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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-26
ALL COSTS. Up IS PER CENT
Official Review Shows Wars Effect
on General Commodities.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Average
wholesale prices have increased 75
per cent since the world war began,
according to a review made public to-
day by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Most of the advance has been within
the last two years.
From January to December 1911,
the wholesale prices of farm products
increased 80 per cent; food 23 per
cent, housefurnishing goods 81 per
cent. Almost the only relief afford
ed the household was 10 per cent
decrease in fuel and lighting. Metals
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-26

NORTH BEND, Feb. % Hugh G..
Ball, well known newspaper man of
this section, will leave here this week
for Portland, where he will enlist in
the United States army, Mr. Ball ex-
poets to be assigned to service in the
headquarters of the spruce depart
ment He probably will remain in
Portland for several weeks.
Mr.. Ball was at one time editor of
the North Bend Daily Herald, and for
the past few months was associate
editor of the Coos Bay Times. He al
so acted as correspondent for The Or
egonian in the North Bend section.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-26
MISS MORGAN RELATES
HER WORK FOR FRANCE
Says Farm Girls Are Needed to Re-
claim Wasted Land-5, 800 Acres
Already Cultivated.

Western girls with strong constitu-
tions and willing dispositions who
can speak French and operate farm
tractors are needed to till the land
and aid in the rehabilitation of the
devastated districts of France, said
Miss Anne Morgan yesterday at her
home, No. 219 Madison Avenue. She
recently returned from France, where
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-26
Rood Destruction Plan.

Spokane, WASH, Feb. 25.-The
newest form of sabotage which is
credited to the Industrial Workers of
the World is not only a blow at the
lumbermen, but also a rebuff to the
federal food administration, accord
ing to reports from the st Marie's,
Occur d'Alene. Rose Lake and other
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-23
ANTI-WAR STRIKES
IN AUSTRIA SERIOUS
WASHINGTON SAYS

Washington, Jan. Embarrassing re-
ports of ant-war strikes throughout
Austria engaged the close attention of
American officials today. They believe
the reports are substantially true anG
do not credit the London view that they
have been exaggerated to deceive pubGc
opinion outside the central empires
Other reports Of economic conditions re
Gently received show situation in Aus
tria much more serious than in Ger
many. Such information as has been
received by agents in neutral countries
support the assertions that the strikes
are increasing in number.
Austria Worse Than Hungary.
The postponement Of Chancellor Won
Hertling's expected speech in Berlin is
believed here to have been due largely
to the conditions that have arisen in
Austria.
State departments information indi-
Gates that the causes for the disorders
are both political and economic. One
Of them remarked today: I'm these days
the political alignment of most people
is based upon the stomach. Food con.
dltions in Hungary, according to re.
ports to the department, are not so bad
as in Austria"
A report was current in Paris TO-DAY
according to an official dispatch from
France, that the Austrian government
had announced its acceptance of the
strikers conditions. Information re
ceived in other dispatches, however, was
that the agitation was far from over
aud it was pointed out that this is the
first time the Austrian labor associa
tons have exerted pressure on the gov
ernment, and that the popular move
ment is directed against the pan.Ger
mansts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-23
Gaunt Famine Stalks in
North Russia, and All
Classes Are Suffering
Monty Only Bread but Every Variety Is Disappearing
Small Amounts Doled Out and Efforts Made to Save Lives
Of nfants-Ra transportation Almost Broken Down and
Commercial Stagnation Exists Result of Closing Banks

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the disappearance Of any immediate
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~" Is tehtered on the bread shortage,
'''' 'iGN ol pracucaIIy all toodstulis, the
W l''''uo"' Il vi transportation ana the
,o''''','' ''"' sIashalloh as the result OF
'"v ''oSi"s "I tne banks.
''o''o"' ''Iro5raa ana al the larger
I'''e2 Vi northern RUSSIA nave little
VI g,'o'
'"' VI eau "I'o"ahce IN PeWoErad to-
"'l mas pee" reduced TO quarter OF
P'u''' U"I''' ana lne loou commission
mas issued tWWG tD pIilITan Ip1ar thrn4,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-23
THREE ACCUSED
OF THEFT Of
RINGLING CHECK s

