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If I' , -V. ' , t. - ; n , .V i DAILY EDITION , VOL, Vni., No, JM. GIUXTt FAM, J04KPH1XB OOOMTT, OMQOK, FRIDAY, OCTOtlKB art. 1B17. WHOLB NUMBER tlM. STATE WILL EXCEED ITS BONG QUOTA ItlllTLAMI llltl.VGH KTATK'H T TAL HUIMOUITIOXH WF.LI VKU MINIMI M Kantoirn Wedl. Oregon Getim-ally Doing local HtilxM'rlKloii Will Kironl lluuilml Tlioustml The local hank rNirt that total or $11,000 hi been subscribed la Jovephlne county td the second Lib erty lota. A the bank will re null) vix-n until x o'clock 8mniily to receive subscription. It U thought that at least the 1 1 00,000 mark will be reached. The county's quota ws set at $ I jr., 000. Seattle. (M. 26. Thl city ha redoubled It effort In the loan drlvo to reach tha minimum quota of $13,000,000. Or tha atate's J6. 000.000 minimum, t25.K64.000 haa been subscribed. " Portland. Oct. !. Tha official Uberty bond total was announced at Boon at f lt.lsl.416, well over Ore gon' minimum quota.. While over 1 1 0,000.000 remain to-be obtained In Just ! hour, the city of Port land, with over III.OOO.OOO. I well over Ita .maximum quota. tut tb raat of the atata, with ome low ex ception ,haa fallen lamentably be- . bind... - w ' ....' Portland ha made a wonderful record. With one-third of Ihe wealth of the itate, It ha nuhacrtb- ,M nearly' two-third of tho Oregon total, while In actual number of ubcrlptlon. It ha ul)crlhcd 16, 400 out of a total of lea than 30,0)0 Moreover In Portland, auhxcrlptlon made by an employer for hundred of employe count a only one unit-m-rlptlon, "Pendleton record and I'mnttliU county' I one for the tate to ad mire," ' declared the committee. "Rnscd on the maximum quota, however, Ijike county head the tate outwlde of Portland with 83 per cent; Clatsop Jumna to necond .place with 65 per cent; and t'ma tllla take lhlntTlne with 64 per cent." , 1 -- Murnlifli'ld la now lit-Klmilng to get Ita gait. Th9 following town hnve attnln ed their maximum quota, nrldal Veil. fk-iiHlde. Wheeler. West Kail. Rcho and LaPuyette. The minimum auotaa, the ment under which , headiiuurfer have worked up to thl time, la $18, 000,000 and the mnxlinum quota ex pected I $.10,000,000. GE I'ctroKiad, Oct. 26 The Itussluns on the Werdcr coaat ' of Katlionla have repulsed a (icrninn, dutnRhmunt. A part of the Gorman squadron, In eluding Rome dreadnoughts arc an chored In KulVBHt Bay of the Ottlf of Riga. BE LATE ON SATURDAY The, bunk of tho city v. HI remain open HAtitrdny nflerniHin nnd even lug until 8 o'clock for the purpose of i-eeilvlng Uborty hum sulincrlp tlona, ' -v V IVIMXS Altf. I.KAVIXd KOItTIIKHH OK KKOXSTAKT PRtrngrnd, Oct. The evacua tion )y the ilvll population of the fiflval htine of Kfonatdut Ims lieunn. rain GEROAISISPOBfl Many Kvkleroea That It-it air Ar HcMllou I'aoVr Domineering; lr. aul Trimble Itnnta London, Oct 'it. TUa report that Llirltlah troop had found a German olfloer who had been executed ly hU own toldlttra, Ilia body having tha hand bound behind the back, tin been ronflrmed. Tha Incident oc curred at a redoubt wiulh of I'olcsp lle. There were It (Ionium sol dier and young ortleei holding ihl place. When the llrltli.li troop stormed thla redoubt Herman 'sol diers surrendered add tha Hrltlh found tho dead officer with flva hul l4t wound In hi body. The reason for hlsexocutlon wa tht the men desired to itirrander and hi refund li give it hi stronghold without a t niggle. , Thl affair In another link tend Ink lo ubtaotlate statement made hy prUnner that tha Merman offi cer comniandlnic curtain tiodle of troop along tha Dander front are losing control over their men. There la no douht that there ha tan a very ronalderahla deterioration In tha morale of many of the Gorman troopa In thla region, lint the Car man fighting machine la recognized aa atlll tain a powerful one. I llinUaAHAL B 10 PROM RIGA I'ctrograd. Oct. Id. The Kua- lana, following the German with drawal, have reached the KIArel railroad without