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BLY HEIIIBf EDITION
Forecast for Eastern Oregon by the
United Mali's Weather Ohwrvee
at Portland.
DAILY EVENING EDITIGil
TO ADVERTISERS.
The Rait Ortgonltn has the largest pala
elrrtil&tlua of tuy paer In Oregon, east of
Portland, and over twlra the circulation la
feodletoa ot anj otbar newspaper.
Fair tonight and Saturday.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
NO. 8591
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1915.
VOL. 27
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FORTS GUARDING
GRODNO GIVE UP
BEFORE GERMANS
Retirement of the Garrison is Being
Made in Good Order to the Right
Bank of Nie'man River.
CITY IS STILL BEING HELD
Ai-rfvnl of Fresh German Forces and
imiH Make Evacuation of portress
Inevitable KuHHiani Offlctnlly Ad
mit tliat wliolo or Boutin Ga-Ik-la
May lio Abandoned.
PEItLIW Not. 8. Von Hln
dtuburg's force have ruptured
tho fortmts f;rodno and also
liav ovupiod the ell)', an of rid
ol statement announced. After
taking the fortress, the Germ
ans cro"cd I lie Memen river to
the. city where, they engaged the
Russians In a ilcs)erato street
battle. Other force further
north lukvo crushed the resist
ance offered by the Russian In
the VI Ina region. Inflicting heavy
losses. It wait announced. Three
thousand were taken prisoners.
FurUicr gains on the southern
front were reported.
PETROGRAD, Sept 3 The for
tress of Grodno has surrendered.
Though this last fortified position on
the Kovno-Brest-Lltovsk line la in
the hand of the Germans, the city of
Grodno Is still held by the Russians.
Tlio retirement of the main body of
the fortress garrison la being; made
In good order to the right bank of
the Nlemen river.
An official statement from the war
office admitted the evacuation of the
fortress. The withdrawal followed
the capture of several of the outer
defense west' of Grodno and the ar
rival of fresh (lerman force and
guns which made the capture Inevit
able. The fortress was held only to
cover the withdrawal of the Slave re
tiring to the north and east.
With the retreat accomplished, fur
ther resistance ui abandoned.
No booty fell Into the handi of :he
Germans, as the same tactic were
observed as Warsaw employed In the
evacuation of the fortress. All am
munition and guns were removed
and mounted on the right bank of
the Nlemen. When the Slava evacu
ated the fortress the Germans were
prevented from crossing the river
and occupying the city. The Rus
sian lines are now being reformed unr
der cover of the Slav artillery.
, German forces have captured Ollta,
only three miles from tho Vllna
G rod no railway. It was officially ad
mitted the Russian forces In the
southeastern front may abandon Ga
llcia entirely.
JAPAN FURNISHES RIFLES
TO THE BRITISH TROOPS
LONDON, Sept. 8. The British
government has received hundreds of
thousands of rifles manufactured In
Jupan, It was learned. It la under
stood the British troops at the Dar
danelles almost entirely are equipped
with these guns. Japan also Is re
ported to have shipped Russia con
siderable artillery.
Pledges Being Secured for
Junket Trip to Baker Fair
On To Bakerl
That Is the slogan of a committee
which this afternoon is circulating a
paper for pledges from citizens of
Pendleton to make the junket trip
to the Raker fair next Thursday. The
committee, consisting of A. J. Mc
Allister from the Commcrclnl associa
tion, J. V. Tallman from Happy Can
yon, and 8. R. Thompson f,rom the
Rround-up, started out this after
noon and by press time had enough
names to Insure at least one special
car for the trip.
The car Is to be parked here next
Wednesday evening at I o'clock to
permit excursionists to go to bed at
any time they desire. It will be at
tached to the fa-it mail at 2:35 and
will arrive at Raker at 7:55 a. m. The
entire day will be spent in Baker
end the car will bo brought back on
the westbound fast mail, arriving
here about 3:30 In the morning. The
ear will be left here and the excur
sionists will have the privilege of re
maining In their bertha until I o'
clock. The trip fare, Including a
lower berth, Is $9.10, and, including
an tpjer, 8:86.
