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TinRTY-SEVENTHVEAR SALEmToREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 2lTl914 price TWO CTNgggff
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Consul Stirring Abyssinians
to War on Allies En
dangers Italy
SORE AT ITALY SINCE
War Sentiment Awakened
Concentrates Against Italy
Instead of Allies
Rime, Nov, 2!. ( 1 1 y mail to Now
York) Austria is Irving to drug Ahys
Hi ilia into tl worlil war.
It niny lie tliut (iermnny is trying,
too, but tlio Italian government '5 'er
tain concerning Austria. It has reeoiv
fit detailed reports from absolutely re
liable sources of the plotting of Heir
Sehwitnmer, the Austrian consul.
This information was not given out
mffieinlly. In view of tiie fact that
the rjovernment has not made it pub
lie, it probably would he refused trims
mission over the Jtalian t-Ui'Ult
Mires. It wns'ohtnined, however, from
uuqiicstioiinhln uiitho-ities, lin.l for that
inatler it is not much of a secret in
well posted circles.
Wiietlier 01 not llerr Sfhwiniincr has
also intrigued against Italy is mit cor
tain. F.ven if it was unintentional on liii
part, he has nevertheless succeeded, ns
a result of his mischief making for the
allies' lienefit, in stirring up vousidcr
nble hostile Aliyssinian tcntiinciit
ugnii'st tile Itiiliaus.
Seus f this feeling booii'tie so evi
lent recently that the Home govern
ment ileeiueil it necessary to strength
en its military estnblishmnt ia its pos
session of Kritrcn, which lies lietween
the l.'ed sen and the Abyssinian don
Tier, Italy Fore warned.
It was iinno-inccd when the troops
left Italy nml they were ilestineil f ti
the Tripolitaii-Fgyptian frontier nml
the explanation was pi von that i'enrs
were entertaineil of an overflow of the
Turkish campaign in Egypt into Trip
oli. This eauseil consiileralilo surprise nt
the lime, mure the Turns were not ox
en across Kgypt's eastern frontier
then, and some hundreds of miles lay
between them nmt Italian territory.
No.- wns it n fact that the govern
ment inteneil to use its reinforcement?
in Tripoli, Instead, it was for Eri
trea that they were bound.
The presumption is that it was by no
e'nlent thnt llerr Hchwimnior stirred the
Ahyssiniiiii to n state of unf riondlinoss
so far ns Italy is concerned. It is rec
ognized thai both Germany nml Aus
tria resent the ltnlinn' failure to help
them nguinstc the allies but they are
anxious lo prevent them now from jo'n
ing the nllies themselves that it is un
likely they would putposely risk nngor
iii(i them bv their representatives' no
tivity nt Addis Day.
Sentiment Against Austria,
I'he probabilities also uie that the
Italian (foverninent ' reuson for sup-pirn-sing
news of the aituutiou in l)ri
lien was its unwillingness to let the
publii know of the liariu done bv Hen
N-hwiinnnT. As Is noli knir.ui, there
is nlienily a strong seutiiiii'iit through
out ii nlv iu favor of war with Austria,
.'ind if the I'll i' t should be published Hint
a mililnry expedition of Kritren hnd
been rendered ueee-.i'-nrv bv the Aus
trian diplomat 'h woildlinif, the people 's
anger might render it impossible lor
the government to avert Imstililies
long"!-,
ish iiild the Teulniiie ngeiit mu reed in
indiii ing the AbyssiniuiM lu go to win-,
he will liuve nreoinplished what will
prove n inallei- very serious lor the
allies, as well as for Italy.
The I'gyptian Nouilnu, liitili Sonial
ilnud, I'litish I Ii i -1 Alii'ii. liritrea, It'll
inn .4ouuililaud and 1'tvin h omaliland
alt bolder on Abyssinia nn.l woubl be
very dillieult if not ini ersible to pro
teif ugninst extensive invasions.
Toe Abyssiuiaus, too, have n high
ri'piitatiou as fighting men, ns link
knows to its eost.
The tiblitorutioii, a general ion nuo, of
it largo Italian luilitiiiy ex'eilitiou en
gaged iu operations against Kiii,' Men
It k, has never been forg'itten here.
