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I'tVvrrrlty cf 0;'cn"i fiirnry MEDFORD FORECAST TOXICMIT AND FltlD.W OCCASIONAL SHOWliHS RIBUN WEATHER Maximum Yesterday 01; Minimum Today 10. Forty-sixth Tear. latly Klcvinth Tear. MKDFORD. 01fK(!0X. FRIDAY. NOVKMliKU :. 1M NO. 193 AUSTR1ANSL0SE 15,000 IN BY ITALIAN SMASH New Offensive Annihilates Regiment and Several Battalions French Occupy Fort Vaux British Ad vance on Struma Russian At tacks Repulsed in Seven Charges. 'LONDON, Xov. 3. A Rmno ilis imtrli to the Wireless I'ress snys the !.st day of the new Italian offens ive cost the Austrinns the loss of .",UOt) men. One-third of theiu were made prisoners, the dispatch suys. (The Italian war office reported that 1731 prisoners hud been taken). The twenty-first Austrian regiment and several battalions mo said to have been annihilated. The weather is favorable and the battle against the heights east of (iurizia and on the C'arso eontuiiie. liercely. )ustrian counter-attache are designated us feeble. PARIS, Nov. 3. British troops following up their successes against tlie T!iil(;uniins on the left bank of the River Struma in Greek .Macedonia have taken by assault the village of. i amsa, says lue oiiiciais siaienicuL issued today by Hie Trench war (1c . a' Ti!irtn)cut. French in Fort Viiu.v. I'ARIS, Nov. 3. The French oc ' enpied Fort Vaux last evening alter ,. waiting for the cessation of pl eat ex plosions inside the fort, the war of fice reported today. The fort, evac uated by the Germans yesterday, passed again into the possession of the French without loss to them. The Hermans jrave up.thc -f'rU -the slalenicit' . iuny.s.'' " result of the violent French bombardment and the .urailual closing in of French troops. i lie re-eniruncc ot 1110 rrencii into tins position was not contested. J he rin of Verdun forts is now re-established and is held firmly by the French. On lialkiin Front. ISUIIAUKST, Nov. 3. The war office announced today that in the f iuhtinjr along the Iliiiii;arian-Riiman-inn frontier the Rumanian forces bad T.lrivcn the Austrian.? and Germans across the border at Table ISut.i. The Rumanians luaile an attack in liuzcii valley, occupying Mount Siriitl and Taluniniio. III'.RMN, Nov. 3. I'orlions of Sailly-Saillisel, on the Soiinne front, which were taken by the Germans, were again lost to the French yester day, the war office announced today. Attempts of the allies to advance cast of tiucudeeourt and against the northern part of St. Pierre Yna.-t wood, resulted in failure. KilssIuus Kepttlscd. I'.KRI.IN, Nov. 3. Russian troops charged seven times yesterday in an attempt to recapture positions taken by the Germans on the Narayavka. southeast of I.embcrg. They suffered exceptionally severe losses, the war of'.ice announced, and gained no suc cess. Austro-Gcrman forces have pene trated further into Rumania, in the districts southwest of Prcdcal and southeast of Rothciithumi pass, it was announced officially todav. THREE KILLED IN AUTO. MINNEAPOLIS EL PASO, Tex., Nov. 3. Pasfen gers arriving from Chihuahua City on the delayed passenger train late last night, brought additional details ot the robbery of the Mexican Central passenger train, which left Juarez Monday. They said three passengers were shot by the bandita when they fired Into the passenger train, one being a Mexican woman. It was not known whether they were killed . j The conductor who was shot, was' Carlos Palrts, whose father Is an j American. He was shot In the hip by ! the bandits when he attempted to re- j plate a rail which had been removed i by the bandits to wreck the passenger train. The engine and tender were glcrailed, the passengers stated, but I the coaches did not leave the rails, j FOR THE THIRSTY IN DRY WEST VIRGINIA ClIAi:LESTO, W. Vh Nov. 3. Orders Issued by the Chesa- peako and Ohio railroad toiluy announce the creation of two t special trains, beginning toinor- row on' which persons carrying legally labelled liquor will be permitted to travel. The trains will move each Tuesday, Thurs- day. and