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, - FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES ' 11 m . : CIRCULATION IS . OVER 4000 DAILY '. DTHIRT Y-NINTH YEAR NO. 228 SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1916 nnirni nrnrn mvmo . ON TRAINS AND NEW r? a GERMANS FORCED BACK WII!S Unexpected Attack by V $nch Compels Crown Prince to Call for HelpTroops, fished from Somme Arrive Too I Late to Save the Day- rmans Capture Bridge Across 1 Danube Body of Russian and Rumanian Troops Trap pedEstimate Russian Loss Since June 1 at 1,797,522 Paris, Oct. 25. Two violent German counter attacks were delivered last night and this morning against the positions on the Haudromont-Damloup line northeast of Verdun, won by the French in yesterday's great assault. Both attacks failed, the French maintaining all their positions, it was officially announced today. The French spent the night cleaning up Fort Douaumont, captured from the Germans yesterday. Among the three hundred prisoners is the German commander of Fort Douaumont. German reinforcements are being rushed up to the Verdun front to meet the new French offensive, accord ing to advices from the. front today. In response to the crown prince's appeal for help, the Teutons are shifting regiments back from the Somme to the Verdun front. German units from the Somme battle field arrived before Verdun yesterday while the French were smashing their way northward, but too late to take part in the day's action. General Nivelle's lightning stroke northwest of Ver dun yesterday accomplished a two fold purpose. It definitely removed the German menace to Verdun and it halted the massing of a huge German army on the Bapaume-Peronne line for a great counter attack on the Somme. The German lines were thrown back two miles at the point where they had made their nearest1" approach ' to Verdun. Fort Douaumont, the village of Douaumont and other positions were captured. The battered Fort Vaux, surmounting a hill southeast of Douaumont is the only important work on the northeast front of Verdun re maining in German hands. A terrific artillery duel east of the Meuse gave Paris an inkling that important in fantry actions were approaching on the Verdun front. It is believed here that the Germans miscalculated the strength of General Nivelle's forces and stripped their Verdun lines past the danger point to prepare for a counter attack on the Somme. Whlie the troop shifting was in progress, French guns began tuning up and French infantry struck before the German regiments could be recalled from the Somme. Capture Big Bridge. Berlin, via wireless to Snyvillo, I,. I., Oct. 25. Cernavodu, eastern terminus of the great 14 mile railway bridge crosBing tho Danube, into Rumania, was enptured by Field Marshal Muckensen's riny this morning, it wus officially an nounced todny. The victory is regarded as of vastly more importance than the capture of the (eaport of Constnnzn three days ago. "On Recount of the rainy w-enther on the Somme sector, activity diminished yesterday, except that the 'artillery fire temporarily increased. In the- evening liours French attacks from the line of Lea Rouefs to Rnncourt broke down be fore our barriendes without success." "Cernnvoda was captured this morn ' Sua." said tho war office statement. "The details arc not yet known. Bv this the Rumanian-Russian army operat ing in uouruiljn. is deprived of its last Constable Plum says some Yolks eat a roast in' ear like ther wuz a valuable prize waittn' fer 'em at th' other end. Why don't some one design a different lookin' trophy enpf AT VERDUN railroad and an exceedingly important success gained. "On the east front, in.Transylvanin, the situation was unchanged by local attacks. North of Campolung (Ruma nia) our attack progressed. Vulkau Pass was taken by Herman and Austro-ltun gar inn troops in a storming attack with hand to hand lighting. ' Loss of the Cernnvoda, admitted by the Russian war office is a more serious blow to the Rumanians from the mili tarv standpoint thnn the fall of Con stnnzn. It not only cuts off the retreat of the Russo Rumnnian armies driven frcni the Constauza-Cernnvodn railway. hut opens up the way for A drive on Bucharest from the east, while ialkeu hayn'H Austro-Gerninn armies arc ad vancing from the west. The defeated Russo-Rumnninn armies, ! driven