VOL. L.VII. XO. 17,788.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVE3IIJEK 2G, 1917.
Ii:iCE FIVE CENTS.
402 NORTHWESTERN
11TOSHAREIN$50O
LAND SHOW PRIZE
CZAR'S DAUGHTER
FLEES. SIBERIA
N0RTHCLIFFE SEES
EFFICIENCY NOW
CAPITAL A-TREMBLE
3 U.S. AIRMEN LOST
AT SEA 60 HOURS
ASIAGO PLATEAU IS
SCENE OF BATTLE
AT HUN'S
WEIGHT OF PAIR OF HEUE
FORDS 2423 FOUNDS.
CO-ORDIXATIOX IS DECLARED
KEYNOTE OI SUCCESS.
FRENCH PATROL BOAT IlESCFES
SUBMARINE SEARCHERS.
IN COMMISSIONED
APPROACH
102 Oregon Residents
Are Successful.
13 RECEIVE CAPTAIN'S BARS
Woolen Khaki Uniforms Doffed
for Officers' Regalia.
CELEBRATIONS ARE HELD
Colonel Farr Announces Xaines of
Presidio Candidates for Coin
. missions AVho Are Success
ful in Various Grades.
SAX FRANCISCO. Nov. 26. Names of
the men who won commissions in the
eecond officers' training- camp at the
Presidio of San Francisco were an
nounced here yesterday.
Privates' uniform still g-arbed the
new officers because the camp does not
close officially until Tuesday, but the
downtown stores and shops were busy
delivering smart serge suits to replace
the worn woolen khaki, pigskin leg
gings instead of canvas- ones, and offi
cers' caps instead of Montana peak hats.
Jubilation programmes generally were
outlined as comprising the softest bed
in the quietest hotel in town, breakfast
therein, and a pile of magazines, with
tome lemonade.
The winners from the Northwest
States as announced at camp headquar
ters by Colonel Otho W. B. Farr fol
ic w:
Major of Infantry.
Edward C. Hanford, Tulsa. Okla.
Captains of Infantry.
Frank Dorcas. U. S. Army: Joslah Kemp,
Los Angela; J. C. Johnson, Gold Beach, Or.;
P. W. Patterson, Portland; Robert E. Dwyer,
Mount Vernon, Wash.; E. M. Willlver, Ham
ilton, Mont.; C. K. Peck. Marshfleld. Or.; L.
H. Hopfleld, MeMlnnville. Or.; C. J. Pomeroy,
Seattle; F. B. Hamlin, Koseburg. Or.; P. C
Cleby. Portland; il. S. Scudder, North Yaki
ma. Wash. ; J. Hastle, Jr., Vem, Wah. ;
O. H. Koch, Helena, Mont.; IL W. Meyers,
Brattle; R. M. Duncan, Vale, Or.; O. W.
Kdglngton. .Idaho Falls, Ida.; W. W. Cloth
ier, Wasco, Or.; J. P. Breeden, Helena,
Mont.; C. T. Spooncr. Jennings Lodge. Or.;
U. W. Spoerry, Rathdrum, Idaho; C. JI.
Booth. Twin Falls. Idaho; S. E. Felt. Glen
dive. Mont.; A. I- Bluings. Livingston.
Mont..
X'lrst Lieutenant!, Infantry.
C. D. Rauch, Salem. Or.; R. R. Pullen,
Skagway, Alaska; 31. W. Ward, Seattle; J.
C. Cooper. Raymond, Wash.; J. M. Hogan,
Everett, Wash.; F. J. McKevitt, Spokane;
F. Trouchet, Vancouver, Wash.; J. T. Wil-
kins. Ephrata, Wash.; C. N. Dicklson. Se
attle: R. M. Wright, Stevenson, Wash.; C.
. Lavell, Divide, Mont.; R. T. Fleming.
Portland; D.- R. Aldworth. Libbey, Mont.;
JD. W. Standard. Pocatello, Idaho: R. M.
Walker, Independence, Or.; C. H. Paul, Se
attle; L. F. Bracken, Twin Falls, Idaho;
S. J. Calderhcad. Seattle; C. L. Evans, Se
attle; G. A. Rowden, Portland; E. K. Mere
dith, Montesano, Wash.: W. E. O'Brien,
Portland; J. J. Honan, Boise. Idaho; M. G.
