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SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
I'nlr (ontKlit nn1 Wednesday
Mnv. 57; MI11. !IH.
forty-fourth Ynr.
D11 II v Ninth Yrnr
MTOFOK1). OKlWOtf, TI KSDAV, XOVUMHER 17, 1HM
NO. 205
AN ONSLAUGHT BY THE RUSSIANS
CRACOW REPORTED IN
FORTRESS KEY FOOD DEMAND
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RICH PROVINCE AIDS BUSINESS
Confllcllra Stories From Eastern
Dnttlo Line Germans Reported to
Have Rejoined Austrlnns In De
fense at Cracow Kaiser Still Try
liili to Break Throun.li Allies' Lines.
LONDON, Nov. 17, 1:22 . in.
Hiriiinii.x' icuuiikuhly imtmIcIcuI of
I'cimixc in hlinl-wi'il Fhiudern
ami dnhility niter her Imily tlrfcimo
tilling lll'l- I'MnIiTII llolllicr, WCIt' II
Ml) tilt OUlCOIIlC tl' wllll'll ft ill U1IH
miildi'iilcil today lit llu great 1'itro
) it'll 11 whi.
In Flmidur (lie nllicd lino rcfitM
Itt yield, while in llitt cnat Hid Hiih
miiii continue In puh forward. Tim
liiiltlt' linn In Fiance Hci'iiiM for Iho
lniif being forgot len nml llit nclioiiH
then pi ninthly will (Mint itiitt In bo of
11 Minitiii' nature until Hit' allien in
I1aiitltn proxo oonohiMvcly Dial they
cannot In battered in or until tho
(leimiiu proxo that limy ran.
Crmiiw nit Hiilgtnit
Tftf actual lluntlnii 111 Cracow in
becoming one of I hi many riiio.inns
of tht war. Out 1 t-jtnrt him tin Hiik
MHii aeliiiilly inventing Ihtt town,
vltii'h iw declared In hit in flnmrrt,
while r-evernl rcpoiWt have t cached
l.iiniltni that tht (InnaaiH hat I el' I
tln defouno of ("int'ovv to the Alls
triniiM) who, in tln'ir turn, an u-M'ti-l
to surrender mllier than hnvt
tht) eily liouihurtli'tl, Tint latent re
miiIh linni I'olrogrud, hnwexer, tie
elum thai tint (I011111111 InretH have
it'joiiu'tl tin Aiistriitn gnrriMiii in the
ilcfi'iito of tin (Vtu'oxv fortiesM,
whieh koiiui o.sporN inoiuiuut'i to la
tin key In tin unmeot mail into tin
pi ounce of til(hi.
A month of faille lighting-, rittiiilmi:
Iouh, (hi oxtfllt of which H'ihait
never will hit fully known, has not
couxinecd (loiinnu lender that the
l'leaeh emiHt toHiiH ntt unattaiuahh;
while miow, rain, xvind ami ohl lime
trietl llu troops fcevorely.
A HoK'lep. Tnl
I low valiantly the Herman soldiers
hitxo heea meeting ileath 111 what to
laiit hah heea a Impclcs tak in re.
counted hy llu Hritihli unity's offieinl
eyewitness at tint fiont, rolont'l
Swinlon, who, dou'iihing tin recent
fighting ut omul Ypies, Mini: "Their
dogged pcmoveinneo claims our
xvjiolo-hcnrtod admit ittiou."
Thin tribute was not iUnlifieil, as
heretofore, ly lint iuery whether tl in
eiplino or sheer bravery iirompti'tl tin
men no to ilia, for the troops referred
to went tin guard corps, tint pick of
Ilia fluiinnii nniiy, which haw, nrenrd
ing to Colonel Hwiuton, "retnineil
tin canlciapt for ileath" which it
hhouctl in tho. Frnneo-l'riiKsinn war.
Itctivat a MuMcrpleco
llerlin is interpreting thn retreat of
Hit flernmu forees from W'ttrsaxv as
a MtrulKii ma-lcrplecc, much the
Mima 11H lliu allien! ovcinnu'iits lmil
eil (teiieral Jol'fni'H retirement in (In
early Hliigi'K of lliu (Icrinan inviiHion
of i'rancc, hut tlio floiman people,
ncconliiiK In travelcrH reaching here,
arc exprosHliiff whlcKpicatl chagrin
at (hn reheat.
