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vn"n mi Fair tonight and; tomorrow; winds mostly northerly. Humidity, 90. , '.'-) VOL. XV. -PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 16, 1916. SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS ON THAWS AKD HEWS STANDS riVI CJTTt : W '. ' ' ' i 11 " ' ' ' '' ...ii J 1 NO. 188. V 1 SRenio krupp forges Output of Shells and Guns at Essen Will Be Increased as . SafeQuard Aaainst Drives Of AllieS. FUTURE OPERATIONS IN WAR ARE OUTLINED Plan Is to Renew Offensive ln: East and Strengthen Defensive in West. By Carl W. Ackerraan. Esiien. Germany. Oct. Ifi. U. P Twenty thousand new workers will this week Join the forre of 70.000 al ready employed at the great Krupp run works In the fflRsntlc task of turning out shells and guns to feed the German armies. Th addition of this huge force Is ens step In the course Germany's re newed efforts to win the war is tak ing under the direction of Field Mar shal von Hindenburg, now chief of staff. Many skilled workmen are be ing recalled from the front to. aid In speeding up the production of war sup plies and barracks are being built here to house them. From conversations with Krupp di rectors, with August Thyssen. the "Carnegie of Germany." other Indus trial leaders, three facts become ap parent regarding the Gorman campaign sine Hindenburg assumed leadership. Hew 2laas of Oarmany. First Germany plans to maintain hr supremacy In the artillery branch of warfare by increasing the supply of guns and ammunition. Second By renewed submarine ef forts she plans to stop contraband go lnj,' to England from neutral European countries, to bait ammunition ship ments from America to England and to stop Canadian transports from car rying troops to Europe.. Third By an offensive against Rus sia and Roumanla. while maintaining an iron wall defensive in the west, she plans to bring England between the Jnwb of Hindenburg' military -vise and Dlhch her until she makes peace. vwona wind. Industries tnrougnoirt thn entire Rhine and Ruhr valleys. where shells roll out weekly by the 1 (Concluded on Pas Fie, Column Three OF AND LLOYD-GEORGE Says Austria Must Be De stroyed, Germany Weak ened Before Peace Comesr By John Hearley. Rome, Oct. 16. (U. P.) Austria must be destroyed as a state and Ger many deprived of every thought of dominating the world before the war can end. Signor Bissolatl, civil com missioner for war. Socialist leader, sol dier and one of the most powerful fig urea in the Italian cabinet,' told the United Press today. To consent to peace now would be an aot of treason on the part of any allied nation, he declared. "I am convinced that War Secretary I.loyd-George's statement to the United Press and Premier Asquith's words in the house of commons exactly inter pret the thoughts and express the firm resolve of all the allies," said the Ital ian cabinet member. "The peace to which the whole world aspires after so many horrors and sac rifices must be real and lasting, not a mere truce. Civilization must safe guard Itself against attempts similar to the one against which she la now reacting with all her strength. This means that we must create In Europe such conditions as to render it im possible for Germany to resume her criminal designs. "I therefore think that any state or states of the entente who would today harbor the thought of peace would be guilty of an act of treason. Rather than accept a peace contaminated by the germ of other wars, it would have been better not to embark on the pres ent war at all. "The deadly germ of war can only be killed by destroying Austria as a state and depriving Germany of every il lusion of predominancy. It is neces sary to proclaim .this fearlessly and openly as Premier Aaqulth and Lloyd George did." Senator Towne to Advocate Wilson In Speech Tuesday Senator Charles A. Towne, W prominent New York lawyer and former United States senator $ 4S- from Minnesota, will speak in support of President Wilson at the Baker theatre, on Broadway between Morrison and Alder. at 8 o'clock tomorrow night. One of the foremost orators . of the nation, ex-Senator Towne ijt 4k la expected to give an oratorl- cal treat aa well as present ar- contents- why President Wll- 4t aon Should he reelected. jt The publie is Invited to hear m him. The meeting la free. 4W ja mm UPHOLDS WORDS ASQUITH Risks Her Life in Rescue of Chinese Youth SlMer Rosia, Mother Superior of San Francisco Convent, Hurt by Auto. San Krancisoo, Oct. 16. (P. N. S.) RiftkinK lier own live to save that of Howard lee, a Chinese boy. Sister ' noiy soui convent. wa run down and erlously injured today by " tombu at Stockton and pacific jsnd msydls. cyiBirr noaia eeizeu ing uuy atnu drugged him on the sidewalk, almost from under the wheels of the machine. 