Rice. Libbey. Mont.: W. F. Patchin, Seattle;
R. W. Nelson, Portland; S. F. Chadwlck.
Olympia, Wash.: C. H. Jensen. Springfield.
Or.: F. L. Michelbook. McMInnville, Or.;
C. T. Busba. Jr., Big .Timber, Mont.; C. L.
Robinson, Forest Grove, Or.; E. R. Orms
bee. Walla Walla; K. I... Cooper, The Dalles.
Or.: C. L: Imus, Portland; R. S. Polliater,
Seattle; B. S. Burkett. Lewlitown. Mont.;
D. A. Thornburg. Seattle; C. S. Trempe,
Billings, Mont.; J. D. Roberts, Seattle; J.
VV. Crawford, Portland; W. W. Stratton.
North Yakima; W. R. Strong, Helena; E. B.
Jlanna, Portland; J. K. Green, "twin Falls;
J. V. Richards, Spokane; 1,. F. Jones. Kelso,
Wash.; W. O. Pierce, Malta, Idaho; J. E.
Powrle, Anchorage, Alaska: C. D. Gabriel-
on, Salem, Or.; H. C. Force, Seattle; W. B.
Odale. Portland; J. P. Toole. Helena; K. A.
Hayes. Aberdeen. Wash.; H. L. Hubbard.
Rickreali, Or.; Max Warden, Seattle; L. H.
Moagrave. Spokane; F. J. Leard; Great Falls;
J. G. Noren, Great Falls; W. B. Smith.
Uellingham: L. C. Maekay. Portland; T. J.
Hewitt. Portland; R. I. McCIanahan, Pay
ette, Idaho; W. J. Burianak. North Yaki
ma; F. C. Gage, Seattle; H. E. Cole, Butte;
II. A. White, Tacoma; Clint Imus. Gold
burg, Idaho; B. E. Leonard. Portland; L. J.
Daly. Billings; R. W. Clifford, Tacoma; W.
J. Cross, Seattle; J..E. Ballou, Portland: J.
E. Murray. Chehalis, Wash.: M. R. Finney,
Pullman. Wash.; W. W. Johnston, Corvallis.
Or., F. M. O'Leary, Spokane; R. J. Smith,
Helena; W. O. Grimm, Centralia; N. B.
Courtney. Salem; F. Korell, 'Portland : H. A.
Elklns. Lebanon, Or.: F. A. Woelflen, Lewis
ton, Idaho: A. K. Wylde. Seattle; C. R.
Horner, Treadwell, Alaska: R. C. Fox,
Davenport. Wash.; P. V. Cooper. Seattle; C.
F. Marie, Roundup. Mont.: A. R. Davis,
Boise; H. O. Smart. Seattle: G. R. Tennant.
Seattle; A. M. Fleming. Portland:- G. a.
Barton. Harlem. Mont.: H. O. Phillips. Se
attle; E. It. Glass, Bozeman. Mont.; K. E.
Torrance. American Falls. Idaho; A. J.
Qulst. Everett. Wash.: W. Goble, Baker;
Mont.; I. Smith, Helena: T. M. Aldoust,
Sterling, Idaho; E. J. Brags. Portland; c.
V. Cole. Butte: c. b. Mlckelwait. Twin
Falls, Idaho; E. L. Cook, Coeur d'Alene,
Idaho:" R. V". Starr. Wendell, Idaho: J. W.
Barker. Lewiston, Mont.: II. M. Derham,
Pocatello, Idano; A. F. Dunphy, Bozeman,
Mont.: N. II. Canard. Jr.. Portland: D. J
Jordan. Portland; S. E. O'Harra, Weston.
Or.; W. H. Gunnlss, Great Falls, Mont.; J.
I. Hillman, Jerome. Idaho; A. W. Blom
ijuist, Shelley. Ida.ho; H. J. Clark. Kalispell,
Mont.: II. A. Owen, Jr., Seattle; C. F.
Jenness. Boise: C. A. Fee. Pendleton, Or.;
S. 1. Robinson, Nam pa. Jdaho; F. I. Moats,
Helena; R. E. Smith. Hansen, Idaho; L. S.
Allen, Spokane: J. H. Carnahan. Klamath
Falls, Or.; W. T. Da-vies. Carbonado. Wash.;
J. R. Ryan. Anaconda; A. Lakes. Jr.. Spo
kane; G. L. Taylor. Whlteflsh, Mont.; F.