northward from the railway, ore n a precarious position, the mission ot ficial stntement indicates. There are no other bridges across the Danube north of Ornavoda and it appears prob able that upuless a large part of the Russo-Rumauian force escaped across the bridge before Ceruaroda was evacu ated they will be trapped east of the Danube ,suffering the fate of the Ru manians at Tutrnkan fortress. Rumanians Retreating. Berlin, Oct. 25. The Rumanian force that evacuatod CouBtnnza has retreated nearly 20 miles and is falling back steadily toward the Danube. Official dispatches indicate that the Rumaninns are forming their lines iu a semi-circle, the ends resting on - the Danube, fur a ctubborn defense of the Cernnvoda bridgehead. The whole Black sea front north of t'onstanzn it being evacuated by the enemy. Interest is divided here between Mackeuaen's decisive victory in Dobr udja and Falkenhayn's new success in the invasion of Rumania from the west. The Austro-Oerninns are now attacking violently, following up their success at Predeal and are pushing on toward Muaia. Full details have not been received here, the war office announced, but it is believed that considerable Russian and Rumanian troops have been trapped east of the Danube, in Dobrudja, and are In a very precarious position. On the Transylvanian frontier Fat kenhayn's Austro-German armies have won another great victory, capturing (Continued on page six.) . San Francisco, Oct. 23. The price of bread will be raised to six cents a loaf or higher this afternoon at a meeting of tho California Master Baker associ ation. With the price of wheat touch ing such a high figure, having risen 90 cents a barrel in a week, the bakers declaro it is impossible for them to sell a 12 ounce loaf for five cents and make a profit. The law sets the weight of a five cent loaf at 12 ounces so the bak ers propose to meet the situa tion by selling a slightly larg er loaf for a higher figuro. MINIM $5 WAGE Manufacturer Says It Is Not Charity But a Matter of Business Detroit. Mich., Oct. 25. Four hund red women employes in the Ford Motor company factory in Detroit and several hundred others in branch factories and offices, will benefit from the $3 mini mum wage scale, announced yesterday by Henry Ford following his conference with President Wilson at Long Branch. Ulticials or tne 1'ord company de clared today that the new wage plan aifects all women employes of the com pany in the United States who are more than 21 years old. Women under 21 who have dependents will also share in the higher wage schedule, it was stated. Tho new scale became effective October 10. Ford officials einphnsizcd today that the decision to pay women on a basis of onunlity with men must not be re garded as a philanthropic project. They expressed conviction that tne princi ple will be vindicated from an economic standpoint and poiuted to the last annuul statement of the Ford company as absolute proof of the financial suc cess of the $5 minimum plan, both to the company and its employes. the financial statement, covering the year ending July 31, showed profits of approximately $00,000,000 by far the biggest year in tho history of the Ford concern. Of a total of 49,870 em ployes, the statement showed 36,320 re ceived $5 or moro per day. Wheat Makes New High Record In Northwest Wheat bids in the country markets were raised to A cents on the aver age yesterday, but as was the case on -Monday, when there was a similar lift ing of prices, the advance made no marKed impression on farmers, tho sell ing, in fact, being lighter as the price moves upward. At tho Merchants" Kxchange blue stem bids were rained 4 cents to 1.54(a 1.50, and offers for other kinds of wheat were 3 to 0 cents higher than Monday, but sellers kept well above tne bids and no deals were closed. The top price offered for bluestem brought the local market within 3 cents of the record quotation established last year, but at some points in the couutry business was put through at prices far in excess of any quotation heretofore known in the northwest. Junes At Patton is quoted in an eastern paper as saying that while he is not holding anv wheat, the pros pects nre for a price close to 2 per bushel this season. Mr. l'at ton nays that the exportable surplus of the country has been eaten into quicker than gen erally supposed nlso that high