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Official Announcement of Pro gress Con From Vienna
Austrians Pursue Serbs Into Mont jro Berlin Re-
. ports Capture of More Than 100,00u rrisonrs and Vast
Quantities of Munitions -German Sources Declare
' Kitchener's Mission to Gr eece Has Failed
Vienna, Nov. 27. Forces of the cen
. trnl powers control tlie plain of the
'Hlaek Bird in western Serbia, scene of
historic battles, centuries since.
Official announcement of this pro
gress today indicated also that the
Teutons ore beating the country be
tween the plain and Montenegro for
' the neeing Serbs. Organized opposi
tion (o the invndors has disappeared in
northern Serbia, and the Serbs have
fliilit un into guerilla bands to harry
the Teuton forces as fiercely as pos
sible. Austrian pursuit of the remnants of
the main kerb army into Montenegro
mid Albania is now anticipated.
"The force fighting on the upper
lirinn hns captured Cainies," the war
ol'r'ice claimed. "Southwest of 8,ionico,
the Montenegrins have been driven
buck by our battalions.
"South of Novibaznr, our columns
are ' ascendinw the Tokrn I'laninii, while
southwest of Motovitsa we drove off
an enemy rearguard. The Kossovo
plain is entirely in tho hands of the
Teutonic, allies."
Many Serbs Captured.
Berlin by wireless to Snyville, L, T.,
Nov. 2", Serbian prisoners taken by
the armies oi the central allies, now
BULGARIANS COMMIT
HORRIBLE ATROCITIES
CORRESPONDENT SAYS
By William G: Shepherd. t stretched a wilderness which the Bul-
(Cnited Press Staff Correspondent.) gars has swept clean. Farmhouses were
Monnstir, Nov. 24. (Delayed.) I only smoking ruins. Villages lay lev
Atrocities in the wako of death and! elled. Corpses rotted along tho roads
desolation are making Serbia a sham-nnd lay in the fieds, unburied.
hies. Tho Serb generally personally guid-
One of these atrocities was related od our party to the outermost positions
to me today by (lenernl Vassich, com- from which the Serbs aro remarkably
mnnder of the southern Serbs. delaying the fall of Monnstir. Their
"The Bulgars," he said, "crawled I valor and tenacity is wonderful,
upon the battlefield at Bnbuna Pass at ! Thoni'h Habiinn Pass and Prilop
ntirht and killed ninny Serb wounded
with knives, as they cried out in pain,
defenseless."
We started gloomily from the nd
vanccd trenches before Mennstir at the j
burning villages had fireu. ueiore ushers ana equipment, flrovo tneni
Governor Withycomhe
Will Address Boys At
Y. EC. A. Banquet
Governor Withycombe will deliver nn
address to the delegates to the Boys'
conference on tho subject of "Citizen
ship," at a bnnquet to be held at u:Ju
this evening at the Y. M. C. A. gym-'
misium. There will be seats for 425
diners at the banquet tonigjit and as;
there are but 300 delegates to the boys' i
conference the Salem boys are espe-l
ciully invited to fill tho seats while
they fill their stomachs and listen to
the governor talk.
Hulem boys who wish to attend mny
secure a free ticket by applying to the
committee at the V. If. C. A. this aft
ernoon or at any time before tlie bnn
quet, and the committee is anxious that
Abe Martin
..Girls' coats are t' bo roomy enough
fer a bootlegger this wlntor. Where
ther next dollar is goiu' worries
come folks fer more than where it's
comln' from.
number 101,000, according to official
announcement today.
Tho Serbs dynamited blast furnaces,
shops and workers' homes at the
French copper mines in Za.jecar and
then flooded tiio mines. Tho Bulgarian
manager disappeared.
The Hermans are now pumping out
tho initios and restoring the works, so
that they may get new supplies of
needed eopner.
The Serbs have abandoned 2000 Aus-tro-Oerman
prisoners.
Serbs Are Pursued.
Berlin, Nov. 27. Pursuing the Serbs
toward Montenegro, German troops,
hnvo occupied heights on the left bank
Jof the Sitnicn, west of I'ristina, it was
officially announced today. This is
jtho last position where tiie Serbs arc
regarded as likely to make on organ
ized stand.
Kitchener Has Failed.
