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Bullitt Not Slain,
Letters Indicate

Continued from PAGE One
War Department said 1t possessed no
further information. An appeal has been
made to the International Red Cross
to make a search of hospitals near the
firing lines.
In the letter dated July % Lieutenant
Bullitt, after expressing the belief that
his regiment would be retired 20 rest
billets. said:
II cannot say anything about the
fighting, but you can follow us In the
papers. We are and have been In the
thick of the worst of 1t, and / believe
that some Of my friends have been killed,
THE fight is no longer entirely one of
principle. and now feel that I am fight
ing a personal fight"
In this letter he made no mention of
being wounded.
The Roemer Case
A letter has been received by Lieu.
tenant Roemer's mother, Mrs. A Roe
mer. dated nine days after Roemer was
supposed to have fallen in battle. Its
receipt led to rather unusual complica.
held for the fallen" officer, a lodge had
paid his insurance and a life Insurance
company was about to pay a claim.
On Saturday an agent called from ths
insurance company in which the lieu.
tenant was a policyholder. As hs
handed over the check. the POSTWAR
arrived with letter. Il was In hel
sons handwriting and she hastily
opened II.
For a moment she was unable tS
grasp the significance of the date. Juns
2s. Then she gave glad cry and
became hysterical. Later in the day
she also received a telegram from hel
sister and brother in New York, stating
they had received lettsrs from the lieu
@hant dated after his reported death.
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REVENUE BILL GOES SLOWLY
McAdoo Says Measure Cannot
Pass by October !
n IL 1..nc;otoJ Press

Washington. Aug. l9.-Enactment OF
the 5000 OOo, 900 revenue bill by the
last of September, as requested by Secre-
tary McAdoo is an impossiDlllty, Cnair-
man Simmons of the Senate FINANCE
Committee declared today upon MS re-
turn from his home in North Caroiina
He said the bill cannot much more thah
be passed by the House in that time.
Senate committee will not begin until
il has been reported to the House
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|. BY the Associated Press
With the British Army in France,

Aug. 19-British troops after captur.
nj Outtersteene ridge, in front OF the
town Of Merris, have beaten off a
vieious counter-attack and inflicted
heavy losses on the enemy. More
th&n 500 Germans were captured by
tkS British.
The ridge was captured by the Brit
isH yesterday and the Germans count
erfattacked last night and this morn
ink. The position, which overlooks
considerable ground held by the enemy
ins the direction of Bailleul. now is
firmly in British hands.
On the new Somme front local fight.
ing continues, the Entente Allied
fosces biting off pieces here and there
all along the line.
Patrol fighting has continued and
there are some indications that the
erfemy has made up his mind to with.
draw from the present front, but would
rather go back in contact with the
Btltish SO as to inflict all the casual
ties possible by the free use of ma
chine guns and without himself risk
ing many of his own men.
81 Intense shelling and bombing OF
enemy rear areas continues. At nc
y,xunt has the enemy organized attacks
fe{en against the new outposts Of the
British.
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SPAIN DENIES ULTIMATUM
Foreign Minister Says Germany
Has Not Been Warned
By the Associated Press

San Sebastian, spain, Aug. ls.-For-
elgn Minister Dato yesterday issued a
denial to recent press reports that the
neutrality Of Spain was threatened. He
said the cabinet would suffer nothing
to turn 1t aside from policy" of neu-
trality
"As to the famous Spanish note ad-
dressed to Germany" the Minister con-
tinues, sit Is impossible to publish II
because Il does not exist"
He denied that Spain had sent note
to- Germany concerning the alleged tor
pedoing of the Spanish steamship Sc
rantes He said the sinking was due to
a FIRE in the cargo Of petroleum.
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PULLMAN MANAGER NAMED
L. S. Taylor Appointed by Nc
Adoo to Direct Operation
Ry the Associated Press

Washington. Aug. ID 5. Taylor
comntroller of the Pullman Company,
was appointed by Director General Me-
Adoo today Federal manager of the
pullman car line, consisting of the oper-
ating department Of the Pullman Com
many under Federal management.
HEADQUARTERS will be in Chicago.
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Goes TO FRONT ONCE MORE
I'm. M. Hill. Soldier in Many
Wars. Enlists Again

