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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-09
WOMEN WORKING IN
u. S. NAVY YARD

BREMERTON, Wash, July s.-Be>
tween fifty and sixty women dGnned
overaIls and mechanics caps and went
to work yesterday in the shops OF
the Puget Sound navy yard as helpers
in various trades.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-15
Fire Destroys Great
Grey Nunnery Which
Housed Over 1000
GREAT HEROISM
SHOWN BY NUNS
Inmates Ranged in Ages from
Few Days to over 100 and In
cluded Nuns. Nurses, Wound
ed and Sick Soldiers and Chill
dren

Montreal, Feb. 1.-the cha rred ho-
late tonight from the ruins of the Grey
'Nunnery which was destroyed by fire.
1t is feared many more persisted and
searchers believe the toll Of (leath
might reach 100.
All the inmates Of the great building
except the children are believed to have
escaped. They included nuns. nursing
sisters. wounded or sick soldiers from
overseas, aged, sick or crippled men
and women to the number Of almost
thousand.
When the flames were discovered in
the west wing the alarm was quickly
given and all those able to help them
selves fled to places of safety. The he
roic nuns and nursing sisters strore
valiantly to save the sick and wounded
as we'll as the infants under their
charge.
The children were housed in the
section Of the building where the fire
started and the flames spread SO rap
idly it was impossible to save them
all. None of the soldiers suffered in
jury. however, although nearly 200 OF
them were ouartered in the building.
From Few Days Old to 100
The ages of the inmates of the nun
merry ranged from two or three days
to almost a hundred years Many Of
the babies who died in the fire and
smoke We're only few days or a few
weeks old. The elderly inmates were
housed in another section of the build
ing and were not Immediately menac,I
by the flames.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-15
NATION FACED
WITH DANCER
OF STARVATION

Ithaca, ~ Y, Feb. 14.-Warning thai
the nation is confronted with the dan
ger of starvation in the next Il months
and that the energies Of our farmers
are paralyzed by price fixing and fear
of price fixing. President Jacob Goold
Scuhurman of Cornell University spoke
today at the Farmers Week program at
Cornell University on The Food Crisis
and the Farmer"
President Schurman deplored attempts
20 regulate the price Of farm products.
but urged legislation TO prohibit prof
teering In the sale Of foodstuff.
Does the eminent want TO stimu-
late agricultural production" he asked
Then strike the shackles off the farmer
and leave him as free as other producers
In the name Of commonsense and Of pa
triotism | make this appeal to the Pres
ident and Congress. Food will win the
war. Give the farmers fair chance -
win Ii"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-15

Amsterdam, Feb l4.-The Austrian
Emperor has issued at Vienna the FOL-
lowing manifesto:
ITO my peoples. Thanks to Gods
gracious aid, we have concluded peace
with Ukraine. our victorious arms an1
the sincere peace policy which We pun
sued with interchangeable perseverance
have shown the first fruit of a defen-
sive war waged for our preservation.
Hone for General Peace
in common with my hard tried peg
pies, | trust that after the first conciu-
sion of peace, which is so gratifying
an event for us. general peace will
soon be granted suffering humanity
Under the impression of this peace
with Ukraine, our glance turns with
full sympathy to that aspiring young
people in whose heart first amongst
our opponents the feeling of ncighbor-
ly love has become operative. and
which, after bravery exhibited in nu-
merous battles. also possessed Sufli-
cient resoluteness to give expression fy
deed before the whole world to its bit
ter conviction.
1T thus has been the first TO leave
the camp of our enemies in order III
the interest of the speediest possible
attainment of a new and great COM
mon aim to unite its efforts with our
strength.
Having, from the first moment &
mounted the throne of my exalted fore
fathers. felt myself one with my peo-
pies in the rock-like resolve TO night
out the struggle forced upon US until
an honorable peace was reached, fee'
myself so much the more one with
them in this hour in which the hrst
step has now been taken for the real
ization Of this aim. With admiration
for and affectionate recognition OF the
almost super-human endurance and IN
comparable self-sa crifice OF my heroic
troops. as well as Of those at nome VIM
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-15
AMERICAN BATTERIES GIVE
FRENCH effective SUPPORT
Our Artlerymen in Champagne Region Assist
in Capture of German Trenches Southeast of
Butte du Mensl- British and Germans Meet in
Sharp Encounter North of Lens