It hns not beea fotgotten, either, iu
Abyssinia. Theie has been a smoulder
ni resetitinetit there against Italians
rfver sinre, mid thi was probably re
spun dlile for the fact that, probably
against his own wishes, llerr Ndiwiin
leer '.4 attempts to provoke the negus
to an Invasion of the allies' neiuhlnr
iug (lossessions, seem to have aroused
Abyssinian sentiment to nil even gieat
or extent in favor of un nttaeli oil llal
ii.n teiriloiv on the sane eoast.
CARDINAL AOILIARDO ILL.
Idriie, Dec. 21, (ordinal Agilinrdo.
one rf the best known members of the
sncied college, was ill here tooay with
n complication of bronchitis n.ul pnen
Tioiiin. It was admitted that his case
was serious.
Make Furious Sortie in Effort
to Raise Siege Desperate
Fighting Ensues
Vienna, via Rome, Dee. 21 The Aus-ti-iuns
were making a tremendous ef
fort today to raise the Russian siege
of I'l-zeinysl. -
With this object i n view, a serious
sortie had beeu made from the fort
ress, nnd the Slavs were being engaged
in the. direetion of Burea, whence an
other Austriun force wn.s trying to
reach and relieve the beleagiirod' city.
.Simultaneously, a supreme effort was
in progress to drive tho Kussians back
ward along the right liniik of the Vis
tula, in southern J'olaml.
It was believed that the success, eith
er of the sortie or of the operation in
I'oliind, would free Przemysl.
Th.' besiegers were reported to be sri
short of men and guns as n result of
the Austrian attacks in other quarters,
that they were able to bombard the
cliai ri of forts only on one side.
There was also 'desperate fighting to
day in the Carpathians, where the Rus
sians were trying hard to check the
ii'ovei.ient which excelled them from
Hungary and was still driving them tn
the ni rlhenstvvnrd through tlnlicin.
KAISER RECOVERED.
lerlin. by wireless to London, Oec.
21. Reports that the kaiser, completely
recovered, from his recent illness, hail
returned to the front, were officially
confirmed here t(tlay. It was not stat
ed whether he had gone to the eastern
or the western lighting line.'
FLEET OF THE ALLIES
Warships Force Outer De
fences and Today Are Shell
ing Inner Forts
Athens, Dec, 21, Sunday's iicrounls of
l ie forcing by the combined lliitisli
nnd i-'reuch fleet of the outer defenses
of the Dardanelles were supplemented
today by reports that the warships
were shelling the strait 's inner forts.
These stories were unof licial, nnd do
tails were lacking, but the statements
came from reliable siiicees and were
generally believed.
Jf true, they indicated that the fleet
had reached the narrowest part of the
Dardanelles, having threaded the mine
fields which guarded their entrance,
and were likely to be heard from next
in the Sea of Marmora, which they
will have to cross before reaching the
llospnorus, on which Constantinople is
situuted.
HE BROKE THE LAW
TO FEED HIS FAMILY
Prompted to a certain extent bv
sympathy with (ho motive which led to
the commission of the act and because
ho. believed the man deserving of n
cuance tn make good, Uovornor West
late Saturday afternoon granted a con
ditional pardon to .lack Michall who
wns serving an iiuleterminute sentence
of one to seven years for larceny from
n dwelling, committed in Slifrmnn
county Inst year. As a ro-iill of the
pardon Michall has been restored to his
family of n wife and three children,
who as soon as the husband and father
was sent to prison for stealing the
necc-sities of life to protect them from
want and possible starvation, soil out
their only possession, a team of horses
nnd vviic.011, for 2:1 and came to Salem
In live iu a ton) and bo near their
I lev cd one.
.Michnll with his family look up a
homestead lu Shermnn ennntv and, last
I fall, being iinnblo to make n living on
the homestead, decided tn return tn
Iowa bv team. Having proceeded as
: far us W alln Walla they were caught in
a severe cold snap and decided to return
to remain until spiing on tho hoitie
, stead. It was upon the return trip that
Michall, in oider to protect his fiimily
I from suffering during the long winter,
1 was moved to steal the goods that
caused his arrest, conviction and sen
i leuen to the penitentiary, nml the gov
jot nor believed, in the light of tin' cir
cumstances which siiMoiiiided the ease,
that Michall was entitled to clemency
i and n chance to earn an honest living,
since his iu'inceiatioii in the state
I prison Mi. lull's wife and tlnce chil
dren Inive lived In n tent in the out
skirts of Snlciu ami have suffered
! severely from wnnt and privntion.
j BLUE SKY LAW AT WORK.
