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DAILY EDITION VIM.. VIII., Nit, 4J. 0 RANTS PAJUl, COUNTY, OREOON, MOXI.V, NOVKMHKIt R. 1017. WUOI.K M'MIIKR 230. - . . -iu : FRENCH STILL Pll ONWARD TWO SEWS l l;ltlH ,N HI lit AM Aimtl AII.l-.Tri-; ItlVKIt. HlK II AIIH YKTOItM MASK FIERCE ARTILLERY DUELS Itotli freitih Mini llritNIi Hnimnr TihiUmi l.lnr mill Mtfi Willi Warm Ulg-gun ltriy I'.u Ih, Nov. i.- Premier Moyd Gcnrke. Kleld .Marnhnl HhIk and General Prin'ilng held a ImiK con ference today. Paris, Nov. ,V Notable artillery eilMly I conllnirlng on the Alane frout. Jiorlb or the Clieiiilu ties I n in fh. where tlii r'renrh are oecil t I ii k mUiimed n run ml along Hi Alien rU -r, the war iirtlne announc ed today. In lh Verdun ares I hn German followed n llii-lr heavy bombard in one with ! attack mirth of (Tianuie wood, with liolli of w!ilch the Krviich artillery droit success fully, canning t ht Germans to mil t m 1 n hi'uvv casualties. , A surprise attack In llm DhiiiIoiiii rcvlon repulsed, a wan a simi lar German enterprise northwest nf Ithelma. Berlin, v In London. Nov. 5. Lively artillery fire and recommit ering dailies along Ilia Alletie river front In nortlii'rn France are report ed ' In today's army headquarter statement In the wextern war tlioa lor In tin1 Verdun reiilon German defensive fire prevented n French attack which whs prcpnrlnv nt Chau-i m wood. I In Flnmler Ihe Improvement or; tin- German lines lit various places.! together wllh Id1 repult-e of local HiIIIhIi attack. In reimrled. i " Uinilnn. Nov. !.-- On thi Flanders hut tie front last nliilu n in nil (li- tiki-hmnata of Hrltlali troopa caplnrcd from tlia (Icrmnna two atrbnx da- fniiivn points, pant of UroiidsnlndK and winilK'HMt of I'oclrappll. thj war ofllra Hiinonnii-d. Irlnh fualllcraj (nrrl(d out a mipceNKfnl ru Id boiiIIi wiHt of Hiivrlnooiirt, Two rnldn by thn )riiiitiiii on thn Aithh front nur Mniiuli) 1 r r I'x u I ? '.: rJ I ii Ii r J iicwr Moni'liy 1 I'rfiix w-rn ra-pnlHi-d. liondon, Nov. . lArrurilliiK l ln tormntlon ron-lvi-d froin Hi-IkIuk amirreN tha 0rniaiiK ar B.VHlomatlr ally dUmuntlliiR and di-xtroyliiK f toilea and woikHliopn thrntmhont HpIrIiiiii. In tha ll-Ka dlHtrlrl the lilitHt fnr DHcna have lioi'n taken down and tha nuichlni-ry and mati-riula nent to Gflriiuiny. At Ounrre pripurutlonn hn 1(ii iiukIp to pull down tlune bliiHt fuinnmN, uod mwi-n rnlllnK nillU. BUCK SEA POSITION fetrogrud, Nov. . -The Huxalana Juivt driven the Turk from their flrnt linen near thn Hlaeli xca count .and ndvaneed to the third line. At aoma nolnta, conaldnrublo booty In the way or wnr provisions, were taken. OKMiON MII.I.H RMMHII I'lR AKltOI'I.ANVH Portland, 'Nov, .". Ornuon mills ar exfectea to furnlith 4,0tiu.0in of the 11,000(000 feet of fir lumber re cently ordered for !ril:imi constrnc llnn by the Hrltlah and Aimtrban miveni'Wirits. Oregon lumjier pro- iIik-iVH ' have ifRvecd to m:k every offPt .lm .jlo their allure. on s Only Cim aiiileriiic of PUinta by vermiMut Will IiuIhc Inlon HI rlkfm lo llrlui'ii l Work t Han Kramlsco, Nov. (. The tele phone strike situation In U)i An geles ha lnn declared "critical" whwie llin (tmployf ure thought llki-ly o follow Dm norlhwi-Ht strike r urn) walk out. Hltl, Nov. 5. KpreMiitMllvi-ii of tht atrlkliiR trlophon amployi-ea wpnl frlin hi-ra to Tai'oma today to eonfar with d-liKutra from I'ortland and olhnr northwantrirn fllaa. A plan lian lrn broached and la un der dlaruaitlon. for thn fonnliiK of a Rvparata ori(anlatiin to carry on Ida atrlkp In Oranon and Waihlnj ton, illxtlmt from thn nntlnnal fed eration I'ortland, Nov. ('ouipuny offl rlala miy tnlaphnna ervlr In normal and limy no reiinn for the kov eminent roimnandeerlnK pliititit. Heiliinxt of Dint riot Council of Klei tilral Workera and Operatora at Sun Kranrlwo U waived, but Port liuid lorala refirne to i eili and re nniln nut, -plalnlnK they would, by returning to work, automatically re move the euieruency which cu lined Medliiior Kei-d to reciiiiiiiieiid eoin tnandeerlnit. Ofllclulx of the unlona Ihhii utate meiita In which they lay their