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ft fM ; Ml Full :J Leased Wino Dispatches Today's News Printed Today THIRTY-SEVENTH !AR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1914 PRICE TWO CENTS KaSS SS SAY GERMANS LOST 90,000 SOLDIERS IH FIGHT ON THE YSER Russians Have Gained Control of East Prussian Frontier Railroads GERMAN FRONTIER REACHED IN POLAND German Attack Weakens and Allies Are Satisfied to Take a Rest The climax of the German attempt to reach tho French coast was believed today to have paused. The allies' line still held and the fury of tho attacks on it was diminish ing. The allies were so wearied, however, that they were not making much ffort to overwhelm the Germans to turn. Nevertheless, the kaiser 's troops had boon dtlven back to the east side of the Veer except along a stretch of less than 10(10 yards. The allies were reported entering Ostend but this inmor was unverified. Some accounts were that tho Germans lost 11(1,001) men in the Yser fight.. On the Aisne, French reinforcements, recently arrive I, were on the offensive. They had recaptured Craonne and Boupier from the Germans and repulsed counter attacks by the latter. The Russians had gained control of the twist Prussian frontier railroads. In Poland they had reached Kalisz on the Gorman frontier. They were at Cracow's outer defeases nnd hnd encircled Przcmysl on three aides. Turkey declared war on all the triple entente powers. British Premier Asquith, told the house of commons that 1)7,000 Britons had been killed, wounded or were missing ns a result of the war thus far. It was nnnounced Hint parliament would be asked to vote $125,000,000 morn for war purposes, aud to author ize 1,000,000 more men, bringing the llritish army's total up to 2.1HO.O0O. German aviators flew over Sherness and Harwich. It was intimated nt Washington that If the t'nited States stopped South American coal shipments to Germany, the Germans would insist that Amer icans also stop Canadian shipment of contraband to Englnnd. - The German cruiser T.eipsie and Dresden put into Valparaiso for sup plies. A Jitpnncsc. squndrnn wus reported off the South American west coast but it was not known just where. TO OPEN COTTON EXCHANGE. New forte, Nov. l.l.-Tho New York cotton exchange, with trading unre stricted, will reopen for business at 10:30 o'clock Monday morning, it was announced here today. I Federation of Labor Says Rockefeller Influences Prevent This Work By John Edward Nevln. Philadelphia, Nov. 1:1. Kepresenta tives of tlx trade organizations wero urging the resolutions committee at tho nnniiul convention of the American Kederatuion of Labor hero today to ro port favorably on the resolution en doming the establishment of a govern ment industrial alcohol commission to . demonstrate the pracicabilitv of farm alcohol distilling. Andrew Furnseth of Han Francisco wus leading tho move ment. "Development' snld Furnseth, "of farm denatured alcohol distilling, if as nffoellve as European experimnts indi cate, will curtail if not destroy the oil, trust's monopoly on liquid fuel. 'We are far behind Europe in exper-l Intents. The reason is that fully a thousand supposed employes of the de partment of agriculture are paid by the Itoekefoller foundation.'' Furnseth denounced Rockefeller lu connection with the department of ag riculture. The resolntion providing for a strict ly union party will probablv be report ed unfavorably by the resolutions com mittee, and a fight on the convention floor may follow. Before adjournment, the convention will endorse some plan for fighting pri vate detective agencies furnishing arm - ed guards nnd strikebtenkers. The com mittee to Investigate means of curbing the activities of prlvst agencies will b appointed by the federation. ML SCI Generals Work in Pajamas and Direct Movements of Troops on Maps (By William Philip Sinu.) " Dunkirk, France, Oct. 28. (By mail to New York) A man in pajamas in pajamas most of the time, at any rate, since he is too busy to dress is manag ing the French army. General Joffro is the army's field commander. He handles the big ques tions presses the buttons, so to speak. But General Bertholet, his chief of staff, does the actual work. It is Gen eral Bertholet who has too much work ou his hands to get Into his clothes. After several trips along the battle fringe, alter meeting, thousands ot sol diers in the course of same day, some going north, some going south, some moving to the front, some retiring to the rear, in what looked like a hopeless tangle, it struck me more