I Hn.V-a nto. al., Dec. 21. Thous-
'amis of corporations' associations and
Uheir .igeiits thionghirit California will
;hc forced to halt the sab and nft'oriug
'of stocks and securities for several
I weeks to come, because of the provi
sions of tin' blue sky law which be-
i-iiiiip effective with other atnendnients
i lost Tridny nt midnight.
in iini i in iidi ii mil i ii r' - hi ui i ii ii i iiiii.i l it iiviiouiii ni i ci.t ami iiijiiiy i i iu uu ib n 11 1111 Hi.-iii vm
To This Must Be Added
Special Road or School Tax
Voted by Districts
SAVING IS 2.2 MILLS
AND IN CITY 3.7 MILLS
Total Assessed Valuation of
County Is $43,040,358
Some Property Held Out
The following table shows the tat
levy for next year according tn the
present budget:
State tax o..1 mills
County tax 3.S mills
School tax 2.7 mills
Itoad tnx 4. mills
Touit 1.1.5 mills
This is the general tax to be paid
by property owners outside of the in
corporated cities iu this county. To
this tnx is to be added the special rimd
nnd school taxes voted in some dis
tricts which in some instances are us
high as 10 mills for roads nnd 12 mills
for special school taxes.
The Tax in Salem.
Tiie taxpayers nf tho city of Salem
will pay according to the following ta
ble: Slate tax .1.3 mills
Crinty tax Il.o mills
School tax 2.7 mills
City tnx 11.0 mills
School tax 7. mills
Total :iO.S mills
This is a reduction of 3.7 mills from
last year, when the levy in this city
was !i4.2 mills. The retrenchment in
taxes has been general in all linos.
Last year the state tnx was 4.4 mills,
the county tax mills nnd the school
tax 2.(i mills, or a total of 11.7 mills,
us against (k-'i mills for this year. The
city lax last year was 1.1.2 uiills. or 1.2
mills more than the present levy nnd
the school tax in Sail in was 7.3 for last
year, or .3 mills more than this year,
Property Value $43,040,3iV
The total of the tax roll iu this coun
ty, 'iccordiiig to Countv Assessor JJeu
K. West, is if 43,4 4M.H33. Of this sum
$37,.SS(l,n7! is for real nml personal
prn;ioi'ty of all kinds and -Vitiligos is
the assessed value placed upon public
service corporations iu this county by
the stale tax commission. Taxes this
your will bo raised upon only $13,040,
3,'iM, as approximately if I0!l,i7,'i is the
asroMOd valuation of tho Oregon nnd
California Railroad company property
in this civility, which is tangled up in
liligilion ami not taxable ponding an
appeal of the case now in the federal
courts. About f'rl, I is thus held in
abeyance by trie courts.
Fared to tho Bone.
The meeting nf the tnxpavers will
be held December 30 of this venr to
pass upon the lew. This meeting is
more or less a mutter of form, hnwever,
ns over HO per cent ol the present bud
get is fixed by the state law and can
not be reduced. The' only Hem that
can bo cut down by an objection on the
pnrt ol tho taxpayers is the cunntv tax
levy of 3.1 mills, ami the greulei- part
of this item is fixed by law. The cir
cuit unlit expenses and the siilnnns cil
the county officials cannot be reduced
unit only toe mtscclltincoiis accounts as
the I r iiccoiiiit n no n few other uc
counts can be cut down mill those have
been pared to a minimum by the -county
court in the budget.
The taxpaveis' n ting will be held
as usual, liiivvevcr, but it is doubtful if
the above table of tuxes will be re
duced. The policv of retrenchment on
tuxes has been followed In all instances
in-cording fo the county cnoit, and even
the amount for the proposed steel
bridge across the river at this place
iuis been left out so it is believed that
the above levy will be sustained by the
taxpayers at their meeting on Decem
ber .".it, when the county couit will ex
plain its expenditures
RECORD WHEAT PRICE.
Portland, Or,, Dee. 21. The
highest nl iii inl juice client has
ever attained lu the 1'iicitic
northwest wns recorded on the
.Tlerehnuts l-.xcliiingi' here today
when .1,000 husln-1 of Kohium-v
Club was sold ut tl.LY,i, nni
l.ooii bushels of bed bus. inn m
1.22.