coming up to tha enemy. It I considered In well-informed military circle here that the ot. Jcct of the (krman withdrawal be yond the l)vina In no a to conHoll date the difene of HU a to make It recapture lmiomtlb!e. The enemy alo la ahortenlnv bia Halt lo front by about 30 iiilln,. rendering uhcIch position of the Itunnlnn army on which much work had been expend ed. and ueconaltatlng the entahtlah- ment of other poaltlona closer ty the enemy new line. IAN MUf Montreal, Oct. ml. Triuuenilou exploelon dontroyed a portion of the plant of the Canada KxploMve Com- allot-hiany at Vaudrnull. A train arry ing fire flK'htlng npapatu ha been Hcnt from thl city. It I believed that there was no Ion of lift). The fire, which Innted an hour, started from the exilonlcuin, the cniiMO of which 1ms not been as certained. ' , : . ,'." AI STUIAX (iOVKll.X.MKNT PAt'KH IIITTKH ATJAtTtS ' Washlngtou, Oct 26. Sternly re pressive' tenaorshlp the past two weeks by Austrian authorities has failed to prevent the loakage of re ports to this "country of fierce at tacks on the fovernmant In the relrhsrath by Ciernln leaders. ' , LIGGETT HAS SEEN LATE WAR TACTICS San Francisco, Oct. 26. Major General Hunter Liggett, former commander of the wentorn depart ment, will return, from the French front within a few weeks to take command of Camp Greene where the tedcrallxed guard from , California, Oregon and otlicT-weatorn states are Hi training. General Liggett hn taken n cmirai tn tl Intent military t -ctlcs on the firing lino lu France. GERMAN CED FRENCH STILL DRIVING HUNS TOWARD LAON . I till MVS PHIX4K H.M4.MI MIS xiumm'h hkimj koiumi ivto ' mmiioim ponitiox MAY FALL BACK TO A NEW LINE I lot It French and llrltUh Are kr lug up Continuous rounding of German Piltia i 1 , From the height of tho .Almle, the French are driving back the force of the German crown prince rclelilleutly toward the fort rem of l.aon, elftht mile away, nnd pos sibly lo a general retreat to a line reaching from Kt. Qulntln to Cam pnlgne. With hi atronithold wrenched from him, IZ.00U of hi beat troops prisoner, many other thousand killed or wounded, 120 big gun liMit, the crown prime' , predica ment I most serloua. Yesterday the German wrra forc ed back to the 0!ee-AIne canal, evacuating valuable position. ' Two thousand more prisoner were taken by the llrltlsh today. The French, In their attack upon the Ypre line made satisfactory pro gress; took th village of Draelbank snd the Papegood tyooda. Many for tified farma were occupied tad bub dreds of additional prisoners were taken. Shortly liefore dark last evening the. enemy laitoehed a - eoiteT-t-tnck against tbe British to the south of flout hoist forest, near tbe lunctlon with tha French, but till was repulsed with machine gun and rifle fire. Moth the French and British were holding strongly - their new positions In thla difficult terri tory on the edsa of the forest. MAY BE a r; ' Sparta, Wis.'. Oct. 26. Frlonds of I.leut. Malcolm McCoy, announced as a suicide at Vancouver barracks, have liegun an Investigation. Local doctor announced that the case looked to them Hke one of murder. The bullet entered behind the left ear and there were no marks of burns or powder. , - OF ltlo de Janeiro, Oct. 26. Harllu- liifiit will vote tomorrow on' the question of authorizing the govern ment to declare that a state of war exists between Germany and Brazil, and bIho on all necessary legislation for the carrying on of war. The president of the republic, Dr. Wenceslso Brat, haa sent a moHsnge to the congress declaring It la Impos sible to avoid noting already ' the state of war. which Germany has Im posed on Brazil. ; He proposes tha seizure of a German warship now in the port of Bahla. POTATO PRICE WILL : TAKE SUDDEN DROP. New York, Oct. 26. The price of potatoes dropped here today. More than 800 carloads were thrown on 1 the market and consumers are paying but three cents n pound com pared with four to six cents. The new price give tiie