Steve Lewis, Ed Cron and Roy Lone
are in the county Jail charged with
stealing checks amounting to $4OO from
a desk in the Office of the Ringing road
last Sunday night, The theft was not
discovered until Monday morning, wne-
the police learned that man had tried
to cash one Of the checks ut the Guar.
anty State Bnak and that another had
been cashed by the BoydHarreI Drug
company. The men now in Jail were
suspected and the police had a long
search before they were found. Police.
man Chancellor found the room Of Lew
is and had the landlady admit him to Il.
He remained in the room until after.
noon, having had his dinner sent to
him, and shortly after that Lewis en-.
tered. In his room was found a box of
candy, on the cover Of which was pen
ciled the exact amounts of three of the
tolen checks with the total footing.
When arrested Lewis had $lS.O2; Cron
s1G145, and Long, $225. Yesterday
afternoon Superintendent Da.y an,
Chief Of Police Seger "sweated" Lewis
and it is stated by the officers that he
and one of the others confessed tn-
theft. County Attorney Hardy is pre-
pairing complaints against them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-23
FINED S2j FOR FEEDING
BREAD TO PET DOGS;
HOW BRITAIN Furnishes

Columbia, Mo, Jan. 23.-America is
appealing to the patriotism of her cit-
zens to save food; England is passing
strict laws and then proceeding to en-
force them. The Missouri division Of
the United States food administration
has given few incidents showing how
food control works in England.
A woman at Dover was fined SIS for
feeding bread and milk to her pet dogs.
She was convicted on a charge Of using
bread rs food for animals.
A man Of OXenhope owned several
fine hogs. one day the police happened
to pass as the piggies were eating their
noon luncheon. They found bread scraps
and meal in the trough. The owner of
the pigs is now serving a three months
sentence in Jail.
a girl of Cargo Fleet was a grocer's
assistant. She helped her mother hoard
forty-two pounds of sugar, which she
took home from the store. She is serv-
ing three months sentence in Jail.
A preacher at Brentford was fined $40
for making alleged false statements
about the amount of sugar he would
need in preserving his plums from his
orchard.
A policeman found three pieces Of
bread in a garbage can. AS result, a
woman at Ravenston was fined $25.
The owner of small bakery shop in
Red Lion street in London sold insistent
customers a few loaves Of bread that
had not been baked twelve hours. He
was fined $50
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-23
PRESIDENT Will SON
AND LLOYD GEORGE
TRADUCED BY SLAV
CI4ASSED WITH GERMAN EMPEROR
AS "IMPERIALLSTS" AND
ENEMIES OF PEOPLE.
HUN TRICKERY SCORED
Official BOlshevist Statement Declares
Refusal OF Kaiser 10 Evacuate Russian
Soil Proves His Hypocrisy and That
Russians VIII Not Submit.

Amsterdam, Jan. "a Vienna dis
patch to the Cologne Gazette quotes the
official Austrian news agency as saying
nothing is known there respecting the
various rumors which have been in cir
culation for the last few days that the
Austrian cabinet had resigned, or would
do so.
London, Jan GA long statement
dealing with the Brest Litovsk negota
tions issued through the bolshevist tele
graph agency at Petrograd emphasizes
the German refusal to give any sort OF
agreement to the evacuation Of occupied
territories
"In such circumstances" says the
statement, "the words self-determination
sound like mockery Of principle and the
people concerned"
The statement then asks what object
the Austro-German imperialists had De
cember % on recognizing the principle
of a democratic peace, and answers:
1.-THE same object as was followed by
Wilson, Lloyd George and other i'm
perlalists in exhibiting their democratic
program and throwing humanity under
the complete control of capital"
After a wordy speculation as to what
prompted the Germans to take the
course they took in the negotiations, the
statement continues.
"The revolution cannot live in an at
mosphere Of deceit ana falsehood The
revolution may not at given moment
be in position to repudiate the am
neXationists, but it never will humiliate
itself to call black white, and won't
cover up the brutal annexationists' pre-
tensions with the fig leaf Of democracy
THE significances Of the Brest Litovsk
pourparlors are that they stripped from
German imperialism its false coats, TEN
porarily borrowed from the democratic
wardrobe and exposed the cruelty OF
anneXauonism and capitalism. There
is nothing more to be demanded from
the pourparlers.'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-23
OKLAHOMA OPERATORS
INTERESTED IN TEXAS FIELD

