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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. ,
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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. .