prices for wheat would be the best thing, just now, as economy would be forced, and sup lies would be made to go a longer way. the opinion is further expressed that this last big advance was caused almost entirely by tho heavy export buying. Chicago interests had compar atively little long wheat, and they were rather unprepaced tor what transpired. Mr. Patton believes that corn will sell higher; he states that the amount al ready sold for export is heavy, and prospects are for a continuance of the foreign buying of corn. Italy is stud to be among the heaviest buyers, and, according to the information Mr. Put- ton has, the country in many cases is feeding upon com, instead of wheat. Hop Market EU Slowed Down The hop market has quieted down at all points on the coast. A small - mount ot business was reported yester day in Oregon at 6 to 11 rents, accord- ng to quality. The Kentish Observer says of the English hop market: "trade during the past week has been fairly steady; a demand has de veloped for coloury samples of ' new Knglnnd hops, which are not so plenti ful as desired, and sales have been ef fected at improving prices, ranging from 120s to 140a per cwt. The lower grades have been freely offered at 90s to 105s per cwt., but buyers are at present slow to accept them. In the American and Belgian sections there is no change to rejiort, the attention of buyers being centered on the new Ifome produce." Helmets for aviators have been in vented with wireless receiving tele phones built into the ear flaps. WHEAT SMASHES RECORDS IDE III LEITEHC 0 B N E R Price Jumps to $1.86 But Drops Back to $1.82 As Market Closed BROKERS WENT CRAZY AND PIT WAS IN TURMOIL Coast Prices Jump, in Sym pathy and Potatoes Get on Aeroplane Chicago, Oct. 25. Wheat continued its climb toward the expected $2 mark when the Chicago grain market opened today, amid scenes of excitement com pared only to grain conditions during some of the historic corners. Brokers were bidding wildly !for grain and the pit was in a turmoil. Heavy demnnd from millers and - exporters, which has already caused some select ed grades of ca.h wheat to sell for $2, seemed to craze the market. It was al most impossible to buy cither December or May except in small quantities mid at a startling advance. December opened up 7-8 over the close yesterday. May was up I 1-8, within half an hour December had jumped 3 1-2 to $1-83 1-2 and liny was up 3 1-4 to $1.83 1-4 over the high opening. Fortunes are being made ia wheat. One deulcr . holds a million butdiels bought, nt $1.00. Grain men reported that the Armour Grain company, and "wheat king" Jim Patten were heavy holders of futures. Recent cables from Argentine indi cating that South America will not be able to export anything like the normal amount helped the advance here today. Just before noon, the market had ad vanced to 184 3-8 for December and $1. 83 3-4 for May; approaching the maxi mum of 1.85 during the Leiter corner in 1808. At one time during trading December wheat went to 1.80 and May to $1-84, December exceeding and May equalling the high figure set during the famous Leiter corner in 1898. Closes Around 11.82. Chicago, Oct. 25. After a thrilling session in the grain pits today in which December wheat went to $1.86, one point higher than the mark set in the famous Leiter eorner in 1898, tho price fell back to around $1.82. May reached 1.85, but also declined. Alnrmiug Argentine crop reports were au import ant factor iu tho new advance today and big grain men were buying heavily. December was up 2 1-4 cents over to day's high opening at ,82 1-4. May up 2 cents at 1.82. Corn was relatively steady, despite the violent fluctuations in wheat. De cember showed the wheat change be ing down 1-8 at 88 3 8 and May up 1-8 at 90 5-8. Oats were steady with December un changed at 55; May down half at 58 3-8. Provisions were Bteady after heavy gains yesterday. No Hope" From Argentine. Buenos Aires, Oct. 25. A severe drought thnt threatens, severe damage to the Argentine wheat crop has boosted I wheat prices out of sight and has killed all chances that the Lmted States may obtain relief from rising flour prices from Argentine shipments. Wheat sold at 15 pesos per hundred kilos yesterday, a new record on the ! Buenos Aires market. Exporters say that a prolongation of the present I drought for a fortnight will