The mention of American artillery
men was being engaged with the
French against the Germans in the
Champagne is the first indication tina.
United States forces We're in the bat
tie line elsewhere than east of ST Mi
hiel, which is miles distant from the
Champagne front. The presumption is
that the American artillersts are in
training with the French perpetrators
to joining their comrades in their own
sector.
Unofficial dispatches still indicate
that in German and Austrian ofticia
circles there is very considerable dis
trust Of the BolSheviki leaders in Rus
STA, ana that preparations even are in
the making for Stemming surprise
maneuNcr on the east front. One Ba-
varian newspaper asserts that the fl
nal conference between the BolsheViki
and German and Austrian peace dele
gates at BreSt- LitoVsk ended in vi
olen, rupture which bore all the seeds
of a future conflict.
Continued on Page 7-Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-15
President Wilson Orders Probe
OF Hog Island Yard Building

aware river near Philadelphia is plan
ned to be the greatest in the coun-
try.
The American Interna tional Corpor-
alton. through its subsidiary corpora
ton. the American International Ship
building Co. has contracts for it's con-
struction and for snipbuilding there
from the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
acting for the United States Shipping
Board. Testimony before the Senate
interstate commerce committee invest
gating the whole case Of shipping
prospects, has delivered statements
that the government and civilian eX.
perts estimated s21,oc0,00o would SUI
flee.
This testimony developed charges by
Representative Lenroot, Republican,
Wisconsin, or the floor Of the House.
that through laxness in the letting OF
contracts, the American international
and its subsidiary, were placed in a
position 10 loot the treasury of mil
lions of dollars.
The charges, however that the In
tcrnational was 'gouging" the govern
nent. have been characterized as ma
liciously false" by George J. Baldwin
OF New York. head Of the American
International Shipbuilding Corporation,
in his testimony before the Senate
commerce committee. 1t has developed
among other things at the committee's
hearings that Colonel Black of Phila :
delphia one of the former owners of
Hog Island, got $1,000 an acre for his
property. whereas year ago he held
an option a; $1,000 an acre.
One of The principal points of attack
On the International Shipbuilding Cor
poration in the committee hearing has
been that by its contract with the
Emergency Corporation that it would
receive fec of $6,000,00O for the
know how of building the shipyard
and getting out the ships
| Mr.. Na1derlip's name was brought
into the Investigation as being presi-
dent of the mother corporation and as
having counter signed the contracts.
Mr.. Baldwin before the Senate com
rlittee attributed the rise in costs to
the fleet corporations delay in signing
contracts. The fleet corporation, he de-
clared. while pressing for speed, vast
eG two months in signing a contract
and threw the work into mid winter,
which brought also great increases In
material. labor and everything else.
Charles A Piez. vice president Of the
feet corporation. said in his testimony
before the committee that there had
been extravaganza in building the
yard. Mr.. Baldwin. however reminded
the committee that the engineer who
supplied The data on which that asser-
ton was made, later, had withdrawn
Il ost of it,
The shipping board, it was learned
tonight. probably will take over with
in few days four or FIVE shipyards
working on government contracts in
which progress has been particularly
slow. Some of the delays in the
Yards have been charged TO labor diff
ficultics and some to inefficient man
agemcnt.
Under the shipping act the board
can take possession Of an yard II
wishes and operate them as govern
fnent plants. If any are Communicated
the present contracts will be cancelled
and government experts viii ce put in
charge.
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ANOTHER HEATLESS monday IS
DECREED FOR new ENGLAND
New Hampshire Will Act with Sister States ~
Situation Too Serious to Permit of Operation
of Industries Says Storrow - Will Put Cues
ton of Supplying Coal Carrying Ships Up to
President WilsOn-WhOle Situation Matter of
Ships