Sunday between Ash- land, Ky., and Charleston. Kach passenger may carry one suit- case filled with liquor, the case, to be no larger than 24 by 1:1 4 by S inches. Persons will not be 4 permitted to transport liquor on S regular trains, a regulation which has been in force for some time. PROEM TARIFF MAIN -THEME' OF lirDSoy, X.Y Nov. :t. In hi--peoeh here today, Chatlcs F. I lushes made tlit titiitT his chief theme niitl ussnileTl tile democratic parly I'm' il failure to ret I nee the high 'ust of living-. "I think they were just us eloquent in promises four years a,mi as they are today." .Mr. Hughes said. "As I look hack to the tntements thai were made at that lime, 1 eannot see hi A unr' ''fine eoiifd have .said any thing more eliwjiienliy, mole persuas ively than was at lliat lime with respect to what was going to lie done for Ameviean lahor and Ameriean business. You would have thought at that time that the sun of promise had just begun In shine upon a be nighted world, and that they were go ing; to have an entirely new condition in which labor would profit to the utmost and American business would get nil extraordinary incentive. "Well, they have put their ideas into .force. They have not had a chance to do it for a great many years. They proceeded to do it with very exl nt ordinary resnlts. In the lirst place, they had a tariff for rev cuiie only, hut it was a tariff that did not nroduce revenue. We had a great falling otf in revenue through a tar iff for revenue, while we had a great increase of imports, and so in time tit' peace, which now they empha size, forgetting the little wars we have had in Mexico, ihey had to pass what is called a war revenue hill to lake care of the delicit which was the result of their fiscal policy. "Then they said they were jrniiiir to have Ameriean enterprise take on n new size and -peed, ami it did. a inm-h rcd'irrtl autl a much -lower speed. 'I he opportunities of labor vani-hed or were greatly reduced, ami we hail a very extraordinary condition in the eoitnl ry." CIIU'AfiO. Nov. :i. Alvin T. Ilert, manager of we-tern republican head quarters, announced today that the final reports received from states in hi-, jiiri-iliction were more favorable to republican Micn-s than any re ceived at any time during tin; cam paign. Iieptiblican lea.de rs today claimed Wi-con-in, ludiitna. I!Iimi-. iiio. North ami South Dakota. Min-ne-ota. Idaho and even ,Mi--onri and Kentucky a- ecrtain to eat their electoral vote- for llu-'iic- and Kaii'-bank-. Sen.iti-r Tlmum- .1. Wal-h, man ager of we-tern ilcnioci at ic hcatl-quarter-, in a -tatemenl jsucil today declared that the pro-peet- for dem ocratic ui-ti.ry wi-if ne'er brighter ihan at pn-iil. I!e a- that ihc final rc...i;- indicate thai even, -tat' in liic ci cininied by the ie- pltbiieati- i" Clllo't' I'e.t - n;i Tli ' -jM. tir i're-idcht Wil-iui or doubtful. 2 SPENT 10 ELECT (janipaitjn Receipts to October 30 tor Republicans Total $2,012,535, and fcr Democats, $1,310,729 Frick and Whitney Head List Witli $25, 0C0 Each. WASHINGTON, Nov. X Supple iiienliil reports I'iled here tnttuy liov llie repuhiieuii' uhtioiinl eampain I'mul totalled -J.(llLVVI.'i ami Hie dciimeratii. nalioual f'umpaiiiii fund lulalleil .tl,:ll(l.7:'il at the eloe ot hiif-iues ( leinher iill. In addition to t'Hulritmtinus ul ready ueliimwIedLied 'the treasurers n' htith national eomniitlees today r.'porteil supplemental eolleelions. The deiaoi'iatie eunmittee report ed an ndililioual L1H l,J l(i to ' 1 lie ?l.llu(i.2S;i previoii.-ly reported, and llie repiildii-an committee reported f:! 1 1,778 in addition to the $l.ti(i7, 7"7 previously neliuowh'd.ired. The lUMMiunis to dale show total expenditures o' l.SHIi.."ili!) lor the repuhlieans and -f l.Uti,7(i'J 1'or llie democrats. Today's repahlican lits, while showing only the names id" those who ave .'f-lllliu or more, accounts for t lit conlriliotioiN of olltlS iidditiomil persons. Wall Stlt-ct DonatoiN. II. ('. f'ricl; and I'ayne Wliitney head the list with 2."i,IMIII each. The J'nion League iduh's funds of l'hiln ihdphia and New York were next with Wn.llUU and $l.'l,2.l rcsueetively. tlthei" coutriliutiirs were t'harles Warren KnirhanUs, candidate for vice-president, and Ku.u'ene Meyer. '.h- iviih .tlll.iMUi cnrh;-A. W. .Mellon and 11. II. Mellon uave .flitlDO each. Coiltrihutors with .