forcibly than ever that the modern fighting machine is tup most complicated thing on earth. Here's how1 General Joffre keeps track of it: He Marks the Map, In his headquarters hangs a map of the country where lighting is progress a map one one-thousandth the size the country itself. This map shows every highwav, railroad, canal bridge path, pig trail, river, creek, bridge, tree clump, hill, mountain, val ley ami swamp. Used in connection with the map is a wonderful collection of wax headoil pins of all colors and sizes, representing various army units. Into the room where the map hangs run many telegraph aud telephone wires. Headquarters is also provided with a wireless equipment. A battle is about to commence. The troops have been distributed along the 200 mile front. A bell rings. "Hello!" "The Gerniuns are attacking General Durand 'a division? ' " 1'iie.v are in superior numbers?" "The general needs reinforce ments, . 7 "All right." He Pulls the Pins. The officer who has received this information bv 'phone hurries into Gen eral lierl hold's odroom. Tho general has just dozed off but lie is wide awake in a minute. In a twinkling he has located the pin representing General Durand 's division on tiie big map. Ten miles back are more pins representing the reserves under Genernl Hianc. More pinB show that plenty of auto buses ar nearby, "Order General Blanc," General Bertholet directs, "to reinforce General Durand at once by nuto bus with 10,000 men, four batteries of 70 milimetre artillery, ten machine guns and three squadrons of cavalry." Within five minutes more ho is execut lias received his instructions by 'phone. Within five minutes more is he eveeut ing them. Twenty or twenty-five mlu the reinforcements ni needed. Every time a bridge is blown up or a montoon span is thrown across a stream or a food convoy is moved, General Berthoiet shifts some pins on his map, It isn't necessary to acquire an au tomobile to run Into debt. Lit Will Not Intervene in Mexico So Long As It Is Possible To Avoid It Washington, Nov. 1.1. Reports that American intervention in Mexico was being seriously considered were em phatically denied tuday by government officials here. The administration, it wns stated, wil continue it policy of "watchful wuiting," but It wns admit ted there was little hope of the differ ences between the Villa and Carranza factions being settled without warfare. Dispatches received during the night from Amerirnn consuls in Mexico were meagre. One said Genernl Ciirriiarn hnd moved his archives cabinet and clerictil force to Cordoba. It wns snid tho provisional president doubted the sincerity of the troops guarding the cnpitcl. resident Wilson nnd Secretary of SStnte Brian have decided not to fix a date for the encutitinn of Vera Crn. by American troops. They will remnin there, it was announced, as lung as the present chantio conditions continue. VESSEL 13 SAFE. Rome, Nov. 1.1 From the steamship Valparaiso, one of the three vessels which went to the relief of the steam ship Cltu Dl Ssvena, reported on fire with SCO passengers on board, 150 miles off the Italian coast, came a wireless I to the minister of marine this after i noon that the flames and been control 'led and that the Havena Would make Cataaia tonight. ATTACKS FURIOUS BUT ALLIES FIRM: LOSSESTERRIFIC German Veterans Do All That - Soldiers Can Do But Are Held in Check FOUGHT LIKE DEMONS BUT RESULT IS DRAW French War Officials Say Cli max Is Approaching-er man Attack Weakening ' Paris, Nov. 13. Desperate fighting at ciose quarters was in progress today be tween the allies and the Germans from Ypres to the const. The Germans still aimed their assault at Dunkirk. The allies attempted conn tor attack after counter attack. The infantry, alternately charging and re sisting on cither side, fought under cover of a deadly artillery fire. Despite the furry of the German's of fensive, the allies held their own along a line in tho form of an obtuse angle, one wing resting on the coast at Niou- port nnd the other extremity at Ypres, wirn tno apex of the angle at Dixmude, The young and but half triad Ger man troops who figured in the earlier fighting iu this section wore no longer mucn in evidence. Their places had been taken by tried veterans, who strove liko demons to break the allies' front. On Unth sides the losses were terri fic. According to the Inst official state meat, the Germans, who announced on Thursday that they had forced their way across the Yser nil along the line, had been driven back again to the stream's east Dank except