Eugene daily guard., August 21, 1917, Image 1

THE EUGENE DAILY
VOL. 53.
EUGENE, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1917.
No. 50.
ILL GAINS
61 110
RETAINED
German Reaction to Successful
French Stroke on veraun
Front Fails to Dislodge Sol
diers Opposing Crown Prince
From New Position.
5000 PRISONERS TAKEN,
IS REPORT FROM PARIS
Attacks of Extreme Violence
Result in Heavy Losses for
Teutons. Germans Also At
tempt to Recapture Ground
Near St. Quentin.
The German reaction to the success-
Ill French stroke at Verdun came last
night tnd the new French lines stood
firm In the face of counter attacks of
extreme violence. On the front north of
Verdun, especially at Avocourt wood and
iorlh of Caurleres, the fighting was par
ticularly bitter, the French war office
reports. The Germans, beaten back, met
with heavy losses. The number of pris
oners taken by the French now exceeds
MOO.
The Germans also returned to the at-
tick on the Alsne front, striking at
Cirny and Hurteblse. Paris reports the
repulse of these assaults.
On the British front the Germans last
ght made their third attempt to recap-
ton positions recently wrested from
them near Epehy, northwest of St. Quon
tin. A determined attack was made In
which the Germans t employed flams
throwers but they were repulsed com
fletely by the BrHlsh.rfo'hblilall rteVr
leiitlons.
Paris, Aug. 21. Counter attacks of
extreme violence were made by the Gcr
mm last night in nn cfort to recapture
positions taken in the French offensive
on the Verdun front. The war office
announces that the Germans were beaten
back with heavy losses. The number of
prisoners now exceed 5000. .
The German attacks were especially
mere at Avocourt wood and north of
Cauricres.
Attacks also were made by the Ger
mans without success on the Aisne front
near Cerny and Hurtebise.
The statement follows:
"On the Cerny plateau the Gcrmnns
made attacks at three different points.
On two occasions our fire broke up the
aesaulting waves, which were thrown
lk groatjy weakened, to the German
"mi. xm otber nttnek, west of Hurtc
lise monument, also was repulsed.
"On the front north of Verdun the
Germans reacted energetically during
'he night Their counter attacks which
re extremely violent, especially at
Avocourt wood and north of Cnurieres
'' .3, were broken up by our fire. The
unny suffered heavy losses with no
'nult. Our troops maintained all their
t'ins and organized thb captured posl
The number of linwonnded pris
ons taken by us yesterday exceeds
i000, of whom 116 arc officers.
last night enemv nirnlanes hombnrd-
'4 Positions in our rear, particularly a
llfction camp for German prisoners, of
thorn a large number were hit.
In Belgium our aviators bombarded
railway stations at Thourotit. Roul-
and Staden. In the region of Ver-
ra tney bombarded the riilw.iv stn-
'ns at Dmi-sur-Mcusc, Bricullos nnd
'rttille, and munitions depots nt Bnn
'Mrillo, where they observed a great
"On August 20 twciirv-nno r.ermnn
i'srhinea were brought down in nerinl
Mmhjts hy our pilots. Most of them are
ported to have been destroyed entirely.
Augtut 10 an airplane and a captive
, "" of the enemy met with the same
ste.
GERMAN ATTACK FAILS,
"mdnn. Au. 51 m,. nnrm.
"Ting m,ie third attempt to roeap-
positions near Epehy recently taken
' the British. The war office announces
h. .,
' " ""re repulsed completely.
"moment rollnws:
Early this morning the enemy made
""rd attemnr i 1
? mptured southeast of Epehy. Though
"PrwrtM hy Klnmmenwerfer, his at-
"Mni lrn. , j
i' "ne repuneu completely .
. ' "old nil our ,,.;i;,,. !.'., rf
s m .
' th ironx in ine neignoornoon
St. (Juentin cannl nnd brought
'' prisoner., We improved our posi
M I:chtlv dnh. .., .1.
'l'r,,s Meniu road."
' mi.E s.Tnx t NPFn way
II .. The Aeeecieted Prtn)
I, . -1. via Loudon. J tie bat
i lore Verdun has not yet ended, the
ncral headquarters staff an-
'U..C. :1 ... .