Tulsa, Okla, Jan. ga syndicate Of
Tulsa operators has acquired leases on
more than $4,000 acres in Duval Starr
and Zapata counties, in southwest Tex.
as, where a shallow sand field is being
developed. Among the operators in this
deal are John O. Mitchell twice mayor
of Tulsa and one Of the early operators
in the Glenn pool; j. w. McNeal and w.
f. Braun, who had charge Of the drill
ing Of the first well in the Creek Indian
nation over twenty years ago. Several
wells will be sunk on this acreage, it
was reported. The southwest Texas
field is much the same formation as
that in Brown county, some 200 miles
north. The first pay sand is encoun-
tered at about 22O feet and eight sands
have been tested.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-23
WON 7 DEFER
BOND ELEC TON
MAYOR AND ENGINEERS IN HEAT
ED CONTROVERSY OVER RE
PORTS ON WATER SUPPLY.

The city commission, at its meeting
last night, declined to defer the bond
election, 50 far as it relates to the Sc
curing Of additional water supply, as
suggested by the Chamber of Commerce
Monday night, and the election will be
held on all propositions Feb. Z, as named
in the mayors proclamation first pub
lished last week.
This conclusion was reached after a
lengthy session and following a spirit
ed controversy between Mayor w. Il.
Roberts and f. E, Watson, city engi.
neer, and James Glen, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, who is also an
engineer and who acted with Mr.. Wat
son in going over the plans for exten-
sion Of the water supply.
Following action on several ordi-
nances, the mayor handed to City At.
torney Bass copy of yesterdays Ard
moreite containing a report Of the meet.
ing Of the Chamber of Commerce at
which the water proposition had been
discussed, and asked him to read it
aloud. The mayor then produced a re.
port purporting to have been made by
Mr.. Watson and Mr.. Glen. The mayor
asked them if they did not say they
would sign that report, and both said
they did and came forward and signed
it. That report was directly in keeping
with the verbal report made by Mr.
Watson at meeting Of the commission
last week in which he briefly outlined
the probable cost Of bringing water
from Henry House creek. 1t endorsed
the feasibility Of the plan and said that
it would be ample to supply a city OF
10000 to $4,000 people and the cost be
kept within the amount of the proposec
bond issue. Then the other report was
referred to, the one which had beer
signed by the engineers at the time il
was made and the one on which tn,
Chamber of Commerce acted when i
suggested deferring the proposition with
the view that it would be better to sc
cure still greater supply.
| Replying to questions by the mayor
the engineers said they had conferret
with three business men before making
the reports and meant no discourtes,
to the mayor, but were only seeking in
1
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-23
ALLEGES CARSON
WANTS HARMONY
RESIGNED NOT TO FIGHT FOR UI-
STt1R, BUT TO SEEK REST FOR
IRELAND, IS BELIEF.

London, Jan. 23.-The Daily News,
which always has been an extreme OPP
ponent, politically, OF Sir Edward Car
son, prints prominently a statement
from its Dublin correspondent confirm
ing the suggestion that Sir Edward rec
signed from the cabinet not to strength
on listers opposition to a settlement.
but on the contrary TO try and briuS
about harmony The correspondents
statement follows:
"In an exceptionally well informed
quarter outside the convention, 1 ann
assured that Sir Edwards intention now
that his hands are free is to throw the
whole weight of his influence in the
scale on the side of an immediate settle
ment that shall include Ulster
The writer adds that the resignation
completely surprised the Belfast dele
gates, who are as anxious as anyone
to learn its precise significance. He men
,ions a passage in the Irish Times, the
official organ Of southern unionism vel
coming Carson's return to Irish politics
at most vi j moment Of his coun-
try's need and expressing confidence
that Ireland viii find in Sir Edward an
advocate of an early settlement which
win unite all Irish parties, a foe Of sec
tional prejudice, vigilant champion Of
unionist listers reasonable claims and
a mediator who will shrink from no ter
ritorial sacrifice in trying to remove
the Irish obstacles from the path to
victory"
Belfast unionist papers, on the other
hand take it for granted that Sir Ed.
ward resigned to fight for their claims.
The Dublin correspondent of The Daily
News CONCLUDES his dispatch:
"On the balance, the day certainly
closes with hope stronger and more
general Kan for some weeks past"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-23

