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Tim OREGON DAILY1 JOURNAL. PORT LAlD. MONDAY, - SEPTEMBER 18. 1913.' ; "1 'V :-i 1 . . m :: ! . ... ii ALLIES EXPECTED TO GIVE II Bad Faith of Germany Exposed tr ty Her Separate Offer Made in IV UOIglUIII I I VVIMIII6IIU MM NEGATIVE REPUES NEWS ALONE IS FAVORABLE 1 ; j ,' 11 - v All Other London Newspapers Eager to, Reject Any Idea That Allies Stop War on Germany. P?;;- ,v' lMjdon, Sept. 14. I. N. S.) "Iden ffcaT: negative replies" from the allied nations to the Vienna peace proposal is nxeiy, it was tearnea mis arternoon,, .; The. allied attitude. In shaping any i reply. Is to be that Austro-Oerman acta, f rather than words and proposals, are -, necessary before there can be any real , consideration ox peace. ' i There -is no doubt here that the Aua '. . iro-Hungarlan proposals originated In ' J Germany. . I-v All .dispatches received here show a ' generally unfavorable reception to the note and reveal the lmDortaincA attached 7 t -. - . . -. ... . j . . .. I .V A1UWW.U TIOTTB ... UVU4 bUlB VUUUU and France. i Newspapers cite President Wilson's It. "peace principles ' and Premier Lloyd Wllsoa , Bseogalsed as Leader 'r;- tf The -.i great place taken by President .-.t niuva m wvriu leauersnip was impnt ' j slsed today by press comment on the Austro-Hungsrian peace note. l What twineflt Austria might h&re ob- . Hi I It .. 1 ' . . t . . I . . . aaa oeen lessened by publication of cier- v Hun's bad faith. Germany put forth the : , following termst . ; end of tha war; reconstruction of Bel- ; ; . Clwn and political and economic! inde- , - euabiishment of German Belgian com- f mereiai ' treaties existing oeiore tne n war; Belgium to aid by moral suasion : In restoring of German colonies ; the - yienrUh question to be considered and f ' . the Flemish- minority, which aided the Clintlin inVmAATm fn wn mumnlihul i - n Labor party leaders regard Austria's Broposal. as - virtual aocentanee of the - ; partya suggestion for an Informal con V f rerence regarding peace. - . Mne ixnaon momlnr - bmmm onm. . i meniea, on Austria's proposal as fol h VJbws : HVvTi..k. fu . ; vfvm 111 . W. W H . m ucMr, i true uiat ail DooDies - a . - - i (ong ior a speedy end to the struggle,' ; : , out me tunes nave siatea their preiimin : t ary condition They are: Withdrawal " r from Belgium and France : abroa-atios. of . .- ine isrest-Liitovsk and Biwhu-ut trm.t. lesetc. There is not the faintest bus-. - gesnon mat tne central powers will - agree to these conditions. It Is Just an MinvauuH lu sm auurejL coniiirpnpsi si r wnmn ,- mmmm wv SMIIS U MVSUWr v.-- Mwu vii uiiubM idiu viBTBUiia. - xunanne TODAY TOMORROW , . . Iv If h40 l.-S5niIiHt Bait Sfe- ; fl' :Mh Comedy r burg wants time to' pull his armies to- geuier. ; WegotlaUons mean a practical armistice. Germany's not to Belgium U another Brest-Utovsk schema.. - I - fleck I KmbarraurXstemta- 1 'Chronlole "Tw motives . tnsnlre the! note-first, the dealre to embarass tho ,t.nf. x t,i., ntwM waim at I oontlnulnsr tho war. Second, genuine I reo s statement by anonymous prop longing for peace.. tSerlla and Vienna j adjBi1 , - K " ...it.. u i- fin. ,. , I xme way -for. the central powers to central powers cannot win the war. In- steaa, tney are xearxui wua uo areaa oi i defeat and disaster. No one wants to ... . h. I MMre. but the entente are net roinar to.! be fooled with an unreal peace. It would be foolish to expect good results from a i conference until Bertln ; and Vienna cfeange their methods of negotiations. In WUsona language no general peace., no ,-v. infiniu umtflM ! these years of tragical suffering. can be arrived at unaer ine ojo metnoa oi oar-i The Timei-"Germany Is employtag Austria to sham peaca- proposals ana. cover up ner rton to gain urne wnuei jtunaenourg -organises nw loroea. -. x i is one oi tne, oiaeat ana siaiesi. iticm i ldest and stalest. tricks What tha central em- Joeia rejection of the a.t thev;can airaln ore- of diplomacy, pires really hope proposals so 'that they ; can again pre- J sent -to . their; disheartened peoples :thelr I also hope break Oie entente'a solid - .' :.