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Full Leased Wire Dispatches mm. mmM mMmmmmmM Today 's News Printed Today si- THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1915 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AWD NEWS BTAND3 FIVE CENTS C ' ' SHIP PURCHASE BILL DECIDED BY SENATE CAUCUS Democratic Senators Agree On Measure at Meeting This Morning REPUBLICAN FILIBUSTER CONTINUES AGAIN TODAY Both Parties Keep Strength Oat As Republicans Desire to Adjourn Washington, Jan. 2.1. While Senator Uirton, in the uppor house, was bitter ly denouncing the tactics nf il, J.... rrats in their consideration o( the gov ernment ship purchase bill, a caucus of democratic senators today practically completed cpnsiderution of the measure The caucus rejected all proposed amoud- luours wnien would have forced the leasing of government-owned ships. The republican filibuster against the un-umire was resumed in the senate to 'luy. liurton expressed his opinion of die democrats in nu extended snocoh. "If the democrats think the shin I'lirctinse hill important enough for imiii iu iiiik niioui every niulit for vtceit," he said, "then let us adjourn the senate from Friday to Monday so that they can talk about it among themselves. Why do .thev object to republicans talking about it while the Benate is in session f It is not fair to cull our aruumonts a ' f ililumtcr ' Wl.v don't, thev answer these arguments .without shouting ' filibuster iu public Mid then talking for days in n caucus." Hiitli sides are keeping llu'ir fell strength In the chamber. Whenever (lie reptiblii'nns think they have a ma jority, they move to al.iourii, hut so far the democrats have been uble to fnislrnle these efforts. CIRCUIT COURT'S PROCEEDINGS TODAY Two criminal casus were continued I iMi.M ih-si lerm uy ine consent or the district attorney and the attorney fur the defense this morning in the cir cuit court. I.ee Hitig, a Chinese, churn ed with a statutory offense, was one of the cases continued and the case of the ntate against John Kchuit, charged uith iiHsuult with intent to kill, was also continued until next term of court. Attorney 8. T. Kichardson, first counsel for the defendant in the case of the state against t. K. Hosinor, ar gued the demurrer to the indictment charging Hosinor with criminal libel, this morning in department No. 1 ol the circuit court before Judge Kelly. Richardson filed his demurrer yester day morning to the indictment. Judge Kelly took the matter . under advise ment and will hunU down his ruling ithin a few davs. " Tl, t U LINEUP. - Austro-, y Reported Count Stu -s, Austrian prem ier, resigned following differ ences with Bar on Kajecit, new foreign minister. Unrest Hun gary growing, demonstrations against war everywhere. Rumania Kings advisors re ported preparing plunge of liuninuia into war, invading Transylvania. Hehools being converted into hospitals. Belgium Allied aviator drop ped bombs on canal aud docks at Bruges, destroying some Ger man stores. Cannonading Ypres to North sea. Kngland Londoners fright ened by another Zeppelin scare, government denies Zeppelins hovered over Norfolk. Du4ck steamer reports seeing airship founder in North sea. American Belgian relief commission ad mits food for Belgians on steam er Germans torpedoed yester day. France Paris announced Ger man aviators dropped bombs in Dunkirk Bad other coast towns, killing seven. French declare their offensive resumed near St. Mihicl, though Germans gained sevoral trenches there. Poland Series of desperate engagements southwest of Kikol in Poland, 23 miloB from Thorn. General battle developing. Turkey anil Persia Constan tinople declares British re pulsed northwest of Persian Gulf. Porto says Turkish of fensive in Caucasus resumed. Alsace Fighting at Hart ninnuswoiler continues, German bayonet charges repulsed. OLD TEAM DOLLED IKES APPEARANCE LAIE YESTERDAY Multnomah Delegation Force Body id Adjourn Until Monday Morning HURLBURT AND SELLING HAVE PRINCIPAL ROLES State Printer Mad Over Lack of Work-Row Promised For Monday Austria's Activity Apparently fjf(f VRECK M Unexpected by the Russians THROUGHOUT HUNGARY Demonstrations Against Part They At e Forced to Take In Var Approach Riots