many Of the passenger coaches having
been broken by the passengers TO ge;
air.
Former bank employees in Moscow ana
Petrograd still refuse to work under
the direction Of the bolshevild. With.
drawals on checks are limited to 500
rubles to each depositor daily, and long
lines form at the banks because OF the
long delays and difficulties in getting
money Bolshevill agents are opening
safe deposit boxes and confiscatng
boarded gold and silver for the govern
ment and turning boarded paper money
into current accounts for the owners.
Light Plants Shut Down.
Street cars and lighting plants have
suspended operations frequently in PD
trograd because of the lack of fuel, ana
cars when operating are so crowded by
soldiers and refugees that much Of the
rolling stock is broken down. In Mos
COW, the car lines are in worse con-
dition than here. Soldiers and sailors
have become poddlers throughout north
Russia and are making excursions into
the country and returning to the cities
with bread, meat, tobacco and sugar
Although the city shops are without
stocks, the streets are lined with sol
diers Offering supplies at high prices.
Illuminating oil is not obtainable in Pc
| trograd, and candles are selling at IS
cents per pouna.
one pound of sugar is allowed each
person monthly by card at % cents per
pound, but sugar bought without card
costs Is cents pound. Flour is unob.
tainable at any price, and black bread,
when bought without cards costs
| cents pound. when available. Dis
patches from many points i'm the "a.
mara and Moscow districts report star
/ walton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-23
EMBARGO PLACED
ON 8 EAST ROADS
WILL MOVE ONLY COAL, FOOD
AND WAR MUNITIONS FOR
SEVERAL DAYS.

New York, Jan. 23.-New Yorll's many
industries closed for the last five days,
resumed operations today with the coal
shortage still acute. The saving Of fuel
resulting from the closing order has
been virtually nullifed fuel adminstra.
tors declared because of severe weather
that prevented the normal supply of
coal from reaching the city.
The siXinch fall of snow yesterday
which almost prostrated fuel transporta.
ton, was discouraging elimination of
a series of setbacks from the elements.
Washington, Jan. 23.-An embargo on
all freight except food, fuel and war
munitions on the Pennsylvania lines
east Of Pittsburgh Baltimore & ONO
east of the Ohio river and the PhiladeI-
phia & Reading was authorized today
by Director General McAdoo.
The action was taken on recon.
mendation of A. II. Smith, assistant c..
rector general in charge Of transporta.
ton in the East, No reference was
made to the recommendation for an en-
barge submitted last night by Fuel Ad.
ministrator Garfield.
The embargo is temporary and is eX
pected to last only few days.
Official Announcements.
"On account Of the extremely severe
weather which has particularly affect
ell operation Of railroads crossing the
Allegheny mountains said the railroad
announcement, Director McAcoo, upor
recommendation Of RegionaI ijirecJol
Smith, has authorized him TO place an
embargo upon all freight except food
fuel and such war munitions and war
supplies as are specifically approved by
the war department upon the Pennsyl
vania lines, east Of Pittsburgh: Balti
more & Ohio, east Of the Ohio river anC
the Philadelphia & Reading, for the pur
pose of enabling those lines to continue
specializing upon coal for the double
purpose of supplying the acute condl
tons in New England and the harbol
Of New York and elsewhere, and in the
provision of empty cars for mines anC
coke ovens"
The practical effect of this order viii
not greatly change conditions OF the las
few days, it was stated by railroad ad
ministration officials, since local embar
goes already have been declared by
many Eastern railroads.
Considered Several Days.
An embargo on everything but food
fuel and munitions has been under con
sideration for several days. Up to las
night, however, the director general wa!
not favorable to a general embargo, be
lieving that railroads soon would be abb,
10 move the entire volume of accumui,
ed freight This hope was shattered las
night by the continuation Of bad wealth
er and snow almost everywhere east O
the Mississippi.
A threatened serious coal shortage in
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-23
PiersOl Fights for Liberty.