That Baker 1 making big plans to
RAIDERS AT BAY
GIVE BATTLE TO
AMERICAN FORGE
United .States Soldiers Surround
Mexicans After Aviators Locate
Hiding Place in Brush.
CITIZENS ARM THEMSELVES
Ewrjoue In the Region of I!rons
vlllo Is lroariiig In Anticipation
of a ieneru Rattle on tlio Rordcr
Rand of 60 Mexicans l'acing An
nihilation. BROWNSVILLE, Texas. Sept. J.
American soldiers surrounded the
Mexican murderers of Earl Donald
ion and J. 11. Smith In a brush near
Fresno early today. Karly this after
noon the bandits were buttling for
their lives. Three Mexicans, Includ
ing one woman already have been
killed, Reports declared a band of 50
or 60 raiders faced annihilation.
Aviators, scouting ahead of the Am
erican troomk located the Mexican
They could not drop bombs on the
bandits for fear of hitting soldiers
who were scattered . through the
brush and closing In. The brush Is
so thick it was Impossible to see
more than a few feet ahead.
When the camp of the Mexlcana
was located, however. It was Immedi
ately raided and the bandits took to
flight. The animals stolen by the
raiders yesterday were recovered and
a quantity of dynamite was found In
the camp.
Stanley Dodd, the surviving mem
ber of the trio of Americans kidnap
ed yesterday, said that Smith and
Donaldson were tortured by the Mex
icans before being killed.. The bot
toms of their feet were cut off and
boiling water was poured over them,
Dodd declared. The heads and 'bod
ies of the two Americans were rid
dled by bullets.
A Mexican killed In a skirmish yes
terday when Dodd escaped, wore the
i' n I form of a soldier of the Matamoras
garrison. Posses are forming
throughout the region. Practically
every one is armed In anticipation of
a general border battle.
DIPLOMATS ABANDON
HOPE THAT BULGARIA
WILL ENTERTHE WAR
NKRIU.VS REPLY TO PROPOSALS
TO CKlK MACEDONIA NOT
ISATlNFACrOIOr.
PARIS, Sept. S. Diplomats almost
have abandoned hope of securing
Bulgaria's early entrance Into the
war. Serbia's answer to the propo
sal that Macedonia be ceded to Bul
garia as compensation for the lat
ter's participation on the side of the
allies has not been made public, but
It is understood to refuse sufficient
concessions to Induce Bulgaria to de
part from her position of neutrality.
Serbia Is willing to join a conference
to revive the treaty of Bucharest, It
i3 understood. Bulgaria, however,
Inrists upon definite pledges.
receive the Pendletonlana is evidenc
ed ty the following story in the Ba
Uer Herald yesterday;
When the Pendleton Round-up
boosters reach Baker Thursday mor
ning of next week, they will bo given
a royal reception, according to E. G.
Dedrii-k. chairman of a committee
having for Its members George Mc
Intyre and P. P. Correll, appointed
by President Ernest M. Welch of the
Commercial club, to entertain the vis
itors. T. G. Montgomery will be marshal
of the day and attired In buckaroo
costume, will welcome the Pendleton
men as they alight from the train.
He will also act as toastmaster at the
banquet to be given in their honor
by Baker business men in the even
ing at the Gelser Grand hotel.
In the morning the guests will
take auto- rides through Baker and
in the afternoon they will have a spe
cial reserved section of seats at tho
fair grounds. Here some special ad
vertlslng stunts will be put on for
the Round-up. The Pendleton people
will come in "wild west' costume and
will probably "shoot up" the town
with blank cartridges
GENERAL VIEW OF GRODNO
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i The fortress of Grodno has surrendered to the;jerman but the Rus
the city to cover the retreat of the Slav garrison. Grodno Is less than 5
ALL ARE LOST AS
TRANSPORT SINKS
British Ship Strikes a Mine at tl.e Entrance to
the Dardanelles-600 Bodies are Recovered.