Y William M. Hill probably has packed
n1bre fighting in his twenty-six years
n kn most men. but ne is or his way
84ili began his martial career at
S1Ehteen, serving in the Royal Marine
hit Infantry on the Persian Gulf and
20 the African Coast. Changing to
Royal Field Artillery. he was classed
X 4 fully trained gunner when the
Haent war broke out.
3G went to France. was wounded at
& Cateau and discharged as UNIT. In
Z few months he joined the Royal
MADAM Horse Artillery Again he
INT to France and was wounded and
E IN discharged as unfit.
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MAY DELAY ACTION ON TRANSIT
Service Commission May Not
Reach City-P. r. T. Lease

HARRISBURG, Pa. Aug. l9.-Action on
the proposed transit lease may be post
poned again by the Public Service Com
mission.
The commission went into executive
session this afternoon at l o'clock. IL
mad approximately $50 different matters
before 1t and 1t was announced at the
Service Commission headquarters in the
Capitol Building that the transit lease
probably would come up on its regular
The executive session which began
this afternoon will be continued until
now before 1t.
h,sfpra
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SHOT AS HE KILLS ADVERSARY
Man Slabs Foe Who Wounds Him
in Street Fight

During a quarrel today at Sixth and
Christian streets. Max Serentino stabbed
Slado died this afternoon at the Penn
sylvania Hospital.
During the fight. Il is said. Slado drew
a revolver and shct Sarentino. The
latter, who lives at sos F'E,ton street.
was also taken TO the rtnnsylvania
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French Hurt Foe
: Back on Disc Front


frvJm other parts of the front within
thu last twenty-four hours.
Meanwhile, the enemy is construct
Ind an unusually powerful defensive
line to protect Nesle, six miles north
ealt of Roye.
The attack between the Disc and the
Aiene started yesterday evening has
re4ulted in reoccupation of thirty
square kilometers nineteen square
m4es) Of territory. The French are
aiming at development of Ourscamp
Edrest between Ribecourt and
flpont) with resultant control of all
me roads leading northward to Noyon
y IN the last twentN-four hours the
Af5ies have taken more than 5000 pris-
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FRENCH THREATEN
!; LASSIGNY POSITIONS

4 with the French Army In France,
Aug. l9-French troops, in addition to
hdyancing in the sector west of ROye
ytRterday, also made progress in the
yfkinity of Lassigny. The French are
aIproaching 4 Fresnieres, to the north
WSst of Lassigny. and the town of Pies
fSr-De-Roye, TO the south of Lassigny,
iae seriously menaced.
The army of General Mangin also Is
mixing progress against the Germans
nSrthwest of Scissors and IL menacing
80 high roads from Noyon and also the
r11lroad line in that sector.
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BRITISH

London, Aug. IL.
We secured a few prisoners last
night in the Ayette sector and also
south Of the Scrape. where our patrols
entered the enemy's trenches and
penetrated some distance into his posi-
ton.
North Of the Scarpe a hostile raid
ing party was repulsed with losses.
During the night our troops made
progress in the Merville sector in
spite of the opposition of hostile
machine gunners. They captured be-
tween forty and fifty prisoners and a
few machine guns.
Early in the night the enemy
launched a counter-attack against our
new positions between Outtersteen and
Meteren. The attack was completely
broken up by our artillery and
machine gun fire.
The total number of prisoners cap
turcd in yesterdays successful opera
ton In this sector is not yet available
The hostile artillery has shown
some activity south Of the Somme and
has been active southwest and north
of Bailleul.
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Appoin,ed TO CITY Positions

City appointments today include those
street, helper, Bureau Of Fire, salary
$1,000; John j. Dalton, 25lS South
street, ambulance driver, Bureau of
Charities, $50. and ElsAbsth Clark.
Board of RECREATION. $3.50 dax " I
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Wills Admitted to Probate

