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DAILY EDITION " "i () tilt A NTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, Tl KHDAV, OCTOBER 17, 1010. VOL. VII., No. SMI. WHOLE NUMB KB 18TX, '!,,. 1 No Other Town iu' ,he World the Size of Or ants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wi re Telegraph Service. IDEURG OFFENSIVE ON WAY Berlin Dispatches Report Ger mans Advance Through Gyraes Pass-Russians An noance Repulse of Teutons UlDiliill, Oct. I". (lencral von llludenburg'a widely heralded eastern front offensive apparently li under way, Teutonic force are attacking fiercely oo 60-nille front alum Hip northwestern Roumanian frontier. At th same time they have opened .heavy assault against (he Russian lines north of the Carpal I)1m. An official tintvmnnt from the Roumanian war office thin afternoon admit! Austro-Oerman successes In this new offensive. Tha Teutons have pushed down tilt Troliii valley to Ida tow of Agas, whore they ara n gagad In battla with tha Roumanians. Berlin dispatches yesterday re ported that tha German bad broken through Uytnea pass, leading into the Trotua valley, and wera driving east ward toward, the main railway sup plying tha northern Roumanian armies. Tha Russian war office, however, announced Ilia repulse of all Teutonic atiacba near Horn Vatra. 11 I In this region that vou lllndenburg Is delivering his hardest blows, appar ently planning to drive a wedge be tween the Russian and Roumanian armies. Tha Auatro-Uerman attacks north of the Carpathians apparently ara to prevent tha shifting of Russian troops southward to meet the new Hack. In the Dobrudja fighting has been resumed between the Russo-Roii-manlan and the German-Bulgarian miles all along the front. Anglo-French foreee have extended their gains In the laat U hours or fighting on tha Somme front, accord ing to official atatementt from the French and Brltlah war offices. The French announced the capture of an other group of housea at the cross roads village of Sallly-SeJlllst. where desperate fighting hat been going on tor two days. The British pushed out north of Ancre brook last night, for the drat time since the opening )ay of the Bom me offensive, and pene trated German trenches. On the Macedonian front the situ ation generally la unchanged. The Bulgari counter-attacked violently southeast of Monaatlr, but were hatt ed by the Barb. SILO HKKPAflK CAUSES INTOXICATION OK HOGS Chehalls. Waah., Oct. 17. Going out to teed hla pigs today, C. Berg helm, of Taobma, found them all .staggering drunk. Some hiccoughed, othera were cross-eyed with Joy, and one tried to wnrble swlnlnh melody. A number were struggling greedily round a corn silo, Investigation revealed the hogs were drinking fer mented seepage elmllnr to fine old corn whiskey, nerghelm stopped up the drain and the pigs reeled away to sleep It off. SALE OK NTOMACH IIITTKIW IMKH NOT VIOLATE 1IIV LAW Dallas, Ore., Oct. 17, A verdict of not guilty was reached today In , the trial of Charles Skinner, on a churwe of violating the prohibition liiw by selling stomach bitters con taining alcohol. Tlio ense was close ly watched by wholesalers and mnnu- ' fneturers or drugs tliroughouK the United States. Mnny big flrnis had representatives ol the hearing. ,' COL ROOSEVELT T New York, Oct. 17. Republican ism today drew out for play Us left bower- Theodore Roosevelt. The colonel left at 10:30 for hla big west ern trip. He Is to speuk In five mates, Kentucky, Arizona, New Mexico, Col orado and Illinois. The major part of the colonel's ef forts will he iiindo in Kentucky, where he la srbeduled for 13 stop and short platform speeches before swooping down on Louisville for his first real offensive of the tour. The rolonel said upon leaving to day that he Intends to make It as m itch tlist way as possible to the democrats. The colonel will begin his speaking at Falmouth at N:3s tomorrow. He will have mighty want Intervals or rest until he concludes the abort talks at Ijehanon Junction at 6:4ft.