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f TINS srORXIXG OREGOXIAX. MONDAY, AUGUST 23. 1915. ANS MOVE EXCEPT HEAR RIGA Thousands of Russians Are Taken Prisoners After Works Are Stormed. OFFENSIVE IS PERSISTENT Hils) Leading to nrrat-Lltovak Are Croe.ed by Tea ton. I'orcea. Prcrograd Rrpos-ta Counter Attack bjr fur'l Army. LOXSO.V. Aug. Jl The A o.t re German drive continues practically all along the line In KuMio. escept near till. waere I'etroe-rad says lb In fidtrt have reea held firmly. Aa official (ninua statement. Issned today, followa: "Army group, of FlelJ Marshal von Hlndeeburg: The army of General von ftchaora baa made further progrese eaet M south cf Kovmx In capturing bjr etorm a poeittoa nortb ff Zuawtnta Lake S ftuselans were taken prison era. Tho number of lluestan prisoners takes In kattlee ml of Tyaoeia baa been Inereaeetl to more than lie. The ray of Ueneral van Gallwita la pen etralia further south of the Nareer and haa croeeed the Btalvatok-Hrest-Latovsk railway- Iurlo Ibe paat two day 11 officer and mora tban JSS men wer taken prisoner. flla.a L.ep.ld Aavaaee. "Array innip of Prince Leopold of Bavaria. Fighting vtctortouely. this group croseed the Kleehtsho U-Wy oka-Breet-Lttovsk railway yesterday. Uermaa troope drove the opposing forrea. which aaratr bad attained a foot bold, oat of thnr poettione early today. More than 104 prtaonera and a num ber of machino urt were raptured. "Armr roup of f ield Marshal von Mackeneen: Atlacka of Uerman and Aoatro-iiunerarlan trovpa on branches of t:ie Koter-Kakulva and the But above Ocrodnlkl ( well aa tboo bo- law the Krint are progressing. On the oouthweatern front of Breet-Utovek there has been no new. tattles near and norm of riaica and northeast of Vaidova continue. Maaalaaa itrsn ear Rlaa. The foliowlna- official commuolratlon haa been revolved from 1'etronraJ: "Our land front ta flrra In ttie re Ion f Riga and In the direction of Jacob badt and Dvlnak. Toward the weat there haa been Dshtlna- on part of tb same front. The situation In the rectoa of WKkomlr also la without osaentlal change. "Toward tb weat of Kochevary our troops continued to bold during Friday and Saturday tb persistent offensive of tho nemy. "V the left bank of the middle N lo rn n aaj tb upper Uobr there I no chance- The disposition of our troop near iiwti on the lower Hohr. the upper Narew. alone; the Blelak. Wyaoka. Brest -Lllovsk Hal'.way and alone: the right baak of tho Bus remain almuat tattosary. "ik TrtJay evening the enemy baa continued to exert ob.ttnato pressure In the rettt.m of IlieWk and from Vla to rofhta. but be ba been beld by our counter-attacks. K.wt:i; EVTtits ncnxixG town Gratitude to Cod KirirtTMrd for Fall of Novojicorjlcvak. NOVi;kHOIEVFK. Roaalan Toland. Au. :. via Warsaw to London. Aug. I J. The Herman Kmprror, llh Oen- eral von lalaenhayen. rhler or start or te i;errr.an army: Kleld Marshal von Ctndenburs. t.eneral v.n Heeeler and a br'.tilant suite today entered th attll ' burning town of Nvvoa'eorslevak. f:m;irr William, prior to bis on trance, reviewed In parade part of th troop ahlib took the fort.-esa In a ahort eUht-d.iy eleae. Th Hmeror wltne.e. the rrd from the crest of the NovoKenrilevnk fnrt amid cannon and barbed-wire en lacrlemen:. lie ecree-i sratttude to tithj. who. be aatd. had helped lb trooc aa4 would furtlier help them, and thanked the rren for thetr iccrtm ptiihm.nl. The Kmperor. who tood Dfir t Aaaoctated lrraa correpnd enC. ar-peare-i to bo freeti and atronic. tfcaplte bl ariuous dutiea. After the ja-:vle. the correanond ert entered Novo.eorzievnk. whrro tre and uprtte everywber wrr burn.nc The Kuaian apparently In tf-nieU to take evrrthlnr away, but the r!rivxd brl.lj? broke down unler r.iim. it. mniLiu . n.i . i reat la th breakdown of th labor law GREAT GERMAN WARSHIP REPORTED DESTROYED BY RUSSIAN'S. 3S n .vsf i iv . ' a . e j - - . a- v..