Boston, Feb. 14.-Eext Monday will
be continued as heatless day in New
England with the possible exception
Of New Hampshire, the fuel admins :.
trations of the New England states az
ter long conference here announced
tonight. LAplaining that the whole sit
uation was a matter of ships, James }
Storrow, New England fuel admins
traitor said the question of supply coal
carrying ships would be put up direct
~ TO President Wilson.
Floyd to Decide for New Hampshire
The decision as to whether New
Hampshire shall continue next Monday
as Il llt ,iday will he left to Formc y
Governor Charles NJ. Floyd. fuel td-
was al he conference for a few min
utes today but was obliged to retur1
to his home in Manchester because &c
illness. Before the conference assem-
bled, Il was understood that he rou!d
permit BUSINESS to resume next Mon
DAY ls usual. regardless of What Tie
other New England states did, but Mr..
Stprrow said tonight that when MI.
Floyd retired from the conference he
apparently was uncertain what action
h would take.
Those az the conference in addition to
Mr. Storrow. who represented Massachu-
sets. were Charles NJ. Floyd, New Hamp-
shire administrator; Geo, II. Holmes,
Rhode Island administrator; Thomas W.
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NAME H|CHBORN AS
DIRECTOR
FOR STATE OF MAINE

Washington Feb. Appointment Of
federal bureaus Of employment in y
states was announced tonight by the de-
partment of labor in statement outlin-
ing plans of the federal employment ser
vice for welding all federal, state ana
municipal employment facilities into a
national system OF labor exchanges.
The new appointments made with the
approval of the department OF labor upon
the joint recommendation Of the state
councils of defense and organized capital
and labor include
Connecticut. Lee <orpor, Hartford
Maine. Charles II. Hichborn. Augusta ,
and Massachusetts, Col. William A, Cas-
ton, Boston Selection OF directors for
other states now IS under Amusement.
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Russell. Connecticut administrator; Ma
than Clifford of Portland, representing
the Maine administrator and f. F.
Stone. representing the Vermont admin
istrator'
The conference was called after Dr.
Harry {. Garfield. national fuel ad-
mlnlstrator. announced that conditions
were such that heatless Mondays would
be discontinued. beginning next Mon
cay. throughout the East except III
New England, there he left it to the
de, ision of the state fuel administra-
tors At the conclusion Of The meet
ing tonight the following statement
was issued:
Situation Too Serious
we have decided tina, the situation
nit Of operation Of Industries next
Monday. For example the Arlington
mills 1T Lawrence. cmploNipC $500
hands, have only on hand coal to run
them until next Saturday. The Wood
mills. III the same city, employing H.
900 hands. must shut down next
Wednesday night unless more coal is
received. Before another Monday we
hope that Washington Will give Us
some ships TO bring coal here We must
have ships. Flying ships and veloci
pedes will not do. Ships alone will meet
our needs.
III is really up 20 the President him
self to decide whether llc wants blank
cts and oNercoats and other things. or
whether he wants something else more.
Continued on Page 7-Col. 81
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GAMMA DELTA TO
MEET AT ORONO

Orono. Me. Feb. 1.-THE New Eng
land convention of the ri Gamma Del
ia fraternity will be held at the Uni
versity of Maine on March and g.
The dates were announced tonight by
John F.. Goodwin of Pitts1eld, chair
man of the committee Of arrangements
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Austrian Emperor Expresses
Hope for Speedy General Peace

daily show n" less self-sacritjce. ioos
forward with fun confidence TO the near
and happier future.
May the Almighty bless us furthe1
with strength and endurance that nor
only for ourselves and our faithful al
lies. but also for entire humanity. NE
MAY attain 4 final peace
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LIVERMORE MILL GETS
FUEL OU-WILL RUN

mill Of the International Paper Co. was
started again today after weeks idle
ness, due to lack Of fuel oil. It en-
cars Of oil are expected tomorrow.
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CONGRATULATIONS
Pour Upon Chairman
National Committee
Republicans. Have Greatest Opportu-
nifty IN History Says King Of Con-
nectcut-Favors Roosevelt for Pres
idency

indianapolis Ind. Feb. 14-Three
members of tho Republican National
Committee stopped here for a few hours
TO-DAY while returning from the con
vention At ST. Louis for conference
with Will H. Hayes. new chairman of
the committee. Chairman Hays today
received hundreds of kilograms Of con-
graduation from Republican leaders IN
all parts Of the country. Among them
was one from Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
Greatest Opportunity in History
John King of Connecticut, one of thu
committeeman, said today that the Re
publican party has the greatest oppor-
tunitH IN its history 10 go before the
pubic with strong declaration Of
Americanism and declared that he ia
vored Theodore Roosevelt as the next
Republican candidate for the presl-
dencY.
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"oOhLAND REPUBLICANS
NOMINATE ORNE