The entile market vvns from
I to P. cents above Sntnc Inv 's
The Kuropeiin denitiud for
wheat is stroueer than ever
before, and espcils ollimito flint
only uboilt l.l'Oli.OIIII bushel, nf
this cereal remains to be dis
posed of bv the farmers of Ore
gun Washington nml Idaho,
)Jll(t)f(Vtltlftl(tt1st1lft
Supreme Court Overrules New
Hampshire Supreme Court
Decision
Wellington, Dec. 21. Ilnriv K.
Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, was
ordered extradited by the L'nited
States supreme court today from JJew
linmoslure to Jow York.
The court's decision moans thnt
Thaw must return to Now York and
face trial on a charge of conspiracy.
Tho ruling today reversed the decis
ion or the JNow ll.nniishiro supreme
eunrt, which granted Thaw's applica
tion tor a writ of nabeas corpus.
Whether Thnvv will be returned to
the Matteawan asylum for the criminal
insane will depend on the New York
authorities. Thaw's attorneys here de
clared that their client wus not tried
for conspiracy nnd if attempts wore
made to hold him uc an alleged luna
tic, nnother habeas viorpus writ would
be sought. 1
The court's opinion wns road by ,Ius
tice Holmes. It overruled nearly every
point made by Thaw's counsel, saying
in part: i
"Thaw was a fugitive from justice
and was charged wit a real ciiine. It
is for a jury iu tho state of New Vork,
after considering the lows of the state,
Ut determine whether or not Thaw was
insane at the time of the act or whe
ther he is guilty of crime against the
luws of New Vork."
"Thaw's attorneys alleged that it
was no crime for a man in an insane
usyl.i:, i in the state of New York to
walk out if he could do so. Therefore,
it was contended that, it was not a
crime to do this thing. lint that does
not necessarily follow.
"It is licit crimo for a person to with
hold his put ri lingo t ioi ii a certain shop,
but if a number of persona conspire to
g ther to withhold their patronage
from that shop it becomes n conspir
acy, punishable legally, and, therefore,
we are obliged to Imhl that the with
drawal of Thaw- from -in insane O' v-hirri,
inasmuch as he did it- to obstruct the
Invv, was a conspiracy for that purpose,
and consequently the indictment orr
which the state of ivew York fought to
bring Thnvv back to ..cw York, clinrges
a crime.
"We are also ci'uigod to hold, on tho
same theory, that Thaw is a fugitive
from justice. It has further been con
tended that if Thaw is insane, he is
not guilty of any crime under the laws
of New York, and thai, if he is not in
snne, he would iiuvc boon discharged
front the asylum. Hut the statutes re
quire that if a siipiosedly insane per
son commits a crime, it is necessary for
the defense to prove that that person
wus insane nt the actual moment ui the
overt act. Jt has been hold that a per
son may be insane nnd yet realize at
the time of the crime that it was
wrong.
"Now, tiiis is not Thaw's trial.
Thai must be decided under the laws
of New York, by a New York jury, and
furthermore no discietiua is given iu
the Invv providing for extradition, and
it plainly says that, upon an indictment
charging fraud bcin;; found, and proof
of that submitted to the slate to which
the fugitive has fled, the fugitive must
be surrendered to the demanding slate.
For this, and other reasons, we reverse
the decision re" the distiict court of
Now Hampshire,"
W.M. HAMILTON NAMED
CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
W. M. Hamilton was elected chair-
...n.. ..C lw ut ... I ..f ..,-., ..C ll..il
Snlein eoininerciul club at' the joint.
meeting of the old nml new hnnrds III
the Hotel Marlon to.lnv and Wllllum I
Wnlton, Cuitl-
Cross. Then. ft,.l
David Kvre, and II.
C. Hishop were iu-
stalled as the now board. Little new;
business wns taken np nt this i ting. I
It was decided tn take up with thel , , . ,
congressional eoii.niillee at Washington' l.nt Sunday evening n lew mil s
Hie proposition of having the post of-, '"'fore six o clock, while 0. V. Mveis
fice buildings at The Dalles and Mel-"" bllle gills vveie standing in the
I old liuil, nut of Oicgon stone. Thorn northeast door of tl house, iilmnt n
nre n number of quarries In I his slate uiilo lusthciist of town, tlnee shols
which produce stone suitable lor this! were tired n presumably the lantern
purpose nnd It is proposed to have the vvh'oh one ol Hie liltle gills carried in
buildings put up out of Ihis material , her hand, One of the souls hit just
if pie.-ible, liibovo the door iamb, nnothei hit the
Signs calling ttie atleiitlon of the burn, while the oilier missed eiiliielv.
