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Today's News Printed Today Leased Wire Dispatches THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR GERMAN ATTACK REPULSED Attempt to Carry French Positions Northeast of Maronviller Fails THOUSANDS OF KAISER'S TROOPS SLAIN IN POLAND Numerous Engagements In Russia Developing Into Extensive Battle By Henry Wood. Paris, Fell. 10. An attempt by the Hermans to curry, ly 0 general infan try nssault, French positions northeast of Maronviller, in Lorraine, has been repulsed with heavy loss. The nnnouni'enient of this victory, contained in the official statement is sued today by the war offie, in be lieved to murk a resumption of active operations by both sides in this tier Mian province. The weather is moder ating. From the Aisne to the Champagne mstrict artillery duels command atten tion. The (ioniums are bringing up heavy reinforcements, evidently pre paring for another smashing offensive as soon as the weather will permit. There has been fighting during 1 li p.ist 4S hours at a number of widely .separate, 1 jaunts in northern France but no serious damage has been done. Heavy German Losses. London, Feb. HI. The Hermans hnv c sustained yiiunnous losses in the fight ing along the Moivhymow line in Po land during the last week, according to the I'elrograd correspondent of the London Star. lie estimates that nor fewer than rid.ootl (ierinans were killed and four tune suit that iinniber wounded us the re-, IlgOllllg. All hough reports from the easlern; oatlle trout are coin lu-ting, it ap peared certain today that the Aus trinns and (lerinnns had been heavily reinforced in the Carpathians and rtuhoviun, and were now on tho of fensive. Tho fighting is of a desperate character, but both the Evening Tele eraph and the Daily Mail correspond ents indicated that the Russians prob ably will be forced again to evacuate rtukovinn. Tn t lint event the Slavs also would have to abandon their pro posed iitvnslon of Transyivania and Hungary. This is the result which the Aiistrn-tfernina strategy in this region has been designed to bring about. The Huchartvt correspondent of the Evening Telegraph, in fact says ad vices there Indicate that the Kussians are alrendy retreating from southern and eastern Tlukovina. Hindered By Snow. Perlin, via London, Feb. 10. The flernian war office, admitted today that a series of separate engagements in Prussia were developing into an ex tensive general battle, but it was de clared the fighting was still far, from entering a decisive stage. The course of the fighting in the east was said to be developing normal ly. Minor German successes were claimed in the Argonne district. Official Statement. Berlin, by wireless to Suyville, L. T., Feb. 1U. The following statement was issued here today by tho official Her man press bureau: "Deep snow is proving n great hindrance to our operations in the I nrpnlhians, The liussians are resist- . .... ...... , lire romiiiiiuu into ai'tioii jiicy iiro Hironiy roru- . . ..: (inA nlfltltr ttii rt i .. ..-.. ' .! I i i t. lr i lltTfriMiirnv nil u'n (H"w. r initi "i: 1 H:itific if we rikm'pciI in ilrivin Iwlt the Hu8niniiB Mop by Mep. " T.. .... o A..l.nn. r , D , 7B?L , in London, Feb 10 -( onsnler, ble d an.- age was done Monday by allied aviators who dropped bon.hs on a niilitary depot at. Adriano,de, according to reports re- ceived hem today The airmen used seaplanes winch lettjcratie voters voted wit li the democrats, the allied fleet early in the morning. Senator Norris auncruiced that hei dropped Hie bombs and relumed to would supiiort a motion to suspend de- their ships in safety. Ibate on tlie ship purchase bill unless " I progress was made during the next few j WORRY CAUSES SUICIDE. jdayi. lie did not boliee, he said, that 'other uieiisures pending should be sneri- Los Angeles, t ill., Feb. 10. A. 