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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 9, 1917.
DECISIVE STROKE
IS VANDALS' PLAN
Teutons Are Developing Maxi
mum Military Effort on
' Italian Front.
FORCES ARE CONCENTRATED
Serious Break in Italy's Foremost
Line of Defense Reported, but
at Enormous Cost to -
Austro-Gcrmans.
WASHINGTON, Dec 8. The central
jowers are developing: on the Italian
front the maximum military effort of
the war, according; to & cable dispatch
received here today Irotn Rome. Ital
ian aviators report continual concen
tration of Austro-Germans, who are
streaming; over all roads leading; to the
Asiago plateau, where desperate fight
ing still is raging.
After three days of terrible fighting.
In which entire detachments of Italian
troops sacrificed themselves, the Austo
Oermans, the dispatch said, succeeded
in eliminating; the arch which consti
tuted the Italian foremost line of de
fense in the eastern side of the plateau.
Austro-German invaders of Italy
have suffered enormous losses in the
recent two-day drive, semi-official dis
. patches from Home say, and in one. in
stance were decimated by their own
artillery.
Ground Stubbornly Contented.
Although the Teutons employed "a
colossal array of heavy artillery and
made large use of asphyxiating gases,'"
the Italian retirement was accom
plished gradually and every inch of
ground was stubbornly contested.
"The Austro-Germans are now hold
ing the wedge between Monte Tondare
car and Badenecohe and they are at
tempting to force their way to Foza,
strike at our lines from the rear and
'invade the Valstagut," said the dis
patch. "The difficult defensive oper
ations are carried 'out by our soldiers
with unparalleled valor.
"Entire contingents of Italian troops,
surrounded on Monte Fior and Castel
.Oomberto, sacrificed themselves in or
der to retard the advance of the in
vaders and give the rest of our units
time to retire to the new lines.
Bayonets Used for Defense.
"An infantry brigade, having lost
half of its effectives, held in check
for several hours a far superior num
ber of enemies until their supply of
ammunition was exhausted, and then
retired, defending themselves with the
bayonet.
"A new formidable enemy attack is
expected. Our aviators report contin
ual concentrations of Austro-Germans,
who are streaming from all the roads
leading to the Asiago plateau.
"Thus far General Conrad von Hoet
zendorff has obtained a tactical suc
cess, but not the strategical result
which he expected. Unfortunately, the
enemy Is favored by exceptionally good
weather."
Kins; Honors Italian Poet.
King George, the dispatches add, has
conferred the military cross on Gabrl
elle D'Annunzio, the poet flying with
the Italian aviators, and the King of
Montenegro has conferred the silver
medal upon him.
VIENNA, Dec. 8. via London'. (Brit
ish Admiralty, per Wireless Press.)
Austro-Hungarlan general headquarters
today issued the following statement:
"The troops of Field Marshal Conrad
Ton Hoetzendorf have won further suc
cesses in their attacks. After hand-to-
hand engagements lasting several
hours, Austrian rifle regiments broke
the enemy s resistance on Monte Sise
mole. With the fall of this bulwark
which had been stubbornly defended
for weeks, the Italians lost more than
1000 prisoners and large quantities of
war material of every description. The
total number of prisoners captured
since Tuesday east of Asiago has In
creased to 15,000, the booty and guns
also have increased.
"Eastern theater Hostilities have
been suspended.
LONDON, Dec 8. The number of
Italians captured by the Germans and
AuFtrians in their new offensive now
exceeds 16,000, according to an official
Austrian announcement. Strong points
east of Asiago have been stormed, the
statement says.
BIG MARGINS TO BE CUT
Food Administration Proposes to
End Profiteering.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. Early termi
nation of profiteering in the distribu
tlOn Of fOOdtllffa i.tlA hnn-i h
food administration, now that most of
me siapie looa commodities have beei
Put under license. In mnt in.fan..
average normal profits of the pre-war
r..i 1 ill i . . -
. .vu wm oc usea as a Dasis ror de
terraining what reasonable margin
should be.
In CUttinfiT abnormal maeo-im, u
food administration will proceed under
a remni oraer issued bv .President Wil
son conferring on Fco'd Administrate
Hoover now e r k tr i von th PrciiAn.
the food-control act. This order directs
the food administrator to find the nor
mal profit that obtained in foodstuffs
transactions In tlm noHu) 4 T,.i- i
" i'"1 '" -v u uiy ,
j 3i 4, when business was under free
-uiut:iiuvo conamons.