IHIo fair vl-itors In Salem will be' The little girls had gone out nl'lei
erocleii nlong the S. D, inilroiid nnd some ice crciiui thnt had been lelt out
Secictaiv Monies outlined his plnn to side iu the fi-ceei- when the shots wen1
send out follow -up letters to eastern liied, and Mr. Mveic wus in Hie wood
people
stale.
who show- an Interest in Ihis
I'siiully the so culled tliunllv n mini
iittempts to stun, I on Is nothing but
'i bliili.
The Weather
Oregon; lienor
ully fair tonight
and Tuesday
not
much cluing"
in
tenipeint met oast
erlv winds.
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ui rii ii ii iiiumihi m in iiuii.iuii in iiniif
Pressure of Allies All Along
the German Line Is Mak
ing Itself Felt
LACK OF EQUIPMENT
HAMPERED ALLIES
Teuton Leaders Think Attacks
Are Forerunners of Gen
eral Attack
By X W. T. Mason,
(Former London correspondent for the
l'nited Press.)
Now York, Doc. 21. Rerlln, for tho
first time, suggested today that tho of
fensive in northwestern Belgium had
passed from the (lermnns to the allies.
In conneciion with this Intimation,
the further fact was made public that
the long expected general attack of the
Anglo-l-'innco'lMgian forces hud not
yet developed.
The official form of the Berlin de
claration was a speculative suggestion
that this new offensive might now be
beginning.
It is apparent that the Germans nre
feeling the pressure which tho allies
have lieea bringing to bear against
Ihoir front in Belgium and northern
Prance in the pust fortnight.
Reports from Kronen mid British
sources have convoyed the Impression
that these attacks were not more than
reeonuoisni s iu force, ordered by
(lenernl Joffie to determine the relii
ti'e strength nf the various (leruian
positions. Itorlin, however, pluces a
more serious interpretation on the
allies' purposes.
I'ndoubtedly this menus that the ot
lacks on the (ionium trenches are in
creasing in violence nnd thnt the gains
they nre making nre becoming notice
able. Has Learned Caution.
The supposition wns Hint .lol'fre In
tended to delay his mn i n offensive un
til spring, when he will have a much
larger force at his disposal than at
present. The developments of now con
ditions, however, evidently caused It
to be launched much earlier than was
nuticipiited.
I'resiimahly these new conditions con
sisted in the unexpectedly rapid de
livery of anus anil ammunition to the
allies unite possibly from the United
States.
It has nut been luck of men but lnck
of equipment which hns been the prime
reason why tho allies have been the
Hermans' inferiors since fighting be
gan in the western war zone.
All these oireuuistinieos seem tn im
ply an early attempt by the Anglo
Krauco llolgian forces to drive the
kaiser's troops buck to their Rhine de
fenses. At the same time It must be em
phasized that (lenernl .loffre bus
learned extreme caution from the les
sons of the first few weeks of the wnr
In Abnce and Lorraine, Jlenco it is
certain Hint no order will be given for
a general advance until conditions are
as nearly as possilile vvluil I lie rrcucii
conimaiiiler wants tlieni to be.
He Is the most pnlionl, secretive wnr-
rlor of his lime, ami military observers
iiinv be deceived concerning his luten-
i m ' "
MfCrDC A MT QUfiftTS AT
MIDVItlin.l 1 Wl VV I u n I
TWO LITTLE GIRLS
shod lit luo time.
Mr. Myers dog out hi f the bid
I lets nml undoubtedly It vvns fired from
II ,V2. Colisideinble InVsterv sillioilllds
the episode, ns there was n nsion
for anything of tlii kind, nor had the
'family hnd Double of any kind with
anyone, to Mr. Myers' knowledge,
It is tn be Impel thnt Iho uuscienut
will be apprehended, ns It is a seiious
tliiinf to shoot ut people iu their own
j liotnes, even if they are not injured. -
I Slnyttoi Mail,
I
TLEA, NOT GUILTY.
