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VILLA
GAINS
CONTROL IN
CII
Mexican State Fast Yielding
to Advance of the Rebel
Chieftain, With Utile Re
sistance From Carranza
Juarex, Oti. 20. A battle la now
raging 25 mill outside Chihuahua
Oily between Vllllsta bandit and a
heavy fore of Mexican de facto
troops, accordlug to report wired lo
Carranta military headquarters here
shortly after noon today.
.NVarly 4,000 men are engaged In
the Hunting, according to these re
)urta. The VllllMtaa are led by Villa
In person. With more than 2,000
num and IX machine anna, General
Carlo Oiuna, Carrantrsta command
er, marched out from Chihuahua City
to attack Villa after the Imndlt raid
upon Ban Andre Tuesday. Villa
forced the Issue and with 1,000 turn
fell upon the Carrantlsta force today
at dawn, tho reports dialed.
rtelnforceinenlii for Oxuna are be
ing rushed from Chihuahua, t'nlted
State government agent on the
American aide received reports con
firming the engagement between de
facto troop and Vllllsta. To mili
tary men, the fact that reinforcement
re being aent from Chihuahua City
Indicate that Villa' force are driv
ing the CarranxUtas hark.
Kl Paso, Oct. 20. - The entire west
ern and aouthern portion of the
Mexican Mate of Chihuahua, are now
under control of Pancho Villa, ac--cording
to admleelona made by Mex
ican de facto official at Juarex, a
detail of the bundlt chief hold raid
)al Tuesday on the town of San
Andre began to reach the border to
day. The town of Ban Andre la only 25
mile wet of Chihuahua City on the
Mexico North welern railway line,
tvsplte protection of vlgorou pur
ault of the Vllllsta, refugee nl
Juarex declare that Carrnnslsta troop
re making no effort to chaie the
bandit and are avoiding contact
with them.
Thousands' of Carranilata troop,
brought from southern Mexico, are
being held In Chihuahua City to re
inforce tho de facto garrison there,
as military authorities expect another
attack soon upon the city by Villa,
Villa has ordered every detachment
of bla command to form for an offen
sive, It I understood, and Chihuahua
-daily Is expecting another vicious at
tack by the bandit leader.
IN
YOKOHAMA CLOSED
Ban Francisco, Oct, 20. Tho
Dciitsch-Aslntlscho Rank ot Yoko
hama hit been closed by the Japan
o government, according to Jap
anese newspapers received today, The
result I thnt several thotmuiiil pris
oner of wnr nnd hundrods of Gor
niHn residing In Japan are without
fund, n II ends thn American con
solute's monlhly distribution of 2,000
yen, drawn from CIcrmaiiy'H fundH In
tho lunik for (ionium relief,
Tho cutting off of the (Icrnmn
koverniucnt'H relief tllnt rlltut ton I
musing Hi' ulmoHt hardship, and
while itwiiltlng nctlnn on n recuoil for
:n morilllcntlnn, the American con
HiiUite I working to relieve these wnr
vletlniN, nil of whose fundH were shut
off by the Imnli cIonIiik, The bunk
oIIIcIiiIh nl lo be nil nved to puy n!
FRENCH
OCCUPY
GERMAN
POSITION
NEAR
BAPAUME
il
With tho French Annies Advanc
ing on lliipauine, Oct, I'ii. Hllirc
Wednesday night the Citiihiiih have
been uuiklng terrific cuuntor-uttucks
agulust the village of Sullly-Sallllsel.
roniinered hy tlin French In a brief
violent buttle a few hours before.
The ,-ry fury of the Oerman
coiiiitcr-iiltni k Ih evidence of the Im
pcyuuue they attribute to tho posi
tion. Ily their victory at Hallly
Salllle the Krench removed one of
'the stronger German position de
! fending the southeast approach to
; Hupauiiie, which German prisoner
had repeatedly boHsted was untak
able, At the same time they In
creased the allied breach In the Ger
man lines, to a maximum depth of
'more than eleven mile and extended
the Krench possession of the Peronne
flapaume road to four and one-half
mile.
The German liegan rotinter-attnck-lug
Tuesilay night to recover that
part or the village taken hy the
1 Krench Hominy. They swept forward
three time, only to he beaten back.
Approaching Sallly early Wednes
day, we encountered Krench wound
ed, returning from successful resist
ance to those counter-attacks. Thoe
able to walk followed the sign hoard
marking the paths toward the dress
ing station In the rear. Curiously,
'only those moat illgbtly wounded
Jsought ride aboard the, returning
jcnlsaons, while those more severely
wounded, with mangled, swollen arm
showing through bloody bandage,
seemingly preferred walking. Alt the
wounded were smoking cigarettes.
