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GERMAN ATTACK Of! ST. ELOY REPULSED French War Office Says Enemy Has Failed in Effort v South of Ypres. BATTLE ON IN ARGONNE Vcrmclles Said Finally to Have Re turned to Possession of Allies as ResnTt or Desperate, . Brilliant Attack. PAHIS, Dec. 8. The following offl cia.1 communication was Issued by the French War Office tonight: "In Belgium a violent German at tack on St. Kloy, south of Ypres. has been repulsed. The struggle at all times is lively In the forests and to the east of the Argonne. "There is no other noteworthy inci dent to report. The earlier official report said: Lurins the day of the 7th the enemy nas oeen more active than the day be fore in the region of the Yser, and in the neighborhood of Ypres. Our artil lery has answered back with success. 'In the region of Arras a brilliant attack has given us possession, as we jiave announced, or Vermelles and Ru toire. Vermelles has been for nearly iwo montns tne scene of desperate fighting. The enemy had taken foot ing there on October 16, and from Oc tober 21 to October 25 succeeded In lorctnsr us back from that locality. I rom the" 25th of October sapping and mining operations brought us back un til ive were again in close contact, and on me 1st ol JJecember we reoccupied me parK ana cnateau of Vermelles. "in the region of the Aisne and In c hampagne there have been some ar tillery engagements, and our heavy ar- tuiy dispersed several gatherings of tne enemy. 'In the Argonne, Forest of Grurle ana to the northwest of Pont-a-Mous son. Forest of Lepretre. we have gained a tittle ground. "Along the rest of the front there is nothing to report." GEttMAXS DEXY FOE'S GAIXS Continuous Advance in Argonne by Teutons Themselves Reported. BERLIN", Dec. 8, by wireless to Lon tfon. The official statement issued by the German headquarters today says: "On the Coast of Flanders the bad conditions of the roads, made worse by tlie recent torrential rains, is causing reat difficulty to the movement of our troops. "To the north of Arrets we have mad Borne slight progress. "The war hospital at Lissle was Burned yesterday. This is probably a case of arson. There were, however, no lives lost. "The statement made by the French regarding an advance in the Forest of argonne is not in accordance with the facts. For a long time past no French attacks whatever have taken place there. On the contrary, we are con tinually gaining ground slowly. "The day before yesterday a French position at Malincourt, east of Varen nes. was captured. The greater part of the garrison fell on this occasiqn. The remainder, two officers and about 150 men. were taken as prisoners. " French attack on our positions to the north oC Nancy was repulsed yes terday. 11KRLIX REPORTS SATISFACTION War Is Developing; as Intended, Says German Announcement. BKRLIN," Dec. 8. (By wireless to London.) A review of the situation in both theaters of the war up to the end of laBt week reveals little change as compared with the preceding week. This is especially true as regards the western theater, where the allies made several attacks which always wrre defeated. That decisive action may be expect ed any day Is indicated by a report from headquarters saying that "every thing is proceeding according to our programme." This is taken here to mean that thus far the German opera tions have been successful. RUSSIA DESCRIBES GAINS a (Continued From First Pare) - lained unheard of losses, which were due to the fact that they had to cut a - way for themselevs while still sub . jected all the time to our fire. "The movements of our troops com pelled them to retire. The losses of . the enemy in this driving in of our : front and the subsequent operations : were so heavy that these divisions had 7 lo be withdrawn completely. The : lighting, nevertheless, continued. Ac cording to the recital of prisoners be longing to other contingents, German - companies of an original strength of ; from 260 to 280 men were so cut up . that at tho end of the bayonet charges : they were reduced to no more than 70 ; men. '. Kaiser Sends Six Corps. ; "One of the results of the battle . between Lowicz and Lodz not favora t ble to the Germans is that they had . to move important reinforcements to their eastern frontier. AH told the : Germans brought to these engage ; -rnents reinforcements to the number of ; a.riiij- corps ana live divisions ; cavalry. of ; "This coming of reinforcements in Z l uge number began November 25 and : made it possible for the Germans to . continue their attacks on our posi- - lions from November 27 to December 5 ; Nevertheless, these attacks were