1'ao, , ficed. Tin Ncbiasknti declared he lio, wealthy Mexican, who came liereiwould lavor holding an extra session eight days ago from LI I'aso. Texas, and mid putting through Hie shipping bill who was driven to nervous prostrntioii then. liecn.ise of worry owr the war siton-; The mint significant part of Senator tion in Mexicn committed suicide hue ; Xorri i' statement was the (act, devel to.lav by shooting himself through III" lope. I inter, that he spoke nut only for head with an uotoni.itic pitol. hiiusiif but for Senator Kenyon. It 1 1 I was uiiilci-stood that Senator LaFollette, MORS WILL TESTIFY. nuother progressivi republican, had New York, Feb. ll).-Fie.crich Mors, i ,.ecf"d to stand by the administration who recently confessed heie that he j The iudicntlnis Inte this afternoon iniirdcicd eight inmates of the Odd Fel-i were that tlie session would continue lows' home at Vuakcrs, X. V.. will be throughout tonight and tomorrow. Hi'1 taken to Yonkers tomorrow to testify, republicans, aided by the seven bolting I'oro'ier Diitinc declined to confirm a ; democrats, would make a supreme ef rrpoit that alienists had found Mors I (Continued on l'agc Three.) WB ANNOUNCES DECISION TO CALL W , vene Congress On Maun 5 If Republican Filibuster Continues WANTS SHIP PURCHASE BILL CONSIDERED AGAIN Present Deadlock Continues With Record Broken For Continuous Session Washington, Feb. 10. President Wilson will coll an extra session of congress to convene March .1 if the republican filibuster against the ship purchase bill continues. This definite de.id.sion has been reached by the chief executive, it was loomed fodny. The session will be instructed to consider any nppropria. tion bills that fail during the regular session and at tho same time another attempt will be made to pass the ship purchase measure. President Wilson's decision to call an extra session was reached at a con ference with Majority Leader I'nder lende.'s of both houses of empress. The executive will not c.cnsent to drop the ship purchase bill either at. this or the extr.i session. The conference also cousideied the immediate discussion anil passage by the house of the (lore substitute for tile -'lili Ullndlftsn liill wliieli in.. In. I,. j the changes in the (iiginnl adiiiinistra turn measure which were favored by the progressive republicans. No decision was icachcd in this mutter. I louse democrats said there was at present a house majority of 2") to HO in favor of the ship purchase measure, but they admitted taut the prospect of passing'the legislation in tin xt house W It II luced democratic inniiiritv WHS loilbtful. President Wilson is also giving con sideration to the proposition to tack the shipping bill on as an amendment to the Weeks' bill, which has already passed the senate. Aside from the definite decision of President Wilson to call ail extra ses sion, the statement of Senator N'orris of Nebraska in the tipper house was the most srnsntbtmt! development of the day. The Nebraska senator announced tiiatvhe would support a move to side track the ship purchase bill unless some prog'-'KS were reached quickly. Ar ;i o'clock the senate had been in continuous session for SI hours, with out any sign rrf the republican filibus tercrs wearing out, ' No Break In Filibuster. Washington, Feb. III. At 10 o'clock there was no sign of a break in the republican filibuster against the gov ernment ship purchase bill. Senator Sherman of Illinois concluded his speech against the bill at Hilt), sur rendering the floor to Senator Town send of Michigan. Hhcrmnii began speaking at 1 :li7 n. m. The senate, nt 10 o'elnek, haj brok en the record for n continuous session in congress, having gone 4tl hours with out n recess or adjournment. The previous record was US hours and 4 minutes, made during the filibuster against the repenl of the silver pur chase act in I -SMS, Senator Townsend concluded his speeidi at noon. A call for n quorum was then made and it showed 8(1 sen ators present i Senator Myers, of Montana, pleaded ! l ..i i i.'i'i . i . .1 n. hill ..rn.io in a v..tu nnfiniT ti.n ii.n..,Hfcliiv ,tf ii luuimr n i ii ir.itiv. ii i i .111 nn.l iitliiic " r "f ri -.. ...... lltfluilKF Itill HiMtntnr fiitlliiiitr nf 'iw llnmittilii iA ' " ..... 