ADJUTANT'S OFFICE VACANT
(Continued From First Pare.)
the Adjutant-General of Oregon, since
section 19 of the military code re
quires an appointment to such office
by the Governor. I am informed by
your office that no such appointment
has been filed in your office, and by
Colonel Williams that none has been
made, nor has he qualified as Adjutant
General by filing the bond provided for
in section 20.
"The duties which he is performing
are thereby performed by virtue of his
office as Lieutenant-Colonel in the Ore
gon National Guard, retired, but called
to active duty by command of hla su
perior officer and detailed to the per
formance of these duties, owing to the
existing vacancy in the office of Adjutant-General."
Place Held for Major White.
Secretary Olcott Is further advised in
the opinion that he is legally author
ized to audit the payroll submitted by
Colonel Williams, the payroll to be
issued In the name of John M. Will
iams, Paymaster-3eneral.
While a vacancy exist in the office
of Adjutant-General at this time. Ma
jor George A. White will be reinstated
in the office at any time upon his re
turn from active service. This was the
agreement upon his leaving the state,
and Governor Withycombe reiterates
that such agreement will be carried
out as entered into. .
PRISONERS START RIOT
GERMANS AND I. W. W. IN WASH
INGTON REFORMATORY RISE.
Plot Starts Tnder Guise of Protest
Against Meatless and Wheatless ".
Days Recently Inaugurated.
OLYMFIA, Wash., Dec. 8. (Special.)
Prompt and courageous attack by
three guards at the State Reformatory
at Monroe quelled an uprising foment
ed by three German and several I. W.
W. prisoners among the 250 inmates.
Nineteen of the ringleaders were seg
regated and have been ordered trans
ferred to the penitentiary to serve not
less than three years in excess of their
minimum sentences.
The riot started while the reforma
tory inmates were being seated in the
dining-room. At the shout "Let's go!"
from the leader, the conspirators at
tacked two attendants with cups and
dishes. They overturned tables and de
stroyed about $300 worth, of property
in a few minutes.
J. H. Shattuck, traveling guard, with
Guards Latham and Hamilton, plunged
into the room bare-handed, and a
vicious fight followed, in which the
rioters were roughly bandied before
they yielded.
The uprising was plotted under the
guise of protest against meatless and
wheatless days which the Board of
Control has instituted at all state insti
tutions. It is believed that the Ger
man and I. W. W. inmates plotted a.
general jailbrtak if opportunity developed.
Parole has been withdrawn from all
enemy aliens in state penal institutions
by order of the board.
ALLIES ARE URGED
TO DECLARE AlftlS
Trotzky Reports Negotiations
for Armistice Suspended
for One Week.
CLEAR STATEMENT DESIRED
MIDDLE WEST IS FREEZING
(Continued From First Pare.)
atures are falling in all directions and
Federal weather forecasters say there
will be several days of the frigidity, ac
companied in many instances by snow.
New York reports the tail end of the
blizzard, with the lowest temperature
of the year, and a biting wind with
snow. Traffic was demoralized In In
dianapolis and all of Central Indiana
was in the clutch of the storm. The
nterurban trains had much trouble in
making their runs. Milwaukee had 1
below zero weather and the promise
of even lower temperature.
A severe storm is sweeping all of
the lakes except Superior.
luestions now under consideration to
decide."
Referring to Colonel Willi
the opinion further holds that, with
his assuming the duties of the office
of Adjutant-General fand acting chief
of staff, "this constitutes a detail of
Colonel Williams to discharge the
duties of Adjutant - General during
the vacancy in that office, or absence
therefrom of any duly qualified
Adjutant-General.
"By such detail he does not become
HE HAS IRON
' IN HIS BLOOD
That la why he is such a great win
ner, accomplishes so much, why he
overcomes obstacles, and knows no
such thing as failure.
Iron is the successful formula for
Peptiron, which also includes pepsin,
nux, celery and other tonics, sedatives
and digestives, helps to give strength,
color and body to the blood; reddens
pale cheeks, steadies the nerves, nour
ishes and gives stamina to the whole
body.
Peptiron Is in "pill form, chocolate
coated, pleasant to take, easily assimi
latedthe most successful combination
of iron that its makers, C. L Hood Co.,
Lowell, Mass., know of.
It is the medicine for you.
It will put iron into your blood. Adv.
SNOW WILL PROTECT WHEAT
Crop Expert Says Benefits Should
Balance Discomforts.
CHICAGO. Dec 8. According to B. J.
Snow, the crop expert, it does not really
matter that the snow and cold over a
large area of the northern states of the
Middle West chills to the marrow, im
pedes vehicular and railroad traffic and
eats into coal supplies. None of these
were suffered in severe measure, Mr.
