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' Of. - hv Ik Full l ( Leased Ijj'te Dispatc s Today's News Printed Today TinRTY-SEVENTHVEAR SALEmToREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 2lTl914 price TWO CTNgggff AUSTRIAN INTRIGUE AUSTR1ANS TRY 10 TUMl 3J UEU fflSliBaW;BiHs hpbj MATOENA'S TROOPS GREATEsf bFtS" MAYFORCE ITALYTO jfoK TIE CIIIES; GENERAL ATTACK flWE0WITIf 1R Til nil AOAIIIOT lim m i r .. . . iimiimnn r iiinn . m. mi U hU N. nm ;aKe runous dome in tnort m n mi ill h MM VISuaremeLour Overru esNew UV A I IMI LIIUI'i V WUo,L A,t, hj m III AnPA nm 01 Consul Stirring Abyssinians to War on Allies En dangers Italy SORE AT ITALY SINCE War Sentiment Awakened Concentrates Against Italy Instead of Allies Rime, Nov, 2!. ( 1 1 y mail to Now York) Austria is Irving to drug Ahys Hi ilia into tl worlil war. It niny lie tliut (iermnny is trying, too, but tlio Italian government '5 'er tain concerning Austria. It has reeoiv fit detailed reports from absolutely re liable sources of the plotting of Heir Sehwitnmer, the Austrian consul. This information was not given out mffieinlly. In view of tiie fact that the rjovernment has not made it pub lie, it probably would he refused trims mission over the Jtalian t-Ui'Ult Mires. It wns'ohtnined, however, from uuqiicstioiinhln uiitho-ities, lin.l for that inatler it is not much of a secret in well posted circles. Wiietlier 01 not llerr Sfhwiniincr has also intrigued against Italy is mit cor tain. F.ven if it was unintentional on liii part, he has nevertheless succeeded, ns a result of his mischief making for the allies' lienefit, in stirring up vousidcr nble hostile Aliyssinian tcntiinciit ugnii'st tile Itiiliaus. Seus f this feeling booii'tie so evi lent recently that the Home govern ment ileeiueil it necessary to strength en its military estnblishmnt ia its pos session of Kritrcn, which lies lietween the l.'ed sen and the Abyssinian don Tier, Italy Fore warned. It was iinno-inccd when the troops left Italy nml they were ilestineil f ti the Tripolitaii-Fgyptian frontier nml the explanation was pi von that i'enrs were entertaineil of an overflow of the Turkish campaign in Egypt into Trip oli. This eauseil consiileralilo surprise nt the lime, mure the Turns were not ox en across Kgypt's eastern frontier then, and some hundreds of miles lay between them nmt Italian territory. No.- wns it n fact that the govern ment inteneil to use its reinforcement? in Tripoli, Instead, it was for Eri trea that they were bound. The presumption is that it was by no e'nlent thnt llerr Hchwimnior stirred the Ahyssiniiiii to n state of unf riondlinoss so far ns Italy is concerned. It is rec ognized thai both Germany nml Aus tria resent the ltnlinn' failure to help them nguinstc the allies but they are anxious lo prevent them now from jo'n ing the nllies themselves that it is un likely they would putposely risk nngor iii(i them bv their representatives' no tivity nt Addis Day. Sentiment Against Austria, I'he probabilities also uie that the Italian (foverninent ' reuson for sup-pirn-sing news of the aituutiou in l)ri lien was its unwillingness to let the publii know of the liariu done bv Hen N-hwiinnnT. As Is noli knir.ui, there is nlienily a strong seutiiiii'iit through out ii nlv iu favor of war with Austria, .'ind if the I'll i' t should be published Hint a mililnry expedition of Kritren hnd been rendered ueee-.i'-nrv bv the Aus trian diplomat 'h woildlinif, the people 's anger might render it impossible lor the government to avert Imstililies long"!-, ish iiild the Teulniiie ngeiit mu reed in indiii ing the AbyssiniuiM lu go to win-, he will liuve nreoinplished what will prove n inallei- very serious lor the allies, as well as for Italy. The I'gyptian Nouilnu, liitili Sonial ilnud, I'litish I Ii i -1 Alii'ii. liritrea, It'll inn .4ouuililaud and 1'tvin h omaliland alt bolder on Abyssinia nn.l woubl be very dillieult if not ini ersible to pro teif ugninst extensive invasions. Toe Abyssiuiaus, too, have n high ri'piitatiou as fighting men, ns link knows to its eost. The tiblitorutioii, a general ion nuo, of it largo Italian luilitiiiy ex'eilitiou en gaged iu operations against Kiii,' Men It k, has never