-jOilUm eacll wijre iierman (1. Klcilmau, l.crov Krosf. tlcore W. Sheldon. IJoherl W. Goelet and .1. Horace llordiuir. Cliarles McKniht nave if-liHH) and Charles ti. Dawes .nave K. .M. Hyers and W. I. Snyder iiavv :!(MI(t each. Olhei's include II. II. Westins honse. K. It. Crawiord, I.. Ames and .1. & W. Scliman Co., fj."imi; K. T. Weir. K. W. MmlKe. II. .1. lleinz ami K. V. Trice, L'IIII(I; Alice Jones AVillod;. II. Ilimart Lamihlin, (I ft'' I''. I'oitcr. .1. C. Trees. II. IC. .McMul lea, l' T.. .lones, Jr., Mrs. Klixuhcth II. Iloruc, Mrs. Mary l' l.auiihlin and Henry A. I.aiuililin. .fl.'itlll; William l' Klian mid Mi's. ,, , Oliver. .?l'J.'ill. Anion-; those i-olit l illlltiTl-; 10UU each were: Mrs. ('. A. tliiseom, Ad olph T. I.cwisohn, A. Kusscll, (icori:e C. I.e.-. Joseph K. Dilwnitli, J. M. Schooaniakcr. llavid 1!. Oiicr, It. T. l-'.rnst, Henry II. Joy. I.arz Anderson, A. V. K'oiinlzc. l,.'le I,. Coiintze, V. I, Mellon. (I. M. Laiuihlin. Jr., J. li. Kurd, II. 1'.. Olds and Krcl M. Alcr. Ilellloet'illie ( 'outrihiltoisi. The hiiiiest imlixidiial eonl rihii(frs were Cleveland I), limine of New Yolk. .L'!l.lMlll, and Kdward L. Do-ln-n.v. .fJ.'i.iMMi. Anions' the other (arL'c conlrilnitors were: 12.111111-lloircr C. Sullivan, Chi eiijro. III.IMIII, Alvin t'liteiiMcycr, New York: Ficdc,riek ('. I'cnlield'. New York; Charles J. I'ealiudy. New York: I-'. S. IVahody, Chicairo. .MHIU. K. li. Lynch, M. A. Coolid'.o'. (Icor'e S. Mead, Frederick Joluwon anil James Lewis Taylor, New York. .f.'iiHiu. Knmeis T, (iarvau, II. 1!. (Continued on Puge Three.) WASHINfiTON, Nov. ;l.Keporl li'om lii!) out of IS!I railroads wlio.-e ri'Vciincf exceed . 1,0011.1)00 i-ued by the in t ! ate i-oaunei ce com mi-" ion tuday. liov that their net revenue fpMit railroad operation ran up to J tO..")."i,s,j:Ui, iin inerea -e of mol e than 10.0tui.ono over the pieion Septcitibcr. . co!ii)plcc report tor .Inly -hoii-that all the ifitd- of & I .UOO.ttlMI rev enue or it!i'e had a net revenue fn-m rail. ay oa ratiiin of . l07..VSJMI.i. a JO,ho!i.tHO inei'-a-e over the pre-viMt- .ht!y. The eMnpb-te tnlal mil way i.peraliti re. iiie- were .;SOjt !'I7,M7 and t"tal railway op.iaiin cpejie- l!l.'i...l,!t,HJ, OVER MILLION HUGHES BY G. 0. P. RAILROADS INCREASE " 40 MDJJ0N A MONTH TO PROGRESSIVE VOTERS TO TIIK PUOliUKSSIVK VOTKUS OF OltlOliO.N: At the primary election, held in April, 19 IS. you elected me im a progressive iiresldentiul elector. lien one Is elected to any office in the state of Oregon., and the vote canvassed, and the result announced. It is then the duty of the Rovernor of this stale to slsn and Issue a eerlilieate of election. and the secretary of state must place the liiiino of the successful en ml Ida to on the uallot. The Rovernor and secretary of slate have no other election or 'option in the premises. Vnder the law ot OreKon, a candidate elected to an office must accept the same. The law is compulsory, aud he could not resign even thouKh he desired. I attended the national prosressive convention in Chicago last June, and that convention composed of as aide and representative Americans as have ever assembled In this country, nominated Theodore Roosevelt us its cniulidato for president. Two weeks after the convention adjourned iie became a traitor . ! to every principle he announced and declared for theretofore, and declined the promesslve nomination for president. Hy an act of treachery ami perfidy unknown n the political lire of tho natiou he made It unfeasllile for the progressive party to make a new nomination, so we find the progressive party without u presidential candidate. I have elected to vote for "Woodrow Wilson as president, for tho reason that he has on his own motion embodied 