retailor u profit of $t'.."i0 a baireli SCHOOLBOYS TO ROUND UP WAR-AID EUND Ft HIT V ItOYH OF MOIOOLH V(l IXTKKU TO FI.MHH WOltK WKI I. WXU S WILL CAM THE CITY SOON Work Auftpk-iouslv I ominncl lit Week to lie I'imImmI lo tomplHUm ; by tlly'a YoanMrs Tbe school children of Grants Paaa raised nearly all tha city's quota of . the war-camp recreatloo fund In the one day's campaign last week. Because of tbe fine record they made, and the thanks they have received from state and national headquarters, they fre determined to finish the work commenced. At the request of Superintendent Imel, each school tirincipa.1 haa ap pointed a committee of ten boys from her school, which 40 boys' will be a committee to round op . this fund. The toys will work In units of schools and'alretdy a keen rivalry between the four schools baa de veloped. Oa tha first campaign, they were extremely close, there being a difference of less thaa three dollars, between the high sad the low school. The hoya will solicit amall con trlbutlons from business men, house wives and from whomever they can obtain mites to help tbe good cause along. Aa the first three -days of next week will be a school vacation owing to tha teachers laatltote at Ashland, the toys-will have several afternoon tn which to finish this task. , : ' " . Response from all sections of the country are most gratifying. The fund is so badly needed, and its ap plication will make such a difference In the fighting spirit of the nation's army, that cltlien are everywT-er rallying to tbe appeal of tha war and !navy departments. A total of $3,- 500.000 will "be raised., ITALY'S COAL SUPPLY IS GKTTING PLENTIFUL Rome, Oct. 26. The railroads an nounce an Increase In the number of fast trains throughout Italy In view of the Improved coal conditions. It la now apparent that the enemy sub marines have been unable to check the present arrival of new stocks of coat. E Seattle, Oct. 26. Kloctriclans and girl switch-board operators here say that they will walk out at midnight Saturday unless word is receiven from the San Francisco conference that the wage demands, a closed shop, nnd recognition of the girl's union, have been granted by the' Pa cific Telephone and Telegraph com pany. : BY SLAVS TO THE END London, Oct. 26. In the house of lords. Lord Robert Cecil, minister (of blockade, gave a categorical de ntin of r Dinars circulated by Ger many that the wesyern powers were oontemplntlitK a separate peace at the expense of Russia nnd Ron niajila. . "The government," he' said, "Is determined to abide by our Russian ally, and assist her In constructing her new foundation and liberty. The government also renllzes the great debt It owes to the Roumanian gov ernment and army and they may be assured, the British will not desert them In the present crisis." v it won H BY TEUTONS PovtarVol Offensive of Autro-Mr- nwna Caaaut lie Meld fcy Italian hi fsonxo Front llerlln. Oct. 26. The iAustro-Ger-mans have captured over 30,000 Italian and three hundred (una In their new offensive. London, Oct. 26. On a 2e-nille front running from Monte Rom boo to the Ralnsir.ia plateau, the battle between the Austro German force and tbe Italians apparently ia grow ing In intensity with' the Austro Germans the aggressors, but with tbe Italians stubbornly resisting everywhere. Although tbe German war office assert that gains have been made at various points along the line, the Italian communication doea not cade any losses except on the est hank of tha Isonxo south of Monte Rom bon. To the contrary, this commu nication asserts that on the Baln slzza plateau, where the Germans had announced successes and on the went elope of Monte San Gahriele, enemy attacks were repulsed and that the Italians oven took several hundred prisoners. FREIiCH l.!AY Mi TEUTKiS TO RET1SE Coiienhagea. Oct. 26. The Ger mans, nnder the French victory on the lAlsne, may endeavor to effect a general retirement to a new Hinden burg line, well In the rear of