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f i I ff A I i FORECAST FAIR TOMOIUMJW CO.NTI.NIKU COLD Forty-sixth Year. pa1Jv Eleventh pftT-pi TO KEEP OFFICE President Again at Work at White House Cabinet Changes Rumored McAdoo May Resign Supreme Court Possibilities Discussed Im portant Legislation to Come Up. WASHINGTON', Nov. 13. Presi dent Wilson was back at Ills doslc in white house today atter an ab sence of two months, prepared to take up important foreign problems which have been held in abeyance pending the election. These included the Ger man submarine situation and the Mexican problem. The president was expected to consider first the subnfh mine situation,) which is admittedly serious. A summary of recent devel opments In German submarine war fare, prepared by the state dopart meut, was ready to be laid before him and in addition he probably soon will confer with Ambassador Gerard on the situation. The president has not even consid- ercd the question of changes in his cabinet, according to administration officials, who characterize as prema ture reports that he had decided on such changes. It Is possible, however, 'hat one or two cabinet oficers may iot remain after March 4. ; llciniblkan House Majority. t The president asked first for the latest information on the political make-up of the house of rcprescnta tiws in the sixty-fifth congress. lie was told indications from present re turns were that the republicans would have 217 members and the democrats 212, with six members of utlier pur lips. , president . ,yva understood lo be much concerned over the make-up el' til o next house, chiefly because of lis eflcrt on tho selection of the speaker and chairmanships of com mittees which lie is anxious to see in the hands of democrats. As far as legislation is concerned, it was said tixky, Mr. Wilson is confident thai most measures to be proposed by huii would gain the support of enough re publicans to carry them through. Mr. Wilson continued to refuse to make uny comment on the election pending "if receipt of foimul word from Jlr. Hughes and the republican national committee conceding his election. $ After n brief stay in Washington the president may go away for a rest Ix't'ure congress convenes. Hot .Springs was mentioned as the place he might visit. Cabinet Changes Iliunoi'cd. There have been many reports cir culated regarding; changes in the cab inet, but officials in close I ouch with (he president declared today that it is almost certain that he will urge all Hie present members of the cabinet lo remain at their posts and changes arc not expected unless members themselves desire to quit the official family. It is considered possible, however, taut one or more members of the cabinet may resign for persona! rea sons. Secretary McAdoo has been frequently mentioned as one nicmbcr likcly to resign, mid Representative Curter Glass of Virginia, chairman ol the house banking and currency com mittee, has been suggested for his post. It was stated definitely today that Mr. McAdoo can .remniu in the president's eubinct as long us he de sires, and it was denied that he has offered his resignation. (Continued on Page Two.) APPEALS PASSED WASHINGTON. Nov. :!. Ap peals of the Wells Forgo, American and United States Kxpress companies from an Oklahoma corporation com mission order requiring bonds cover ing possible refunds of excess charges pending determination of the validity of its intrn-stale rate orders were passed by the supreme court to day to await formal notice of settle ment of the issue by the commissi, in and the express companies. Their receipt will result in formal dismissal ol the npjicois. MN TO URGE ALLIES CABINET MEN Medf IN NEW OFFENSIVE E British Push Operations Both Sides of Ancre River Von Mackcnsen Continues Retreat in Dohrudja Russians Cross Danube Serbians Win Brilliant Victory in Macedonia