Today was motion clay in department No. I of the cirontr court mid the court room was the niecca of attorneys this i . ' .i, Rome, ,lun. S3. The unrest through out Hungary because of the part that section of the Hupsburg empire hus hud to play in the European war, is growing daily, if private dispatches received to. lay from Budapest ate cor rect. These state demonstrations approach ing the proportions of riot are occur ring daily in the lower Hungarian cities in protest against the war and the high prices of food wuufli nave resuneci from it. It is reported that the police authorities Inst Hundny forcibly stop ped such meetings of protest. The situation In Hungary has been considered serious for some time. T) it is due the tremendous reverse which the Austrian armies sustained when they recently made what promised to be a triumphal entry into Hervin. For months the Hungarian people and gov ernment had not been sulisficTt with the treatment accorded to them by the Ger man and Austrian authorities. Wllilo the Austrian invasion of Hervia was in progress, Count Tisza, the Hungarian premier, announced that Hungary would recall her own troops to defend her' own territory unless Austria pro vided proper defenses for her. This declaration so alarmed the emperor's advisers that they recalled a large por tion of the army of Sorviuu invasion so as to help Hungary, so weakening that arniv that when the Servians re in attack thev: easily routed When representative Hurlburt got up and made his little talk yesterday afternoon nnd his motion to adjourn over until Monday until 10:30 was car ried, with the aid of Speaker Selling, who exercised his prerogative and ruled down the negative voto to the motion, tnose who were in favor of working ""'.', ami mey were in tile majority, were caught asleep at tho switch and before they had realized what had happened tho thiiifr had been done and everybody seemed too dazed to ask for a division. In order to gain his point, however, Representative Hurlhurt made the as sertion that the state printer wns so piled up with work that he would not be. able to see daylight until Monday morning, which wns far from the facts in the case, nnd he will doubtless be called to account when the house con venoR on Monday. Htnto Printer Law rence, when he learned what Hurlhurt had don1, was "mad clear through" for ho stated that, tho printing depart ment was not only up to tho minute with work but he was waiting for the ciuet cioru of tlie House to edit the copy of the new bills that were intro duced yesterday In order that his force of printers would have something to work upon today. As it is, Printer Lawrence snys, he will not lmvo enough work to do today to keen his day force busy nnd will be compelled to lay part of them off and he will have to lay off his whole night shift, This makes the printers "pore'' ns some of them who have families, have .just come to work and "need the money." Several of the "cow county" mem bers were absent from the floor of the house when the motion to adjourn over until Mondav wns raised, having gone out for n little fersh nlr and to stretch (heir limbs nfter the long nnd weary debnte over the continuing appropria tion bill, nnd when they relumed and found that adjournment had been de clared and they would have nothini' to do but sit nroiind and "suck their thumbs'' until Mondav morning, there was walling nud gnashing of teeth hut it was nil the good it did them. Any how thev are pretty much peeved over the nction of the minority ami 'he speaker and nre likly to call Homebody to account on Monday morning. Judge Kelly Will Pronounce Sentence at 9 o'CIock Tuesday Morning After deliberating for about five and one half hours the .jury in the case or tbe state against Blnsius Grasser, cnarged with tne murder of timer Bacon, brought in a verdict of man slaughter. The-jury retired after re coiving the charge by Judge Kelly at 4:4.3 yesterday afternoon aud did not report until 10:15 when they brought in their verdict of manslaughter. It is said that after the preliminary skirm ish the jurors settled down to a division with five f.' murder in the second do- grce, five for manslaughter, and two for acquittal. They held to these