not ; always made in unison and they were ; without effect. The evening of De : cember 5 the Germans discontinued . their offensive operations, having sus 7 tained heavy losses. ; J'" , necember 6. the Germans . showed no activity whatever. This same day the arrival of fresh German lorces was indicated by changes in the : locations of tho Austrian troops. Towi Loses Import a Her. These detachments, withdrawn from : tho front between Czenstochowa and i Cracow, assembled in considerable - numbers to tho south of Craoow . where certain detachments of German . troops also were concentrated. For : this reason tho region of Czenstochowa : lost, fur the moment, the importance it held in the beginning of the opera tions. All the circumstances Impelled us. in the interest of more advantage ous locations for our forces, to move forward for the occupation of certain othr points. "On December E. the Germans made a tentative offensive movement in the direction of Mlawa and Prasnysich hut they were repulsed with serious losxes. "To the south of Cracow we per ' ceived recently a turning movement on the part of the enemy directed against our left wing. Reinforcements which arrived for our forces found that the bridge over the Dounaetz. near Kourovo. had been destroyed, and that the heights on the left bank of the river were occupied by the enemy. "Under a sustained fire from the Germans one of our glorious regiments crossed the Dounaetz at a ford. They made their way through the Ice water up to their necks, and coming out on the other side they captured the heights by a vigorous assault. This assured and made safe the passage of the river for other Russian trooDS. "During the fighting in the second nan or the month of November Ixidi acquired great military importance, but tne uennan ozxensive on the Lodz-Ix wicz having failed, the question of tne defense of Lodz lost its urirenrv. The defense of this large city presents many difficulties from the military point of view and gives to our front an abnormal contour, which is embarrass ing to our communications with the rear. It may, therefore, be expected mat witn tne setting in or a lull on the left bank of the Vistula, the Russian unes in tne region of Lodz will be re formed." 100,000 Russian Captures. A Central News dispatch from An- sieraam says that according to a mes sage from Berlin it is reported there that upwards of 100.000 prisoners were taaen oy tne Crermans when they cap turend Lodz. Russian Poland. news or the capture of Lodz, this message says, aroused extraordinary enthusiasm at Berlin. The houses there are decked with German and Austrian flags. No official report has yet been received concerning the number of pris oners and guns yesterday. In Northern Poland the German troops are closely pursuing the retreat of the enemy to the east and to the south of IjOdz. An official communlcatioln issued by mo Auainan war umce says: "The battles In West Galicia increase in severity. "Austrian troops also attacking from the west drove the enemy from his po sitions at Dobezyce and Wieliczka. More man &ouo prisoners, among them 27 officers, were taken. "In Poland renewed Russian attacks southwest of Piotrkow have been re pulsed by the German troops. "In the Carpathians nothing of im portance has occurred." BERMX IS MUCH ENCOURAGED Russian Attitude Appears Less Con- fident, Think Germans. BfcRLIN, Dec 9 (By wireless to London.) Much encouragement has been derived here from the recent Rus sian reports, which are considered much less confident in tone than formerly. If an investment of Warsaw should result from the present operations, military men say it will deprive Russia of a most important center of railway communications and place the Russians in a serious position. The Austrians apparently still are meeting with resistance in Servla, but from the Carpathians nothing new has been reported. Only skirmishing is said to be taking place In West Galicia. TROOPS SENT TO ARIZONA (Continued Front First Page) have a high officer to carry out such orders as may later be decided on. CAVALRY MOVES CAMP BACK Troopers to Continue Patrol of Bor der as Heretofore. NACO. Ariz.. Dec. 8. The Ninth United States Cavalry will move tomor row from its position along the in ternational boundary to a point one mile north to get the "men and horses out of the range of Mexican bullets which fly across the border. Troops of the Ninth and Tenth cav alry will continue border patrol duty as before, the removal of the camp be ing merely a measure to afford better protection to the men and horses off duty. Since the American troops settled down in trenches along the boundary 60 days