'j.iy. im, morning fresh en-
(Cootfnaed oa page eight.)
Hogs Sell at $20 and
Supply Is Very Short
Chicago, Aug. 21. Choice heavy
hogs sold at $20 per hundredweight
today. It marked an advance of $3
In tho last 11 days. The following
table Indicates the range of the
price:
August 1, 1015, $ S.00.
August 1, Win, $ o.S"
August 1. 101 ij. Sin -'.o A
August l. mil. sn!.::o a
August 21, 1017, $20.00.
Monday is the bin dav for
receipts, but only 18,000 head ar-
rivca yesterday as compared with
tho normal supply of 30,000. The
number of hogs In the country is
said to be increasing but they are
slaughtered earlier th n ever nivinv A
to high prices and the total weight
w or porn is said to have shrunk
alarmingly.
Petrograd Announces Vigorous
Attacks by Austro-German
Forces Gain, Despite Stub
born Resistance by Defenders
(By The Attoeiated Press)
Petrograd, Aug. 20. (British Admir
alty per Wireless Press) AuBtro-Gcr-Kian
forces are making vigorous attacks
on tho southern Rumanian front. The
war office announcement of today says
that stubborn resistance ib being offered
by the Russians and Rumanians who,
however, were forced back at several
points. On the Caucasian front where the
Russians recently took the offensive,
n further large advance has been made,
a series of villages being captured. The
communication follows:
"Russo-Galician front: In the direc
tion of Riga the enemy trained his ar
tillery fire against our trenches west
of the Riga-Mitau road.
"Rumanian front: Tho enemy yester
day made persistent attacks in the di
rection of Ocna and Onecati. In the
norning the enemy attacked tbc Ruman
ians, in the region of. the rivet Slanic.
Towards evening the enemy after a
stubborn nnd uninterrupted battle suc
ceeded in occupying a portion of the
Rumanian trenches pushing back the
Rumanian troops to the southwestern
outskirts of Ocna. In the morning the
enemy also made n stubborn attack in
the region of GrazestcM and the factory
at Stakolere. In tho course of the day
he forced his way Into the factory. An
engagement is in progress.
"In the direction of Fokshani yester
day morning, the Germans after artillery
preparation undertook an offensive on
both sides of the Fokshani Ajud rall
v;av. By midday they succeeded In oc
cupying our first line trenches west of
the railway but a counter attack drove
them out nnd the postion was restored.
East of the railway the Rumanians un
der strong enemy pressure were com
pelled to retreat to the southern ap
proaches of the village of Marnsochti.
"Caucasion front: In the direction of
Kharput the Turks on Saturday under
took nn offensive ngainst Mount Mer
dr.undag. Towards evening after stub
born nttneks they succeeded in occupying
a portion of our trenches. At dawn the
following morning a counter nttnek
(iTove them out and the position wns re
stored. In the region south of Pelmir
Balumer our troops advanced and occu
pied a series of villages on the Agred
Mount Limos-Vagndjik-Memban front."
T
TO PEACEJEET1
Majorty of 3000 in Ballot of
2,500,000 Favors Sending of
Representatives to Confer
ence at Stockholm.
(By The Atiaeiattd Prteet
London, Aug. 21. By the narrow ma
jority of 3.000 In a vote representing
nearly 2,500,000 workers today, the Brit
ish labor conference decided to stand by
its phin of sending delegates to the inter
national socialist conference at Stock
holm. The vote was attended by a tur
bulent scene. Part of the delegates sang
a socialist song nnd others the patriotic
"Keep the home fires burning."
Arthur Henderson, who resigned as a
member of the British war council on
account of tho question at Issue, made s
long defense of his action. The socialist
element proposed that all labor repre
sentatives should be Instructed to with
diaw from the government but the sug
gestion did not meet with sufficient sup
port to come to a rote. George N.
Barnes, who snoceeded Mr. Henderson
in the cabinet, defended himself against
attack nnd said he proposed to continue
to support the government in whst he
believed would be a successful effort to
establish freedom In the world. He be
lieved Germany has all to gain and the
others all to lose from the Stockholm
conference.