Berlin, Nov. 27. Athens dispatches
to the Frankfurter Zeitung today de
clared Karl Kitchener's mission 1o
Greece had failed and that tho Greeks
now expect nu ultimatum from the al
lies, with withdrawal of the allied dip
lomats. have been temporarily lost, tho Serbs
and French are still active in the dis
trict. They are ready at. tho first op
portunity to recover the ground from
which the Bulgars, suporior in mini
all Salem boys nvnil themselves of the
opportunity to hear the governor's ad
dress. Tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 at the
First Baptist church Tracy Strong will
deliver nu address to the bovs on "The
World's Most Influential Person." Mr.
Strong will tell who it is during the
course of his speech and in his own in
dividual stylo which has made him one
of the most sought for speakers in Y.
M. C. A. work. Mr. Strong's address
will form the climax of the feries of
interesting talks that were scheduled
for the conference in thin city.
Fatliei-s and Sons Banquet.
Ono of the lending features of the
tenth annual Older Boys' conference
now in session in the cityis tho Fath
ers' and Sons' banquet at the Y, M.
C, A. this evening at (!:.'I0 o'clock
when plates will be paid fur iibout
4(10. Governor Withycombe will deliver
the address following the banquet. Brief
tnlks nre also to be made by the lenders
in boys' work.
Tho feature of tomorrow's exercises
will be the address of Tracy Strong,
boys 'work secretary of Seattle, who
will have clinrge ofthe session to be
held at the First Baptist church.
At the union services to be held at
the Baptist 'church, President W. J.
Kerr, 'of the Oregon Agricultural col
lege, will delivor the address, taking
lor his subject, "The Marks of Man
hood in America."
Tho program for tho day follows:
Sunday, November 28.
9:00 a. m. Bible ntudy Tho Manhood
of the MaHter. J. C. Meehan.
9:45 a. m. Delegates at Sunday school.
11:00 a .m. "The Marks of a Mau."
Leaders and boys in the various
church pulpits.
3:30 p. m. Mass meoting for- Older
Boys. Tracy Strong, boys' work sec
retary, Seattle Y. M. C. A., speaker.
7:30 p. m. Union services. Address
"The Murks of Manhood in Amer
' lea." President W. J. Kerr, Oregon
Agricultural college,
8:30 p, m. Closing exercises.
Socialist Who Caused
Nation-Wide Discussion
Is Suicide at Tacoma
Tacomn, Wash., Nov. 27. Onee the
central figure In a controversy that
created much discussion in the' north
west and provoked the presentation of
EUGii
CRITICISE FORD'S
PLANFOR PEACE
American Manufacturer Says
That It Is Not Advertis
ing Scheme
LONDON HEAD LINERS
ON FORD'S PEACE PLAN
. "Pro-German peace cruise."
Standard.
"Ford's Atlantic joy ride."
Tcleraph.
"Funny Mr. Ford." Even-
ing News.
"Ford cranks." Sketch.
London, Nov. 27. Henry Ford's
peaco ship and pence congress plans
were deemed "an advertising
scheme" in England's general verdict
today. Official circles nnd the press
were not resentful of his proposals,
but a storm of ridicule greeted them.
Many quarters even questioned Ford 's
sincerity.
"The iden is very silly," a high of
ficial said. "People who associate
themselves with it will find no sym
pathy with their plans among sensible
individuals in Europe except, perhaps,
among our enemies who want peace.
Ford is simply an adroit advertiser."
From another official came the com
ment "Ford is a gallery player to the
world through the medium of newly
made riches."
The press greeted the Ford idea for
the most part, with guffaws. One paper
called it an "Atlantic joy ride," an
other called "Ford funny."
Nowhere did the scheme appear to
meet with a sympathetic reception.
Not Advertising, Says oFrd.
Washington, Nov. 27 Before leaving
on his peace errand to Cardinal Gib
bons today, Henry Ford refused to am
plify his declaration of yesterday, that
lie has in his possession signed state
ments from high officials of the Euro
pean belligerents saying they are ready
for pence. Ho would givo no bin,! as
to who had signed these statements, nor
did he indicate how ho uad obtained
them.
Though the Whito House indicated
that President Wilson's attituro toward
peace moves at this time is not alto
gether encouraging, Madame Sehwim
mer, ono of tho women delegates who
yesterday visited the president to urg
pace measures, commentd:
"My imprssion was that the atten
tion ho accorded us, his pointed ques
tioning nnd other things may possibly
be regarded as an indication thnt he
will do something soon for the peace
cause."
Seeing preparedness societies' ads in
a street car here, urging Marylnnders
to join a campaign because of liabilitiy
of Chesapeake Bay to attack, Ford
commented:
"I'll put up ads myself, asking
'who's pnying for the preparedness
ads?' Of course, it is the prAiple who
profit from the war."