been forg'itten here. It hns not beea fotgotten, either, iu Abyssinia. Theie has been a smoulder ni resetitinetit there against Italians rfver sinre, mid thi was probably re spun dlile for the fact that, probably against his own wishes, llerr Ndiwiin leer '.4 attempts to provoke the negus to an Invasion of the allies' neiuhlnr iug (lossessions, seem to have aroused Abyssinian sentiment to nil even gieat or extent in favor of un nttaeli oil llal ii.n teiriloiv on the sane eoast. CARDINAL AOILIARDO ILL. Idriie, Dec. 21, (ordinal Agilinrdo. one rf the best known members of the sncied college, was ill here tooay with n complication of bronchitis n.ul pnen Tioiiin. It was admitted that his case was serious. Make Furious Sortie in Effort to Raise Siege Desperate Fighting Ensues Vienna, via Rome, Dee. 21 The Aus-ti-iuns were making a tremendous ef fort today to raise the Russian siege of I'l-zeinysl. - With this object i n view, a serious sortie had beeu made from the fort ress, nnd the Slavs were being engaged in the. direetion of Burea, whence an other Austriun force wn.s trying to reach and relieve the beleagiirod' city. .Simultaneously, a supreme effort was in progress to drive tho Kussians back ward along the right liniik of the Vis tula, in southern J'olaml. It was believed that the success, eith er of the sortie or of the operation in I'oliind, would free Przemysl. Th.' besiegers were reported to be sri short of men and guns as n result of the Austrian attacks in other quarters, that they were able to bombard the cliai ri of forts only on one side. There was also 'desperate fighting to day in the Carpathians, where the Rus sians were trying hard to check the ii'ovei.ient which excelled them from Hungary and was still driving them tn the ni rlhenstvvnrd through tlnlicin. KAISER RECOVERED. lerlin. by wireless to London, Oec. 21. Reports that the kaiser, completely recovered, from his recent illness, hail returned to the front, were officially confirmed here t(tlay. It was not stat ed whether he had gone to the eastern or the western lighting line.' FLEET OF THE ALLIES Warships Force Outer De fences and Today Are Shell ing Inner Forts Athens, Dec, 21, Sunday's iicrounls of l ie forcing by the combined lliitisli nnd i-'reuch fleet of the outer defenses of the Dardanelles were supplemented today by reports that the warships were shelling the strait 's inner forts. These stories were unof licial, nnd do tails were lacking, but the statements came from reliable siiicees and were generally believed. Jf true, they indicated that the fleet had reached the narrowest part of the Dardanelles, having threaded the mine fields which guarded their entrance, and were likely to be heard from next in the Sea of Marmora, which they will have to cross before reaching the llospnorus, on which Constantinople is situuted. HE BROKE THE LAW TO FEED HIS FAMILY Prompted to a certain extent bv sympathy with (ho motive which led to the commission of the act and because ho. believed the man deserving of n cuance tn make good, Uovornor West late Saturday afternoon granted a con ditional pardon to .lack Michall who wns serving an iiuleterminute sentence of one to seven years for larceny from n dwelling, committed in Slifrmnn county Inst year. As a ro-iill of the pardon Michall has been restored to his family of n wife and three children, who as soon as the husband and father was sent to prison for stealing the necc-sities of life to protect them from want and possible starvation, soil out their only possession, a team of horses nnd vviic.011, for 2:1 and came to Salem In live iu a ton) and bo near their I lev cd one. .Michnll with his family look up a homestead lu Shermnn ennntv and, last I fall, being iinnblo to make n living on the homestead, decided tn return tn Iowa bv team. Having proceeded as : far us W alln Walla they were caught in a severe cold snap and decided to return to remain until spiing on tho hoitie , stead. It was upon the return trip that Michall, in oider to protect his fiimily I from suffering during the long winter, 1 was moved to steal the goods that caused his arrest, conviction and sen i leuen to the penitentiary, nml the gov jot nor believed, in