8fte wa bruUcd and battered about the body and head. The driver was arrested and charged with battery. I VERY LIVELY SESSION; P. I L & P. President Clark of Car Com pany Says Jitneys Will Cause Ruin of His Concern At one of the largest, noisiest and most protracted meetings of the Chamber of Commerce, a resolution was adopted this afternoon calling upon the city council to subject Jitneys to the same terms of regulation as the Portland Railway. Light & Power company. The action followed an address by C. M. Clark of Philadelphia, chairman of the executive committee of the streetcar company, who told of the inroads made upon the company's busi ness by the Jitney. "Is this meeting one to influence legislation?" Inquired Attorney James N. Davis. "If it Is, it is wrong. Let the streetcar company go into the hands of a receiver. Give it an honest head and make it quit filling our leg islature with lobbyists and our city hall with those who would influence government." Davis was hissed off his feet. Arthur W. Mofulton, attorney for the Jitney interests, pharged that his side of the question had not been permitted a fair hearing, either before the Cham ber of Commerce or the Progressive Bus)ne Men's club, where Mr. Clark delivered ! ii-tt -addre E. L. Thompson, president of the mediately Invited the Jitney people to present themselves next Monday. "But that will be too late and it was in tended it should be too late," objected Moulton amid hisses. "This." he concluded, "Is one of the most Insidious lobbies ever organized.' George L. Baker, city commissioner, declared: "The effect of this meeting Is to work up sentiment against the city commissioners and officials You ought to study these matters and see the problems of the commissioners be fore you reach a Judgment." Many of Mr. Clark's remarks were critical of the city and state govern ment. He complained that Jitneys were allowed to operate unregulated a year and a half before an ord;naii'-e requiring them to esc u re franchises was adopted. Turbiners Said to Be Wanted on Sound Humor Za Current That Alaska Steam ship Company Would Buy or Char ter Speedy Tlavel-Prlsoo Llnan. Seattle. "Wash., Oct. 16. (P. N. S.) Negotiations, begun quietly, are un der way today. It is said, for the purchase or charter by the Alaska Steamship company of the liner ! Northern Pacific and Great Northern of the Great Northern Pacific Steam- 1 ship company. The move is a counter play on the part of the Alaska Steamship com pany against the Joined forcea of the Pacific Alaska Navigation company and the Paclfia Coast Steamship com pany. R. W. Baxter, vice-president and general manager of the Alaska Steam ship company, spent the greater part of Saturday in Portland with L. C. Gllm&n, president, and H. A. Jackson, general traffic manager, of the Oreat Northern Steamship company. Today Baxter refused pointedly tb answer any questions about the deal. Edwin Pearton, assistant secretary of the 8., P. & S. railroad of thla city, speaking for President L. C. Gllman, declared today that he had no knowl edge of negotiations for the purchase or lease of the steamships Great North ern and Northern Pacific. Both Mr. Oilman and General Traffic Manager Jackson are out of the city. Thieves Left What They Couldn't Carry rrank woe's Automobile Farts Stolen Saturday Wight From Armory While Owner at Bererldge Keetlng. Nothing but the tonneau and other parts too heavy for a man to carry away was left of Frank Noe'a auto mobile, stolen Saturday night from the Armory, when it was found yesterday morning by Motorcycle Patrolman R. I Crane. Three chain-tread tires, a rear door, the top and most of the tools were missing from the machine. Mr. Noe