1 - ..,,,,.l.l . n.,ro .,.,;.,,, leasing bill be taken UP nnd demanding 1 .. ,. 1 ni a rou can. Si.nnl.ip t'l.. (elinr nwivint tn li.l.l,. ,,1 I. i it) mo wl I wa, i ra nod, 41 to ,1 . Out! is test, Norr s of No bra ska uit-. e.i w.in rue lepui.iicnus venyon or owa was absent, and Lal ollette of Wisconsin iiini severa oi ine uemo- ' I SPECIAL SESSION HORRORS OF GREAT ITALIAN EARTHQUAKE REVIVED IN THESE FIRST REAL PICTURES FROM AFFLICTED ZONE l.StMCHIM fflRTHQUAKE KVU1S FOR VICTI1S 2 Horror irf the Italian carthipinke is reflected in these first pictures to reach One of them shows rescuers working in the debris in frantic efforts to reeovi r other shows the little tents rigged up for the homeless survivors. Upper House Sets Pace That Will Soon Clean Calendar The business that remains to be taken care of by this session will be cleaned tin with ease if the record established by the senutn this morning is niiiintained' for the remainder of tho!PKrKO of fo011 for (l!rmany, was still session. The senate pusscd 1H bills in j anchored in the harbor here today, un-' reported in to the senate either this of na hour and a half besides bundling: der charge of her own officers. An- jternoon or tomorrow morning which committee reports, and taking a large r,,ntiv .i.ri, ... ,.ltjnn ' th 'rontomplnteii a complete reorganization number of both house and sennte bills ' '"7 a' K0 ,". " '""of several of the departments as they through first and second readings. I'1"1 uf ""' ',n""h admiralty to sel?.o!nnw cxiHt , tM(, consequent cutting The list included seven senate bills the vessel or her cargo at this time, j (Jf f 0f several salaried hends if the bills uint six House hilts. I he bills jinsso.l were as follows: . ii. ,-o, el, uy j uompsoii, creating u new indicia! district out of Luke county; 8. K No. 211, by Clarke, changing the boundary line between Douglas and Loiin counties; S. II, No, 1M, by Moser, providing that con stables shall be refunded traveling expense; H. H. No. l.'l", bv Senator Moser, providing that there shall be no discrimination in the snlurv given male , - , . , ,i .ii , .i a l. i fr'.''"1'' teachers equally quulilied had announced the name of his shin. nn. I .imii.r lm uam.1 hin.l n P ..... -1..1 i 1 1. h.v LntiUifutu. rHutiii a n v.. Mil' nili'Mit'i in t if" nu U 1 M il 11' llliln. r, . iting ug in Heaver t reek; No, Ki.'i repealing conflicting laws; II. 11. .110, nv loan and Ijune dele- gutious, fixing the boundarv between l.iiin nn.1 1.tim' cniiiilinN. H H n 14.1 I. ... ,. . . .'.'."'It.,,., ' ".....i "' . ...i 'V IIIIIK O, reqil ri Ig 1II II SCnOO lilpor- "' ' teaching ei- ,riou,, No ,w , f ,,,,.,;,;,,,,,,,,.,,, ..ni,,,,',," B ,,.. - - ,n I. , . .. .,.,,.,,' ,' , , ,;',,;,, ,,. ,:,ln between I.nne nnd Douglas counties, COTTON TOR GERMANY, Norfolk, Vn Feb, 10. Captain Mo- Donald, of the steamship Ducia, which has been held in poit here for some time with a enrgd of cotton de. lined for '.torinuny, announced today that his ship would sail nt M p. in. Ihc Ilritish government has uunouiic ed that it will seize t'ue liacia as soon as she reaches (leriuun waters. The! Dacia formerly was n Hamburg-Ainer icau liner, but chuuged her registry. KILLED IN DUEL OVER GIRLS. Los Angeles, Ciil,, Feb. III. In a dag ger duel over n girl. I'cdro Xiinign, 11, was probably fatally stabbed here early today. The police are looking for Juan Moiica, who in sos ted of doing the cutting. Iluth are