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.SB) . i i nirrlly '"' LI' DAILY EDITION VOL. VIII., No. ."!., HOLDING LINE UNTIL ALLIED HELP AWES ITAMAKM HOI.U IMJ"OHTAT l-OHITH ON I'KVK HIVKIt AMI TltKNTINiO HtO.NTH mrtun Intrigue Within Italian IWak KnaJiIrd Original Mne lu Ikt lirokeu, Kar lUmw I , , . t London, Nov. li.-IUu dis patch.) indication lain loday Jcro that tbu Kalian line a holding on th I1v and Trentlno front whllo alralghiniilng out brocts run Uniting. Kvery day that the lln bold count heavily In Italy' favor a tha Anglo-French will he tha fighting lint.. - Tha Antro-tltirrrtiin attempt to cro the Plave river haa Iwn fulled " generally and the party which iron- d at tVenson haa been unable lu debouch. Only on the mrh land on the Adriatic coast have Ilia ir inana been able lo make any pro grea and here they are under uch a heavy flie that they will probably make very llltl progress, due lo the condition of. the terrain. Tha pressure of the derma trooiia coutlnuea heavy on tha line from Plave to Uk Garde. Tha Ital- tana mad" one retirement lo reduce tha bulH In their Una. . .. in ih hlllv ruulon from Teixe on tha Trentlno front, eastward to Kol-; ,1m. a distance, t.f nbput J 3 .rollea, thf . lUlluna have Ullen bark before tha enemy, who also b gained addi tional vantage polul on the Algu plateau and th Rett Communl. On tho western bank of La Oerdit the Austro-tlcrman attempted to push forward southward, btit rc hunt ' ' tho Italian. ' Washington, Nov, l,'. Light If thrown upon hitherto unexplained reference to (lerman Intrigue In the rank of 1h Itallnn army by an offi cial dispatch received here from Roma. It toll how on tho eve of their gret offensive, the Teuton circulated among the soldier at cer tain part of the Italian front new ptpera carrying sensational atorlea of rebolllona In Italian province, of ' Knullah aoldlora ahootlnn down women nnd. children and of French cavalrymen riding over the bodlea of atflMora. ' In further explanation of the break down of the Italian defcnee. the nieHaa;e My. IUlln-apeakln Bulgarian and Croat in Itallnn uniform, penetrating the line on 'the ere of tha offensive canned great confusion by telephoning order for the abandonment of Important poal tlona. CLEVER SPY WORK CAUSED RQUT 'nice company or I)e Moines, was Rome, Nov. 15. The Italian d-j arrested ut Montgomery, Ala., on n feated tbe renewed effort or the I federal warrant charging that he Germans to crosn the Tlave river, j had used the malt to defraud In Thowi who managed to cross before j vestor In Mberty bond, atr two point, have been held In. check. Berlin, No v. 15. Germans on the mountain front In northern Italy are ''advancing to the south from Fon-i tano and Feltre. IIS E TO'HISGEI lltieno Aires, ov. In, An Ar Mcntlne torpedo boat Is en route from ' Marvin (larcln Isliiml to iIiIh nnrt carrying Count Karl von l,ux burg, the expelled (Jernmn nilnlster to thU republic. His stiiy hero will bo limited to 24 hours. He will tm biirk for The Netherlands In Ihe Dutch liner' Ilollnrida, having obtain ed' sare conduit from, the allied Rov . ernmentfi. PHOIJE STRIKE IS HEAR SETTLEMEHT r'tNlrral MwlUtot Hujcurvt I'lan of Htllfiunnl I Nn Which Itrpr. w nlHtUn of Hlrtkrnt t outer Stin Krunrhwo, Nov. 13. A nettle ment of the telephone atrlke In the northweat atutea la Imminent and hlnie on tha ratification of to agreement providing 12 S tier Dl lncreaM In the pay of thoaa em ployee who received tip to $'iO per month. The company la not to re- roiinlfte the girls' union but I not to oppose further organization by them. Han Kranclwo. Nov. IS.-Telegram have been tent to the tele phono union on itrlke at Seattle, Portland and other Pacific north west points, asking that repreaenta live h aent here -Immediately to confer, with Prealdent WIIon'a me diation commission. TWO SOLDIERS JAILED t'amp lwU, Tacoiua, Nov. l.V Hergeant Dougla I'roud and Ber genut White, both of truck rompany No. f. were nrret.nJ by the mili tary police at Curnn lwls, today on th charge of Issuing fraudlent check. It I aliened that they have been operating; In Tatotna for more than two month, and that their operations have netted them about $1,000. I! IRRIGATION The lust work, preliminary to the! letting of a contract, for the actual j construction of the tanul aystem for the lirantn '1'uh and (iold Hill Irrl-! jilt Ion systems, la now Id progresaf by a aurveylng crew which la check-: lug up the dnta on tho muln rnnnj near Oold Hill.. . . ' i Kew people realUe the Importance of this enterprise to the city and county. It plan have been matur ing, and work progressing In a quiet manner, with little being said about details. Hut the time Is neur at hund when the system will be under udual construction. And Its con struction will at least double the land under cultivation tributary to this city, besldea greatly Increasing the output from the land already under cultivation. IOWA IVSWUNCK AHRKSTKH VOtt UMKItTV HOND VRAVV Ies Moines, Nov. 15. Elmer t. Wiggins, manager or the New York agency of the. Hanker Mfe Insur- PRICE OF SILVER TO BE FIXED BY ALLIES Washington, Nov, 15, A govern ment "corner" on all stiver produced In the Vnlt,cd Stye within the next year I planned Jointly by American and British officials to prevent the competition of purchase by other foreign governments from inlslnn price to the point where coinage be come unprofitable. 'Hnpresentiitlve 'of the two gov ernments are conferring with load ing silver producers. It wus learned today oo proposed contracts under which, the governments would virtu ally cbntrol the silver market for a yenr at a price somewhat lower than the prevailing rate of 86 cent nn ounce. FOR BAD CHECK FRAUD Mil mi ( n j ! RUCTION HEAR SYSTEM grant pam, jontfHin oopimr, VILLA RAIDS CONFLICTING UETH0D0UTLIIIE0 TQNVN NEAR TO RUMORS COME 'EXCHANGIKG BDHDS fiii a Nsiaffr wrrm a niinnn LYAV kMIIIHv! vlu m H V A luuw uuiiULii i iiuiii nuuuin MK.XH AX llt.MUT IHllVKS MKXI- VS OtlVKItXMKNT TIUKWH At'lUMH TO r.MTKK KTATW TEXAS TOWN IS T feult f I'pealdlo fear Another '4ilUMbiM JUM Huddle In Urvopa IHtrlng Mghl of I'resldio. Tel.. Nov. IS. Villa again hold a port on the Meilcen border. The Vllll.ta took OJInaga last night. It la estimated that there were 200 killed on both lde. Tbe people of I'resldio were prepared for another Columbus raid last night, spending most of the night huddled In their home terror stricken.. All the men were tinder arm, t'nlted fttate aoldler are In control of the altuatlon. , ; - Mexican federal troops evecuated OJInaga last night and came to the American lde, where they aurren dered their arm. General Juan K pinooay Cordova, commander, itr rendered to American troop In, com mand of Captain Theodore Borne Jr. He ald the righting was hand-to-hand before the evacuation. Villa troons now occupy th Mexican town. Many were killed, wounaea and executed. The fighting waa confined to tbe I street of OJInaga. I .The rout started oon after I o clock ana oy me eai-uuun had become a mob seeking rety on the American aide of the river. The federal troop were rounded up hy American patrol, dlsarmetf. and marched to the army , camp, where they were guardtd. The Vil la troop number I.ono according to the Mexican commander. . JOHII FOSTER, FAMOUS AUERICAH DIPLOMAT. DIES Washington. Nov. 15. John W. Korster. former minister to China. dean of America' diplomatic corps. father-in-law of Secretary Unlng. died here today after a long Illness. With a record of practically a half century of continuous service In di plomacy and the practice of Interna tional law. John Watson Foster had a fair claim to the title of dean of the diplomatic service of the United States. He had been secretary of state under President Harrison, suc ceeding Blaine, when the latter re signed after his sensational quarrel with the chief executive, and had held three separate commissions as a minister plenipotentiary. Besides that he represented the United States In many "special treaty nego tiations, had acted as Its agent be fore International commissions, and even had been called Info the ser- llce of foreign governments. An anprKtnrv of state his most notable act was a treaty with the Americans In Hawaii who had been concerned In. the overthrow of the native jueen, providing for annexa tion of the Islands to the Inlted State. President Harrison' admin istration waa drawing to a close and before the treaty could be ratified by the senate. President Cleveland took office and withdrew It a. his first official act Mr. Foster's able services to his country In ' dlpdomntlc capacities abroad Tvere successively as minister to Mexico, minister to Russia, min ister