destroy three-quarters of the crop. Thousands j of cattle are dying for lack of fodder. I Littler wheat was shipped to the Uni I ted States from Argentine. The Argcn i tine surplus was sold largely in Eu ropean countries which must make larg er requisitions upon the United StnteB if the Argentine surplus is wiped out by the drought. Record in Portland. Portland, Ore., Oct. 25. Wheat hit (Continued on page five.) FOODS JUMP 100 PER CENT Chicago, Oct. 25. A jump of 100 per cent in the eost of staple foods in the last two years is shown in a striking table com- piled by David Rosenheim, a re- tail grocer here, today. Price Present 2 Yrs- Price Ago. Sugar, per pound $ .08 $ .04 Flour, barrel 10.00 6.00 Navy beans, per pound 00 to .12 .03 Butter, per pound. .40 .30 Kggs, dozen 45 .25 Potatoes, sai-k .... .40 .20 Lard, pound 18 .12 Cheese, pound 30 0 Ill HECKLING TEDDY DENVER IS GUILTY OF LESEMA JESTY Questioner Stirs Colonel's Wrath, and He Boasts of What He Did . DUG THE PANAMA CANAL . JUST BETWEEN STUNTS CaHs of "We Want Teddy" Forced Mrs. Robins to Cut Her Speech By J. P. Yodor. . (United Press stuff correspondent.) Denver, Colo., Oct. 25 Colonel Roose velt stnrted the last leg of his Hughes' campaign tour today, with one moro scheduled speech on his program nn address that ho has labelled his "100 per cent Americanism" message. As ho went, 10 days ago, into Wilkesbnrre Pennsylvania's greatest labor center to denounce tho Adumsou law, bo he turned Chicagoward today to denounce in the midwestern metropolis com prising perhaps Amorica'a mont nolvelot population, "50-50 alleginnce" to the sturs and stripes. The colonel left Denver today at 9 o'clock over the Union Pacific with auto horns honking and Denver's whis tles tied down. It was n second "Ted dy day," the enthusiasm being peculiar ly Kooseveitinn, as it was at yester day's two meetings when Roosevelt ad dressed nn audience of 9,000 in the nft ernoon and 10,000 iu the evening at the Auditorium. Roosevelt was never in better form than at those two meetings. He was admittedly glad ' of tho opportunity which pluced him i Denver at the same time that the Hughes women campaign ers arrived here, for he had previously expressed a desire to" meet the Hughes woman's special to join with them in their efforts for the republican candi date. And what he enjoyed as much as meeting the womfflT campaigners was the heckling which greeted him at the tort of his speech last night. i ne colonel Brags. When shouts of "throw him out" greeted quostions of "What would you have donct" Roosevelt, looking toward the gallery where policemen were hust ling out- the interruptors, shouted: "Don't put him out. Let me answer him. I'll tell him what I did. At the first sign of trouble with Germany, and at the first sign of trouble with Japan, when I was president. I put the Unit ed States navy in first place among the world's navies in point of efficiency. Then I sent the battleship fleet around the world and I dug the Panama canal in between times." "Eat 'em up, Teddy," shouted scv oral. "I think I have thorouehlv masticat ed thnt gentleman," replied the col onel, his teeth literally snapping, and his face beaming at the verbal combat. Roosevelt interpolated much into the speech not prepared in advance. When he turned to the Mexican issue he drew from his pockets a score of pictures which a friend had given him yester day. They are pictures of ravaged towns; one was the picture of several hundred bodies of Mexicans piled iu a heap. colonel Gets Angry. 'I wish I could ahow these pictures to you all," he said. "But they are loo horrible. They show the kind of peace that is now raging as furinously as ever in Mexico while our govern ment in Washington prattles on about self government, and likens the band itry of Mexico to our own great revolu tion which gave us liberty." 'Hurrah for Wilson, anyway," shout ed several. 