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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05
p Fl. S. GIRLS TO
PLAY TWO GAMES
THIS WEEK END

Tho high school girls basketball
team viii play two games this week
end. meeting La Gruude at L.a Grandc
Friday evening and Wallowa the fol
lowing night The, boys team also
expects to make the same trip, play
Ing Baker saturday night.
Miss Bailey. the girls coach. cN-
poets o hot time at La Grandc. where
the Nallowa girls team was beaten
by n large score recently. The PEN
dleton team has already won from
the Wallowa five on the local floor
ana does not expect any trouble in
beating them again.
just what the Baker high has in
the way ot n basketball team, Coacla
Jones does not know. Walla Walla
beat them last Saturday night hy a
comfortable score.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05
COMMERCIAL CLUB
ELECTION MAY Be
SPIRITED AFFAIR

There promises to bc a contest on
this evening at the annual election OF
Commercial Club Officers for the po-
sitiun of secretary. e. L. Roosevelt,
former merchant, has thrown his hat
into the ring for the position and it
is assumed that &. X. Crunston, in
cumbcnt for the past few years. will
be "A candidate to succeed himself.
There is some question as to wheth-
CT the secretary should be elected by
tho association or by the directors. In
the past both has been done. Last
year the association elected the see
rctary as well as the other Officers
As to who will bc elected prcsi-
dent, there is considerable doubt
though 1t is considered improbable
that there will be n contest. j. Y.
Tullman. who has served four terms.
declares it is up to some other mem
ber to relieve him Of the burdens OF
the office. The name of George c.
Bacr present treasurer of the Round
Up. tic has been urged to accept the
nomination and it was reported this
afternoon that he had been prevailed
upon to accept.
Besides president and secretary. I
treasurer and board Of directors will
Ic elected this evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05
ATTEMPT WILL Be
MADE TO UNIONIzE
LABORERS OF CITY

For the purpose. it is said. Of fur
-ther organizing labor in this city and
securing an affiliation of local unions
with the Federation of Labor, - meet
ing 5f workinguen and women has
been called for tomorrow evening in
the II -Woodman hall to meee L.
J. Stack, one of the state orgJln!zrrs.
The local carpenters ann joinCrs'
unions have charge of the arrange
ments fer :he meeting. and have an
nouuced a dance in connection with
It.
\ particular effort is TO be made.
it is said. to organize the laundry
wodrkers. Attempts in the past to or
ganize these workers have failed. still
other branches of labor may be union
he'd as a result Of the meeting and
council of the federation mar be
formed here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05
The want Ad Way" is
the answer to the ma
iOrity of desires.

\ Classified Ad Is essentially p
telegram or phont call--a message
of extreme importance TO some
one person. but which. in order
t. reach this one person, has "a
I've made general message ad.
dressed to every one w1o comes
under this special call
The housewife knows that some
where in the city there is to be
fouud q servant girl and If she
Aucw her address or phone num-
u<r she could talk TO her person
lily n, knowing il she makes
her desires known through
Class Ad. which is sure to be read
10y some one who is looking for
just such q place. \ Want IA
places YOU i'm almost immediate
touch With just the party you
seek. Tho same IS true IL you
lave COW for sale. a city lot,
piece of machinery. or an automo-
mile. There is no doubt there Is
some one looking for just the
thing that You wish to sell. He
does not know You have e, il You
Go not tell him or let him know
I'm svno way.
The Glass Nd Is the direct route
between buyer aud seller and Is
the silent salesman working be-
tween You and tho prospective
IvNcr
a Glass Nd iu the Eas; Oregon
a,. IS virtually d telegram ar mes
sEgc ~,ar ,u- each Gav tn nearly
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05
FANS WILLING TO-
MAKE GUARANTEE OF
$500 TO M'CREOIE