to Spain and as a special pleni potentiary to negotiate reciprocity treaties with Brazil, Spain, Germany and the British West Indies. Pol lowing that he became secretary of state. Later he became the agent of the United State at Pari In the omcoon, tiu iihiav, :miiku is. ibit. OK ll:it)ltT HAVK HIKKIUA HAH KKVOI.TKI WITH XHHOLAH AH luMPKKOIt PETROGRAO REPORTED 1H FUMES Two ThouMod KUle.1 In ' Moenrw Hum IUoUb. IMn of Aawrrby Kernw to Have HUlted Uiodon, Nov. 1J. Traveler ar riving at Stockholm from Finland ay that rifmor are current that Petrograd la In flame. liondon, Nov. 15. Tho Internal situation In Rusla tlll remain ob scure. Although dlpatcbee ent out by the nnnlh telegram bureau assert that Premier Kerensky again la In control In Petrograd. other re port are to tho effect that he hai set up hla government in jiobcow and that fighting atlll continue In the capital. No advice have been forthcoming from provUdenm gov ernmental eoarcea. Copenhagen, Nov. IS. Th Ber llngske Tldende'a Haparanda corre spondent say: Officer at Tornea. ('Inland, aay that Siberia haa declared It Inde pendence and proclaimed ; former Kmperor Nlchola emperor. "Cosack have occupied Kiev." Ixindon, Nov. 15. Two thousand nersoa were, killed In the,, street fliihtlna: at Moscow up to aoon Wed nesday according to report brought by traveler reaching Stockholm. In Kiev and various other town, anarchy prevail to an astonishing degree, accompanied by mob vio lence against the Jew. (Continued oi pago J.) AT i Bering Sea arbitration and at the close or the war between China and Japan was Invited by the emperor of China to participate In the peace negotiations. While the Invitation was officially extended by the emperor, Mr. Fos ter was really Invited by 14 Hung Chang, who describes the occasion In a volume of bis published mem oirs, speaking affectionately of Mr. Foster, not alone as - a personal friend but as a representative or the friendship of the United States for China In her hour of trial. The great Chinese statesman frankly acknowledges bow valuable was the counsel of the American friend at a moment when be was confronted with the almost hopeless task of preservin his country against' the demands or the victor. Ijater the government of China chose Mr. Foster, as Its representa tive at the second Hague conference In 1907. '. ' . 8oon after the peace conference Mr. Foster went to Russia and Great Britain on a special mission for the United States. Then he became the agent of the United States at Lon don before the Alaska boundary tri bunal. His lust public work was as China's representative at the Hague In 1907. Thereafter he llvod In compara tive retirement In Washington writ ing his memoirs. His daughter be came the wife of Robert 1-anslng, secretary of state In President Wil son's cabinet, and continued to make her home with him. It Is no dls parngment of Mr. . Lansing's con duct of many delicate diplomatic ne gotiations which confronted him as an outcome of the European war. to say that he doubtless enjoyed the fASHIIIGTOH KiHisnite of Klrsl l.lbertr lUmd Ur sue for henwd MX lt MmAti be Korenrfirr iuhI May Washington, Nov. 16. -There ha been leaned by t'.i treasury depart ment a circular letting forth the manner In which liberty bond of th first Issue may he converted Into Mberty bond of the second Issue. The conversion will require the adjustment or Interest and tha treas ury department ha devlted meth od whereby thl. In targe meaaure. may he made without tbe actual pay ment or any oath by the holder of the bond to the government or vice versa. It I well to remember that the date of the econd Isaiie or Mberty loan bond I November IS and that no converalon can bo accomplished prior to that date or later than May 15, lilt, both date Inclusive. Op portunity, however, will be given to holder or the first Liberty loan bonds to deposit their bond for conversion In advance of the actual date of Issue of the second Issue rasra revises AM. CASUALTY LIST Washington. Nov. 15. A revised report from General Pershing on the German raid upon Americaa trencbea November 2. puts the num ber or killed at three, the wounded at 11 and tbe missing at 11. The first report said thst three bed been killed, five wounded and 12 mlsnlng. SWERAL'Af,liCAI8 KILLED III TREKCHES With the Ameircan Army Id France. Xinr. 1 