Sim Vtniicisco, Dee, HI. A plea of
not guilty to n charge of moiilorliig
(loorge (liny, n wealthy Han Kiauciseo
contrnctor, vvns rrinde here today by Jo
seph t.ococo, 1 1 ii 1 in n laborer, who shot
(itny when the bitter refused to tmy
him ten days' wages which were due,
A ilnto for the Dial will bo set next
Saturday,
Wholesale Arrests and Many
! Executions Are Reported
in Vera Cruz
Washington, Dec. 21 "The sanation
ut Naco is very much relieved," gov
ernment officials here announced to
day. They admitted, however, that
they were watching developments in
the interior of Mexico as a result of re
ports thnt General Carrunza had or
dered wholesale executions at Vera
Cruz. Executions elsewhere wero also
reported.
Skirmishes preliminary to a big bat
tlo between Villistas and Cairanzistas.
in tho vicinity of Torrcon ,also were re
ported today.
Official dispatches to the state de
partment from Mexico City indicated
tho pence convention meeting nu Junu
ary 1 would depose Provisional Presi
dent Outierrez.
To Depose Gutierrez,
Washington, Dec. 21. Provisional
f'rosi lent (liitierrez of Mexico notified
the stuto department toduv tliut flen-
erul Maytorena, commanding tho Villa
Kirces, would move back Ironi his pres
ent position nt Nueo, Soauru, to a point
beyond range of the American border.
Trouble in Vera Cruz,
El Paso, Texas, Dee. 21. I'nconfirin
ed reports received here today said the
Mexican troops at Vera Cruz were be
yond (lenernl Cnrrnnza's control, and
wero making scores of arrests. Numer
ous executions ulso were reported.
French War' Office Claims
Gains but Germans Say
Positions Are Unchanged
Purls, Dec. 21. (h put ion by (he
ullles of the (Ioniums' entire lino of
irencnes soiiinwest ol l.oos wus SII-
llOll Hi-oil lii tho wnr office's officiul
statement posted here toduv.
In their advance on Pennine, the
nest ruction hy the Kroneh was nlso re
ported of the (lorninn trenches and two
pieces nf artillery east of Albert.
Important gains were claimed else-
whore In both r ranee nnd lielL'inni.
Tho Oerninns worn accused of bom
barding the i lues hnsuitiil Sninlav.
The war office ndded Hint If wiis not ;
true the Tlrltish hnd taken Holders, lis
reported, but fighting for tho town, It
wus staled, was In progress. j
Constant advances by the allies were
retinrted in the Anns and Ypros regions.
From llelgiiim came news nf the
steady arrival of t riilnlninl after train
loud of (lerninu wounded from the
front.
It was said Iho kaiser's forces were
threatened with a typhoid fever
epidemic.
"December 2fl," said the statement,
"progress wns mude nt several points in
HcU'luin. i
"The ricrmiiiis bombariled the Vpres
hospital,
"lietween the I.vs nnd Iho Alsne tho
French look Hie woods near Aix Noub
eltes, w-liere wo occupied the entire
first line of (Ionium trenches southwest
of Loos,
"Arms was again bumbiii'deil by the
nertnnns.
"The French nttillerv silenced Hie
(b't-mtin guns oust of Albert nn-l
sniii'died the trenches nnd put two cnu
nnn nut nf commission sniiltioii-t of
Cnrnov. I
"We lire raining the iiilviiutiiue In
Iho regions of tho Aisne.
"Progress abn is being made along
the entile line between the ( hn loimgne .
district mid the Aigouiies, nml Meu.e.l
"We are advancing on Hie heights
of the Metise noil elsewhere."
Fighting Grows Fiercer,
Purls, Dec. 21.- Flehtiiii' In iiorlhcrii
Frnnce and northwestern llelglutn was
! Increasing in violence and extent to
idnv. Warships off the Hclginn enlist
Jceie Hiding Hie nllies bv shelling the
I I e I' III II IIS ' l ight f II l iousl V. I
I In Iho llelglaii fighting it was staled,
i that Mldillckcrl,,. hud I i ciiptoreil bv
the allies I
I In r'tnni-e the capl nre vvns aiiuioineed ;
i ol t iv o nunc lines ol iieniiiiu trenches
! 'Onthoiist of LiiHasse.
! The Gorman Voridon.
: Heilin, by wireless to Loudon, Dee.
21. licrmiin attacks uu the Itussiun
i positions are still iu progress, accord
ing to ii war office aiiuoiiiicemeiil is
sued lodliv. The Fust PrlMsiun silllll
liuu was said lo bo unchanged.
In the west It wus declared Important
liotuian gains hnd been uiiide iu the
Aiyonne region.