ago. 17 of the soldiers have been hit by stray shells and bullets from Naco, Sonora. where General Ben jamin Hill's force of Carranzistas is defending the town against the attack of Governor Maytorena's Yaqul Indians. Two of the American cavalrymen died later from their wounds. Five persons in all have been killed on the American side of the line and 42 wounded. Twenty of these were Americans and 29 Mexicans. Two of the soldiers were hit yesterday. As the result of last night's meeting of citizens of this town, another ap peal for help was telegraphed to Presi dent Wilson today, but no suggestions were made as to what steps should be taken. In response to Colonel John F. Guilfoyle's request that the citizens in dicate what would be the best course to pursue the citlac-ns tendered him a numerously-signed letter today, suggest ing that he recommend to the War De partment the establishment of an em bargo on theveportation of munitions and supplies from Arizona ports. Telegrams Vnd letters received here today from friends of Naco residents in El Paso, Los Angeles and intermediate border points indicate that Influential people and firms in these cities are Joining the Naco people in appeals to Washington to terminate present con ditions. Naco citizens were more hopeful to day than at any time in the last two months. BLISS LEAVES FOR XACO Artillery Ordered to Keport for Duty Immediately. SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. Dec. 8. Brigadier-General Tasker H. Bliss, com manding the Southern Department, left here tonight for Naco. accompanied by Major William H. Hay. chief of staff of the department, and Lieuten ant Matt C. Bristol, aide to the Gen eral. Advices from Naco today indi cated a grrave situation and General Bliss' orders were to assemble suffi cient troops to force a cessation of firing at Naco. Mexico. Three batteries of field Artillery, with two machine guns, were ordered to report for duty at once, while or ders were issued for other troops to hold themselves in readiness to move on an hour's notice. A large quantity or high explosive shrapnel, in addition to solid shot, was ordered shipped on the special train carrying the artillery. GUNS PREVIOUSLY ASKED FOB Colonel Hatfield's Request for Artil lery Xow Revealed. KL. PASO. Tes.. Dec. S. It was learned here tonight that Colonel Hat field, before his retirement as com mander at Naco. had asked for artil lery to defend his position In case the Mexican fire became, in his opinion, un bearable. This had been denied until today. Agents here of Governor Maytorena, whose troops for two months have been investing the border town, defended by General Hill's Carranza forces, said that it was the intention to make a desper ate attack on Waco within three days. Maytorena Is expecting a large ship ment of rifle and cannon ammunition, which will be Imported within a day or two unless the present open embargo on ammunitions Is closed C V. McArthur Bandon's Guest. MARSHFIELD, Or.. Dec 8 (Spe cial.) Representative-elect McArthur, of Portland, who was tendered a smok er In this city last evening, is a guest of Bandonlans today and will gather information there while be is being entertained. piHMininHHHiHfflmmmmiimiHiiHffliHiiimiMmniinnnm COLUMBIA THEATER ine w j r UNUSUAL PRODUCTION GRIPPING SITUATIONS MAMMOTH CAST SIX ACTS TEN CENTS iSS MMIIIIIIIIIHIIIIHMIIIIIIIIIfWIMMIIIHIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!llllllllllllll!IIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllliliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliMi ...TTTTTTTTTTTTT.... ...TTTTTTTTTTTTT- """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" OREGON MUST PAY Secretary Lane Insists on New $450,000 Appropriation. FIASCO BLAMED TO WEST Governor Said to Have Destroyed State's Chance by Ordering Work Without Co-operating With Federal Authorities. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Dec. 8. Secretary Lane today told Senators Chamberlain and Lane he would not sanction the expenditure of $450,000 he lias allotted from the recla mation fund for co-operative work In Eastern Oregon until the state puts up an eaual amount, to be expended joint ly with Federal funds. He made it plain that he would not expend tne money he has allotted in building an addition to the Tumalo project, which the state has already built on its own responsi bility and without consulting Federal officials. The Oregon Senators called on the Secretary of the Interior in the hope of inducing him to authorize the recla mation service to spend the $450,000 al lotment in enlarging the Tumalo proj ect or in building some other project. They