1 tt specific decltira- tlons of tho progressive platform Into concrete living laws in the statutes of tho United States. For the same reason .lohn M. l'arker, the candidate of the pro- gresslve party for vice president, has openly declared for President Wilson, and Is now campaigning for ills reelection. Now, as a matter of simple fairness and common honesty, I sug- gest to the progressives of Oregon, that they do not vote for me as a progressive presidential elector; let your vote be the expression of an idea. As progressives, let us vote from Influence of reason and not from the heartless instincts of hnto and prejudice. Your vote should express the incarnation of a principle, Pres- Ident Wilson has wisely originated and approved the most beiie-J ficial legislation known in the last half century of our national lire. On August 2o, last, lie sent a message to congress w-htch brings a hope and emancipation to the toiling man behind the throttle, and called attention to a century old wrong; that message found expression in the Ailainson bill as a blessed hope to the toiling men, " women and children of this land and holds lor struggling humanity a goldon promise. With the wisdom of a Nestor and the courage of a Titan, he has challenged the vampire crew of special privilege; and so far no suc- cessful criticism has cast a single aspersion upon his acts as presi- dent. The country will enlarge its history and add to Its Immortality by his reelection. KM.METT CALLAHAN, Chairman ot the Progressive Party for Portland, Ore. : . r . . . i .'.:.:..:. . .. :.;.. ENDS IN FAILURE ItKWIJX, Nov. "N'u success wliiilever was obtained hy llie Kus Muiis in their reeent determined at tack nn the eastern fnuil, which un I ui rent ly was laum-lu'tl with the pur pose of helping the II iiiuaninns and may he cuni.deieil the latest of the rami I icat ion, of (icneral lru;siloft"s urcut offensive movement," says an Overseas News agency review of the )tinpai:jn. Il :y: "At Xaitiynvka, in fialiein, llie liusr.ians siitaiuetl a severe and san guinary defeat in a tutttie that lasted seven days front Octoher l." to Octo ber li'J, and were similarly defeated in mi ciiuuLieincut on Octoher 'Mi. )ur the pro-rc-.-. of i fi'jhtini; Turki-h t loop- e-peeinlly djlin-uriii.-licd ihcmeh e-. "The Uuiau ii;ewie paid a liiuh price t"i" their alla'-k.s UM'ii our pos itions on t he Sliiua on October 'l. While the (leiiiiaii !osc, despite gunfire of the heaviest sort, totall ed only forty men, thanks to the ex cellent ly conducted defensive- po.-d-lions, the Uii--ian- left about I-"" men on the field in this sector. "The attacks which were repeat edly launched in -iron-.: force, re united in no relict for (lie Uuiiiitn iaiis,' Kclcrriny to the i'ilitiri, on the liuinatiiau front, (lie re'.iew says: "The An-ti'ii-fieniian attacks in t lie Carpn tli in ii pa es and in I lull -rudja continue in lull swinj, nl Mioii'jh Hie li'iiinauiaiis arc- making efloits tu chi't-k them by rapidly cnticcnt rat in' their reserve-."' I1KKMN, Nov. ?, A raid was made by Cerinan naval small craft on the shippInK route between the mouth of the ThameH Hnd I Inland ou Wednes day niyht. the admiralty announces today. Several steamers were slopped aud esarched and two of them were brought Into a (ierman port. The raiders were fruitlessly fdu-iled by tour Mritirh criiiHrni while they were reluming. CAPTAIN OF SIP SAX FRANCISCO. Xov. .1. Tho I'nl ted Stales distrh t court Issued warrants chan?inK nturdnr on tho high bchs, today agaliiHt Cuptain I). O. Klllman, of the American schooner Henry K, Hall, and his first niate, Fred Hansen. Six memhers of tho crew marched to the federal building and, exhibiting bruises and other marks of violence, told a tale of hor rors aboard ship between Port Towns end, Wash., and Durban, Soutli Af rica., and return, which Included the. murder of two of the, crew, they charged. Captain Klllman and Hansen are I charged In one warrant with the I death of one man, while Hansen is chaiKed Individually in another war rant