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mm . . DAILY. EDITION I , , i r VOL VIII., V... IPX ilUT f AM, JlMfcTJil.VE 4.lC.m,OKKOOS. HIKDAV, KOVKMIIKIl 'XV M7." WHOLE M'MBKB MIT. i 1 Hi HURL MASSES IN TERRIFIC ' DEATH GRIPS TUlTOMr WMMtTM'TO MMEAK ' ITAI.IAX MXK.H ARK Wf VET OTMS LOSE HEAVHf Mt l-urluua and Kangiilnary In of CumiMlicn 'im In I'mgrro Ahmg NiiHhtTn Italian l.lw Kalian HfmlimMni, Xov. t Tli ImIIIo of the niuuuUlii l rn . . The aixl Moni IVralm ptmlllon wlilt-li , tthf, hnt laM nlBht. Im-mi have; l-n ry nr.t. but lh of the 1 n. far tlm, of Hr- Ital-I . f tana. Umlun. No. Xt.-llntf-n lb timnu and lta rkrra In th IIhI lan thvitr r lh" 1 1 U n k and tha TViilnnlr alllm ara at dradly Krlpa wlib tba enoiny nmlcavorlPK tot lirt hk throtiitli to tha VenKtlnb iluin,r but with tha ltallnni trna loiialy holdlnn thnm. All alonit tha front' lha fUhtlnK la of a i.aitlruUrly, un-j gulnary nature, tha trnopa frenuent.-i y mealing In haml-to-hand encoan-c ters anil position otin "nanae,. "V "7 TT. 7 ZZ T, h' h - Th"y flr""md ' a","h jraf . -d from rogntaia. h. Bol Italian. h.4.1 Montr TW L ,hl ,,., ...i.mera.d. Tb, Bni.n, ,..,,. "' ' ' ' ".. ' ' vtniorrnw at' 1 S o'clock,' ' Tbe enemy everywhere Is-throw- Wlfrd Allen. one of tha Oregon Ing mesaes of mn aitsliist the Hal- ,m,llBlrllll A(,.,ent commlHsloner. Inns snd hie luaao h,uy been hMXy-'rtrtji r.'rnerly preatdent T jhen'lani Tt eenmlt.Hly Is th ambition of the , b(.r nf CmintrcB .nd ,d1lor- of thp Invader to break out upon tbe plain r,iirlr. will be the ptlnclpsl sK-nk- before the expeotetl Htllisn anti French relnfon emenl arrive, but tip tn the present their efforts have been without "avail. "' Comparative unlet prevails ' the Plave rlvef to the Adrltitlc. m Ital'an lieaiuimtricis. .w. -i -- TPs name neiween me nave auu Rrcntn river In the hills leading lo the Veneilnn plain Is resrhlng a mat with a fury of action exceeding anything that has thus far taken J place on that front. Some pnslllons.j after fluctuating In furious mass at-' tacks In which Oernmns Joined theK Austrlnns, are Rgnln In the hands of j the Italians, who made a manlfi- cent charw up the slopes. , . - . ' . t'p und down the slopes this rear( fttl carnage la proceeding and f6urjj Airolmatf1y 10 tons of Tokay attacks have been swept back overlgrBpe. dipped from the Orants the Italian lines ove heaps of the-, "..-. ,T;r-" -rr.1; enemy dead " The ittialllcata. Calnhrla and Al pUie brlKiulus suffered most In this storm. Three battalions of Apllnl ""r """" r ' : "''""' ";fper cmtaor lug while the last week's ,ne '"""r P",u ,or ,,,p,r .""" advance ana atu not enjoy ii loim.. German and Austrian dead were; ptiea up in neaps, wit. . i .i. .. ineir irencnes disappeared- in the n.ry of the tlllery action IS IN ANTI-DRAFT PLOT James A Mc - Seattle, Nov. 24 Hugh, an Auburn, Wash., farmer, alleged to be wealthy, und bis. son. John .McHugb, 25 years of age, have been found, Kitllty of nn untl-druft law pjut.' They were cbarveil by the gowrnuint with milking fnlsn iifllduvlts oftdnavorlng to prove that the father , was dependent upon the . soi fur n llvlihood. . " . V .1MKUICAX VKSHKI, SI NK IV MKIMTKITUVVNAN SVA Wtislilnyton, Nov, 2 I. Thi Am 'r!ct.n' steamer Schuylkill has boci tfirpcdocd and mini:' lr ilic .Moilller Vatican. The. c"$w r:as lnnclrtl r :f'- j. There ' l'"ed. ' f " w-.ft no riv.l r:l on MT IS SH BY DESTBOKEB T AHrlait letryera Kink Hub niMiliMt bjr .Mrwns of lNMh Humb, Effort mi flearue Millie Washington. Nov. ' . itriutin news ot lit destruction of another flrnao submarine by American de- lrovrri,hwi reached tbi navy olrt- meqt lu a cable rirt from Vlre-Ad-tnlral rMtnm. N , . Thi submarine wae diuifl ' by df plh bouib, which went ' down with all on board after th destroy r bad attached a line to the sub marine and wa-undertakln to take hr In tow, , Thar were two dtrora o pa trol duty together. , One wighted ihe ' periscope ' pf the labmartae.j lauoiii vuyaru uistani ins nrsuvit t Miibninrintt cam to th anrfa with n ln or Ilia anoaru. , nr troy.ra urea, out lnrti . no Jn " """ "n"ra!tlallona with Trutonla com8.hnder. ... . w I