- He arrives In liulsville at 7:30 in the evening for a three-hour and a half slop, where he delivers carefully prepared address. '' The question of a New York state trip and a trip to Pittsburg, and per haps a few placea In Indiana and Ohio, will not be decided until the colonel' return to New York Satur day, October 28. THREATENS ATHENS 1ondoo, Oct. 17. Intimations that a 'serious crisis la approaching at Athens were contained In dispatches from the Greek capital today. French aallors have occupied the municipal theater and have planted field guns in readiness for Instant action, sa'ld a dispatch to the Evening News. An earlier dispatch from Athens reported the landing of marines at Piraeus, to reinforce the Athena po lice and prevent "threatened trouble." , Allied troops have taken possession or the Greek battleships Kllklsb, Averoff and I.enmos. WHEAT SOARING Chicago. Oct. 17. Wheat aoared In the Chicago grain pit today on a big export business and bad crop newa from Russia, England, and Ar gentine. December wheat closed tip tM to l3H, while May wheat ad vanced 6 cents to 1844. Portland. Oct. 17. Wheat Jumped two to five centa on' the Portland market today, being the season's re cord. 'Bluestem waa bid to 141. An other Increase In the cost of flour Is momentarily expected. New York When an. Itinerant cir cus man asked theatrical Sam Ma Ktilre where he could get a "flop with a splash for a man and a half," Ma gulre knew, lie got hlra a room with a bath for 11.50. HAS BEEN CHECKED Petrograd, Oct. 17. -The New Austro-German offensive near the Rouninnlan frontier south of Dorna Vatra has been checked, It was offi cially clnlmed today. Tha ltUHslnits repulsed several enemy nl tucks. , In Dobrudja fighting hus broken out along the whole front. North of Knrytnlca and near llol shtivce ohstliiate fighting la going on. fierce enemy ' rotintor-attneka were hulled yesterday, and throughout the day, there wits no Interruption In the Intense liiimlmrdment.'The Russians captured a machine gun and thirty prisoners In this region. , 1 S WESTERN SPEAKING TOUR STARVATION BABY GASKET STALKS IN 110 Wiping Out of Population in State of Zacetacas Is Feared Unless Some Outside Aid Is Given at Once El Huso, Oct. 17. For the first time alnce beginning their campaign against Villa, Mexican de facto gov ernment officials admitted the loca tion and Importance of the size of the bandit chief's forces when It waa announced today that Villa, with hla main body of 800 well-armed men, and mora than a thousand recruits, partly armed, are near Temosacble, about ISO miles southwest of El Valle, the southernmost outpost of General Pershing's expedition. A detachment of Villlsta Is being sent into the foothills of the Sierra by Villa, according to a message from General Trevlno, Carranxa command er at Chihuahua City, to Oeneral Gonxales at Juarex, to recover ma chine guns, ammunition and supplies hidden by the bandit leader months ago. Extinction of the population of the towns of the .state of Zaeetaraa by starvation la threatened unless aid Is given at owe, according to circular sent to Juarex. The circular stated 2.000 persons have died of starvation In the capital of Zacetacaa In the past four months and that typhus and yellow fever epidemic are raging there now. PRESIDENT'S EFFORTS TO RELIEVE SUFFERING POLAR Shadow Uwn. N. J.. Oct. 17. Be cause Important differences still ex ist between the allied and central powers under which supplies may be sent, to atarvlng Poland, President Wilson today announced he has "not yet been successful In Inducing the power to conclude a definite settle ment." Some week ago the presi dent, wrote a letter to the king of England, president of France, ctar of Russia, emperor of Germany, and emperor of Austria, urging their co operation In alleviating the suffering of the Polish people. Today he Is sued a statement admitting his ef fprta had been In vain. The announcement 'follows: "I have now received replies from the king of England, the president or France, t,he emperor of Germany, the emperor of Austria and the cur of Russia to my letter of July 20, 1916, In which I tendered the friendly of fices of this government In negotia tions looking to a fresh consideration of the possibility and method of re lieving Poland. It appears, I greatly regret to say, that there are atlll Im portant differences between allied and central powers as to the terms under which relief supplies may be sent to Poland. 