lines ror several hours and finally reached a compromise verdict of mnn8lani!hter. When it was reported that the jury was ready to bring in its verdict and the officers, attornevs and attendants of the court were called into the court room tho sheriff was instructed to bring in the prisoner to hear the read ing of thn verdict. Grosser came up the stairs nm the jail with his jaws set and his face indicated that, he was laboring under a severe tension. As the verdict of manslaughter was an nounced Grasser heaved a Bigh of re lief and his face assumed ai expres sion of repose and contentment that has been absent since he was told of the boy s death. . As he was being locked in in the cell of the county jail he turned to Sheriff IjSi'h and said, "I'll tell you, Sheriff, I'll novcr fool with a shotgun again". The prisoner will he sentenced at A o'clock Tuesday morning of next week. The sentence .for this crime of which he has been convicted is from one to 15 venrs imprisonment in the stntn ponitenttarv nnd a fine of ifMOO. The imposition of the fine is not optional with the .nidge but must be given with the sentence. Of course if the prisoner has not the money he cannot servo out his fine In prison .noi the fine cannot be collected. Gr:4r has been living on a "0 acre tract about 0 miles south of this city and has the place nearly paid for. A damage suit claiming over $13,000 damages has been filed ngaiunt Grasser by Alva Uncon, the father of the murdered boy. After this claim has been settled the remainder of the estnto of Hlnsius Grasser will go to the State after the attorneys' fees are paid. By J. W. T. Mason (Former European Manager of tho United Press.) New York, Jan. 23. The suggestion yesterday that Kussia's new advance! towards Thorn probably was duo to unexpected difficulties in the south eastern war area Booms confrimed by Petrograd'a admission that the Aus trians are concentrating in Bukoviua. A fortnight ago Petrograd declared Bukoviua had . been cleared of the enemy., Since then the Austrians Bp par ntly havo partly recovored the offensive and again the Slavs are be ing rebuffed at a moment when their hopes had been raised by Petrograd's optimism, There is no indication of what part of Bukoviua has passed again into the occupancy of tho Austrians but it is probuble the Russian line of communi cation through the central or northern districts forms tho Austrian objective. It would be in .accordance with tho previous recklessness of rilav strategy if the Russian communications were left open to a flank attack. The Russians seem to have adopted tho principle that a beaten enemy eaunot recover in tho face of which the Austrians are again proving their reenperativo ability. Doubtless, how ever, the opening of the ro-entry of the Austrians into Bukoviua is tho direct result of Russia's desiro to drag Rumania into the war. After conquering tho Kirlibaba pass, the Russians did not start towards Budapest but mover farther south and seized other passes, to mako their con trol of the Transylvania gateways more Impressive." By doing bo, it is probable that the Slav flank farther north was weakened and the Austrians wero able to effect an entrance into the crown land througU badly defended passes. ' Tho appearance of Austrinn troops In Bukoviua at present is oxtromcly dis concerting to Russia's effort to gain Rumanian support. If tho Russians are compelled to withdraw altogether from Transylvania, Rumania's partici pation in the war will probably again become verv uncertain. Rumanian statesmen will not take chances if tho war appeari likely to becomo a draw. They are out for tho Bpoils. House Is Crowded to Doors Sent Back to Committee With Hearing Held at Capitol Last Night it i 1 Instructons to Make Eliminations TODAY'S TEIEGKAPHIO BPASKS The National Editorial association will meet nt I.ns Angeles June 27, nnd go to the Hun Francisco Exposition by special trnln, morning where they met to hear argu ments on motions nnd demurrers nnd to have eases set for trial. A huge volume of business wns disposed of he tore Judge Kelly adjourned court to ,;o io Ainanv mis afternoon, lie will i si w 1 D J i. .turn to open court here Monday i fljfj WOl'U KeCClVCu morning nr nine