rnxe before the puldle and alxo make d I' ll In I of rumor that they have nuked union nieiiibera throunlioiit the city to order out I'nclflr teleplionox. Nottilnp abort of government rom miindeerliiK plnuta and reroKnltlon of nperatora will enuxe return to work they aay. I WiixhliiKton, Nov. u. t'omplrol ler of the Cilireiiry John Skellun WIIIIiiiiih ileclitreil todny that the prext-m iiitt-H ulloweil the rullruiiclx of the country wera not aufflclent to innlntiiln the credit of the eaxtern railroads, Hit predbted that the I'ommerrn 'l oinmixxion would be axk- ed to unint a revlxioti npwnrda with in n ahort time. ' f HAS A GOOD OPENING Portland, Nov. 5. All county ex lil'.illx with the exception of that from Tillamook were pretty much In place when the lnd Products Show opened here Saturday night. The big creamery exhibit, featuring iien erul Pershing,' waa nearlng comple tion. The show hits a special sig nificance this year with food conser vation a prime Issue.' It is a demon stration of the Immensity and va riety of Oregon products. State of ficials participated In the opening of the show, which will lam until No vember 24. , I M. C.A. Petrograd. Nov. S. The llrat Am erican ' Young i.Mnn'a Christian asso ciation detm hment, orgnnizen In New York for work on the lluxslan front, hns arrived In Potrogrnd. Through David .11.' Francis, the Am eilcuu uuibuBrtudor, the Americans hare Knitted the ardent support of Premier Korensky, nud will estab llsli recrotitlon huts, equipped with phonograph, cinematographs :ind re freshments, similar to those or :nl.:ed In Krnnce, s BERLIN M ARE FALLING TAM.IMhTO IIIVKK IH 4'IUMH. Kl AMI HKKKMiKltH1 I.IXK IH AtJAIN UltOKKV A Minuter I-runt erer Hnpply IUU Khoulil Help ItHluina I'nUect Their ,rw Kirnel Uiira Herlln, Nov, 5. The Aiutro-tier-mans have i roxxi-d the Taxllamento river and took 8,000 prltoner. They are advanelnic inward the west. Italian Headquarters, Nor. I. The xenernl situation present in liny reaxxurlnK fra lures, tint Its i-oiitlnucd itravlty la not to be un derestimated. The enemy . advance Is belna: held bin k west of the Tax llamento rlv. The Italian cavalry Is a kb In demonxtratlnK Ita value. Krnm the strateKlc standpoint the Italian retreat In northern Italy has certain cmiiensatlona. It has ahort ened the Italian front from, an Ir rextilar curve of 70 miles to a com pact strnlKht line. The old line, moreover, had no rivers as natural defenses. Now. However, the front la greatly short ened, with the entire army massed aud back by natural defenses. Thus strategically, the Invading forces are at present standing with a wide and turbulent mountain stream before them, on the edgn of winter, besides confronting an army which Is rapid ly reforming along the new line. Muring Its retirement the third army had become separated from the second, leaving a gap.' In this gap enemy forces pushed forward nnd soon put Into operation a cun ning device. Austrian soldiers were dressed In Italian uniforms, so as to permit them to scatter over the country or mlnsle with the Italian fones on both sides of the gap. The Austrlnns, thus garbed, were en abled to advance unopposed and then opened fire with machine guns on ret renting parlies. . Some of the Austrlnns were smuggled forward In motor lorries and then turned against the westward moving force. Berlin, fyov. 6. More than 200, 000 prisoners asd l.sno guns have been taken In the Auxtro-Cerman campaign on the Italian f'cr'. The booty in machine guns, mliiu throw ers, motor vehicles. 'bagKaitu I'nd other wnr material .cannot be esti mated, even approximately. OF TALKED TOO MUCH I'ortland, Nov. 5. Floyd Ramp, un attorney of Koseburg, waa in dicted here today for violation of the -espionage act. Ramp Is alleg ed to fcave addressed a tralnload of soldiers enroute to the training camp at American tke, when the trnln stopped at Rose-burg for meal, endoavorlog to spread dis loyalty , and unrest among them. NEW PEACE OFFER T Copenhagen, Nov. S. It Is gener ally believed . in diplomatic circles that the visit to Berlin or Count Otto Karucheernln, the Austro-Hun-vnrlnn minister, may be the prelim inary to n new petwe offer by the ci-ntriil powers, t SLAVS WANT DEMOCRATIC WORLD PEACE I'K'riUMWtAli IN IIAMS OK IHI, HIIKVKKI. WHO "A.XXOt.VK TIIKIH I'IUH;IIA.M DEPEND ON GERMAN PEOPLE KiiMx-t Common (lllwiis of Teutonic Nation li Korve Nut Ions Into Pence. Kljdit for This Knd lindon. Nov. 5. At a meeting u Petrograd, representative of t'te en tire Petrograd gurrlson - oained un der the 'Influence of the ftvlth.