the light of tin' cir cumstances which siiMoiiiided the ease, that Michall was entitled to clemency i and n chance to earn an honest living, since his iu'inceiatioii in the state I prison Mi. lull's wife and tlnce chil dren Inive lived In n tent in the out skirts of Snlciu ami have suffered ! severely from wnnt and privntion. j BLUE SKY LAW AT WORK. I Hn.V-a nto. al., Dec. 21. Thous- 'amis of corporations' associations and Uheir .igeiits thionghirit California will ;hc forced to halt the sab and nft'oriug 'of stocks and securities for several I weeks to come, because of the provi sions of tin' blue sky law which be- i-iiiiip effective with other atnendnients i lost Tridny nt midnight. in iini i in iidi ii mil i ii r' - hi ui i ii ii i iiiii.i l it iiviiouiii ni i ci.t ami iiijiiiy i i iu uu ib n 11 1111 Hi.-iii vm To This Must Be Added Special Road or School Tax Voted by Districts SAVING IS 2.2 MILLS AND IN CITY 3.7 MILLS Total Assessed Valuation of County Is $43,040,358 Some Property Held Out The following table shows the tat levy for next year according tn the present budget: State tax o..1 mills County tax 3.S mills School tax 2.7 mills Itoad tnx 4. mills Touit 1.1.5 mills This is the general tax to be paid by property owners outside of the in corporated cities iu this county. To this tnx is to be added the special rimd nnd school taxes voted in some dis tricts which in some instances are us high as 10 mills for roads nnd 12 mills for special school taxes. The Tax in Salem. Tiie taxpayers nf tho city of Salem will pay according to the following ta ble: Slate tax .1.3 mills Crinty tax Il.o mills School tax 2.7 mills City tnx 11.0 mills School tax 7. mills Total :iO.S mills This is a reduction of 3.7 mills from last year, when the levy in this city was !i4.2 mills. The retrenchment in taxes has been general in all linos. Last year the state tnx was 4.4 mills, the county tax mills nnd the school tax 2.(i mills, or a total of 11.7 mills, us against (k-'i mills for this year. The city lax last year was 1.1.2 uiills. or 1.2 mills more than the present levy nnd the school tax in Sail in was 7.3 for last year, or .3 mills more than this year, Property Value $43,040,3iV The total of the tax roll iu this coun ty, 'iccordiiig to Countv Assessor JJeu K. West, is if 43,4 4M.H33. Of this sum $37,.SS(l,n7! is for real nml personal prn;ioi'ty of all kinds and -Vitiligos is the assessed value placed upon public service corporations iu this county by the stale tax commission. Taxes this your will bo raised upon only $13,040, 3,'iM, as approximately if I0!l,i7,'i is the asroMOd valuation of tho Oregon nnd California Railroad company property in this civility, which is tangled up in liligilion ami not taxable ponding an appeal of the case now in the federal courts. About f'rl, I is thus held in abeyance by trie courts. Fared to tho Bone. The meeting nf the tnxpavers will be held December 30 of this venr to pass upon the lew. This meeting is more or less a mutter of form, hnwever, ns over HO per cent ol the present bud get is fixed by the state law and can not be reduced. The' only Hem that can bo cut down by an objection on the pnrt ol tho taxpayers is the cunntv tax levy of 3.1 mills, ami the greulei- part of this item is fixed by law. The cir cuit unlit expenses and the siilnnns cil the county officials cannot be reduced unit only toe mtscclltincoiis accounts as the I r iiccoiiiit n no n few other uc counts can be cut down mill those have been pared to a minimum by the -county court in the budget. The taxpaveis' n ting will be held as usual, liiivvevcr, but it is doubtful if the above table of tuxes will be re duced. The policv of retrenchment on tuxes has been followed In all instances in-cording fo the county cnoit, and even the amount for the proposed steel bridge across the river at this place iuis been left out so it is believed that the above levy will be sustained by the taxpayers at their meeting on Decem ber .".it, when the county couit will ex plain its expenditures RECORD WHEAT PRICE. Portland, Or,, Dee. 21. The highest nl iii inl juice client has ever attained lu the 1'iicitic northwest wns recorded on the .Tlerehnuts l-.xcliiingi' here today when .1,000 husln-1 of Kohium-v Club was sold ut tl.LY,i, nni l.ooii bushels of bed bus. inn m 1.22. The entile market vvns from I to P. cents above Sntnc Inv 's The Kuropeiin denitiud for wheat is stroueer than ever before, and espcils ollimito flint only uboilt l.l'Oli.OIIII bushel, nf this cereal remains to be dis posed of bv the farmers of Ore gun Washington nml Idaho, )Jll(t)f(Vtltlftl(tt1st1lft Supreme Court Overrules New Hampshire Supreme Court Decision Wellington, Dec. 21. Ilnriv K. Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, was ordered extradited by the L'nited States supreme court today from JJew linmoslure to Jow York. The court's decision moans thnt Thaw must return to Now York and face trial on a charge of conspiracy. Tho ruling today reversed the decis ion or the JNow ll.nniishiro supreme eunrt, which granted Thaw's applica tion tor a writ of nabeas corpus. Whether Thnvv will be returned to the Matteawan asylum for the criminal insane will depend on the New York authorities. Thaw's attorneys here de clared that their client wus not tried for conspiracy nnd if attempts wore made to hold him uc an alleged luna tic, nnother habeas viorpus writ would be sought. 1 The court's opinion wns road by ,Ius tice Holmes. It overruled nearly every point made by Thaw's counsel, saying in part: i "Thaw was a fugitive from justice and was charged wit a real ciiine. It is for a jury iu tho state of New Vork, after considering the lows of the state, Ut determine whether or not Thaw was insane at the time of the act or whe ther he is guilty of crime against the luws of New Vork." "Thaw's attorneys alleged that it was no crime for a man in an insane usyl.i:, i in the state of New York to walk out if he could do so. Therefore, it was contended that, it was not a crime to do this thing. lint that does not necessarily follow. "It is licit crimo for a person to with hold his put ri lingo t ioi ii a certain shop, but if a number of persona conspire to g ther to withhold their patronage from that shop it becomes n conspir acy, punishable legally, and, therefore, we are obliged to Imhl that the with drawal of Thaw- from -in insane O' v-hirri, inasmuch as he did it- to obstruct the Invv, was a conspiracy for that purpose, and consequently the indictment orr which the state of ivew York fought to bring Thnvv back to ..cw York, clinrges a crime. "We are also ci'uigod to hold, on tho same theory, that Thaw is a fugitive from justice. It has further been con tended that if Thaw is insane, he is not guilty of any crime under the laws of New York, and thai, if he is not in snne, he would iiuvc boon discharged front the asylum. Hut the statutes re quire that if a siipiosedly insane per son commits a crime, it is necessary for the defense to prove that that person wus insane nt the actual moment ui the overt act. Jt has been hold that a per son may be insane nnd yet realize at the time of the crime that it was wrong. "Now, tiiis is not Thaw's trial. Thai must be decided under the laws of New York, by a New York jury, and furthermore no discietiua is given iu the Invv providing for extradition, and it plainly says that, upon an indictment charging fraud bcin;; found, and proof of that submitted to the slate to which the fugitive has fled, the fugitive must be surrendered to the demanding slate. For this, and other reasons, we reverse the decision re" the distiict court of Now Hampshire," W.M. HAMILTON NAMED CHAIRMAN OF BOARD W. M. Hamilton was elected chair- ...n.. ..C lw ut ... I ..f ..,-., ..C ll..il Snlein eoininerciul club at' the joint. meeting of the old nml new hnnrds III the Hotel Marlon to.lnv and Wllllum I Wnlton, Cuitl- Cross. Then. ft,.l David Kvre, and II. C. Hishop were iu- stalled as the now board. Little new; business wns taken np nt this i ting. I It was decided tn take up with thel , , . , congressional eoii.niillee at Washington' l.nt Sunday evening n lew mil s Hie proposition of having the post of-, '"'fore six o clock, while 0. V. Mveis fice buildings at The Dalles and Mel-"" bllle gills vveie standing in the I old liuil, nut of Oicgon stone. Thorn northeast door of tl house, iilmnt n nre n number of quarries In I his slate uiilo lusthciist of town, tlnee shols which produce stone suitable lor this! were tired n presumably the lantern purpose nnd It is proposed to have the vvh'oh one ol Hie liltle gills carried in buildings put up out of Ihis material , her hand, One of the souls hit just if pie.