resides at the Venable hotel. He was attending the Beveridge meet ing when the vehicle waa taken. The automobile waa found on the Marquam roaLx Many Aeroplanes Destroyed. Berlin, Oct. 16. (L N. S.) (By wireless to Sayvtlle.) Seventy-four allied aeroplanes, (1 of them Brltlsn and 21 French, were destroyed during September, according to semi-official announcement here today by the Over seas News Agency. JITNEYS DISCUSSED A RAPPED re ENTE ROMii BY WAY OF PASS Severe Fighting Is Going On Near Town of Palanka, Invaders Attempting to Cut Important R. R. Line. ROUMANIANS TAKE . LEAD IN TRANSYLVANIA Bulgars and Serbs Continue Persistent Battle in Mace donia. London. Oct. 1. (U. P.) Teutonic troops 4av broken through Gymnes Pass. and invaded northwestern Rou manla, according to Berlin? dispatches today. Severe fighting is going on on Rou manian soil near the town of Palanko. The Austro-Germans are attempting to drive southward along the Tergu-Ocna railway to cut the main railway line supply the northern Roumanian armies. In the extreme north near the Bu kowinan frontier, the Roumanians are falling back upon their own border, but along the whole southern frontier of Transylvania they are vigorously counter attacking. Southeast of Kron stadt the Roumanians have wrested the Initiative from the Austro-German army that attempted to march south ward Into Roumania and have won local successes. The fighting in southern Transyl vania is becoming more violent In the region north of Vulkan Pass. There the Roumanians are pressing their counter attacks and have thrown back Austrian troops for a considerable dis tance. In Macedonia the battle around the bend of the Crerna river, where Bul gars and Serbs have been engaged for several days, is continuing with the outcome still In doubt. South of the Ancre the Germans shelled British positions rheavily at In tervals throughout the night. North of Courcelette a small enemy bombintf attack was repulsed. Northeast of Ypres, southeast of St. Eloi and east of Ftoegatreet. Brttisft4 detachments entered enemy trenches, inflicting casualties and taking pris oners. British Attack Bulgars. London. Oct. 16. (U. P.) A British patrol penetrated the Macedonian vll- lage of BurRuk, driving back Bulgarian detachments. It was officially an nounced today. British aviators at tacked the Buk bridge. Bucharest Reports Success. Bucharest. Oct. 16. (V. P.) Rou manian troops have occupied the vil lages of Stanagligoman. Giocado Bro- nului and Ciocastra Catului In their new counter offensive against the Teutons In the Alt valley region, it was officially announced today. Record Run Made to Mt. Hood in Contest Heoord of Two Soars and Tea Minntes Established la Kc for Cap Between Portland and Government Camp. From the Multnomah hotel to Gov ernment Camp in two hours and 10 minutes was the record established this morning by an automobile party which left the hotel aa the first en trant in th cup trophy contest. The cup is being offered by th. Multnomah Hotel company. Today " Journey was made In an Overland Six with Raleigh Petersen, sales manager of the Overland Pacific company, at the wheel. The start was made at 5:50 a. m. and Government camp was reached at 8 o'clock sharp, according to informa tion telephoned from the camp. This- two hours and ten minutes rec ord must be beaten by other automo bile men if the cup is to go elsewhere. Several enthusiasts have been holding back, waiting for someone else to make the first start so they would have "something to beat." With the present excellence of the roads lasting only until the first rains come. It is expected that other con testants will arrange for the race at once. Six Inches of Snow Is Michigan Report Calumet. Mlrh., Oct. 16. (I. N. S.) The worst blizzard of 10 years Is rag ing over Iake Superior today. All shipping has been compelled to take shelter and the lake is deserted. Six Inches of snow has fallen here. Accidental Shooting Fatal. Los Angeles, Oct. 16. (U. P.) Fatally shot by the accidental dis charge of a friend's shotgun, Paul J. Maguire, son of a Los Angeles busi ness man. Is dead here today. The accident happened when William Sut ton, with whom Maguire was hunting qusil near here, caught his gun on the twigs of a