N'ahd. Me-. Feb. 1.-THE Repnb-
'~'nS tonight nominated for mavor
'''r + orne. formerly city clerk. He
~, commander Of the Maine divi-
'n' Sons OF Veterans.
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COURT DIRECTS
RELEASE OF
PAUL HENNIC

New York, Fob. 14.--By direction Of
the court and at the requeStion of the
Federal attorney. the jury in the trea-
son trial Of Paul G. H. Hennig today
returned verdict of not guilty.
Duty to Ask for AcquittaI
Melville j. France. the Federal at
tOrneY, addressing the court Just as
the case was to go to the jury. said
that after considering the evidence put
in by the defence he found himself
in "a troubled state of mind" and that
while he could place the burden of de-
;ermining the Hennig's gu:., or limo
cence on the jury he believed 1t was
his duty both to the government and
to the public to follow his own con-
science and ask for the courts direc-
ton to the jury that Hennig be ac-
quilted. He did this. Mr.. France said
without impeachine the testimony Of
witnesses produced by the government
Hernio Weeps During Address
Hennig, during Mr.. Frances address
broke down for the first time during
CONTINUED on Page Col. q
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Washington. Feb ADMINISTRATION
by the department of justice of tho
American lnternationa Corporation's
construction OF the governments big
fabricating steel shipyard at Hog l.
Lard Pa. was ordered today by Pres
idant wilson with view to criminal
prosecutions if the facts develop m"re
than reckless expenditure of govern
ment money.
At the same time, Chairman HUI !ey
of the Shipping Board, who had re-
quested TIL, move indicated that The
corpoI ATOMS contracts for building the
yard and ships involving many NIL
lions of dollars, might he cane c.lcd,
which was Ikea to mean th1t ire
government Right take over the yHi'.s.
complete its construction and tiiu
the ships .tsr'f. This step has hctn
u .ed by members Of the Senate con-
n.ittee invest gazing shipbuildine.
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Reply to Lansing

Lady Spring Rice sent the following
telegram to Robert Lansing, United
States secretary of state, in reply to
the American governments expression
of sympathy:
please convey to the President and
the administration my most sincere
thanks for the kind expression of SYM
pathy which | shall especially value
as coming from those with whom he
has been closely associated in public
affairs and whose personal friendship
he always priced. He had devoted
himself 10 bringing our two nations
into closer union and it is real COM
fort to me to know that his efforts are
so generously appreciated
The funeral will be held Saturday
afternoon at 5 o'clock a ST. Bartholo-
Continued on Page 2-Col. p
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cUMMINS ATTACKS
PLAN
OF RAILROAD BILL

Washington. Feb Reconsideration Of
the administration railroad bill continued
in the Senate today with Senator Cum
INNS, Republican, attacking the proposed
standard of compensation, which he de-
cared excessive. While the public Is be-
ing asked to loan money to the govern
ment at per cent. it is proposed in the
bill, he said, TO guarantee to railroad Sc
curity holders returns ranging from 10
to % per cent.--a ''monstrous proposal"
Deplores Uncertainty
Senator Cummins approved President
Wilson's action in taking over control Of
the railroads, but said it should have
Leen done sooner. lie deplorcd the uncer-
tainty which ne said nov prevails among
the railroads of the country IN regard 70
what roads have been taken over. tho
status Of the 100000 persons employed
In the operation Of these properties, and
OF the millions Of dollars now being paad
into the various railroad treasures.
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HURLEY APPEALS
To Hutchinson to End
Shipyard Strikes
Says Lives Of American Soldiers in
France Are Endangered by Delay
Ship Carpenters Out in Yards
Around New York and Baltimore