BERLIN. Sept. 3 A British trans
port struck a mine at the entrance
to the Dardanelles apd was destroyed
with IS70 men, a Sofia dispatch
I), S, WILLING TO SETTLE
HER CLAIMS AT THE HAGUE
ARR1TRATIOV IS ACCEPTABLE
TO THIS NATION OVER LOSS
OP LIVES.
WASHINGTON. Sept. S. The
fnited States Is willing to settle the
Lusltanla and the Arabic reparation
claims at The Hague, it was declared
on high authority at the state de
partment. This does not Include ar
bitration on the points growing out
of the torpedoing of vessels by sub
marine as Germany has yielded on
that issae. The settlement of repai
atlon claimes relates only to the am
ount the kaiser shall pay for the
lives of the Americans lost when the
liters were destroyed.
NEWS SUMMARY
Ceneral.
Grodno is captured from the Rus
sians. Raiders fi(:lit American troops on
bonier.
Hope, thnt Bulgaria will Join the
allied Is almndoncd.
Loral.
Mrs. Edith lliu;lio charged with
burning former husband's home.
"Hilly" Walters seriously injured In
auto accident.
Esraed prisoners reported seen
near California Gulch.
Grand Jury returns 13 indictments.
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The picture shows the U. 8. tor-ible
pedo boat Tripp In her war paint,
which at a distance is said to resem -
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stated. Those aboard, 320 officers
1250 soldiers, and 300 of the crew,
were drownec c'x hundred bodies
have been recovered.
Liverpool Market
(Now $1.72 Per Bu
There is stifl a deadlock in the
wheat market with prices virtually
unchanged excepting that the Liver
pool market is Btronger. No business
Is underway here and apparently
there has been little if any selling
anywhere in the northwest.
Portland.
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 3. (Spe
cial.) Club 81 bid; bitiestem 85 bid.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, Sept. 3. (Special.)-
At the close. Sept 96 bid; Dec. 92 3-8
bid; May SS 1-2 bid.
Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 3. Cash wheat
strnnir. Id to 2d higher.
Wheat Spot No. 1, Manitoba, lis
lOd; No. 7. lis Sd; No. 3. lis 6 l-2d;
No. 1 northern Duluth lis 1 l-2d.
In American terms the top Liver
pool price is $1.72 per bushel.
TRIAL OF LEE DALE WILL '
BE HELD ON OCTOBER 4TH
TENTATIVE DATE IS SET MANX
OTHER CASES TO RE HEARD
BEFORE IT.
October 4th is the date set for the
murder triiil of Lee Dale, who Is ac
cused of killing Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Ogllvy several months ago. Thers
are sixteen cases set for trial before
this one and it is Vfry probable that
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waves. Many of the ships of the
European belligerents have been
painted in this manner and It Is
sal1 thtit the plan Is very successful ,
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sians are reported to be still holding
00 miles from Petrograd.
END 0E WARFARE. IN
EUROPE BELIEVED TO
BE DRAWING N
PEACE IS IN THE AIR PRESI
DENT WILL NOT ACT UNTIL
REQUESTED.
WASHINGTON, Sept, 3. Peace is
in the air. Pessimists are little
heeded. Due note is being taken
that Great Britain Is not enthusiastic
over the German memorandum ac..
ceptlng the American terms in the
submarine controversy. A semi-of
ficial statement from the Whitehouse
that the president will take no steps
until they are desired by both sides
Is not overlooked. It was conceded
that Germany's peace tirms, tenta
tively outlined by Von Bernstorff,
must be limited and perhaps modified
before the allies accept. Neverthe
less .developments are regarded as
tending toward peace.
It was said recently that Germany's
concessions to the United States in
the submarine controversy might be
"of such nature as to lead to further
negotiations In the right direction."
Today many diplomats are saying
they believe the events are moving
with moderate rapidity. It is not that
much is being accomplished, but
that the belligerents are throwing out
"peace feelers." Powerfal Interests
are encouraging them.