At a meeting of baseball fans OF
pendlcton. held last evening In the
offices of IT w. Collins 1t was decid-
cd to make an offer of a $500 guar
antce to Judge McCredie to bring his
Northwest League ball team 10 this
city for the training season. The Of
fer is contingent upon the adoption
Of the name "Buckaroos' by the team
and upon the players being here four
Saturdays ana four sundays,
The meeting was well attended ana
the fans were enthusiastic over the
matter OF having the professional bali
players train here. The expenses of
the 20 players and three sport writer's
who will accompany the team would
DO S2IiO. an offer OF board ana
rooms for that amount having been
mado 10y the pcndlcton Hotel
The guarantors, Of whom there
would probably be 20, would take a
chdnco of receiving REIN mbursem ent
from the gate receipts Of exhibition
games. Any deficiency they agree t"
make up and will put up their certi-
ricd check for the full $500, II the
gate receipts are more than Sl0Vu.
tho surplus will go to McCrcdie. The
local fans want to be assured of hav-
ing four Saturdays and four sunday
for exhibition games and also ask
that the name "Buckaroos' be adopt
cd as suggested by u Portland sports
writer.
II. w. Hicks. travelling passenger
agent Of the O.-W., was here last ev-
euiug and attended the meeting. He
win take the Pendletou offer and lay
It before Judge McCredie Friday.
Among the fans who attended the
meeting last evening were II. w. Col
Inns. Carley Cooley. Fred W Lam pliu.
Roy w. Rltuer. J. V Tallman, lG. l..
Marshall T. J. Burke =. l.. Nelson.
". l.. WvricE. \ J. Eui-ht and Jonu
pichsou.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05
JOHN BRCNA

CWritten for the United Prcss.)
THE HAGUE. Feb. 5.-Gerinany :
first political strike is waning. IT
reached its highest point of demoraH-
zation of German industry Friday, ac-
cording to reliable information when
only ten per cent Of all the factory
workers were out. The strikes fu-
ture effect is problcmatical. 1t is
certain. however. that the tie-up has
created bitterness between the labor
ing and middle classes. The main
centers Of the strike we're in Berlin
ana Hamburg. Only Part of tho
Rhinelund miners were out. 1t is au-
thoritatively learned the independent
socialists planned Il simultaneous
strike in Germany and Austro Hun
gary but Austrian censorship pre-
vented dispatches OF the password.
Phillip Schicdcmann apparently
joined for fear the minority social
lists, who struck anyhow would gain
prestige.
Few EXccsscs Apparent.
From the mass Of rumors and re-
ports received. it appears there were
few excuses by the strikers The
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05
d. S. ARTILLERY
CRUSH GERMAN
ATTACK EFFORTS
Heavy Barrages Check Re-
peated Attempts to Reach
American Front.
ENEMY READY TO PAY
HEAVILY FOR SUCCESS
Officers Convinced Teutons
Are Apprehensive of
Yankee Strength.
Up. ]. PEGLERl

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY,
Feb. 4.-(Delayed) )-American artil-
l1ery's crushing barrages defeated re-
peated German efforts to reach the
American front. The Germans were
willing to pay heavily in men and ma
terials for information regarding the
width and strength of the American
front. Repeated attempt convince Of
ficers that Germany is apprehensive.
Six attempts to rush an American
post collapsed before the Boches
were over their own top. If a gem
eral attack was planned. the Yankee
gunners killed it. Periodical machine
gun and grenade encounters continue.
Yankee gunners, sitting in dugouts
are now able to rush out and open a
barrage within thirty seconds after the
signals flashs
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05
MRS. WILSON STARTS
MOVE GUARDING THE;
MORALS OF FIGHTERS

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-Mrs
Woodrow Wilson today launched an
international movement to throw
about the fighters in Europe, their
mothers, sisters and daughters highest
moral influence during the wal.
Speaking for the mothers of Am
erica. she dispatched a message.
Jointly signed by herself and Anna
Howard Shaw. chairman of the wom-
ems committee of the national de-
Tense council to all embassies abroad.
plcdgng their interest and coopcra-
ton in the protection of their sons
ana daughters in this time of tempta-
ton and danger.
In all our countries the mothers
are willing and proud to give their
sons TO defend the idea underlying
this supreme sacrifice. But they
shrink from the greater sorrow which
comes from lack of moral fiber wNiCl
roOs thcm of thoir health and manly
viwov
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05
AMERICANS WILD
TO GET REVENGE
Baptism of Artillery Fire
Saturday Whets Appetite
of u. S. Soldiers.
Or. G. PEGLER )

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY,
Feb. 5.-The Americans are hungry
for revenge. Saturdays baptism of
artillery fire just whcttCd their appe-
titcs The mems greatest regret was
at the future of the Boche infantry
to come into no-man's land. They
remained ON the firing step until GER
tain the enemy had abandoned all in
tcntions of attacking. The wounded
men were most anxious for moro
fighting. Many of them refused TO
leave their places on the trench fir
ing steps during the action, hoping
to get n little revenge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05
X X7RA

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-Workless
Monday will bc continued Indefinite
ly, the fuel administration admitted
unOffiCiallN. following conference
between Secretaries McAdoo and Gar
field.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05

gates at the foot OF the hill
There they were playing at fish
ing when the younger child fell
into the water which was quite
deep there. Not waiting to sum
mon help. the little Snyder boy
reached over from the bank ana.
seizing the other child by the
arm. dragged him to safety. The
little fellow suffered no serious
consequences from his cold bath.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05
FIFTY Of 63 CLASSIFIED BY
DISTRICT BOARD IN CLASS |

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05
BOY CONFESSES TO
BEING A FIREBUG
Admits Attempts to Burn
Buildings of Walla Walla
College.