RUMANIAN
AND
nUSSWARRIQRS
AriECRiyEN BACK
CONSCRIPTION
OFWEALTH FOR
IS
Senator La Follette of Wiscon
sin Presents Minority Plan
for Higher Rate of Taxation
on Profits and Incomes.
LESS BONDS AND MORE
TAXES ARE ADVOCATED
Levy Works Injustice on Poor
and Favors Rich, He Asserts.
Comparison With British Ac
tion Made.
(By The AttoHaltd Preee)
Washington, Aug. 21. Conscription
of wealth to pay for the war was urged
in the senate today by Senator La Fol
letto of Wisconsin, in presenting the mi
nority plana of the finance committee for
higher rates in the war tax bill on war
profits and incomes. He suggested in
creasing the $2,006,000,000 bill to more
than $3,500,000,000 by such increases
with elimination of consumption taxes.
He also urged that less bonds and more
te.ies be authorized.
The Wisconsin Senator declared gov
ernments were demanding war while
their peoples were asking for peace nnd
contended that 85 per cent of tho men
drafted are protesting. Large bond issues
desired by wealthy interests, he con
tended, inflnte prices and increase the
present high cost of living which he aa
serted already imposes a fifty to, one
hundred per cent war burden upon the
mnsscs. The Liberty loan, he said, was
made possible by an "iron hand within a
kid glove" nnd persistent advertising
methods.
The pending bill, Mr. La Follette stat
ed, provides by taxes but 17 per cent
of this year's war expenses while Great
Britain imposes 20 per cent. Next year's
war expenses, he predicted, may reach
$30,000,000 or $40,000,000 and he urged
that huge war profits nnd incomes of
wealthy, persona by highej:. surtaxes be
"made to 'bear'fhe burden' of the winr.:
Wealth Should Pay More.
Urging a larger proportion of taxes,
the Wisconsin senator said:
"It is a part of the history of all
great wars that wealth has demanded
the minimum of taxation nnd the mnxi
inum of loans, while the poorer classes
have desired tho maximum of taxation
and the minimum of loans and this dif
ference is accentuated now since war
profits and excessive incomes arc being
forced by taxation to contribute some
portion of the revenues which war
makes it necessary to raiBe.
"Wealth has never yet sacrificed itself
on the altar of patriotiam in any wnr.
On the contrary it has ever shown itself
eager to take advantage of the misfor
tunes which wnr always brings to the
masses of the people. That has been true
of every war we have had and it is cer
tainly true of the present wnr.
"It may be argued that the poor equal
ly with the rich will have the opportunity
to purchase war bonds. It is small com
fort to have the opportunity to purchase
bonds if you have little or no money to
invest in bonds. The Inte Tjlberty lonn'
Is a good example of bonds sold to the
poor or those of limited means. All the
nmchinery of the government was set in
motion to sell these bonds to the Bmnll
investor."
Says Rloh Have Advantage.
Senator La Follette asserted the bonds
were " a poor Investment to the man
of small means In comparison with the
advantages which the owners of large in
comes could secure from Investing mil
lions of their taxable Incomes in these
non-taxableboi s," and continued:
"We are counselled by the highest
economic authortiy, we are admonished
by all history, we are commanded by
every consideration of justice to the
I American boys who are marked for
slaughter, to the American homes al
ready in the shadow of death, to declare
here and now by our votes on this record
that the wealth of this country will be
taken as mercilessly through the power
of taxation as men are taken by force
of the draft."
By keeping down taxes and increasing
bonds. Senator Iji Follette aaid the
masses are being "mortgnged to the
money lenders."
Loans to the allies, the senator said,
may nild may not be repaid, certainly,
not for many years after the war. Rus
sia, he said, is In the throes of a revo
lution and "Italy, If reports are correct,
Is on the eve of one."
Possibility of bread lines this winter
because of the high cost of living, he
pictured thn In conclusion:
"Always remember that the high
prices already apon us have taxed the
common people of this country for tho
support of this war to a mnch greater
extent than the wealthy class would be
taxed if every dollar of income of the
members of that class were taken by
taxation. When bread lines shall be a
familiar sight in every city of this land,
as they are bonnd to be if the present
price of the simple necessaries of life la
tr.slntained during the coming winter
t hen cold and hunger are dally visitors
in many thousands of homes which bare
known only comfort heretofore, a condi
tion certain to exist during the coming
winter months nnless relief from pres
ent price can be found, it will he small
satisfaction I think to the members of
ill
URGED
BOTH
SIDES AT
LENS STRIKE AT
T
One of Most Desperate Hand-to-Hand
Battles of War De
velops When Canadians
Launch Offensive Movement.
