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4 , . . THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 19U CLIMAX BELIEVED REACHED IH ITALY Germany .Promises to Over come Resistance of Vienna to Demanded Concession. ALLIES CITE POSSIBILITIES Jicfeat of Teutons Without Aid or Konic, Absorption or Austria by Kairr and Permanent Voss of Trieste Forecast, ROME, March 15. via ChiHSSO. Switz erland. March IS. The political pres sure on the Italian government to pledse Italy's course in the future either to the empires ot Central Eu rope or the allies has been augmenting for some time and is today believed to havo reached its climax. According to thoroughly reliable sources Prince von Buelow, the German Ambassador, has Riven formal assur ances that Germany will be able in the end to overcome the resistance of Aus tria and induce ienu. i .... -Italv anv territorial concessions de manded, together with a free hand in Southern Albania. Aid ! Mediterranean Promled. In addition the central empires would further Italy's ambitions in the Eastern Mediterranean. The German diplomat pointed out furthermore that the ma rine supremacy of Great Britain and France would have the effect of crush- representatives of the allies In their msrotlationa with the Italian govern ment have presented the matter in Quite a different llcht. They have nnited in saylnK that the defeat of Germany and Austria-Hungary was inevitable even without the participation of Italy, in ae Italv refrained from taking part she would receive nothing from the allies when the settlements are made. Auatrlaa Dlvlaloa Forecast. They advance the further argument that with the conclusion of peace, or vhortlv thereafter, the separation of Huncary from. Austria is quite to be expected. This would lead to the absorption or the Austrian provinces . of German nationality bv Germany and the conse quent extension of German dominion to Trieste, which thus would forever be lost to Italy. In addition. Italy would be forced to abandon Avlona and the Aesean Islands. What is believed to be an authori tative outline of the territorial de mands of Italy and the position of Austria in regard to them was ob tained today. The difference between the Italian and Austrian points of view as thus indicated appears to be so great ' that well-informed persons are not able to perceive any likeli hood of an adjustment. Roughly speaking. Italy desires a sweep of territory to the north and c;ist which would extend her boundary around the northern end of the Adri atic Sea as far south as Flume, on the eastern coast. I'ola la Wanted by Italy. This would include the Austrian naval base at Fola. as well as the provinces of Trent and Trieste, acqui sition of which has been Italy's long cherished aspiration. The concessions which Austria is believed to be willing to make are insignificant, as compared with the demands. It is regarded as probable that, under pressure from Germany, the negotia tions may be extended and Austria may be induced to grant larger concessions than she now is willing to consider, but the belief is generally held in re sponsible quarters that the extreme Austrian concessions would be insuffi cient to satisfy Italy. The demands of Italy as outlined to day are sot forth as follows: "To the north she desires the entire province of Trent, to the cast she desires to ex tend her frontier to the Julian .Alps, including the provinces of Goritz and Istria, with the districts of Tolmein, Goritz, Triest. Pola and Flume. In ad dition to this, she desires the Dalma tian Islands, especially Veglia, Cherze. l,im ga. Brazza, Lesira. Curzola, Meleda and Lissa. Austria Ilopea to Keep Treat. The only rectification of the frontier which, according to this Information, Austria is willing to grant Is the ces sion of territory which would give to Italy possession of Lake Garda. with tha town of Kiva and the valleys of the Ciilez and Adige rivers, including the towns of Rovereto and Tione, but excluding Trent, and to the east, the valley of the ton River, including Gradisca but .excluding Goritz. It is understood also that in return for such territory as she is willing to cede. Austria asks for a large sum of money, and also the renunciation by Italy of any claim to other territory wiihin the Austro-Ilungarian empire which is inhabited by Italians. In re turn for these concessions on Italy's part. Austria is willing to make certain local grants, including the establish