bush. Bulgarian Positions Taken. London. Oct. 1. (I. N. J3.) The British have penetrated Bulgarian po sitions in the village of Burauk, eight milea southwest of Demio Hissar, Macedonia, forcing the Bulgarians to retire, today's statement from the Brit ish war office on Balkan operations said. President to Meet Gerard. Shadow Lawn. Oct. 16. (L N. 8.) President Wilson will confer with Am bassador James W. Gerard next Mon day, it waa announced today. Conviction of T. R. Sheridan Is Confirmed U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Decision Against Banker. San Francisco. Cal., Oct. 16. (U. P-1 The United States circuit court of appeals today affirmed the ruling of the lower court in the case of Thomas R. Sheridan, convicted March 30. 1915. of abstracting depositors money from his bank. The opinion was written by Judge Hunt and Judge Gilbert, but Judge Ross filed a dissenting opinion. Thomas R. Sheridan, president of the First National Bank of Rosebuig, was tried in the local United States district court on charges of abstract ing depositors' money from his bank In March, 1915. Because of his prom inent position In the community and in the state at large the trial attracted great attention. It was heard by Fed eral Judge F. H. Rudktn of Spokane, of the eastern district of Washington. Sheridan was indicted on eight counts and the Jury in the case re turned a verdict of guilty on two counts after an all-night session. The specific counts on which he was convicted were, first, taking $230 be longing to David Hull, a depositor, for the benefit or B. C. A. Hull and him self; and second, abstracting $5000 de posited to the credit of Laura M. Vor rlll. Testimony was offered by the gov ernment to the effect that some Jai, 000 of depositors' funds had been used of which 15,000 had been repaid. NEW YORK HERALD'S BY A LARGE MARGIN New York, Illinois, Ohio and Indiana Will Decide, It Is Held. New Yorc, Oct. 16. President Wil son's re-election by a large majority Is again foreshadowed by last week's result of the New York Herald poll. With 107,403 straw votes as a basis. the states which the Herald puts in the Wilson column have 312 electoral votes, while only 266 are required to elect. The Herald says that the Re publicans seem to be at a standstill, while the Democrats are forging ahead. . The Herald declares that New York, Illinois, Ohio and Indiana will decide (Concluded on Paje Kour, OolUtan Fonr) Wilson Train Crew Hauls Hughes Train "Golden Campaigners at Ashland Pre sented Fruit and Water Mary An tln Drinks Toast to Justice Hughes. Ashland, Or., Oct. 16. The Hughes women's special, which arrived in Ash land Sunday afternoon, was greeted by about 100 automobiles, half of them being decorated with Wilson and Mar shall pictures. A long lin of railroad men holding pictures of Wilson lined up near the station, and .Ties of Wil son" predominated. The party was taken to Lltliia park, whfro 200 peo ple were waiting, and where four of the eastern women epoke. Mary Antln drank an Ashland lltliia water toast to Hughes from a silver cup presented to the party in Portland by the state central committee. The party was presented with quantities of grapes', apples, pears and peaches, and several cases of lithia water, by local Republicans. Every member of the train crew which took the train out of thi divi sion wore Wilson Buttons. France Recognizes New Government Consul Makes Formal Call on Venlselos Greeks la Kew York Favor Na tionalist party. London, Oct. 16. (U. P.) The Na tionalist government set up on the island of Crete by ex-Premier Venl zelos has been recognized by the French consul, said a Central News Athens dispatch today. The consul made a formal call on the Venlzelos government. New York. Oct. 16. (U. P.) A nation-wide organization of Greeks in a Venlzelos party, favoring Greece's in tervention in the war on the side of the allies, was planned by Greek lead ers here today, following a big demon stration last night. Ten thousand Greeks tried to crowd their way into a hall where the new party was formed, and $4000 was subscribed In a few min utes. It is the plan to enlist 300,000 Greeks in the movement. Hunt for Submarine Is Still Being Waged American Destroyer Patrol Continues