A. Paul. Seattle; W. T. Muleahy, Butte:
James II. Hawley. Jr., Boise; J. O. Vines,
Vale. Or.; C. E. Hughes, Seattle; B. W.
Randall Avery, Idaho; E. M. Hoisington,
Spokane.
Second Lieutenants. Infantry.
A. E. White, Payette, Idaho: J. Matson,
Buckleton. Wash.; G. Lzicar. Crane, Mont.;
H. I- Smith. Helena; G. S. Powell, Bozo-
(Concluded on Page 4, Column 7.)
Big Exposition or Oregon's Re
sources Is Declared. Emi
nently Successful.
Eleven persons who correctly guessed
the weight of two Herefords at the
Manufacturers' Land Products Show
during its three weeks of duration will
share equally in the sale of t'.ie pair
at $500, it was announced by the man
agement vyesterday. Checks will be
mailed them at once.
Those who won are: Dan O'Brien,
569 Overton street, Portland; Sam
Tyler. Company E, Fourth Regular
Engineers, Vancouver, 'Wash.; William
Smith, 318 Hartman street. Portland;
L. Aplanalh, 495 ClaV street, Portland;
Mrs. Josephine Redding, S06',i East
Tenth street, Portlahd; Mrs. James Mc
Creath, Klickitat Hotel, Portland; R.
Dugdale, Ohio Hotel. Portlaui H. C.
Gibbons, Carrols, Wash.; Hazel Lowe.
Ashland; C. II. Williams, 424 College
street, Portland; R. A. Ward. Red
mond, Or.
The correct weight of the two cows
was 2423 pounds and it was remarkable
how widely the guesses varied. They
ran all the way from 630 to 40,000
pounds.
The show itself closed late Saturday
night, after a merry time by thousands
of patrons, who danced, heard music
and singing and "took In" the exhibits
from corner to corner of the big audi
ts rium. The affair was directed by
Colonel David M. Dunne as president.
and C. D. Minton as general superin
tendent, and is declared to have been
eminently successfuL
MARIPOSA IN BAD SHAPE
Alaska Liner, Beaten by Southwest
Gale, May Be Totul Loss.
VICTORIA. B. C. Nov. 23; The
steamer Salvor has reached the spot
where the Alaska Steamship Company's
liner Mariposa lies stranded on Strait
Island, ' but owing to the heavy sea
running has been unable to land a
wrecking crew, according to wireless
messages to the British Columbia
Salvage Company.
The dreaded southwest gale, which,
it was said, would mean the certain
destruction of the 'Mariposa, is now
blowing with little prospect of ceasing,
and unless the wind veers to another
direction all hope of saving the vessel
with its $325,000' carp-o of gold and
copper may have to be abandoned.
HONORS PAID LAFAYETTE
American Mission Visits Tomb and
Places Floral Wreath.
PARIS. Nov. 25. Colonel E. M.
House, General Tasker H. Bliss, Ad
miral Benson and the other members
of the American mission today visited
the Pichus Cemetery and placed a
floral wreath on the tomb of Lafay
ette. The wreath bore the inscription,
"From the American War Mission, in
Grateful Remembrance." There were
no special services.
Colonel House had another long con
ference today with il. Clemenceau, the
French Premier. Other members of the
mission met together and compared
notes on the work thus far accom
plished and spent the remainder of the
day in informal conferences.
OREGON SOLDIERS SHIVER
Low Temperature Is Accompanied by
Bitter Northwest Wind.
WITH THE OREGON TROOPS, Nov.
25. Twenty-eight degrees above zero
was the temperirrure that greeted the
soldiers this morning. The cold was
accompanied by a northwest wind.
which carried' a bitter sting because of
the weather conditions. Field church
services were abandoned this morn
ing.
The almost zero weather froze the
ground, making it more comfortable
underfoot, and developed a number of
competent axmen among the Oregon
soldiers. The only suffering was ex
perienced by the men on guard. There
is plenty of wood here, and each squad
tent is equipped with a stove.
FISHERMEN NET $80,000
Salmon Catches in North I'mpqua
River Biggest in History.
GARDINER, Or.. Nov. 25. (Special.)
