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DAILY EDITION
VOL. VII., No. IS.
(i HANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COCItTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4,
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BYGJ.P.
Taft and Teddy Shake Ha&ds
ssd Renew the Friendship
Thai Formerly Existed (Be
tween the Ex-Presidects
New York, Oct. 4. Strain from
the x-presldeats' harmony duet still
cloyed the atmosphere around repub
lican headquarters today. William
H, Taft and Theodore Roosevelt had
met shaken hands and spoken.
Two rears ago they met at a tun
era!. Last night It wss a sort of
christening bee. The ohrlstenee was
"Harmony." The Union League club
was the spot No mere reporters
were permitted to desecrate the scene
but
Roosevelt and Tart did shake hands.
They both asked "Howdy do?" but
neither answered the question. There
was not any one who heard any
"Dear Will" or "Dear Theodore"
tuff. The two merely nodded, Taft'
tuck bis hsnd out. T. R. grabbed It,
gave It one up-and-down pump and
dropped It. Then the two, with
Chaunrey M. Depew standing between
them, stood In line, while all the big
republicans pot!, behind open-faced
suits and with out-stretched hands
that Itched to be shsken by the two
former presidents and a would-be
president Cherles K. Hughes on
the ssme night.
That much Is sgreed todsy by
every one who was Inside, while the
reporters were kept outside, looking
In.
As to Just who got the colonel and
Judge Taft together there Is differ
ence of opinion. Taft arrived before
Roosevelt and had taken his plaoe la
line when Roosevelt, shaking hands
right and left, appeared. Some ssy
Governor Whitman hooked his arm
.through the colonel's, led him over
to Taft, and said: "Mr. Tart, here's
Colonel Roosevelt."
Some say George R. Sheldon did
the deed.
At any rate, that's all there was to
It In so far as Taft and Roosevelt
were concerned. Some say they were
cordial; others aald neither smiled.
This latter was refuted by still others,'
who said It would have been physi
cally Impossible for either to keep
from grinning.
But ther were other little high
pots that made It almost as Interest
ing as It the colonel and Taft had
bugged each other. For , Instance,
when Roosevelt got In the elevator
' who should have been crowded
against him but W. Murray Crane,
who Is said to have accumulated as
many unsaid words as he hat dol
lars. The two spoke hut Roosevelt
alone spoke above a whisper, Whon
he said his "howdy do," Crane leaned
carefully over to the colonel's ear
some say It wss the oolonol's right
ear, others the loft and moved his
Hps. Roosevelt, according to eye wit
nesses, protended to hear Crane and,
In turn, loaned to Crane's ear. His
lips moved, Crane smiled, nodded
his head, and once more whispered
In Roosevelt's oar. T. R. smiled.
That wss all or that.
Then Roosevelt ran against Ellhu
Root, who guldod Tsft's "tank" at
Chicago In 1911. Tloth smiled broad
ly and shook hnnds. This act brought
much Imax-tnirt or approval, and some
haml-dupplng, There Is not any
more or that,
llut the Incident no one forgot to
mention whon tho news-hungry re
porters wero Mug tossed tho official
swaps of Information wss the meet
ing between well, you'd nevnr gnein
between RoIbo Penrose and Rosc
volt. Penrose ponderously paraded
HARMONY
NOT SIC
SUV GUNBOATS
oTrm nntim nir
E
Petrogrsd, Oct. 4. Russian gun
boats hsve steamed down the Dsnube
river and' are bombarding the Bul
garian left Oank near Rasova, In Dob
rudja, it wss officially announced to
day. The Russian warships are co
operating with the Russo-Roumanlaa
forces now attacking Field Msrshal
von Mackensen's army south of the
Constanta railway. The battle Is go
ing on along the line extending from
Rasova through Kabaden to PerveU
On the Austro-Oermsa front stub
born battles are going on In the re
gion of Bulnov, nesr Chelvov, and
near Korytnlra. The enemy Is re
taining his position along the river
Cenlowka. near the source of the
Klota Llpa, with the' most stubborn
reslstanoe.
JUAREZ FEARS AN
ATTACK BY VILLA
El Paso, 0t. 4. The arrival early
todsy In Jusre of two wounded
officers from the Cssas Grande gar
rison lent oolor to the report that
the Carralxtsta garrison at the lat
ter town and a small body ot Vlltlsta
bandits had clashed near there. Casaa
Grande la located on the communi
cation line of Pershing's expedition.