Snow pointed out, whereas the bene
fits to crops are of immeasurable im
portance.
The fortunate circumstance of the
occasion was the fall of snow needed
by seeded wheat as a blanket of
warmth against the cold and to pro
vide moisture for the soli.
The most serious Incident of the
storm was the sinking of a dredge in
Lake Michigan, near Chicago, today
with the loss of seven lives. Willlston,
N. D., reported 26 degrees below zero,
while points in Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Iowa and Missouri were not many de
grees less cold. The weather bureau
reported that "a marked cold wave has
overspread the plains states and central
valleys," with the lowest temperatures
on record for this time of the year.
The zero line on the weather map
extends as far south as the Panhandle
of Texas. In Southern Missouri and
Southern Illinois the snowfall was
unusually heavy. Rain and snow were
reported from Eastern Texas, north
eastward to the Great Lakes. No suf
fering from fuel shortages was re
ported. MOOTAIX REGION IS FRIGID
Denver Reports First Touch of Real
Winter Weather.
DENVER, Dec. 8. The first touch of
real Winter so far this season was felt
in many sections of the mountain states
last night and early today. A light but
general snow, a drop in temperature
amounting in some cases to as much as
20 degrees and a cutting east wind
were the principal phases of the
weather change.
The storm covered the whole north
ern mountain region, reports to the
Weather Bureau here today indicated
and entered the southern mountain
states. The minimum temperature re
ported early today was 16 degrees be
low zero at Miles City, Montana. Lead
ville and Pueblo, Colo., each reported
two degrees below zero and Denver
had two degrees above.
Allied Governments Asked to Define
Attitude Toward Peace Proposals.
Bolsheviki, It Is Said, Will Re
pudiate Foreign Loans.
LONDON, Dec. 8. A Russian govern
ment dispatch dated Thursday and re
ceived here by wireless announces that
Leon Trotzky. Bolsheviki Foreign Min
ister, has sent to the allied embassies
and legations In Fetrograd a note in
timating that the armistice negotiations
with the central powers have been sus
pended for a week, at the initiative of
the Russian delegation for the purpose
of informing the peoples and govern
ments of the allied countries of the ex
istence of such negotiations and their
tendency.
The note adds that the armistice will
be signed only on condition that troops
will not be transferred from one front
to another and that German troops are
cleared from the islands around Moon
Sound. The note concludes:
Plain Statement Asked.
"The period of delay thus given, even
In the existing disturbed condition of
international communications, is amply
sufficient to afford the allied govern
ments opportunity to define their atti
tude toward the peace negotiations
that is, their willingness or refusal to
participate in negotiations for an
armistice and peace.
In case of refusal they must declare
clearly and definitely before ail man
kind the alms for which the peoples of
Europe may be called to shed their
blood during the fourth year of the
war."
PETROGRAD, Thursday, Dec. 6. Un
der the terms of - the temporary ar
mistice agreed upon between the Ger
mans and Russians, as received by
telegraph from M. Karakhan, a mem
ber of the Russian delegation, the Ger
mans will make only such transfers I
troops as were ordered for December 6.
LONDON, Dec. 8. The guards sur
rounding Nicholas Romanoff, the ex
Russian Emperor, near Tobolsk, Si
beria, have been disarmed by Bolshev
iki soldiers and sailors, according to
advices received in Petrograd and for
warded by the Exchang. Telegraph
Company. The Bolsheviki leaders in
tend to remove Nicholas to some other
place, fearing he might be lynched.
Loans to Be Repudiated.
The Bolsheviki government, accord
ing to a Reuter dispatch from Petro
grad, is preparing a decree repudiating i
all Russian foreign loans and loans
concluded by land banks and railways
on government guarantees. Shares of
internal loans held abroad also will be
repudiated.
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YouShouldGiveFurnitureThis Christmas I
SOLDIERS HELD EXEMPT
SUITS CANNOT BE MAINTAINED
AGAINST MEN IN SERVICE.
BALDWIN FACES LONG TERM
Convict Sentenced on Two Charges
in Linn Circuit Court.
ALBANY, Or., Dec 8. (Special.)
Jeff Baldwin's length of service in the
Oregon State Penitentiary was ex
tended 10 years today, when he was
sentenced in the Circuit Court here on.
two charges. On the charge of assault
with intent to kill Baldwin was sen
tenced to serve eight years, and on the
charge of larceny in a dwelling he was
sentenced to serve two years.
Baldwin has approximately four
years yet to serve on th sentence on
which he is now incarcerated in the
prison, so this means that in the ab
sence of a pardon or parole he will
have to remain in the penitentiary for
approximately 14 years.