- . The Ppst-Tha Austrian ; note," die- Uted 1y Germany, is the first definite peace "overture from 'Germahy. " But to pause now would b to throw away the fruits of four years of war. dis- miss forever all hope of victory and to I betray clvUlraUon. Tha note say a that! cussion of -peace. That may be true of Dally Mall "The note is disposed of In advance by Presidents Wilson's dec laratlon that 'open covenants of peace must be openly arrived at- Behind the Austro-Bungarian , note and the Ger ma.n nnin to Belsrium Is Hindenburar'a desperate desiro to gain ; Ume for the reorganisaUon of his shattered troops." Manr.hftRter uuardlan "It would be .icisub osm urn awnnurau. wwusjl monstrous flout If the Proposal, as i such, should be flouted at heretofore. It would also be unwarranted to lay down definite military ends as a pre-requisite I the reply, should be immediate, pointed 0 fMrhaJ Foch, the advancing and to to any dlaoussion. On the other hand. I out that there was no reason why. if tartan lesions directed by Hair, by P we fear peace will be delayed if welhe so desired,. Secretary Lansing should j enter confidential discussions without I some Suggestion oi we enemys ap- f oroach to our well known proposals. We think the allies should require an ex- pression relative to the lines laid down by Wilson and Lloyd George. Let us, m ktvva nil thinern. avoid renlvlnsr in such terms as to give the.waverers xresnipialn that the United States cannot! resolution." m.. ii - 11.1.'. www posal for a conference declaring: "Only I in uwii iwi wTun " r" actual diacuselon can prove whether dis - cusslons at this time can lead the . world nearer peace. Austria's dominating tlve hardly can be doubted, inere is no doubt that for her, more than any other belllaerent. an early peace la Imperative.. Such a conference would not compromise tne allies-' luntjanneuuM pm-ii. 1 the other hand, there is more than a re- mote prospect that a discussion tnati.,aM. ,nfl. . n i.Min- MBM 1 might leave Germany obdurate might be different in the case or Turaey, uui--aria and Austria. The allies have ev- 4;V Freach Make Comment Parlai 'Sept.? ltWCL N. 7B.)-451ight 55,5JJ2? .T:;S K1!lo..r,f .-Marthalaas tlie 1na- IS I wwini - I w..w. , . - ' ... l riA,,n4 . r t.a I hopelessness of thelwrnUttarjE. situation AND LAST TIMES wZilwaWSI 2 a i i v - ...-.,.-..-'7. and a desire by the leaders of the cen- itrai powers- to save wnat is possima. I The attitude of the French toward the central powers' offer might be sum- martxed as foUows: ' 0 . Austrfcn-Hungarlan .premier ? out for les thaa this. "How much- less credence , should P"co proposals Is for us to tear .-- r. .. , - - mJl pem. f!?0P,a i,ot,i classes, who discussed the outlook? tn P days, U Blessed tho belief " 1 wMi,d L10 i?"!??, " "ot- Fn 0?.Jhti' J f0r Bhe uu r- "Irr . .. :: .1 "Vti n .er: IN( 01 uio- peaco drtva , In the central w!JrilL - UOy Bp '" r.'-- German Comment Characterfstle Amsterdam.. Sept . H-OJ. P.lTh uerman press see as to give the impres bioo tnat it is not wnoie aeartedly in zavor or the Austrian peace note, i .The Berliner WNeuatoSteichten calls ;the "not sltysit:,, ,;, ' Tbs BMncn Zultunr think. . uivor oi me Austrian peace note - Tha Boersen Zeltung thlnka ' thero is llttle' hopo of tta 'sucoess.'"