The following are among the tan
gible signs of this new feeling in
Germany's concessions in the subma
rine controversy:
Germany's open declaration, by un
official statement from Von Bern
storff, that the Berlin memorandum
was in behalf of securing American
cooperation to end hostilities; the
German ambassador's informal out
line of Germany's peace terms; Sir
Edward Grey's admission that at
ltast the question of the freedom of
the seas as advanced by Germany is
negotiable.
2 Steamers Sunk.
LONDON, Sept. 3. The Belgian
steamer Roumane and the British
steamer Whitefleld, each about 2500
tons, were torpedoed and sunk. The
crews were rescud.
In deceiving the enemy. The Tripp
was painted In this manner for the
benefit of the governors' conference
in no-vloii In Boston.
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IS HUGHES SI TO
FACE ARSON CHARGE:
KfflE NT IS IN
(,It M) Jl RY INVJTSTIGATIO.V RK
KILTS IV TlirB IUI.L IT IS
IlKIOIlTKD.
Though the court officials have
tiven out no information, it Is known
beyond doubt that one of the indict
ments returned this morning by the
grand jury was against Mrs. Edith
Hushes, divorced wife of Ira Hughes
and that she is accused of the crime
t arson. It Is reported upon good
authority that the state charges her
with setting fire to the house of hel
husband near Meacham on Monday
nisht of this week.
When the indictments were return
ed this morning, seven were wiih-ht-ld
from publication because the par
ties were not yet under arrest.
Deputy Sheriff Joe Blakely is out
with bench warrants this afternoon
and It is said upon reliable authority
that he bears one for Mrs. Hughes.
The evidence presented to the grand
jury implicating the former wife of
Ira Hughes in the burning; of his
house is said to be entirely circum
stantial but. nevertheless, strong. It
is said that trainmen testified that
she went up to Meacham Monday
evening and returned Tuesday morn
ing and that residents of Meacham
saw here there. Other evidence is
also said to have been gathered.
Hughes secured a divorce from his
wife last winter on grounds of cruel
and inhuman treatment. Since then.
It is said she has been vainly endeav
orlng to affect a reconciliation and
more lately has expressed hatred tow.
ard her former husband. Mr. Hughei
was himself ope of the witnesses be
fore the grand Jury.
YOUNG IAN AND TV0
WOMEN ARE INJURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
BILLY" WALTERS BADLY HURT
IDENTITY OF WOMEN IS
NOT LEARNED.
"Billy" Wralters, son of Fred Wal
ters, well known local miller, is at St.
Anthony's hospital with several bro
ken ribs, many bruises and internal
injuries that may prove serious and
two women, whose names are un
known, are also suffering from in
juries as the result of an automobile
accident which happened this morn-
jlng about 7:30 on the Wild Horse
yiiacadam road near the Rothrock
I farm.
The extent of young Walters' in
juries his not yet been determined
hy the physicians. Aside from the
fractured ribs, there are many bruises
on the arms, hips and back which
are not expected to be serious. How
ever, there are Internal hemorrhaRes
which indicate injuries which may
prove more grave. Several days musV
eh pse before the physicians will be
I able to determine how badly he is
I hi rt.
I The cause of the accident has not
liken clearly learned. The car, which
;:s a small one. turned over when
it swerved so suddenly that the steer
ing wheel was wrenched from the
driver's hands. It is supposed the cat
struck a little chuckhole.
Tr. E. O. Parker hurried up in his
car and brought the injured ones to
;he hospital where Mr. Walters ut d
one of the ladies remained. The in
juries of the women are not seriotx,
one leceiving a sprained ankle and
the other a sprained arm while boU
were quite severely bruised.
Two of Escaped Prisoners
Are Seen Near the Ogilvy
Ranch; Officers on Trail
Reports re lived here toda from
beyond Tilot Ro k show th'. two of
the escaped county jail prisoneis
wi re near the Otillvy ranch yesterd. y
afternoon an I were headed towui i
f'turkey prmrio pursued by Sh-ri'f
T.!or and Li uty James Eates
The two men In question had arm
ed theniselve-- by robbing a sheep
t:np of a rlfip, revolv.-r and much
ar.iuuinitloo.. Consequently there U
a possibility they may put up a
fiuht before submitting to arre-t.