at a single point, tne location of which was not stated, where It was said they held less man iiiuu yarns. The French, said the official state ment, have occupied Tracv-le-Val. Operations in the Vosges are said to be much hampered by heavy snows, The Climax Is Near London, Nov. 13. The kaiser's at tetlllit til l-nneli hn l-Vanoti nnnafr vai Ita ijeVed at the war office here today to be approaching a climax. The allies engaged in opposing him were snid to be advancing along the coast from JVieuport to LomuarUyde, still' rigiuiug on tne offensive. Refugees who have reached Rotter dam declared they snw allied forcos en tering Ostend, but of this story thcro was no official confrimntion. Some accounts plnced the Gorman losses in the battle for the coast at as much as 90,000. ThUik Force Is Spent. Unris, Nov. 13. The force of the German drive against the nllios' lino in the direction of Dunkirk and Calais had apparently spent itself today, was declared tn the communication re ceived this afternoon from the Bord eaux wnr office. From the const to the River Lys, through Dixniude and Ypres, the violence of the fighting had diminished, the stiitemcnt said. German attempts to secure a permanent foothold on the west bnnk of the Yser has been frus trated, it was announced. About Ypres, it was reported, condi tions were unchanged, with the allies' line still holding. 'BOARD CAN SPEND ITS MONEY AT WILL Clothed with ro legal authority or status whatever, except the undisputed and unlimited authority "to Bpend your own money In the promotion of this splendid work," Governor West this morning appointed (ieorgo II. llimi'S and Lewis A. McArthur. of I'ortlundj J. Q. A. Howlby and K. .1. Kaiser, of Astoria; .1. II. Horner, of Corvnllis; Lee .Morehouse, of Pondle ton, nnd Will O. Stool, of Crater Lake, tn constitute the Oregon Geographic Board, nnd their duties begin at once. As explained by the governor, in the letter accompanying the commission, this board wns created in 1HOR by Gov ernor Chamberlain, nnd its duties will consist mainly of "naming the geogra phic, features of the state, thus pre venting confusion and disputes through duplication of mimes; ulso to pcrpctu ute, as for as practicable, unique pio neer traditions nnd Indian legions." There is no appropriation provided for carrying on the worn of the board and It Is loft absolutely free to spend all the money It wants to In the perform ani-e of its duties, IS AFTER SUPPLIES. Valparaiso, Chile, Nov. 1.1 The Ger man cruisers l.cipslc. and Dresden en tered this port today for supplies Many reports wero current concerning the eherenboiits of a .latianeie sonad- .run said to be off the Mouth American west coast. ONE MILLION MORB London, Nov.' 13. Replying to questions asked in the house of commons today, )eniier As qnith stated that the .57,000 Britons had been killed, wound ed or were missing as a result of the fighting Ok the continent thus far. V A supplementary war office estimate to be laid before parli ament at once reported that with 1,000,000' fresh troops Great Britain will have 2,180, 400 troops in the field. It was expected the premier would ask parliamentary authority to raise the additional 1,000,000 men. Knlistments were said today to be Increasing in number rapidly. 3c )C 3(C )C 3ft 3(C 3(t 3jC 3C )(t 30C May Find Itself Dressed and Served As Thanksgiving CenterPiece (By J. W. T. Mason, former London correspondent for United Press.) New York, Nov. 13. Turkev's Dlan of campaign in the European war was oevoiopiug today in two directions, but it was not yot -possible to determine wuotnor its strategy was dominated by lurmsn or uermau influence. if the uermans nave their way, practically all the sultan's forces will be used against Russia, in the hope of compelling the tzar to relax the pres sure of his troops against the kaiser's frontier. On the other hand, if the Turks decide for themselves what to do, Egyptian operations will become of major importance. Certainly an occupation of Egypt would be far more delectable to the sul tan than tho seizure of territory In tho unfruitful Trans Caucasian country. Friction Develops. The Turks apparently are not concen trating in very large numbers either in tho holy land, for an Invasion of Egypt, or in Armenia, to fight ' the Russians. This suggests indecision at Constantinople with differences of opinion betwoen the Turks and their German advisors. Friction between them is likely to increase as the war prog resses unless German gold can be made to carry conviction among the higher Ottoman