'Yes, go pn with your hurrahs," said the colonel, leaning far out over the rail ing, "and don't stop until you hurrah for Carranza and hurrah for our murder ed citizens on tho border, and hurrah for he Americans murdered on the Lusi- tania, on which 103 babies under two years of age were drowned." When he reached that portion or bis prepared address in which he declared the great war was brought to our doors when the German submarine sud denly appeared at Newport," a clarion ed voiced citizen got a laugh from the crowd when he bellowed: "Some Ger mans! " Roosevelt, at the night meeting wa-s forced to the rostrum sooner than had been planned. Miss Mnry Antin of the women's specinl, managed to get in a 10 minute talk. Mrs. Raymond Robins had to stop after a few minutes, in face of clamorous cries of "Teddy, Teddy; we want Teddy." MAY SAVE THE BEAR San Francisco, Oct. 25. Although ef forts to float the liner Bear, which was wrecked on the Humboldt coast in Jimp, have been abandoned, she may be saved by being dragged ashore. A local firm has proposed to jack up the steamer and drag her up a runway to the beach before the winter storms set in. If this can bo accomplished, t NO STRIKE IN CANADA . Winnepeg, Man., Oct. 25 Canadian Pacific railroad otfi- cials announced this afternoon that there will be no Btrikc of trainmen on Canadian lines at five o'clock this afternoon, ns scheduled in the railway broth- crhood strike call. The men win -a. wage increase of two cents per hour. The formal order calling off the strike was sent out this af- ternoon. - Although details of the con- ference at which the strike was averted were not given out, it was said a strike recall order would be sont by the la- bor leaders. ' T L ; BUILD DREADNAUQHTS Eastern Bids for Other Ves sels Lower Than Those of Pacific Coast Washington, Oct. 23. The Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock com pany .was the lowest of four bidders in bidB openod todny by the navy depart ment on four battleships. Its bid on one electric driven bat tleship was (110,470,000 and on two elec tric driven battleships $10,375,000 each. On tcam driven battleships it bid $10, 990,000 for one nnd $10,890,000 each on two. The one battleship is to be completed in 39 months and where two are bid for the second is to be completed in 45 months. Conditional figures of the Fore River company were lower, but they depended on a provision that the bids be in creased or decreased according to the price of labor and material ns it rose or fell. The company proposed that the federal trado commission adjudicate claims which woufd arise under fhis proposal. Under the flat bid, such as the others made, the Fote River coin- pauy bid, -$1 0,875,000 for electric driv en and $11,475,000 for steam driven battleships. . The Cramp company, Philadelphia, in a letter said in view of the abnormal Inbor and mnterial conditions, they were unable to bid. . The Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine presented the lowest bids on torpedo boat destroyers. The Both company bid for two de stroyers, $1,185,000 each and for four, $1,150,000 each. The f ore Kiver com pany agreed to construct six ships for $1,105,000 each and eight tor $1,100, 000 each. The Seattle Construction and Dry dock company offered to build one de stroyer for $1,380,000, or two for $1, 370,000 each. Tho California Shipbuilding com pany in a letter to Secretary Daniels, refusing to bid, said it was impossible to compute against the proposals of shipbuilding concerns which are "in league with the large eastern steel and machinery combinations." They of fered, however, to turn their plant over to the government for use in building ships, asking only a fair rentul. The Union Iron Works, San Fran cisco, bid on two destroyers, $1,195,000 each; four nt $1,190,000; for eight $1, 190,000 for the first six nnd $1,185, 000 for the lust two. Explosion Shakes Up New York Traffic New York, Oct. 25. An explosion in the subway at Lenox avenue nnd 111th streot curly today missed a crowded train by two minutes, injured two men, rattled and broke windows at somo dis tance, and blocked traffic. Two employes were thrown a great distance, but were not badly injured. Stores on tho street above were shaken and in two instances robberies were committed after tho windows had been blasted. The explosion created a panic. Men and women scantily dressed, rushed out to learn the cause while firo engines responded to frightened calls. Inspector Kgan of the bureau of com bustibles, investigated a report that a bomb bad been set. Cotton Above 20 Cents First Time Since War New York, Oct. 25. For the first time since tho civil war, cotton crossed twenty cents. May options sold nt 20.01 u.:tn n. m. The cot ton sinning report was a bull factor in the advance. The twenty cent mark was reached .. .aunril fltiva nf Mteflllv fldviini'CH. which caused an excited market yester- and again this morning early gains ........ 