However, the offenses for which they
were Imprisoned were scarcely seri
cu enough to cause them to take
such chances.
John Bain and James Wyrlck
were at the Ogllvy place yesterday
hi d were Informed by James Stubhle
fleld that he had seen two of the
escapes traveling along a rldie head
ed southeast. Near the same time
13 KiDICIilllS
ARE BROUGHT 8Y
THE GRAND JURY
Four Men Who Escaped From County
Jail are Among Those Against
Whom True Bills are Returned.
6 ARE BEING KEPT SECRET
Severml Jlnttersj Rrought Up for Or
iginal Investigation Are Dismiss!
Uxxie Kolhrock Is Indicted
Bench Warrants I -MH'd for All
Those Not in Custody.
Thirteen indictments, six of which
e.re withheld from publication by the
court officials until the Indicted par
ties have teen placed under arrest,
were retuftied ibis morning by the
grand jury, following a session of
four and one half days. Among those
indicted were Coleman Gray, 3. W.
Raymond, James M. McCormack and
Ralph Peale, th-s four men who ea
raped from jail last Saturday and are
still at large.
Others indicted were J. M. Feeley,
charged with the larceny of a set cf
harness fiom L. D. Ackennan, Lizzie
Rothrock, charged with indecent ex
posure, and Robert Moore, c barged
ith obstructing a public road.
Gray was Indicted for assault
with intent to rob, he being the man
alleged to have held up H. Riedea
at the point of a revolver. Raymond
is charged with burglary not in a
dwelling, it being alleged he burglar
ized the Bradburn saloon at Pilot
It'jck. McCormack alias Arle Arling
ton .is accused of the crime of rape,
he being the man alleged to have
criminally assaulted a litle girl at
Helix. Peale is accused of obtaining
money under false pretenses. Moore,
who Urea near Nye, la accused ot
putting a building across a road.
Two ol the remaining six Indict
ments were returned against one man
and bench warrants have been Issued
for all of the persona not In custody.
The grand jury returned no not
true bills but dismissed several mat
ters brought up for original investi
gation. Having completed their la
tors. Judge Phelps excused them
from further duty after thanking
them for their conscientious service.
TALIS TAKE THE
CITY OF ROVERETO;
AUSTR1ANS RETREAT
VICTORY IS HAILED AS THE
GREATEST SO EAR OP THE
CAMPAIGN.
ROME. Sept. 3. Italian forces are
slowly occupying Rovereto. Evacu
ation of the city, about which desper
ate fighting has been in progress waa
begun by the Austrian. yesterday.
The forts were blown up by the de
fenders. The Austrians are now re
treating upon Trent. 13 miles away.
Before starting to withdraw, the
Austrians demolished Italian monu
ments In the cUy and ired the homes
of Italians.
From the heishts to which the
dragged their artillery the Adrians
shelled the ruins of Rovereto, after
its evacuation, but the enemy guns
were later silenced. The Talmns plan
to enter the city at du.k. This is the
greatest victory the Italian forces
have gained in the campaign toward
Trent.
Sheriff Taylor and Kites were s-n
on another rlfK'e. It Is pmmhIM the
sheril'f caught a.'iiht of the em-npr
though the facts us to tills ure not
knun n.
When seen by StubtilefleM the two
tfcapes were moving toward the
mountains and they m-iy exp" t t'l
find nnftty In the wilds.
The Identity of the two mn in
u. not known. ei eating it Is known
li ilph l'eil Is nutnne of the twsin
The four escapes r Coleman Gry,
J. M. M 'f'ormark. G. W. iUyii,ou 1
and R.tii-h IVale.
A slriit'iinr feature of Urn ran Is
that when -. ri yesterd ly th two es
caped prisoners wer nmr the home
of l I'a!, slaver of Mr and Mrs.
I gllvy. This fai t caa. a su(i Ion
IVile may have been involved tn ?te
I lot to rx at e thouxh he hlmlf d1
not get iy.