Judge Morrow Rules That Warriors
Fighting; for Their Country Are
Entitled to Protection.
Any Oregon soldier who has enlisted
voluntarily in the military forces and Is
in actual service will not be embar
rassed by court litigation affecting
what property he may own until the
war is brought to a close.
For the second time within the past
three months this important decision
has been handed , down in the Multno
mah Circuit Court, in upholding the
validity of the legislative enactment of
the 1917 Legislature In which it is de
creed that a mortgage foreclosure
against property of a man In the coun
try's service cannot be completed until
he returns from war.
Circuit Judge Morrow so held yes
terday when he denied the application
of Seymour Bell, who sought to fore
close a mortgage against the Ferguson
heirs, of whom Vance Ferguson, a vol
unteer soldier now in actual service,
was one of the defendants. These pro
ceedings must be held in abeyance until
Vance Ferguson returns from the war.
Judge Morrow held.
In commenting upon the case. Judge
Morrow, in a memorandum opinion,
said:
"The Government la now enlisting
millions of men in defense of its ex
istence, and the Imperative need of
keeping these men free from the worry
an" embarrassment of litigation while
in military service must be obvious. If
necessary, I would not hesitate to hold
that under the stress of a National
struggle for life, public need must re
quire a liberal construction of legisla
tion in support of the military forces
against constitutional limitations."
The same queston was fought out re
cently before Presiding Judge Kava
naugh, who likewise upheld the legis
lative act.
DUCKS EAT POTATOES
CONSERVATION HITS WILD FOWL
ON COLUMBIA RIVER.
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Remember, at All Times "Your Credit Is Good as Gold'
" Ifs-E-Z-to-Pay-the-Edwards Way" -
and
This New and Snappy Two-Room Outfit for the Family $1 1
Sent to Your Home on the Small Gash Payment of JJ
BALANCE ARRANGED TOFIT YOUR INDIVIDUAL REQ11REMEXT,
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Exactly as Pictured -in That Deep and
Rich Hand 'Rubbed Golden Wax Finish
It may sound bragglsh to say- but, nevertheless.
nere is me loxieoi suite snown In Portland for
the money. Bragging or no bragging, the fact
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this is not a child's set, it's for full-grown peo
pleeven though the price is only
$37
Von Conld Pay F
You'd never get more
In rest, comfort and aatls
f action. (Roth nets fin
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match.
Eight -Piece Solid Oak Dining Set
The family headquarters, as a rule, is the dining-
room, sucn rurniture as these six Solid Oak
Chairs. Colonial Buffet, with quarter-sawed top
and front; Massive Table, with 48-inch quarter
sawed flush rim top. will radiate an air of culture
throughout the entire home.
$69
$7
.50 1r This B "Hugro" Vacuum
' Carpet Sweeper
Tea, this Hugro Sweeper is
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all. Auto roller bearings,
hinged nozzle, brush attach
ment, nozzle clamp. These new
features will, no doubt, meet
with your approval. (Call at
the store and see them work.)
The "Biggest and Best" for the Money
"CONCERT" "UN0LA'!
$43
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"YOUR CREDIT IS AS GOOD AS GOLD" and "IT'S EASY TO PAY
THE EDWARDS' WAY."
.In Joy your borne to- the fullest
ritmt.
P o n r the- oil of cheerfulness
throughout It. - pry.t 'V-v, .
A good Phonograph Is what y onjvJ.J, " ' '
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mm
1 .
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display for your consideration, at only....
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$742
IP.' V "TjeBfjj 71
This 45-lb. "Sleepwell"
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and thick rolled edges, J j j 50
$1.50 Cash 50c Week
They are built
in In 1 u m I n .
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T hey are
g u a r a nteed
not to lump.
Try one for
60 nights If
not satisfied,
return at
Edwards' expense.
tiENUINE RED TENNESSEE
Cedar Chests
$1330 and $17.75
For an Ideal Christmas gift
one of these Red Tennessee
Cedar Chests will be most
acceptable.
They are large In size and
ferfeet In construction. To
nsure "Long Life" and give
added beauty copper bind
ing has been freely used.
Select yours this week for
future delivery.
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Out -of- Town Folks, Too!
Select One Single Pteee or a Howie Pull
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Two Block. North of Washington.
INSTALL THIS
-It will be a wonderful kitchen help
You can burn wood or coal and gas,
all at the same time.
-Save Time Save Labor Save Fuel.
-Different sizes and different styles
now on display. Call at any time.