-a s i tha note as- a sign, of .weakness, v Thel Vorwaerta warns ininri .Z optimism." but says the widest circles 1 of tho German people" will welcome the note.' r - . The Kreus Zeitung fears tha nota'is futile and mar lead to results opposite from those desired. , . . Tha Vosalsche Zeltung anticipates the wlU mean declaration of tha bahkreptcy j AUSTRIAN NOTE TO BE ANSWERED PROMPTLY ' - I (paedatMd Turn Pais 0a ' 1 wabtainabla. either at, tha atate de-1 partmentor tha . Whlto Bonae. ; - Offl-j. aemanaea mat they remain mute nntu i the note actually waa deUTered.pow-l ever, other 'officials, who believe that! not immediately communicate tnis gov-1 ernment s -position to ut oweaisn min-'i later for transmission back to Vienna I via Stockholm. it is expected here' that In rejecting the Austrian suggestion President WI1- mnn win tik mvuilnn tn milr. it accept any such suggestions as having 1 - . . , - j i -f i orb unun w iwu uiuii n a ox" I Ducted to refer to the fact that the) 1 central powers know, and have known I for montha, the terms upon which the rao-wIltenU and the United States Will rmake peace. Until these ' terms are j accepted, and the ventral powers show I a f.i.v w- ....,,M., 1 readiness to withdraw from aU in- I .n4(aw n fit mah f nn. .rtlon Whten the nrealdent has de- nothing but a waste of time would ho 1 gained by holding such a conf erence as. la proposed by the Austro-Hun-1 xataereu sy uenaasy I 4 it is consiaerea certain nere toaayi that the peace drive of the central ZZSST BtnTLiSiM iffer wa. powers for officials are completely fathered by Germany--wni not , n4 ..w .4UM -' . i . ; vw-ijwvwu " vivwui nu w.m.i. mv ...t..l AM..f ... a precarious condition both military n Jnf11? GrT content is 1 I -1 u""jr morale ta aunt armies m low and i Bteadny being farther shattered. .eonftnt poundln the mlhty allied triphammer on the western bat- tie line la shaking the very foundations LPi9. aatrtca. Because of this offlctala here said today that contin- ued peace off era are certain for some tune to come, uowever, untu tne mm-1 imum terms of the entente, aa already voiced In the public utterances of Pros-1 raeni wuson ana jrremier uoya ueorgei and Clemenceau are accepted by the cental powers, au sucn -suggestions will rail upon deaf ears. Htium Flood Whlta VTnaaa - ' Officials take occasion to nolnt: ant! today that th4 demand that the peace suggestions be -.rejected - immediately and emphatically was almost unanimous in every , section of the country Only one single newspapers so far at -is reported to have amrreated t wnwwnuva wiaiuiiiir oi iam Austrian etfer. Messages to ths White House. J,!er",la "4.h0U w wuwi m, ku wuwu am single senunwnd ui me exier snouia ne re-1 "Moreover, a comparison of the re jected In such a manner that no doubt ception of the peace proposal of the wouia oe wit wai tne unnea states! was in the war to a finish and noth- J Ine. less than a oompleU surrender by J tne xoroea or autocracy . wm . satisfy this nation. r . Officials, after' carefully examining the unofficial cabled text ot the Aus - trlan offer, called attention to the very adroit language which waa Used throughout. It was pointed out that Austria seemed very desirous of niacins: all of the onua4or continuing the war on the allies, and tried In every way to Juggle the language so that it would 1 iurmaa European- ownerauip. these de appear as though Austria waa ready to mands, the realisation of which was maae material concessions which in re- aiity ahe waa not doing. . It waa certain that in the reply which the United States will jnakiHo thta note the hypocrisy will be stripped from the Austrian . offer and ; responsibility for continuing the war until "the world has been made safe for democracy". will I u acceptsa oy resident Wilson. ine state department, curiously was in receipt of ais-1 wuia impose a constitution upon Ger patches from a neutral country, trhlch I many from the outside. stated that dlnlomats there. wirnA that Germany was launching a most desperate sucaatTs. .vuier-aispatonea oaiieai attenuon to tho fact that the German newspapers havo practically ceased edl - as ins military auua - tioa and that semi-official anaio- lauure or tne -army, to keep advancing now are missing. - 1 some doubt had been expressed Sunday aa to whether the .Austrian nrotMMuii not niTiTB pacmst aenument tn this country. -This doubt has been more tnan est at rest. AU of the information obtainable here today la that not "only J the country a nnlt In demanding