II will ho lecalleil thai Kimllar criti
cism wiin voiucil when the French ami
I'ajilinh apniea uonlinucil to fall
hack. Thai this wiih btrnlef;ieally a
proper movo Biihscqucntly vas provctl
anil nccortllni,' to thoso who recently
have hi'cu at tio Ourinaii capital, the
(Icriuuu army In thn east must Hum
laily jiiHlil'y Hh aution if ils rutronl
from Warnaw Is not to go tlown in
hixlory iih a tlcfcat, t
BISa W LOAN
SELL FASI
LONDON, Nov. 17, fisKI p. in,
Fivo hiiinlreil million tlollurfl or tho
new Urilish war loan of .fl.rJri.OOO,
000 iilroatly Iiiih hoou taken hy oho
firm, it wiik iinnniiiiccil lotlay in Iho
lioimn of coimnons liv Ilnvltl l.loytl
(luorgo, tiluincullor'of tho osuhcijuor,
BODS
Most Serious Effects of European
War Upon America Passed Mills
and Factories Busy With Orders
From Warrlnn Nations Abnormal
Trade In Needful Articles rtesultliiu
WARIIINOTO.V, Nov. 1". -Offl.
rlnln of Hut vnrloiiH Kovcrniucat tic
imrtiacatn which toucli tho country h
litltillifAfi uctlvlllfH feel eoiiflilcat that
tint iiiohI perlmiH cffectH of tho ICuro
pen a war on American lninlne linvii
pUKWil. Tin rimtniatloa of Hut credit
halanrc with Hurono hng crently
eiticil (hn nit 1111 1 Ion, Hut larrcnuliii;
tli'iunnU (rota Huropo for American
fooil mippllen 11ml ulo to tho inultlcn
ilcvelopment of an nhiinrmnl tnulo In
iirtlclcH nccilctl hy tin Iiiiko nrmlcx
now In tho fleltt nldtiiK to Hint einl.
Huir Million Skiu
No acrarnlc flKurvn on the con
trnctK of tin latter rliurnctcr nro oh-
tnlnnblo, but ortlerM for horneH, iiiuIcn,
urmy rlothliiR, hnracitg anil Hie like
hnvo flootleit factorleM ami ittorkmcn
In Mime illntrlctN. It Is mild that In
rlinlliiK nmiiiiiiilHon onlerx, thin IiiihI
tifttn readier) the Iiiiko total of more
than inoo.nnO.Ono. In Kcrcrnl IIii-m
fnctorli'K are KtraluliiK to lilnlnt en
pnrlt)' to nicot tho ilemaniln.
Uthur fuclorn which aided In clear
In up the iilttiiitlou are the opcnliiK
of the fvilunil hiuiU ttynleiu. upon
which IniitlacHit experts look as tho
liackhono of the count ry'w rcxnurrcH,
Hut oiHinliiK of the Panama canal
illicit linn alitmdy lnoreod frvlKht
traffic to the wet I count of .South
Aiinjrlca, and Hut entry of uioro than
nlKut fortlRn-hullt hhlpn Into Ameri
can ri'Khitry under thn emergency
law panned at the hint hchhIoii of con
r.rcsH. Scaiilly of 'urrlers
Of tint whipping nltiiatlon, officials
xnld today there wan a ktowIhk ncarc
lly of rarrlur for American export
commerce liecaiiKit Hut hulk of that
traffic wan lnciennliu; so nteadlly,
Krelcht j-nton have rlxuti remarkably
and It w.ih Hhlpplui; companlcn wcro
now HclertliiK their carKocH with tho
Krcatont care, acrtlui: ull artlclea of
oven a neml-contraltand nature.
Huko Hlilpmonts of raln arc auult
ItiK tiniiHportatlon at many portn. It
appearn probablo thin condition will
rcniilt In renewed activity In behalf
of tho administration federal mer
chant marine hill, when roiiKrcs ro
anitemblcH, although the now complex
lou of tho home of roprcncntatlvcH
whero Iho democrats control hy a
narrow margin, makes tho result
doubtful. Thcro was vlRorous oppo
sition to the hill last scnxlon hy many
democrats.