For half nn hour the automobile mak
er and the cerdinal talked of the peace
plan nnd many other subjects. Ford
did not, however, invite the .cardinal
to accompany tho pence expedition, be
cause of the cardinal's age,
Told that he had been charged with
making his expedition an advertising
scheme, and that his peace plan was a
cheap play to the gallery, Ford replied:
"May be so. Possibly the man who
works nnd hopes to end the reatostg
h it in a il suffering in history is nu adver
tiser. May.be tho opponent of pre
paredness is an advertiser while tho ad
vocuto of preparedness is a patriot."
Sees Bocks Ahead,
Baltimore, Aid., Nov. 27. Cardinal
Gibbons sees rocks ahead for Henry
Ford's pence ship nnd pence congress
plans.
He so told the United Press today in
an exclusive interview after Henry
Ford had outlined his plans for getting
Europe's warriors out of tho trenches
by Christmas.
"I couldn't help but ndmiro Ford
for his rosonto views of the future,"
commented His Eminence. "But I told
him thnt I fenr there aro many rocks
abend to impedo the progress of his
journey and prevent tho success he do
voutcly wislicB."
his rnso in congress, Leonard Ols.ion,
longshoreman, is dend here today,
suicide. Olssou cut his throat with a
razor last night in a Pacific avenue
restaurant. Ho left a note saying the
life of a "wngn slavo" is not worth
living and requesting that no religious
rites be observed at hiB funeral.
OIshou wns a socialist and gained
notoriety three years ago when In
testifying in the federal court at Seat
tle on behalf of a friend, he declared
he was not devoted to tho constitution.
This declaration caused Judge Hinford
to revoke his citizenship. Later Judge
Jlunford resigned and Olsson citizen
ship papers wero restored. Ilanford's
retirement followed the nppointment of
a congressional committee to investi
gate bis judicial acts.
CAPTURED B7 SERVIANS
Athens, Nov. 27,Thc Serbs have
captured Kruttievo, IS miles west of
I'rilcp.
ARMY DEFEATS
NAVY Oil MUDDY
Y
Veteran Player Oliphant Is
Bright Particular
Star
HIS
SPECTACULAR
WORK WON VICTORY
President Wilson and Mrs.
Gait Are Heartily
Cheered
Fred 8. Ferguson.
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Polo Grounds, New York, Nov. 27.
Oliphant I t, Navy 0.
As darkness descended over tho Polo
Grounds late this afternoon and electric
lights twinkled around the field so that
the players could gain some idea as to
where their opponents wore, Oliphant,
Army's vetoran player, defeated the
Annapolis midshipmen.
The middies were helpless before the
Army back as ho smashed through their
line and scored both touchdowns and
then kicked both goals for the Wost
Pointers. In the opening quarter Oli
phant tore through Navy's line for the
first score, nnd again in the third
period crossed the middies goal.
It was a one man contest. But for
Oliphant, -the Navy would have hud an
excellent chance, for she showed good
fighting spirit and consistently with
stood Arrays attack.
Bain Fell Steadily.
What would have been a brilliant as
semblage of fetid lirnidcd army , and
navy officers and fashionably dressed
petite women was turned into a mass of
damp and uncomfortable humanity to
day by lowering skies nnd a steady
drizzle at the annual footbnll bnttlo be
tween the West Point cadets and the
Annapolis midshipmen.
This material evidence of tho spite
of tho weatherman, however, did not af
fect the enthusiasm of tho great throng
and President Wilson, his fiancee, Mrs.
Norman Gait and cabinet officials
cheered tho struggling players ns they
slipped over tho wet and soggy field.
A noble effort was made to inject .the
usual enthusiasm and vivacious spirit
which marks the annual strugglo be
tween the army and navy. Prior to the
start of the gnme members of both
teams, with hundreds of their support
ers and bonds paraded the field, paus
ing to cheer President Wilson anil his
party as they passed his section.
Oliphant Makes Touchdown.
After tho soaked players took their
position, Craig, for the navy carried
Oliphant 's kickoff to Navy's forty
yard line. Lino bucking proved futile
for both tennis nnd a punting duel re
sulted. Oliphant returned a punt to
Army's forty yard line. Army re
covered the bull on a fumble and punted
to Navy's five yard lino.
Three lino smashes by Army were
withstood by the middies before Oli
phant was shoved through the lino for
a touchdown. Oliphant kicked goal.
