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WORLD liAPFENINOS OF CURRENT WEEK Brief Resume Most Important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Brents of Noted People, Governments and Pacific Northwest and Other Thins Worth Knowing. Latest reports from Ohio elections show the wets in the lead by 3G43. The Australian government has de cided to hold another referendum on the question of conscription. Venice, Italy, is not alarmed over the invasion of the Austro-Germans and the shops are kept open for busi ness as usual. German prisoners being conveyed from Baltimore to the detention camp in Georgia, curse the United States and everything American. West Texas cattle raisers and bank ers have sought government interven tion as a result of the long drouth which threatens the lives of thousands of cattle, sheep and goats. Gaza, on the Mediterranean Coast in Palestine, has been captured by the British, and the column operating north of Becrsheba has made an addi tional advance of 11 miles. Twelve British merchant vessels sunk by mines or submarines last week marks the minimum losses for any week since Germany began her unre stricted campaign last February. Announcement was made at the meeting of the Swedish Medical so ciety Wednesday by Dr. Carl Kling, bacteriologist at the Carolinian Insti tute, of the discovery of a serum for the treatment of scarlet fever. The hunger strike of the militants of the woman's party in the Washing ton jail spread Thursday to the ranks. Miss Rose Winslow, of New York, also was in the jail with Alice Paul, national chairman of the party. Fifteen years in a Federal peniten tiary was the sentence handed out Thursday to E. Wangerin, of St. Paul, in the first conivction by a general courtmartial at the Camp Dodge, la., cantonment. Wangerin refused to obey orders. That aid by the allies is required and in no unstinted measure has been asserted in semi-offiial quarters in Rome. The Teutons are declared to have staked everything on their at tempt to crush Italy, and the allies must rush up assistance with the ut most speed if Cadorna is to check the enemy. The quotas from various Western universities and colleges designated to enter the third series of training camps for commissions as second Lieu tenants were announed at headquarters of tho Western department of the army in San Francisco Friday. The camps open January 5, 1918. Telegraphic appeals from officials of the Electricians' union in San Fran cisco Friday to Tacoma and other Northwestern locals asking that dele gates again be detailed to California for conference met with prompt rejeC' tion at a special joint meeting called in the Labor Temple at Tacoma. The first dependent of an American soldier killed in trench warfare to re ceive compensation under the govern ment system will be Mrs. Alice Dodd. of Evansville, Ind., widowed mother of Private James B. Gresham, one of the victims of the German raid on American trenches in Francs Novem ber 8. She will receive $45 per month. At a meeting in Petrograd Saturday, representatives of the whole Petrograd garrison passed under the guidance and influence of the Bolshevik!, the radical pacifist group. There wta great excitement in the city. The first woman letter carrier, un uniformed, but with a government badge, was seen in Washington Wed nesday. She is on a light route, as an experiment for women substitutes for men, owing to the shortage or men. In tho region of the Black Sea coast the Russians have driven the Turks from their first line and advanced in some places to the third line, the War office announces. Because ho opposed support of the government ints war policies and his congregation called for his resignation, the Rev. J. L. Taylor, pastor of the First Baptist church, leading one of that denomination in Savanah, Ga., announced that ho would leave his pul pit next Sunday night. I NEWWAR TAX RULING GERMAN DRIVE IN Law Applies to Life Insurance, The ater Tickets, Stocks and Bonds, Public Utilities Cigars and CIgnr cites Increased Postal Rates Also Arc in Effect. Three-cent letter postago wont into effect Friday of last week, as an audi tloiml measure to Increase tho rov enues of tho United States during Uio war period. Postal cards double in nrlce. Tho postago on letters will bo at tho rato ot 3 conta for ovory ounco or fraction