-ible, liibovo the door iamb, nnothei hit the Signs calling ttie atleiitlon of the burn, while the oilier missed eiiliielv. IHIo fair vl-itors In Salem will be' The little girls had gone out nl'lei erocleii nlong the S. D, inilroiid nnd some ice crciiui thnt had been lelt out Secictaiv Monies outlined his plnn to side iu the fi-ceei- when the shots wen1 send out follow -up letters to eastern liied, and Mr. Mveic wus in Hie wood people stale. who show- an Interest in Ihis I'siiully the so culled tliunllv n mini iittempts to stun, I on Is nothing but 'i bliili. The Weather Oregon; lienor ully fair tonight and Tuesday not much cluing" in tenipeint met oast erlv winds. l j rmivr rR? . tT) ui rii ii ii iiiumihi m in iiuii.iuii in iiniif Pressure of Allies All Along the German Line Is Mak ing Itself Felt LACK OF EQUIPMENT HAMPERED ALLIES Teuton Leaders Think Attacks Are Forerunners of Gen eral Attack By X W. T. Mason, (Former London correspondent for the l'nited Press.) Now York, Doc. 21. Rerlln, for tho first time, suggested today that tho of fensive in northwestern Belgium had passed from the (lermnns to the allies. In conneciion with this Intimation, the further fact was made public that the long expected general attack of the Anglo-l-'innco'lMgian forces hud not yet developed. The official form of the Berlin de claration was a speculative suggestion that this new offensive might now be beginning. It is apparent that the Germans nre feeling the pressure which tho allies have lieea bringing to bear against Ihoir front in Belgium and northern Prance in the pust fortnight. Reports from Kronen mid British sources have convoyed the Impression that these attacks were not more than reeonuoisni s iu force, ordered by (lenernl Joffie to determine the relii ti'e strength nf the various (leruian positions. Itorlin, however, pluces a more serious interpretation on the allies' purposes. I'ndoubtedly this menus that the ot lacks on the (ionium trenches are in creasing in violence nnd thnt the gains they nre making nre becoming notice able. Has Learned Caution. The supposition wns Hint .lol'fre In tended to delay his mn i n offensive un til spring, when he will have a much larger force at his disposal than at present. The developments of now con ditions, however, evidently caused It to be launched much earlier than was nuticipiited. I'resiimahly these new conditions con sisted in the unexpectedly rapid de livery of anus anil ammunition to the allies unite possibly from the United States. It has nut been luck of men but lnck of equipment which hns been the prime reason why tho allies have been the Hermans' inferiors since fighting be gan in the western war zone. All these oireuuistinieos seem tn im ply an early attempt by the Anglo Krauco llolgian forces to drive the kaiser's troops buck to their Rhine de fenses. At the same time It must be em phasized that (lenernl .loffre bus learned extreme caution from the les sons of the first few weeks of the wnr In Abnce and Lorraine, Jlenco it is certain Hint no order will be given for a general advance until conditions are as nearly as possilile vvluil I lie rrcucii conimaiiiler wants tlieni to be. He Is the most pnlionl, secretive wnr- rlor of his lime, ami military observers iiinv be deceived concerning his luten- i m ' " MfCrDC A MT QUfiftTS AT MIDVItlin.l 1 Wl VV I u n I TWO LITTLE GIRLS shod lit luo time. Mr. Myers dog out hi f the bid I lets nml undoubtedly It vvns fired from II ,V2. Colisideinble InVsterv sillioilllds the episode, ns there was n nsion for anything of tlii kind, nor had the 'family hnd Double of any kind with anyone, to Mr. Myers' knowledge, It is tn be Impel thnt Iho uuscienut will be apprehended, ns It is a seiious tliiinf to shoot ut people iu their own j liotnes, even if they are not injured. - I Slnyttoi Mail, I TLEA, NOT GUILTY. Sim Vtniicisco, Dee, HI. A plea of not guilty to n charge of moiilorliig (loorge (liny, n wealthy