Score, Army 7, Navy 0,
Army after scoring kept the ball in
Navy 's territory, t.'off in of the sol
diers wns worsted in a punting duel
with Vou Heimburg. In the middle of
tho first quarter tho drizzle stopped but
the lowering sky threw darkness over
the field. The period ended with the
ball on Navy 30 yard line.
Navy Fumbles.
Navy fumbled soon after the second
period opened but recovered. An Army
penalty for offside play put tho ball on
Army's 3!) yard line after an exchange
of punts. Vailing to gain ground by
straight football Navy resorted to punt
ing and Army did the same.
Soon after Coffin for Army missed a
forward pass and was interrupted when
he tried to punt but Army recovered
the ball on her fifteen yard line. The
soldiers punted back to midfield and
held against terrific line bucks. Von
Hoimberg punted into Army's 2." yard
lino when (Jlj pliant returned the bull to
the 45 yard line.
After two line attacks Army punted
and it was Nuvy'a ball on its own 315
yard line. Army recovered the ball soon
THE WEATHER
Oregon: Fuir
tonight and Sun
day; light varl
able winds.
III 1
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-HtTweftTHE.
Rebel Leader Retreats Thirty-
i if c muco i iuui nuici-
ican Border
Douglas, Ariz., Nov. 27. General
Francisco Villa has ordered the con
centration of all his forces, 35 mile
south of Nogales, Sonora, it was. learn
ed today. It is thoughf he will mobil
ize preparatory to an advance on Chi
huahua, or the west coast, avoiding
further clashes with Carranzistas on
the American border.
Five thousand Villistas who evacuat
ed Canonea last week are reported near
Arizpe where are located the copper
mines of the Phelps Dodge company.
Anxiety is felt for the property and
Americans stationed there.
Retreating Southward.
Nogales, Ariz., Nov. 27. Genernl
Villa's main Nogales, Sonora, garrison
is reported retreating south today, leav
ing 40 dead, as tho result of an attack
upon United States troops occupying
this city. Six thousand Carranzistas.
under General Obregon are in posses
sion of the Mexican city. In the attack
o ftho Villistas snipers, looters who
remained in tho Mexican garrison Villa
had evacuated, no Americans wero in
jured. But the on-rushing Carrnnzs
cavalry, mistnking the American troops
for Villa's men opened fire on them,
killing one nnd wounding two members
of Company L, Twelfth U. S. cavalry.
Several Carranzistas fell. The United
States casualties:
E. Stephen Littles, aged 22, Fair
mount, N. C, is dead, and Herbert L.
Cafes, nged 25, Sweptsonville, N. C, is
d.Y'"ff.
When the Carranzistas realized their
mistake, they hoisted a white finer be
fore the United States troops and Obre
gon offered full apologies.
One American Killed.
Washington, Nov. 27. One American
wns killed, one seriously hurt nnd n
third slightly injured, while 11 or more
Mexicans were killed in yesterday's
firing at oNgnlos, General Fuiiston no
tified the war department today.
NEW SLAUGHTER DEVICE
Seattle, Wash., Nov. 27. An 80-year-old
Seattle man, W. X. Stevens, has in
vented a new device for tho wholesale
slaughter of men. He declares proudly
that it will probably deal more death
per unit of time than any gun now in
vented. It is a machine gun on which
he has been working for 50 years. It
will fire 1,000 shots a minute, he ns
serts, cutting a 10-foot swath at three
quarters of a mile.
FIRED FROM FEDERATION.
San Francisco, Nov. 27 The Inter
national machinists union with the In
ternational Boilermnkcrs and Iron ship
Builders were expelled today from the
building trades department of ' the
American Federation of Labor on the
ground thnt they cannot properly be
called building trades craftsmen.
The two announced they will appeal
to the A. F. of L.
after. A forward pass Oliphant to Key
land gained 20 yards for Army before
the period ended with tho bull on
Navy's twenty yard line.
Cheers For Mrs. Gait.
Between the halves, President Wilson,
Mrs. Gault and their party crossed tho
field to tho Army side in accordance
with the usual custom. Forty thousand
Kiized at Mrs. Cult and broke into
cheers ns the party procccded.q Mrs.
Gait, wrapped in white furs from which
peeped out a brilliant red flower smiled
h ernppreciation while the president
bowed and doffed his hat.
In the third period, Craig returned
Coffin's kickoff to midfield. McEwan
wns right on the job, intercepted n for
ward pass and reached the Navy's 23
yard line. Oliphant wormed his way
through tackle and the secondary de
fense for a touchdown. He kicked goal.