' Automobile ambulances,' enjoying
I the full right-of-way, dashed to-
wards the rear, each bearing four
silent, mud-coated, bloodstained fig
lures. Other ambulances awaited at
the roadside their turn to dash to
ward the battle front. Approaching
nearer tho scene of battle, groups of
slreti herbeurers were visible, carting
off wounded under heavy shell Ore.
; We Dually reached artillery posts
near Comhles, from which the Krench
jattack, launched at 11:45, was plain
ly visible. As the troops dashed up
the hill rockets were set off for the
purpose of directing the barrage fire
with which Krench artillery screened
'their advance. Aeroplanes flew over
jhead, slgnulllng to the rear as each
objective was attained. While we
watched one of these plune was
forced to descend, but succeeded In
alighting within range of the Krench
advance. Within a quarter of an
hour tho French had completed the
'conquest of the village. Then other
groups of soldiers were visible pass
ing up grenades, machine guns, bul
lets and munitions to enable their
comrades to hold the village. The
jqnlck capture of Sallly Is an example
of the present dash of the Krench In
fantry. ' After attaining their pre
scribed objectives, the French pushed
onward, charging the ' dominating
heights to the northeast.
THE BREMEN LOST
IS GERMAN BELIEF
Amsterdam, Oct, 20. The .Ocean
compiiny, owner of tho Oerman com
merce submRrlne, considers the sub
marine llronien lost, according to ad
vices from Bremen , There Is much
grief among fnmllle of member or
tue crew, moat of whom live In lire
men. Tho Deulschland's return trip
lo thn United BttttcR tins been Inde
llnlloly postponed, tho ndvlce atnted.
least pnrt of tho deposit lo keep
(Iermnn men 'and women from star
vation. The Japanese, Il Is rumored, closed
I lie bank on suspicion that funds were
being' sent to aid tho (Iermnn cause
In h,uropo nud to pay spies.
AMERICA
PAYING FOR
PROSPERITY
Director ol Mint Tells Why Three British "Tanks" Re
Cost of Living in United; ported Destroyed by Artil
States Is Mounting Upward 'ery e 00 e Western
by Leaps and Bounds j Front in Thursday Attack
Washington. Oct. 20. "America's j Berlin, via Bayvllle, Oct. 20. The
great prosperity Is In itself rospon- j largest part of the trenches captured
alble for the high cost of living." by the British west of the road from
Director of the Mint von Engelken .Eauoourt-L'Abbaye to Le Barque
held today. j Wednesday was recaptured by the
With more gold In Its vaults, more Germans yesterday, it was officially
money circulated, and the greatest 'announced today,
export trade In history, the United 1 "During the last great attack it
State, he said, is at once reaping a is only now reported the British used
gulden harvest and to mix the meta- some ot their much-heralded armored
phor paying the piper; the piper be-' automobiles, " added the official state
Ing the high cost of living. ImenU "Three of the so-called 'tank'
His explanation win: Export trade are lying before our lines, destroyed
brings an unprecedented quantity of by our artillery fire,
gold here. There Is such a vast de-j "There was a mutual artillery duel
mand for gooda that prices rise re-! on both aides of the Somme during
sponslvely. Mork workers than ! the rainy weather yesterday. The ad
heretofoYe are employed and they are vancea of English detachments north
getting larger wages than previously. 0f Courcelette and east of Le Sars
And while these workers supply the 'failed.
goods, their wage.
Immense store of
drawn from the;
gold, buy more'
goods than before, thus helping swell
the abnormal demand, and the con
sequent price Increases.
Wages, he admits, have not fully
kept pace with prices as usual but
he hopes for an altered condition In
the early future.
"The high cost of living," he said,
"Is a creature of our own creation.
The I'nited States Is normally a bor
rowing nation. Capital utilized for
construction In the past haa been re
cruited largely abroad. Our economic
affairs consequently have been ad
Justed tofineet our customary outflow
of money required to pay our Interest
hills In foreign countries.
"The sudden reversal of this con
dition, the retention of Interest pay
ments at home, coupled with a re
versal of the usual trade conditions,
presents an unusual and extraordin
ary economic problem, For the pre
sent we are reaping a golden harvest
and are spending It In turn with a
prodigal band.
"It Is to be hoped we will not be
come so accustomed to the present
ability to supply our various personal
needs that we will find It difficult to
adjust ourselves to the more normal
state of affairs that will confront us,
we hope In the very near future."