that m""" rem; wrt NCBwuAuva, out is held that even to give consideration to I "Far more ouupoken.than in the do i the Austrian suggestion would be an in- J main of concrete war alms haa the re i "uu. w uw mriuT n htj wmcn s cov- lertag Itself with klory. That the men fighting In France and elsewhere and tha relative of those whose names are on mw ,tu wnvrwgiua ncTr cavnu- nance any peace tnat ooea not crush tor ail time the German military machine U , shown absolutely by the messages reach- : tog. herp .from! arery ;. section, of the country. AUblKIA btNUINU NUIt ' ? tO kli R F! 1 1R FRFMT IW ALL DLI.MUCril,IO I f ie.aaAaM4 l7fiaM v 4 ' -. a . VeTdft !a k emautiMi aeaaaa vaw.. , arau 'A'eVAiVWU communication telegraphed from Vienna extends an Invitation to all belligerenta j to enter- Into. non-binding discussions at) some neutral meeting place for -an ex nhange Of views regarding' possibilities NEW YORK JliliES : QiJLY PAPER THAT Urges AITies . to Accept -Austrian v Plan -; for : Peace Discussion; 'Warns . Militarism Must End. ALL.OTriERS OPPOSEcSCHEME "Do We BelieveWhat We. Say l - ikifr.?TI.Ur r.Mn' TfstmvWT ADOllt MniS Uerman -lting7', I :'inniiirW inquires new. IOrR iriUUIietl NYork4 8!'15t!2t Tork Times,' lxr an editorial today, urged ium jfBBj w w; looking toward peace.: Tha- newspaper, however, declared peae oondltlona must throttle- German: .militarism ' and insure thsi thero b no repeOtion of tha war. Pointing out that the peace offer comes from the quarter where for three years T "It comes In at form which the-alliee may honorably accept- In the confident belief that Jt rwttt lead to the end of Ihe - o mstom d Practice Of hWio tha adltorlal -conUnued. .denoanda that this invitation to enter upon tha prelim- lnarles of peace 'deeerve the most se -warnmenbi to whicht It la' addressed. AlUad Saeeesses Are Caase rious anoyrespectrui 'mttenuon oc ine ii. mnA mrtrln nu af i,.. mnst look to fha battle fjeida of France. - Tha. French. Brltlah American troops, under command tain mA by Pershing, have brought about this complete c bangs in tne nunaa and in tne atutuae iowru m wr m Vienna and of Potsdam. The refluent current thafr began to bear the Germans back from the Msrne on July 1$ and baa never ceased Its lrre- slstlble sweeo extinguished - their last hopes or victory; oc nuim conei an admonition ox impMuiwu w trijtT. niA niMHTur. . - .. Mast Not Stop: War Plans FAVORS PROPOSAL The Times declared, all belligerents desire the end of the war. but said, "It would be the worst of blunders for na or any of the entente allies to abate war preparations now." Commenting on what might be forced from the central powers, the newspaper ma: " P0 ttt left Germany master of the east would be a crime against our- " -. w r?m Z " , . TT . 'TT aVAiva lV4 IU4 UiUQ a OMwUei'ww M vVWt e Mams en. anetwftei a Ka itaMaaai 4m vivua esvaaajg varesae skuwto iu aw uwi vvu tu tw eemallv IndtsneKaabla. hut reiteration haa made them famillsjM Other Papers Oppose Plan Other; New Tork newspapers declared the proposals must be rejected as they now stand, r - y -r . No one but " a German or a vassal of Germany could Imagine that with the I .-iki imArm n -oma.i.n .m... jam almost as false and boastful as ever. la peace by negotiations Is possible. I t vt. - t. not to bo thus adjusted. No lie hi to come triumphant from the fields where o many brave men have perished." The Tribune asked r "Do we believe what we say about this German thing that it -is frlehtful bevond redamntion. I that It has no faith to pledge, that It haa betrayed the very orlnciDlea of crvili I cation, that it cannot be : lived with. and that It most be utterly destroyed?" and then pointed to the crimes which have been committed. "Germany haa lost this war." It continued. "The peace of I tensive Is now her most danxerous vtansn. Tnt ft break itself unnn tha text lie that leadeth Into captivity shall go into-captivity; he that kllleth. with the sword must be killed with the