Score, Army 14, Navy -0.
A slight "drizzle set in. Soon after
the touchdown, Army got the ball in
Navy territory. Oliphant missed a goal
from placement on the 27 yard line. The
kick was blocked, but Oliphant recov
ered tho ball on Navy's 25 yard line.
The Navy intercepted a forward pass
on her own 13 ynrd line and followed
this with a punt to the Army's 40 yard
mark.
The Army was seemingly on the
march to another touchdown when Craig
intercepted a forward pass nn Navy's
to yard line, whom the period ended.
Tim I ourcn f enoa.
Craig intercepted a forward pass
shortly after the opening of tho fourth
period nnd reached midfield. Army
followed this play bv intercepting
long forward pass, after which she
reached tho Navy's 40 yard line. Smash
es against tho opposing line failed.
Captain Miles replaced Craig but was
Parried off tho field, injured, after the
first nlav. Orr then went in as nuar-
terback. Clouds pfled up ominously It
was so dark that the players could hard
ly be distinguished by spectators. The
are lumps about the field were turned
OR.
Mitchell pierced the Navys right and
reached Navy's 30 yard line. Navy
regained the ball nu downs. A for
ward pass wns not completed. Navy
punted and Oliphant returned the ball
to the Navy's 35 yard lino, where the
game ended.
1 Final score, Army 14, Navy 0.
RUSSIA IS PREPARING
FOR GREAT OFFENSIVE
Czar's New Annies Will Consist of Three Million Men, Well
Trained ,Armed and Equipped Allies Are Believed To
Be Preparing For Offensi ve On Big Scale In Balkans
Goritz Now One of Crushed Cities of Europe Object of
Lord Kitchener's Visit To Italy Made Known
By Ed L. Keen.
London, Nov. 27.' 'Watch Russia! "
was the word today from. . a rcliublc
source.
This hiut strengthened rumors that
the eastern front is destined to produce
one of the greatest campaigns of the
entire European wur this winter. More
over, reports of Gorman evacuation of
Mitau and withdrawal along a wide
front from the Riga region tended to
confirm the idea that big events are
planned by the Muscovites. ,
the ltussian line has beon strength
ened two fold by the arrival of fresh
troops, vast supplies of ammunition
and many big guns. The Slavs are now
preparing to sweep down ou a narrow
front toward Prussia.
Tho desperate fighting now marking
tho Bulkan cnnipuigu is expected soon
to degenerate into desultory trench bat
tles. At tho same time, the wostern
front is not expected to produco any
more big drives until spring
Meantime, however, liussia will bo
heard from
Keports that the Austro-German
ranks in the field aro thinning are not
credited, hero.
But the preponderance of heavy guns
and munitions which enabled tho Uer
mans to drive through Poland has now
apparently turned to the Russians and
this is expected to give them tho ad-
vnntiigo w hen they start their prospec
tive offensive.
Three million men in the czar's now
armies. Corps after corps bus been
drawn front the hardened nativos of
tho steppes Siberia Archanglo, Vologon,
Viatka and Perm All aro fearless,
trained, well equipped.
Moreover tho terrors of Russia's ter
rible winter hold no fears fur them.
Hence, they will prove invaluable as
campaigners nmong the snows.
Plan Mighty Offensive.
Paris, Nov. 27. An allied offensive
of mighty proportions in seemingly
about to begin in tho Balkans. For this
purpose, lurgo British forces nre land
ing ot Salonika, and heading into south
ern Serbiu. 1
Meantime, the Serbian lino about
Monustir holds. Daily no waid comes
to the Serbs with arrival of train loads
of allied forces.
The fact that French aviators have
bombarded Sturmiiitza, is likewise an
assurance that operations are also pro
gressing thereabouts.
Athens reports thnt the 0 reeks aro
beginning partial demobilization thus
guaranteeing the allies moro than a
mere diplomatic pledge against inter
ference. Russian claims that Austro-German
offensives in Gulic.iu and Volhynia
have failed, is accepted as menning
that the Slavs havo check-mntcd an at-
I Victor Murdock Cured
of Opposition to Plan
of Military Preparedness
By Wilbur S. ForreBt.
(I'nited Press stuff correspondent.)
London, Nov. 27. A sure euro for
anti-preparedness views is a visit to
burupe, according to tho prescription
of Victor Murdock, former Americun
congressman.
"1 have been in hnglnnil threo Hays,
and I must say I am itstounded at the
extent of Great Britain's military
equipment and the people's evident de
termination to win tlio war at aify
cost," he told mo toduy.