LONDON', Nov. 13. Today's an nouncement by London that the Brit ish have opened an attack on both sides of the Ancre river in northern Franco indicates the possibility that an Important new offensive has be gun. ' The Ancre river, or brook, approx imately bounds on the south the sharp salient made in the German lines by the prolonged Franco-Iirltlsh offen sive in the Sonune region. Apparent ly General llalgh s troops are now at tacking this salient from both sides. In a broftl sense this salient ex tends some eighteen mile snorthward to Arras, but whether the new Brit ish operations covers its entire breadth or an attempt is underway merely lo crush in the southern sec tion is not made plain by the offi cial statement. Yon Maeliensen Iteti'catlng. Reports from Petrograd. so far un confirmed by official advices, declare that Field .Marshal Von .Vlaekeusen 'is. continuing bl.i retreat In Dobi-'iOja under disastrous conditions. It is even said that the Russians have suc ceeded In crossing the Danube at two points south of Tchernavoda. which, if correct, would mean that Von Mac kensen's army was being taken i the rear or that he had been To ice 1 lack from the Constanza-Tcbernavoda railway line. His force ts said to be demoralized from reverses, heavy losses, diseases and lack of reinforce ments. The Hlack sea port of Constanza Is reported again under fire of the Rus sian fleet. Serbian Victory I tril linnt. The recent Serbian victory In Mace donia, appears from the entente ac counts, to have been a brilliant one. Paris reports that the Germans and Bulgarians were pushed back nearly two miles In the Cerna river region southeast of Monastir, In a two-days' battle and that they lost 1000 men in prisoners. Unofficial accounts an nounce an additional Serbian success to tho north along the bend of the river, carrying the closlng-ln move ment on Monastir still further. Official Berlin today reports that entente artillery was yesterday shell ing Tchernavoda in Dohrudja from across the Danube. Pl'ogTess in Tiius)'l vnn la. Teutonic progress continues on the Transylvania border of Rumania, the German statement declares. Three towns were captured, numerous at tacks by the Rumanians were repuls ed and more than 1.000 prisoners were taken. The French, according to Berlin, opened an offensive yesterday in up per Alsace, but were defeated In their efforts to advance. German artil lery, It Is declared, broke up entente' efforts to gain ground in the Suiume region. TO RAISE DEFICIT XKW YORK, Nov. in. -Plans fo: meeting by popular subscription the $300,000 deficit which It was an nounced was Incurred bv the demo cratic national campaign committee In its fight to re-elect President Wilson were proposed here today by Wilbur W. Marsh, treasurer of the committee. The proposal calls for an appeal to i.ooo cities each to raise $oip, leav ing the rest to such Individuals as may be willing and able to pay It off. POPE PROTESTS GERMAN DEPORTATION OF BELGIANS I'.UilS. Nov. l.'l. Dispatches from Home sny that the pope is about t,, send a note to Germany rot,'.stinu strongly' against the rctmrl.'d w IdIc sale defoliation of lleli'iaiis. Th. 'lisp;it'h,.s sjiy that this .leci-ion f the pontiff has li,i'i,nii' known serni ot'llciallv in vnti'-all i-iivlrs. N REGION ORD TMEDFORI). T OF BALLOT IN CALIFORNIA SAN nJAXClSCO, X.v. :(. I!1M--(.sonlfitives oj' hnth (Icnmcrati and rrpiililiraii Iatc tTiihnl cumniit tecs were on hand this innmin to scinli nW.r tin coimt o liallnts i-ast at last Tuesday's t'lcctinn, in tlu ulliclal 'inva.