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HEY! LOOK WHAT I'VE FOUND!"
TO PRESIDENT
GERMANS WIN
BILLINGS NOT SHONTS SPURNS
MAN ON ROOF EFFORTSTOAVERT
DURING PARADE GENERAL STRIKE
HUGHES DENIES NO PROTECTION
ANY CREDIT DUE FROM MONOPOLY
VICTORY ALONG
STOKHOD RIVER
Or ANTHRAC TE
Berlin Claims Russian Bridgehead
Stormed New Rumanian Line Is
Penetrated at Several Points Bad
Weather on Somme Front Checks
Slaughter Germans Repulsed.
LONDON', ...Sept. 10. An Athens
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company says infonnation received
there indicates the Bulgarians are be
ginning the evacuation of Monnstir.
It is snid the Bulgarian archives arc
being transported to Uskub.
Germans Victorious
BKHLIN, Sept. 1!). Taking the of
fensive on the Stokhod river, tho Ger
mans yesterday stormed a strong
liussian bridgehead and drove the
Kussiuus across the river, the war of
fice announced today. More than
U.'iOO liussians were captured, as well
as seventeen machine gnus,
Tlie new line taken up by the rein
forced Uussian and Kmminimi troops
in eastern Kumaniu between the Dun;
ube nud 1 lie Black sea has been pen
etrated at several points by the 'feu
tonic forces, the wur office announc
ed today.
Ibid Weather in France
LONDON", Sept. lfl. Bad weather
lias set in ulong the Somme front in
northern France 'and the Anglo
French offensive has halted.
Both London and I'aris reports a
cessation of the heavy attacks by the
British and French which during the
last few dnys have won thein many
square miles of new ground, curried
the British to within four miles of
- liapaume, virtually pocketed Coni--Ijles-
and spriousl.v; weakened the -hold
of the Oormuns on Poronnc and
Chnulnes.
Meanwhile the Germans have made
a diversion of the Chumnltgiie district
where they struck their heaviest blow
a year ago in tho offensive of the al
lies. Yesterday the artillery activity
was followed by five successive at
tacks last night on the liussian troops
in the sector between Souaiii and
Soinine-l'y. The Russians cheeked
each drive with artillery and mnchiue
gnu fire, the French war office rc
, ports.
On Balkan Front
An interesting factor is developing
in western Muccdonin, where the
French and liussians have driven the
Bulgarians out of Fiorina and the ad
jacent districts. Monastir, in south
western Serbia, is now threatened by
the allied advance, and it is reported
that the Bulgarians are evacuating
the place, removing the Bulgarian
archives to Uskub.
Military observers point to the pos
sibility, in view of these developments,
that the main thrust of the allies' Snl
oniki army may be directed from the
Corna valley, in which lie Fiorina and
Monnstir, towards l'rilep. The Serb
ians urc advancing also east of the
Corna and are reported by Paris to
day to have successfully withstood
two Bulgarian counter-attacks.
v - Russian Statement
I'KTHOGRAD, Sept. 1!). Stubborn
fighting is in progress between Rus
sian and Austro-Gennan troops in the
region of the River Narayuvka, in
Gulicia, says the official statement
issued today. All the Teuton attacks,
the statement adds, were repelled
with heavy losses.
"In the Carpathians, in the region
of Shibnni, and the I'neva mountain,
we carried several heights. The
mountains are wrapped in white, for
snow is falling.
LONDON, Sept. 19 Many lives have
been lost and enormous damage has
been caused near Gabion Bohemia, by
tho bursting of a dam ;n the valley
at Weissendesse, according to a dis
patch to Reuters from Amsterdam,
quoting a telegram received from Ga
bion. The villages of Deszendorf,
Tlefenbach, Tannwald, Schumburg,
Schwarow, Grosshammer and Haratz
are Inundated. Ten bodies of vlc
tlme have been recovered and Identified.
Oakland Men Testifies That He Was
Person Who Signalled Crowd on
Afternoon of Explosion Other
Man on Roof With Him Was Photographer.