o clone, when the ease of the stnte against M. Silver, charg ed with arson, is set for trial. the invaders, The Austrian government since then has been doing everything possible to, plucnto the Hungarians. From WiDiebina The jitney buses nre costing the street rnilronds of Pan Francisco 1 a minute, according to figures made by statisticians today. After listening to the addresses and petitions of all who hod come to attend tho open meeting of the joint commit tee on -alcoholic traffic for the consid eration of tho committee of 100 prohi bition bill, which is pending before the legislature, Reporesentativo Littlefield, clmrnian of the house committee, who jirci.yid over be meeting, stated that tho committee would report an iron elnd measure buck to the house hut that there were several important points upon which thn committee had not fully decided nnd these would be passed upon probably beforo the first of the week. One question of Importance, how ever, Impressed Itself strongly upon tno members of tho cominitteo and Hint After a prolonged and spirited de bute, lasting over two hours, tho coin initteo of the whu'e houso yesterday afternoon rejected Representative I'll vcy'j motion to report tho omnibus nil proprintion repeal bill back with the reco ..undulation thnt it do not puss iCnd adopted Representative Vawter s tno tion that the bill bo sunt back to the crtmmittee. on ways and means with in structions to strike out ull npproprlu tions ul Ic. ting agricultural college ex pcrimentnl and extension work. As originnlly introduced by Represeu tntivo Schiiebel tho bill proposed to obliterate nil continuous appropriation laws frriiu the stututes, embracing if ltH.iMlO annually, but, ns o'nlijieil am ended vestcrdny ul'toruoon, the bill will BRIDGE OVER MEUSE RIVERATST.M1HIELS wns the section which provides that thn 1 l,.ro,'1,l-v 1,0 r!'l",rti'l '"V"".! eaiorceaient of the nw sliull be vested I " .tk ...". in the authority of the attorney gen eral. Since Governor Withycombe litis taken such a keen interest in prohibi tion legislation and the blame for its ull standing appropriations uggregat lug out $1110,7011. These npprupriutions will (oine up luler upon their individual merits. The motion toi report tho en- Editorials Make Many Com ments On Attitude of the United States By Karl H. Von Wlcgand. Berlin, via The Hague, Jan. 23. A semi-official statement issued by the government protesting ngninst Ameri can manufacturers selling arms to the allies was applauded by ull the news papers here today, the statement charged thnt Hie spirit, If not the let ter of American neutrality was being violated bv such sales. Some of the more radical newspapers failure or success, if such should prove!" ul" "" K ""''' y, to bo the case, would naturally full up-11'" "l"!1,"1 ,iU ,l""r T? "!',"" on the shoulders of the chief executive, fl0"r ""' '"r""''. H'"' by "i0-"'"" ; j, ,;,,,.. i, . i i i 1, I iow margin or nino votes, u d vision . .1 - ' I" ' 'I ,roJ",W" living been cnlled.resulted in 31 votes thnt the power and duty of enforce ment will be changed to the governor. This point wns brought out hfter the meeting lur.t night and it wns practi cally decided this change should bo in nil e. Ingaiust the null hiii nud 21! for. The tight was centered upon the sav ing of tlie agriciilturnl experiment "tu itions, the burden uf the nrgument iiL'iiinst the bill was that it would throw 'the appropriations needed for ngricul- German Entrenchments Under Violent Cannonading Most of Time BIG VICTORY REPORTED BY BERLIN 2C0 YD. GAIN Fighting at Hartmannswciler Is Still Progressing But Very Slowly By William Philip Sims (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Paris, Jan. 23. French artillery hat shelled and wrecked portions of the bridges across tho Mouse at St. Mihicl. German troops occupying the west bank of the stream have bocn subjected to n violent cnunnnading and tho French, are preparing to resume the oCfensivo strongly in that region. These declarations were made this afternoon in the official statement is sued by the wnr offico, which contra dicted claims (if a serious reverse to French nrms in that, vicinity mado ft! the official Gorman stntcniont of yes terday. Tho