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
GERMAN OFFICER AGREED
TO SELL COUNTRY'S SECRETS
FOR THE SUM OF $4,000

killed. The last German cabbage
crop was - failure due TO a caterpil-
lar plague. Cabbage is one Of the
main foods there. The plum crupShas
failed and the grain crop is short. All
uitratcs are being used iu war work.
Powdered chestnuts turnips and car
ruts are being mixed with flour in
bread making. Dogs and crows are
eaten i'm many places. Fats are al
most totally lacking. hear again
the story of corpses being reduced for
fats. two nurses claiming 10 have
seen the process.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
Lambing Season on
In UmatiIla County
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY OF
FIRST 800 EWES To LAMB AT
ARLINGTON HAVE TWINS.

The lambing season in Umatilla
county and other Ssheep districts of
eastern Oregon has commenced and
from now until April 1 the winter
camps viii be busy places. The
weather so far has proved very sat.
isfactory for lambing and good re-
ports are being brought in.
The Smythe Bros. camp at Ar
lington has been the scene of lambing
operations for the past week Dan p.
Smythe of this city received a report
that of the first 500 ewes to lamb.
$50 gave birth to twins and that none
of the lambs had been lost. Joe
Cunha and the Veys are also in the
midst of lambing near Echo and other
camps will be starting soon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
GREAT HILL DOTTED
WITH GERMAN GUNS
YANKEE OBJECTIVE
''The Bigger They Are the
Harder They Fall" U. S.
Soldiers Quote and Fire.

AMERICAN FRONT. Feb. 1G. -
From American sectors opposite
Mount Sec. a great hill. is visible from
TOule. This hill is dotted with Ger
man gun nests and observation sta
tions, which the American gunners
shell periodically.
The Sammies call the hill Gibral-
tai, but quote Bob Fitzsimmons. 1.-The
bigger they are, the harder they fall"
The hill is three miles northeast of
Xiyray and ten miles east of st. Mi
hiel. The sector has been extremely
quiet the past IS hours. The Ger
mans made two attempts to start
gassing. but Yankee alacrity prevent
cd fatalities.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
SIR H. WILSON
NEW CHIEF OF
BRITISH STAFF
Named to Succeed Sir Will
liam Robertson Who Has
Resigned Post.
VERSAILLES OFFICE
LIMITS HIS POWERS
Robertson Was Offered
Choice of Offices By the
Government.

s. LONDON. Feb. lG.-It is announc-
ed Sir William Robertson has resign
cd as chief of staff OF the British ar
niles. Sir Henry Wilson is to succeed
him.
The official press bureau announces
the extension of the functions OF the
permanent representative at the YER
saiiles inter-allied war conferences
limits the special powers of the chief
OF staff. The government offered
Robertson his choice between perma-
nent representative at Versailles or
his present position under new condi-
tions
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
PEACE BELIEyED NEAR.

ROME, Feb. 1G.-Thna peace is
nearer than ever is the unofficial be-
lief of vatican circles. 1t is learned
papal nuncios in Teuton countries re-
ported that President Wilson's latest
speech fayOrably impressed the dem
ocratic and pacifist parties in Aus
tria and Germany.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
SUBMARINE SHELLS
DOVER; BABY KILLED
Three Women and Three
Children Hurt in -Four
Minute Bo m b a rdment
This Morning.

LONDON, Feb. 1G.--An enemy sub
marine bonbarded Dover this morn
VIZ, Killing a child ana woUnding
three women and three children. In
four minutes il fired thirty shots,
damaging houses and disappeared.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
Montana Electrical
Workers To Take
Strike Vote March ]

BUTTE, Feb. 16.-The electrical
workers voted to take strike vote
on March first. Machinists are seek
ing to get other unions to take action
and declare "A general strike in alt
mines April first. The whole trouble
is due to the companS's refusal to
discharge or pay the fines of the ele-
ven men remaining with THE mines
during the strike. The labor leaders
hope to effect an early settlement.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
FIRST NSTALLMENT
OFFICIAL LIST OF
THE TUSCANIA DEAD

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1G.-Thc
first instalIment of the official
Tuscania death list issued by the
war department. today contains
81 names, including from Oregon;
Henry Bates of Baker.
George BjOrk, st. Hclens.
Elmer Houston. Hold.
John IaakISO. of astoria.
Theodore Lewton. Forest Grove.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
Many Moo.IMorkers Out.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-THE ship
yards in this district are losing then
wood workers as fast as agents Of thu
marine woodworkers union can reach
them, according TO Secretary Stcwar
of the union. lie says he believes the
will DO willing TO return as soon as a.
Is ready to consider tho
demands. About seventy shipyar
are in the district.
Union officials say 5000 more car
penters quit at noon. The empioyt
returned tv work iu one yard whH"
the company offered them the w0f
demanded. pending mediation by t'ir
government
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16

]. W. w. PLEAD NOT GUILTY.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 16-E'ifty one
!. W. W. Indicted by the federal grand
jury on "a charge of obsuIIcting the
government in war pleaded not guilty
when arraigncd. The cases will be
continued until March fourth. William
Hood. arrested after, the governors
was dynanitcd, pleaded gull
~ 10 Transforming dynamite on a COM
mon carrier.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
civilian PHILIP SIMMS)
Copyright United Prcssl

BERNE, Feb. lG.--Non Hmden-
burg is Squeezing Germany like an
uctupos would a sponge. Even if the
army Is uucomplaining regarding food
Germany and Austria are starving 1
have definite information that Ger
man military man recently agreed to
sell German secrets for 100000. say
ing his parents were starving and
wanted Co get them 10 neutral couu-
Try, return to the battlefront aud De
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16

William NORM. Portland.
Riley Murray. Eugene.
Terry Tuttlc. Elgin.
Prom Washington:
William Matthews. BellinglIam.
EOcO CalIabrc. Mount Solo.
John Cheshire, Lucas.
Wesley Hyatt. Lebam. -.-
David Rcnton. North Bend.
Robert Warren. Seattle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
NANCY is RoNInED.