WNII.A w.AIL-A, Feb. 5.--Charles
( Jestings. age 10, a student at Walla
Walla college. au Adventist school at
College Place, is under guard this
evening in connection with series OF
attempts to burn the school or school
property.
Jestings admitted starting four OF
the six fires. according TO the school
authorities, who have had him under
observation for several days jest
ings was grilled most of last night and
gain today for u time. At first he
denied any knowledge whatever of the
attempts. but IS reported finally to
have confessed. Following his admis-
sion OF guilt the youth suffered "a
nervous breakdown and was taken a.
la sanitarium. where he is under
guard,
\ desire for revenge for fancled
wrongs is said to have been the rea-
son for the arson attempts Two OF
JestiuSs' brothers recently got iutn
/ trouble with the Umatilla county au
thorities over hunting and when ar
rested by Game Warden Tonkin the,
held him Up Mt the point Of a gun
and fled. Later they were arrested
and Leroy Jestluss was taken TO Pen
dletou and given brief sentence. Ha
was suspended from school and tho
other brother also quit. Charles stay
cd in school and. IL is claimed. nursed
grudsc against the institution.
Leroy and Harold Jestings. as they
save their names. were arrested by
Game Warden Touklu near HcrmlstOn
last December for hunting without
licenses. one Of the boys turned his
gun on the warden who was forced
to let them 60. However ne went
over to College Place and got them
later and brought them 20 pcudiet0u
They- were charged 0nl,- with Illegal
hunting and. because OF tAe'- youth
wcr7 1colt with 1plicuti--
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05
Ne EWSPAPER PLANT IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Anaconda Standard Victim
of Disastrous Blaze Which
Threatens City.

ANACONDA. Eeb. 5.-Thc plant OI
tie Anaconda Standard was practt-
caIly destroyed by fire This morning.
The Butte fire department was rush
ed here on "a special train to help
fight the fire. which threatened the
Elks' building aud business -crtiOu,
The standard was printed "u Butte
paper presses.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05
s ENEMY FLAMES DOwNTD.

FNIiIS. t7cb. 3.-IIght ICImaO
uirnlnncs were destroyed and five
others fell flaming as II result of for
midNUlc battles with French airnlcu
over the German lines sunday.
An enemy attack i'm the ChCmiu-
des- Danes region. following artillery
preparation was thrown back before
the attacking waves reached tue
ICuCh NuC-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05
WADSWORTH
JO|NS RANKS
OF KNOCKERS
Grows Extremely Sad and
DOwncast Over War De-
partments Blunders.
END OF WAR NOT YET,
WAY HARD AND LONG
Not Satisfied That Ameri-
can Organization Can
Withstand Strain.

WASHINGTON. Feb 5.-"Lack
of vision has stalled the American war
engine and u greater breakdown than
the present ono threatens unless some
Z directing agency Is created Senator
WadswUrth declared In the senate.
Il am convinced the end OF the war
ie not yet In sight; wen travel IA long
hard road before we reach the goal.
l feel certain the strain viii increase
in severity as the months elapse. Am
erica must expand. she must send
more troops, more ships and more
food; in short. I'm CONVINCED we arc
only on the threshold Of this trcmen-
duous enterprise ! am not satisfied
we have tho kind of organization anC
machinery that can strand the strain y
Scores War Department.
Scoring the war department. he
said American uuprcparedness at the
opening OF the war was pathetic.
Since then "our war machine has been
stumbling and cropping. cXertlng IRE
meud6us strength but not knowing al
ways what 1t was doing and where It
was going He declared shipping
and transportation facilities were
hopclessly jammed. He said these
glaring results were from lack OF CEN
trallzed authority"
No Preparation Made.
Pointing out that the government
Gid practically nothing during the
year preceding its entrance into the
war TO prepare for the inevitable. h.
declared: I'VE were 80 blind as to
permit one of our government rifle
factories to operate below capacity all
tho year of 1s1G and other factories
TO cease rifle making altogether Tho
condition OF these factories IS but one
example Of our neglect. In the broad
or field OF Industrial preparation. lit
Ito If anything Of an effective nature
was done.
Hopes lesson Il Learned.
Looking back we've learned great
lesson, 1 hope-a lesson at the eX-
pcnsc OF many lives and millions Of
collars We've learned that our fan-
ure to see beyond the end Of our noses
has prolonged ghastly war and post
poncd the day when mankind shall
he released from its tcrrors and the
future of this republic made abso-
lutcly secure He said testimony at
the military committee Investigation
forced the conviction that military
men are not fitted to handle the vast
Industrial problem OF the ordnance
department. which is complicated by
an Anticipated red tape system.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05
GERMAN DEAD 1900. 900.