thereof, excepting drop let tors mailed for delivery from tho of ftco at which they nro pested, which may bo mailed at tho r:to ot 2 cents an ounco or fraction. Postal cards aro required to bo pre paid 2 cents, and therefore lcent pos tal cards must have n 1-ccnt stamp af fixed to them in addition to tho l cent stamp impressed on such cards. Private mailing cards with written I messages sent openly In tho malls will I bt transmitted at tho rato of 2 cento each, payablo by stamps to bo affixed by tho sender. i It less than 3 cents Is propald on i a letter or other first-class matter It will bo returned to tho sender, If known, for tho deficient postago. It the sender is not known, It will. If ' prepaid at least 2 cents, bo marked with tho deficient postago and sent to i Its destination for collection ot tho amount duo upon delivery. Tho new rates aro applicable to lot- I tors addressed for foreign delivery, as follows: Tho Bahamas, Canada, i Cuba, Barbados, British Guiana, Brit lsh Honduras, Dominican Republic, , Dutch West Indies, England, Ireland, ' Scotland, Wales, Leeward Islands, I Mexico, Newfoundland, New Zealand and Panama. With all of tho abovo countries, by mutual agreement, tho samo rato of postago as that prevailing at homo ! was charged for foreign delivery. Postmasters have been instructed that tho provisions of tho order do not affect tho rates applicable to letters to foreign countries other than those named, tho rates for such remaining at 5 cents for tho first ounco and 3 cents for each additional fraction. On pleasures and necessities allko tho war tax falls. It even applies to life Insurance, to theater parties, to stocks and bonds, to public utility facilities, and to tho manufacture of I cigars and cigarettes. I As a part of tho war rovenuo mcas uro the tax ia designed to aid tho liberty loan in financing tho nation's struggle for democracy. Tho follow Ing provisions of tho measure have been furnished by Milton A. Miller, Revenue, for Portland: Individual Income Tax. Reports to be made between January 1 and March !, 1918, on lncomo for entire year ot exemptions married per sons, 2000; single persons, 11000. Collec tor can furnish blank about January 1. Corooratlons Income Tax. IZeoorts to be made between January 1 and March 1, 1918, covering the calendar year ivii. War Excess Profit Tax. Reports to be made between January and March 1. 1918, covering the calendar year VJll, by individuals, partnerships and corporations. Exemptions Individu als, and DartnershlDs. 16.000: corporations. $3000. Blanks may bo procured about January 1. War Tax on Cigars. Cigarettes, Tobacco, Etc. One-half of this tax became effective coincident with the passage of the act October 4, upon the floor stock of all deal ers. Inventory must be made as of that aate ana mea witn tne collector oi inter nal Revenue at once. Forms may bo pro cured at 210 Custom-house. On nnd after November 1 all manufacturers or import ers must pay the full rate of tax on all sucn articles som. War Tax on Facilities Furnished by Public Utilities. This tax becomes effective November 1, nil; mommy returns to ue maue mere after showing amount of business Iran sacted, and tux to be paid thereon at the rate of 3 per cent. Express companies are affected likewise ana pay a tax of 1 cent for each 20 cents of the express charges. Also on passenger fares a tax of 8 per cent on the amount paid for such transportation, except for commutation season iicxets on trips less man ju mues, and on tickets costing less than 35 cents. Tax In every ense to be paid by the party paying tor sucn transportation. War Tax on Insurance. On life Insurance a tax of 8 cents on each J1000 lBsued on and after November 1, 1917. On marine. Inland, fire and cas ualty Insurance on same date a tax of lc ror eacn i or fraction oi premium paia tor sucn insurance. War Excise Taxes. On and after November 1, 1917. a tax of s per cent on me sale price oi an automo biles, automobile trucks, automobile wag ons and motorcycles, all piano players, graphophones, phonographs, talking ma chines and records; all Jewelry, real or Imitation; all tennis rackets, golf clubs, baseball bats, lacrosse sticks, balls of all kinds. Including baseballs, footballs, ten- fishing rods and reels, billiard and pool tables, chess and checker-boards and pieces, flees, games and parts