-vlkl. or radical peace group. Actor ling to the dispatch, there la great ex citement in the city. j Petrograd, Nov. 5. I .eon Trot sky, president of the Petrograd So- vlet, and strongest In the opposition. Is planning a demonstration for Itn ! mediate peace, outlines the Bolahev iakl program in an Interview. "We. the Holslievski," he says, I "want an Immediate peace, but not i a separate peace. We speak for the I mans of the army, which refuses to ; remain another winter in the trenches unless they are convinced that an Immediate democratic peace in impossible with Germany. Rut in demanding an Immediate eace we find it Inevitable that Russia act alone, because we believe that Is 'the only way to get quick action, i "The Paris conference," he de- elsres, "only interests us Indirectly. hecanne we are going to make a di rect offer of democratic peace to the Herman people. If the present gov ernment refuses to act alone and dl- rectly we must have a government which will. We Intend, by every possible means, Including millions 'of proclamations dropped by aero planes, to urge the German people to revolt and Join us In demand for peace. The Indications, such as the recent revolt In the German navy, give up hope of success. An effort must be made to reach the German people directly." "But how are you to get Germans jto accept your terms of peace with out annexation contributions?" was asked. ! "The German government won't. I but the people can force it," was j Trotsky's answer. , I "Suppose the Germans fall to re volt and pay no attention to your offers?" was asked. "Then every soldier in the Rus sian army," was the answer, "will know he Is fighting to save revolu tion and that he does not know now. I know the atate of mind of the army. I received delegations dally and they demand that every effort be made for an Immediate peace or they will leave the .trenches. If Germany refuses,' they will fight like Hons." V III CARS ON TROOP TRAIN Orovllle, Cal., Nov. i. Two cars of a Western Pacific troop train filled with soldiers were uncoupled as the train stood on the track here Saturday night. A crowd, ' singing I. W. W. songs, hooted and jeered. A few climbed on the cars ."but were soon disbursed by the soldiers. The uncoupling was not discovered' un til the train stalled. 100ll KOA.UH ASSOCIATION IH KOItMKIi AT I'KyWiKTOJf Pendleton, Nov. 5. An organisa tion known as the Pmatillu County Water Grade Good Ronda associa tion has been formed here for the purpo.se of securing a water grade f-om PtmlW'tvi down t'.ie I'mntllla river down to Kcho. , GERMAN AGAINST AIRSHIPS (ovnrnment ODIriul Diumver Hjal. mail- Pro-;eri?iii Campaign lo Hinder Air Mert Conslmrllon Waahlngton, Nor. i. Govern ment officials are coavinced that iro-;erman Influences are at work on an effort to prevent or hinder the program of alrablp building. ' It la believed here that drastic action may be necessary against these agi tators, whose activities Just now are particularly noticeable In the sprue foresta of the northwest. Numerous cases of sabotage are reported from the mills cutting; air plane wood.