Wills probated today were those OF
Mary A. l.. Belzold which. in private be-
quests disposes Of property valued at
SIS 300: Xavier Jpergen. 1880; James
McLaughlin. st3j9oe; Jacob Webar.
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Berlin. Aug. IS Delayed).
There were infantry engagements
southwest of Bucquoy and north of
the Ancre. On both sides of the Avre
the enemy continued his attacks. With
strong support by his artillery and
armored cars he pressed forward In
the early morning along the roads
leading from Amiens and Montdidier
to Roye. His armored cars were shot
to pieces or compelled to turn back,
and the infantry which was following
them was driven back by our fire and
counter-atta
Near and south OF Beuvralgnes,
where the enemy had vainly attacked
six times on the 18th, repeated enemy
attacks failed. Toward evening the
artillery battle again assumed great
intensity and extended as far as the
region north of Chaulnes and south
west of Noyon.
Northwest of Chaulnes the enemy's
attacks were able to develop at only
few points on account OF our con-
centrated fire. Where they did de-
velop they were repulsed.
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1rss E. A. sTEINMETz DEAD
nler Private Secretary, Widely
Known in Banking Circles

'<stss Edith Allison stsinmetz. daugh-
a. the late Mrs. Frances Norris
! !: <.,1e>tn and sister Of Joseph A. Stein
died today at the home OF her
-. Mrk Roiand L. Taylor, In Gwyn-
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Ry the Associated Press

london, Aug. 19.-Near Merville, at
tfie apex of the Lys salient, 'he Brit.
IN have made further progress, says
th6 official statement from Field Mar
slsal Haig today. Fifty prisoners and
4 Few machine guns were captured.
"a German counter-attack between
oSttersteen and Meteren was broken
nd by the British artillery, the state
ruent says.
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Fall From Hay Wagon Proves Fatal
Lancaster, Pa, Aug. 19.--Dr. Edware
NJ. Zell, of Little Britain township. a
prominent dentist of this county. died
late yesterday afternoon at the Lam
caster Hospital from the effects of a
fall from hay wagon several weeks ago
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AMERICAN

WnshIngtOn, Aug 10.
Aside from artillery activity and
fruitless hostile raids IN the Vosges
there Is nothing to report.
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DEATHS

,ALLEN:.,Aus: ls; NARY u, widow Of
Relatives and friends invited to services
Baptist Home: Ith and Norris SITS, Wed.
STEINMETZ-Aug. 49,. EDITH ALLISON
MoErs ans ss,sr u see "s Jo.srs
Steinmetz. at the home Of her sister. Mrs.
Funeral From ST. Peters Church. Wayne
eve. near Walnut lane. Germantown. Tues,
y. m,
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Lost AND FOUND

WATcH-i.ost Saturday evening. gentie-
mans gold open-face wa tch at Cross Keyx
Theatre, or going from there to h7th and
ansdowne ave. Return 1924 N. 9th. RE-
ward.
GOLD BROOCH lost. with picture. on Board-
walk In WILDWOOD or way to st. AIMS
Church; reward. 3ta y, SD IT,
HEIP WANTED-FEMALE
TELEPHONE exchange operator wanted;
must be absolutely hrst-cass; la rye con,
cern: attractive hours; good salary. Apply in
rsrson. Room a00, Sd and Chestnut sta.
HELP wANTED-MALE
COMpOSIr,lRs and stone hands wanted N
y. cor 1915 aud Nch sts
sHIPpER'3S ASSISTANT In factory; must
Z Dc s'rpn~,' advancement fer n hustlar
Oscar S,pith. 4 Sons c.. 3l0 Spruce III
= =, ~ trStt tnp.o. inent Gtficc l3ring this
a4 Si-a s9u ''''
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Continued from Page One

wounded: Private Robert S Horne,
Lansdale, Pa, severely wounded.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-08
PENDLETON'S DRIEST
SPRING IN 90 YEARS

Farmers may expect rain this
month"; according to data the weath>
er observer has gained from the ex-
perlence of past years. This is the
driest spring recorded since the rec
ords have been started, which was in
1890. as there have only been Ga
inches OF rainfall in April and May
combined. But the records show
that there have never been three dry
months in succession, and II Is hoped
this year will not break the record.
In 1891 there was only 80 inches
ofprainfall in May, as against "a in
this May and .46 in April. SO that was
the driest spring up until now for the
past 2S years. But the following
June of that year 2.22 inches OF rain
which is much above normal. fell.
The warmest day in May this year
was on the third. when the thermom-
eter registered SIS degrees, The cold
est was twenty-siXth. with the ther-
momoter at 20 degrees in the MORN
ing. There were four rainy days. IS
clear. s partly cloudy and five cloudy
during the month.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-08

century was represented, with the ex-
ception of 1904.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-08
BRAVES KNIFE
TO EARN KHAKI

