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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-19
FOUR NORTHWEST
MEN ON CASUALTY
LIST FOR TODAY

Under a new plan adopted by
the government the army Casuas-
ty lists are tO he sent TO daily
newspapers under a release date.
half of tho list being released 70 the
morning papers and the remainder
for afternoon papers.
The East Orcgoniau Is now re-
cciVing the daily lists In fnll and
the complete list will he on file i'm
the office open To the inspection
Of anyone desiring To look up
friends or relatives.
Owing TO lack of space this pa
per will give publicity only to the
totals and To individual casualties
from Oregon, Washington and
Idaho
Losses reported this afternoon
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-19

The program calls for so divisions in
France and is in the United States ny
June. March said the American army
in France and here now totals 3,02l,-
112, including 227,664 drafted men to
be called during August. The total
in the army under the new man pow
er bill will he about 100000. Crow
der outlined the plan for calling men
under the new draft. The draft
board will Immediately start classify
ing men between 10 and 90 and be-
tween 80 and SO inclusive. These will
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-19

PARIS, Aug. 19.-The French. i'm n
new drive between the Oise and Aisne
river ON "A ten mile front, advanced
mile and quarter. establishing
complete connection between the
Picardy and Aisne- VesIe battlefronIs,
said tOday's communique.
Advances were made between Carle-
pont. four miles cast OF Ribecourt,
and FOntenoy, five miles west OF
scissors.
The French occupied an important
plateau west OF Nampcel.
They reached the southern border
OF Audnicourt and Raine. five miles
OF Carlepont and captured
Neuvron-Nisnre village. a mile ana
a half north OF Fontenoy.
The French took 1,10O prisoners.
The Germans although exhausted.
are desperately resisting At ROye.
to the supreme effors
necessary TO eNtricate themselves
from their dangerous positions.
Meanwhile the enemy is construct
ing an unusually powerful defensive
line to protect NcSle. six miles north
East of ROye.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-19

his paper is = member or ana audited
y the Audit Bureau of Clrculatlons.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-19

'onisht falr. Tuesday fair and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
CONGRESSMAN NELSON
DEFENDS HIMSELF AGAINST
CHARGES OF CONSPIRACY

to his son were entirely misinterpreted
by secret service agents, who he inti-
mates "were spurred on by politicians
back home.'
"Since the affair two of my most
severe critics have announced their can
didacy for my seat in congress-" Nell
son asserted.
"Defeated in court, my political foes
sought to convey the impression in the
newspapers by announcing that Justice
had failed, but as the attorney general
has refused to appeal the case, the pur.
pose to hold this charge over my head
in the courts has failed. Now they come
out into the open, reveal themselves,
their candidates and their false issues.
shall meet them fearlessly on my
whole record.
Z" AS a member of the house, might
have impeached 'the district attorney,
who, being federal official, permitted
his office to be used by others to fur
ther their ends. This attorney was by
various indirect and subtle means first
induced to swear out warrant and then
later go before grand jury that was
influenced by unfriendly newspaper
criticism and ask for an Indictment on
a conspiracy charge, under distortion
of the facts and an absurd statement
of the law
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
WOMEN ARE HELPING
TO WIN VICTORY FOR
DEMOCRACY OF WORLD
They Are Performing Many
Tasks That Were Formerly
Done Only by Men

New York, Feb. 9.-ThOusands of
American girls and women are doing
their bit to help win the war by doing
mems work.
This gigantic release of man power
is clearly shown by information col
lected by the United Press from
representative American cities.
With the nation crying for men to
build ships, keep the railroads running
and for men to fight, girls and women
are shown taking up all work from
operating street-cars to climbing tele-
phone poles.
Massachusetts alone has from 5000
to 10000 more women working sirA
America entered the war. The heav-
lest increase is reported in women tex
tile workers.
Approximately two thousand Oregon
women are working in mems places,
CONTINUED on page seven)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09