The salmon fishing season, which
closed on .November 20, was very suc
cessful. While it is too early to get
authentic figures as to the volume of
business, it is estimated that in the
last "three months J150.000 has been
paid to the fishing fleet on the Umpqua
River. $80,000 of which may be consid-
erednet profit to the , fishermen.
The run was strong, and the prices
paid were the highest in the history of
the industry. The season opening at 6
cents for silversides and closed at 9g
cents.
AVIATOR SAVES HIS LIFE
Remarkable Presence of Mind Is
Shown in Control ol Machine.
BELLEVILLE, 111.. Nov. 25. J. L.
Simpson, a cadet at the aviation field
near here, lost control of an aeroplane
when 1500 feet above the ground yes
terday. As the plane started, to fall,
Simpson turned it clear over and,
climbing on top of the underside, he
volplaned to the ground.
The machine was wrecked, but Simp
son was injured only slightly.
Mock Marriage Aids
in Escape.
GIRL IS COMING TO AMERICA
Former Grand Duchess Now
20 Years of Age.
REFUGEE NOW ON OCEAN
Ivan Xarodny, of Itussian-Anieri-can
Asiatic Corporation, in New
York, Authority for Story
Stranger Than Fiction.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25. Miss Tatiana
Nicolaevna Romanoff, second daughter
of Nicholas ItomanolT, deposed Emperor
of Russia, has escaped from Siberia
through . fictitious marriage to a son
of a former chamberlain of the Em
peror and now is on her way to the
United States, chaperoned by an Eng
lish woman, according to information
made public here by persons connected
with the Russian civilian relief com
mittee. The former Grand Duchess, who is 20
years old, made her escape from To
bolsk, the present home of the exiled
Emperor, to Harbin in Manchuria and
thence to Japan, where passage was
aken on a eteamship for the Pacific
Coast.
Olrl Will Be in New York Soon.
The New York offices of the Rus
sian civilian relief, including Daniel
Frohman, Ivan Xarodny and Dr.
Thomas Darlington, have been informed
the young woman will arrive in New
York some time in December to play a
prominent part in the work of the
recently formed organization.
According to announcement tonight
by the news bureau of the Russian
postoffice department. Miss Romanoff in
tends to remain one year in this coun
try, and while in New York hor guard
ian and companion will ba Mrs. Mar
garet Barry Carver, of Denver, who
left this city last Friday for the" Pa
cific Coast. -
- Mrs. Carver Lived 1st Ksimla.
Mr. Frohman said tonight that Mrs.
Carver is a "wide-awake American
woman," .who has lived in Petrograd,
and from her he has learned that Miss
Romanoff soon would arrive in the
United States.
Mr. Frohman Is. a temporary member
of the board of governors of the Rus
sian civilian relief.
Ivan Narodny, who is connected with
the Russian-American-Asiatic Corpora
ation, told tonight how Miss Romanoff
succeeded in leaving Russia. He said
news of her escape was sent to him
by the Emperor's former second cham
berlain, named Frederick, an old friend,
and that the young wman'a flight had
been known to a close circle of friends.
Mock Marriage Planned.
He explained that the daughters of
the former Emperor were permitted to
leave Tobolsk and visit relatives else-
(Concluded on Page 2, Column fl. )
TURKEY IN EUROPE ISN'T
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Britain's Famous Critic Says "But
toning; Things l"p'' by Col. Hou"
Is Biggest Step Toward VIca . o-
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LONDON, Nov. 25. Viscount North
cliffc, who' was head of the British
mission lo the United States for the
co-ordination of war work, last night
I'gave the Associated Press the following
statement on the war situation:
"This' has been distinctly the best
week of the war. I refer not only to
General Byng's success, but to that of
Colonel House and Premier Lloyd
George, who have been "buttoning
things up,' to use an expression of the
Colonel's.
"The days of the waste of life and
treasure caused by the allies' mutual
ignorance of one another's plans are
nearly over. American soldiers, sailors
and business men and their British col
leagues have been working overtime.
"It would not be wise to talk of de
tails, but, as I never have been back
ward in criticizing inefficiency, I
should be lacking in justice if I did
not speak of the high efficiency- of this
week's i conference. There was no
glorious British constitution and
Fourth of July' hot air about the pro
ceedings. It was realized that time is
the most valuable asset of war. There
was little banqueting and there were
no parades, yet I venture to say that
the greatest move toward victory yet
made in any theater of the war was
executed in London this week.