with the murder of another sailor. Tli e 1! en ry K . Hull a rrl ved h ere yesterday, IIS day out of Durban, It Is alleged thai one of the crew died September 1, while the ship was off the Australian coast, from a blow on tho head with a knotted rope. The other man was killed, al leKedly, soon after the ship left Port Townsetid last January. The Hall reached her outKoIiiK destination last May leaking badly. DENY REPORT OF NKW VOItK, Nov. :j. Andrea ;. (Jarcla, inspector enejal of con- 'sulates for the Mexican Kovernni'iit Lnow In New York, today received a jteleKr::;!! f fo 1 1 1 the Mexican consul t Kl I'aso, denying the report that Villa had captured Parral. The telegram from Kl Paso wild Car ran a 1 roopf were in full control of the place. Mr. Carcla added UjhI beuinniiiK .November I, ( tirrana troops sta tioned at Juarez, would receivp a pay Ml cents silver a dav in addition to the money now paid th"ni in govern jnent currency. BUSINESS IN : ASK HUGHES TO STATE POSITION Open Letter Addressed to Candidate by Twenty-two of Largest Manu facturers, Askinu, Whether Laws Beneficial to Business Will Be Re pealed in Case of His Election. NKW YOUK, Nov. FeariuK the election of Charles K. Hughes would briiiK disaster to the business inter ests of the country, 22 of the largest 1 nsmess men In the Culled Slates have addressed an open letter to the republican candidate, demanding to know exactly what he would do If president. Attention Is called In the letter to tiio present unequaled prosperity und to the fact that this prosperity prom ises o continue unless the laws bene fitting; business men, which have been passed in President Wilson's admin istration are repealed or modified. That Mr. Hughes would attempt to meddle with these laws is taken for granted by the signers of the letter, who quote from hit M.ilwaukee speech when he declared that the whole Democratic legislative aeeoniplUh ments must be wiped off the books for the good of the country." Ten Specific Questions Asked Ten specific questions are put to Candidate Hughes In the business men's open letter, which follows In lull: ' To Mr. Hughes: As business men, wo are concerned about the future. We can n-eet almost any condition, provided wo know In advance to a reasonable extent what we may ex pect. "Wo have ronsiderul carefully the present status of, tho country's busi ness. We know that alter three years of President Wilson's administration: "The wealth of tho I'nited States has grown faster than in any nation In the world's history within tho same period. "The bank clearings of our coun try have reached the highest figures over recorded by any country. "The deposits of our national 'ank.s, our national bank rese.-v s and cur money mi circulation havj ail ntado the 3).; t i.niiis ol which then is record In fanuut iai ! .::tory. ' '1 he slot"; of gi ld in the Cnl-.;d t.nles nas become i;i titer Ihan ib.-t over accumulated in any other land. Our foreign commerce has enjoyed an expansion never equaled, and theve lias been a greater Increase In the n im tier of our ships engaged In for eign trade, and in the number of mer chant ships building In our yarns than has ever been witnessed any where. "Our manufactured products sain ed in value at a rate without prece dent, and the farmers of the I'nited States in 2 mouths have added to the nation's income over a billion dol lars, a figure until now unknown In the world's agricultural progress. "More men are now employed In our industries and at higher wages than ever before in our history. "The cornerstone of this strucltire is domestic confidence and industrial strength at home. Trade In war sup plies Is but an incident of it. Prosperity pi-nmiscH to Continue. "Cnless I his development Is inter fered with by shortsighted legislation or unwise. Impatient diplomacy which may drag us Into war, there Is every indication that our prosperity will continue, ir respect i ve of the end of (Continued on Page Three.) NKW YOUK. Nov. :; - Victor Carls Ktrom, who left Chicago yesterday for New York. In a New York Times mail carrying aeroplane, descended on Covei norn Island today, ending his flight at :."