1 am disappointed that I havo not yet heon successful In Inducing the powers to conclude a definite settlement." , y The president's letter to the Euro pean rulers, pleading- the cause of Poland, was also made public today. It Is as follows: "In the view of the overwhelming disasters which have befallen the millions of non-combatant In habitants of Poland, I feel Justified by the universal and honest expres sion's or the sympathies of the Ameri can people, regardless or race origin nr political sentiment, to suggest to OIL STRIKE EXHIBIT Striking Poles Say the Wage of lUt to $2 "Won't Give the Kids a Chance" -Many Killed in Riots Bayonne, N. J., Oct. 17. A baby- Ited casket, tufted with silk .and aatln, Is on display In the oil strike district here today. Ragged urchins, playing In the gutter, shun It with Instinctive dread, for tbey have seen a lot of funeral with Just the same kind of caskets. That little casket has something to do with the strike. . "We want to give the kids a chance and keep 'em from filling those caskets." a striker aaid today. "And. let me tell you, a man cant raise a family on $1.50 day or on 12 day. That' what this strike Is all about. Prices are way up, and a poor worklngman ha not got a chance. It' hunger to stay In, so we had to quit and fight for a raise." The speaker' eye waa black from strike fight he had been taken for a "scab," he Mid. v" Borne bf the Pole "have murder In their hearts." he said, "but the think ing men don't approve of trooble. They're for peaceful way. But I guess, maybe, you'd understand If you had bench of kid and only $3 day to rata them with. Maybe (Continued on pan 1) your majesty that the subject of wuy and means for the saving of those of these people who still sur vlve be given the further benevolent consideration of your majesty's gov ernment. While no one can fall to appreciate the auffertngs and sacrl flees of the people primarily engaged In the existing war, nor the difficul ties In the way of alleviating the hardships of those who are the In cldental sufferer from the war, the death by alow or rapid starvation of million of Innocent people I so aw ful a tact that such an outcome should be averted It It is within the compass of human effort to avert it In the effort to avert It, I confidently pledge the co-operation of the people of the United Statea If only the way can be found to make the co-opera tlon effective. May I, therefore, be permitted to suggest that an entirely fresh consideration be given to the possibility and method of relief for Poland and to tender the friendly of fices of this government to negotia tions to this end? "I can only add that It Is my sin cere hope that your majesty will see iu this note no Intention to Interfere with the rights and policies of your majesty's government, but merely the attemnt to express to your malestv I the sympathy and compassion toward 'the starving Inhabitants of Poland felt by the citltens or the United States a sympathy and compassion which they do not desire shall be evi deneed merely by Idle words, but which they hope tKey may be per mitted to express by agisting In the actual work by furnishing food to the starving Inhabit nnlp of Poland, "1 have the honor to be, your majesty, "Faithfully yours, "Woodrow Wilson." mam NOMINEE HUGHES SPEAKSTOSOUTH DAKOTA FARMERS Mitchell, S. D Oct. 17. Speaking before a farmer audience of 2,000, Nominee Hughes today analyzed In sharp criticism the democratic plat form pledge a to the tariff and sol emnly warned his auditors that the present plan of great appropriation and decreasing of the revenue (through Import duties "could not go on Indefinitely as though there waa an Inexhaustible supply of money." Hughes produced figures howing that In 1913, under the Payne bill, the total of Import waa $1,813,000, 000. against $2,197,000,000 In 191$ under the Underwood bill. Notwith standing this vast Increase, he de clared the actual revenue to the gov ernment In duties on these Imports was only $212,000,000 In 1916, as against $319,000,000 under the re publican protective policy. A against these figures. Hughes read the democratic platform en dorsement of the Underwood Mil and the democratic assertion that It stood for tariff sufficient to provide for a government economically adminis tered. He denounced the administra tion for wasteful extravagance in government The mere existence of resources and the mere existence of men cap able of handling and developing these resources are not sufficient to inaure prosperity," te declared. "We must have adequate government policies f or, naiatainlog the. advantage of our market. We must have protec tion of American agricultural Indus tries, otherwise onr plans for depart mental regulation will be mere bar ren forms." The audience In thi city of about 8,000 was mostly of farmer, many of whom had traveled long distances since daylight to hear Hughea ex pound hi principle. The day waa (Continued on pagw I) INFANTILE PARALYSIS GERM RKIJKVKl) FOUND Rochester. Minn., Oct. 17.