Han Kiauciseo contrnctor, vvns rrinde here today by Jo seph t.ococo, 1 1 ii 1 in n laborer, who shot (itny when the bitter refused to tmy him ten days' wages which were due, A ilnto for the Dial will bo set next Saturday, Wholesale Arrests and Many ! Executions Are Reported in Vera Cruz Washington, Dec. 21 "The sanation ut Naco is very much relieved," gov ernment officials here announced to day. They admitted, however, that they were watching developments in the interior of Mexico as a result of re ports thnt General Carrunza had or dered wholesale executions at Vera Cruz. Executions elsewhere wero also reported. Skirmishes preliminary to a big bat tlo between Villistas and Cairanzistas. in tho vicinity of Torrcon ,also were re ported today. Official dispatches to the state de partment from Mexico City indicated tho pence convention meeting nu Junu ary 1 would depose Provisional Presi dent Outierrez. To Depose Gutierrez, Washington, Dec. 21. Provisional f'rosi lent (liitierrez of Mexico notified the stuto department toduv tliut flen- erul Maytorena, commanding tho Villa Kirces, would move back Ironi his pres ent position nt Nueo, Soauru, to a point beyond range of the American border. Trouble in Vera Cruz, El Paso, Texas, Dee. 21. I'nconfirin ed reports received here today said the Mexican troops at Vera Cruz were be yond (lenernl Cnrrnnza's control, and wero making scores of arrests. Numer ous executions ulso were reported. French War' Office Claims Gains but Germans Say Positions Are Unchanged Purls, Dec. 21. (h put ion by (he ullles of the (Ioniums' entire lino of irencnes soiiinwest ol l.oos wus SII- llOll Hi-oil lii tho wnr office's officiul statement posted here toduv. In their advance on Pennine, the nest ruction hy the Kroneh was nlso re ported of the (lorninn trenches and two pieces nf artillery east of Albert. Important gains were claimed else- whore In both r ranee nnd lielL'inni. Tho Oerninns worn accused of bom barding the i lues hnsuitiil Sninlav. The war office ndded Hint If wiis not ; true the Tlrltish hnd taken Holders, lis reported, but fighting for tho town, It wus staled, was In progress. j Constant advances by the allies were retinrted in the Anns and Ypros regions. From llelgiiim came news nf the steady arrival of t riilnlninl after train loud of (lerninu wounded from the front. It was said Iho kaiser's forces were threatened with a typhoid fever epidemic. "December 2fl," said the statement, "progress wns mude nt several points in HcU'luin. i "The ricrmiiiis bombariled the Vpres hospital, "lietween the I.vs nnd Iho Alsne tho French look Hie woods near Aix Noub eltes, w-liere wo occupied the entire first line of (Ionium trenches southwest of Loos, "Arms was again bumbiii'deil by the nertnnns. "The French nttillerv silenced Hie (b't-mtin guns oust of Albert nn-l sniii'died the trenches nnd put two cnu nnn nut nf commission sniiltioii-t of Cnrnov. I "We lire raining the iiilviiutiiue In Iho regions of tho Aisne. "Progress abn is being made along the entile line between the ( hn loimgne . district mid the Aigouiies, nml Meu.e.l "We are advancing on Hie heights of the Metise noil elsewhere." Fighting Grows Fiercer, Purls, Dec. 21.- Flehtiiii' In iiorlhcrii Frnnce and northwestern llelglutn was ! Increasing in violence and extent to idnv. Warships off the Hclginn enlist Jceie Hiding Hie nllies bv shelling the I I e I' III II IIS ' l ight f II l iousl V. I I In Iho llelglaii fighting it was staled, i that Mldillckcrl,,. hud I i ciiptoreil bv the allies I I In r'tnni-e the capl nre vvns aiiuioineed ; i ol t iv o nunc lines ol iieniiiiu trenches ! 