-j
TEUTONS FALL BACK
AFTER 15 MINUTES
Reuter's Correspondent From
British Headquarters in
France Tells of Unusual En
gagement in Mining City.
British Front In France and Belgulm,
Aug. 21. Most strenuous fighting Is
proceeding In the Lens area. Tho whole
line Is a seething caldron.
The Canadians have achieved their Im
mediate objeot by drawing their lines
closer to the heart of tho French mining
city unless German counter attacks are
successful.
London, Aug. 21. Canadian troops
around Lens launched another attack cn
the western environment of the French
mining city at 4:30 o'clock this morning,
reports the Reuter correspondent from
the British headquarters in Frnnce. The
attack developed into one of tho most
desperate hand-to-hand bottles of the
war.
When tho Canadians went over the top
they snw masses of gray figures advanc
ing towards them in the thick haze. Both
sides had planned the attack at the same
moment.
Fifteen minutes after the clash came
the Germans were making their laat
stand on the pnrapet of their trench.
They then retreated rapidly.
1TTE1 LAST
Dead Boy Reposes in Red,
White and Blue Casket;
Classmates Are Pallbearers.
Fully 800 friends gathered nt the
Christian church nt 2 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon to attend the beautiful burial
rites over tho body of Kenneth K. Kel
lems, sou of Bev. and Mrs. David C.
Kellems of this city, who was killed on
July 30. Young Kellcma was a member
of the quartermaster's corps of the
United States navy, and is the first Eu
gene boy to lose his life in the war.
The casket of rod, white nnd blue, the
large American flag draped over the al
tar, nnd the uniforms of the men who
formed the firing squad contributed a
military air to the services. There were
many beautiful bouquets nnd floral
pieces.
Six of Kenneth's classmates In the Eu
gene high school, Charles Bunyon, Don
ald McDonald, Bobert Mann, Everett
Bixley, Paul Farrington and BusboU
Brown, acted as pallbearers. Members
of the firing squad were Lionell Trom
litz of tho United States navy, and Sec
ond Lieutenants II. K. Kingsbury, Ben
Dorris, Herschel Taylor, Nicholas Jaure-
guy and Ben Williams. Boy scouts ot
tho city attended in a body.
"America" wns tho first selection of
the men's quartet which furnished the
music. Because the dead hoy loved it,
nnd used to play it himself, the men next
sang "Jesus, Lover of My Soul."
Ueverend J. S. McCallum, formerly
pus tor of the Christian church, read the
lesson, the themo of which was the day
when "there shall bo no more death,
neither Borrow nor crying, nor pain."
Bovorond A. L. Crlm, pastor of the
Christian church, assisted in the service,
Dean E. C. Saiidtrson of the Eugene
Bible university, who has known Ken
neth all his life, delivered the funeral
sermon.
Inerment was made in the X. O. O. F.
cemetery.
ST BIKE DECLABE DOFF.
Washington, Aug. 21. As the result
of conferences concluded here today In
which representatives of shipbuilders,
the shipping board nnd the American
Federation of Ijitmr participated, a
strike of more than 1,000 shipbuilders
In tho Grny's JInrbor district of Wash
ington was declared off nnd the men
were ordered back to work. The strike is
said to have been sympathetic. The ynrds
st Aberdeen and Hoqufam are working
on wooden ships for the government.
LONDON LOANED $90,000,000
Wssbington, Aug. 21.-A loan of
$.,0CK).00O was T': ido today by the
government to (i.;at Britain. This
brings the total advance! to the el
lies up to l,iIO,4'O,000.
this congress to realise that they hive
contributed to the want and suffering of
the mass of people by refusing to place
even sn approxiinstely fair portion of
the financial burden of this war upon
I th rick."
II
10,000 TEUTONS
TAKEN IN DRIVE
By ITALIAN ARMY
War Office in Rome Announces
Success in New Offensive
Movement Against Austrians
on Isonzo Front.