THAN RISK FOE
CMIUSTlAXIA. Norway, Nov. .17,
via London, 1:110 p. m. It was of
ficially announced horo today that
tho dlMirninmcnt of the (Ionium
oruisor llerlin, which has put I at
Trondhjcni, n Hcaport of Norway, has
been, commenced.
Tho llerlin, with a orow of -l."0
men, nrrlvcd at Troiulhjcui yesterday.
Her commander wuh Riven lliu choieo
of ptittin-' to boh within twenty-four
bourn or of Huhiniltinp: to dihiirnm
ment. llo olioso tho laltcr, apparent
ly ' preferring to lmvo his ship dis
armed rather Hum risk going out to
ficn.
Tho llerlin appeared off Troudh
jom, which is on Iho northwest count
of Norway, and well outside of tho
North Hen yosU'i'dny. It was then re
ported Hint hlio was endeavoring t
escape from tho North bou to not as
a ooinmereo raider in tho Atlantic,
very nitwit B tho oruisor Kindvn did
in tho Indian ocean.
GERMAN
CRUISER
AM
RATHER
BELGIANS ENJOYING A WELL EARNED MEAL.
JUV4KUatWJCAX3U121tX&3ttuCS
DtlXTlAN ARTILLERYMCH HAVING
Tlicxo llolclan soldiers are Just
. The stew In helm: ladled luto small tin
the annul tnxsol in front. TJte man In
cloth-eorered, with alumltiuin fittings.
MACHINE FACTORY
riSltOllllAn, Nov. 17, via London,
I p. Hi. Tho lingo factory In KubsIu
of tho Sinner Sowing Machlno coni
patty Iiiih been. taken 6vor by the gov
eminent and will ho dovoted to tho
maiiiifaetuto of small arms. Tho fac
tory of tho American l'honoRraph
company has also been recpilsitlonod
for tho snino purpose, while. sinclHiit;
concerns operated by American com
panies now nro being itsod to lnuko
stool bllllts for military purpohes.
KiiBslu has lacked arms factotlon,
having depended largely on l'ranco
for her smalt arms, as well ns for hor
artlllory. Hut today practically noth
ing Is being recoil 6d front Trnnco, and
tho supplies In Itussla became so short
that soiiio muzzlo-loiullng uiuskats, as
well as cannon of this samo typo
hnvo been lined In tho Polish cam
paign. Tho taking over of thoso fac
tories, It Ih ONpoctod, soon will roinedy
tho existing deficiency,
OF
BIOI AI RIO JANIER10
ItIO .lANKIKO, Nov. 17. Stimo
puhlio (lissutisfaeliim with (ho now
cabinet named uhd iuslullcd )iy l'res
Iili'iit Woiipmuh liraz, who xvas in
nugurntcd Sunday, has led to street
rioting here, The distuihauces thus
far do not appear to ho bcrious, hut
tho government Iiiih taken htiict
measures to euforco tho order,
'Jsxszmmmmaammwmm,m ir-.. L;yz;?srj.,(, jk jzw.tr vrTSTu
u'irj Tr."m
RUSSIA
SEZES
SINGER
SEWING
A MEAL FROM A CAPTURED GERMAN KITCHEN
nnrtaUInc of a bat taral from a tnivelllac
cans, Alt tin men belong to the artillery; they are wcatlm: Hie retl rap with
tlio centre lias bluc-cray trousers wltlt
The nelulun nilinii larrletl by Hie nun
BURIED IN ONE BRAVE
AMSTUHUAM, via London,
No'. 17, S a. in. Tho Nleuvo
Uotterdamselio Courant quotes
ti ltctor from n (iallclan priest
stating that fort) thousand Aits
trlaus have been burled in ono
.j. day In n praxe M'v and ono halt
U f00t Wdo and a llttlo moro than
four tulles long. Tho bodies,
tho letter saxs wero laid In three
Ifi'jeii. These men woro killed
It Is stated, during a hnttlo last
ing only u few hours,
SECRET TREATY
BY
IIKUNK, Swilzetlaud, via ,1'ari t,
Nov. 17, 10:2tl u- m. -Ucpentcd state
mciits uppcaring in thu Italian ineas
that Sxviiwulantl had entered into n
secret convention with Austria and
Germany, binding hcrgclf to .support
with her nriav an invasion of north
em Italy and to permit an Austria
(ionium fotvo to pns through 'Swit-'
erland in tlio event of I Inly uhaudon-
4ing her noiitraiity in lavor or tlio
triple entente, has drought forth a
strong protest from tlio Swiss govt
eminent. Tho existence of any btioli
convent ion is denied nnd it is d
elarcd that tho reports nro an insult
to Switzerland and lier tinny."