Washington, Feb. 9. = Senatorial
charges that he and his son were vic
TINS of political persecution which re-
suited last October in the grand jury
indictments against them for anti draft
conspiracy, were made on the floor OF
the house today by Representative John
Nelson, Wisconsin.
The jury returning the indictments
Nelson charged, included "leading poll
ticians not friendly to me-"
Nelson hotly denied either he or his
son is conscientious obiector" or
tried to evade the draft of the son.
"The United States district attorney
was urged on by men desirous to fur
ther their own ends; newspapers devot-
ed their columns freely to my enemies;
and the chairman of the state and Dane
county councils of defense-members Of
factions that have opposed me-urged
the indictments" Nelson alleged.
The Wisconsin congressman was in
dicted for conspiracy to defeat the
draft law, ON the specific charge that
he urged his son to go to Canada and
get married to evade the draft. The
son, Byron, left the University of Wis
consin Nov. 2, 1917, went to the Nelson
farm near Spring Coulee, Alberta, Can
ada, and failed to register for the Sc
lective draft. When he was indicted for
failing to register, young Nelson came
back to Madison and registered for the
draft.
AT the trial January 8, the indict-
ments were quashed and no appeal has
been made by the government. The
cases were dismissed because Nelson
left the country before the draft act
was passed and none of the regulations
provided that citizens living outside the
United States must register.
Pointing out that the quick settle
men of the case gave no opportunity
to present the facts to a jury, Nelson
said he was presenting the case to the
house for judgment.
"I hope to vindicate more fully my
the good name Of my son and
the honor of the house, Nelson said.
Nelson stated Postmaster General
Burleson, Chairman Webb of the house
judiciary committee and Representative
Cooper of Wisconsin were on their way
W WlSCOHOln W LII llAo DShttAL
when the trial ended and that Speaker
Champ Clark had denounced "this
persecution in the strongest possible
terms.'
Young Nelson, his father said, had.
planned to go to the Canada farm be-
fore the United States declared war and
became engaged to a young lady Of the
in August, 1916. When the
excused its students to work
On farms, Byron Nelson went to Alber-
Ia, to which the father says he agreed,
because he needed someone to manage
lis farm there. 1t was when he married
l few months later that a Wisconsin
paper pointed out he was not registered,
,he father stated.
Congressman Nelson said he got rul-
ng from Provost Marshal General Crow
Ter that citizens outside the country
iced not register and that his messages
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
HOUSE AND SENATE
ARE AGAIN S1UNPED
BYPENDING MEASURES
President S Demand For More
Power Is One Of Most Inn
pOrtant Problems Faced

Washington, Feb. 9.-The end of ano-
ther congressional week found the house
and senate stumped by the most i'm
portant legislation of the war.
To what extent President Wilson Is
powers of control over the war machin-
cry are to be extended is at stake in the
following measures, all of which have
served to give pause to the legislators:
The empowering bill" which peace
time laws could be smashed by the presi-
dent at will in his plan to coordinate
and sped up the different bureaus and
departments.
The McAdoo war finance corporation,
by which the fate. of the nation s in
dustries would be largely left in the
hands Of the secretary Of the treasury.
The pricefixing bill, which places in
the president IS hands drastic powers of
stipulating the price for almost all
nenessities.
While the senate paused for day
in its fight over the war department,
republicans met to discuss "party mat
ters."
One OF these party matters, IL was
strongly limited today, was the attitude
the republican senators are to take,
either individually or as a party, on
the administration s requests for great
er war powers.
Meantime, important legislation is be-
ing delayed by the long drawn quib
bles, many of which are unimportant.
Some of the appropriation measures,
that have passed the house required
about 20 per cent more time ON the
floor than two years ago.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
Little Hope Held Out.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Another "a
hours of waiting left little hope here
that Americas loss from the torpedoed
Tuscania would be less than original
United Press figures-145 United States
Officers and soldiers.
The war department has received NO
official correction as yet on its com
pilation of Thursday-l13 officers and
men missing and 81 of the passengers
and crew. Late record of survivors,
however, indicated that the number of
the crew lost will be reduced.
Owing to the fact that the full list
of survivors must be cabled to this cOun-
try before there can be check made
of the ships roster to determine the
names of the missing, it probably will
be early next week before America will
know its dead.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
Americans in Rattla