SAX FIIANCISCO, Sept. 19. War
ren K. Billings, on trial here in the
superior court on a charge of murder
In, connection with the ten deaths'
trim the preparedness parade bomb
July 22, was not the man with the
suitcase seen on the roof of a building
at 721 Market street during the pa
rade, as charged by the prosecution,
according to testimony introduced by
the defense today aftor the prosecu
tion had closed its case.
Al De Cassia of Oakland, Cal., an
employe of a wall paper firm which
recontly removed from 717 Market
stroet adjoining the building at 721,
testified that it was he, not Billings
who was on the roof and who called
and signalled down to persons in the
crowd on the sidewalk.
The witness testified he was on the
roof of the building from 7:30 to
4:15 in the afternoon of the parade
and explosion and that during nearly
all that time there was another man
on the roof with a camera that he
took from a container similar in ap
pearance to a suitcase. . De Cassia
said he was accompanied by W. P.
Crump, also of Oakland.
Thomas Dodge, a jitney driver, tes
tified that his automobile was stand
ing in front of 721 Market street, and
that there was no other machine
there. Tho prosecution has contend'
ed that there was another machine
there In which members of the alleg
ed bom!) .conspiracy, were -carried.
PLOT TO CURTAIL
on if A I A, out., Sept. l'J. It was
learned here today that agents of the
Canadian government and privute de
tectives are investigating what is al
leged to be a plot to curtail Canada's
winter food supply.
More than fifty canning factories
in Ontario are operating under heavy
guards. It is understood that even
stricter methods of protection are be
ing considered.
Investigation of a fire which de
stroyed n large canning factory here
Inst Thursday night is said to have
shown that the fire started from the
outside. A revised estimate of the
loss of property and products is
$200,0(10. An investigation is being
made of n lire which destroyed the
St. Thomas Dehydration company's
plant nt St. Thomas Saturday night
The loss was abuut $.0.000.
N KW YORK. Sept. II). A contest
between Governor Whitman and Sum
uel Seubury, tho democratic cundi
date for nomination for governor, to
obtain the progressive nomination for
that office W'as tlie most interesting
feature of the New York state prim
aries today. It was expected that
not more than '20,1)1)0 of the 40,000
enrolled progressives would take part
in the primaries. Both enndidutcs
asserted that they would will the
progressive nomination.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. J. J
Pershing, commander of the Ameri
can punitive expedition in Mexico,
and ranking brigadier of the army,
probably will be made a ma jor gen
era), a vacancy in that grade having
been created by the death yesterday
of Major General Mills. A successor
to General Mills as chief, of the bu
reau of militia affuirs has tint been
named.
OSS PROMOTE PERSHING
Committee of Business Interests In
formed That There Is No Trolley
Strike 700,000 Union Men In New
York Voting to Go Out In Sympathy
on Thursday Evening.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19. An effort
by a committee representing business
interests to settle tho city's transit
strike and avert a general sympa
thetic labor strike failed today when
Theodore P. Shontz, president of tlie
Intorborough Rapid Transit company,
refused to consider a plan suggested
by tbe committee to re-open negotia
tions with the street car employes.
Mr. Shonts informed the commit
tee which went to his office from a
conference with Mayor John P. Mltch
el, that "there is no strike on tho ln
terborough." He asserted that the
company was "handling the situation
without difficulty, thanks to our 11,
000 loyal men." '
Make Another Effort
In view of Mr. Shouts' attitude the
committee explained, announcement
of suggestions made to him was with
held. It was further stated that the
committee would not put Its plan bo
fore the union leaders bu. that a
meeting of business interests would
be held tomorrow in the hope of
evolving some new means of bringing
about an adjustment before Friday,
the day set for calling a general
strike.
. Mayor Mltchel called Into confer
ence with him today representatives
of the chamber of commerce and
merchants' association to try to' avert
the threatened strike of 700,000
workers In this city In sympathy with
tho - street railway employes. The
mayor has received warning from the
labor 'leaders that unless he and the
committee of business men settle the
car men's strike by Thursday night a
gcnoral, walk out of virtually all the
labor unions in this city and vicinity
will be ordered.