quickly discovered there was a serious misunderstanding between the Interior Department and the state au thorities and came away convinced the money allotted by Secretary Lane would not be available and would not be spent until it was matched by an equal amount by the state. Legislature Mast Act Again. This means hat the Legislature must make another appropriation, or Secre tary Lane's allotment will go unex pended for an indefinite time, though the Secretary promised to renew the allotment if there were a possibility the state would comply with the terms the Interior Department has laid down. He will renew the allotment on Jan uary 1. in the hope the Legislature will act at its coming session, and he al ready has recommended that Congress make an appropriation of this amount, to be available after July 1 next, in the event negotiations are delayed. Any allotment the Secretary may make will, under the new law, expire June 30, and it will require Congressional authority to continue the allotment after that date. However, if the state puts up the amount asked prior to June 30, the money allotted by Secretary Lane will be set aside permanently with the state money and Congressional authorization will be unnecessary. Governor West Blamed. It develops that Governor West is largely responsible for the failure of the co-operative plan,' which was for mulated at his suggestion and agreed to by Secretary Lane more than a year ago. After Secretary Lane had agreed to allot $450,000 and after the state had appropriated $450,000, Governor West ordered the State Engineer to proceed with the construction of the first unit of the Tumalo project. He did this without consulting the Washington au thorities and -without submitting to them the plan of the project. The project which the state lias built will cost, in round figures. $40 an acre. After the state had spent its money Governor West and others asked Secretary Lane to spend his $450,000 in building a sec ond unit of the Tumalo project, but this is more difficult and more costly than the unit the state has built. Estimates show the second unit will TODAY lYiL(LiUJP..Ji Most Thrilling and Sensational Romantic Drama HARR Gentleman Joe," the Master cost no less than $80 an acre, double the cost of the state unit. Secretary Lane not only is unwilling to expend Government money on the $80 project at Tumalo, but is unwilling to spend any of the Government's $450,000 unless there is available, to be used with it, an equal amount of state funds. eo an Acre Regarded mm Fair. ' Had the State and Interior Depart ment co-operated in the beginning, as Governor West proposed, and as Secre tary Lane intended, two units of the Tumalo project could have been built jointly for $60 an acre, which. Secre tary Lane believes, would have been a fair charge against the settler. The Interior Department, in addition to these facts, points out that the sec ond unit of the Tumalo project will cost from $600,000 to $700,000, which is more than Secretary Lane has allotted, and, therefore, that unit cannot be built unless the state is ready to co-operate with cash. In his talk with the Senators today Secretary Lane said he had not decided what project would be undertaken, if the co-operation plan went through. . W. Roeknlll, American Dtp plomal of Lone and Dis tinsruished Service Who Died Yesterday. Several promising projects have been examined, among them the Tumalo ex tension. SAILOR PRINCE RESTRA1MED Albert, of Britain, Too III to Rejoin Fleet, Say Physicians. LONDON. Dec. 8 (Special.) The Medical Board which examined Prince Albert, second son of the King, who has just returned from an operation for appendicitis, has decided that he is not in nt physical condition to rejoin the fleet. The "Sailor Prince.' as he is popu larly known, was attached to the bat tleship Collingswood when he was taken ill, and it was reported a day or two ago that he would return to that vessel immediately. SHIP CREW BURN TO DEATH Continued from Klrst Page) badly burned. The other seaman, un able to swim, feared to take the plunge ana was DurnM to death where he stood. Meanwhile, several lifeboats had come on the scene, but they were un able to give aid to the men Imprisoned in the forecastle, whose screams could be heard above the roar of the flames. The Vedra. which was bound from" Port Arthur. Tex., for London, is a total loss. She was commanded by Cantaln Brewster and was owned by thf Asso ciated Oil Carriers Company, of London. V ft i?J t w s SIXTH AND WASHINGTON and REMAINDER YCA Favorite Photo-Play Star, as Supported by PETER J. MARTIN. E. A. LOCKE Retired Diamond Merchant. , RUTH MARTIN FERN