statement admits the French, were forced to evneunte trenches in th -St. Mihiel region but declares thny re tired less tliiin 200 ynrds. The position of the French field guns has not been Materially shifted, it is declared, anil their bombiirdinunt is more effective than ever. Fighting at Hiirtmnnnswcilor, north west of Muelhnusen, In Alsace, contin ues, in the' Inst few dnys the Germans . hnve resorted repeatedly to tho bnyonot ' in their efforts tct drive the French, from entrenchments In the hills there, but the stntement asserts all these as saults have been thrown back. A guin of 100 yards glung tho roarl way near Loinhaertzyde is claimed. In fantry encounters at St. Hubort and In tho Argonnn are dunned. Wost of th Argonne there has been no military at' tivity, both sides neing busy repairing works dumnged by the recent floods. rile, Gerinnns are lionihardtng Berry- uu-huc. The war offico declares tht advantage, has rested with tho French in cuniiKuiiding south uf ypres und near Arras, Albert nnd Itoye, which con tinues. The war office has no confirmation oi a report published in the Mutin to day hnvo reeuptitred l.u Imsse, Hint region has been the scone of very bloody fighting, but nfficinls n ro not inclined tu credit the report, A suit for conversion nf. personal property brought by W. F.. Richardson. is mtininistintor of the estate of Tunni es 11. Stover, deceased, agninst the So-' h oi Bank of Commerce, was on in do purtment No, 1 of the circuit court this C'ternoon before Judge Kelly. Tlie jury wns selected soon nfter court con- ' vened at one o'clock. The men clo-scn 1 on thn jury were: Alplionse Houtin.! Hun Webb, A. K. ll'ickeitein, W. P. S.ilberg, J. O. Reiglemun, 0. W. Hob son, Hurry Hunting, B. F. Fresh, Fred Hclnvnb, If. 1), Trover, J. A. Apple, Frank Mapes. On neount of the further postpone ment of n ense in Albany. Judge Gallo way was Iu chambers In department No. a of the circuit court for this coun ty today. He attended to n number of court mutters to be settled by miitu.il i:(reeiucnt of the attorneys' la tlie ones. (er lay, while Hie oilier Injured are re Xew York, Jan. 23. To n late hour Ibis ul'toruoon no word had reached here indicnling whether the American steamship Wilhehninu ha I been inter ferred with by llritish cruisers which were reported waiting outside the three mile limit to seize her. Her hold filled with supplies of food and wilh Hamburg as her destination, i.. i I.. ..:..!. - me wiineimiiia snncu m-i ihk11 i terinined to brave the British warships, covering. and attempt to deliver her cargo in ' " ' Germnny. K she is seized by l-.nglish I npnl JPflrherS Arfi Hftldinf .Inn. h,.r owners will make n test case. LUCtfl I CUUICI i nit IHJIUIII,, Tills Is the first time an American ves- el Ins frankly tried to sail for (ler-i 1 mnnv with food supplies siiu e the war . i " I The IiiiiiI teni-hers institute began i '".shortly after she left the harbor: iu this eily this morning nt III o'clock !hcre tlie Wilholuiinn encountered n m the high school building. I he Ma .llritish warship, but was not molested. -"on county piinciptils' association also j m 'took nu active port In the business of ! TWO ARE DROWNED. i-istitute nnd this association will llisve charge of a part of the program. 'A'.i-li lint .t 1 Mien l roiessor .i. i runian. oi me inninv displayed n strong nnti-Anicricnn tone ill their editoriuhi commenting on tho The steamship Pucins, held up for j statement, Home charge that it has several days at Galveston because of been revenled thnt the terms under Knglniid's objection to her recent J which the nllies hnve been purchasing transfer from Gcrlnun to American , arms in Auicri'-n mnke the purchases registry, will sail for Rotterdam this nothing short of n subsidy to the I'nit afternoon wilh II cni-on of cotton. A.l Mi.,t. l.,r 1, u..;l f i,n.l . ...' ' ; from nil purls of the valley. Plans for the Investigation into the ()m, of , rdiel papers published'1"" ''i""."1 u"111, ,,,!""t "'l'1' fatal explosion on board the United , ,!, ,,,,'. everybody who had an idea to Mines cruiser i-iin inego iniirsony, .,() (,,rm,uiv is convinced wnicii resniieii mi. . i-ii I . . . i.t . .. ,"" iiio iii 1 1 uus already iieeu in tlie coin- iri ,.vii -,.,!, .,,, ,., mitten s hands for nearly two weeks, nlft.vl.Ai legislature to bo used for when the rules of the house provide ; ,,(litieitl log rolling purprws which, as t int all bills shall be reported back by , ,. , l...U-rt. in the debate the committee in not to exceed sev ,Kjnt Hie bill as a whole declared, dnys, but there has been no disposition wns what the people had been Inhering on the part of anybody to crowd innt- fur years to avoid, tors in the ense of the prohibition bill, A' statement showing tho amounts which will bo given right of wuy over thnt are to be retiiincd in tho nnionileil nil other legislation, except npproprlu- 'blanket repeal bill, lis it will bo report tion bills, nnd since the mensnre thnt ed back to the house on Mmuliiv bv passes the house will probably go the wavs mid menus committee,' nnd through tho senate without opposition will prohnblv be adopted, nnd the con ns every phase of the subject and see- tiniious appropriations ordered elinii tion of the bill is being gone over uate.l from the bill, follows: tiiorougiiiy ny tlie committees of hut li branches. i Amounts Ritnlnnd In Repeal Bill, hi.,1,1 iii.i ,,r i,.!.,iih on ono Tho chamber of the hall r,f rcpresen- c(m, nn, llllirv commissioner.... Hl.tloo Wives was crowded to standing room ri,iv,,,.,,itv of' Oregon oll.OOH nnly last night at the open meeting Sl1l, mn f UK, i.-ultui tt I.'i.miu nnd numerous nddresses were made by'pjlot s'-hnoticr l.oiln ine spoilsmen or me prom. Delegations Mj'rv iiim.n-u-s "IMllill Soldiers' home I'J.OUII Il.ocil tho T'nited Htntos Is determined to con tinue supporting the nllies ngainst Ger in the dentil of five suitors and serious injuiics to others, ... . many, t io Know in go wi enve eel to reports from (lunvnins, where the ' , J,.,,, .,. , .' ,.,l.,, U nl niinl.nr Tl.n flfll. victim " " ""''"" """r ""' Gen. Ohm. nf 1 utan, Neli., died yes 1'. of O. Institute at High School Tin mni't lurk niMl I.iliriiiv Punt in Ins ! mi HiHturNt Nhitit YiiL'iiH'cr'H ilcMirlmriit ilintl""" 'Tr",,nin. ' K1' " i-Ai'u-rv nmti' iri'iiHiin'r h muni num. i nr iiuiiniT nu 111 i if nil- niii- itnliiiii the li'iMiiint nf itiitir ti Ik lil-luwi'-l ftl)iH( into tin Muli' is the I'lin ('i)Hil stickler of tli wliulo t'ii'thitiuri, '.. ..i i. ti ii ... . . i I- portnnco of which America can hardly i" "'"""' """"""" " "1"" ' afford to disregard." alf the speakers was thnt the bill , m , (nlwuiltl ho very ntnot in itn prdv ihimiih. nAT7T,TXTfAD 'O O'l A TrUPMrll .... ";lu,"1' i. it, provisions were innde t Irustic ,, , , . and radical it miglit result In the com (npilal, Hacrauienlo, ( l., Jan. 23.--1 ,, v,,rtirnw f t,0 w u years iloicinor Johnson Issueil ll statement 1(,nc0 iiioii v miii-iii I oi' mill oil II II 1 1 -1(1 ir-ll ht.ile bank exuiulni Meili.-ul il'-piirtinent. Tolien ti In r hospital Live-dock snoitary bund ...... hi liisliiul welluie rominissioii. Iloudr of 1 1 ul Orph:iiis and foiiudbi gs usybim lle-lntili' oiMnio;sioi:er I'.il.llilll I, am iii.iiiiii '."J.olUI il.'.OMII i;.'i,iiii' .,ooO 7,.'iiio n."i,i"i'i Iii.iiiiii T. in le.gislal ion by the present legislature1 i ud particularly opposing the hill in j trodin-ed yosicidity lu the house by i Hiartel of Mo'loe seeking to 'strihe oul .the three year leasing cbmse Iu the 1 null alien land law. I A demurrer to the amended answiu was argued iu the replevin suit nt X. 11. 'nterliii ngninst li. F. Cuupcr in the cir i iiit court today und Judge Keltv took altte, ine ninttcr under ad isetnctit. A de murrer vns argued In the ens- o' M. A. 1 .n iii:ti ti n nnd Itoy Wassoin. doing fiiHiio-ss ns the talent l.unilicr Co., :i-;:iinst the Auuii-tille M-'rcaotile Co., .rn.l tin meiter taken under iol iseint-iit bv Judge Kelly. An action on a prom itsorv note was continui-d on million of lb- defendant, snd V. . Mutt In tho Tncirnn. Ogrcn, -I years old. wus drowned while skating on' Mineriil lul.e. -ID miles from here, J'ridnv afternoon. Bell Hoynnhls almost lost his life in trying to save itgren, Ugien has two brothers iu ,He- Fatlior la lu the Library. B million .Newrox Where is iipnhf Mis. Newrox In Hie librury, dearie but don't wake him up now. Puck. of the Monmouth Notmiil school, is the principal spenker ilf he institute, Olh er lociil scliool men of note will ulso take part in the discussions of the Institute. case of V. ters, A an:i Mott. P. Smith against Van V:il Jenkins Wallers nud V. S. REPEKEENTATIVES APPOINTED. Governor Wiibvi-oinlie this morning iiplminlcil I-'. I-:. ileaHi, of Portland, N. VMie.