Washington, Feb. 9.-More fighting
between Americans and Germans on
the west front has resulted in the
wounding of two more of Pershing s
men-Private Joe Pekas, Declacs, N.
d., and Private Frank Chavers, San
Jose, Cal, the war department an
nounced today.
Pekas was wounded February and
Chavers January 30.
Deaths from natural causes among
the expeditionary forces included:
Private Charles G. Burns, Houston,
Texas.
Private George W. Ross, 2134 Mar
ket street, San Francisco.
Corporal Lee 0. Sailors, gunshot
wound, Pittsburg, Kan,
F.. Private Herbert Oleman, Marshfield
Ore.
Private Robert Noy,. 40 East La
Platte street, Butte, Mont.
Private Earl Davenport, gunshot
wounds, Tehachapia, Cal
A later cable from General Pershing
listed Private Dave Goldberg as
slightly wounded in action February
3. Goldberg's home was at Chicago.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
Arabs Continue Advance

Washington, Feb. 9.-Arab tribes
men under the Sheik of Mecca, operat-
ing in Arabia in the region southeast
of the Dead sea, are continuing their
advance northward, official war de-
partment reports stated today,
Following closely upon the victory
over the Turks between Kerak and Ia
file, the sheik S forces captured Ell
Mazraa, an important Turkish town
on the shores Of the Dead sea, the re-
port stated.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
Souvenirs of Tuscania.

Belfast, Ireland, Feb, 9.-Captain
Smith of a Michigan regiment possesses
the trey of clubs as a souvenir of the
Tuseania torpedoing.
81 drew it to two pairs, giving me a
full house, just as the ship was torpe-
doed," he explained.
" AS picked it up, the boehe open
ed the betting with a torpedo. There
was no use bueking again that, SO /
threw down my hand and went on deck
keeping the trey as a mascot"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
BODIES OF MISSING
VICTIMS OF TUSCAN|A
NOT YET RECOVERED
British TrawIers Continue
Missing List Sill
Not Materially Changed
By Ed L. Keen

| Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
London, Feb. 9.-British trawlers and
the coast guard were conducting a thor.
ough though apparently hopeless search
for the bodies of forty men still miss
ing from the torpedoed transport Tus-
cania, early today.
Revised admiralty figures today show.
ed 1885 saved. 166 missing and 1926
bodies recovered. The bodies recovered
are believed to be included in the 166
classified as missing"
The missing are believed to include
las American soldiers, according to de.
tails available early today. This esti-
mate was carried by the United Press
on Thursday morning and apparently is
as accurate as is possible, based on
present reports.
Survivors stories, wired from Belfast,
today, continued to emphasize the sang
froid of the American soldiers while
facing death. "After the torpedo hit
us dead silence settled over the ship"
declared one American officer.
''The only sounds noticed were men
shuffling to the deck from below, the
sharp order of officers and the hiss of
distress rockets.
"Then some groups of soldiers start
ed singing while at attention, waiting
to enter the life boats. Others grimly
joked in low tones. Some sought to find
their pals. All lighted up cigarettes and
smoked furiously.
GtT saw ona how hmm ovarhoard with
a lifebelt. A big wave cast him up
momentarily as high as the decks He
was swearing and cussing the Germans
still smoking his cigarette.
"a soldier cut a rope while life
boat was being lowered, spilling the oc-
eupants, but the boat was righted and
lowered.
"While lowering a collapsible life
boat it acicdently fell on top Of a life
boat containing dozen. 1t must have
killed and injured several.
''The American commander stayed
aboard the vessel until the last, when
destroyer came alongside and took him
off.
81 didn It venture below to get my be-
longings, as the ship was listing SO
fast" said another officer.
"fWhen the first destroyer came up
as we were waiting for the boats, we
cheered her With the destroyer IS lights
turned on us, the submarine probably
could see us plainly, because just as
we were leaving the ship another tor
pedo shot across the Tuscania IS bow.
We saw the wake.
"The work of the destroyers was
as they were in danger Of
being torpedoed all the time.
~ was ON deck talking with al
chum," said an Aperican private,
when there was a bang. Wreckage
and water shot higher than our heads.
It seemed as though the ship vomited
her insides out.
"Nobody hollered, but you can i'm
agine what it was to stand shivering
IN the darkness, not knowing what mo-
nent second torpedo would send her to
.he bottom.
"There was some delay in getting the
1oats over the side, but less than might
nave been expected"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
Given Martial Reception.