"The prospects of the Paris confer
ence are fine. The war is at last be
coming what It always should have
been a close business partnership."
SCHOOL DRILL HIGH-GRADE
Fire Alarm Test Empties Building
in 4 1 Seconds.
LA. GRANDE, Nov. 25. (Special.)
To empty a grade school containing
350 pupils in 41 seconds was the feat
accomplished here under test fire
alarms conducted by Fire Marshal
Wells. Records almost equally as good
were made in all buildings, tests com
ing without the knowledge of even the
principals to direct.
The tesls was one of the last acts of
Fire Chief Mackey. who has resigned
to take up mail carrying.-
SCORE OF PERSONS HURT
Switch Engine Strikes Crowded
Streetcar at Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Nov. 25. Nearly
a score of persons were injured, three
of them probably fatally, early today,
when a Southern Pacific engine, switch
ing on a spur track in the industrial
district, struck a crowded streetcar.
The car was hit near the middle and
the front part was smashed into
splinters.
DEATH DUE TO CHOLERA
Illness of General Maude, British
Commander in India, Brief.
LONDON, Nov. 23. General Frederick
Stanley Maude, the commander of the
British forces in Mesopotamia, who
died November 18, after a brief illness,
succumbed to cholera, according to the
Saturday Review.
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7..an Residents Are
Fearful In Brussels
AMERICANS PROTECT MANY
Plans Rushed for Sending
Kaiser's Subjects Away.
CIVILIANS GIVEN WARNING
Belgian Officials Counsel Residents
Not to Oppose Enemy Gallant
Defense of Liege Amazes
All, Including Belgians.
BY HUGH GIBSON.
Secretary of the American Legation in Brus
. sels at the outbreak or the war. Copy
right. 11I17, Doubleday. Pace & Co.. by
Otis F. Wood.
(CONTINUED.) ,
There is talk already of movinsr the
court and tho government to Antwerp,
to take refuge behind tho fortifica
tions. When the Germans advance be
yond Liege, the government will, of
course, have to go, and the diplomatic
corps may follow. It would be a nuis
ance for us, and I hope we may be able
to avoid it.
Germans are having an unhappy time
and I shall be happier when they are
across the border. Nothing much
seems to have happened to them be
yond having a few shops wrecked in
Antwerp and one or two people beaten
up here. One case that came to my
knowledge was an outraged man who
had been roughly handled and could
not understand why. All he had done
was to stand in front of a. cafe where
the little tables are on the sidewalk
and remark: "Talk all the French you
can. You'll soon have to talk Ger
man." Of course there are a. lot of
Belgians, Swiss and Dutch who rejoice
in good German names and they are
not having a pleasant time. One res
taurant called. Che Frits, I saw when
Lroming along: the Boulevard thin even
ing, had hung out a blackboard with
the proud device: "Frits est Luxem
bourgeois, inais sa Maison est Kelge."
He was taking no chance on having
the place smashed.
August 6th. This morning when I
came into the Legation I found the
Minister of Justice in top hat and frock
coat waiting to sec somebody. He had
received a report that a wireless sta
tion had been established on top of the
German Legation and was 'being run
by the people who were left in the
building. He came to ask the Minis
ter's consent to send a judge to look,
see and draw up a proces verbal. In
our own artless little American way we
suggested that it might be simpler to
go straight over and find out how
much there was to the report. The
Minister of Justice had a couple of
telegraph linemen with him, and as
soon as Mr. Whitlock could get his
hat, we walked ground the corner to
the German Legation, rang the bell,
told the startled occupants that we
Concluded on Paso
Column 1.)
SHORT ON FATS THIS SEASON, t
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Pilot. Mechanician. Observer-Gunner
Found Floating in Helpless
Hydro-Airplane Saturday Night.
A FRENCH PORT, Nov. 25. Suffer
ing with cold, exhaustion and hunger.
three American naval airmen were
picked up by a French patrol-boat last
night after Viaving been lost at sea for
nearly 60 hours.
The three men, in a huge hydroair
plane, left a French base Thursday
morning in search of four enemy sub
marines which were reported operat
ing off the coast. When the men
failed to return within the usual time
other machines were sent out to search
for them. They returned after several
hours and reported that they had seen
no trace of the missing men.