-s r tin- vole whii'h bcxim Ih foiv tilt' (linVn-iit hoanJs nt' snpt'i' vil' and ck'ctioti rommUMons in ev ery coiinty nl' Calilornia. The repi'esenlntives-of (lie two hit; poliLieal patties are to he on hand principally to M-e that the canvass ir I'oiidneted laiily. An attorney will represent each i i I Taction dtir iiii: the count "to pntce nur rilit il' such protection lie ne-esai ac cording to the chairmen of the committee---. The republican tate central com- initlec will have its county rcprescn- ! iatives watch the vote closely on: electors, it i i'u, in the hope that i ome of the republican electors will: be found to have sufficient votes In (pialify for the electoral college. j FARM LOAN LAW DECLARED LEGAL IIKLF.NA. Mont.. Xov. Tin siiircnie cntn t today declared cert i in sections of the initiative farm lo-n law passed by ihe people in 11 ( ti be con-tit ut ion ii and to afford a 'coniplele work able statute.' The nina ipder of the act, providintr for the iiivi's-tini'iit of sch,,l fund- and iiist it ut ion fund- through the coiiulics wa- dcidarcd riiicon-t il ul ional. Th cour; holds thai' all details necc--arv lo cany out the iovi-ion4 of the aci. the rale of iniete-t, ihe period of tunc for which loan- shall be made, the I inula t ion of ir.--e--cd value, -ball be fixed by the -talc board o !.-iid r-oti:nu--i.ner-. in the "wi-doiu and integrity of which are oiiti.ied all Htiit'ei- o detail e--.cl-lial lo the eeeiil!'in of the tru-t in conformity with the -pnit ol the act." faJ&V ?-J. i V'V'' " "i MWtl' "Nr K sSa j OK'KdO.X. MONDAY.' NOVK.MIiKK' ' Hi. 1!)K! UNHAPPY RETURNS ; o Tii - " OIL v - s- ikta,. y MINNESOTA CUTS MEN MARCHING LEAD OF HUGHES ST. PAl'L. .Minn.. Nov. 1:1. Two 1111111.. .-n-IMMl.- 'I'll-.-, lipUU.U today, cut the Ilahe", lead in Min nesota to J'Ji). Troup-, from lirown county voteil '11 to Hi in Wilson'.-, favor and MariiaV soldiers 'J1 for Wilson and 11 for Hughes, a net ain of 'Jl for Wil.-oa. The tola! now stands; Wilson 1 7S.(il 7, I Inches 178,8 Hi. ST. I'AI'L, .Minn.. Nov. lli.-The vote of Miuiiesot.t's soldiers ha. triibiacd tlie oluiiility for Charles K. iluhcs to '2'A). ai-cordin.i; to late-t re 1 urn-, a 'ai table. T-day the t ijjnrc staml 17.S.."ili!) for WiUoti to 1 7H.S1 for llnches in the -tale. The latest yuanisnien's vole heard from was that of Kail mount comity, whose troops of the second reuiment voted 21 lor WiUon to II for Hughes. This ain jif HI tor Wil-on cat the Hughes' lead to 2.'ill. It is likely thai the work of tabulating relurn-s will beyin at the slate capitol lorhiy. u hen the re)nrls of county officials are expected to arrive. HO LAW 10 ENFORCE I SAL KM, Ore., Nov. 1 -Orofion'K 'absolute prohibition 'hono dry" i amendment will not 1-ecome effective until t he state lef slat ere provides the iiM,ehnry Ur'r iati ve niuchinery ; for ft.H oiH-ration. a' (ordin to an oral opinion rendeied ire today by ; Attorney (Iencral (Icoie M. Hrown. jThe lei.-;)at are meets in .lunnary. The 'amendment whicli was ratified at : Tuefdiiyj elertion, Imrs all Hlilpments , of Jlfpioi. into Oregon. Motorcycle Record Broken IMIOKNIX. An.. Nov. i:t.--Doii .lolni- ..f Paiolcna broke fhe world' motorcycle rccoui 'or live mile- on :i circular dirt Iraek ft the -tale fair L'loiind- beie today. Hi- time wa-. '.i minute- and .Vs -ei-ond-. nn 1 RIBUNE S AGAINST VILLA KL I'ASO. Tc., Nov. IX A spe cial train left .Iimrez today carry in,!' ( li'liei a l''rancisco (ion .ales and in escort of 100 men lo Chihuahua Citv. (hi t lie train (ietieral (lonalcs car ried oDO.OOO pesos in silver, Andres (.iareia, inspector eneral of Car ran .a consulates, announced. This money was taken to Chiluiahua City to pay the Carran.a troops under Tre ino's command, M r. f la rein added. Mr. (iareia aKo dcr-btred he had re ceived informal ion from (iencral Hbreon, minister of war, that 7IH)0 Vatpii Indians of (ieiicia! Obreon's old com ma ud wen- bein-: sent uort b from Meic o City under (iencral Talamantes to Torrcon and would take (he field nuiuM Villa in the -tale id' Chihuahua. An eiiial num ber of Vaipii and Mayo Indians from Sonora also were marchiii' across the mountains to Chihuahua state, upon orders from ( iencral Hireon, Mr, fiareiii .