authoriles. Unless the Germans succeed in com pletely dominating' the war office at Constantinople the possibility that the Balkan states which still remain neu tral may be drawn into the war un doubtedly will be a fuctor in determin ing tho sultan's plans. From the Otto man standpoint, a strong force of troops should be retained In European Turkey as a precaution against the develop ment by Hussia of an attack through the Balkans, with Rumanian and Bul garian assistance. Will Have Hands mil. If these two Balkan nntions do de clare war against the Turks, however, Germany can expect no help from its new ally, since the sultan will have Ins hands full to resist the ltumaniniis and Bulgarians, and will be uiiablo to do- Thus it is to Germany's Interest to Thus it Is to Formally 'a Interest to have the Balkan situation left to chance, though to do so will be dnu serous for the Turks. Hi short, Ucrmnn strategy demands that the Ottoman troops devote all their attention to ltussin, and the only place where this Is possible is in tho Trans Causasus. It may be taken as a foregone conclusion, acconlingly, that the kaiser will do his utmost to con vince the sultan that he Is in no dan ger of attack from across his European frontier. Bulgaria a BuPer. Fortune plnvs Into Teuonlc hands In this respect because of Bulgaria's at titude, Bulgaria is Turkey ' Kuropenn bonier country, and the llulgnrinns are filled with resentment against their Balkan neighbors and against the Hus sinus, blaming them because Bulgaria's share of the spoils of the recent war with the Turks was not In proportion to the sacrifices which It made. The Germans can make effective use of this argument in connection with their representations to the sultan that his Kuropenn frontier Is safe. Un doubtedly they are already doing this. Humming matters up, Germany must risk whatever may happen In tho Its I tin ns and rush the Turkish army across Asia Minor as a halt for Flussia. Turkey's subsequent fate, if the kaiser has IliK way, is a proposition which must be subordinated to the requirements of higher Teutonic, strategy, The Weather ffriVJt)iW-0 Oregon; Tonight and Snturday oc rations I rain northwest portion; south wastcrly winds, dlmliiinhia Saturday. 3 MUCH DAMAGE DONE BY STORM ON COAST; SEATTLE IS ISOLATED Wind Attains Velocity of 40 Miles in Oregon and 50 in Seattle WIRES WENT DOWN EARLY LAST NIGHT One House Blown Down and Many Unroofed Woman Is Kurt and May Die alt GALE SWEEPS COAST. Portlaad, Ore., .Nov. 13. The severest rale iu months was blowing over western Oregon to day, tho wind at some places at taining a velocity of 4U miles an hour. Beyond wire prostrutious no severe damage has yet been reported. Weather Forecaster Beals advised shipping not to venture out to sea until the wind hnd moderated. All wires to coast weather bureau stations are down. Seattle Hit Worst Seattle, Wash., Nov. 13. Friday the 13th was ushered in with & severe storm which has done enormous damugo iu Souttlo and iu the surrounding terri tory. This city was entirely jut off from wire communication with the outside world eurly this morning by a fill-mile gule, which, sweeping in from the coast, where it hail blown during the early evening, blew down poles and wires in all directions, At !i:30 o'clock this morning not a singlo long distunce wire was working out of Hcattlc, in the city extensive damage has been done In the breaking of windows ami blowing down of signs. In the downtown district a number of large plate-glass show windows in business houses were smashed lu. Tiio house of Albert C. Hoper, 5024 Thirty-eighth avenue, wus blown down by the gale, seriously Injuring Mrs. May Moper, who was caught by falling tun bers, aud is pronounced In a critical con dltion by the physician called to uttend her. The roofs of several houses were car ried ow.iy by the gale. Damage done iu the city will prob ably reach several thousand dollars. Heveral persons wero reported Injured by falling glass. The city lighting service was crip pled by tho storm, Live wires were imaging down in many parts of the city but no injury to pedestrians from this cause bus lieen reported. DECLARED WAR ON ALL. Ainsterilnm, Nov. 13. Turkey declar ed wnr today on all the powers of the triple entente, it wns stilted in a dis pnteh received hero from Constanti nople by way of Berlin. FLY OVER ENOLIBH TOWNS. Berlin, by wireless via Hnvville, Nov. 13. A flight bv Herman aviators over Sherness ami Ilarwlch, Kugliind, was of fi 'tally nnnoiineeil here today, RUSSIAN ARMIES ADVANCE STEADILY