Where the French al lacked the kills
er's line Hominy the Hiillle forces were
said to have been repiilso-l and (he cap
ture bv storm was described of certain
lien. lies held by 111- Ibillsh ludluii
troops, With them, It wus reported
Hint ii number nf cannon and machine
gnus vveie Inkcii.
in IIIIIIUIIII IILUIUII
More Than a Million in Rus
sian Army Lined Up to
Meet Germans
RECENT FIGHTING HAS
ALL BEEN DESPERATE
Experts Say If Germans Break
Russian Line It Will Be
After Terrific Battle
London, Dec. 21 The Russians were
believed here today to havo formed an
entirely new line for Warsaw's defense.
A specific statement tn tho effect that
this had been accomplished was lack
ing, but it was so strongly indicated in
dispatches from Pctrograd that British,
military experts felt no doubt couce.ru
iug the fact.
The best judges wore of tho opinion
that if the Ioniums broke through tiie
Hlnv front at all they would do so only
at t'.ie expense of a terrific battle, on
a scale which even the present war has
not yet seen.
it was said there were mere than
100,000 men in the Warsaw defensive
line.
The Slavs were described as massed
along a (10-mile front extending from
Skierniewicz to the Piliearvr. This
from s extension to the southward wns
said to have been iiecssitated by the
Anst:o-Cteiinnii udvance in t0 Piotro
kow region.
The main (lerninn advunce, It wa
stuted, was nlong tho llzura river ami
tiie ruilroHd from Lowicn, which Mur
shul Von lliiidenburg had captured, to
Wn ren w.
The Vistula river was reported to
have begun freezing over and snows
and chilling ruins wore declared to ba
hampering the Teutons' progress seri
ously. ,
Tiie fighting of the past week, all
accounts agreed, was of the most des
perate character.
A detachment of 2,000 of tho kaiser's
famous Deaths Head Hussars was said
til nu vo boon trapped near I.owiez, nmt
nearly wiped out, only fifty meu sur
vivin'. Kveu these were captured by
the Itussiiins.
Hard fighting on a largo scule wns
also developing nlong thu southern
front.
WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR
PRINTING REPORTS
According to the interpretation of
the laws governing the different de
iiurtnicnts by Hie state. printing board,
lo the effect Hint no provision is mad
requiring such department to render
printed reports, if reports are printed
Iioiii these departments they will have
to be paid for out of the nminteniiuco
funds of such departments, und will not
be done at the stale printing plant and
paid for out of the slate printing fund.
Among the departments of state most
directly iiffoctcil by this decision of
the printing buiird are the department
of forestry and the railroad commission,
licit her of which have ns yet hud their
reports printed and lu order to do so
will have to pay the expenses of siiine.
out of their own funds, In fact prac
tically till hoards and commissions
which nre required to report, directly to
he governor, without specific provision
being t le lor the piloting of their
reiporls, will have to pnv for the print
ing of their reports out nf their own
funds und wlielher or not many of them
will b-siie printed reports under these
ciiciiiiisiiinces is problematical.
Slnte I'nresler Klliott, who Is pre
paring n very vnliialde stiilisticiil re
port coveting the forest resources of
Iho slate and the beoet'i.-ial effects of
the finest fire pnlrol system, was un
der the Impression Hint the expenses of
printing Ins rcpoii should be pnid out
of the printing f I, as Ins been tho
custom, nu, I he is asking the attorney
geneinl lor uu opinion covoiiiig' the
question and. if Iho attorney generul
holds idlici iv ise, he will uslv for hi Is
nml huve his work done outside of till
stale piinting plant as will also be tho
case with the slut ilioiid coinmlsslnn,
which finds itself ill the m nrn boat,
The stale forester's icport will cot
iiboiit if'-"-'" to prinl and that
in i I ion -1 iiillilllis-ioli between 700 mill
f sun.
WORD LOHKS FIHRT ROUND,
Pnitlnnd, Ore., 21.- Sheriff Tom
Wo'd, of Multnomah county, lost tho
first i cm mi of his contest to retain thn
office to which Thomas M. Ilurlburt
was elected last mouth. Circuit .fudge
Cuvaiiiiugh today ruled tout the con
test should huve been hiought muter
th nipt practien statute pussed by
Iho people lu inns, instead of under
tho stnlnle of ls.il, Vnder this rul
ing no allowed the inotiim by Hurl
hurt 's attorneys to qiia-h the petition
for n recount of the votes cast.