of games (except children's games and toys); a tax ot z per cent on cosmetics, pins, powaers, lozenges, etc: 2 ner cent on chewfnir trum: tax In all these cases to be paid by tho manuiacturer, importer, or prouueer, wnn a tax of one-half these percentages on stocks on hand October 4, 1917. War Tax on Admissions and Dues. A tax of I cent on each 10 cents or rraction thereof charged by any theater, moving picture show, etc., for admission, except In cases of theaters making a maximum chartre of E cents. A tax of 10 per cent of tho amount paid as dues or initiation rees in any atnietio or social club, when such annual dues are In ex cess of (12 per year. Tho tax becomes effective November 1, 1917. War Tax Stamps. Stamp taxes will apply to bonds, stocks, deeds, notes, entry of goods, wares, etc., passage ticket to foreign countries, power of attorney, nnd playing cards. Also n tax of 1 cent for each 25 cents paid on parcel post shipments, beginning with November 1, 1917. These stamps may bo fiurchused from the Collector of Internal tevenue or from the Postofflce. War Estate Taxes. A war tax on all estates, the tax being graduated und ranging from 1 per cent up to 10 per cent of the net worth of the estate. ITALY I CHECKED Italian Army Makes Stand On Lower Piave River. ALLIED AID PROMPT Generals Foch, Wilson and Cadornn, Arc Confirmed as Permanent War Council to Sit at Versailles. Merlin Tim Atistrn Htlncnrlnn troops which aro carrying out tho new ouensivo on mo i rentino ironi were attacked Sunday by strong Italian de tachments, winch pressed mum duck fit nnn iwlnt- tin. wnr nfllrtt imniMim'irt- Tho Italians have made a stand on tho lower Piavo river. Tho i-itv of Ttnlliitii). on tint mmnr Piave, has been captured by Austro- ucrman troops. Paris - Premier Pninlovo returned Sunday from his visit with French and Hntish otlkinls to tho Italian front, and expressed confidence in tho victory of tho forces of freedom. A meeting of the war council was held in tho afternoon. After tho cab inet meeting n scmi-oiliciul note was issued confirming tho new establish ment of a permanent inter-allied staff under Generals Foch, Wilson, and Ca dorna, to sit at Versailles. The note adds that nothing has im pressed tho Italian government and lcoplo more than the extraordinary celerity with which their allies arrived at this decision. "It is tho first timo that unity of ac tion on n united front has been truly realircd," says the note. "Nothing will do so much to heighten tho pres tige of France.' The Matin says it was decided at the conference in Italy that Franco and Great Britain would increase the armed support already given to Italy, tho effort to bo shared equally by tho two powers. Tho United States also has been considered, the newspaper says, in planning for future co-opera tion. A Havas dispatch from Homo re porta largo number of troops and great quantities of war materials continue to arrive in tho Trcntino nnd Tyrol (The Tyrol being in Austria, this evi dently refers to Austro-German rein forcements). QUEEN LILIU0KALANI IS DEAD Last Hawaiian Sovereign Succumbs After Long Illness. Honolulu, T. II. Queen Liliuoka lani, of Hawaii, whose death had been expected for several days, passed away - 1 m m . a ill unuay morning, aucr a long mness. In recent weeks Queen Lilioukalani had shown striking patriotism for tho United States. She subscribed liber ally for the Red Cross fund nnd the Liberty Loan. When news first came that a state of war had been declared, she hoisted the Stars and Stripes over her residence in Washington Place, ad vising her former subjects to support the government of tho United States to the fullest. Wtih tho death of Queen Liloukalani has passed the last vestige of royalty in the Hawaiian Islands. Tho eighth and last monarch to hold sway over the entire insular group, sho reigned for only two years and that brief flicker of sovereignty was extinguished more than 20 years ago in a revolution which led to tho annexation of tho is lands to the United States. Hut not withstanding her effacemcnt from pub lic affairs. Queen Liliuokalani nover abandoned her regal pose nor lost tho affection of her former BUbjects, and continued to her death a most interest ing personality. German Air Pilot Killed. San Jose. Cat. Emil C. Jahnscn, of Santa Clara, was tho first American lr nllnt. tr