ewerd!' I ... ' . tel gram says the note haa been drawn In 5 " . i t K.t. .v,.. . ....v.i- lv.Ki i .v. T'eHhT-wFl topeao. i and understanding. powers of the quadruple alliance on the part- of their opponents 'with, the later utterances of : responsible statssmen of i the latter, aa weu as of the noa-respon' 1 Islble but. In a political respect, nowise i uninfluential personalities, confirms this 1 Impression. -. - While, for example, the reply of the I allies to President Wilson made demands ( which amounted to the dismemberment t of Austria-Hungary, to a diminution and a deep internal transformation of the German empire," and' th destruction of MMa on tne supposition or an over- whelming- victory, were later modified ,n "f"y declarations from official en- tcnt8 quarters, or in part were dropped, V- Plead War ef BefeaM "Thus, in a . declaration made In the British house of eommnna . ... j Secretary Balfour, expressly recognised I that Austria-Hungary must itsaif ania 1 its internal problems, and that no one I - "Premier ; Llani 1.1 I the beginning of this4 year that it waa UUL one sx tne aines war. aims to partl- lon Austria-Hungary,- to rob the Otto 1 nia.n empire- of iu .Turkish: provinces. 1 w " "irin uermany intern ally. .,- "it mftralao ha eannManut tnat in December, 1S17. Mr. Balfour I categorically 'renudtated the. iMUMnM.. I that British - policy had ever n.. t Itself for the creation-of an indn,i... f stats out or terntonea on the left bank t of the Hhina ' ' - - . l he .central-powers T leave lit in no j doubt that they are only waging a war I of defense for their Integrity, and the 1 security, oz tneir territories. i - i approaenment i . conceptions proceeded I regarding those guiding lines noon the 1 basis - ot - which neaca shall k ( eluded and the future order of Europe I sua -u vsm DUUl up. - V ' . in this direction' President Wilson In his speeches of February 03 and July 4 of this year haa form olatsd principles which have. not encountered opatradioM uon on um part oz ma auiea and the far reaching application of which Ja likely to meet with no objection on the I ulJac also, pro-supposing utat this application la general and reconcilable with the vital- interests of the states I &ODOCr&w)dL . .a, .; I , ' ' ai a 5 ' 1 v-? -" I i ; E4y Sees Sal Ahead V- v . ."It la true, it must be remembered, that an agreement on ..general, principles is - i insumaent. out that there remains -tha i further matter ef , reaching . an accord upon' their Interpretation and'.' their ; ap plication to Individual concrete war and peace questions. - ';;','"V'r' "To- an . unprejudiced observer there can be no doubt. that la all-fho bellig erent states, t without exception, tha de alre for 'a; peace' of . Understand wis; has been enormouslr strenghtened ; that the conviction , la increasingly r spreading that the further continuance of bloody. struggle must t- trasform Europe ; lata nuns and Into a atate Ox: exhaustion that will mar Its development for- de cades to come end this : without any that decision by arms which has, been vainly "striven after by both aides, m four , years filled J with,' enormoua sacri fices, sufferings and- exertions. - f "If an attemot is made, to e v'wr tha basis exists for- sa. trnderstandinsr calcnlatad to deBvergnrope tram tha catastrophe of the aulcioaf conunuauon ot the struggle. , then. In any t ease, a method should . be chosen which renders possible a direct.- verbal, discussion be tween the ' representatives of ..the gov ernmenta and only between them -. .. Caaiioas Preeess Atvhwd , ; -' Opposing J oonceptlona 4 of - Individual belligerent states. would likewise have to form the subject oi. such a discussion for k mutual ; enlightenment ' aa well "as the .'general principles that- shall nerve as tha, basis forjteao aadvthe, future relations of . the- states ' to . -one; another and regarding which, in the TlmV place. a .accord, can be sought ,wlth a- proa? pace oe success, i ,--.