ZURICH. Feb. 5.-1he war has
cost Germany one million, three hun
dred thousand dead. and as many
more wholly or partially incapacitat-
ed. socialist Member SeSitz told the
BavaFian diet
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05

Sixty-three more Cmatilla county
rcgistrants, whose cases came before
the district board al Ia Grande.
have been classified and Of that num-
her 80 were placed in Glass OF
the 50 put I'm the class from which
the next draft viii he made, 30 were
classified MS Ia and they are prac-
iioaliy all men who have married
since May IS, 1al7. Despite their
welded state. thc district loar1 has
classified them AS single meti with no
dependents.
Tho following are the G3 and Their
cl;."siflcutIOns:
Jess VIM. Wlnn lie.
Earl l.. IIArkcr. IA.
Weaver Waficr. la
Robert Kennedy, lie.
Dcsota w. Davis, La.
Harold \. Martin. II.
Lot c. Livcrmorc. La.
Patrick Monaghan la.
Jesse W. Myrlck, La
Iiasll Parr, la,
George ". Pierce. la.
Fred Elmer Rouse, 2--b,
I.ucn Il. Schroeder. Ii
Austin u. Wlheritc la.
Joseph Van Corfnan. Ia.
Clarence NJ. Catlins. la
VIM. \. Brace. n.
Fred w. bowers la.
Ncil Baldwin, la.
Louis Altman. La.
Grover AlvcrsOn la.
Blake b. Dorothy. -i-a.
Harry Foster, la.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05
TO RETURN TO NATIVE DENMARK
Former DowaSCr Empress of Russia
Was Danish Princess

COPENHAGEN. Feb. 5.-The new
bolsheviki Representative. who has
arrived here. says that the former
dowager empress of Russia, Maria
Fcodoroyna. who was Danish prin-
cess, is coming to reside in Denmark,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05
CHANCES OF REVOLUTIONARY
MOVEMENT IN GERMANY ARE
BELIEVED TO BE VERY SMALL

Even Most Radical Socialists Not Optimistic; Only 10
Per Cent of All Factory Workers Were Out During
Highest Point of Industrial Unrest; Few Excesses
Disturbances, However, Emphasized Fact That
Hardshps and Constant Food Economy Are Weigh
ing Heavily On the People.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05
DAILY EVENING EDITION

colder tonight.
Maximum, SO: Minimum. ii; Rain
fall, .04; Wind, southwest. light;
Weather. clear.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-05
DAILY EVENING EDITION

Number copies printed Of jeslerdAV'a
Daily Edition.
2,7N
This paper Is q member Of aud audited
by the Audit bureau OF ClrculatlOIs.
The Washington times., 1918-12-08
PALACE.

The Squaw Man will occupy the
screen at Loew's Palace for four days.
commencing today.
1t is an elaborate perturbation Of
the Edwin Milton Royle stage classic
OF the same title.
It was produced under the direction
of Cecil De Mile, vino was RESPONSE
BILE for Joan the Woman" and other
spectacular films.
The principal characters are por-
itrayed by Elliott Dexter. Ann Little.
Katherine Macdonald, Theodore Rob
erts. Tully Marshall, ThUrston Hall.
Jack Holt, Edwin Stevens. Edwin
Stevens. Herbert Standing. Noah
Beery. Monte Blue. Charles Ogle, and
others not so well known.
Commencing Thursday and continU-
ing through Saturday, the program
will be headed by the comedy-drama
Goodbye, Bill" with Shirley Mason
and Ernest TruaX. Each day shorter
pictures will round out the program.
while the symphony organ and great
pipe organs will provide pleasing mu-
I sic
The Washington times., 1918-12-08
METROPOLITAN.