-.aid. and In' said there w on Id be 10. (Mill ( 'n rrau.a troops pai I ieipn i inji in the campai-.n against Villa before the end of the present uioiil h. ERM I COM WWW, Spain. :;ov. LI. Cup Main Frederick Curtis of the American stcaniei Columbian, ho arrived here jwitli the rescued crew of the steam ship, declared to a representative of ithe Associated Press that he was u ' prisoner on board the Herman subma-j line I'-If for six days after the de-1 i strueton of his vessel. j 1 AM of tin lt!i members of the Co-: lu m I dan's crew were saved, Cap- i '' tain Curtis stated, j Captain Curtis (-aid Ihe Colutnblttn ' I was warned before yhe was torpedoed !and Mink bv the I'-tli. The crew was I j left in lifeboats and the captain nifsl listen on board the mi hm-irijie. I PRISONER ; IV1 INISTER GIVES SERBIANS WN VICTORY BULGARIANS Six Thousand Prisoners Taken in Engagements With Germans and Bulnariar.s Air Battles Reported From Sal on iki and Mesopotamia German' Naval Works Bombarded TAb'IS. Nov. lit. The Serbians have won a brilliant victory over the (icitnaiis and Bulgarians in the Cema district, southeast of Monastir, the war of I ice announced today. The Serbians, supported by French artil lery, forced the Teutonic nlTtcs to re lire a distance of nearly two miles and captured about 1000 prisoners. The retreat of the (iennan-Itular-ian forces was compelled after a but tle lasting two days. The prisoners raise the total can- lures since September 12, says the statement, to (iOOO men. together with 72 cannon and -Vi machine yuus taken during this period. French Statement. The statement reads; "Smashed bv our artillcrv fire in the center and attacked with the bay onet by Serbian infantry, the enemy was obliged to fall back in disorder, having sustained considerable, loss. Further west Serbian forces to which had been added eonlinuenls of French infantry, extended their projj- russ to the north of Velyeselo (in the Cerna river bendt. More than 1000 prisoners so fa r had been count ed. Sixteen more guns were caittured on the ground abandoned by the enemy Sine; September I I, when onr offen sive bewail, the (iermaiih and' ltul.irur-iam- have left in the hnds of the ciir tente allies (1000 prisiuiers, 72 can non and oil machine jjuus," "About 100 shells, moslly shrapnel, were fired. Seven civilians, including live children, and two rank and file, were killed. One woman and four soldiers were wounded. Several houses were damaged and twelve horses ere killed. "The enemy retired hurriedly, but we sank a ma jority of the torpedo craft. Farther pursuit of hostile units was abandoned in coneiuenee of dense fojr ami the timely discovery of the enemy's traps, " Air Craft Drop liomh. LONDON. Nov. Ft.- An official statement is-uel today regard in r mil itary operations in Saloniki and Mes opotamia sa y-; "Saloniki : Three cin'inv airplane? were forced to descend in their lines. 'Mesopotamia : Two British air planes success. fu II v dropped bombs on Turkish irregular troops on I he Fuplirates river." LONDON. Nov. IX- A sipiadron of Briti-h naval aeroplanes yesterday dropped a la rye number of bomb- on (icrman naal works on the harbor ot' Os(cinl and on war ve-sels there, ac cording lo a Briti-h official -tatcmciil issued this afternoon. ICiissimiH Cross Daiiulie. LONDON. Nov. :;. - The liu-sians have cro--ed the Danube into Doh rudja at two points -onth of Tcher navoda and tin1 Iiiis-iati licet has re newed the bombardment of Coti slau.a, accoidini; to I N-t ro-j rnd ad vices received today by wirele-s by way of Koine, Field Mar-hal Von Mio-ki'ii-en i reporl cd contiuuiut: hi- rel real wit h demoralized force- and with one (Continued on Pago Two.) HL'LKNA. Mont... Nov. :i.