PARIS, FEB. 16:-Encmy raids near
VIIIc- -Sur-Tourbc I'm Champagne and
also near La BiIsscc were rcpcllcd.
The French raIded the enemy lines
near Qaqnoia. Enemy aViators bomb
cd Nancy, killing several civilians.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
Thirteen" Proves JinX
For E. H. Fehr of Weston

The number Il is all that it
is cracked up. to be as a huodoo
) and "a jinN, according to z. w.
Fchr of Weston. who was down
from his home last evening. He
; enlisted in the aviation branch
of the navy on Dec. Is and was
the 18th out of II sworn in at
Portland on that day. He was
sent to san Diego where he
served just Is days before be-
coming i'll with rheumatism. on
January 12 he was discharged
} from the navy for physical disa-
bility.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
PRELIMINARY.
MOVE WITH RUMANIA
BEGUN SAYS BERLIN

COPENHAGEN, Feb. 1G.-BcrIln
reports the real Rumania- central
powers peace negotiations have not
been opened but the prcIiminarics
Bucharest soon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
GERMANY STOPS
TROOP TRANSFER
COunterm a nds Sending
From East to West Front
Russian Dispatches Say.

ROME. Feb. 1O.-ticrmany has
cOuntcrmandcd her transfer of troops
from tho east 10 the west front owing
to the failure OF the Brcst-LltoVsk me-
gotlations. according TO RUSSIAN dis
patches To italian newspapers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16

1& RAND OFFICERS COMING-Lesie E. Crouch Grand
VI Chancellor, and W. G. Geeson, G. X. of r. S. to be
here Monday evening for the Knights of Pythias ami
VersarY session.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16

This paper Is a member OF and audited
by. the Audit Bureau OF CIrcuIatIons.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16

WASHINGTON, Feb. IG.-Senate
and house cOnferces agreed today on
a shipyard housing bill, providing
housing facilities for shipyard labor.
Lack of such facilities is one OF tho
causes of the labor shortage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
LabOrites Charge Profiteering.

Laborites say the discomfort is du
primarily to the inefficiency an
profiteering in some big shipyards an
different scales in different yard
They ask the federal establishment ,
a standard wage, the elimination {
profiteering, improved transportatio
for the prompt delivery of material
eliminating idleness. or pay the me
for any idleness due to lack Of ma
terials.
Evening journal., 1918-10-31
CECIL co. PLANS FOR
WAR WORK CAMPAIGN
\ N The Evening journal

Special TO The Evening Journal.
ELKTON, Md, Oct. 3i.-Cecil County
Is making great preparations for her
share in the drive for United War
Work. The apportionment OF the
county is si6,350. and at a meeting of
the various chairmen held in Elkton on
Monday means were discussed. The
following are chairmen for their re-
spective districts: First district, VIII
liam H. Anderson; Second. James S.
Hooper; Third, John Hassen Terrell;
Fourth, Caleb Brokaw: Fifth, George o.
Carey; Sixth, the Rev. A. B. Hallock ;
Seventh, Professor Cecil E. Ewing
Eighth, Thomas Herbert Cummings
Ninth, the Rev ]. C. Mccoy. Former
Senator Frank E. Williams, OF Elkton,
who has made a reputation as col
lector Of money for patriotic purposes,
is county chairman.
Deserving from Camp Meade, Nd,
Samuel r. Haines, a Conowingo Negro,
was on Monday returned TO camp by
Deputy Sheriff Lewis Seth.
William A. Andrews, Of Dorchester
County, Republican candidate for Con-
gress, is spending several days in the
neighborhood Of Elkton.
Evening journal., 1918-10-31
oRoss PROSTITUTION on APPoNrNE POWER.

m RESIDENT WILSON and his associates in the national
administration have endeavored TO delude the Ameri
can public the Delaware public, into believing that in
making appointments to the public service the rule fol-
lowed has been special fitness TO discharge the official
duties assigned
The hoowness OF that pretense has been exposed by
Republican National Committee in the matter of the
appointment Of fortyeght Inspectors Of Explosives
br each State
The showing is as follows:
LumDerman
Democratic politician ....-.--.-...-------.--4
Former cigar salesman ....--.-------------.
Life insurance agent -------------.---------.
Policeman ....-.-----~---------------~-----
physician
Newspaper editor ............-------.-.---..4
County Court House employe .-----------.
Lawyer
Democratic politician ----------------------.3
Farmer
Travelling salesman ..----------------------.
Newspaper reporter s--------------~-.-----..
Stock farmer -~-.--~----~--
Storekeeper
Former shoe merchant -------~-----------.
Automobile salesman -------------~----.----
Stock dealer
Raiser OF dewberries ------------------~-s~-
Druggist
Son-in-law of Democratic politician -------.
Trade magazine publisher
Former saloonkeeper --~-------~--.-----~--.t
Buggy manufacturer ----------------------
Contractor
Bank cashier --~~~-~-s
All of those appointees Democrats.