A general warning was then sent out
to all boats off the coast, and the
search for the Americans was re
newed. About dusk Saturday a French patrol
boat saw the missing machine drifting
helplessly several miles out at sea. A
boat's crew rescued the three men:
Ensign Kenneth Smith, a forme Yale
student, who was the pilot; Frank J.
Brady, of Newark, N. J., observer and
gunner, and I. F. Wilkenson, mechani
cian. They were given first-aid treatment
on the boat, which rushed them to this
port, where the men were transferred
to a relief hospilul.
Ml three have recovered.
The boat's crew was unable to save
the hydroairplane.
TUG RESCUES BARKENTINE
Government Vessel Saves Hawaii
From Grounding at Golden Gate.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 25. Caught
in a powerful eddy as frhe tried to enter
the Golden Gate ioday without a tow,
the barkentine Hawaii was swept in
shore and was paved from grounding
only by the prompt assistance of a
Government tug. The boat hastened
to tne assistance of the Hawaii, got a
line aboard her, reversed her propeller
and towed "the barkentine stern first
Into safe water.
xne Hawaii. Captain Agidtus. was
from Bellingham, Wash., and came
here for additional lumber for New
Caledonia. '
FUND EXCEEDS $50,000,000
More Than 2,000,000 People Con
tributed During V. M, C. A. Drive.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25. Reports to
J the National War Work Council of the
Y. M. C. A. show that morj than 2.000.
000 individuals contributed to the big
war und.
Late returns place trie total at more
than $50,000,000 instead of J35.00O.000,
the original goal.
SPANISH FAVOR ENTENTE
Declaration of Friendship by esc-
Premler Loudly Applauded.
MADRID, Nov. 25. Ex-Prcmier Count
Romanones, responding to a toast at
a banquet tendered to him today by
the Liberty party, declared in the pres
ence of 1000 guests that Spain ought!
to associate herself with the entente
allies against Germany.
His remarks were loudly applauded.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TODAY'S Fair, westerly winds.
War.
Furious Autro-German attacks on Asiaso
Plateau repulsed. Page X.
British capture Bourlon village. Page 4.
Stricken falians aided by Aniericau Red
Crops. Page 5.
Foreisn.
Lord Northeliff declares efficiency is be
ing reached by allies. Fase 1.
Belgium's capital all a-tremblo at Huns' ap
proach. I'age 1.
Bolshevlki peace plan is maturing. Page 4.
Three U. 8. Naval aviators float in helpless
airplane for tiO hours. Page 1.
National.
Congressmen returning to Washington for
openlusr of second session. Page 'J.
Ioinestic.
Trading in grains now restricted. Page 2.
Mrs. de Saulles to tell story of killing hus
band. Page -
Four hundred and two Northwestern men
win commissions at Presidio. Page 1.
Origin of deadly bomb at Milwaukee. Wis.,
still mystery. Page 2.
Fashions for 1918 aim for economy. Page 4.
Sports. v
Louie Guisto is Portland -isitor. Page in.
Sacramento's refusal to enter Coast League
foreseen. Page JO.
Olympic Olub names star to compete with
Multnomah here Wednesday. Page 10.
Hy Kverdlng high gun. Page 10.
Panrific Northwest.
Seattle telephone strikers reject proposed
settlement. Page 3.
Portland and
Vicinity.
Eleven to share in JoOO
Products tfhow. Page 1.
prize of
Land
Portland railway officials discredit story that
Western equipment will be comman
deered for use in Kast . Pase 7.
Advice given prospective Red Cross nursea.
Pago 11.
Supplies pour in for Red Cross Thanksgiving
sale. Page 11.
Future needs of Portland to insure continued
prosperity discussed. Pago 11.
Portland waterfront like!y to be put under
Federal rule. Page 0.
Bloody piece of cement nnd splotched club
found near scene of Whiteside boy's in
jury. Page 14.
"Pumpkin Festival" plans completed by
JSusiness Men's Association. Page 14.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 11.
Mount Tabor congregation observes L'oth an
niversary. Page .".
Oregon lumber to be used in pianos. Page
Secretary of Labor Wilson and members of
- Industrial Commission due here today.
Page O.
British soldiers visit Portland on way to
Camp Lewis. Page I).