"a Ladys Name a deligh full farce
comedy. In which Constance Taimadgs
portrays the stellar role. viii be
shown at Crandalfs Metropolitan be-
ginning today through Thursday.
II has for It's chief figure young
and popular writer. In her search
for material for her latest story. she
advertises for a husband. Already
engaged to somewhat priggish
young man. the rush of applicants in
answer to her advertisement causes
him to break the engagement
Finally. after succession Of both
amusing and thrilling adventures, she
ffnds a husband in the person Of one
Of the applicants
For the last half Of the week "a
Perfect Lady, in which Madge Ken
nedy is starred, will hold the screen
II is a comedy. and Miss Kennedy u
cast as an actress in a burlesqus
theater.
The program will be completed each
day with shorter films, while music
will be furnished by both the symph-
ony orchestra and the pipe organ
The Washington times., 1918-12-08
''Leave 1t To Jane" At Polls;
Trixie FriganzacA Keith's

At Polls Theater, beginning tonight,
William Elliott. F. Ray Comstock and
Morris Gest present for a week
engagement. the musical comedy,
Leave 1t To Jane" The original
company will be seen here.
The book and lyrics are by Guy
Bolton and p. G. WOdehouse, and the
tunes by Jerome Kern.
Leave II To Jane" is founded on
George AIDES delightful farce. THE
College Widow" 1t would be hard tc
select a better musical comedy story
than that of the seductive coed, who
eEtices from a rival university the
mighty halfback. who sings tenor
and is proficient at touchdown
Many theatergoers will recall the
CHEEKY fable in 'The College Widaw'
which George AIDE hung upon fresh
water college, whose campus and
halls we're the scenes more often OF
merriment and mating than OF toll
looking to Improvement OF the stu
dent mind. No more delightful char
The Washington times., 1918-12-08

sic Clayton organization of Broadway
dancers. TriXie is minus profess
sional impedimeata, and is doing all
by her lonesome in I'm Camp. by
Jean Havez- Bessie Clayton Is as
sisted by those charming Spanish
artists. Elisa and Eduardo Cansinoi
Tom Dingle, the eccentric dancer
and John Guinan and Frank Hurst
dancers of the modern modes.
The added attraction will be Lieu
tenant Gitz-R who won his NEED
of glory at the battle OF the Marine
and who has popularized himself BY
his songs of the trenches. Other OF
ferings will include the Mirano oroth-
ers, dubbed THE Aerial Torpedoes;
Harry Langdon. the comedian Win
Rose and Cecil in "Harry's New Car;
Jim and Betty Morgan in their own
song triumphs: Kitner and Reaney In
IAN Ocean EPISODE" Miss Merle ana
company in THE Act de Luxe OF Bird
land:" the Hearst-Pathe news pic
torial, ad the Red Cross serial MINIS.
At and Sis p. m. today the bill
will include Phyllis Nelson Terry.
Lois Josephine and Tyler Brooks and
the remainder OF last weeks bill.
The Washington times., 1918-12-08

The attraction at the National The
alter beginning tomorrow night, will
be that distinguished actor, Otis
Skinner, in a particularly timely re-
yival of his greatest success, THE
Honor OF the Family"
Charles Frohman presented Mr..
Skinner in 1.-The Honor of the Fam
fy" originally in New York city in
February, 1905. land the metropolitan
verdict was that it was one of the
greatest. comedy successes OF the de-
caoe. Since then, Mr.. Skinner has
been petitioned again and again to
revive the comedy, and Charles
+, E'rohman. Inc, has finally persuaded
him to make the present new produc-
lion OF the piece.
The play is a comedy OF the late
Napoleonic era, from Balzac's famous
novel. I'm Menage de Garcon." The
scenes taken deal with the return of
the hero, Colonel Philippe Bridau. to
find the home Of his rich. but weak
uncle, in the hands Of a clever. but
E unscrupulous adventures and dash
ing young officer. who bid fair TO
cheat the Colonel and his family out
of their rightful inheritance How
the clustering. fire-eating Bridau
manages to save the honor Of the
FAMILY is one Of the many delights
OF the play.
The excellent supporting cast in
clu6es Evelyn Warden, Ruth Rose,
zhzrgaret Calvert, Alexander Onslow,
Robert Harrison, Harry Burkhardt,
Walter +. Scott, George z. Riddell,
Herbert Charles and Marshall Biz
iIlinghant