their present position. Numerous hints from German sources of late have indicated that the German' experts. recognizing the menace, particular ly to the exposed salient south southwest of Laon, were preparing a new fortified line somewhere be tween Laon and their former front, to which they expected to effect an orderly retirement akin to their spring -withdrawal, as soon as the menace became pressing. ONLY A RU.;0R AS TO f.uCHAELIS' QUfTTInG . London, Oct. 26. Nothing had come from any source up to early today Tbnfirmlng the report of the resignation of Dr. Mk-haelis, the Im perlarGerman chancellor. The Lon don newnpapers either Ignore Unre port or print It inconspicuously. A dispatch from Amsterdam says everything published concerning the position of Chancellor Michaells Is bawd on 8Upposi.'r.. Seattle, . Oct. . 26. "Farthest j north" In Liberty, bond subscriptions! was repbrted today when Circle City, a settlement on the Yukon Just where the mighty Alaska river touches the Artie clrce, transmitted $6,000 by wireless to a local hank to buy war bonds for loyal Ameri cans living in the frozen north. . IT' TO ATTEND MEETING Washington,, Oct. 20. The exe ;u tlve council of the American" Fede ration of Labor Mks declined to par ticipate In the International Confer ence of Workmen and socialists of all countries. The council, declared that such participation would be un timely nnd inappropriate. IllCLUOS HOLD MEETING IN THIS CITY MOUTHER ORKGOX FEWCR1U TIOM WILL HOLD .ILL DAY MKETIXGS TO.MOKIIOW LIVE TOPICS TO GEKUSSED Public Invited to Attend and Taksj Part ia Discussion. 'Ifcwa Foe Will lie Prlarlual Speaker Tbe first Southern Oregon Dis trict Federation of Women's citfbo which convenes in this city tomor row, will hold all sessions in tha Chamber of Commerce rooms, tha ladle of tho Methodist church serv ing lunch and dinner In tho chureh parlors, i An Invitation is heartily extended to the public to attend aay or all sessions and any person Is at Uborty to enter tho discussion. Tho clone would bo pleased to have men or women who may ho particularly In terested in Red Cross, food coaser vatloa or Liberty loan bonds coma prepared to discuss the same. Tho following program haa boe arranged for tha Aay: Moralng Seswloa 10:00 to 12:00 Business session with election of officers. " Afternoon Hewftioa' 1:30 to 2:15 Address "Man's Re sponsibility to Win the War. From a Woman'a Point of View," Mrs. .W. Frank Gloeekner" - to 3:00 Address, "Germany an the American Program," - Ror. Melville T. Wire. 3:00 to 3:45 Address. 'The Function of Women's ' Clubs In War Time," Rev. L. Myroa Booze. Dtoeaaio 3:45 Conference on Red Cross work, food conservation 'and Liberty loan bonds. . Kvenlng 8f union" 7:30 Music: Vocal solo, "On tha Shore." by Neidllnger, Mrs. C. P. Wise. "Slumber Boat," by Jesse U Gaynor, Mrs. C. P. Wise. Address, "What Men Live By." Miss Elisa beth Fox, dean of women. University or Oregon. Music, "Bridal Chorus." from Rose Maiden, Mrs. Knapp, Miaa Cox, Miss Pattllo, Mrs. Wlble. Mrs. Hanson, Miss Drake, Mrs. Parson, Miss Claire Wolke. A One of the most important foot ball games of the season will be played on the local grounds tomor row afternoon between Grants Pass and Medford. Both teams are work ing hard and both are entering the game confident that victory is going to be brought home.- ' Coach Blanchard says his bunch of young huskies are ready for tho fray, with Just tbe right degree of determination and lack of over-confidence to Insure a victory. Medford has been having splendid teams of late years under Coach Klum and they can ho relied upon to put up a good article of ball. COAL DEALERS ARE TO BE PROSECUTED Washington, Oct. 26. The de partment of Justice has received re ports from various sections tha( re tall and wholesale coal dealers are violating the law. charging more than the, price set by the adminis tration. A general Investigation and prosecution where the facts seem to be as alleged is promised. .