Mints are working 24 hours a day
trying to keep up with the demands
for coins. In the last two year
1700,000.000 In gold over the usual
Importations baa poured Into the
United States. Figures showing the
following relative djemand for coins
for the periods from January 1 to
October 17 last year and this year
were:
Dimes 1915. 1058.000; 1916, $2,
200,000. Nickels 1915, $1,100,000; 1916,
$2,950,000.
Pennies 1915, $300,000; 1916,
$1,008,000.
"The 'gold Is sent to this country
In payment for goods purchased,"
said the director, "It follows thnt
nn evtrittirrilnnrv mnrknt him mtnmiri
mi for the Biilo of our iroods to tlio
extent of gold Importation. The
greater the demand ror goods abroad,
the less goods we hnve to supply our
own demand nnd a the price Is
representative or supply and demand,
nn InrreiiHO In prices necessarily fol
lows, "The extraordinary demand on this
country hn stimulated Industry nud,
In ninny cases, the profits nre out of
the ordinary. A u direct result, n
greater number of people are employ-
d at rnieB el' puy above noruml, will)
the result that our supply of nvnll-
ISTRENCHES
RECAPTURED
BY TEUTONS
"Oa the front of Prince Leopold
of Bavaria several Ruaaian counter
attacks before the positions we gain'
ed north of Svlnlavka, on the Stochod,
broke down with heavy losses to the
Slavs.
"Southwest of Svistelnlkl, on the
west bank of the Naryuvka, Oerman
(battalions stormed an Important Rus
sian height, taking the position with
Its adjoining lines and repulsing
counter-attacks. The enemy left 14
officers, 2,050 men and 1 1 machine
guns In our hands.
"On Archduke Carl's front the
enemy was thrown from the summit
of Mount Rusulitl. On the Transyl
vanlan frontier ridges fighting pro
gresses. Activity on the Dobrudja
front is becoming livelier.
"The Serbian attack In the Mace
donia bend, after temporary suc
cesses, has been halted,"
WHEAT HIGHER THAN
SINCE CIVIL WAR
Chicago, Oct. 20. Wheat Jumped
over the $1.70 mark today and
reached the highest figure since the
Civil war, with the exception of the
high level In the Letter corner in
1K98. An hour after an opening at
169, December wheat sold at 171
and May at 170 H. Later there were
recessions.
Grain men recently; predicted $2
wheat within a few weeks. Canadian
wheat has been snowed under, re
ports Indicate, and may not get to
market this season. Threshing has
been discontinued and the estimates,
already low, were reduced still more.
The previous high figure for May
wheat was $1.67, reached In Febru
ary, 1915, after the European war
bad held up Russian wheat from
Kuropeau markets.
During the Letter corner, May
'"
-..i i . o-
During the Civil war I
wheat, reached 12.
Corn also went up sharply today, I
December advancing throe points. Re
ports of snow In the corn belt nre
chlelly responsible, grain men siiy.
nhlo goods, already heavily drawn
upon by foreign buyer, Is further
called upon to stand tho Inrrrnslng
purchasing capacity of our own
people, a condition which further con
tributed to advnnelng tho price of
such tilings us nre demanded by the
people at large."
II 11 SAYS
nam will get
THE WOMAN VOTE
Pittsburg, Oct. 20. The trend Is
to Wilson, and it is trending fast.
Wilson will have the women's vote.
The strongest democratic issue Is
Mexico. These are the views of a
campaigner of some experience
William Jennings Bryan.
Bryan stopped in Pittsburg today
to tell President Wilson. The three
times nominee, headed for Johns
town, Pa., to speak, missed train con
nection and grabbed the chance the
first In the Ave weeks he baa been
on the stump, he said.
"A soldier can not spend his time
talking with the general," said Bryan,
'but this is a fortunate opportunity."
Pennsylvania Is the thirteenth
state Bryan baa spoken In during the
campaign. Before election day be
will bare talked In half as many
more.
"No," lie said "lfa not like 'it
there probably never was one like
that but there is a tremendous
amount of enthusiasm. They are in
terested in the candidates, and I have
been talking about our candidate,"
he said, smilingly, referring to the
charge that another colonel has been
mentioning his candidate very freely.
"The trend is to Wilson. Not only
that, but It is increasingly so. Re
ports now Indicate states regarded
certain to be republican are now
doubtful, and states that were doubt
ful now are in the democratic column.
"The repnblleana concede the peace
argument of the womevoters." Polls
show the percentage of Wilson sup
port among the women Is larger than
among the men, although among the
men it grows larger day by day.