Many residents ot Juarea stayed on
the American side ot the border last
night, fearing an attack on the town.
Current rumors bad set the date tor
an attack by VUllsts as October .
The last report to the military au
thorities at Jus res placed the bandit
leader In 'the Guerrero district, west
ot Chihuahua City, where Villa U re
ported encamped and recruiting his
forces. Although Chihuahua City is
swarming with Carrsntlsta reinforce
ments, the pursuit ot the bandits Is
being delayed.
SASKATCHEWAN HAS
KARLT FALL OP SNOW
Winnipeg, Oct. 4. Snow has fallen
steadily for three days In southern
and western Saskatchewan, delaying
threshing.
RE-UNITING OF
G. 0. P. COMPLETE
New York, Oct. 4. "A visible sign
that the party Is completely, re
united," was how republican leaders
today viewed the Taft-Roosevelt
handshaking at the Union League
club last night. And that the affair
was not merely "howdy do," follow
ed by cold formality and distance
came to light when men present said
the pair Indulged In a bit of "Josh
ing" as they were leaving.
They were crowded In the elevator.
One remarked "that was fine."
Meaning the speech.) "You hit the
point." The man who chronicled
this news was not a good reporter,
so did not recall Just who did the
talking, but loft the Impression that
It was the coionel. -
Nor did the Informant relate the
reply, If there wss one.
Chairman Wlllcox, of tho republi
can committee, held that the meeting
was significant, ss showing the coun
try ir such a sign wore needed
thnt the party now stands solidly to
golher. ' . ;
to the receiving line anil gut a real
smile, so every one Insisted, '
William Barium ,wsa a Into arrival.
(In mv the rrnwitSvn in thick ha
'was unable to got close enough to
T. R. to speak.
DAflUB
AMY PUT
Body That Crossed the Dan
ube River Into Bulgarian
Territory Meets Reverse
asd is Forced to Withdraw
Berlin. Oct 4. The Roumanian
force that crossed the Danube and In
vaded Bulgaria has been forced to
withdraw In hasty flight, It was offl-
clslly announced thl afternoon. '
Attacked on three sides by Oer
msn and Bulgarian troops, and
threatened with envelopment, tb
Roumanians retreated. ;
The crossing hsd been made, near
RJssovo, the Roumsnlsns using trans
ports and pontoon bridges. Teutonic
son 'tors destroyed one of the non-
tows, endangerlrg the Roumanians'
Hue of supplies. Meanwhile, Bnlgar
std German force approached on
both' flanks and on the front.
Pinned back against the river, the
Roumanians were threatened with a
repetition of the disaster at Tutrakaa,
where 23,000 Roomaajan troops were
trapped and captured on the south
hank of the Danube, while hundreds
were drowned trying to swim ' the
The German-Bulgar eflrtrclttrr:
movement thus brought to an end the
first attempted Invasion of Bulgaria,
widely heralded la the allies' press as
the beginning of great campaign to
flank von Msckensen out ot Dob
rudja.
. J. W. Wsshlchech left this morning
for Ashland, after spending three
weeks In this olty.
10 FLIGHT
BASEBALL L1AGHATE LOSES TEMPER
AND TROUBLE BREVS IN NAT. LEAGUE
New York, Oct. 4. President John
K. Tener, ot the National league, de
clared to the United Press today that
absolutely nothing will be done from
his office regarding the charges ot
Manager John McOrsw that the
Giants quit In yesterday' game with
Brooklyn. Governor Tener'a declara
tion followed an assertion by Garry
Herrmann, president of the national
commission, that the matter had been
laid to rest ss far as th commission
was concerned.
"it look to me Ilk an outburst
from a man wrought up over the fact
that he could not keep on winning
with a team which had just finished
a run of It oonsecutiv victories,"
Tener said.
"I do not doubt that he said harsh
things, but every friend of baseball
who knows the national game will at
tribute It to the fiery temper ot the
man who said It There Is nothing
to be done from this office."
Tener expressed regret over the
fact that so much fuss hsd been made
over a matter that appeared to htm
to be of very slight Importance.