ment of an Italian university at Triest. MILAN lOl.lv DEMAND WAR .rr;i( DcuionM ration Is li.erscd by Charge of Police. TAR1S. March 1. The llavas Agency received today the following dispatch from its fun cspondent at Milan: There was a great demonstration here last night in favor of intervention bv Italy on the side of the allies, frowds of maiiifestants marched through the streets ami gathered in front of the t'athedral. The Republi can deputy. Kugenio t'hiesa. made a speech to the crowd in front of t Chamber of Commerce. "The police charged and dispersed crowds which were shouting: "Down with Austria." Town with Germany.'" BOWLBY CRISIS DELAYS n'onMnurd ! rom First Pase. 4 56.7 is charged against the highway from the county funds direct. It is pointed out that this is more than 10 per cent of the total cost and that It is excessive. They say that 10 per cent for engineering is an almost unheard-of proportion on work of this character, and would be excessive even on con struction work when the engineer's work is more difficult. It is on this point, too, that the pres ent County Court has come into dis agreement with Major Bowiby. Judge A. L. Clark, who replaced Judge Harris, has complained that the state highway engineer has kept a force of assistants in the Held for three months after work was suspended, and that, despite their prolonged efforts, they have not ren dered a full accounting of the work done by the contractors. Major Bowiby answers that engineer ing costs are a good Investment on any highway, that with lax engineering methods the contractors will have little difficulty in Piling up excessive costs. Me says that the delay In furnishing re ports to Judge Clark is due to the de sire to get full Information to protect Columbia County from possible suits by the Columbia Contract Company, con tractors on the work now under way. Lark of Kirnonr Admitted. It is an admitted fact all around that there has been litue narmony the state highway department and the instance the contract price for re:noving soft rock was 50 cents a cubic yard; ior reniuvms " rock, 8S cents. Sometimes the contrac tor would contend the classification should be hard rock when, in the engi neer's opinion, it was soft rock. In this way there was trouble from start to finish. The contractors say they lost money. . r - T . 11... i- i tViii hid was too JUdJUI 1 1' , IUJ tx. J " low In the first place, but points out that tnis was no iau" yf L " tractors, he says, have been used to j 1 - -.1.1. .., .- laninl nfficlfllfl- and UCttllllti miu ...... , adds that perhaps -they expected as much from mm. wnen ne u uu - i. , i . .v..,,, tn a strict interpreta tion of their contract trouble arose, Is his explanation. Many people in the southern part of . . i. . . . i . .i th. me county say mai mo w. ... bonds in the belief that at least a portion of the money would be ex pended on the nignway aroumi l. Helens and Soappoose. As a matter of n th, wnrk- to da.t has been done north of Tide Creek. No work whatever, has been done south of that point. Location of Hlgfcway Caamploned. uw.f Pnu-ihv uvk that his original n.-lim-itcu hnu'pil that the IT O Tl G V available from the bond issue $260,000 would not be sufficient to do any work south of Tide Creek and that the people Ot tt. Jieiens were awaio this fact. But the St. Helens people UU'L VUI. LULL Li''. ' propriated an additional $55,000 from the regular county road iuna witn me . . ,j that thin was to be spent in the southern end of the countv. Aone or mis -money nas wwn sent there, either. Major Bowiby says ne never was aware mat mi "il,uw was to be expended there. In answer to the sixth accusation Major Bowiby explains that the reason the highway was located west of the railroad was to avoid crossing the railroad. The highway as located passes through the old town of Houl ton. which now is a part of the in corporated town of St. Helens. The people of St. Helens, proper, want to see the highway built past the Court house and through the principal busi ness streets of that town, which is the countv seat of Columbia County. They say that grade crossings can. be avoided by building the road under grade, and that conditions will permit under grade crossings with no additional expense. Lack of Funds Blamed. , Major Bowiby says that the main purpose of a through highway Is to connect distant points and that it always is desirable to maintain the shortest distances. To build through