to Comb the Atlantic Coast But Bo Par Vothlsg Has Been Discovered. Newport. R. I.. Oct. 16. (I. N." S.) Search for a hidden submarlae base and a secret wireless station, the ex istence of which" was reported as a re sult of the recent spectacular visit of the German submarine U-53, was con tinued Sunday by the American de stroyer patrol. Destroyers Continued to depart and arrive from various sections of the New England coast all day long,, but nothing to confirm the existence of either of these unneutral establish ments was discovered. Official opinions here are that they are an invention. Thirty vessels, including a scout cruiser, mine layers and repair pro vision ships, were In Narragansett bay last night. POLL FAVORS WILSON SHIPS LOOKED TO FOR RELIEF IN CAR ISSUE Help From Railroads Can Only Be Sporadic; Water Lines Are Only Remedy, Says Prominent Official. LOCAL SITUATION TO GROW MORE SERIOUS Hood River Apple Men 'Now Demand Cars; Shippers of Wheat in Line. Unless ship lines can be brought to Portland for the handling of freight out of the Columbia river basin, the car shortage conditions that Tor many weeks have hampered all lines of busi ness will grow more and more acu'o. Relief through the importation of emp ty cars from eastern lines can be only temporary and sporadic. If permanent relief from the present stortage and ob viation of recurrences of the shortage are to come, the avenues of the sea must bring It about. Such was the opinion, expressed to day, of a prominent Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation official who for weeks has been watching the heav iest movement of freight in the his tory of the railroad and who has seen the supply of rolling stock become shorter and shorter. Burden Thrown on Boftde. "The railroads now are called upon to handle more business than ever be fore that can move only by rail." said this official. "In addition, they are called upon also to take care of thou sands and thousands of carloads of goods that normally move by water. Tim scarcity of ships has thrown this enormous burden upon the rail lines. We are trying to handle it and. some times marvel that we are doing aa well at it as we are." Shippers could help the situation themselves by broader and more un selfish appreciation of the situation, the official pointed out. For example, many cars, ordered in a hurry, are loaded only to a small percentage of capacity. Cars, once ordered and de livered to shippers, often are held longer than necessary before being loaded. -ert received under- load. otni are held indefinitely without being un loaded, the consignee paying the per (Concluded on Ptge Fourteen. Column Six) SENATOR LANE WILL BEHALF OF WILSON He Will Begin Tour at Hepp ner Wednesday Night, and Will Close at Portland, United States Senator Harry Lane will leave tomorrow night on a cam paign tour of the state in support of President Wilson. He will deliver his first speech at Heppner Wednesday night, and will wind up with an ad dress In Portland on the night before election. He will swing through eastern, southern and central Oregon, and will give the last six or seven days tie fore election to Portland and near-by cities. His itinerary is as follows: October 18 Heppner. October 19 Condon. October 20 Bend. October 21 Prinevllle. October 23 Falls City October 24 Salem. October 26 Mount Angel. October 26 Silverton. October 27 Florence. October 28 Marshfield October 35 Bandon. 'October SI and November 1 and 2 r"oruana. November 3 St. Helen3. November 4 Astoria. November 5 and 6 Portland. -i r- - Dr. Marie Equi Case Dismissed by Court Woman Had Been Arrests 1 in Connec tion With Alleged Disturbance of Political Keetlng on Saturday. Charges of disorderly conduct pre ferred against Dr. Marie Equl Satur day afternoon as a result of the dis turbance at the Eleventh street theatre prior to the political meeting addressed by the "Golden Special " women, were dismissed by Municipal Judge Lang- guth this morning. The dismissal was a matter of mu tual agreement between Deputy City Attorney Fred W. Stadter, City Detec tive Fred Mallett, who made the ar rest, and her attorney, E. E. Heckbert. Bank Clearings Make Daily Gains Over 1915 Figures Portland bank clearing are making daily gains over 1915. Today the total bank clearings for the city were J3. 