-. j..a e I ItTTLG (miSER MOLTKE, a.tO irESE O BOARD HER WHES HUB WAS IX ULDSOX HIVEIt IX 1U12. I ...e.a ! ieiaiiiiiiiii'''Ttiii ,TI UNREST IS ANALYZED Probers Agree Inheritance Tax Is Partial Remedy. BLAME IS HELD DIVIDED Kmprojrr' Urprenicntatlvra Say Many Kniployrrs Hire Do Wronc, bat That Labor Also Mnt Auamc Its Share?. irori!isxt m-m rirt ra. rome-tlona tattnc a cfr.. of the fortrea. tvimn officer aatd the victory hero wa con.H.rrd more notable becaueo tho hletnc fore waa ima'.l'T tban trta rvrrlion and coneie.d In ffreat part of reeerveo. net Aral lino troop. It waa aaid that ineral von Itceeter bad com parvttvelr Itttl Infantry covering hta heavy artillery. Tbo reference la thie dlepatra to General von I'eeeler if beinc In com inan4 -during tl aieae of Antwerp ra mi' a report puhUhd In a London newspaper laat letober to tho effect that t-'e coniueror of Antwrn had land th dlrtruat of our municipal. tat and National a-overnment on tb part tit a larii portion of our people." Th report outline a plan for remedying condition through th Inatltutlon of a permanent "Induatrlal commlaalon and adviaory council" with comprnlv ptiwera. eleaployeea Obleetloaa " ameaarlaed. 7bo Welnatock report dleaeot from th recommendation that th econdary boycott abould b lefallied: finds that employe bav many Jut riievancoa, and are thoroughly juatifled In oriran- h.t and killed himeetf In hi room all Ulna. It explain th prim objection riru. t ner waa no connrmation or thia. However, there ha been no men tion In new. !irat-ne of th activity Of general Von i'.eeeler In any of the nmfiltm ur to the time of th fall of "rvceorclev.k. Tb Xovoeeorcleveb o'.rat h apparently clear np on of the rri;!r mtrir of th war. ROUMAMA ISJjEAR CRISIS f.erniaaj nrportnl to Have Sent VI llmalana oa War Material. tWPOS. Auc. It A Reuter pat. from Mofia. Hulsarla. aay: "1'rivat advicea from Bucbaroat aay It la feared that Germany haa cent an ultimatum to Roumanta recardir.c the rOt to transport munition of war for Turkey throuarh B"uman.an torn lory. Th Koumaaian Cab:net ta firmly re.otved not to cram thi permission. "A larje nember of car laden with war material haa been held up at F're d'al a villa near the Tomo Pasa. where. It la report 4. Roumanian Iroep. are ronrtn tra t tna. Treopa alo are maaetac at Jaaav. about t mile aortheaat of Bucharest, and the petro leum reciun bav been heavily gar-rlaoned. Railroad Ask Aimamrol IVlay. NOrTH TtKIHA. Wh, Au !. f Special. -Taa Commi.atoaer alurray. of th Northern I'actftc. haa aaked postponement of action on tho matter cf aaaeoament of mineral, oil and r nchts In railroad landa which hav been eold by th railroad company, avtna that tb company desire to Inform ttaif recardina: th valu of aiarh rlcbt reserved by It. On those that aro valuable, th company prob ably wt.I pay taaea. In other rase It ul anitelatsa ta th praoent owners of tho land. moloeer hav to recocnuina ana deealinc with orcanlted labor a fol low: Sympathetic strike, jurisdic tional dispute, labor anion politics, contract-breaklnc. restriction of output, prohibition of th use of nonunion mad tool and materials, closed ahon, contest for uprmacy between rival union, arts of vlolenc against non union worker and th properties of employers, and apprenticeship rules. Th Manly report proposes that th proceed of tb Inheritance tax ahall b devoted by th Government to educa tion, other social service and th devel opment, la co-operation with e la tea nd cttiea. of great eonatuctlva worka. Th following ucctlon mad toward solution of tb land question: 1 Vicotous and nnreleotla proeecatlen to rtitn ai; lanO. vittr power and mineral r .M. secured from the Uovernment by '"" eeaeral retsan of land laera. so to ! to all future land (rente the doc trine of -superior ose." as In trie case of air riht In i atKornia and provision for turreitu-e in case of actual aon-uae. j. T:e fsrctnc of all unused land lnt nee minim trie i on eon-proauctlre the sjme a. on productive land of trie same aicd. and easmptln ail Improvements -Dental of Jaallee" Dlweaicl. It la recommended, under th bead ing -:enlal of Jnstlc." that a Federal animlmnt ta th Constitution be adopted further protecting th prlv tles of th writ of habeas corpus. Jury trial, fro speech, speedy trial and freedom from eseoesiv balL Th courts. It Is declared, shall b prohib ited from declaring legislative acts unconstitutional. Tb Commons rport declare that recommendation for additional legisla tion would b futil. until method are provided for making enforceable th law now oa th atatute book, through tb creation of administrative machin ery that will bo entirely removed from political influence. Sewial Welfare Fang neeeeaaBeaded. To remedy th condition criticised, th report recommenaa th creation i I of a Federal fund for