Belfast, Ireland, Feb. 9.-Irish troops
quartered in this city gave American
soldiers from the torpedoed Tuscania a
typically martial reception.
About 100 survivors arriving at the
railway station from Irish ports were
met by a battalion of the Royal Irish
Rifles, headed by a band.
The Americans, many of them clad
in nondescript garments, were led to
the center of the city, where they were
cheered by the citizens. They We're of.
fered the hospitality of private homes
and entertainments were organized in
their honor.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
Famous Aviator Missing

Washington, Feb. 9.-Reni Verton-
gen, the most famous aviator in the
Belgian army, has been missing for a
period of five days and is believed to
have been drowned in the North sea,
according to cable dispatches receiv-
ed by the Belgian legation here.
Vertongen, who has been flying con-
tinuously since the beginning of the
war, was last seen disappearing in a
cloud bank over the sea, the cable
stated.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
VIII Appeal to Leaders.

Washington, Feb. 9.-President Will
son will call upon republican and demo
cratic leaders in congress to help push
through his sweeping empowering
bill" legislating into his hands the au-
thority to make drastic changes in the
war government.
1t was stated officially today that the
president vii hold conferences next
week with senators and representatives
of both parties in the hope of getting
speedy action on the measure.
He does not contemplate using all
the powers the measure would bestow,
but he wants them for use as deemed
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
NEW BILLIARD CHAMPION

Chicago, Feb. 9.-Augie Kieehefer
today was planning to defend his new
" won three cushion billiard cham
pionship against Bob Cannefax. Kieeh
efer last night took the championship
from Alfred DeOro, winning the final
block, 50 to 81. The score for the three
matches was $50 to 1876 Cannefax has
CHALLENGED the winner
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
SPEAKER GETS BIG PAY

Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 9.-War time
slashing of salaries ON high priced ball
players isn't disturbing Iris Speaker
today. The star Indian outfielder sign
ed his 1918 contract yesterday and it
was learned from an authoritative
source there was no cut. Neither was
shere any boost.
Speaker has been reported as get
ting $4,000 a year.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
French Talza Prisoners

Paris, Feb. 9-French troops pene-
trated enemy lines northwest of Dion
court in Lorraine, and brought back
prisoners last night, the French war
office announced today.
Patroling parties along the Chemin
Des Danes and in the Champagne re-
gion also took prisoners
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
The American sector

Paris, Feb. 9.-"F From the southern
part of the American sector can be
recognized the deep German salient at
St Mihiel," writes correspondent of
the Paris Matin from Colcivrieux. He
adds that the American sector is
|" northwest of Toul."
"The sector is particularly favor
able for war training" the cores
pendent writes.
"Men are trained in the duties of
small attacks as lessons for bigger
ones. Successive contingents will pass
through this hard school,"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
LITTLE CHEZ SIGNS. UP

San Francisco, Feb. 9.-Little Chief
John 7. johnson. brother of Big Chief
Johnson, mastodonie pitcher, has sign
ed a contract to twirl for the Seals in
1918, it was announced today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09


Austro- Hungary probably was also a
party to this pact.
Ukrainia, formerly a part of the Rus.
sian empire, embraces part of the ter.
rltories Of the old kingdom of Poland.
1t IS trayersed by the Dneiper river and
is one of the most fertile lands in Eu-
rope. The fact that Ukrainia nominally
is a great wheat producing country may
account for the efforts of the central
empires to arrange separate peace.
Permanent cessation of hostilities with
Ukraine would open a great source of
food supplies to the Germans and Aus.
trians.
There have been two rival delegates
representing the Ukrainians at Brest-
Lltovsk. One composed of the middle
classes, represented the newly declared
republic. The other representing the
proletariat-was loyal to the Bolshevik
government. 1t is probable the pact
was signed by the former.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
Enemu Patrols Active