735,787. 60 compared with $2,291,250.12 the same day a year ago. The in- creases are not only being made dally but -they are spreading In voUime. 7 ' - CAMPAIGN OREGON President of Erie Railroad to Support Woodrow Wilson ' 1 I :11 ix J a-: 1 . F. D. Underwood, president of the Erie railroad. that the Republicans also stand 3 ' , i As for the outlook for prosperity, as pledged by the Repub licans, Underwood said : "I am not carried away by the statements and promises that any political party on the outs make." He expressed himself as not holding the view that Wilson had oppressed oig business. POSITION OF Episcopalians Expect Report Arraigning Business Meth ods in Handling of Funds. St. Louis, Oct. 16. (U. P.) Wheth er negro clergymen and laymen Bhall have a voice In the affairs of the Protestant Episcopal church of Amer ica was debated in the houe of depu ties t today. The report of the Joint commission on the racial Episcopate recommended an amendment to the church canon forming the negro population of the Bouth into a missionary district with the same right to representation aa Alaska, the Philippines and other mis slfary districts. The report was laid over until" next week after short de bate. A committee on hymnsl revision pre sented a report which cut down the number of songs from 679 to 659. Two hundred hymns that were almost un used are eliminated and some new ones aro added. The important report of the Joint commission on business methods in the church will come up some time this week and may be called to a hearing late today. The report is expected to arraign the lack of business methods In the handling of church funds. There was much comment today among the bishops and deputies as to possible action on the proposed short ening of the Iord's Prayer, the shortening-of the Ten Commandments, and the changing of the marriage cere mony of the church. The pros and cons were hu-fy getting in their pre- del'ate campaigning. So ial meetings of various auxiliary associations of the church were the order of the day among those not members of' either house. The proposal that the words "obey" and "serve" in the woman's portion of the Episcopal marriage ceremony be stricken from the ritual was re ferred back this afternoon to the commission of the Book of Common Prayer for three more years. Fierce Fighting Is Reported at Lutsk London. Oct. 16. (I. N. S.) After a colossal battle of two weeks, in which the losses on both sides are numbered by thousands, the Russians have suc ceeded in breaking into the German front south of Lutsk in Volhynla. The victory was won In the region of the village of Korymlza, and a num ber of prisoners were taken by Gen eral Brussiloff's forces which, al though subjected to fierce counter attacks, succeeded in holding all their gains. The regions of Korytznia has been the scene during the last few weeks of some of the greatest pitched bat ties of the war. It was only after a bombardment of tremendous vlo lence and the arrival of fresh reserves that General Brussiloff succeeded In breaking into the German position. Berlin does not admit the Russian success, the first report of which is made in an official statement from Petrograd. The German war -sfflce states that the Russians carried out a tremendous artillery bombardment on a front extending from Slrravka on the Stokhod as far as the region east of Gorochov, but that the czar's in fantry attacks were repulsed. The German war office also reports fresh activity by the Russians in their Lemberg campaign from the south east. All their attacks in this re gion were repulsed, the German grand headquarters report says. Rnsslans Capture Prisoners. Petrograd, Oct. 16. (I. N. S.) Stub born fighting continued in the region of Kerytnakyz. volhynla, the war of flee today announced. Obstinate battles also are raging In Galicla, east and south of Lemberg. In the Carpathians, the statement said. 17 officers and 1170 men have been captured by the Russians. South of Dorna Watra, the Teuton are on the offensive. Fire Causes Heavy - Loss. Milwaukee, Wis.. Oct. !. (I. N. 8.) The plants of A. Schwartz company. packing box makers, and the Mllwau kee Western