"Labor Is practically a unit for Wil
son, and the Issues are such they can
not be driven away from him by their
employers. Business men appreciate
the value of the currency law, and
farmers recognise the administration
has done more for them than any be
fore It. I have found that the most
universally applauded act of the pre
sident has been his refusal to Inter
vene In Mexico."
SERBIANS 2 MILES
London, Oct. 20. In the face of
stubborn Bulgarian resistance, Ser
bian troops have pushed two miles
northward In their advance on the
Bulgarian base at Monastlr, occupy
ing the village ot Veleselo. It was
officially announced today.
The Forty-fourth and Twenty-
eighth Bulgarian regiments, the offi
cial Serbian statement declares, have
been defeated and four machine guns.
three Held guns and eighty prisoners
taken.
The Serbian claims of further suc
cesses are flatly contradicted by the
German war office this evening. The
Berlin official statement admitted that
the Serbs had made some gains, but
declared the new Serbian offensive
m the bend of the river Cerna has
been checked.
Because of the Serbian offensive
and the tense situation at Athens,
the Balkans held the center of the
wnr stage today. Fragmentary mes
sages from the Greek capital Indi
cated that the situation was again
more critical, despite severe military
measures reported yesterday.
On the western front heavy rains
continued to Impede operations
through yesterday and Inst night. The
(lermons reported the recapture of
trenches north of the Somme rrom
the rtrltlsh, hut otherwise French,
British and (iermnn wnr offices agreed
there were no developments of Im
portance, Henry Brett left Inst night for
Seattle and will spend the winter at
thnt place.
AGAIN RAISE
PRICE OF
BEETS
Ccispany Amerces As:iisr
Increase, $6 to Be Pzi i
Next SeascabTHs District
-Factory Starts Kcsy
Sugar beeta at $1 per ton. That
is the promise which brightens the
horizon of the producer. Aaaotuce-
meat is made by the Utah-Idaho
Sugar company that for next year's
crop the price will be advanced from
the 15.50 heretofore agreed upon to
$6 per ton for all beets that go IS
per cent or better In sugar content
There is a like advance for beets of
lesser quality, the scale starting ot
$5.50 for beeta of from 11 to 14 per
cent. $5.75 for beets from 14 to 11
per cent, and $6 for those above IS
per cent.
In speaking of the advance. Man
ager Nlbley, ot the local factory, said
that the $6 rate would apply to prac
tically all Rogue valley beets, as
they were generally running over IS
per cent of sugar. This Is the sec
ond voluntary raise announced by the
Utah-Idaho company since it entered
the local Held, sad Is anadvanee of
$1 per ton over the rate established
In the contracts aa originally signed.
The contract pries was $5, per ton.
The new rate applies througbont alt
the western territory of the Utah
Idaho company.
Monday morning the factory will
commence Its run upon sugar beets,
the first to go into the sllcers st that
time. At seven o'clock on that day
all employes are to be on hand ready
to assume their positions and to re
ceive their first instructions In the
work of sugar-making. They will be
assigned to their positions st the va
rious machines under competent in
structors, and the wheels of the great
Institution wiU be set in motion.
The lime kiln which is Incorporated
aa a part or the factory waa fired up
Thursday night, Miss Fannie Abrsms
touching the match to the Under that
marked the ceremony ot the starting.
A shipment ot several, cars of crude
oil for the furnaces has srrlred, and
four of the six furnaces are being fed
with this. The other furnaces are
burning wood.
Manager Nlbley announces that the
white suits which all employee within
the factory must wear are supplied
by the company, which also bears the
provided in which the employes make
their changes. A white canvas shoe
for employes can be purchased la the
local stores, these not being supplied
by the company.
The new railroad will establish Its
service for factory employes Monday
morning, making a flve-oent fare from
the depot to the factory, and five cents
for the return trip In the evening.
Two shifts of men will be at work,
each putting In 11 hours, and the fac
tory will continue to operate till the
beeta are all put through.
Thos. R. Cutler, general manager
of the Utah-Idaho company, will ar
rive in the city this evening, and will
be here when the factory Is started
In operation. Mr. Cutler has bees
nt North, Yakima, where a new fac
tory Is to be constructed. Arrange
ments for the observance ot Sugar
Day by our local people will be mads
during Mr. Cutler's visit
tiKKMAN F1KLD MARSHAL
WOUNDED IS BATTLE
Rome, Oct. 20, Field Marshal von
Falkenhayn, former chief of the Ger
man general staff, has been wounded
In the leg and compelled to relin
quish command of the AuBtro-Oerman
armies In Transylvania and Rou
manla, said a Zurich dispatch to the
Courrlere d'ltalla today.