DENIED
W
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O
kitchen cantttrcd from Hie UetnuiK
broittl winte lianus. Tlio flnUb are
lx ctutii?neil In a lutle ahi'nluiini box.
PEACE. PACT WITH
T
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. Secre
tary Hrjan today announced receipt
of a message from American Consul
Slllluian at Mexico City saying the
newspapers thcro had published a text
of a telegram from General Gutier
rez, approving tho conditions set by
General Carrauza tor his owu retire
ment. Mr. Slllimau reported that a tele
gram from Geueral Carrauza to Gen
eral Gonzales, which xvas transmitted
to General Gutierrez, stating tho wil
lingness of tho first chief to dollver
tho executlvo power under certain
conditions, also was published. Mr.
Slllliuai''s dispatch mado no mention
of Jitbt xvhat tho conditions woro.
Secretary llrynti satd ho had no ad
vices from .any other source to shbxv
xvhnt stipulations finally had boon
agreed upon but that thoro had boon
discussion lu previous dispatches of
tho wish of Currauza that ho and
Genornl Villa leavo Mexico.
Tho feeling of officials xvas that
an understanding luul been reached
xvhlch would bring peaco.
Portland Livestock Market
I'OKTLANl), Or., Nov. 17. Cattlo
Heccipts 83; steady,
Hogs Hoceipts 1)2!1; 10 cents
higher. Prime light, 7.:W7.r0;
medium, $7.1.7(017.2,") j smooth heavy,
frfl.8fl7.0flj rough heavy, $(i.fi0fi)
O.7.J.
Sheop HeiHiipts 2'10, Lainhs, 23
cents higher, olliers fctcady. Siiring
laiphs, i"3.75(!0.50.
ARRAZA
MAES
EW
PRESIDN
FLOODS FORCE
MAN OM
T
Cannonadlnrj Resumed With Greater
Intensity Than Evtr On the Alsne,
French Drive Back Enemy Prorj
rcss Reported by Allies All Along
Battle Front, Especially in South.
I'AUIS. Nov. 17. 2:10 p. nt.
There was given out In Paris this af
ternoon the following official com cem com
municateon: ' From Nlcuporl to Dlxmudc and In
lip region of Yprex tho cannonading
has been resumed with greater vio
lence than In tho preceding days. On
tho canal to tho south of Olsmtido
tho action of our artillery checked
tho work that the Germans wero en
deavoring to carry out to keop down
tho Inundations. The enemy wan
compelled to evacuate a portion of his
trendies which had been filled by the
xvaters.
Tho AtUrkx Full
"Two attacks of German Infantry,
ono to tho south Of Illischoote. and
the ather to tho south of Vprcs, re
sulted In failure. On our side we
have made progress between Dlx
schoote and tho canal.
'"IJetween Armentlcres and La Baiu
seo thero has been an. artillery duel
conducted with great spirit.
"On the Alone certain German de
tachments which endeavored to cross
the river In tho vicinity ot Vallly
were either drhen back or destroyed.
"On our positions on tho right
bank of tho Atsno, upstream, from
Vallly thero has been violent can
nonading. This applies also to tho
rthclms region and several shells
have fallen on tho city of Ilhelms.
Pntgi-esH In South
"In tho Argoune thcro havo not
been any Infantry engagements. We
blew up with mines a certain number
ot German trenches. On tho heights
of tho Mouse, to tho south ot Verdun,
wo have mado advances at several
points.
"In tho region of St. Mlhlel wc
havo taken possession of tho first
houses ot tho vlllago ot Chauvon
court. "These houses served as barracks
for tho St. Mlhlel garrison. This vll
lago of Chauvoncourt hs tho only point
ot support still held by tho Germans
on tho left bank ot thu Hlver Meuso
In this locality.
"On tho rest of Iho front there
has been nothing ot lmportanco to
report."
WEST COAST OF
OF NAVAL RAID
VICTORIA, II. C, Nov. 37 The
nmriliiue department of Canada,
which last xveek closed to navigation
certnin passages north of iiVneouver
islantl, ns a xvar precaution, has is
sued tho folloxving additional notices
to mariners:
"It may bceotno necessary to extin
guish all or certain lights on the
const of llrilinh Columbia without
further notice.
".Musters of vessels within territor
ial xvaters on tho coast of British
Columbia must ohoy nil instructions
issued hy tho naval department au
thorities regarding tlio movements of
their vessels. ,
"Tho lights of riiUeuoy Spit and
Haddington It eel lmvo been discon
tinued. Mariners xvill ho advised
when these lights nro again put in
operation."
MILITARY FUNERAL
FOR LORD ROBERTS
ii i n
LONDON, Nov, 17, 1 :32 p. iu. In
iloferenco to iho puhlio xvih, Iho
body of tlio late Karl Huberts xvill ho
laid at rest in St. Raul's cathedral.
Ho will ho given ti public funeral of
military character. '
S
II
CANADA
FEAR
ADVANTAGES OF
MAKING DISTRICT
FOR IRRIGATION
Contract System and Irrigation Dis
trict Contrasted District Most
Practical for Rogue River Valley
to Insure Entire Area Being Wat
eredBonds Have Good Market.
In a vnlloy situated as ho Itoguo
river valley Is, whoro any Irrigation
system Involves the expenditure of a
largo amount of money, a system
must bo Installed either by a concern
abundantly able to make tho Invest
ment, or upon some co-operatlvo plan
of tho land owners.
In all Instances undor like circum
stances, whero tho system has boon
installed by capital and without co
operation of tho land owners, it has
usually been accomplished by tho con
tract system. Under this plan water
rights are either sold upon contract
to tho land owners, or rented to them
for a long term of years. In either
Instances capital Is unwilling to mako
the Investment unless tho contract Is
guaranteed, by a Hen upon the land.
This lien Is In tho nature ot a mort
gage; It charges tho land with certain
payments until tho water right is
pair for or In raso of rentals It
charges the land with the amount of
tho rentals for tho entire period. It
also charges tho land with the cost
ot maintalnance, and in cases whero
water rights arc purchased, Intorost
upon tho purchase price.
Contracts Often Pcslrablo
This plan is not particularly objec
tionable as it is often tho only way
to get water over a largo district.
Thoso contracts, like bo many mort
gages, are then sold and disposed oL
and provide tho money for tho build
ing of tho plant mid tho profit to
those engaged In construction, and to
tho owners of tho xvatcr rights. Un
der this system If payments nro not
men xvhen duo tho collection in en
forced against tho land. It It be
comes necessary to sell tho land for
this purposo tho purchaser takes It
subject to tho Hen created by tho con
tract, and steps Into tho shoes of tho
former owner, and tho land continues
to bo charged xvltlt tho payment ot
tho balanco to become duo under Iho
contract.
Creation of Districts
The other plan is for tho creation
of an irrigation district, xvhoreby all
ot tho lands to bo Irrigated aro
created into a corporation undor tho
direction of tho county court. When
It finds a water system sultablo for
the Irrigation ot tho lands within tho
district, it acquires that systom and
It Issues its bonds against tho lands
in tho district to pay for tho xvater
rights and for tho Installation of tho
plant. Tho results accomplished aro
practicably tho samo under the dis
trict system ns under tho contract ays.
tern whero water rights aro purchased
out-right, xvltlt tho exception that tin
der tho law providing for such bond
Issues the terms ot payment aro cas
ter than they usually aro under tho
contract systom, and extoud for n
longer period ot time. Likewise tho
debt U plastered against all ot tho
land within the district which Is.suh-
(Continued on Last Page.)
OF
SHOWN BY TROOPS
PARIS, Nov. 17, 7 n, m. The Ger
mans, in tho opinion of officers, nt
tho front, nro beginning to bltow
signs of thu terrific strain tltoy luivo
undorgoiiQ for tt .mouth in Flanders,
nnd Iheso ol'ficors expect that Gen
eral Joffre's plan of holding; the lino
nnd permitting the Qermnns lo wear
themselves out in vain hut costly aa
sattlta xvill soon hear .fruit.
A staff officer, writing- front the
battle lino, oven ifoeu ho far an to
predict (hat within Rnother month
tltq nllioa xvill be iu R position n
drive tho enemy, Jfroju ilia Fionwh froil..
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