St. Helens would make the road at least three miles longer and cost proportionately more, he explains. The people of Rainier and the north ern end of the county say that Major Bowlby's failure to locate the road through St. Helens is what aroused the ire of the county-seat people and pre tend to trace all the present opposi tion to Major Bowiby to that source. Major Bowiby admits the truth of B.vanrh M.'nnsntinn but denies re- sponslbilitv. At one point in the Beaver Creek Valley, the people had a fair dirt road covered with crushed rock. The new highway was located at the same place but the grade was raised three or rour leet. J ne oia ruaa was covered over. The new road now is impassable. Major Bowiby says he itcvA hen nhle to make this -road passable had not the County Court ordered suspension of the work and left him without lunus. County Court's Action Cited. , .. ....... tn tha ..iflith urCUSatiun. ill tl 1 1 L w " C- " Major Bowiby and his assistants say that they located the road where, in their judgment, it belonge'd. On the other hand, they declare, the County . ..i.uT.n-. thA n!riiieers' locations V. UUl l Lliaii0iu ..... r. at several places. This was true particularly, tncy say, at me u . i i . .. , ... ..our inble. where the engineers had located the highway be tween the house and the barn. The court changed the location ana oraereu uuu ,.n..;nr rf 'i n undergrade cattle pass so that the farmer's cattle would not need to cross the road at graae. ioi change, say the highway officials, cost $3600. . , Major Bowiby makes general oemai of the nith accusation, admitting, i ........ that rhneps were made to conform' with the orders of the County t..- TTafric nnd other St. Helens people say that as early as May, 1914, Major BowiDy ana ins formed the Columbia County officials that all the right of way for the new road had been obtained, with the ex ception of two or three pieces and that these nieces would not cost more than a few dollars. Blame for Poor Work Shirted. As a matter of fact, they declare, that more than 80 condemnation suits had to be brought to secure the re-flu-lit of wav and that thou sands of dollars had to be spent. Some of these suits still are pending. Regarding the dry-rots wans. . engineers declare that any faulty con struction that has been discovered is due to the contractors and not to the : Tim pftntrflftftrs. SaV. llOW- ever. that they built the walls accord ing to specifications. iney poinc iu one wall particularly it is between Clatskanie and the Clatsop County line which has caved out and intruded on the North Bank right of way. The l-iuf. av-pr that tliev warned the engineers that this wall would not stand. The engineers, the contractors say. told them to proceed, anyway. Major Bowiby and his associates in sist that the contractors did not use the right kind of workmen. 1,1... , Alfth a onnan t inn him been the basis of much controversy in Columbia County. People at ei. Jieiens puna it.': Cm, Viu'a nTau; Cf assistants LO IHiUUI ---- as "the boy engineers." Major Bowiby. however, expresses his pride in nis staff. Prrxonnl Attention Arsued. He points out that highway engi neering is a newly developed profes sion an.) that few men are trained up to the business. Consequently he has had to pick engineers from other , .1 f "frtct nf thpltl DruntiLca me li.ul. ...u. v. . have had experience in railroad con struction work, borne others nae served on highway construction in the l?. f r.cTini,tnn T. fZr iMVL-,1 ,1 his principal assistant in immediate charge of the worK. was associaiea wui uomi r -Ano ,n hnilHintr the Oraprtn Trunk Railroad and also was with the construction crew 01 me jiuwauhee in Innt-i ,10 All thft UnrinMiTS are graduates of reputable engineer ing schools. There has been some complaint, also, AlitrLf Rnwlhi- himfiplf hflA Tint given the work enough personal at tention. It is a matter of fact that he did not go over it himself until last week when he inspected the work on foot. Had he been on the ground, some people say. much of the past and pres ent trouble could have been avoided. Had he been on ine gruunu. otners say. the trouble would have been worse. Data on Students' AVort Gathered. OLTMPIA, Wash.. March IS. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Josephine Corlis3 Preston, Superintendent of Public Instruction, will shortly have a complete circular of information of the occupations taken up by graduates of the common schools of the state since she assumed charge of her office. She has requested directors and clerks of all districts, not including those In cities of more than 25.000, to send the desired data and is receiving numerous replies tending to show that many of the common school graduates are entering- higher Institutions of learning. , FOE IN. RIFLE SHOT OF PRZEHYSL FORT Each Side Admits Heavy Loss in Waist-Deep Snow in Carpathian Battle. RUSSIA GAINS IN BUKOWINA Austrians Are Reported lo Be Re treating With Enormous Casual-ties-i-Czar's Troops Go Back in Monntain Action. LONDON, March 16. Russian forces have carried the heights within rifle shot of the forts protecting the north side of Przemysl. Galacia, which has been besieged for about four months, according to the official Petrograd communication, which says tho Austri ans are continuing desperate but futile attempts to relieve the fortress. The German official report admits that the Russians have taken the of fensive In the region of Przasnysz, where Petrograd reports partial suc cess for the Czar's army. In the Carpathians a battle is raging In snow waist-deep and both Eussiiin and Austrian reports admit heavy losses. Rusnians Gain In Bukoivina. The Russian official report follows: 'The Russians again are advancing in Northwestern Bukowina, according to a dispatch received here by the Exchange tniAn-ah frtmnnnv from Bucharest, Roumania. The operations are going forward slowly Decause 01 mo weather. Near Nova Sulitsa. the Rus- A,ictrian trenches at tilC point of the bayonet, the Austrians re treating with heavy losses. T-1 if,.ri r-nrrMnondetlt of the Lokal Anzeiger, says a Belgian dis patch, sends the following: "The tactics against the Russians are being radically changed. The conflict is raging under terrible weather condi tions to the north of Cisno and Bolf grod ' As a result of effective attacks, the Russians are retreating slowly . n.n.mt-jin inn tn another, and the Austrian troops are forced to cap ture each elevation at a oiooay pmc Germans Looe T-tvo Towns. The official Russian report says: , . . - i . .. .i l. , -H .iivnnced parties L, L 1 1 . L, u. " "J of the enemy from Kopeiowo. The ot fenslve of our troops on both banks of the Orzyc River is progressing success fully. After a stubborn battle our . , -.. ti,A viiins-es of Stegna iruuya v iijj lui i.l. ...w . and Tednorozec and repulsed a vigorous counter-attack by the Germans, captur ing one heavy gun, inree ukui seven machine guns and at least 700 prisoners. , 1. r-a -Ti vt - Grolldousk iu mo ...- line our troops have had partial suc- teOn the left bank of the Vistula the - i, hi., mnm active in bom- eiieuij' tttxo wt,, .....- - barding our fortifications in the Bzura region, but lias nuerapieii . nwincoo offt.-nsi.vc in the Pilica district. nr.. tha CnrnathiutlS OUT tfOODS have continued their offensive operations in the SmolniK region, in spue ui ... hn-u- oiw stnrtns and severe cold. ' They have carried the last posi tions of the enemy, taking 2400 prison ers, InClUding SO OlUCeiU. ocychicom machine guns were also captured. Auntrlans Form for Retreat. th:M .......... .... wj a cuiiiH in thft cen ter of the chief Austrian offensive and wa fnri'pH to retreat in the direction of Boligrod. Toward Uszok Pass we carried trenches of the enemy. In the region of Zawadka and Rozanka the enemy persists in nis attacKs. "In Eastern Galicia the battle is de- i : tn thA anut nf thA SUansilaU- veiui-fine ' w J- . " J Kolomea railway. At dawn Sunday our infantry, marching breast high in the snow, captured the enemy's for tifications near Tamowice and Polno, taking more than 2000 prisoners, in cluding 20 officers. "At Przmeysl there has been artil lery firing. Our troops on the north ern front carriea me iiviftuua "m"" rifle shot of the forts protecting the town." The German war urnce toaay re ported: Vll lU7 W'n.'L" ..... - nysz, Russian attacks everywhere have been repulsed. There was an especially violent engagement for the possession of Jednorozek. Two thousand Russians were taken prisoners." Czar's Forces Repulxed. The following Austrian official com munication was received tonight: "Attacks of the enemy against our positions east of Sulejow, near Lo puszno (in the Kielce region), have been repulsed. Attacks near Gorllce also have failed, while our artillery caused heavy losses to the Russians. - "In the Carpathians yesterday artil lery duels prevailed for the most part North of Uzsok