Mexicans. SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEB. """ill' " l?r" j . ! "REFUGEES IS STILL AT FALMOUTH; . Apparently There Is No In- tention of British Admiralty . to Seize Ship Falmouth, F.ng., Feb. 10. The' American steamer Wilhelinino, which 0,1 "'nsolKlation ot the different de ... ,, . , . .., pnrtments, boards and commissions of sailed recently from New lork with o ,, . nilr,lt m,nr.,, , , mo commander or tlie wiiiieltnlna "'d he did not put in to Fnlinouth be- cause of anv inst ructions from Ilritish warships, as reported, but came of his own volition because a recent storm hail swept away one of his lifeboats and had stove In several others. lie will rnmain here until repairs can be 1; , Harret will introduce inade. The captain declared he wa,1(, m.cssary bills. Mopped by n lirit.sh warship fl short According to the rcnort of the senate distance off the American coast but was permitted to proceed as soon as ho . . .1 intentions "ho (flltuli n. Iilirn lu Ititmit ihna l nop ninrij intu iiii- ninii (in nvruiii im" , . llftu((l... ,,9 Ml. , cargo to CJormanv soiiiiaieu iiuo one oejMiriincni, pronaii- London advice during the post sev-l'y Iurnnee ('onirnlsHloacr Wells oral weeks have indicated that the!"' l'cnd; the consobdiition of the in- cargo would be seized and the case I taken Into II Tirtzp court. 11 Will 1USO several onvs 10 nillKF inn. Wilhclmiu. seaworthy.' Her deck,,! hril m, ,.,mrt ho,e ttro bdy ( ,..," i NATHAN FOR NEW YORK. New York, Feb. 1U. F.rnest Nathan, forni 'r mayor of Koine, ami Italian rep - rcsentative to the I'annina Pacific ex- position, arrived li'ie today on tool steamer America from (lenca en route, to 'an Francisco. The Weather Oregon; Fair to night II nd Thurs day; colder tie . . niglit northeast portion. 10, 1915 - JpC I - t'. : '," f'"m"jft "'y is ft 'F i -I" LIVING Ifi TEIiT5sS!i5iS5Sf America from the Hons of damage. persons thought to be alive. The AGREED ON LAST NIGHT Bills Will Be Introduced In Senate Carrying Out New Scheme At n meeting of the senate committee consolidation was reached nad will be to be introduced in the senate are i passed by both houses, Furthermore It is understood that the house committee will concur in the report of the senate committee and will support any meas ures which that body puts through in carrying the schemo into effect. Hen 1 v. ....-. .. .... . i i'v i.iiiiniiiiiitiirii null lull iiiiiioiiu coin- . . . . . . ,. m.m. mission, ... .' ' I ucrs ol the head of the bureau; the corporation i . ... .... innd inHiirriniM' dopiirinnMitH win he oh uusirini aciueni commission, tne Minor commissioner nod inspector of factories 'nn.l -..rL.K i, i,i..rii a-..irn,n - l'"i " commission and the commission for the Inspection of child labor Into one de- prtment, under the title of depart- mentof public works, with the present labor commissioner at the head and lone member to be an.ioint.,1 bv the uov- crnor, which contemplates the abolish 1 ment of nil of the other hoards and commission. The committee will also recommend that the stnte institutions of higher learning, the normal school, iigricul tnrnl C'dlege and state university lie plnced under one board of regents. 'While the reorganization and consoli lint ion si'hcme, as outlined In tlie report, lis not believed to work much of nn actual saving In expense it Is believed jthnt tlie efficiency of all will be great ly increased through ceutrnli.ation. CANDIDATE ACCUSED OF FRAUDS. Hrn.il. In.!.. Feb. 10. llov L. Shot I tuck, lepublican enndidnte for congress I from the Fifth Indiana district nt the j Nuvembor election, was arrested here ti.lay on charge of conspiracy in con nection with the federal investigation of allege, I election frauds, now in prog ress at rjre Haute. PRICE TWO state iron CONSTRUCTION 111 JACKSON OPPOSED Both Douglas and Josephine Representatives Want Hand In Pie LAW AGAINST KILLING