ENEMY'S LINES GIVE
WAY AT SOME POINTS
Infantry Supported by Floating
and Fixed Batteries Makes
Headway Despite Desperate
Resistance, Statement Says.
The Austrian line on the Isonzo front
Is beginning to bend and give way at
various points under the furious attacks
of the Italians, Rome announces official
ly. The Italians are making progress to
ward a success, which the statement says
Is beoomlng dellneatod In spite of undi
minished reslstanoe by the Austrians.
More than 10,000 prisoners have been
taken In the new battle of the Isonzo and
strong Austrian defenses have fallen Into
the hands of the attackers. Seldom dur
ing the war has an official communica
tion been worded In such confident terms
and unless the Austrians are able to rally
their shattered forces, developments of
far reaohlng importance may follow
quickly.
(By Th Associated Pre$)
Rome, Aug. 21. Moro than 10.000
prisoners had been taken by tho Italians
in their now offensive up to yesterday
evening, the war office announces.
Tho great battle on the Isonzo front
continues without interruption. Tho war
office states that the Austrian line is be
ginning to bend and give way at various
points.
The Italians, supported by floating and
fixed batteries and monitors, nro march
ing toward success which tho statement
says, Is becoming delineated in splto of
undiminished enemy resistance.
Enemy defenses between Corito anil
selo, near the strongly fortified Slarl
lokva position, hare been captured hy the
Italians.
"Over the battlefield 201 of our air
planes have flown," says the statement.
"Troops massed between Selo nnd Co-
meno and on the eastern slopes of Monte
He mm da were bombarded. Works at the
Tarvis railway center nnd enemy troops
In movement there wore bombed with
five tons of high explosives. One of our
pursuit machines did not return to its
base. Ono enemy airplane wns brought
down.
"Up to yesterday evening the total)
number of the enemy passing into our
prisoner enmps wns 2-13 officers and 10,'
103 men. Many other wounded prisoners
are in the field hospitals.
"On Sunday night tho enemy attempt
ed a diversion hy concentrating fire nnd
carrying out local attacks at various
points on the Trentlno and Cnrnla
fronts. Ho wns repulsed everywhere. Ono
of his storming parties wns destroyed
in the Legarina valley and another that
had succeeded in gaining a foothold in
ono of our advance posts southeast of
Monte Mnio was driven back by a front
counter nttnek."
D ECA N N I ERE D HA FTE D.
(By The AiMociated I'rtst)
Los AiiKclcs. L'al.. Atiit. HI. Frank B.
Dncnnnlcre, pitcher for the sin Fran
cisco Pacific Const league team, hai
been accepted for service under tho so
lective draft mid his claim for exemption
denied, according to a decision posted by
a local exemption hoard. Decannlere
claimed exemption because of his depend
ent wife. So far as known Decnnniero
has not filed nn appeal to the district
board.
BASEBALL TODAY
American League
At riovrlnnd. Pliilndolnhin R. Clcvn
nn U. Hntterlm: Myers nnd Hchnnfr,
llfilnv! Itnrilv nnrl O'N'cill.
At, Ht. Louis WnshiiiKtnn-Ht. Louis
Itnme postponed; rnln.
At llntrnit New York 3. Detroit
Ilnttiries: Sliawkey and Nunanmknr; Ho
Innd and Yellfl.
At I'lilmito Ilostnn 0, OhlcnRo 2.
IlivttTios; Until and A Knew; Russell nnd
hcbnlk.
National League
At Philadelphia Chicago 0, Philadel
phia I), Ilallerles: Vaughn and Klllott;
Lender nnd Killifer.
At Philadelphia, aeeond game Chi
cago 4, Philadelphia 2. Batteries: Cnrter
end Wilson; Hiiey, Iiwrenee, Mayer and
Adams.
At Boston St. Iiuls 1, Boston 0.
Butteries: Goodwin and Snyder; Hughes
and Myers. Called end alith; rr.'.r.
At New York Cincinnati 7, New York
fi. Batteries: Regan, Kller and Wingo;
Bailee end Itarlden.
IP
Governor Will Arrive on Train
From Coos Bay and Go Di
rect to Picnic Grounds. .