Strike of 700,01)0 Inienils
Representatives of about thirty un
ion united in calling upon their or
ganization to strike if settlement with
the transit companies was not forth
coming. Tbe unions asked to take
this rction include 2000 members of
the United Hebrew trades, 8500 sta
tionary engineers and firemen. 28,
000 longshoremen, 20,000 subway
builders, 1200 master matos and
pilots, 2000 teamsters, IIOOO tidewater
boatmen and 15,000 machinists.
Members of the United Hebrew
trades; longshoremen and boatmen
already have voted to' strlko, it Is an
nounced. I
MINING DECREE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. Ameri
can corporations having III lo mines in
Mexico today appealed to the state
department to protest against a now
mining decree reported under consid
eration by General Carranza which
they declared might operate to con
fiscate their property. The depart
ment had not received official infor
mation on the subject but is making
inquiries at Mexico City. Carranza,
the mine owners say, proposes to in
crease to a confiscatory rate, taxes
on dovoloped mines in specified dis
tricts now closed because of unset
tled conditions which are not put Into
operation within sixty days. Tho os
tensible purpose. It is se.id. Is to give
employment to Idle Mexicans.
PROM CANDIDATES
RENO, New, Sept. IP. Members
of the prohibition coast to coast cam
pnigners party invaded Nevada today
lor two meetings. They passed
through here this morning from Sac
ramento on their way to Carson Citv
for an afternoon meeting and plan
ncd to return here for a meeting to
night. Tomorrow the parly will re
turn to California.
FOUR
TO ESCAPE TRIAL
, -CHICAGO, ept. 1!). 1W mem
bers of tho alleged $1.0(10,(100 band of
blackmailers may escape prosecution,
federal officials admitted today ns
they awaited (lie preliminary hearing
set for 2 p. m., of the seecn prisoners
set for 2 p. m., of the seven prisoners
taken in tbe fashionable apartment
hotel raid.
Mrs. Heina K Upper, a divoivee of
Philadelphia, tbe liovcrinaent's ebief
witness, arrived early in (he day, un
der jruard of federal agents, to ap
pear against the alleged blackmailers.
Ilinlon (1, Chibanh of tbe I'niled
States department of justice said be
was confident (bat Mrs. Klipper
would identify Kdward lunnhue,
Henry Mussel! and Mrs. Helen Kve,rs
aw directors of (he organization.
Tbe ease, against (he olhers under
arrest," Clnbauh snid, "is doubtful.
I am satisfied, however, of tlie jfiiill
of (be first three.''
IIusm'U, Dunabiie and Mrs. Kvers
are held under hail of 2.,000 each.
Tbe others under arrest are James
Christian. James Mhiud, Mrs. Dona
hue and Mrs. Kraie-es Allen, alias
Chapman. The bond of these four
were fixed at .."(MH) each.
Mrs. Klipper is (be sole woman of
the scores believed to be victims of
the syndicate who is willing to tc
bow she was fleeced. She declares
she was placed in a compnmii-in;
position in a New York hotel by mem
hers of the band ln-1 January, black
mailed (Hit of a sum reported to b
less than $1000 and muiic jewelry, and
later kidnaped and held prisoner in
Montreal when she threatened prose
cution.
NEW LONDON, Conn., Sept. 19.
The Mexican members of the Joint
Mexican-American commission admit
ted to the American representative!!
today that the order leading to the
closing of the national bank of Lon
don & Mexico In .Mexico City was In
large moamiro retni'.at&i-y. The or
der provided that tho banks must
show a metallic reserve sufficient to
cover tho Issue of liank notes, dollar
for dollar.
LONDON', Sept. Kl.A ,new war
loan by the liussian government is
proposed, according to n Heater dis
patch from I'etrograd today.
SAl.KM, Or., Sept. JUf Increased
business llinmghuut the country, ear
congestion on the Atlantic seaboard
and inability to promptly obtain new
equipment were the principal reasons
given here by William Spriuile, pres
ident of the Southern 1'ncifie Iiail-
road company, to the Oregon public
service commission for the shortage
on the company's lines.