-, ' ' "As .soon'; w as an " ajreemewt'were reached on the fundamental pdneiplea. an .attempt' would -have -to bo rssde tp the course of the discussions concretely to apply, them to Indlrldual peace ques tions -and thereby bring about their lutloni 5 :--7 'iiKA -'.'1 't rWo. venture to hope that? there win be ho obiectlon on tha part, ot. any bel- Ugerenta td such an exchange of views. The war activities would experience no interruption.' - The discussions, 'too would only go so fai- as was considered by the participants to offer a prospect of aueoese. s , i i -i - , t disad vantages' would arise there from - for the states . represented.- Far from harming, nuch' an exchange of views could only be useful to. the cause of peace. ; .-r v'j .--- -"'.' ' ' J Soiae Pesstallrtles Cited "What dl not succeed the first time can be repeated and perhapa it has al rea ty at least contributed to the clari fication of views. ,Moun tains of old misunderstandings might be removed and many new things perceived. Streams of pent-up human kindness would be released in-the warmth of which ? everything essential - would remain and on the other hand much that is antagonistic,, to which excessive Imnortance is still ' attributed, would disappear.. ' ' "According to our conviction, all the belligerenta Jointly owe to humanity to examine' whether now, after so many years of a costly, bat undecided ALWAYS URTAGH ASTER .USICIAN ON OUR.- V$so.oofo .ORGAN I "r ( vk iy: v - fr-'V. v'-1 .-,WM - .r ? . . t '" . V-v ,JHi - ...... . . IV 'v X . - f it '-i.uertfc yiVfc'..-a-jav.i4f.iia)ilav je a Mi., , , S '- '' '' - i ft TS : C --!- 1 ; :.: . 1 l r . . j I J . ' - :' - , - v i" 111; '"- , .: - - ; -' ; . - - ; ; -S if Ss. J . ''r " "H struggle. the . entire' course"' of" which points-to an understanding; It is possi ble - to make ' an ; end , to . the terrible grapple. ' ..- - - y ': i: "The royal and - Imperial government woujd like.' therefore, to- prepes'to the government of all the belligerent states to send delegates to a-' confidential and Unbinding discussion .oa the basic prta- ciplea for the conclusion. of peace.-in e place in' a neutral country and atN a near- date that would yet have. to. be agreed upon delegates y who were charged to make known to no, another the - conception 4 of -. their .- governments regarding those"! principles, and v to re ceive analogoua : . communications. - as well as to request and give frank-and candid explanations on ail those points which heed to be precisely deflnedV , Amsterdam, Sept. ;If.--U; P.) -The Auatrian-Hungarian , ministsr to Swit zerland - handed 'the; Austrian peace note to an allied , representative in Berne at 1 . p. m: Sunday, according to the - Voeetsche-Zeitung. London.- SepC iiU. P.)--Tbe ' Swe dish .minister haa received the Austrian peace note and wtn deliver It to the British foreign office today. Editorial Leads -to Arrest of -Two on -Sedition Charges HeJena,Moat, fSept. IS. (TJT P.) W. F. Dunn; manager, and Leo Daly. adver-J oalnr man. for the Butte Bulletin, a lahor'publieAUon. were under, arrest hero today, charged with sedition because of the publication of an editorial attacking tne autnority oz the state council of De fense. ''The Bulletin .waa recently prevented from - becoming a daily paper by , the order of the war Industries board pro hibiting tha starting of new dailies dur ing the war. . Federal- offioera .In Butte arrested 0 ether men aa alleged slackers and L W. XT. . Daly and Dunn were brought to Helena from Butte following tanlr ar rest. Fire Destroys Ammunition Fort Bliss, Texas. Sept 16. (I. N. 8.) Fire which is believed to have been started' simultaneously in three buildings hero last night Tiestroyed thousands of dollars worth of ammunition and cloth ing. Mexican Collector Dies El Paso, Texaa. Sept. 1 .!. N. &-- Francisco Acosta, newly appointed cus toms collector at the Mexican port, Agua Prteta. sonora. Is dead hero of heart failure. He was en route to his new post from Mexico City. The body will be sent back to the .Mexican capital. 