3. A number of Am erican soldier have been k 11 led op wounded In recent shelling of the American trench r hy (icrman. One shell dropped Into a trench causing several cnanaltie. The American artillery tire ha been heavy reecnUj and there I 'good reason to (believe It haa ac counted for a considerable number of the Miemy. American soldier have success fully carried out an ambush of Ger man party In "No Man's Land." kill ing and wounding: a number of the enemy. ONLY ONE SHIP LOST IN WEEK TO U-BOATS London, Nov. 15 Germany's sub marine war is waning as the result of the stringent measures that have been taken to combat It by the Brit ish and American naval forces. Last week only six British merchant ships were sunk and only one of these was a craft exceeding 1,600 tons. ' ' This Is the smallest total of ves sels sent to the bottom during any week since unrestricted submarine warfare began, the lowest previous figures having been 12 merchant men, eight of them In the category or 1,600 tons. CIF-MKNCKAU WILL TRY TO FORM. FRENCH CABINKT Paris, Nov. 15. Former Premier Clemenceau has agreed to undertake the formation of a new cabinet. counsel and ripe experience or his distinguished father-in-law. Mr. Foster was born In Pike coun ty, tnd., March 2, 1 836, the son of a lawyer. He entered law at an early age and served In the union army as nn officer. WHOLB XI'MBEH HMEY HELPS GRANTS PASS WATER PLANS tXUItK(MHAS WIRK8 WASH' INGTOX IS KKPOKT TO GET XKAIHIV LAXIM OPKMKD IRRIGATION DISTRICT HELPED UawJ OMce's Program Woald D Uy Conpleiioa of Local Water ftystem by at Least 84 Moaths ' Congressman Hawley, during hi visit la thl city yesterday, was greatly Impressed with tho import ance of the new Irrigation project tinder way across tho river. He ap preciated the Importance of tho gov ernment' land, included In the O. tt C grant, coming tinder tho aye tern and when- hla attention waa called to -a press . dispatch from Washington to the effect that tha agricultural lands would probably not be thrown open to settlement on- til spring, promptly wired Commis sioner Clay Tallman or tho land of fice, as follows: "Press reports state that opening of Oregon and California railroad lands may bo postponed until nest spring. I earnestly request that tho agricultural lands bo opened this fall. Lend in this section, if set tled this fall can grow small erops next jear. Considerable areas, I am Informed, have bees cleared and cropped Is preiou years. Fifteen hundred acres -are Included, in tho new irrigation district adjoining tb ctty of Grants Pass and can be clear ed and planted In part next year. I strongly urge that they be mads available for settlement, as well as the other agricultural lands within the boundaries of the grant. " (Signed t , W, C, HAWLKT." Thepress report from Washing ton.' to whlcn he refers, is: Washington! Nov. 14. Commis sioner Clay Tallman of the general land office, back from bis far west ern trip, Is well pleased with tho progress made toward classification or the lands or the Oregon Cali fornia grant, and with the final pay ment or taxes to the counties . of Oregon. He believes It would not be wise to attempt opening or the agricul tural lands to settlement during the winter season, even if everything were ready. It will , be better, he thinks, to clean up the details of preparation during the next few months, and begin the opening or the agricultural lands in the spring, when the settlers can begin Imme diately to make their Improvements. , J THRKK ESCAPED HONOR i MKN ARE RECAPTURED Portland, Nov. 15. Parley Hunt and John Major, two negro convicts who escaped from the honor squad at 8alem recently, were . captured near troutdale today, Jesse Taylor, another of the group surrendered nearby. ' ' 1 ' . SUBMARINES PROVE ; 'oi l., ABSOLUTE FAILUri 'if ' .S I-":?" t '' - fT . :,t! " Washington, Nov. i5.:-ermany mbmarlne warfare is a failure, ac cording to a sensational article pub lished In the iBerllnger Tageblatt by Captain, Persins. This information was received by the 1 United State radio station from the French sta tion at Lyons and made public here today. Perslus not only admits that the German people doubt the "results of piracy without mercy," but confesses that the admiralty was wrong In It calculations regarding " the decisive effects of the submarine campaign.'