Malt company were de stroyed by fire early today, entailing a less of half a million dollars. NE CHURCH AFFAIRS IS DEBATED BY DEPUTIES Chicago, Oct. 16. (U. P.) President F. D. Under wood of the Erie railroad is for President Wilson's elec tion. Approving the same idea held by Judge Lovett of the Union Pacific, Underwood said, in an interview pub lished today, that the Demo cratic party had "achieved the seemingly impossible and is worthy of a future trial." While opposed to Wilson on the eight-hour law, Un derwood declared the presi dent had shown honest mo tives, and lie pointed out for an eight-hour day. PUT IN APPEARANCE AT Underwood and Levett State ments Indicate Business Is Turning to Wilson, By Robert J. Bender. New York, Oct. 16. (C. P.) Presi dent Wilson has decided to make 22 rear "appearances" with perhaps short "howdy do's" to voters In stops on his way to and from Chicago where he Is to address a non-partisan meeting at the Press club next Thursday. Twelve of the stops are to be made up-state in New York, three m Indiana and seven in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Long Branch, N. J , Oct. 16. (U. P.) -Statements by F. D. Underwood, president of the JCrio . -railway, end Robert S. Lovett, chairman of the board of the Union Pacific railroad. In dorsing President Wilson and disput ing claims that the president acted with political expediency when he forced through congress the eight-hour law for railroads, are the best news which has struck Shadpw Lawn in some days, the president's political lieutenants declared today. While the big railroad chiefs dis agree with the president on the eight- hour law. their support of the so-called Wilson policy now under Republican fire is taken by Democratic leaders here as a strong indication that the substantial business Interests of the country are finally awinglng into line behind the president. They look for further announcement by other lead ing railroad men similar to those of Lnderwood and Lovett. As a matter of fact. Shadow Lawn bears a very optimistic atmosphere these days. Action by several big bust ness concerns in the country, notably the Endicott & Johnson shoe manu factory. In not enly Indorsing, but actually putting Into effect an eight hour day, is held by the president's advisers as Indicative that society ap proves the principle of the eight-hour day as claimed by the president and that his means of settling the threat ened railroad strike are "obviously be ing vindicated." Party leaders here who two weeks ago were dubious, today are literally walking on air. They feel the slump has passed and that "Hughes will never be able to catch up again." Their views are based on scores of tele grams coming In from their lleuten ('ntioliide1 on Pige Nlns, Column Four) Chinese Officially Confirm Reports Smbasay Says Japan and Sussla Pro test Against Xallway and Canal Con- cessions to American Corporations Washington, Oct. 16. (U. P.) The Chinese embassy today officially con firmed Peking reports that the Japan ese and Russian governments have pro tested against the railway and canal rights concessions to the American In ternational corporation of New York and the Stems-Carey company of St Paul, Minn. Embassy officials would not discuss the protests, but it Is believed they nave oeen iaia Derore the state depar ment. Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo, Chinese minister, called on Secretary Lansing today and" presented a personal letter from President Ll Yuan Hung of Chini tewing oi His inauguration, following me uea-m or. xuan Hni KA1. Accident Orphans Sixteen Children Jeffersonvllle, Ga., Oct. 16. (I. N 8.) Sixteen children were made or phans when a train crashed into an automobile today, killing T. H. Mer cier and C. G. Farr. Mercler leaves nine children and Farr seven. The men were on their way to- a wedding when the crash occurred. Freshman Dies of Paralysis. Princeton. N. J.. Oct. 1 (U. P.) Every possible care was taken today to guard against spread of infantile paralysla in Princeton university, fol lowing the death of Eric Brunnow, a freshman, from the disease. The col lege, however, waa not under quaran tine, and President Hibben denied that such a atep la contemplated. NEW HAS SHADOW LAW W SON OUT PROBLEMS FACING trail Tendency to Move Forward; Along Progressive Lines : Said to Have Been Shown by Votes Cast, He Says.fjS FOR THE PEOPLE TO MAKE OWN CHOICE President Addresses Delega tion of Professional Men at Long Branch. v :J By Robert J. Bender. r Long Branch, N. J., Oct. 16. (U. P.)' Speaking lo a delegation of proml- .',' . nent educators. Journalists and profes- ; t sional men. President Wilson this . ' afternoon declared that the real prob em facing America Is to -unite and -. organize her progressive forcea fof.'