BEAVER IS REPEALED Appropriation Bills Are Ap proved For State School For Deaf If Representative Vnwtor had nny idea that his bill, providing that. 20 per cent of the revonuo derived from the quarter-mill state roarl tax bo expended annually in aid of JackBon county in tho construction of a permanent road across the Siskiyou mountains would get through tho house toithuut serious protest he was treated to n mild sur prise thiu morning whan it met with such strenuous protest from his col leagues from Josephine and Douglas counties that it was sent back to the committee on roads and highway to be modified no as to allow the bitter two counties a share in tho spoils. Mr. Vawter's bill made it incumbent upon the state highway commission to set aside at least 20 per cent of the stnto highway fund each year, which would bo equivalent to ff!lli,lH0 for the biennial period 1 It 15-1 !) Ht to be expend ed exclusively upon tho construction of the Pueific highway across the Siski yous, and it win so worded that the ouuty of Jackson need not spend any more money on tho improvement until thn stnto had contributed an amount equal to that already expended bv the county upon the rnnd, or about iIW,OIII us stated by Air. Vawter. Mr. Porter, of Douglas took Mr. Vawter to task for trying to "hog' all of the benefit from tho stnto highway fund when Douglas county hud already expended .fnu.imi) toward the improvement of the J'ncific highway ucross tho Caliiipooins in Cow Creek canyon, and hid not re- ceived a cent's worth of aid from the stnto fund, wherens Jackson county had nlreudy received benefit from the fund. Dr. (smith, of Multnomah spoke in fuvor of the Vawter bill, saying that Jackson county had spent immense sums of money upon tho Pacific high way and was entitled to some aid from the stnte, nnd Hepresentative ltlanch i rcl of Josephine, took sides with Mr. Porter, of Douglas, The house this morning, despite pro test from Hepresentative (lill and others, passed Representative Laffer ty's bill, H. H. 2211, repealing the game laws to the extent of exempting beav. ers from its restrlctlonu in the Willam ette valley and leaves theso little an imals of wonderful constructive (also destructive) genius without protection from extermination In the localities where they have wrought so much dum age to crops ami fruit orchards in the past, In procuring the material for and as a result of the construction of their dams across streams. The house also pnssed the ways and means committee bill, II. M, 41.1, appro- the committee on roads and highway printing .rt,(lH7 for the mninteniini f for amendment. the stnte school for the deaf for the en-1 Several other bills passed the Iioiibb suing bienniiim, and several measures this morning, ns follows: failed to pass Including It. 11. 70, levy-1 H. 11. HBO, by Smith, of Klnmnth, re ing an annual tonnngn tax on motor ve-Jnting to duties of county school sup hides engaged in transportation of I erlntciidents. freight, express, passengers, etc., on' II. 11. 2PH, by Jeffries, confirming the public, highways outside of norpor-' sub's under execution, ate limits of cities and towns; 27:1, re-! II. 11. III'.', by Llttleficbl, correcting quiring women applicants for marriage law relating to regulation of practica to present health certificates; and 277 of optometry, requiring nurses and housewives to re. j II. H. 411, by Irvine, Increasing mil port nppi'urnnro of disease Infection ininry of district attorney for Lincoln the eyes of Infants to prevent blindness. I county from iill(l to !Klfl per year. Serious Defeat of Russians Now Impending Says Expert By J. W. T. Mason from crossing (he Carpathians and thej (Former Kuropenn Manager of the Auslro-dermaii ariiiv moving through ,, . . , southern (lalicln will cut otf the Ilus- l lined I ress.) bi r,,t,.