AVonl hu becu receive J from (gover
nor Juntos YVtthyeombe, who is with the
good roads party In Rout horn Oregon,
that he will not he nhlo to arrive in Ku
geiio until afternoon ou Wednesday. Ho
will come from Coos lhy on tho limited
which arrives from there at 1:40. He
will ro at onre to the picnic grounds
and deliver his address.
Tho rest of the program will he held
in tho forenoon as planned, with the pic
nic dinner at noon.
The sports nnd Raines will he pulled
off in the afternoon.
Tho following is the schedule of the
day's events;
0:00 to 10:80 -Meeting and greeting.
10:30 Program of speaking and mu
sic. 12:00 Barbecue and basket picnic.
Beef and lco water furnished.
2:00 Address by Governor James
Withy combe.
Sports program will commence Imme
diately after close of governor's address.
To reach park take either Lincoln or
Lawrence streets on the west side or
High street on the east side, following
the free auto camp signs to the north of
Skinner's Butte.
The stores will practically all close
from noon until 3 o'clock in the after
noon. .P. HIKE IS
No Disposition Made of Cases
of 27 Strike Leaders Arrest
ed in Spokane. Prisoners
Closely Guarded.
(llu Tht Anoeiated rreta)
Spokane, Wash., Aug. 21. What ia to
ho dono with the twenty-sevenilndua-
trial TVorkrrs of "be "World," who" were
nrrested here Sunday, tbo day before
tho general strike was to begin, will be
discussed at n conference today which
Mnjor Clement AVilklns, who made tho
nrrests, expects to hold with Assistant
Attorney-general llichnrdson of tbc state
of Washington.
It had been said that James Ttownn,
district secretary of the Industrial
Workers, who signed ' tho Btrlko call,
probably would bo coiirtmnrtlalcd, na
sumo of tho men that he demanded he
released from jail nro alleged to be alien
enemies and men who did not register
for the nrmy,
Itownn nnd other members of the In
dustrial Workera of tho World nro being
held in tho county Jnil, being watched
l.y national guardsmen. No person Is
permitted to tnlk to them.
A committeo of the central labor coun
cil of Hpokano announced that the coun
cil last night passed resolutions denounc
ing the raid on the Industrial Workers
of the World headquarters and the nr
rest of 27 members of the organisation
without warrants hnving been issued.
Tho resolutions dtnmnded that a gen
eral gtriko bo decinred in Hpokano of all
union lnbor men iinlrss .Tnmen Howan nnd
the 20 men arrested witli him nro re
leased. Union labor men, who are serv
ing on public boards, nro called upon to
resign as n protest of tho action of the
guardsmen who arrested tbo Industrial
Workers of the World
The resolutions nttack K. II. Hlaine,,
chairman of the state public service com
mission, who was present when tho nr
rests were made as a representative of
tho atatn council of defense, nnd the
commissioners of the city and county
of Spokane who signed a statement to
tho governor last week declaring that
under tho law they could not suppress
the Industrial Workers of tho World,
NO 8TWKK IN WASHINGTON
(By The AetuMrit Priie)
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 21. There has
been no strike of Industrial Workera
of tho World In weatern Washington as
It result of tbc call issued at Spokane,
and none la expected by employers.
There la vague talk at Industrial Work
ers headquarters here of the general
strike having been postponed pending
the taking of n referendum vote. Tha
only Important labor trouble In western
Washington at the present time la tho
lumber strike, concerning which negotia
tions nro In progress, reaching even to
tho White House. The lumber strike has
the sanction of the American Federation
i t Labor, although the Industrial Work
rs of the World are co-operating. The
strike Is for establishment of the eight
hour day throughout Hie lumber Indus
try. No reports have been received of men
striking In the hanest fields and con
srtuctlon enmps in response to the strike
.all. At St. .Tobn, Wash., Industrial
Workers established a camp nnd refused
to accept new Jobs, l-'.mptoymeiit agents
said today that they are sending fewer
men to the harvest fields, but no acute
shortage in the fields nnd orchards has
been reported.
yriKT IN MONTANA.