Pass it has been com paratively quiet since March 14, when the enemy suffered heavily. On that occasion two Russian battalions were almost annihilated. Pleven officers, 660 men and three machine guns were captured. "To the northwest of Wyszkow we captured a height, taking 380 prisoners. The battle south of Dneister continued. "An attempt by the enemy to capture the heights held by us east of Otynia, in the direction of Kolomea, was re pelled after several days' fighting with heavy losses to the enemy. "After receiving large reinforce ments, the enemy again during the afternoon advanced on these heights and attacked our forces three, times. They again suffered heavily." TRIAXGLE HOLDS 100,000 DEAD Germans' Nearest Approach to War saw Marked by Bones or Thousands. LONDON. March 6. (Correspondence of" the Associated Press.) There are 100.000 soldiers buried in a triangle only a few miles in size between Warsaw and Skierniewice. according to a cor respondent who has just completed a trip by automobile over this portion of the fighting line. "This stretch of country." he remarks, "in three as saults on the Polish capital, probably has seen the bloodiest fighting of the whole war. "A bridge near Blonc." writes the correspondent, "marks the nearest ap proach which the Germans have thus far made to Warsaw. The bones of 11.000 Germans and nobody knows how many Russians lie here. "Two miles to the left are the ruins of Rokitvo church. The tall spire stands arch-like, completely pierced by shell fire. ' The gap made by the shells is 25 feet deep and 13 feet across, and the walls of the 'arch' are in some places only two inches thick. When asked to account for the phenomenon the peasantry, crossing themselves, point to the madonna within. "Not far away is the skeleton: of a great estate once owned by Prince L'rbetsky. whose death tearly last fall led to a memorablo murder trial. Twelve acre of the magnificent forest which surrounded the estate have gone for fuel already and an aerial attack has left little of one stately mansion." STATE FINDS PRICES UP S applies for Washington Institutions to Cost More Due to War. OLYMPIA, Wash., March 16. (Spe cial.) Bids will be opened in the course of the week by the state board of control for furnishing supplies of all kinds for the various state institutions for the half year commencing April. Bids IfiT flour were opened today and. although no official statement was given out, it is said that the prices ranged from $5 to $6 a barrel as com pared with $3 to $4 for this time last year. Higher prices prevail In general in every line of goods, due. it Is said, to the European war. The articles to be purchased range from chewing and smoking tobacco to dresses for women and overalls for men. REHEARINGSARE REFUSED Supreme Court of Washington Dis misses Tnree Petitions. OLYMPIA, Wash.. March 16. (Spe cial.) The State Supreme Court today dismissed petitions tor rehearing: in the following cases: Michael Cloherty, against John G. Grif fiths, appellant. King County Superior Court, an action in which Cloherty sued for damages for personal injuries Inflicted in a collision between a bicycle which he was riding? and an automobile driven by tha appellant. Richard Lewis, appellant, against Eliza bet Lewis, Fierce County Superior Court, an action in which the appellant is seeking- to have set aside a decree of alimony. Andrew Lindbloom and wife, appellants, against Albert H. Langdon and wife, and Ed Cudlhee, a eult involving a promissory note originating in the King County Su perior Court. WENATCHEESHIPPERS JOIN Temporary Organization Effected to Improve Apple Market. WEN'ATCHEE, "Wash., March 16. (Special.) A meeting of all tho We natchee shippers was held yesterday to effect a local organization and to hear the report of the Northwest Ship pers' convention, held In Seattle March 11 and 12. A temporary organization to be known as the Wenatchee-North Central Washington Shippers' associa tion was formed. Jacob H. Miller of the Wenatchee Columbia Fruit com pany was elected chairman and D. L. Oliver secretary. The aim is to work In harmony with the Wenatchee-North Central Growers' league in an endeavor to correct cer tain apple market eviis. A meeting will be held Tuesday night to consider further plans. PAYMENTS ARE HELD UP Washington Treasurer to Ignore Warrants Until Bill Is Signed. OI.TMPIA. Wash.. March 18. (Spe cial.) L state Treasurer Meath an nounced yesterday that he would