1 nn hn lift 1 1 ncin in u i vj mi. . " --- - Covering by shorts who had sold on belief that tho crest would be reached before cotton sold at 20 cents contrib uted to the advance. Government gin- fln.ipna warn hulf a million bnleB below private figures and this brought L ; .1.. -Lit neavy uuying iiuu ic mmci. is proposed to repair er as she rests on the beach and then, to skid her into deep water next spring. VILLA IS TAKING ARMY AWAY FROM CITY OF CHIHUAHUA Heavy Outposts Left, De ceived Officers As To His ? ; ' Movements GENERAL TREVINO SAID TO BE SHY OF MUNITIONS At the Same Time No More Is Sent Him for Fear Villa Gets It El Paso, Texas, Oct. 25. The main body of Villistas are voluntarily retir- ln today in the direction of ban isi dro, west of Chihuahua, City, pursued by Mexican do facto troops, according to reports mado to United States au thorities by refugees arriving nere to day. . i i The illita withdrawal began yes terday, hut heavy outposts were left entrenched about five miles out of the city until today. Shots were exchanged yestordav between Carranzistas and the bandit outposts. Today outposts and the roarguarcT of the Villistas have with drawn to Palomas, 20 miles west of the . capital, while the main body of bamUta aro continuing westward. Until the bandit outposts marched awny- the de facto military authorities believed Villa's entire forces wore out- . side the city and thnt tho city waa virtually in a state of siege. Villa s failure to attack Clniiuanua City when within striking distance waa duo to fear that the American expedi tionary forces would move against him. nccording to information given United States agents here by retngces. Lleven trains, many of them carrying . quantities of supply and equipment, are now in possession of .Villa. Those trains were abandoned by General Ozuna, following his defeat at Palomaa last Huturday, according to refugees. In State of Siege. El Faso. Texas, Oct. 25. The city of Chihuahua, capital ui northern Mexico is virtually in a state of siege today. On the southern and western sides of the city, about five miles from the out skirts, heavy forces of Villiftas are en trenched. The residents ot the City are almost panic stricken, fearing another attack, United States, government au thorities learned today. During yesterday numerous skirm ishes occurred between small detach ments of bandits and Carranza troops. Meantime the Villistas were throwing up trenches and digging rifle pits, mak inir no further attempt on the city ex-. ccpt to repel attacks. An evacuntion of the city Dy tne Mexican do facto government forcea within a Bhort time is expected by Unit ed States department officiant here. General Trevino, commanding tho Car ranzista garrison in Chihuahua City, is suffering from a serious shortage of rifle ammunition and the garrison locks sufficient cartridges to withstand de termined assault, fleeing citizens le clare. A large amount of ammunition and rifles sent out with General Ozuna'a column Inst week when Ozuna set out to attack the bandit chief wan captured by the Villistas when Ozuna's column was routed. Supplies of ammunition ex pected from the south are held up through fear they will be taken by the. bandit Brmy commanding the railway. Villa's action in throwing up earth works outside Chihuahua City puzzles military men here. By many it is be lieved he is equipping his men with newly captured munitions nnd nwaitinsr cither evneuation of the city or tin at tack by General Trevino. Chihuahua City is the best fortified military stronghold in northern Mexico. The garrisou is estimated to number 5.000 men, equipped with several pieces of the famous seventy-fives artillery. Authorities on the border regard Gen eral Ozregon's announcement that 12, 000 de facto reinforcements are to b sent up from the outh as tacit admis sion that the Carranzista forces of the) north have lost control of the situation. Reinforcements on Way. Washington, Oct. 25 Carranza of ficials report a column of do facto (Continued on page six.) THE WEATHER Oregon: To night and Thurs day fair except un settled, probably rain extreme northwest portion: warmer tonight southwest portion; winds mostly ' loutherly, J, nCgoTrrTlrVNEA