All advantages of a Monarch will be
gladly explained.
Your Old Stove will be taken as part
fiay. Balance arranged to fit your
ndivldual convenience.
Phone your want ads t The Orego
niaja. Main 7070. A 6095,
Wheat Saved for Milling and Market
Made for Small Tubers Heretofore
Left in Ground. '
Ducks, as well as humans, must eat
substitutes.
Small potatoes, too small, in fact, for
the farmer to have paid any attention
to ordinarily. Is said to have solved the
problem when mixed with carrots and
other materials, minus wheat.
"No wheat is to be used for duck
feeding,'" said W. B. Ayer, Oregon- food
administrator, yesterday.' "Substitutes
must be found, and I am told that pa
triotic owners of duck lakes have dis
covered a Yemedy andhave applied It.
They are paying high prices for small
potatoes, which in former days would
not have been dug at all. These they
are mixing with other materials and the
ducks are thriving on it.
Mr. Ayer yesterday wrote letters to
Max H. Houser, State Game Warden
Shoemaker and others interested In
having the wheat saved, thanking
them for their work.
Thirty thousand pounds of wheat re
cently confiscated by the food admin
istration on duck preserves down the
river hag been shipped to Portland by
order of Federal Grain Agent Houser
and will be kept for milling purposes,
It was announced yesterday by Mr.
Ayer. '
"I want to say that the gentlemen
who own duck preserves have acted
square In this matter," said Mr. Ayer.
"It was only thoughtlessness. If any
thing at all. that led theia to f eed ,nny
wheat. They are as patriotic as any
one and are doing all they can" to
help us." - '
YOUNGSTERS MAKING GOOD
Hood River Teachers Tell of Prog
ress in Many Lines.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 8. (Special.)
At the annual Hood River County
Teachers' Institute held here last week
industrial club work and reports of
progress in various pupil enterprises
at different schools were among the
topics discussed. It was announced
that plans have been made by several
school districts for activity in club
work next year.
One of the most Interesting reports
was that of Mrs. E. E. Lage, a matron
of the Pine Grove district, who last
Summer taught a number of boys and
girls the art of canning. Hundreds of
cans of fruits and vegetables were
packed for family use by Cleo John
son, aged 13; Myrtle Jarvls. 13; Zoe
Scobee, 13; Ruth Boles, 10; Riddell
Lage, 9, and Leon a Van Allen, 7.
Canada Calls First Draft.
VANCOUVER. B. C Dc 8. The first
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PreserTeB. beutlfte. softens. whltn. prevent
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Oriental Rugs
FOR
Gift Purposes
Oriental Rugs make on of
the most acceptable and
lasting gifts.
Cartozian Bros.
Importers of Oriental Rngs, -Washington
at Tenth,
P1TTOCK BLOCK
dekft call under the Canadian military
service act will be Issued January 3,
according to reports from Ottawa.
Tenino Downs Socialists.
TENINO. Wash.. Dec. 8. (Special.)
Municipal officials were elected as fol
lows: Citizens' ticket Councilmen, S.
W. Fenton. 79; L. H. Hubbard. 79; Perry
F. Knight, 80; Treasurer, Grace K. Gib
son, 85. Socialist ticket Councilmen,
George Parkins, 27; T. J. Dlebel, 28, and
Kurt Scholz, 23; Treasurer, Charles
Vanderbloom. ?1.
We Are Thirty Years Old and Still Growing;
Assets $12,400,000.00
BERTRAND, Neb., August 29. 1917.
Bankers Life Insurance Co..
Lincoln, Nebraska
Gentlemen: I have received today
through your General Agent. Mr. Ol
son, a Paid-up Policy in the amount of
$1,000.00. also draft In the amount of
(271.42. This being settlement in full
on the Fifteen Pay Policy I have been
carrying with you. When I take into
consideration that I have only been
paying an annual premium of $81.50.
making a total of $472.50 and now re
ceive back $271.42 in cash and a Paid-up
Policy for the original face value, it
gives me continuous protection at a
cost that Is very moderate.
I am very much satisfied with the
treatment you have given me.
Very truly yours.
B. H. SCRANTON.
FIFTEEN PAY5IENT LIFE POLICY
Matured in the
OLD LLXE BANKERS LIFE INSUR
ANCE COMPANY
of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Name of insured B. II. Scranton
Residence Bertrand, Nebraska
Amount of policy $1000.00
Total premiums paid Company $472.50
SETTLEMENT -Total
cash paid Mr. Scranton $271.42
And Paid-up Participating
Policy $1000.00
We wish to contract with a few new men. Join us and let us make you soma
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