ubniarlna want to tha bottom. in uai niw una niaifjan i n naar. anal El IlltUlf Tbe flrat ' or tba second aeries or t'liamliMr or Coiiimerie weekly Mo nrheon will be held lo- er. The meeting will take. on the character of a general buslneas- ;.t..,)K),th,.r for onallru- lion of Hi work of the chamber for ' (he ronilhg year. ' ' i !.; Th ,ad(.a r tho ud Cr01(. win I laerve the luncheon and they promise! ,, thulM, . t tondlnar will not le die . ,p,,n,ed g 'vhlcken' piece-de-reslHtanre. ' - . . ' ; - will be the Tl ML, II JEST tfl MARKET . wisjfci i v hit a 'ill ii iooivh nouses. In 1'orllund this season. From th time of tbe first shipment until n few days ago the price quo tations wera from 11.15 to 11.25 price quotations were raised to fl col(). Bd',ww,lDBM the Rogue i ', Di.i'- vnii... T.u.. excell . those Uom 0hpr (Ih(. , ... AmBr,(.ft and their reputation is testified to I by the ever growing ditmand' which ;has been so great that the Portland house -are already negotiating forithelr mines If. they carry out their next year's crop. . '. 1 ' - threat of refusing to sell coal at the n tbe.shlnnjpnt of this year there werefour full cars, the balnnoe go ing to their. destination by express. The acreage of, Tokay grapes In the (irnnts Pass district is approximately !J, ncres, all of which are yielding meir owners a goon prom on tne in vestment. -!.'., ( APPLE CHANGE GRADE RULE 8okitne, ; Nov., 24. The north western fruit conference In session here In connection with the national apple show, has endorsed the pro position of eliminating the "C" grade or apples and having only two pack. Apples hot marketable un der one of these two packs would be marketed as "unclassified." . 9 Rwsiia Ftctisa Control Yacatisg Towcs Als Fre:!, Dittrcirj Scse Regcests izi Propose , " 1 "" Arcistice For Pace Disccssica Washington, Nov. ' 14. A ' mess age received at the atal depart ment from Ambassador Kraarla at ruromad. atated that Uo Trotky aa mlnUlrr or foreign affalri of tbe liotahrvlkl Kotaromanl bad formally notified Iba dlplomala r tba varloim power thrra, tbat hlai ttorarnnifnl had propound aa aruiUtlra , to the (iKimaoa with view to Imiii'diHte pottr4 npRotiationa.' ' , ) Ambaaaador Fraarla haa earafull) riort atatca that be haa br ad- flnfd tlut tb Kfnral at tbo froat r-!1( Mtrueld to 0n beo relative to a three month' armla tire Amaterdani. Nov. dlapatrh to the Frankfurter Zltun .jfrom VUrnit' u rniin'ita rp'relvad 'from Taranpol. are to tbe effert tbs Rtn- lan triMips are prepurlna t evacu-J ,n "" lll,1,ctan towns tiuay-.the niadoff and Skalat. near the HnnKlan border. The dispatch adds thit the advanced poaltlons already I have heen volunlarllr evacuated. . I X ; Amsterdum. Nov. 24. Won'ltg lo advlcea received- he-e. n' ra'. von l.udendorff, first n:irieemstter general ,q( tbe fieymao armly ha started for the eastern front tn con nection with the Ruaalan Pr of a truce. He Is said to be ac.inianie.l by a numerous staff.' Following the proposal pin e 1 T BREACH OF" TREATIES WOULD EXILE RUSSIA lindon,' Nov. Hi. Iurd Cecil, minister of blockade, told the Asso ciated I'tess'todav that If the prbc lamation of Nikolai'' 1-enlne urging an Immediate armistice ' represent ed the opinion of tbe Russian peo ple, It would be a direct breach of treaty obligation ond 'Russia's al liance. Such an action, if approved and ratified by the Russian nation, would -put them virtually outside the pale or civilised Europe. GOVERNMENT WARNS I Washington, Nor. 24. 'Michigan coal opestor have been warned by the fuel administration that the gov- eminent will take over ana operate prices which the government has fixed. JAPS CANNOT HELP I rttttsburg, Nov. 24. A. Kasamn. a member of the Japanese Imperial Railway- com iiVhhIoo now touring this country, In an address here to day, said: , - "It would be of little value to send assistance to Russia as long as the people are quarreling among themselves. Cntll the cooperation of the Russian troops can be secured, In my opinion, Japan will not send any men to their assistance. But If that cooperation can be guaranteed, Ja pan wilt send nil the men that are necessary, not