.j V action." V f "Four years ago 16,00,000 votea- .: , were cast. Ten million of these were : oast for the progressive candidal 6.000,000 for the Democratic party and Vy' 4.000,000 for the Progressive. This .X merely shows that the tendency of ii(; ; America is to move forward JOBsViv' progressive lines," ho said. ili-. I think It Is evident lo the country - J that what has been done has been , ' sincerely done and that its lines can r' ' be continued and projected with the ... instrumentality now in power." .":',::" Up to America to Decide. i ,', . "It is up to America to decide what ..' she wants to do with the ten million "progressives, or three and half mil v non otners. ne aeciareu. , "The people are asked to subStltut , i the leaders of the three and a half . '-v million for the leaders of the ten fj':, million. Who are the leaders of three and a half million? They want among other things to put the army and navy V v (Onrlndwl on Pago Fonr. Column Sli) FRENCH LINER WITH MANY MOLES BOARD IS IN PORT ; La Fayette Docks at New York and Anxiety for Her .: Safety Is Relieved, ' New York. Oct. 16. (U. P.) Ul harmed the French liner LaFsyette, with many notables aboard. slocked here today. ,! She had crossed from Bordeaux since last week Sunday, while Paris and the. United States feared for her safety'' because of the recent submarine war fare off the gateway to America. The LaFayette, the finest passenger, French ship now afloat, carried' S2" persons, including Enrico Caruso, alng er; Frank A. Munsey end 8. 8. Mc-. Clure. publishers; Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam K. Vanderbllt, Miss Ann Morgan, John Barrett, of the Pan-American ' union and Gattl Casazza. That the LaFayette was unacathvd caused relief along the waterfront. Her safety, along with that of the Helllg Olav, reported chased by a sub marine, and the arrival of the liners St. Paul and Canoplc, were taken' as . indicative of a cessation in German submarines raiding off this coast. Mariners, however, will take unusual precaution. Inasmuch as they believe that the U boats may still be xx the offing. The American liner Rt. Paul took th precaution of lighting her American markings thoroughly while passing through the raiding, zone. Inactivity Canst Kpecnlation. London. Oct. 16. (U. P.) That the German submarine U-53 either has" been sunk, captured or has returned to a German port, are the guesses made In shipping circles here to account for L'.oyd"s sudden reduction of Transat lantic insurance from 40 to 20 shillings. It is AMMimed here that Lloyd's action was based on Inside information ' of : some sort. Hellig Olar Not Chased. New York, Oct. 16. (I. N. 8.) Captain Hoist of the Scandinavian American liner Hellig Olav, today re ported to his owners by wirelesa that there was no truth In the report brought to New York by the White Star liner .Bovic that the Helllg Olav had been chased by .a German sub marine. "We have not seen any submarine,' Captain Hoist reported, "and there. IS nothing true in the story." Casement Plea of TJ. S. Arrived 0. K. Attorney for Executed Irish Patriot . ays Senate JUeolution Waa Con- -addered by British Oovemmeat. Shadow Lawn. N. J.. Oct. 1. (I. .N v 8.) The United States senate resolu tion seeking clemency for Roger Cast ment, the Irlhli patriot executed iu London for high treason, reached Ens land before the death tentence waa carried out. and was considered by the ' British government without result. This Information was contained in a letter mailed today to Michael Y. Doyle, Casement's assistant conns 1, by Secretary Tumulty. Many persons,' including Casement v sister, believed , that the resolution arrived too iate. - si?.-