Accompanied by Vice-P resident W.I
K. Scott and other officials, Mr.
Sproule conferred with the 'commis
sion relative' to the car shortage to
lay, as it is possible that he will not
be able lo attend the hearing in l'ort
Inml on September 'JO. Mr. Sproule
told the commission that during May,
June, July and August the number of
loaded cars on the company's system
were 4.",(IU0 greater than during Ihe
same period lust year. Djiriiig .May.
June and July, 11-118 more cars Were
loaded in Oregon tliiui during the cor
responding period last year, and of
this number H'-'l!l) represented the in
crease in the lumber.
"We are trying to make a general
distribution of cars on an equitable
lumber," hd'suid. lb; held out no hope
lumber, Ik; suid. lie held out no hope
for an immediate relief of the situa
tion. Vice-President Scott told the com
mission that the ear shortage in Cali
fornia was four times as great as in
Oregon.
Commissioner Miller said that
pooling arrangement between railroad
lines might avert a future ear short
ugc and Mr. Sproule said he was in
sympathy with a movement inniigu
rated in this direction by the Ameri
can Huilroud association. '
PORTLAND, Dr.. Sept. 1!). lter
circling the world since June 1"), Sam
uel Hill, railway magnate and apostle
of good highways, returned to Port
land today. Mr. Hill was culled to Si
beria by the llii-iun government lo
devise a way lor expediting the trans
portation of war munitions over the
Trans-Siberian railroad, bill be re
fused to commit himself today as to
what steps are being taken in this ill
reelion.
He crossed the Pacific in goui;,' to
Siberia and returned by way of New
Vork. On his way home Mr. Hill was
the 'ruest of King Albert of Belgium,
uu intimate acquaintance.
Democratic Party Characterized as
"Party of Broken Promises Which
Now Presents Extravagant Claims"
Program of Legislation a Failure
Even Child Labor Law Derided.
PKOKIA, 111., Sept. 111. Charles K.
Hughes, opening his second presiden
tial campaign trip in tin address here
today before the republican state
convention, characterized the d' ino
cratic party us a "party of broken
promises, which now presents extrav
agant claims."
The nominee took up point after
point, touched on in President Wil
son's speech of ncceptance, and de
clared "the claims made therein were
extravagant mid thai nothing; of the
sort had been accomplished."
Itct'oitl of Ilroken lro'inls.vi
"Our opponents present n record of
broken promises. They promise to
reduce tlie cost uf living. They have
not touched it.
"They promised to prevent waste
and extravagance. They have been
more extravagant in the recent con
gress, as I am informed on iinim?
penchable authority, than any preced
ing congress.
"Our opponents promised to apply
the principles of the merit system.
Thev have betrayed the merit system.
"Our opponents promised to reduce
useless offices. Instead they have
appointed useless offices.
"Our opponents promised that the
rights of American citizens should be
maintained throughout , the . world
their rights with respect to life and
property, They; have... shamelessly
faded to perform that promise.
"Acts are facts and extravagant
claim? cannot deceive. -.the intelligent
electorate. :'( i J . , -
,,.,! Denies Opposition Merit
"Tli;opp6iitjcm claim . lhey; liavu
clarified jlieianli-trusl law by defin
ition. 1 may say here and now that
they have done nothing of the sort.
They claim to have recuperated the
merchant marine. They have done
nothing of the sort.
''The federal reserve act as indors
ed by the udministrntion and present
ed to congress was a wholly unwork
able bill. It was finally worked out
by students and others until it
emerged ill the definite form, but that
system as it is contains dangerous
possibilities of inflation.
"Our opponents claim to have
emancipated child labor. As a mat
ter of fact, they have not emancipated
child labor. If our opponents are
genuinely devoted to' the interests of
children, let I hem act in states under
their control and there would be no
child labor problem ill the United
Slufcl."