lirimr ilnwn n (instill) mill. intr nirriliinn nvir T.nndnn according to letters received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. II. Johnson. Young Juhnsen said ho was wounded three times and his machino was struck 500 times by shots from tho enemy's machino gun. Ho is recovering. The German pilot was killed nnd his ob server captured. American Women Loyal. Washington, D. C. Moro than 10,- 000,000 American housewives, it was announced Saturday, now have pledged themselves to follow tho food admin iBtrator'a conservation directions. Tho pledges were obtained in a two weeks' intensive campaign. Tho exact num ber of pledges reported signed was 10,- 215,240, with returns incomplete. ARE HOARDING SUGAR Oregon Individuals Accused nnd Food Administration Asks Washington Authorities for Instructions, Portland Several cases of sugar hoarding by Individuals in this statu have been reported to thu oIIIcIiiIh of tho Oregon food administration horo, it was announced Wednesday. Thuy have been referred to thu national food administration nt Washington, I). C, with a request for Instructions as to what action should bo taken. Food Administrator It. F. HlcknuII, of Idaho, already has placed a limit of 25 pounds of sugar er person, which ho has asked tho grocers of that statu to observe pending instructions from Washington, local officials said. Grocers at Ontario, Oro., across thu Snnko river from Idaho, aro roKrted to bu co-operating with tho food ad ministration of that statu to pruvent Individuals, refused moru sugar by grocers there from gutting It In Ore Ron. State to Sell School Und. Olympla On tho first Tuesday in February, 1018, tho stntu will hold its next salu of statu school lnmls, and it promises to bo a reconl-breakur. Thero is unusual interest in agricultural lands, not only from various parts of tho state of Washington, but from out side H)intH as well. Tho salu ordinarily would bo held on thu first Tuesday in January. Hut thu law, says Clark V. Saviilge, statu land commissioner, is that when thu first Tuesday of a month falls on a holiday ttiu salu must bu put over for unu month. This timo tho now year comes in on Tuesday, and as that occasion is a holiday it means no salu can bu held. NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT Wheat Hulk busls for No. 1 grade, Hard white - Hluestem, harly Hart, Allen, Galgalus, Martin Amber, $2.05; Soft white PaloUBo bluestcm, forty fold, White valluy, Gold Coin, Whltu Russian, $2.03. Whitu club-Little club, Jenkins club, white hybrids, Sonora. $2.01. Red Walla Walla Red Russian, red hybrids, Jones fife, coppei, $1.98. No. 2 grade, 3 cents less. No. 3 grade, C cents less; other grades handled by sample. Flour Patents, $10.20. Mlllfced Spot prices: Hrnn, $30 per ton; short, $33; middlings, $11; rolled barley, $5557; rolled oats, $51 55. Corn Whole, $83; cracked, $84 per ton. Hny Huylng prices, f. o. b. Port land; Eastern Oregon timothy, $27 per ton; valley timothy, $23ft25; al falfa, $22.500421; valluy grain hay, $20; clover, $20; straw, $8. Huttcr Cubes, etxras, 4-1 44 Jc; prime firsts, 43441c. Jobbing prices Prints, extras, 48c; cartons, lc etxra; butterfat, No. 1, 51c shipping jK)int; 52c delivered. Eggs Oregon ranch, current re ceipts, 52c; candled, 5G0'y57c; selects, S860c per dozen. Poultry Hens, large, 19 20c; small, 17 (?5 17Jc; springs, 19 CD 20c; ducks, 1820c; geese, 10 12c; tur keys, live, 2025c. Vcul Fancy, 1515Jc per pound. Pork Fancy, 19J20c. Vegetables Tomatoes, 90c $1.75 per crate; cabbage, 1 1(72c per jwund; lettuce, $2. 253 per crate; cucumbers, S1.G01.65 ier dozen; peppers, 10c per pound; cauliflower, 90c$1.50 per crato; sprouts, 10c per pound; arti chokes, 90c$l per dozen; horseradish, 9Jc per pound; squash, ljc; pump kins, He; carrots, $1.25(0)1.50 per sack; beets, $1.50 1.75; turnips, $1.351.50. Potatoes Oregon, $1.50 2 per cwt. ; sweet potatoes, 33gc per pound. Onions Huylng prices; Oregon, $2.65, country points. Green Fruits Apples, $12.25 per box; pears, $1.752.26; grapes, $1,35 (3)1.75; casabas, 2c per pound; cran berries, $1517.50 per barrel; quinces, $2.25(32.50 per box; porBlmmonB, $2 2.25; pomegranates, $2.75. Hops 1917 crop, 2425c per pound; 1916 crop, lGc. Wool Extra fino, CO GOc per pound; coarso, 55G0c; valley, 55 GOc; mohair, long staple, 55c. November 10, 1917. Cattle Best beef steers $ 9.00 9.50 Good beef steers 7.00 9.00 Best beef cows 0.00 7.00 Ordinary to good 4.00 5.00 Best heifers 0.50 7.50 Calves 7.00 9.50 Bulls 4.50 G.75 Stackers and feeders. , , . 