London, Feb. 9. = ENEMY patrols
were somewhat more active in the sec
tor north of Lens last night Field
Marshal Haig reported today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
Germany and Australian
gary Agree On Terms with
Russian Faction
CENTRAL EMPIRES NOW
OFFER RUMANIA PEACE
As Part of Consideration VIII
Guarantee Slice Of Former
! Russian Empire

Copenhagen, Feb. "a peace pact
between Germany and the Ukraine re-
public was signed at Brest Litovsk at Q
a. m. today, according to AN official
announcement issued in Berlin.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
officiallv Announced

london, Feb. 9.-Both Germany and
Austria signed the peace pact with the
Ukraine republic, it was officially an
nounced by wireless today from Berlin
and Vienna.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
AMERICANS ARE
: AKEN PRISONERS
DlRLIN REPORTS
Pershing Reports Two More
Americans Wounded In
Recent Fighting
AMERICAN SECTOR
DESCRIBED BY FRENCH
Famous Belgian Aviator Miss
ing and Believed to Have
Been DOWned

Berlin, via London, Feb. 9-"Some
American prisoners were taken north
of Xivray," the war office announced
today. .,,.,. Ia.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09

Xivray is a small French hamlet ap
proximately eight miles due east Of
st. Mihiel.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
HERE'S HOW A
QUEEN CORRESPONDS

!; Washington, Feb. 9. - The
T queen cf Italy yesterday ex
; pressed "sincere sympathy with
|: the work and high ideals" of
; America s women in reply to a
!: message sent the queen by Mrs.
: Woodrow Wilson and DR.. Anna
: Howard Shaw, urging interna-
: ticnal influence about soldiers in
: the war. The answer from the
. queen s lady in waiting follows:
( 81 received from his excellen-
. CIV the Duke Borea, and had the
. honor to bring to the attention
. of her majesty the queen, by or
: der of sovereign, a letter which
: your excellency (ambassador)
. Thomas n. Page, had the cOurte-
; sy to transmit with homage to
; her majesty the queen from An
; ma Howard Show, chairman of )
the woman s committee, Council ;
, of National Defense in Washing :
; ton.
"The message inspired by the ;
; same sentiments and wishes ;
; which are in her majesty's heart
was received with the hveliest
; sympathy by the august sover-
; ign, who at once desired that :
your excelleney should have tie :
courtesy to interpret her most ;
cordial thanks for so Lind a man
; Hesitation. She wishes 10 express :
to the excellent committee ina :
tional woman s. the sincere sym ;
pathy which her majesty has in ;
considering their work and their :
high ideals.
Il have the honor. at the same :
time, to present TO your excellen
ey the gracious good wishes Of ;
her majesty and on this occasion :
to offer to your signor ambas- :
sador my highest regards. :
(Signed) ''Lady in Waiting. :
the Countess Of Cimita. -
4. .. 4. 4. I. 4. = l. L l. u l. i.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09
Arguments on I. w. w. Motion

Chicago, Feb. 81. w. w, attorneys
reply today on the arguments Of pack-
ers' counsel against federal trade COM
mission seizures of Henry Veeder's
papers, for return of the government 3
evidence in the conspiracy charges
brought under the espionage law.
Federal Judge lands having the
two cases under advisement, indicated
that ruling may be handed down
Monday. Further arguments are to be
heard on the /. W. w. motions for Q
bill of particulars and quashing of the
indictments.
George Vanderveer, I. w. w. coun-
sci, stated that he would rest his de-
mand for return of the papers seized
in the 1. w. w. raids last September
on the arguments presented by Weed
er 3 attorneys to recover Swift & Com
pany's letter files. Francis j. Heney,
in charge Of the commission 3 packing
probe, declared the /. w. w. was
trying to crawl into bed with the
paekers.'