FOSTER His Daughter. ROBERT KENDALL LOUIS MORRELL His Nephew. HAROLD MARTIN REXFORD BURNETT His Son. JUNE DAY . JULIETTE DAY Harold's Fiancee. VIOLET DANE MARJORIE BONNER Kendall's Sweetheart. NICHOLAS MOSES WM. H. POWER A Notorious Fence and Money Lender. DAN M'RAE HERBERT RUSSELL Captain of Detectives. DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAYWARD MACK RODMAN DAY ROLAND DE CASTRO Of Law Firm of Day and Goodrich. JIM BUCKLEY GREGORY ALLEN From the Central Office. ANY SEAT W. W. ROCKHILL DIES Veteran Diplomat Expires on Way to Advise Chinese. CAREER IS NOTEWORTHY Thirty Years of 3Cife Given "to Di plomacy Friendship of Ynan-Sbl-Kai Had Resnlted In Call to Financial Post. HONOLULU. Dec 8. William W. Rockhil, the distinguished American diplomat, died here today. He was en route to Pekin, there to take up his duties as the newly-appointed adviser to President Yuan Shi Ka.1. He left the liner Chiyo Maru, on which he had booked through passage to Japan, last Friday because of a severe cold. Car diac weakness developed. Mr. Rockhill was a veteran of diplo macy. He Had served his country as Minister to China. Minister to Greece and as Ambassador to Russia and to Turkey. In his younger days, disguised as a Chinese, he made a notable expe dition into the forbidden land of Thi bet. His appointment by Tuan Shi Kal was both a tribute to and an acknowl edgment of his remarkable knowledge of and sympathy with Chinese affairs, thought and aspirations. When he left San Francisco, Novem ber 28, he seemed In normal health. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. With Just half of his life span of 60 years de voted to the diplomatic service or sub jects directly related thereto. William Woodville Rockhill. who died this morning In Honolulu, could fairly claim Oavliaht Interior Llahtlne System Prevents Eve Strain A KEYSTONE COMEDY of two acts. Featuring Charles Chap in and ' Mabel Normand A screaming farce, depicting an absent-minded husband in many amusing and perplexing situations, but all terminates happily. THE WARNING A THREE-ACT AMERICAN DRAMA. The wayward son of a minister is warned, through a dream, what his fate will be if his criminal work is continued. When awakening he confesses some of his acts and determines to lead a better life. Tour Days, Commencing Today, ' ADMISSION 10 STREETS of THIS WEEK of the Day, Featuring EY Cracksman R ELABORATELY STAGED UNUSUAL PLOT BRILLIANT 300 TEN to be among the best equipped of Americans to deal with international Issues. Diplomatic Career Betas In 18S4. Mr. Rockhill was born in Philadel phia in 1854. and was educated in France, being one of the few American graduates of the great French military school of St. Cyr. He entered the dip lomatic service as second secretary at Pekln in 1884, and was afterward in cnargo or the American Legation at aeoui. Korea. At the conclusion of his Chinese-and Thibetan explorations he held the post of chief clerk in the De partment of State for a brief period, and in 1894 became Third Assistant Secretary of State, from which he was promoted to be First Assistant Secre tary. In 1897 he received his first mission. going to Athens as American Minister to u-reece. Roumania and Servia. He returned to the United States to be come the director of the Bureau of In ternational American Republics, which post ne neia ror six years, relinquish ing it to accept the Chinese mission, where he served four years. Abilities Recoamised by Chinese. From Pekin Mr. Rockhill was oro- moted to be Ambassador at St. Peters burg, where he remained two years and at his own request, in 1911, was trans- ierrea to the Embassy at Constantino ple. November 20, 1913, having been re lieved by Ambassador Morgenthau, Mr. Rockhill left Constantinople and termi nated his connection with the American diplomatic service. However, he was not to remain long unemployed, for President Tnan Shi Kaf. his old friend, fully acquainted with his abilities and nis warm friendship for China, quickly retained him as one of the financial advisers of the Chinese government. Brady Expense $79 Oti . OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec 8 Senator Brady, of Idaho, today filed his final election statement with the secretary of the faenate. showing he spent. $7902 in his campaign for nomination and election. Most of his money was spent for ad vertising and postage. W. W. Black. Democratic candidate for Senator in Washington, spent $1221. Grasse has 60 perfume factories, employ ing j.iuv persons. THEATRE Washington and Broadway SPECTACLE SCENES CENTS! mi. Seats 1500. Phone Main 3372. 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