- Iahor disturbances. fostered by the I. W. W. are also hindering the government In Its air fleet construction program. AMERICA MAKES LOAN LITTLE ROIHA Washington, Nor. 5. Coincident with the news that the conference now meeting in Iondon waa con sidering the Roumanian situation It became known here that the I'nlt- jed States had advanced to Kou 'mania $3,000,000 through Russia. i CASUALTY LISTS Washington. Nov. S. The offlalal announcement of Die casualty list of -American losnes in their first clash with the Germans, allows that priv ates Thomas Rnwrlght. James G re sham and Merle Hay were killed and privates Hopkins, Box Glvens. Orr, ami, J. Smith had been wounded. ! The lint of those captured or mlsa jing included Sergeant Halyburton, '.Corporals Hulhall and Haines, and j Privates Godfrey, Kendall, Grlgsby, jMcDougal, Gulloi;ber, lister. Lang- ham, Kern and Keckon. None of these names mentioned were from the Pacific coast. The statement says that the Ger mans cut off a salient from the rest of the line by a barrage fire. One wounded German was captured by the wounded Americans. El BEING WHITE SLAVER Portland, Nov, . iMable Hazen was indicted 'by the federal grand tfury here today on a white slavery charge, her victim being the IS year old wife of an intlnerant preacher. This is the firsl Instance where a woman has been indicted in this state for this offense. VIIN APPROVES 8TK1X I'KICKN m) BY BOAIUI Washington, Nor. 5. The presi dent has approved the agreement reached by the war Industries board fixing prices on steel. CONTRACT LABOR LAW IS Washington, Nor. 5. The de-i 1 crces of federal courts thst the con-'l,.ioit MKX RRFl'BK tract labor law was not Intended toj . TO S1GS AGIIKKMUNT apply to seamen, was npheld by the! , supreme court; The decision was pan Francisco, Nov. 5. None of rendered on the appeal of Paul, the labor representatives confer Scharrenburg of fean Francisco, whoiTlng wKh the -federal mediation has sued the Dollar 8teamshlp com- board, 'signed that board's awards pany for alleprod violation of the net. In-the shipyard strike controversy. FOOD SAVING IRK SB GOOD RESULT JONKPHINK UH.NTVH tN8KR V.VTIOX PLCIKiK WKKK WAS A KKAL 8H ("! NINETY-TWO PER CENT SIGH Work of Faithful ommittee Meets) Reaxly KeHinae I-Voni PnuHotle Penpto of This Coontr Chairman Sam H. Baker in chart of Josephine county's food conser vation, announced that the work of hie committee has" practically beta completed. There remains only' a few 'sfrsglers 'here "snd there, 'to i have the canvass complete, j The result of the county campaign I Is entirely satisfactory. More than J 1,600 pledge cards have been signed, j which marks a percentage for tha I county of about 12 or 3. The city's j percentage runs about 95 but the j Inability of the committee to cover i thoroughly all the more remote sec jtlons of the county, brought down the ' total percentage somewhat, j Where the county districts wera cov ered, the response waa excellent, showing that the rural folks went j fully alive to the needs of the great food campaign. Any housewife who has signed the pledge csrd and who has not -received a membership card for her . window, is requested to telephone Sam H. Baker at the Josephine 'County Bank, and a card will b sent. Also "if there he any liomeu that have been overlooked In the 'canvass It Is requested that their . .occupants communicate wltn Mr. Baker and a pledge card will bo mailed without delay. MANY OPERATIONS TO Portland. Nor. 5. Three hundred young men have been saved or re claimed for the navy in the past eight months by means of operations by naval surgeons or patriotic Port land physicians, the local navy re cruiting office has announced. These men would otherwise have been re jected and lost to their country's service. The operstlons are free. Among correctable diseases which are grounds for rejection, tout have been corrected are: hernia, tumors that are not malignant, hammar toes or stiff fingers, hemniorrholda, fistula, tonsllltls. Any other condi tion remediable by operation is cared for by the physicians. Defective teeth are attended to by, patriotic dentists, free of charge except for expensive crown or bridge work. i SHIPYARD illl ARE i TALKluG OF SM Seattle, Nov. 5. Shipyard em tployeea of the northwest are dissat ; lsf led with the federal wage board's decisions respecting the points In volved in their recent strike 'troubles. Representatives of the j workmen here state today that an : other meeting of the various union delegates will be held In the near ; future to consider a further atrtke to enforce a greater wage demand.