only to the eastern front, but to the western front also." MOVE FOR IONS the floUhavlkl governnicnt I'; Roa- ala for an armlatlra. a reduction In the Tlnalan army bii'hwn nrli'rd by Nikolai lnlne, the : Rolahvikl leader to take effect lmniedln!,'' 8liiinltaneoii8ly, It la tn'd, iinoDl- dally, that a Russian diplomat but left Stockholm for Petr;j?vd. to la- ller to tbe Ruaalan re.Mlitionary government peaca propowl of hc central power, Leon TroUky, the Rmtftlan fareUn minuter, In an Inter!, announce. that , the Rolahevlkl ara nualimt aenarate tieace with German, but dealr nnbemal pear with the na tbm. Tht alma of the new regime, a announced by fenn Trotiky are: 'flrat. there will h the Immedl ate publication of all aecrel treaties and the abolition of ae'-ret dlplotn acy. "Second, an offer of an Immediate armlntlce on all fronta for the con elusion or a democratic peace. Third, transfer of all land to the pea: ants. Fourth, the establishment pi state control of Industriea through the medium of organlted workmen and employes; the nationalization of the most Important .branches of In dustry. 'Fifth, the delivery 6f all authority,' to local i soldiers and workmen's deputies. 4 SI con "Wxth, the convocation r a stituent assembly, which' will Intro duce 'Its reforms through the me dium or the soldiers' and workmen's deputies, and not through thet old btireaitracy. on an appointed date." iGERItlAIIS EXPECITiG . JERUSALEM TO FALL Amsterdam, Nov. 24. The Ger man newspapers arev preparing the public for tbe loss of Jerusalem. The Norddeutsche Allgemelne Zeitung says that 'to cling to places '"which would bring us no military- advant age would be tantamount to the use less sacrifice of numerous Turkish forces and our. own troops and would Involve serious losses." HARRIS sroCKEIW CAPPH 1 AS RHIPHi ri4IX(. HKAl) i Washington, Nov. 24. Rear Ad miral Frederick , R'. Harris, chief of tbe navy' bureau of yards and docks has been named to succeed Read Ad Ihlral Capps as general manager, of the Emergency Fleet corporation. " arai TO TAKD V Seattle. No., SJ.Thev minute men, a patriotic, organisation, is to ask" the county , commissioners for money to enable tho sheriff to depu tise enough men to drlvVout vice from this city so that the t Camp lewla order may be lifted. ' , ' ' PAW TO TAKE ' UP San Francisco, , Nov. 24. The presidents' mediation commission leaves 'for Washington and Oregon to Investigate the labor situation in connection with the logging and lumbering-. Industrie' there. They will confer; with tho uovernor ' of iOrvsOn, first. REFUSE TO OPEII LAUD THIS FALL ('onimlaalonvr Tall man of laad Of fice lU-ollc to t'lHtirreaanwin Maw ley lti-fuln to Art Tbe effort of local people Interest ed In the early opening of tba .agri cultural land under the O. ft C. grant, to get thane land opened to early aettlement ha beeo unavail ing. I Congreaaman Hawley wired from thla city, at tha time or nln recent llt here, and to that tele gram ' !and Commlaaloner ' Tallman answer, ftatlng that none ot the Oregon and California grant land will be thrown open nntll next spring, when aome of the claaainca tlon will be in ihape' that people may gor on 'the, land early.; ,Mr, Hawley had requested that aome lands be opened thla rail, particu larly thoa around ; Orant Pass, which could h f cultivated ta - crop next sensoQ If opened at thla time. . Mr. Talfman atate this thlmprae- tlcable. ..i ''-'. .,' - ' Uritlsh Army Headquarters. Nov. 24 Hall to tha tanks. They more than ' demonstrated J thelf Immense value In th. recent British offensive., It was their work which allowed the element or surprise to- be worked out successrnlly. .... ' Some of, the tanks were veterans, but many had .never beea In an en gagement before and the crewa lack-! ed actual fighting experience They crushed their way through.""' v "". K-r--- barbed ' wire easily." tearing great gaps for the infantry, and It was not until they had made a considerable advance that strong resistance was encountered. The stillest fighting was at I-steau wood, south of Mas- nleies. There the tank engaged a numiter or neiq and neavy guns, ana Drniianuy, in an attempt to capture won their way.'