I'otrogrnd, Nov, 13 The five armies the czur has thrown Into the field ngniust the Teutonic ullirs were ad vnnclng steudily today. By the occupation of Jolmnnlslcrg the Hussions hnd secured the kov to the ruilrobils along the East Prussian frontier, from Stnlluponen through I.yck, with Jiihannisberg Itself as their pout l rn termlnnl. In Its advance ou Breslau the Mil, cavalry had run1 lied Kail?,, the lusr. Russian town to bo passed before cross ing the Polish frontier. Ihrop sides of 1 rMmysl had been en- circled by the Hussion iron ring Already the cr.nr's forcos were re ported at Cracow's outer defenses. The southernmost point In Gnllclii where they were operating was Turku. Many wounded wero arriving here from the front. In a recent Broadway production caller "Experience'' Youth asks Fash Ion, who is attired lu one of these nothing abovp tlic bust Hue confections to fiance with him. "I am afraid to" savs Fashion, "for fear mv dress might fall off." " I am relieved," responds Youth, "for I thought It had already," The more children a womnn has, tlie fewer theories she hns about raising them. JERSEY CATTLE CLUB "iBtlBIBB Has Busy Session and Arran ges for Having Jersey Herd at Panama Exposition The Oregon Jersey Cattle club mot yesterday afternoon at the Salem Com mercial club to formulate plana to place a 'view herd" at tho Panama Pacific exposition at San Francisco next yoar. It is proposed to select the best cows from the herds oi the members and to show them at the fair during the en tire exposition. The view herd will be in charge of the American Jersey cattle club which body will select the care takers and superintendents for the cat tle from the coast states. The meeting was called by J. M. Dickson, of Shedd, m iiinu uouniy, at tne request of W. M Ladd, of Portland, who is a member of tho Americau Jersey Cattle club, Tho American association is particular ly desirous of making mood showina of Jersey dairy cattle at the coming luir. Will Bend 45. A poll of the cattle men present showed that a herd of about 45 cows could be sent to the 'Frisco fair which was considered to be a good represen tation from this part of tho country. A motion was passed and a committee of five appointed to tuko a census of the Jersey dairy herds of the country and to interview the owners to find out what they have in the way of numbers and quality to otter for the view herd William Schulineric, C. P. llembree, Warren Gray, Robert Burkhnrt and B. C. Altman wore appointed to serve on cms comiuitieo. A :csolution was adopted to ask Gov ernor West to issue a proclamation for- Dinning tne, importation of any cattle into this state from the states in which the foot and mouth disease is prevalent. The governor was culled up bv phone unit he informed the cnttlo men present mm ne nan uei-wcii already to take such action anil that no importations would be permitted which would jeopar dize the cuttle of this )ate. Offers $50 Cup. President Dickson Informed tho mem bers that he had decided to offer a prize of n 5U silver cup to the club member nnd owner of the two-year-old Jersey heifer making tho highest year ly test for butter fat for register of merit work during the year 1 II J 5. The test must be completed within tho year and the heifer must bo bred and owned by the member entering her in the com petition. The cup is to become the property of the one winning it three times, ine maximum ago limit of any cow entering the contest was 30 months, The members present were; Secre tary Frank Lnughary. of Independence: .1. M. Dickson, of hhedds; B. C. Altman, or itresham, Multnomah county; Wm. Hi hiilinericii, of HilWioro, Washington county; Robert Burkhnrt. of Allinnv. Linn county; Harry West, of Heappooso, Columbia county; Charles Cannon, Turner, Marion county; Charles Nelson, independence, Folk county; Warren Gray, Jefferson, Marion county; Clar ence Howne, Aunisville, Marion'coiinty; William ). Morrow, Independence; Henry Stewart, of Albany; Charles 1'. Hembreo, of Monmouth, l'liDi county; Kd. Cary, of Carlton, Ynmhill county; i'mnk E. Lynn, of 1'crrydiile, Polk county; Charles Brown, of Linn county, nml Joseph Albert, of Salem. Revolutionists Attempt to As sassinate Military Cover . nor of Shanghai Shanghai, Nov. 13. The attempt at Clinton Wednesday to iissiissinntn Gen oral "hi Kiuing Lung, military gover nor of the district, wns believed here today to mark the resumption of revo lutlonnry activity, at least in southern China. Genernl Hil Is a strong upholder of Yuan Shi Kill's government, and there Is