4.00 7.25 Hogs Primo light hogs $10.0016.25 Primo heavy hogs 15. 85 16. 00 Bulk 15. 85 16. 15 Pigs 14.0014.50 Sheep Yearlings $12.5013.00 Wethers 12.0013.00 Ewes 8.5010.60 Western lambs 14.0014.50 Valloy lambs 13.50(2)14.00 REVOLTIN RUSSIA OUSTS KERENSKY Cruiser and City Forts Bombard Winter Palace. MAXIMALISTS RULE Congress of Workmen's nnd Soldiers' Delegates Issues Proclamations -Pence Declared First Aim. Petrograd Govurnmont forces hold ing thu winter palaru wuro compelled to capltulato early Thursday morning under thu llru of thu cruiser Aurora and tho cannon of thu St. Petur and St. Paul fortress across tho Nova river. At 2 o'clock In tho morning tho woman's battalion, which had been dufendlng tho winter pnlacu, surreii dured. Tho workmen's and soldiers' dele gates aro In complete control of thu city. Premier Korensky has lied. Hu was reported to bu at Luga, 85 miles south west of Potrograd. Orders havo been issued for his arrest. Flvu ministers of tho Kerensky government havu been arrested. A call has been issued to all army corps to send delegates to a council, ono delegatu for every 25,000 men. Latu in thu evening, after thu gov ernment forces had been driven into thu winter palacu thu palacu was be sieged and a lively light of machinu guns and rillcs began. Thu cruiser Aurora, which was moored at thu Niecolai bridge, moved up within range, firing shrapnel. Meanwhile thu guns of the St. Peter and SU Paul fortress oM!ned firo. Thu palacu stood out under tho glaru of thu searchlights of tho cruiser and otTereil a good target for thu guns. Thu defenders held out for four hours, replying as best thoy could with ma chinu guns and rilles. Theru was spasmodic firing in other parts of thu city, but thu workmen's and soldiers' troops took every means to protect citizens, who were ordered to their quarters. Thu bridges nnd thu Nevsky Prospect, which early In thu afternoon weru in tho hands of tho government forces, wuro captured und held during tho night by thu work men' and soldiers' troops. Towards 5 o'clock In tho afternoon the military review committee of thu soldiers' and workmen's delegates is sued a proclamation stating that Petro grad was in its hands, thanks to tho assistance of thu garrison which en abled tho coup d'etat to be brought about without bloodshed. Tho proclamation declares that tho now government will propose nn im mediate and just peace, will hand the hind to thu peasants and will summon thu constituent assembly. Delegates from tho thrco Cossack regiments quartered hero declared thoy would not obey tho provisional govern ment nnd would not march ngainst tho soldiers' and Workmon'a delegates, but that they wcro prepared to main tain public order. New Power May Be Short-lived. Washington, D. C. Discouragement felt horo over tho news of tho over throw of the Korensky government nt Putrograd Is tempered by tho hopo that tho extreme radicals who havo siczed tho capital may not bo nblo to extend their control over tho army or any considerable part of tho country. However, it is feared that much blood must bo shed and tho nation further demoralized boforo any power Hbcb abovo tho turmoil strong enough to control, tho situation. Tho suggestion that tho new power at Potrograd may bo short-lived is based to an oxtent upon tho fact that tho Cossacks, tho best military forco in Russia, always havo been reckoned upon to support a strong conservative government. It was conceived in some quarters that if Kerensky, fleeing from tho capital, should bo oblo to bring to his support General KornilofT, tho strong man of tho Russian nrmy, with his Cossack backers, ho might sot up a now and stronger government nt Moscow, whera he could count upon the loyalty of a majority of tho popu lation. Espionage Act Violated. Now York Ploas of iruilty on n charge of violating tho csplonago net by conBpirlng to export tungHton, used ror hardening steel, from this country without manifesting It lis required by law, woro entered in tho Fcdoral court horo Saturday by Fritz Oorundal, steward on tho Scandlnnvlan-Atnorican liner United States; Wnldomnr Adams and Ilobort Collins, Swedish book sellers. Sentence was deferred,