4-'r-vV'sf wi.jet - t - SERBIANS CAPTURE THREE WiHS Offensive Is Renewed in Co operation With French f Bul garian Line Pierced. Washington. Sept, It. (t v N. 8. The Serbian offensive haa been r hewed in cooperation with French troops, three peaks having, been cap tnredv and the Bulgarian line has been pierced on the SaloniU front, according to the Serbian official communication received by the Serbian ; legation this afternoon. ' r ." Peak Verpernlk. Dobro Polie and Mount 8okoL three of the - enemy's most formidable positions, which have been In course of fortification rv months, have been captured, the com m unique said. "The enemy front has vnow been pierced and all three peaks ars In our bands, we have taken several hundred jsuiganan prisoners, numerous guns ana great quantities ox other war material. Our operation continues." The three peaks reported taken have altitudes ranging from 4437 to M77 feet. Italian Take Prisoners Rome. Sept.' 11 Nearly too prisoners wero takea by the JtalUnS tn a access- ful attack on the Austrian: positions at GroveUa. south of Corta, In the Brenta valley. All the enemy's defenses In the sector attacked were captured, with many machine- guns and great quantities of material, the war office announced today. The assault took place yesterday morning. . In the Concalachl and Poslna sectors, Austrian detachments attempting to at tack the Italian positions, were -beaten off with heavy losses. Five Austrian airpUnea were brought down by Italian filers Bunday. Amsterdam. Sept. 15. Italian troopa nave Begun another a rive against the Auetro-Hungariana, according to a dis patch from Vienna Saturday, quoting the rnoiai representative of the Austrian war office. The Austrian war office report said t The enemy waa repulsed east of the Brenta and in the sector of Monte Pol- larolo. "Italian attempts to cross the Plave river la the Sundona region were re pulsed. Tn Albania (Balkan front), north ef Pojane, we captared some farm a. - "Ground was gained in the Torear mountains. ALL WEEK AKN0CK0UT DOUBLE BILL FilmHom'i Fattest Funster in "TH&;COOK '. V ? A BSOLUTJELY ARBUCKLE'S F iiinEST . ILM Dainty Norma in Another of-Her riiKinamg rvoiea - - "ry "" Meetingntoi up liailrqaQiScme; i ltterProgoseid Balem,4 Sept. ltvL. C GUman. dis trict director for the railroad admlme tratioa. ; suggests that a .conerenoe be held becweea railroad offlctala. the state publto serrlae commlseions . of Oregon and Washington and a representative ef ine rauroad administration to wmsldar complaints pros uted relative to railroad track scales. This suggestloaUs con tained tn a letter sent to ell railroads, a copy of which waa received today;by tha pneiM aemma commission. . i -.- Tha Oregon commission haa been in sisting that railroad scales at termlaal points were being overworked because railroads insist on re-weighing cars which already -have been weighed- on seal as tested by the commission. Gas Change Flea Withdrawn Salem. Sept. 11 The Portland Gaa Coke company today 'requested the pub lic serrtoe commission to dismiss its ap plication for a decrease In the standard of gas, which It filed with the commls ioa about a year ago. The company gives as its reasons that the government la now taking up the question 'of fixing a standard for gas, and also that oper ating oondltiona have changed since the application was filed. 20,000 Mines Strike Pottsville. Pa.. Sept. 14. (U. P. In the face of the order and Importanltiee of the United Mine Workers abort 10,000 mine workers In the ninth district went on strike this morning because tho gov ernment has not granted them tho in crease la wages that they demanded. X2 M1SSINU Matt Turner Age ft years, ketgkt I feet 4 lacks, weight 14 pesadt, eeailsxlea me dlasi, eeler ef hair blaek, eyes else. . gray. Were wsea last seta gray tree Mrs aa vest, nightshirt, ae kat or eeak VeUfy . C TUXTfBX, Cerasllas, Ortrva If E Way