social welfare. maintained by an Inheritance tax on lnrge fortune and administered by a commission on Industrial relations, aided by an advisory council composed of repreaentstlves ot employers and employes. On of the most Important functions of the proposed Industrial commission would be to deal with industrial dis putes between employers and employes. The provision of th New lands act. now confined to railroad operation In inter state commerce, would be extended to all Industry ot an Interstate character. On the question of boycotts and dam age suits, th report Indorses th pro vision of th Clayton act. but In view of tb doubtful constitutionality of that measure. It recommends the wppli cation of. the Britlah trades dispute act- Th report holds that as employers now have practical Immunity from punishment for maintaining blacklists. Isbor tshould have the right to consti tute boycota, either primary or sec ondary, without being liable to prose cution. Tax a Fortaaea Graduated. To provide fund for the maintenance nf the Industrial Commission and fur ther social welfare, without Increasing taxation of the people, th report recommends an Inheritance tax on larg fortune. The rat of th inheritance tax Is graduated from 1 per cent on the evceaa of 1-5.000 fortunes left to direct heirs, to IS per cent on fortunes of ovsr 11.000.000 Th tsx on estatea going to distant heir I greater. Th Inheritance tax proposed would b collected by th Federal Govern ment through existing machinery that collect th Income tax. and a portion would b turned over to each state. Th various states now collect a sum equal to about 1:5.000.000 In Inheritance taxes, but the rate Is low In some states. By Increasing the rate as pror posed It Is estimated that a fund of 1:00 000.000 a year would be collected, of which tSO.000.000 would b returned to th various states. Th principal of this fund It I pro posed to Invest In homes for working men, hospitals, rural credits for farm ers and such other purposes of a social oatur as would Insure an Income. Indaatrtal Edaeattoa Oatllaed. On matters pertaining to Industrial education, th Industrial Commission would appoint on the advisory council representative educators and person Interested In the promotion ot Indus trial education. Th report points out the great diffi culties which th labor union have In disciplining the foreign element In their ranks. It pointa out that the laoor unions are tb greatest Americanising agencle In th country, and recom mends substantial restrictions In Immi gration. In addition to the work of the trade anions In Americsnlxtng Im migrant, the report recommends ths us of public scnwols as social canters. To Improve conditions In agricultural communities the report recommends a combination of the Irish and Austral aalan land laws. It recommend that corporations And labor unions alike be removed from the control of politics. It rs that the Industrial Commission, with Its advisory council and civil serv ice rules, the Initiative, referendum and limited recall, proportional representa tion, direct primaries and antl-lobbying legislation, would accomplish this pur pose, which is essential before any permanent remedy can be effected. GERMAN SHIP LOST Battle Cruiser Moltk'e and Ten Others Destroyed in Battle. Ctiolce Pears to Bo Canoed. HOOD RIVER, Or, Aug. !J. (Spe cial.) A portion of th Hood River pear crop, . appraise J by Inspectors ot the Apple Growers' Association as one of the best grown In the apple district, will be canned this year by the Hood River Canning Company. The canners will spend this week In putting up a fancy pear product. DESCENT ON COAST FAILS Four Bargeloads of Soldiers Said to Have Been Annihilated and Barges Captured by Troops Without Artillery. (Continued From First Page.) the Kussian fleet are selling as fast ss they can be printed. The people fill the streets, talking In groups, con gratulating each other and even cry ing for Joy. . The German fleet In the Baltic says the correspondent. Is still strong-. In spite of the whipping it has had. There are eight battleships and nine cruisers left, but this reported defeat, in which the British destroyers are said to have played a useful part. must at all events delay operations. It has put fresh heart In the Kus sian fleet and in the nation and has come just at the moment wben