Varied walks of life provide officers for
National Army. Page 8.
Dr. lioyd delivers another notable sermon
on Germany. Page 0.
Fierce Austro-German
Attacks Repulsed.
ITALIANS ARE HOLDING GROUND
Enemy's Crossing of Piave
by Pontoons Prevented.
ARTILLERY FIGHT FURIOUS
Venetians, Feeling City Xiidangered,
Display Conspicuous Valor Aus
trian Spies In Italian Cniforms
Executed Without Trial.
ROME, Nov. 23. Troops of the Ital
ian first army on the Asiago plateau
yesterday repulsed several furious
Austro-German attacks and counter
attacks with success, the Italian War
OiTice announced today.
ITALIAN H E ADQUARTERS IN
NORTHERN ITAI.V, Saturday, Nov. 24.
(By the Associated Tress.) Strong
enemy attacks with artillery prepara
tion continued throughout the day
along the whole exier.t of the front
between the Rrenta and Piave rivers.
but the enemy made no ground and all
his attacks failed.
Both Sldr Tnkinar ItenpUe.
The fighting, while severe, was not
of that whirlwind character oj! the last
two days, and both sides are engaged
it. reorganizing their positions on the
shifting front ani taking a momentary
respite from the tremendous strain of
the last few days.
Another enemy attempt to cross the
Piave on pontoons resulted in tho wip
ing out of the pontoons and the men.
Kurthcr details of the fierceness .if
the recent fighting in the north were
given to the correspondent by an eye
witness returning from the battle line,
who also told of many instances o
daring by regiments, batteries and lndi
viduuls. .......
Artillery Dint insuitir Iturlf.
The Italian artilicry has especially
distinguish- itself. In the fighting
around Meletta in the Aventi a moun
tain battery was rMiged to fall back
with the infantry. Every officer of
the battery had been killed except the
Captain, who was badly wounded.
While bleeding on the ground he
called two gunners, ordered them to set
up the wreck of the remaining gun and
directed them to fire from this point.
The last seen of him was on the ground
behind this place.
Ilattrry Nearly Swept Away.
Two other batteries were brought
into action yesterday morning. The
enemy fire was so fierce that. a whole
battery was Nearly swept away. As
the Captain was lulled his place was
taken by a Lieutenant. When the last
gun was destroyed in a storm of shells
the few gunners about him seized their
bayonets and joined the infantry as
they swept forward in a charge and
were among those who drove back the
enemy in one of the fiercest attacks.
In another, case an explosion almost
buried one of the mountain batteries
in debris and killed the Captain. The
Austrlans tried to occupy the position
over, this buried battery. But the
battery men first drove the enemy
back,, then dug out their guns and 2u
men and carried them back so that the
guns again are In service today.
Venetians Display Valor.
At another point all the artillery
horses were killed and it was impos
sible to move two batteries to a new
position until the gunners had un
limbered the pieces under fire and had
carried the wheels and trunnions on
their shoulders to a new position.
Many -young Venetians have dis
played conspicuous valor, as they feel
their city is endangered. One of the
general sentiments in these words:
"We saw the pMght of the refugees
driven from the Kriuli region, and we
don't intend to have our mothers and
sisters go through another experience
like that-"
Austrian Spie Executed.
There have been many instances of
Austrlans gaining advanced positions
by wearing the Italian uniform. When
Austrian prisoners are captured wear
ing the Italian uniform summary ac
tion at once is taken without the for
mality of trial.
An Austrian officer was caught yes
terday in the uniform of an Italian
Lieutenant - Colonel. Speaking good
Italian, he was mingling among the
soldiers and gathering Information.
Another suspect was seen here in vari
ous uniforms, those of an Italian Cap
tain, a soldier and a chaplain. He
escaped last night but was captured
today In the uniform of a chaplain.
VENICE'S
FEARS
RELIEVED
Enemy Airplanes Drop lioiubs, but
Do Little Damage.
VENICE. Saturday, Nov. 24. (By the
Associated Press.) The sound of tho
sheJJing at the mouth of the Piave.
cbntinues to be heard in Venice, but
the first fears of the small part of the
population remaining nav been con
siderably relieved as the Italian forces
offer steady resistance along tho line
of the river.
An enemy airplane raid took place
yesterday. A number of bombs were
dropped, but did little damage.