-ild of I'm. 11. -Ion, nud It. A. Holmes, of Meilford, ii committee to represent Oioonn. u on intersinte con ference to be lo'ld nt Chicago, February 1, I-, CI, for Hie inii.ose of consider- in,! and .Imftitig iiuil'iirm iuduslrinlj and liisui'iiii'.'c Icgislnlioii, The Weather I Oregon; Fnlr night, Hun. lay In creasing t cloudi ness, prol.nl.lv fol lowed by lain or snow northwest portion; south esnlerlv winds. COLD WEATHER W MIDDLE. WEUT BTATEfl enth- hicngo, .Inn. 'J.'l- Zero w er thriiighoiit the middle west wns predicted for tonight. The teuipeiatoie dropped Io de gices below .em lit llismaick, North linliola, during tho iiioiu ing. Dublin reported 12 degrees below, The thi-rinomcler here touched J degiecs ntiove zero nt H o'clock this iioiruiug, but nt noon had eliiubed tn I'J above. Inl i"l, Ordered Hlrickon Out. O. A, C. exp, stiitiou und instil '-' l-!xp, sliiliou and laud agri , station Ciiiiililla irrl, pin. l-ixp. station Harney efiinty I n e.stint inn fruit pest.!, ete. Hontd of coot nil T.oiin So. (lie. branch exp, station o.iliiu Fxpci iiueiit station Corvnllis ... . lli.oou O. A. I', extension work o?i,nnii I ii lunt rill I school f n Irs il.iiiui I'Ap, station I bit sop county It, ml I O, A. C. s I I .Ming dcpiirtmeiit O ", ojlllll -1,1100 I. -1,1100 1,11011 Total tM,.'.tiU ZEPPELIN TLOUNDEKH TN THE NORTH SEA llolleiduin, .Inn, "II.--Fishermen nr riving here toilnv from Noor.lc.voh re- The Pacific Hicnin Niivigntiou coin-1 porlo.l Hint Ibev saw nil uirshlp flounder puny has decided to extend its strnilsi hi the North Sen, far off the coast. It mini service from Cnllao tn Piiiinnm, In was believed In have been one of the view of the opening of thn Panama , Zeppelins, supposed tu hnvo raided the canal. I F.nglifh const, Gorman Dittos Bombarded. He.-liu, by wireless to Huyville, L. I., Jan. ".'I. lloniliardmeiit of tho Helginn cities of Ghcst and Zeebrugge by hos tile .ivintors was aniiouiiccd in the offi cial war office statement this alter noon. No serious iinuiage was done. German ulrmen pursued the enemy's aeroplnnes nud engaged theui in a riflu light nt a great height, hut they escaped. Attacks by French Infantry nt Noil nin and iu t tut vicinity uf Perthes havo been repulsed wilh heavy luses, tha statement declares. "The enemy's troops dashed from their trenches nnd ran toward, our works," it says, "hut the attack broka under our fire. Thn French were forced to return to their own trenches." It is iinnoiiuccd that the Germans i-npliiieil li French position In the Ar goniii', lulling four uiuohiiie guns ami mulling prisoners three (il'licers and 1 11.1 men. The Gerinan offensive northwest of Pont nu Muiissoii continues to meet wilh success. Trenches lot to thn en emy January HI in that region havil been recaptured and seven ciiiinon und one machine gun have been tnken. French nltnclis nt llnrtmannswciler are declared to have failed. The repulse of the Hussians at sev-i-riil points in Itiissiun Poland wns claim ed in the statement. The most sigiuil Kussian defeat, it was declined, wn.1 im iii- l'r.nsiiys-,, oil miles mirth of Wai'i saw, i MARHIAOE LICENSE 18 DENIED EKK1NO M1N1STEII Miiiiieupolis, Minn., Jan. 2:1.-A inur tinge license wns denied today to tha llev. .lames M, Unrnell, former pastor of the Cniliiiinn church lit. KoiiohIih, Wis., who came to Minneapolis to marry Until Super, ni'ilher of his six inoiithl old child. The license was letused ny the clerk of Hie Nelson county court I (use of a state law which provides thai persons must bo divorced sis months beforo they may bo marrieil again, Unrnell m rived here curly today with Miss Super and the lulter's mother. Th party left for Wiitoitown, H. I., when linrnell wus unable to gel a marring license here. i A gold engagement tinKi "'t W'1)' diniuoinl und containing sn Inscriptiim, was recently found lightly rnsteneil uiuund thn leg of a purtridgo shot nuu (Inshowitx, llohcinln. W.WWIIMWWSHI'