good news waa needed. GERMAN'S LEAVE GULF OF RIGA Russian Destroyers In Black Sea De stroy Over 100 Turkish Boats. PETROGRAD, Aug. 12. via London. An official communication Issued to day says: The German fleet has left the Gulf of Riga. "Our destroyers In the Black Sea hav sunk mors than 100 Turkish boats." Liner Lapland Safe In Fort. NEW YORK. Aug. 22. The White Star Line announced here today that the steamer Lapland had arrived at Liverpool at A. M. today. This an nouncement dispelled fears in shipping circles that the steamship had met avtth mishap while passing through the war cone. DEATH LIST GROWS; HUNDREDS IH PERIL Meramec Spreads Miles Out and Scores May Drown Near St. Louis. MANY HOMES DESTROYED Attempts to Rescue Refugees From Treetops Fail and More Than 2 000 Are Homeless in One . DistrictVolunteers Out. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 22. The Meramec River, lined on either side of Its banks with pleasure resorts, clubhouses and Summer cottages, went several miles nut .of Its banks today, swept away most of the buildings and increased to 20, it Is reported, the number of lives lost In St. Louis County as a result of the flood which followed th recent rain storm here. The Meramec began rising at the rate nf a foot an hour early today, and to- nitrht was still xolns up. Hundreds of persons had been marooned in club houses and cottages along the river by the first rise several days ago, foliowlna- a 40-hour rainfall, and hundreds of others had gone to the river today, hoping It would recede and permit them to rescue relatives ana xrienas. Maay Persona Mlaslnc. Six persons were said to have been drowned at Valley Park and two at Meramec Highlands today, but details were not available early tonight. Many other persons were missing and the fear is expressed by county officials that the death list may aggregate sev eral score persons. Approximately 9000 feet of track on the St. Louis A San Francisco near Moselle was washed out by the Mera mec At S o'clock It was reported tnat the Meramec was five feet higher than ever before in Its history. The water rose so rapidly that hundreds of per sons had time only to climb to tree- tops. Efforts to rescue, these, even with the aid of high-powered motor- boats, was impossible in many cases. Appeals were sent tonight and hun dreds of volunteers immediately re sponded. Flood Stop Rescue Boats. Boats are being rushed to the Mera mec by train. Powerful motorboats attempted to enter tho Merameo from the Mississippi River into which the smaller river empties, but they were blocked by the high waters. Unconfirmed reports said that every building on either side of the river from Clinton to Pacific, a distance of 35 miles, had been carried away by the flood. In Valley Park alone 2000 fam ilies have been made homeless. The river now is two and one-half miles wide at Valley Park and Meramec highlands and four miles wide at Cres cent, Mo. The flooded area Is estimated at 100 square miles. Telephone and tele graph lines to almost all towns in this district are down. - Worse conditions prevail at the mouth of the Meramec, where it is feared the loss of life will be heavy. Thousands of refugees from the flooded districts are being housed in churches. hotels and other public buildings nearby. Cots and food are being sent to th scene from St. Louis, NEW TRENCHJS DEVISED Holland Prepares to Utilize Water as Means of Defense. THE HAGUE. July 31. The War De partment of the Netherlands has de veloped a new trench for use in the marshy parts of the country where, in case of invasion, tne khibi "j1" might be expected. A great deal of Iignting migni lane place upon the endless tracts or meadows whicn lie an arouna mo cap ital of the kingdom. ine trencnes which will be constructed will be ar ranged In such a way that at a mo ments notice they can oe turneu iniu flooded ditches. In the warfare in ranee ana ltus- sia a conquered trench means an aaaea strength for the enemies, who imme diately turn the trench into a fortress of their own. The Dutch trenches. when It is necessary to abandon mem, will almost automatically Decome a deep, flooded ditch which will be of no use to anyone. VENIZEL0S ACCEPTS POST Ministry of Greece Also Foreign Taken Affairs Over. of Auto Harts Eugene Man. M. L. Canton of Eugene. Or., suffered a fractured rib last night when he was struck by an automobile at Broadway and Stark streets. The man was taken to the Oood Samaritan hospital. LONDON, Aug. 22. Eleutherios Venl- aeloa accepted the post of Premier of Greece, after a conference today with King Constantino, which resulted in a perfect understanding between them. The King congratulated M. Venlzelos, who will take the oath tomorrow. Athens is enthusiastically celebrating M. Venlzelos' return to power. This information is contained In a Reuter dispatch from Athens. In addition to the premiership, M. Venlzelos will take charge of the min istry of foreign affairs. Crawfish to Be Fed to Troat. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Aug. 22. (Special.) Henry Stout, deputy state game warden, and Frank Ankeny, of this city have secured 000 crawfish: from the Sprague and other rivers of the county for food for the Crater Lake trout. Ten thousand nngernngs iruni Lake Tahoe, in California, have also k.h secured to nlant in the lake to supplement the stock of fish there. Newport Dentists Arrested. NEWPORT, Or., Aug. 22. (Special.) Nea-nort'a three dentists were arrest ed yesterday pn a charge or practicing without state licenses. At the prelimi nary hearing it was learned that one dentist had a license dui nan u i file it. The other two pleaded "not guilty" and were bound over to the grand Jury and then released on their own recognisance ftcrea-iseif attic Aeecf McCardell 1 rnmmr: ii 1 11. 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In other places where the beetle nas established itself - hundreds of fine trees have been destroyed before the seriousness of the situation was realized." In response to the questions of the best control methods Professor Wilson said that the first thing is to protect the foliage of the trees. This can be done by spraying them with arsenate of lead, three pounds to 60 gallons of water, preferably as soon as the leaves appear in the Sprins. A second appli cation may be made when the second brood appears in the Summer. The mature larvae when full-fed crawl down the tree and gather in vast num bers in various hiding places on the inwer trunk and around the base of the tree, where they are readily destroyed with a 5 per cent oil emulsion of kero sene or crude oil. sprayed on trunk and lower limbs. Although no reports of this oeetie have been received from places outside of Portland, recent investigations by the college department in connection with the county fruit inspectors, show that the insect is doing enormous dam age to elms in certain streets in this city. HEALTH DEPUTIES NAMED Dr. David X. Koberg Is Covering State of Oregon. Dr. David N. Roberg, who was elected state health officer to succeed Dr. Cal vin S. White, is appointing deputies in the different towns of the state under the provisions of an act passed by the last Legislature. Previously the state health officer compiled his vital sta tistics from data furnished him by the city and county health officers. Dr. Roberg probably will be engaged in the work six weeks or two months longer. Until he shall have completed the covering of the state Dr. Calvin S. White will continue actively as state health officer. $100 DEMANDED FOR $1.70 Villa Money Drops to Lowest Kbb In Revolution History. EL PASO, Aug. 16. Money dealers are losing faith in the Villa cause. Villa's currency was quoted recently in El Paso at $1.70 per $100. the lowest figure any Mexican faction money has reached during the revolutionary period. ' &:lllflll;ll V f .A" :!' - - . i Mile. Estelle The wonderful dancer, appears this week in new dance crea tions at Ye Oregon Grille "No Cooler Restaurant in Portland" In addition, Babe Fowler returns to enchant our guests with new dances and songs, after two years on the 'big time" vaude ville circuits. There'll be more now faces this week MISS LEAH BYBEE and girls will sing in costume "Who'll Take Care of the Harem When the Sultan Goes to War?" Exceptional dinners enjoyable from every angle served every evening from 5:30 to 8:00 for $1. A la carte at all hours. Ye Oregon Grille Hotel Oregon, M. C. Dickinson, Manager Broadway at Stark When in Seattle Stop at Hotel Seattle . The Time to Insure Is Before It's Too Late! Tomorrow May Be See the . New England Mutual Life Insurance Co. 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