"Coming fresh from America whore
pence talk is uppermost, I nm strongly
impressed by tho utter futility of such
propaganda.
"1 find only indignation in both high
and low quarters at any American at
tempt to force u conclusion of tho hos
tilities."
He admitted that ho feared Majority
Leader Kitchin und anti-Wilson demo
crats may succeed in defeating the
Wilson preparedness program.
"They would bo converted," he add
ed, "if they could see tho situation in
England and hour every one's convic
tions that u n preparedness lono is re
sponsible for the allies' revorBcs early
in the war, whilo Germany's prepar
edness wou."
After Twelve Long Years
Journey Still Uncompleted
San Francisco, Nov. 27. After 12 . . -
years travelling the long trallB and the
seven seas, O. Paul rroussler, a Saxon, trip because of tho wur. If ho succeeds,
is here todny. With him ho has a book ho will turn to a journey through this
of signatures of prominent men the country. Ho has already been in Ore
world over, testifying that he hns faith- gon.
fully filled his wager to go all ovor His journeys hnvo covered more thus
tho universe. Ho has yet to "do" 125,000 miles and he can ride only lot)
Australia, but is trying to avoid this , miles In ovcry tbousaud,
tempt to divert the proposed Russian
invasion of Bulgaria. At the Bams
time, Rumania's early consent to Rus
sian passage toward the Balkan theatrs
is anticipated. Press reports persist in
claiming that the altaliang, too are pre
pared to mako their way through Al
bania to Serbia, despite tho difficult
country and the strenuousness of such a
campaign under winter conditions.
Goritz Is Crushed City.
London, Nov. 27. Goritz will soon
rank with the crushed cities of Bel
gium in the utter ruin wrought by
enemy shells.
The Vienna war office told today of
over $0,000,000 worth of damage
wrought already in the ci ty, where
Italian cannon are "systematically
shooting the place to pieces."
Churches, homes, works of art nra
targets for the Itulian fire. Incessant
ly, tho pin lit guns pour their instru
ments of dcsolution into tho city. Soon
it will bo no more.
Vienna suggested, however, that tha
Italians are making no actual heudway
in their battling around Goritz, adding;
"the Italians must realize the uselesa
ness of their offensive."
Rome, on tho other hand, told of
moro intense fighting than previously,
admitting that tho Auutriana at ono
point of tho Austrian front tried an of
fensive, but cluiined its repulso.
A spur of tho Carso plateau was
temporarily from the Italians, but they
claim now to have retrieved it and to
hold it ' 'solidly.' . '
Reason For His Visit
London, Nov. 27. Enrl Kitchnocr'i
visit to Italy is to enlist her aid in the
Balkans, it is believed hero today. His
tusk requires thnt he satisfy Italy that
she will get tho Balkan and Asia Minor
possessions she desires, even if the
Greeks tardily join tho allies and seek
some of the same possession. Ino gen
ernl feeling here is that Kitchener will
succeed.
Kitchener Arrives at Rome
Home, Nov. 27. Karl Kitchener ar
rived today nt tho Italian front and
wont into conference with tho king
and General Cudorua, presumably hop
ing to align them as active assistants)
of tho other allies in the Balkan cam
paign. Germans Prepare For Assault.
Paris, Nov. 27. Release of clouds of
poison gas between Forges and Bcth
incourt lust night indicated to the
French thnt a Gorman general assault
wns about to begin. The Fronc.h thoro
foro kept alert, but no attack resulted.
Tho official statement today reported
that two French airmen fell into the
Aisno, but swum ashore,
Unusual Demand Is Reported
By Millmen Gathered at
Tacoma
Tacoma, Wash., Nov. 27. Advancing
prices of lumber and increased demand
is tho reason for umiHuanl optimism
on tho pnrt of lumbermen here today,
following a meeting of members of the
West Const Lumber Men's association
to discuss lumber conditions. About
75 lumbermen were present and they
wero almost unanimous in expressing;
confidence for the future of tho trade.
W. H Bonner, of Kverett, just buck
from nn eastern trip, told how the
south is now sharing the gains of the
east in ruilroud und factory buying as
well as war business. He said there
is now no surplus of logs anywhere
on Puget Sound and no chance to create
a surplus this winter.
A. C. Dixon, of tho Booth-Kelly Lum
ber company of Oregon, said the mills
in his district lire getting all tho orders
they can handle and that his firm alone
had refused an order for 300 car loads
recently because the prices did not
come up to the point demanded by the
association.
M I PUP'