Warrington, Feb. H.--An urgent ca |
20 striking carpenters and joiners in
eastern ship,ards to return to wor.
was issued tonight by Chairman HUI
BIS. It w" shipping Board who sent
q telegram I" union heads declaring
mothers and fathers giving their SONS
n battle will not long permit contin-
ed interference with the shipbuilding.
The telegram was inspired by re-
ports # strikes IN yards in the vicin-
A,y IT New York and at Baltimore.
where tho mon are demanding the wage
,,aie recently granted for the Pacific
roa., If $500 day 1t went to W. /.
Hu',heson general president Of the
Brotherhood Of Carpenters at Indian
alrls, and to union leaders in the dis
iriets IN which strikes have been call
al.
S. HIrlol insisted that the men %
", ro.h pending an adjustment of their
-i4' Nt'''F "a NV NdSt adjustment
.1ord which within few days Will
eumin"rd "a general wage scale for
.tl.r en-, # thc Yards on the Atlant-
). ,ua~t
Endanuer,ns Lives of Soldiers
Il" sirih'. Nh Hurley declared. in
fa" telegram - rudangerinS the lives
~ ArlcIi.lu soldiers in France await
rg food and munitions from Americ /.
NJ HprlgS~ telegram follows:
Mile ne people of this country are
moarniu@ Nv" loss of brave young
lmrlirHn, I'M the Tuscania horror
While me usands Of American homes
'rr 'uNl'usll watching the lists uf
'rNf"rs slowly coming ia 20 maxi
tef'ain mat another precious life has
a-n snatch"d from The Atlantic ocean
'"lectdm comes. ana with it the
.Im announcement that the carpcn-
's-s On Shipvards arc now or strike.
BF'oI any GOV crnment agency ls
.Nen IN opportunity TO act and de-
Ei'c thc good record IF cur adjustment
Continued on Page Col. ~
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Death Of Cecil Spring=Rice
Shocks Diplomatic Washington

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 14.-Many mes
sagcs of sympathy were received today
by Lady SpringRice upon the death
of her husband. Sir Cecil Spring Rice
ingtou, which occurred suddenly at
Government House, early today King
George cabled as follows:
The Queen and | are srieyed be-
Aund words to hear Of the heavy SOL
row which YOU have 50 suddenly been
called upon to bear and we assure you
of our heartfelt sympathy. l and my
country have lost a gifted and valu
able servant"
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ATTACKS FAIL
Commons Adopts Ad-
dress Without Division
All Hostile Amendments to PremiePs
Address Voted Down-Count Czernin
Abandons Lengthy Peace Statement

London. Feb. li-Through the adoption
tonight by the House OF Commons of tn"
address in reply to the speech from the
throne which was accomplished without
division, the attacks against the govern
ment for the time being have come to
naught Todays debate was on various
subjects including the food question,
brewing and diplomacy. All hostile
amendments again the premier's address
we're either withdrawn or rejected.
Czer,,n Abandons Statement
Amsterdam, Feb. H.-Count Czernin.
the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister,
according to Vienna dispatch, has an
nounced his intention of delivering long
statement to the delegations of the tw,.
kingdoms on Saturday concerning the
Brest-Ltovsk negotiations and President
Wilson's latest speech
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Court Martial Deciding
His Case Deliberated
But Is Minutes
CALVILLINIE ALSO
SENTENCED DEATH
Sales in Final Plea Charges
"A b 0 M j nable Press Cam
paign" Against Levantine-
Purchase of Paris Newspaper
with German Money Charged
Funds Changed Hands in
America

Paul Bolo Pasha must face the firing
squad
The first man of the coterie of French
and other propagandists, favorable to
Germany, who by their Vaccinations
sought to disrupt the soldier and popu-
lace of France and bring about a sep
arate peace between the republic and
the Teutonic allies has been sentenced
to death by a French courtmartial
Through lavish expenditure Of Ger
man money Bolo aided in a conspiracy
which in some instances met with sue
cess to corrupt French statesmen and
political leaders and TO subsidizc the
French press into expression Of the
idea that Germany was invincible at
arms and that France should take time
activities against her enemies in order
10 save herself from ultimate van
duishment.
The tentacles of the conspiracy
reached even 10 The United States
Here money was transferred to Bo.o
through Count Won Bernstorff, the Ger
man ambassador to this country, AMI
it was mainly upon evidence Of the
operation Of Bolo and several of his
followers in the United States that
Bolc was convicted.
Political regulations in France have
been blighted as a result Of the con-
spiracy and several additional persons
are under arrest and doubtless soon
will be courtmartialed. Notable among
these men is Joseph Caillaux, former
premier Of the republic.
BoIo Unmoved Returns to Cell
Paris. Feb. 14.--Without the slightest
tremor Bolo Pasha convicted of high
treason heard Col Noyer, president of
the courtmartial, pronounce sentence of
death upon him today amid an impress
sive silence in the court room. Merely
shaking his head and Struggling his
shoulders as if TO say it was hopeless
Continued on Page 2-Col. y
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THE WEATHER
RAlN-WARME Err

Forecast: Rain and warmer FRI
day; Saturday. fair and colder.