Herrmann Insisted he did not see
why the national commission should
take up the matter. '
"There Is no case to close, so far
as tho commission Is concerned," he
declared. "I don't want to talk about
It."
Ran Johnson, president ot the
American league, did not comment
on the occurrence, saying It was not
his place to become Involved In a con
troversy In which he did not have any
Interest at the present time.
McQrnw himself could not be lo
cated early today, nor could Harry N.
TO WORK
IS PLAN
MiniagMenCoafer With Joist
Cooissioa asd Disccss
Scheme for Operation of
kdastries of the Republic
Headquarters American - Mexican
iiolnt Commission, Atlantic Crty, N. J.,
Oct 4. It may be unwelcome news
to certain bandit and Mexicans who
hare been living off the fight rather
than tb fat of the land, but there Is
a scheme on to put Mexico to work.
The committee of mining men who
conferred with the American-Mexican
peace commissioner during the past
two day saw the Mexican group
again today. These sessions are the
bull for the work idea. The mining
men are going over the tax situation
of Mexico, the railroad problem, and
general plan for putting Mexico'
working machinery back Into order
and for substituting use ot the pick
snd shovel for the rifle and sabre ss
a national pastime.
The American commissioners hsve
served notice that the United States
can not guarantee reborn of Ameri
cans to the mining districts until the
safety ot life and property is assured
which may be Interpreted to mean
that while Carranaa I complaining
about withdrawal of American troops,
It I up to him to get control of the
Interior districts where idle mines
are located.
While Carransa Is still insisting on
early withdrawal of tho Pershing
forces in any discussion ot border pa
trol. It 1 denied that he ha mad
any threat to recall hi commissioners
It ther Is no compliance.
Hempstead, president ot the New
York Giants.
McGraw lost his temper esrly In
the game between the Dodgers and
Giant, It developed early today. He
left th field in th fourth Inning,
when he became enraged by a wild
throw made by Pitcher Perritt. He
returned, however, only to leave
again In the firth when a Brooklyn
baserunner stole second. McOrsw
declared Perritt displayed poor Judg
ment and gross carelessness In taking
a full wind-up with a baserunner on
first His charge of quitting roused
Art Fletcher and Perritt, who gave
htm the He and McOrsw rushed from
the field In a fit ot temper. After,
th gam he declared hi players had
not given htm their best efforts and
that he was through tor the season.
He did not directly charge them with
playing Into Brooklyn' 'hands, but
he said they showed a llstlessness and
lndtfferenoe In a crucial gam which
wss shameful In a team which had
Just captured a completed run ot 26
consecutive victories.
Regardless ot McQraw, the Giants
must be given credit tor putting up
something ot an objection to Brook
lyn's running over them rough-shod
for a pennant. They hit the ball, ran
tho bases and fielded most of the
time In tip-top tnshlon. Pitching wss
the point where they fell hard, and
It was on this point that McOrsw
based his charge,
McGraw has been manager ot the
Giants since 1002, when he came to
New York from the (Baltimore club.
He has piloted the team to one
world's championship In 1905 and to
(Continued on page 1)
BREACH 1(1 LIS
OF GERMAN ARMY
With the French Armies on the
Somme, Oct, 4. The allies have now
widened their breach la the German
lines on the Somme front over a fortjrt
five kilometer front (about twenty
live miles) to a maximum depth of
15 kilometers (about eight and one-
half miles).
In the early days ot the offensive
the allied attack were delivered on
a front extending from a point north
of the Albert-Bapaum highway to
a point north ot Chaulnes. The cap
ture lsst week of Thlepvml extended
the British attack almost to the Ancre
brook. The French reached aonth
of Chaulnes and captured the village
of Vllly.
A heavy rain that hindered opera
tions for two days ceased falling yes
terday noon and artillery began ton
ing np, particularly south of the
river.
North of the Somme the French
last night completed the conquest of
a German trench between Morval and
St. Pierre Vaast wood, taking two
hundred prisoners. South of the
river there was a violent bombard
ment in the region of Beiloy-en-San
Terre, 'but no Important infantry
fighting.
POTATOES ARE
Portland. Oct 4. We may be
wearing potatoes for watch charms
and shirt studs before spring If fam
ine predictions mad today by Ore
gon fanners materialise. Market ex
perts forecasted an acute shortage
of spud in the United State ss a
result of bad eastern crops. Cali
fornia and Idaho abandoned th spnd
for the beet and the bean thl season.