--Uev. Francis Von Clufeniieik. formerly of Helena, but now of Tillamook, Ore., h:is sent his tiaturalialion pap'Ts am: ft Jelt.er resigning his citizenship to the district court clerk here. The let ter said In part that " lo sec a man re turned to power alter an administra tion .ind policy Mich a we have see.i during the past four years is too nui'- i for me.' The full tpxt of the letter whs not given out. UP CITIZENSHIP ATTACK MOTHERS University of Oregon tils-ai-y 1 WEATHER Mnvliiiuiti Vcstciiluj 40; Minimum Today liii. NO. '201 I ISSUE ORDER FOR STRIKE Head of Brotherhood States Strike Order Will Follow Failure to Fol low Intent of A dam son Law Sev enth Railroad Files Suit to Attack Law Representatives Confer. XKW VOliK, Nov. Lb-Failure of the railroads of the country to live up to the spirit uud intent of the Adum-.-on eiht-lnmr law will result in the strike vote of the ftuir bi- railroad brotherhoods hciur put into effect, it was declared here today by udliam (i. Lee, head of the Brotherhood of b'ailway Trainmen, alter a three hour conference between brotherhood representatives. Trainmen Confer. XKW YORK. Xov. 13. Kepresen tatlveH of the railroads -and their trainmen who wilt honofit under thu AdtiUiHon elKht hour law gnthorcd here today for the flr.st of a Hrle of conferences to discuss ways and means for tho application of the Htat uto. Tho meeting was described by representatives of the roads as ono for informal dlscusHion only, with the. purpose of determining whether both sides view the law in the nam a light. Neither side understood the legisla tion or how ft was to be nppllcd. It was said, and an effort was to be made to reach some common ground for application If the I'nlted States supreme court decides the law Is con- stltullona In the suits brought by sev eral roads to determine this fact.. tiltahu Lee headed the conference committee of managers whidh repre sents the roads In the discussions be ginning today. W. (.;. Lee, A. . Gar- retson, W. S. Stone and W. S. Carter, bends of the four trainmen's brother hoods, were among the mena repre sentatives. The conference was called to dls dnss and if possible to rench some agreement or conclusion as to work ing out the provisions of the law, which goes into effect January 1. Tho strike vote referred to by Mr. lee is that taken prior to the conference be tween the brotherhood heads and President Wilson, which was followed by the passage of the Adamson law fter the brotherhoods had threatened to put the vote into effect at that time. When the conferees adjourned to duy for luncheon It was said by brotherhood representatives that so far nothing had been accomplished. The brotherhoods' representatives said that they hud worked out an In terpretation of the eight-hour law, hut they had refused to divulge It for the reason that the roads, or some of them had announced their decision to fight it through Injunctions. Strike Vote In Kl'fect. "A strike vole Is still In effect," said Mr. Lee, " and If the railroads do not live up to Hie very spirit and In tent of the law in accordance with their agreement, there Is no reason why the brotherhoods should not taUo advantage of their strongest card. This time there Is nothing thut can stop them." Mr. Lett added that any attempt ut subterfuge by the railroads In plac ing in effect the eight-hour law would be met with Instant action by the brotherhoods. It was announced that the confer ence would resume Its deliberations till afternoon. CIIICAIiO. Nov. LI. - The seventh railroad lo attack the Adamson law appeared toda-- when suit fo ran in junction wa tiled in the 1'uited (Continued on Page Two.) .WASIIINHTMN, Nov. Kb The mother pension law of Wn-hington -taie tviN today brought before the -Hpreine court for review up-.m eon--titiitional question- rai.-cd bv Mi-s Roe Schneider of Seattle. She attack.- an amendment dciiyine pen-ion- to mothers abandoned by their liu-band- as class lc-i-lation in di-crimiiuit nig between mothers. RUN MAY PENSION LAWS oC : ,5-