LOIS! DEATH RATE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. The
lowest death rate in the country'
history is shown in preliminary vital
statistics for tbe year lOl.'i, made
public today by tbe cen-u bureau.
Tbe rale lX.') per 1000 in lifted on
reportM from twenty-live Mates and
forty-one cities, with a total popula
tion'of about 07.000,001). In 1014 tbe
percentage of deaths whm !:.(, the
lowest recorded up to that time.
There ha been a Meadv decrease.
The average rate during the period of
l!IOl-l!Mi;i was Hi.'J.
BY DEFEATING DETROIT
DKTIfOlT, Sept. l!l. Ilostiui in
creased its Icuil in the American
league rare today by winning the
first game of n three-game series
from Detroit, II to I. Dauss' wilducss
in the first inning and timely bitting
gnvp the visitors the victory. Detroit
could not bit Muvs with men on buses
H. II. K
Hoston :i 1 1 II
Detroit 1 0
UattcricH Mays and Thomas;
Dauss, James, Ilolund and Stunage
Baker.
Attorney General Flies Brief In Su
preme Court In Appeal Asking Dis
solution of Reading Company,
Which In Time Will Control Entire
Output of Anthracite.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. Attor
ney Gonoral Gregory today filed a
brief in the supreme court in his ap
peal from the decision of a federal
district court in Pennsylvania refus
ing the government's plea for disso
lution under the Sherman antl-truBt
act and the commodities clause of tbe
railroad rate act of the Reading com
pany, called the "backbone of tbe al
leged monoply of anthracite."
History of Illegality
Tho combination, the brief says,
has a history permeated with Illegal
ity and characterized by a deliberate
purpose to drive others from the
flold resulting In Increased prices out
of proportion to Increased production
costs.
The government contends in Its
brief that the Reading bolding com
pany (the Koading company) through
its subsidiaries, Reading Coal com
pany and Reading Railway company,
controls the production, transporta
tion and sale of anthracite coal from
lands in the Schuylkill region tribu
tary to the lines of Reading Railway
company and that this control was
acquired and Is maintained by other
than normal methods of Industrial
dovolopment.
Absolute Monopoly
"At the current rate of mining,"
the brief says, "the coal areas of tho
companies, thus leagued and combin
ed together, according to the gener
ally accepted calculations of geolo-.
glHts and mining cnglneor swill out-
last by many years those of any com
petitor. In time, therefore, this com
bination If not dissolved, will own
or control evory ton of commercially
available anthracite known to exist
and whilst In almost every other
branch of industry it is at least pos
sible for a monopoly to be broken by
the Influx of trosh capital attracted
by high profits, against a monopoly
pf anthracite, the supply of which Is
limited, there can be no such protec
tion o'nly the law can afford re
lief." NEGRO EVANGELIST
SAl.KM, Or., Sept. 1!). (Inventor'
.liinies Withycombe today sent Sheriff
William Kseh to Silverlon, Or., with
instructions that he taka precautions
against any further movement to de
port James K. Kray, negro evangel
ist, who has been holding revival
meetings at that town. Fray recently
was escorted from town by citizens,
who charged that his sermons wcro
obscene. A charge of vagrancy
against him was dismissed in court,
anil he now wants to return and bap
tize his converts, but he fears vio
lence. 1
TWO BRITI
LONDON", Sept. 1!)'. The loss of
the steamers Dewn and Lord Trede
gar is announi'cd by Lloyd's.
The Lord Tredegar passed (iibldl
tar on September 8 on her way to
Port Said and Indian ports from New
York. She measured 21)47 tons.
The Dewn. a vessel of 1381 toll!)
gross, was lust reported ns having
left Hurtlanil on July 10 for Avon
mouth. MOSQUITO BITE "(ILLS
STANFORD FRESHMAN
NTAXKOHD UNIVKRSITV. Cul.,
Sept. Ill, Halt W. Gaming, u fresh
man from Portland, Or., died today at
the Peninsular hospital, San Mateu,
from blood poisoning oriyitiutiug iu
a mosquito bile, , ,