03 Jan 1917
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1917
Page
1
Fears are renewed that Teutons intend to resume ruthless submarine warfare as two liners and several smaller vessels are overdue. A Dutch liner captain reports the presence of a 450 foot long mine laying diver armed with long range guns roaming the Atlantic.
New York reports say German submarines could lay mines while submerged and a mysterious raider roams the Atlantic. The Nieuw Amsterdam warns of a raider 450 feet long with heavy guns and torpedo tubes. Last month two liners Georgia and Volaire are missing, and other small boats are overdue. Shipping circles link mine warfare to Germany's response to Allied peace offers.
P H S romance culminates in a secret wedding as Ol Hampton and Myrtle Westgate wed at the Third Methodist Parsonage in Walla Walla after plans shifted during a train delay near Athena. The couple, both well connected locally, married with Reverend Loe Angel officiating and plan a brief honeymoon prior to returning to Pendleton.
Seventy bodies have been recovered from the Mermont flood in Sydney Nova Scotia. Many more are missing as the storm wreckage damage mounts. The disaster has caused extensive property loss with widespread damage estimated at large sums. Rescue teams continue search efforts amid difficult conditions.
Federal authorities conclude the Valdez blaze that destroyed the city twice in eighteen months was caused by incendarism with two occupants in one building and two nearby, as supplies are rushed north and the Bentle steamer March is noted in transit.
The United States exported goods worth over one and a quarter billion dollars more in the first eleven months of nineteen sixteen than in the same period of nineteen fifteen. The surge reflects a substantial year to date gain in international trade.
Late wire summaries report President Wilson naming Teuten and Colonel Chester Handing to key Panama Canal posts as naval and war developments unfold. Other dispatches note a French battleship torpedoing and diplomatic movements over mediation and arbitration, with Campbell linked to a rapid determination of the election process.
The local high school girls team meets Hermiston High School Friday night in a anticipated clash after a season of mixed results. Hermiston is expected to provide a tougher test than recent opponents, with the main game followed by a college bows event preliminary between two area teams.
London Jan 1 The Central News dispatch quotes Count Andrassy in his New Year speech at Budapest saying President Wilson knows the peace terms of the central powers. The quote says if the Ententes wish to learn terms they can get them from that advice, referring to America.
In New York on January 6 a Mexican consul general was charged with conspiracy to violate U S law and evade arms export controls. He and two co-conspirators from an exporting firm allegedly shipped weapons via an overseas route, with bail set in the case.
Senator Fred Steiner will chair the senate railroads committee in the forthcoming session. Other announced chairs include Dr Wo D Wood Ways and Means, W T Vinton Judiciary, B Bowton Law Revision, H A Lavi Banking, E D Chalk Education, J C Smith Education, T B Hadley Fisheries, John Gill Game, A M La Follette Horticulture, C P Behop Industries, J A Hurley Irrigation, W H Strayer Mining, and Walter A Dimick for Resolution.
Market notes show wheat on the Chicago Exchange up six cents amid broad price shifts. Traders reported unsettled demand and weather factors influencing futures, with nearby contracts firm and long positions cautious.
Washington reports the House inquiry into the Wall Street leak identified Bernard Baruch as a source for notes seen by Walletree. Baruch allegedly had a rising market view minutes before a large steel shares movement. A separate Senate hearing focused on civil service system reforms and state department personnel.
The court reports 21 bootleggers convicted over the year for unlawful liquor sale and related violations. Sentences included fines, jail time, and multiple cases of public drinking and giving liquor to minors, with arrests and convictions occurring from March through December.
Reports from Budapest and Vienna indicate central powers face dire internal strain as food supplies diminish. Dispatches say relief must arrive within six months to avert unrest, with Austro-Hungarian grain and wheat shortages looming by July or August and a peace on any terms likely then.
The pendleton banks reported joint deposits of 4 826 210. The Jolie deposita of the two Pen dleton Sinks on Dec 27 amounted to 4 326 510.09. First Nation Bank showed 1 714 595.62 and American National 2 012 224.56 in deposits. Total cash, exchanges, loans and discounts stood at 4 507 098.57.
Rainelander Wis Jan 3 The state fixing commission has authorized the city to have an boxing club in the church. The license was levied to Hes. Fred Wedge, once a middleweight, who has organized a class of Sunday school pupils.
In Washington on January 1 and 3 lawmakers debated President Wilsons note on neutrality and possible endorsement. Senators Hitchcock Lodge and Smith urged timely, clear interpretation of US commitments as neutral nations face increasing strain while Roosevelt’s war pretext was cited in comparison.
German patrols moved into French trenches in the forest of Pontarier on the western front, official a statement reported twelve hundred prisoners and the destruction of defensive works. Meuse artillery activity continued, and Romanian towns Beater and Tomer were claimed occupied by German forces with four hundred prisoners.
A community gathering at the Umatilla Reservation voted in favor of dividing tribal lands for allotment to children of those already allotted. About 170 supported allotment while 40 opposed. 170 signed petitions, others remained silent. Papers will be sent to the Indian Bureau in Washington for final action.
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