- The, tanks charged the wood, which would give to Gen-, a 5.9-lncri jrTjn.and cleaned out Iteral Byng a position dominating the . re- with its machine 'guns The tanks have demonstrated ful ly their power fn saying the lh-ei of nlen and tn conserving ammunition The casualties among the infantry which followed the tanks into action were exceedingly light. The corres pondent has heard that two battal lions, for Instance, had only one cas ualty each and that another suffered the loss ot only three men. ii SENTENCEO TO DIE Washington, Nov, 24, A court martial has senttibeed an enlisted man of the American array In the United States to death before a fir ing squad for, desertion with the In tent of Joining theenemy forces. ' However additional Information Is being sought by officials here' to es tablish whether or not be Intended to join the enemy forces. The de sertion Is not in the face of an enemy so that death can not be In flicted until " the '" department at Washington approves.. Details of tbe affair are withheld. v - . ' TROOP TRAIN HIT; " L INJ Topeka,-Nov, 24j -Two oldlers and three trainmen were seriously Injured. , 7 Topeka, Nov.- 24.- A troop train on the 1'nlon Pacific crashed Into a banta Fe passenger ' trnln at the junction "of the'.two roads in North Topeka this morning, and several were injured. The troop (rain whs said to be carrying soldiers' from' Camp Funs, ton cantonment to Kansas City for the army-navy fboflVtt' game.' BRITISH GAIil VAtlTAGE OVER snoRW TKITONH REI.tIU'K 14 Ml WITH fr'ltr4H WVI.SIO.V8 BIT CAX(IT HOI.O imiTIHH a SEEMS keju rai tieunl Byn CuauslJdatlaux GiMiat Oaiawd. - Preparing for Anothef Daah, Cavalry 0erthir British Headquarters, Nov. J 4 (Late dispatch) Bonrlon Wood, dominating Cambral from the want, la In tbe hands of the British. Mea ger reporta Intimate that Mouerren has fallen snd that Fontaine la In rUmes.-. , . ? . . Reinforced by . division from other sectors of the western'' front. The Germans are 'resisting1 desperate ly the British advance v npon.. Cam-bral."""',""".J":""-"-"",rt-''-:-:-- : " Around- Fontaine and Notra Jaajnav leg than three mile from Cambral' and In tha Bourlon Wood close by, the most strenuous fighting haa oo. curred,' the British continuing to make progress. ' Considerable 'hard righting or a local character is taking place on numerous sectors where' tne Ger mans are endeavoring to drive out " fthe English, Scotch, Welsh and Irish i nam viriuauy on me mreanoia oi Cambral. i . y . Especially severe., hag .bten th righting around CreTecoeur, Moeu res and the Bourlon -wood, in tbe lat ter of which regions at last gocpiinU the British "cavalry was operatinl' entire battle front. All the ground gained by the' British has been held' The Germans are righting bitterly to recapture lost territory and to hold back rurther incruslons into their line. The lighting, however,., apparently, 1 between the opposing ' British advance and the German rear-guard; for the major part of General -Byng's, army evidently la engaged In consolidates the ground already won and preparing for an other dash forward when the time la opportune. "" V. '. ' " ' EVERYBODY SCORED IS , YESTERDAY'S FOOTBALL ) v.. . - Portland, Nov,' 24,Football re sults Saturday were: Minnesota 27, Michigan 12. ( Iowa St Ames S. Northwestern 21; Illinois . ' , i I . -' BOY RUN U AND INJUREU BY An accident which resulted in the serious Injury or Albert Burns, mes senger boy Tor the Western 'Union, occurred about 7:3Q last evening at the corner of Sixth and U streets. A Mrs, Ernest ot Central Point, driving a Ford (license'; number 31864) came down Sixth street. With no head lights on the car and according to witnesses turned to go to the Southern Pacific station, and In making the corner turned, sharp arid close1 to the curbing instead ot rounding the- center or the Intersec tion and in so doing hit young Bums, who was on his ' bicycle. Burns suffered a broken wrist and thumb as well as had bis wheel de molished. r ' - Mrs. Ernest was ordered to appear before, Mulitclpai Judge Allyn Mon day morning. ' ' I