not pay out warrants issued as a result of the passage of a supplemental ap propriation for legislative expenses until the Dill is signea py ooveraui Lister. The original appropriation or 5:iu,uuu for the expenses of the Legislature was exhausted and a supplemental budget of J12.000 was authorized by both houses. Warrants up to the amount of 1:1(10 or more against it have been is sued by State Auditor Clausen, but the Governor 1ms not passed on It. The total expenses of the recent leg islature will be about $110,000, it ia said. PIPE LINE T0BE SHORTER Oregon City Engineers Cut 1100 Feet Erom Water Supply Route. OREGON CITT. Or.. March 18. (Spe cial.) A saving of 1100 feet in one cut will be made on the survey for the South Fork pipe line when a party now in the field under Engineer S. A. Cobb completes its work, probably by the end of this ween. The cutoff Is in the canyon of the Abernathy in the Linn's mill district and is made possible by the substitu tion of steel for wood. .Because a steei line -is capable of standing a much higher pressure the careful attention to grades and pressure is not necessary. In the Clear Creek Canyon another savtng is possible and at several points trestle work will be unnecessary. TUESDAY'S WAR MOVES (Continued From First Paso.) trymen are within rifle shot of the northern forts. Prnm u nnf f i nial sources it is learned that the Russians have resumed the offensive in Bukowina and a Dattie is now in progress near the Bukowina frontier along the Stanislau-Kolomea railway. 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Tho allied fleet continues its opera tions in the Dardanelles and off Smvrna. but no official report of the progress of the warships has been made for some days. The public is depending? on reports from Athens for information, one ot tnese reports say that the British cruiser Amethyst has penetrated the straits as far as Na bara. The cruiser is said to have been hit by three shells, there beins several casualties among the crew. There ia; a belief in some quarters that the Turks will capitulate if the fleet eels through the straits, in order to save Constantinople from bombardment. The statement was made last night by Lord Southwark, at a meeting of the Associated ChamDers or v.omiuerce, that since the outbreak of the war Great; Britain's output of war material has Increased SOO-toia. LARCENY CHARGE PRESSED Former Bank Employe at La Grande Bound Over to Grand Jury. LA GRANDE, Or.. March 16. (Spe .. i .. i i.'mrt Williams a vounar man of tki. r.iiv fVtr HniiiA time emnloved in the La Grande National Bank, has been bound over to me srano on 1000 bail, oi a charge of larceny. Mr. Williams had not, at a late hour today, obtained the bond money. The charge against him is preferred by bondsmen for the La Grande .Na tional Bank employes, under which t.i- wiiitama was hniitid when an em ploye of that institution. He had charge of the inactive accounts ot tne bank when employed there and in this time is alleged to have taken in the neighborhood of $1000. While nothing1 definite is made known, it is understood that Williams may not make much of a defense be fore the grand jury. He has a wife and two small children. Canby Discusses Library Plans. ORKfiON CITT. Or.. March 16. (Spe oial.l Plans for s permanent library association were discussed at a meet ing: In the Canby City Hall last night. George R. Shretber was elected chair man and Burton St. John secretary. A committee on permanent organization and constitution is composed of T. W. Downs. Mrs. M. J. Leo and G. K. Brookins. Lodges and churches are be ing interested in the movement. Thouitli It conduct the wliolr banking business ot Iho British rovemmont. the Bank rt Kngli"t l not a tt afpsrfmnt. Franklyn K. Griffith, President Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, Says: "I consider the man who owns his own home a fixed quantity. He has earned the respect and confidence of his employer." The homes we build are fully guaranteed. This is a pro tection to buyer. Nearly fifty of these homes were con structed last year. Beside that feature, we are able to save purchaser a good percentage of cost as well as make it possible for him to own his own home on monthly payments like rent. We are able to do this owing to our large operations buying all materials wholesale and maintaining our own architectural and construction de partments. 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