CHICAGO, June ST must get in
to the war. / want to fight. l don't
care if / do die, If die fighting over
there. must avenge my murdered
father and mother"
Ermoylan Markar, a young Arme-
nian of 25, living at 114S West Erie
street, thus stated his case to Judge
Charles \. Goodnow, president of the
Liberty War Association for Medical
and Surgical Relief.
Ask Operation in Order 60 Fight.
Markar was drafted May 20 and
sent to Camp Grant. but was immedi.
ately sent back after his examination
there, when it was discovered he was
suffering fro ma physical defect Now
he wants to be operated upon so as 20
get into such condition that he will he
accepted to fight SO this morning
he requested aid from the medical as
sociation through Judge Goodnow,
and. he will be sent to the American
hospital this afternoon.
Markar came to this country six
years ago. Early in 1915 the Turks
massacred all the inhabitants of the
little town of Tehunkoosh, in Armenia,
among them Markar's aged parents. to
whom during his six years in Ameri-
ca hehad been sending a large part
of his earnings.
Notified by Sister.
His married sister escaped by a mi4
racle, though her husband was killed.
She notified Markar of the tragedy, !
sending word through the American
consul. Since hearing of this he has
yearned to avenge his parents. His re-
lection by the authorities at the camp |
was a cruel disappointment.
Il can never live down my shame if |
I don't get in and fight he says. So |
he is rejoicing today in the hope of !
being made fit at the hospital and |
soon being overseas in a Khaki uni I
form.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-08
ATHLETICS
FACING OBITUARY
Stars of Gridiron Have Be
come Heroes Of Air and
Battlefield.
tBy United Press.)

PORTLAND, Ore, June s.-Rep-
resentatives of colleges in the Pacific
coast conference met here today to
discuss college athletics in war time.
The original plan was to try to boil
ster college sports, but the gathering
resembled a coroner's inquest, and
the indications were their report
would partake Of an obituary.
No college activity has been 50
hard hit as athletics. The general
reason given is that college mems in
terests have changed to the one big
adventure-war
Stars Of the gridiron have become
heroes of the air and the battlefield.
Those who remain behind look ON
what once were gripping sports as
childs play.
Enlistments and the draft have ta-
ken the stars. Those who remain be-
hind want to fight rather than play.
The coed who in peace vividly
cheered her team doesn't often go to
the game now. She is knitting sox
and making bandages. The incentive
for sports is lacking.
Athletics have died Of anemia de-
spite the efforts Of college heads and
even the national administration to
impart vigor.
The United Press today received re-
ports from every college in Washing
ton and oregon, and without excep-
tion they said athletics were on the
wane-gradually dying. Desperate at
tempts are being made to revive them
but the results are not encouraging.
Here are a few of the reports:
Men participating showed de-
creased interest. Games not well at
tended. State College Of Washing
ton.
Most OF the athletes became COM
missioned Oregon State
Agricultural college.
mo football. Winning basketball.
Athletic spirit not 50 good as usual"
College of Puget Sound.
Lack of mem affected athletics
Oregon Normal Monmouth.
Much poorer teams than normal |
ly."-Pacific college.
Reduced quality. Cut out track
College. Waila Walla.
War took our best athletes -
Willamette University.
Tennis is left. Albany College. I
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-08
PRIsoNERs AID CAUSE


PHILADELPHIA. June 6.--Inmates
of Pennsylvania charitable and COR
rection institutions are enlisted in the
army armed with hoes.
Berks county prisoners are cultivat-
ing ten acres of garden on the aims
house farm.
Inmates of the state hospital for the
insane, Norristown, are raising pigs as
well as garden truck. PENNSYLVANIA
dependents and delinkuents who arein
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-08
BUSIIFI or PENNIES
HELPS PAY FOR Farm