Butte, Mont., Aug. 21. There have
.(Continued on page eight
NQTDISTURBINb
ILL ACTIVITIES
EXPECT BERLIN
TO AGREE WITH
'S
Chancellor Likely to Declare
Peace Proposal in Accord
With German Government'
Views Previously Expressed
ADDRESS TO REICHSTAG
REGARDED AS PROBABLE
Kaiser's Spokesman Expected
to Decline to Discuss Terms
and Insist That Offers Should
Come From Other Side.
(By Th Anoeiated Prtn)
Copenhagen, Aug. 21. At a meeting;
of tbo main committee of the reichstng
called for today Chancellor Michnolia
w as expected to declare the Tope's penco
noto in general nccord with tho German
government's peace proposal yt Dccem
her 12, 1010, and the recent reichstng
resolution on the anme subject nnd there
fore to he sympathetically received in
licrmnny. (lermnny cannot, however, dis
cuss details and particularly under no
circumstances can it enter Into a discus
lon of tho status of Alsace-Lorraine as
a part of tho Gorman empire. J'he chan
cellor, according to this forocast, will
any that na Germany has earlier indi
cated its desire, to make pence, the firat
word must come from tho other side.
A meeting of tho hundearat committee
on foreign nffnlrs had lieou calico lor
yesterday in llerlln under tho chairman
ship of the Bavarian premier, Count
Iteming, to discuss tho situation creat
ed by tbo l'ope's note and to approve
the lines of Chancellor Mlchnclis' speech
to tho reichstng committee today.
HHITIS1I SKND KIOI'Lt.
(By The Aaeocinted Prete
Rome, Aug, 21. The reply of tha
Itritlsli government to tho peaco notes
of Pope llencdlct wan handed to Cardinal
Gasparri, tho pupal secretary of state,
by tbo llritish minister on Monday. Tho
reply ny tbo pope's nota will he exam
ined in n benevolent nnd serious spirit.
BUTTE LINiOrJ LEADER
Rimmer Asserts Making of
Speech From Same Platform
With I. W. W. for Purpose of
Getting Votes.
(By The Aeeociated Preee)
Butte, Mont., Aug. 21. Tlio recently
formed Ilutte Metal Mino Workers' union
led by alleged I. W. W. organizers nnd
sympnthltera ia to day divided regnrding
Its atand toward Miss Joannette Rankin,
Montana's congreaswomnn, who came
hurriedly from Washington to aid tho
miners In securing nn adjustment of their
grievances. At the meeting of the union
lest night Tom Campbell, leader of tho
union was censured by Tom Rimmer, an
other of tho lenders for acting on tho nd
vlco of Miss Riinkin and telegraphing to
other Montana representatives in con
Kiosa to aid In securing abolition of tho
rustling card system In the mines, pro
vided tbo settlement of that Usne should
bring n settlement of the strike. Rimmer
declared Campbell had no authority to
send such telegrnms. Campbell ncknowl
edged that he had mndo n mistake in
wording the telegrams. Rimmer then nt
tacked Miss Runkin saying sho lmd been
playing politics! and that aho would not
have objected to apcaklng from tho same
platform with James Lurkln, the I. W.
W. lender, if sho were not n "shyster
politician, playing for Totei."
Tom Worrolls nnd Pat Murphy also of
the miners' strike committee, nttneked
Campbell for Baying the miners would
resume digging for copper If the rustling
card worn unaligned. They said the mi
ners would not return to work until the
deported men nt Blsbee, Arias., had been
returned to their homes. .lack Mnoney
also of tho committeo said Campbell ex
ceeded his authority In declaring that tho
settlement of tho rustling card contro- '
versy would put the miners hack to work.
"Whenever you try to love a fellow nnd
I nt a cTown on his head, he will double
cross you," wna Mooney'a concluding
comment.
Tho result of the discussion wa the
adoption of a resolution offered by Rim
mer that no committee be nnthorlxed to
send telegrnma to Washington without
referring them first, to the whole union.
Miss Rankin In her nddress last Satur
day decinred specifically Hint she would
work for the Imlltlnn of tho rustling
card If that would result In a settlement
of the strike. She asked the men If they
would return to work If that end were
accomplished. Many answered "yea"
while there was a chorus of "noes."
FAIR WKATIIRR FORECAST.
San Francisco, Aug. 21. Wenthcr
Oregon Tonight and Wednesday fair!,
moderate westerly wind.
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