Th Washington crop is also small.
Kansas and Nebraska ' already are
bidding for Oregon tuber. California
agent are in the field gunning for
big shipments, using caution so as
not to start an Immediate boom.
WINDOW WASHER FALLS
FROM THIRD STORY
Portland, Oct. 4. Clutching fran
tically at crevices In the stonework.
Alexander Kovalchuk. 2t rear old.
a window washer, swayed on a nar
row ledge three stories above ground
today, while a crowd watched. Fin
ally he toppled and crashed to the
sidewalk. Th man was taken to a
private hospital, evidently terribly
hurt He fell from the third floor of
a big department store building on
Tenth street, busy downtown thor
oughfare, at BOOB.
U.S. NOT ORDERED
OUT OF MEXICO
Mexico City, Oct. 4. Reports pub
llBhed In American newspapers that
Oeneral Carransa has demsnded the
Immediate withdrawal of American
troops from Mexico were declared
"absolutely false" by high officials
here today. They also' denied that
General Carransa had threatened to
recall the Mexican commissioners at
Atlantic City unless the troops are
withdrawn at once.
Colonel Juan Bnrrsgan, chief of
staff to Oeneral Carransa, will accom
pany Ambassador Arredondo back to
Washington on a thirty-day leave of
absence, It was officially announced
today. It Is geuerally believed that
nurrnnan Is making more than a va
cation trip nnd that he will confer
with United States military officers
over an arrangement tor a military
patrol of th border.
EAST LIE HER
TEMPI IS
MISTER
hzta Field Suc
ceeds llarqfs Oka At
Esdf tie fciza Fd
biter's Rdpla
Tokio. Oct 4. Field Marshal Ter-
anchi has been appointed prim) min
ister, succeeding MarquU Oku ma,
who resigned yesterday.
Count Marshal Terauchi, th new
Japanese premier, hold Ue highest
rank in th Japanese army and, aatil
his appointment to th premiership
today, was th governor-general ot
Korea.".
Teranchi, a fighting man. strongly
supported by Japanese leaders favor-;
ing a strong military poller. Is nader-
stood to have been th candidate ot
the upper house of th Japan par
Uament H has been described by
writer ss th champion of aa aggres
sive expansionist policy, particularly
with, reterenoe to China. Ob Japan
ese newspaper declared recently that
it Teranchi ever succeeded Okuma as
premier it would not be long betor
a Japans army wss on the road to
Washington, Oct, 4. Th appoint
ment of Count Marshal Teranchi
oremier of Jaoan. is aa effort of the
emperor to pick a man who will wit
the support ot the political taction
of Japan and pnt an end to th bitter
party strife ot the past few years, ao
lordlng to Japanese officials here to
day. Terauchi. being a military nan, it
waa said, belong to no party, ana
ure" uni wa posiuon io wus.
support to all faction. ; It 1 expected"
that he will name a coalition cabinet
The efforts being mad to har
monise th political groups la Japan,
Usaid to be for th purpose of getting
th country solidly behind the govern
ment on the three big questions of
the day: Japan's relation with th
United State, her relation with
China, and the question ot taxation
for th maintenance and lncreas ot.
her army and navy.
Terauchi' attitude toward th east
ern Issues 1 not definitely known by
Japanese officials here, they any.
Speaking ot bis future stand on th
Japanese Immigration and land ques
tion with the Untted State, they aald.
nowever, tnat Teraucni baa a reputa
tion in Japan for extreme caution re
garding international question, and
ttast they were sure he wonld do
nothing to harm th friendly relations
between Japan and th United State.
Terauchi waa formerly minister at
war.
BRITISH ARE STILL
London, Oct. 4. Th vlllsge ot
EaucourtL'Abbaye, three mile from
Bapaume, was occupied by th Britlh
last night In a resumption ot th
Somme offensive, General Half re
ported this afternoon. The British ,
lines were pushed forward Into th
village several days ago, but th Ger
mans clung tenaciously to several
houses. These were cleared of the
enemy In last night's fighting
After a slight intermission, th
heavy downpour of rain waa resumed
on th Somme front yesterday after
noon, interfering with infantry opera
tlon. Ther was considerable artll
lerylng south of the Ancre, however.
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