--Dr. Edward C. Rosenow, head of the bac teriological department of the Mayo Foundation here, admitted today he had found germ which he believes la the cause of Infantile paralysis. Beyond' saying it was found in the tonsils of children suffering from the malady, he refused to elaborate. Cleveland In flush of gener osity, John D. Rockefeller left (or his Tarrytown estate. At the station he gave a little girl five buffalo nickel and five pennies. He gave the city a $3,800 piece of property. MACHINE GUN FIRE i'NT Berlin, via Wireless to Sayvllle, Oct. 17. The 'tragedy on the Somme seems near a climax," said a semi official statement, reporting fright ful French and English losses In re cent unsuccessful attempts to break the German lines north of the river. Vhen the English rushed forward tor an attack near Guedecoiirt, ths Sixth German Infantry division left their destroyed positions and, stand ing in the, face of the approaching Lenemy, turned loose rifle and machine gun Are Into dense masses of ad vancing enemy troops. These crowd ed columns were Iu some places lit' erally mowed down. "Detailed reports show that the at tucks between October 9 and 13 are to be counted among the largest fighting actions of the whole Somme battle," wrote the military critic of the semi-official News Agency. "The objects of these huge French and English efforts were Baps nine and Peronne." SEVEN DEAD AMD TWO in Employes Trapped b ftSces of Oakes Cfcecical Laier atory Bare No Cbzce tr Escape Speedig Ffca New York, Oct 17.-Seven dw. son were burned to death and two) are missing in a lire which this after noon destroyed the chemical plant ot the Oakes Manufacturing company "', and spread to adjoining property, ac cording to reports to the police early this evening, v Of the seven bodies recovered, six were men. All were burned beyond recognition. New York. Oct 17. Fire whlck. started In laboratory of the Oaken Manufacturing company and swept through the plant, with almoat ex plosive speed, thi afternoon killed four or more, employe of the plant. ' After firemen had fought for three hours against chemical fume and - flame trying to reach the business . offices, which were in the center of the building, they brought out fou bodies, "" . r -." The recovered bodies were burned beyond recognition. Nine persona were said to havw been In the office and trapped by the flames. These Included tits treasurer of the company, H. C. Cook, and hla assistant. Frederick Christman. Tk other missing are girl stenographer) and clerks. The fire, which spread to the As toria Veener works, destroyed muck valuable lumber nd several boat-' houses and a dock. BROKER LEAPS TO DEATH FROM ELEVENTH FLOOR St. Louis. Oct. 17. Noel L. Robyn. aged 68, Insurance broker, ended bin life today by leaping from the eleventh floor of '.the Title Trust , building to the street. He' was' n 'V brother of Alfred G. Bobyn, Amert- can composer and organist living Im New Tork. Friends could assign ' reaaon. 8ERBIANS REPULSE BULGARS Pari, Oct. 17. Serbian troops re pulsed several Bulgarian counter attacks in the Cerna river region. southeast of Monaatlr, It was na- nounced today. BRITISH PATROLS ACTIVE London, Oct. 17. British patrols have been active on both fronts la Macedonia, it was officially a nounced today. L FAMINE IS SERIOUS Hood River, Oct. 17. Facing a staggering financial loss, apple grow ers ot the Hood River district today asked every man and woman to go Into the orchard and gather the crop. Petitions were circulated to close all stores and school so students and clerks can help. Business men prom ised to contribute automobiles tor the volunteer pickers. Thousands ot boxes of apples are going to waits on account ot the labor famine. Wilson Flke, one of the biggest ranchers, atone lost three thousand boxes. Unless the emer gency Is met immediately many growers will be ruined. , I