(1U frm , 0i-(li. The Slav X'ew A'ork, Feb. 1(1. One of the most.! there must face the alternative of serious Kussinn defeats of the war is fighting nguiust strong odds in Huk iu process of being inflicted oil the oviun or fleeing across the Riimnniat Slav in ltiikovlnn, j bonier and laying down their arms for The Aiistro-derman movements are the rest of the war. Tlie nfl'ect of such developing to this end. One Is making n Slav cut list i iii.be mi Tlutuanliin publbi way through the southern tip of link-. opinion undoubtedly would make Itif oviun and Hie other is moving Into mania's entrance into tho war mora (bilicia, about 40 mites beyond the remote. northern bniiadary of Iliikovi'na Jirov-1 Herman leadership Is now aiming at luce. A stretch 'of 2(H) miles of the this double objective. To ''heck thil southeastern Ciirpathnins divides Hn Hcrninu plan the Slavs must prevent twn movements, hut strong forces gourd 1 the development of the present drive) all the mountain passes so that the , through southern (Inllcla. There I Itussiiins cannot break through. 1 still limn, apparently for the Hussions The Carpathians form the western to withdraw from llukovfna Into (Inlicia boundary of Iliilmvlna. On Its eastern before the (lerinnns close the door, and southern sides Is Itiiniauin. It Is obvious from IVtrogrnd (Ha lf the present Teutonic strategy suc-j patches that this situation is rcnid-iJJ cceds the liussians will be prevented! with disquiet, , CENTS ON TRAINS AJTD WEW STANDS FIVB CENT JONES HELPS KILL BILL INTRODUCED Measure Abolishing OIFice of County Recorder Buried By Big Vote HE INTRODUCED BILL TO PLEASE FELLOW SOLONS Bill Abolishing Office In His County Pleased So He Tried It On Others By an overwhelming vote the hone this morning killed tha Joaes bill, II. 1). 37:t, providing for the abolishment of tho office of county recorder in all of the eight counties of tho state in which such office oxists and when it ennio tn the "show down" Mr. Jones, tho author of tho bill, crcuted a rip ple of laughter when ho voted to kill his own creation. it developed, however, that liepresen tativn Jones sprung the bill nN a toM; of the incerty of the members of tho house who are clamoring so loudly for economy and retrenchment and, wheiv it transpired Hint the principal and only opposition to the passage of tho bill came from the delegation of those counties in which tho office of county reorder exists, ho feels that its pur pose has been acoinplished and those members placed duly on record regard ing their ultiliiile on tho subie. t of ecoi ly as it effects their nuipective bnilnwicka. Mr. Jones scored the passage if a bill Hriolishing the office of recorder in I'nion enmity mid he atat.us that there was such a demand on tho part of delegations from counties to hnva their counties included in his bill that he thought, he was doing them n favor in introducing the blanket bill. How ever, when the bill came up for con sideration it was strcuunujy ubieted to by the delegates from Yamhill, lien Ion, Linn, Clacknmus, Marion nnd I'matilhi counties, the two Drowns from Marion, having voiced their protest against thu abolishment of the offi.v s against the abolishment of the office in this count v, and failed to pass hy nn overwhelming vole. Hepresentative) Weeks voted oyo oa tho passage of the bill and later changed his vote to )c )c )jc )c )j( )jc ifa )c )fc )c sc 3$c ?c WILL TAKE ACTION, Washington, Feb, 10. Secre tary of Hlate Hryun lutiinatod broadly to newspaper men here this nfteriioorMlint definite ac tini nn the Ilritish and Herman war situations might be expect ed soon. The action referred to by Sec retary llrynn was lu connection with (lermany's war .one warn ing nnd (treat Britain's attitude toward American shipping. Home's bill, 22.'l, creating tho office of stnte inspector of masonry at an an- I mini salary of ifl.WIO was referred to BY HI IN USE