Springfield, Mo, Jan. 23.-Efforts are
being made by the family of Clauoe
Piersol, convicted Of kidnapping the Neet
baby, to file a new appeal bond, and il
they fail, it was intimated yesterday by
the youths father, habeas corpus pro
ceedings would be instituted to prevent
the prisoners removal TO the peniten-
tiary. With the move in Piersol's behalr,
it was said yesterday that Taylor and
Cletus Adams, father and son, might
withdraw their pleas Of guilty and de-
man trial. Attorneys say the prisoners
have this right even though they have
been sentenced.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-23
718 LIVES ARE LOST
AS SHIPS co DOWN,
is LONDON REPORT

London, Jan. %. - By the
sinking of two steamers by the
enemy in the Mediterranean
about three weeks ago 718
lives were lost, it was an
nounced officially today.
The announcement was
made in the house of commons
by Thomas MacNamara, fl
nancial secretary of the ad-
miralty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-23
SICK RATE IN CAMPS
REPORTED ON INCREASE

Washington, Jan. 23.-The sick rate in
National army and National Guard
camps shows a slight increase for the
week ending January Is. Deaths in the
National army for the week numbered
149 as against 147 the preceding week.
and in the National Guard, sixty-siX
deaths against eighty-eight. OF these
deaths, one hundred in the national
army and forty-siX in the National
Guard were due to pneumonia.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-23
The Vorwaer the socialist paper that has vigorously
opposed the PanGerman land grabbing program.

London Jan 23-The peace agitation Austria Hungary
receiving great deal Of attention Germany The social
s newspaper VOrWaers Of Berlin emphacaly declares
solidarity OF the German prOeaTa with Austrian labor in the
peace struggle and maintains that events the dual monarchy
must have deep reaction in Germany.
owe have been walking the edge of precipice in the
last few days. says and demand that the German
government resouey take its place by the side Austrian
alIy.
CAS- the fruit of pan-German propaganda" it continues
I'VE menaced not only with the wreckg of the peace nego
tatOns with Russia but also with complete political isolation
This danger be avered only if the German government
cares itself in agreement with Austrian Foreign Minister
Czenn declaration espectng adherence the principles
no anneXauons and ndemnies and draws herefrom all
practical conclusions which must be drawn honestly If the
government Of Austria enters into lasting friendship, Germany
will be excluded thereom and shall lose last neghbor
and friend"
Among newspapers of different complexion there are
indications of considerable irritation toward Austria which,
expressed frankly The Tagche Rundschau of
Berlin declares that owing to support from the Austrian gov
enment democratic mtemaOnasm has to the surface
stirring up strike after strike and preparing for democratic
of the sort Troz stands for 1t also speaks fresh
crisis in Germany through the action of the German social
democrats.
The Franurer Zetung expressed much concern at the
agitation in Austria remarng that Germany cannot
be asked to to unconditional after such
ernment might do than is doing to make it clear that
not in the special interests Of Germany that the nations
are standing together in the peace negotiations.
The Zetung conectures that the strikes in Austria
ributabe to Count Czemins "stage management"
Other German newspapers express strong dissatisfaction
at the attitude Of Count Czemin.
A report from Amsterdam says that fourteen meetings
having the character of peace demonstrations held Mon
day in Cologne nonociasts in the middle classes well
the socialists, being represented largely.
Chancellor Won Herngs promised speech in the reichs-
tag respecting German aims expected Thursday
Count Czernin also probably will speak in Vienna.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-23
MISSISSIPPI ICE
GORGES .THREAT TEN
WARMER WEATHER EXPECTED
TO ALLOW JAMS TO BREAK
AND CAUSE DISASTER.

Memphis Tenn. Jan. 23.-Rising tenn
peratures and fair weather throughout
the Mississippi valley today brought re-
lief from the severe cold which had
prevailed for more than week and i'm
proved traffic conditions, but added to
the gravity Of the situation along the
Miea.s ippi river owing to the danger Of
a sudden breaking up of ice gorges
north of this city.
Latest reports from Richardson's
landing, fifty miles north of here, and
Columbus Ky, where the two largest
gorges have formed, were that the ice
packers still were holding, but, it was
feared would soon give way.
1t is estimated that between fifteen
and twenty feet of water is held back by
the ice jams. This morning the river
horo was mt n stage of 81 feet a rise
Of nine.tenths since yesterday, due, It
-, DyueNou To- distractions south Of the
city retarding the flow Of waJer SOUTH
ward
With the exception Of the five steam.
crs caught in the foes and sunk Mon.
day, virtually all of the shipping in the
Memphis district has been moved to
shelter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-23
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Ardmore and Vicinity: Tonight,
fair Thursday generaUy fair colder.
oklahoma: Fair tonight; warmer in
eastern and southern portions. Thurs
day, generally fair with colder in west
ern portion.
Local Tempeature.
Maximum temperature yesterday AZ
degrees: minimum, this morning, II de-
grees