little question that the plot against him was political. It failed, so far as the genernl wns concerned, through the haste of one of the conspirators, who threw the bomb Intended for Chi be fore the latter had left his residence. The fnct thnt LI other persons were killed, however, wns evidence of the attempt 's sincerity. It is not nt all genernlly considered that the Japanese war danger is past oven yet, but there has been all along an element among the extreme radicals which has argued that a time of wide spread confusion like the present should facilitate rot her than hinder their work, and hns been working strenuously to put their rampiilgn nguin iu action. The outbreak In Canton Is widely In terpreted as Indicating their efforts have met with some mensure of suc cess, Further attempts of the kind are looked for, thoiifh the government Is taking all precautions possible to pro vent them. L Opposition to Convention Is Weakening-Situation Is Working Out INTERVENTION IS . NOT CONTEMPLATED Carranzista Leaders Swing ing Towards New Presi dent As the Solution Washington, Nov. 13. Secretary of State Bryan called at the Whjte House today and informed Presideut Wilson, thnt alarm over the Mexican situation was neodleBs. Bryan said he believed the factions there would yet work out a solution which would prove satia faetoiy to both sides. The president was told that a number of prominent Carranzista were trying to persuade General Carranza to aban don the presidency. After conferring with President Wil son, Secretary Bryan said that discus sion at this time of Mexican affairs for ' publication would merely complicate matters. Ho made it plain, however, that America is not contemplating iu-' tervention, and had not sent anv ulti mntum to either faction. Bryan declared that confidential re ports received by the stato department indicated that the Carranzisa lenders wore slowly swinging toward the now provisional presidont. General Gutier rez. The first break in the Carranza forcer occurred in tho state of San Luis I'otoni, the leaders there deriding to up hold the Aguas CalienUs peace con ventlou. Tho governor of the state of Tam anlipas, according to officiul reports, hns repudiated the convention, but it wns not expected that his lnfluencu would be sufficient to put the state la tho Cnrranza column. Administration officials denied this aftorhoon that tho transfer of tha Fifth Infantry regiment to Panama wns In any way connected witth tho Moxieitn situution. SUU Hopes for Teace. El TJiso, Texas, Nov. 1,1 Oenoral Eulalio Gutierrez, recently elected pro visional president of Mexico by tha Aguas Calientes pence convention, went to Lagos today from Aguas Cal ientes to confer with General Pablo Gonzales, a former Carranza supporter woo nas ,)usi omnrneert the conven lon's cause. Gutierrez wired tho reaca delegates at Aguas Calientes ho still hoped hostilities could be averted. The convention rejected todnv tha proposal of Carranzista generals thafc General Vllln bo forced to leave th country replying that Villa will be in charge of the convention's troops. Think before you act Is a good mot to, but a lot of people think and then fnil to act. Birds S'airpeded Run Over Buggy, Horses Tramped to Death 1'lioonix, Ariz., Nov. 13. Three hun dred ostriches stampeded here today whil.i being driven along a country road swarming over a carriage driven by Mrs, L. D. ltosscau, instantly killing tne woman nml both her horses and re ducing the curriuge to a pulp. A pimiu ninong tho ranchers uud their fiiinilios foll.iwed. Scores of cowboys were r qulstloned to round up the birds. I he ostriches wero hclng drizen rrnrn n u ostrich in i in near I'liocnix to another location further In the country. Twenty mounted vnqiinros had them in charge. None of the men know wnut caused the great birds to bolt, Mrs, Rosscau, who was the wife or a wealthy pioneer rancher, was driving toward riioentx, and was directly in. the path of the maddened birds, which bore down on her nt great speed, Her horses, terrified, bolted and overturned the trap to which they wero attached. The ostriches swept over the wrecked vehicle, and the horses, which were en tangled In the harness. When they had passed the trampled body of the woman wns found. The bodies of the horses wero battered and torn by tho birds' feet. A telephone message ' to Plioenli brought many other mounted men to the aid of tlie ostrich drivers. Mean while, the birds had scattered over miles of country, frightening dozens of rnncners, who fled to their houses. CAHRANZA 10SII1