CLEVELAND. June flames W.
Filler. a conductor on the Toledo,
Bowling Green & Southern railroad.
purchased an eighty-aore farm from
c. l. Casterline yesterday afternoon
and. as part payment on the transac-
ton. he brought to the bank nearly
n bushel basket Of old copper pen>
nies. 10000 OF them.
Mr.. Eiler Is a coin collector, with
a special penchant for the old copper
penny, now out Of existence.
In the pile. every Cate IN the last
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-08
PACIFIC
SUED FOR DAMAGES

EUGENE, Ore. June Tho case
of Frank r. Alexander administrator
of the estate of Edgar A. Billings,
against the Southern Pacific company
was begun in the circuit court this
afternoon. The sum of s299 damages
is asked for the lSilIing Of Billings by
a troop train on the Southern Pacific
near Springfield Junction a few null Is
south of Eugene, on October -, 1917.
Attorney r. c. Nelson of Portland IS
the case.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-08
WOMEN SUFFER
MOST OF ALL

From those conditions of the blood
and nerves in which the combination
treatment, Hood s Sarsaparilla be-
fore eating and Peptiron after eat-
ing, gives so much satisfaction at so
little cost as compared with other
medicines or physicians fees.
These two great medicines are
especially effective in eases of physi-
cal weakness, nervous irritability,
rundown conditions in which there
is iron deficiency.
Ask your druggist for them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-08
GETtNIANIc NAMES
CHANGED BY SIX

SAN FRANCISCO. June Six
persons with Germanic names had
them Americanized before Superior
Judge Morgan today.
b. F. Werhheimer had his name
changed to Worth; Julius and Joseph
Finsterbusch We're allowed to assume
the name of Bush: l. NJ. Kaiser. his
wife Lilly. and his brother. L. w.
Kaiser. changed tneir name TO ISaye.
In all cases the petitioners asked
a change for patriotic reasons
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-08
state and county custody will raise
more than enough vegetables for their
own use.
y. N. c. A. FIRST AT FRONT

Ralph HARRISON, Pittsburg busi-
ness man. who was with the Rainbow
Division under heavy fire for twenty
six hours. says that when the Ameri-
can troops were rushed to the Pi-
cardy battle Y. NJ. c. A. motor trucks
beat the troop trains there and reeeiv-
edthe soldiers with hot drinks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-08
Make snnrcnrc sncrlflcc.

A little white cross somewhere IN
France marks the grave OF H.
Whiteman. a Y. NJ. C. A. war work
secretary who operated a hut close
To the Messines front. He contract
ed pleuro- pneumonia while serving
the soldiers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-08
SLACKERS STAY IN
ROOM TWO YEARS

LONDON. June SIN an effort~to
avoid military service. Arthur and
William Webb. brothers. spent every
day of the last two years in a bed
room in their home This fact be-
came known recently at Enfield, a
suburb OF London, when the two were
arrested.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-08
Shell Kills Worker.

A German four-inch shell pene-
trated a Y. NJ. c. A. dug-out on the
Flanders front and killed the secre,
tary, Jack Lunsden.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-08
Tea service Rererage.

Tea is the active service beverage
at the British front. according to r.
NJ c. A canfeen workers over
there
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-11-01
cHAs. H. WALLACE.
Denoeratie Candidate for the Lesis.
lature from Howard County.

It is hardly necessary to introduce
Charles H. Wallace to the people Of
Howard County. He is known, and
favorably too, oil over the county, as .
man Of the ability and personality to
worthily represent this county at Des
Moines.
Mr.. Wallace has lived in this county,
in Saratoga township, for 4e years and
all Of that time has engaged in farm
ing. For, nine years he served upon
our County Board of Supervisors.
elected for the second and third terms
without opposition and at the end of
last term retired voluntarily, feeling
that he had done his share. as public
servant, but consented to make the
race for Representative at the request
of men of al political parties who had
come to know his sterling worth and
ability. ,f&. s
MIR. Wallace is making an active cam
paign for the Office and asks your sup
port if you believe him to be the man
to fairly represent both town dweller
and farmer at Des Moines. That Mr..
Wallace is meeting with much encour-
agement is almost unnecessary to add
and your vote will make his majority
more emphatic.