'Onthoiist of LiiHasse. ! The Gorman Voridon. : Heilin, by wireless to Loudon, Dee. 21. licrmiin attacks uu the Itussiun i positions are still iu progress, accord ing to ii war office aiiuoiiiicemeiil is sued lodliv. The Fust PrlMsiun silllll liuu was said lo bo unchanged. In the west It wus declared Important liotuian gains hnd been uiiide iu the Aiyonne region. Where the French al lacked the kills er's line Hominy the Hiillle forces were said to have been repiilso-l and (he cap ture bv storm was described of certain lien. lies held by 111- Ibillsh ludluii troops, With them, It wus reported Hint ii number nf cannon and machine gnus vveie Inkcii. in IIIIIIUIIII IILUIUII More Than a Million in Rus sian Army Lined Up to Meet Germans RECENT FIGHTING HAS ALL BEEN DESPERATE Experts Say If Germans Break Russian Line It Will Be After Terrific Battle London, Dec. 21 The Russians were believed here today to havo formed an entirely new line for Warsaw's defense. A specific statement tn tho effect that this had been accomplished was lack ing, but it was so strongly indicated in dispatches from Pctrograd that British, military experts felt no doubt couce.ru iug the fact. The best judges wore of tho opinion that if the Ioniums broke through tiie Hlnv front at all they would do so only at t'.ie expense of a terrific battle, on a scale which even the present war has not yet seen. it was said there were mere than 100,000 men in the Warsaw defensive line. The Slavs were described as massed along a (10-mile front extending from Skierniewicz to the Piliearvr. This from s extension to the southward wns said to have been iiecssitated by the Anst:o-Cteiinnii udvance in t0 Piotro kow region. The main (lerninn advunce, It wa stuted, was nlong tho llzura river ami tiie ruilroHd from Lowicn, which Mur shul Von lliiidenburg had captured, to Wn ren w. The Vistula river was reported to have begun freezing over and snows and chilling ruins wore declared to ba hampering the Teutons' progress seri ously. , Tiie fighting of the past week, all accounts agreed, was of the most des perate character. A detachment of 2,000 of tho kaiser's famous Deaths Head Hussars was said til nu vo boon trapped near I.owiez, nmt nearly wiped out, only fifty meu sur vivin'. Kveu these were captured by the Itussiiins. Hard fighting on a largo scule wns also developing nlong thu southern front. WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR PRINTING REPORTS According to the interpretation of the laws governing the different de iiurtnicnts by Hie state. printing board, lo the effect Hint no provision is mad requiring such department to render printed reports, if reports are printed Iioiii these departments they will have to be paid for out of the nminteniiuco funds of such departments, und will not be done at the stale printing plant and paid for out of the slate printing fund. Among the departments of state most directly iiffoctcil by this decision of the printing buiird are the department of forestry and the railroad commission, licit her of which have ns yet hud their reports printed and lu order to do so will have to pay the expenses of siiine. out of their own funds, In fact prac tically till hoards and commissions which nre required to report, directly to he governor, without specific provision being t le lor the piloting of their reiporls, will have to pnv for the print ing of their reports out nf their own funds und wlielher or not many of them will b-siie printed reports under these ciiciiiiisiiinces is problematical. Slnte I'nresler Klliott, who Is pre paring n very vnliialde stiilisticiil re port coveting the forest resources of Iho slate and the beoet'i.-ial effects of the finest fire pnlrol system, was un der the Impression Hint the expenses of printing Ins rcpoii should be pnid out of the printing f I, as Ins been tho custom, nu, I he is asking the attorney geneinl lor uu opinion covoiiiig' the question and. if Iho attorney generul holds idlici iv ise, he will uslv for hi Is nml huve his work done outside of till stale piinting plant as will also be tho case with the slut ilioiid coinmlsslnn, which finds itself ill the m nrn boat, The stale forester's icport will cot iiboiit if'-"-'" to prinl and that in i I ion -1 iiillilllis-ioli between 700 mill f sun. WORD LOHKS FIHRT ROUND, Pnitlnnd, Ore., 21.- Sheriff Tom Wo'd, of Multnomah county, lost tho first i cm mi of his contest to retain thn office to which Thomas M. Ilurlburt was elected last mouth. Circuit .fudge Cuvaiiiiugh today ruled tout the con test should huve been hiought muter th nipt practien statute pussed by Iho people lu inns, instead of under tho stnlnle of ls.il, Vnder this rul ing no allowed the inotiim by Hurl hurt 's attorneys to qiia-h the petition for n recount of the votes cast.