." ' a. m. His Journey wa.: interrupted liy stopt-. vestenl.v i,t Krie, Ph.. and Ha m mnndsport . X. V. On hi flight from llaiMiuoii't--l.ort today, Carlstroin bro! e another i eeord, covering I be dPt;im e, : I in i i -. al an averu'-e speed of I -IT miles an hoar, or I t miles an hour b-'itor than the record held bj J-ib:; Vedrines, the French aviator. HUGHES RECORD AS Gecrgc Creel Goes Over Executive Aclior.s Frequent Sessions of the Legislature Failed to Accomplish Anything Split Party and Fail ures Were Many and Victories Few liy (IKOIMIK CliFKL Whiskers have always possessed u peculiar appeal to the American peo ple. In some ipieer way they huve come to be associated in the public mind with hone-dy, simplicity, force and high purpose. The patent medi cine Inkers were I'irst to grasp tile possibilities of this childlike belief, and in their advertising- it was always bearded men who totd ot' marvelous en res and miraculous escapes from death. Only on llie score of tins blind, traditional I'aith in whiskers is it possible n explain the legend that has erown up around Charles K. Hughes. Kven among; those disap-' pointed and alienated by his cam paign speeches, the opinion still pre vails that he wu a "jrieat gover nor." As a matter of fact, lie was a very poor governor, futile to the last de gree. His failures were many, bis victories few, and when be quit Al bany for Washington he left behind him a disorganized public service, triumphant bossistn and financial de mo raii.a I ion. Without executive ability, without the gift of leadership, without vision ami resniree, he blun dered from first to last. List of failures. The ri;form to whiclv he first ad dressed himself was the direct prim ary. In every tegular session of the leg i.-- la I ure and 1 hioughout two ex tra ordinary M's-dons specifically eouveiiod to pass the law, (lovernor Hughes was mocked and defeated hy the petty party bosses ami forced to quit the fight. This was Failure No. 1. 'flic short ballot was another re form that he advocated in his first aud second annual messages. Again (he Utile bosses flouted and beat him. This was Failure No. J. The regulation of Wall street spec ulation in securities was a specific 1 1 ug he promise. The bill embody-, ing bis recommendation was defeated in bis lirsl tetm, and again in the second, although the report of the eitizeiis' commi-simi .-bowed grave . nhu.-es. This was Failure Xo. ;i. Throughout his campaign, Mr. Hughes took a position on conserva tion as advanced as that of Mr. I'in chut. Aside from the pur-base of Sa ralon Springs, no conservation iiicuMire of any kind was passed. Not only this, but he signed tin amend ment to the Long Sault charter that presented a water power corporation with grants o' inestimable value. The steal was so obvious that a subse quent legislature was ft. reed to re peal tin-. Hughes hiw. This was Fail ure No. I. Prison licform Failure. If ever pii-oii reform needed ' a friend it wn durimr the Hughes ad-mini-1 ration, Shu: ing. with two men in c.ifh horrible little cell, was a pla f cruelty jnd madness, and the -i;:ir -1 k to the demand that l he dilutee- ended. In response to tin- clamor, a u w pri-on site was selected at I '.ear Mountain, but, after f'JHS,;i!IP had been expended, the hind was turned over to a park proposi I ion. Four year- later the Sing Sing- ag itation wa- renewed, and this time a -ile was hnic.dit at Wiugdalc, ill Hut. die-- count . A republican iir ehilect le.-eived a contract, and a I'e publican qiianyman in St. Lawrence enmity got the older for stone, but. t Continued on Page Throe.) FIVE GENTS. PORTLAND POKTI.ANI), Ore. Nov. a. Two lionrul riflls of luilHT sold In Tort hiiul siori's for S't -entM. Yesterday tlif y witc S.". Ui'titflers nltl the drop wrh tho ri'Milt of ai'tuimilation of utoik, which piled up when pa trons refused to m.v the high price. GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK