I JJt)! v FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES j - $ ?- li rf h CIRCULATION IS , OVER 4000 DAILY f .. (I ' H - '. ' ' ri " . 0 .: s s : : s s i THIRTY-NINTH YEAR NO. 236 SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1916 PRTrp irnrn nAifa 0N trails and news ITALIANS MAKING TERRIFIC ATTACK OF Austrian Defenses Pulver Mat : and Dazed Soldiers Captured - C0RD0NA PREPARIn; : TO STRIKE DEATH I? 0W French Now Have All the Forts Captured by Germans at Verdun By John H. Hearley (United i'ress stuff correspondent) Koine, Nov. 3. Consecutive waves of Italian infantry are crashing against tlie Austrian lines south of iioriu in one of the most powerful blows struck by Cicneral t mlorna siuee Italy entered the war. Following up their successes south east of Goritz, the Italians have occu pied a mile of the Goritss-Vogersko rail way and are battling on the heights near Kempcrlisco. It was in this region that the major ity of the 4,371 prisoners reported in Yesterday's ofiieiul statement were ruptured. Further south tho Italian center liroke through the Austrian lines for an advance of nearly a miles east of Op p&cchiasella. The artillery attack on the enemy's lines reached its greatest viilence in this region. The Austrian defenses wero pulverized and attacking; infantry rounded up groups of dazed enemy soldiers. The battle is extending southward to the Adriatic. The Italians are at tacking Austrian lines northwest of Huino, an important railway point call ed by some military writers the key to Trieste. '"" The opinion prevails here that Gener al Cadorna is preparing to strike a leath blow. An unconfirmed report reached Rome today that Duino had been captured by the Italians. Germans Lost Ground Berlin, via wireless to Sayville, I.. J., Nov. 3. Germans lost ground in the village of Sailly on the Somme front yesterday, but repulsed hostile attacks elsewhere in ' the western theatre of war, it was officially announced today. "The fighting In the western war theatre was generally within moderate Uiinits." said the official statement. "There were isolated actions in the fcomme district ami strong artillery fire. The houses of Sailly that were captured by us were lost again yester- . day morning in hand to hand fighting. A hostile advance east of Guedecourt and against the northern part of the .S:. Pierre Vaast wood failed. "Tho French fire against Fort Vau decreased toward evening. "In tno eastern theatre of war, Prince Leopold's front, the Kussians Buffered exceptionally severe losses dur ing fruitless attempts, repeated seven times to recapture the positions storm ed by us on October 30 west of Folv Krasnnlosie, on the left bank of the JVnrayuvka." Civil War In Greece London, Nov. 3. A pitched battle between Greek royalistB and revolution fry troops is imminent unless the al lied forces at Salonika intervene im mediately. A. Greek -force, estimated at four thousand men was thirty miles south of Knterina when the Ve'nizelist soldiers drew the royalist garrison out of the own. Athens dispatches reported to iy that King t'onstnntine hail ordered (Continued ou page three.) Miss Fawn I.inpincut will not enter ' politics, as she has no saddle hoss. No natter who's elected, Indianny is bound t' finish in second nlien. SOUTH GQRITZ Los Angeles May Build $100000 Barracks I.os Angelos, Cal., Nov. 3. Plans were announced today for the construc tion of a $100,000 barracks here by the non-commissioned officers volunteer league of America, where I.os Angeles citizens will bo trained for lion-eom-missioned officers duty in time of wnr. Citizen officers will live at the bar racks for a certain pcrfod, paying a nominal fee for room and board. The barracks will be equipped with gym nasium, riflo range, drill floor and class rooms, where tactics may be studied. When a student returns from his day's work he dons his uniform at the barracks and is a soldier until taps. OF Federal Reserve Banking Law Sends Money to Country Districts Wnshingtpn, Nov. 3. The resources of the nntionnl banks of the I'nited States have pnsscd their own highest mark again boosting the previous high record of May 1 by $210,00(,000. Ke ports to the comptroller of the treasury in response to the last bank cull, show that resources September 12 totnled $14,411,000,000. This is an increase of $4S5,000,000 ov er the June 30 report and of $2,144, 000,000 over the September, 1915 report. Total deposits were $1 1,302,000,000 which is $227,000,000 more than ever shown before. It is more than $2,000, 000,000 above the total a year ago. Indicating distribution of this money throughout the country, the comptrol ler's officers said today the deposits in the Chicago Centrul Reserve batiks show a reduction of $218,000,000 while' in branch reserve cities there is an in crease of SlSl.OOO.OOOjnnd in the couu try banks art increase of $204,000,000. . The fact proves the "healthy, pro gressive effect of the federal reserve act in decentralizing and distributing the money of the country;' said the .report. GAME AT EUGENE '! 1 WILL BEJO HOT ONE Train load of Rooters with Band Starts from Seat tle Today Eugene. Ore., Nov. 3 Gil Dobio's un defeated University of Washington elev en landed iu Eugene today and begau girding up Its loins for the big game with Oregon tomorrow. Light signul practice on a sloppy field was all Dobie attempted. The weather was dark and rainy. All of which looks good for Washington, as it slows up the game and the Seattle hea vyweight will have a chauce to make their avoirdupois count for yardage. Washington was given a regular poli tical reception wheu it arrived. The boys found a string of automobiles wait ing to carry them to the campus, and de trained amid cheers and honks. Manager Young nppeured with Wash ington, and immediately sought a con fab with Graduate Manager Tiffany of Oregon. It was understood that Young er was armed with documentary evi dence against Johnny I'arsons the speedy Oregon back and ugainst two other Oregon players. Among other allegations, playing under assumed names and professionalism are said to bo chtarged. All the claims are flatly denied by the Oregon faculty athletic committee. Final licks were put on the grand stands and bleachers today. With tem porary seating arrangements, ten thou sand spectators can be accomodated. Oregon Tavorite in Betting. Seattle, Wash., Nov. 3. More than 200 University of Washington football rooters, accompanied by a 23-pieee band fill depart from here on a special train tonight at 10:45, headed for Euuene and Saturday's big gridiron encounter between the Universities of Washine- I ton and Oregon. Jot in many years, if ever, has such an interest beeu tuken in the football encounter between the two most bitter rivals iu the Pacific Coast conference. In betting circles today Oregon money was plentiful while Washington bettors were a little backward about hanging up big bets on the wearers of the pur ple and gold. Several bets for large sums were made at even money, how- lever, it was reported. The scene at the I uiou depot tonight will be a somewhat more joyous one than that of vesterdav when Gil Dobie I and his football warriors slumped aboard (the train with abont as many comical capers as marks a funeral in the rain. "We haven t a chance to win," was Dome's last Teranrk, bufBezdek says tll m h,,,K r-ugeue- Jt looks like the tw qd evenly matehed than they have been for several years. L OF MARION HOTEL FEATUREOF TODAY First Annual Salem Week Ends With Reception ' and Dance COMMERCIAL CLUB GETS INCREASE OF MEMBERS Style Show Attracts Univer sal Attention and De lights All . It's over. The two day campaign of the Commercial club for new members closed officially this noon with 125 ad ditional names on the list A number of committees are yet working in the sub urbs and have not reported. Committees that today were unable to see prospects who were out of the city nave decided to give additional time so as to cover all on their lists. The thousand mark iu the club's membership will easily be passed. Chairman George Bodgers of the cam paign committee, President Albert of the Commercial club, as well as Man ager McDaniel, are Jubilant over the outcome and feel that definite results will accrue to the city because of the additions made. ' Observance of the first annual "Sa lem Week", instituted as a means of stimulating co-operation between the citizenship of the city and the Commer cial club, comes to an end tonight- The last public function on the tapis is the formal opening of the-greater' Hotol Mariou. This is a' ceremony to-Tvlrich all Sa lem is invited. A sumptpoua dinner will be served at 7 o 'clock and will be fol lowed by dancing in the ball room. Man ager Charles G. Miller will receive the guests and strive to make all feel at heme. That "Salem Week" has fulfilled its purpose is certain, declares "Manager Ivan McDaniel o. the Commercial club. "The way in which Salem people have voluntarily come to the club rooms and applied for membership is gratify ing indeed," says Mr. McDaniel. "It shows that the spirit of the week reach ed into every section of Salem.. I ex pect the co-operation of the citizens and the club in the future will be the means of bringing much prosperity of a last ing nature to Salem.-" Yesterday was visiting day at the fac tories and plants of the city. In spite of the rain many took advantage of the opportunity to see and learn at first hand the steps in manufacturing the va rious products. That "Salem Week" will beeome an annual affair is now believed certain. The results of the first celebration of the week are already to be seen and all who worked to make the event a success feel well repaid for their fforts. Style Show Great. Tonight brings the Merchants' Dress Up Show at the Oregon theatre to a close. It also sees the finish of the con test for the most popular local model who is taking part in the show. Salem is being combed today by the various contestants for votes and the closhing minutes of this big Merchants' co-operative effort will surely be ex citing. For tonight's show there will be a complete change of garments with a new picture program. Several new ideas have been worked into the production and it was much better last night than on Wednesday. Everybody who attend ed the show last night went away more than satisfied. The merchandise shown last night was a revelation to the big crowd present. The girls worked better and the show ran smoothly. Tonight promises to be the best performance of the three days find the theatre should be filled to stand ing room early in the evening. ."This style show is an unpnialelled success from an artistic standpoint," declared A. E. Laflar, manager of the Oregon theatre. "We have not had an attraction at the Oregon for a long time that pleased everybody so well as did the style show last night. While the ex pense of producing (his show has been enormous, yet we are more than glad to be able to assist in an enterprise that will be of inestimable worth to the mer chants and the buyers of this city." Lo-operation ih von. The merchants got together and through combined ef forts made possible a show that would do credit to a larger, much larger city. It has tended to bring the business in terests of Salem closer together and the show has done a great deal to dem ount rate to Salem men and women the class and character of uierchandise to be secured here. "I am satisfied with the show," said A. H. Allen, who produced it for the local firms. "The young ladies and the young men who have worked with us have done remarkably well. The mer chants have all shown a splendid spirit of unselfishness and the public has been extremely responsive to our humlde ef forts. I am glad that this community FORMA OPENING Submarine Sailors Stab Waiter in Arm Now London,' Conn., Nov. 3. Unless they succeed in rounding up two men said to be sailors from the German sub-sea freighter Deutschland. involved in a stabbing affair early today, the local police probably will demand that Captain Koenig investigate and turn them over. According to the authorities one of the sailors forced .( his attention on a girl in a restaurant ' and when the waiter interposed the latter was stab bed in the arm with a pocket knife. Both men burned away and the police search of tho Wjllehad, mother ship for the Deutschland was unavailing. Tho Deutschland cargo will be speed ily unloaded and the work of loading will bo hastened.- E San Francisco May Take This Plan to Check Food Prices San Francisco, Nov. 3. A municipal grocery store may, be San Francisco's answer to the present high cost of liv ing. Supervisor Charles Nelson declared to day that he would soon introduce an ordinance providing for the establish ment of a warehouse for the distribution of provisions at moderate prices. "A famine is facing the poorer classes in San Francisco by reason of the enormous increases in food prices-" said Nelson. "I know of cases here where families arc actually going with out proper nourishment because of their inability to pay the grocer and their rent at the same t(me. ' ' Unless there is a speedy improve ment in conditions, I propose to urge the establishment of a hew city department a municipal grocery, if you like. It would involve purchase by the city of huge quantities of provisions and hold ing them against prohibitive prices that may develop. Those provisions could be sold at rock bottom prices the city aiming to do nothing more than pay ex penses.' ' Four of Five Aviators -at Exposition Dead San Francisco,. Nov. 3. Art Smith is tho only one of five aviators who thrilled the exposition throngs who is alive today. And Smith may never fly again be cause of injuries sustained by a fall in a flight in Japan. . . ". Silvio 'Pattirossi, the Paraguayan who filled an engagement at the fair, is the fourth to be killed Mail advices from LaPlata, Argontine, declared he fell to death there while essaying his spectacular "dead leaf drop.' Pctti rossi narrowly escaped . death while here, .when he fell 1000 feet into San Francisco bay. Charley Niles, rival of Pettiroasi at the fair was killed in June at Oshkosh, Wis. Silas Christofferson, who oper ated a hydro aeroplane ferry at the ex position, was killed at Redwood City Tuesday, and Lincoln Beachy fell to his death shortly after the exposition opened. Several Thousand Yotes Already Cast Washington, Nov. 3. Several thous and votes already have been cast in next Tuesday's election. Several thous and more will be east before that day. The greater part of them are the votes of soldiers, stationed on the border, taking advantage of their own states' vote by mail or wire laws. Today about 4,000 Miunesotans are exercising their franchise by wire, it was estimated at the war deartmcnt. Before Saturday various home precincts in North Dakota will have heard from the boys on the border. Colorado has about 000 voters, Mich igan 4,000, Wisconsin 3,900 and South Dakota 1,00 down on the Rio Grande entitled to vote in this manner. Wall Street for Hughes Travelers Bet On Wilson New York, Nov. 3. Reports on bet ting odds varied today, with the Wall Street wagering more in Hughes' favor than the uptown betting. Republicans reported that odds on Hughes were found from ten to seven and ten to six and one-half while democrats said the prevailing rate was ten to nino and ten to eight on Hughes. The amounts plac ed appeared to have fallen off, commis sioners estimating only about $25,000 was bet yesterday. Traveling Man Takes Bets. Washington, Nov. 3. Washingtoninns are betting on Hughes and traveling men from the west and middle west are taking the bets. The odds for the most part are 10 to 9 on Hughes. enterprise has been so well received. 1 am glad that the merchants are all get tins such splendid returns. The work of producing this show has really been a pleasure because everyone has been so iair. HUGHES MADE SPEECHES WIXDAYS And Mrs. Hughes Has Left String of Buttons 30,000 Miles Long CRITICISES DEMOCRATS FOR MAKING PROMISES Mrs. Hughes Left Him Today To Meet Women On Goldbug Train By Perry Arnold. (United Press staff correspondent.) Hudson, N. Y., Nov. 3. By the time Charles E. Hughes reaches New York Ctiy tonight his tours for votes complet ed, ho will have traveled close to 30,000 miles. Members of the Hughes party estimate he has been seen by nearly one third of the voters of the United States in tho most comprehensive, nerve rack ing oral marathon for votes any presi dential candidate has ever undergone. Save for about 12 days, the republi can nominee has been continuouslv trav. eling and stumping Biuce August 5. He has made speeches in 32 of the 4S states and passed through two or three more without talking. He has been as far north as Bangor, Maine; as far south as Nashville, Tenn., as far west as the Pacific slope. For the most part he has traveled on the first camnaiirn special de luxe ever introduced in Amer ican politics. He finishes his camnnipn tour in perfect physical trim. "Governor Hughes is snlendidlv fit. " said his physician, Dr. Callisan, today. "There isn't even any seriousness to the coninuon or his larynx from the tre mendous strain be has put on his voice. No man, unless he la. .absolutely if could have stood the strain to which the republican nominee has heen mih. jeeted and have finished in the perfect condition of body and nerves, that Gov ernor nugnes nas." Spoke Two Million Word. Hughes has made about 500 speeches in the 12 1-2 weeks durinir which Ho hn been actively campaigning. He has spok en pornaps iwo munon words of argu mentwhich averages 66 words to each traveled mile. Throughout the 30.000 miles n1 with. in sound of his voice on about 495 of the 500 speeches has been Mrs. Huphea the governor's advisor, bjs critic, his "boss," when it came to ordering him to rest and last of all, his most enthus iastic booster. Mrs. Hughes has left a trail of buttons across the entire nation and has shaken almost as many hands and patted just as many bubies' heads as her husband. The candidate particularlized on com mercial conditions here and abroad aft er the war in his speech here. He quot ed again from the speech of Chairman nuney oi tne federal trade commission on the need for combatting European rivalry at tho close of the struggle. "I agreo with Hurley as to the neces sity for organization and efficiency," he Baid. "But he stops short of a full conclusion, which, it seems to me, he should have reported; because we may have a very high degree of efficiency and wc should develop it to the ultmost; and we may have tho best possible or ganization and we should do far more tnan we have done to encourage it and still we may not be able to compete with Europe, where there is at lenst equal or ganization and equal efficiency." npcaKing or democratic promises, he said: "When people talk to me about their bay windows ond present prospects inui mey are going to enjoy in consider ing the country while looking through these beautifully built windows, I ask: Well, where is the foundation for your housef If you do not have a founda tion for your house all you have got is a casiie in tne air. Ana tne toundu tion of this house of improvement, of good wages, of proper hours, of whole- sonuj conditions of work the foundation of that house is the stability of Ameri can enterprise and the opportunity for work. There has got to be employment in this country before we can talk about tho conditions of employment." Mrs. Hughes left the special train here in order to hasten to Newark to welcome the women's Hughes trans con tinental campaigners. Government Ready to Take Over Auxiliaries Washington, Nov. 3. The govern ment is now practically ready to tako over all merchant vessels desired lor auxiliaries in case of war. Blank contracts are being drawn up by the navy department, it was learn ed today. When completed, the con tracts will lack only t lie price to be paid for the vessel and the signature of the owner. The price will depend on trade conditions. Naval officers who will command the ships, in case of war, already have been selected. Plans of the navy department show the type of gun which could be mounted on each vessel. hyamforVilson By Marjorie Benton Cooke Author of "Bambi" and Other "Dnt SelUn." I am for Woodrow Wilson bo cause I believe that Destiny has forged him as the tool of this commonwealth; in this one of our crucial mo ments, as sure ly as it forged Lincoln for our needs. Because he stands today equipped with a trained mind and heart, in spired by a true vision of demo c r acy , mellowed b y four years of political and personal inqui sition, ready to go ahead with the mighty problems of this na tion a new man, astride of new times! He can lead America, if Amer ica is ready to lead. He can ex press us to Europe. He can suy that this huge army and navy we are piling up is ready to become a part of an international police for world defence; that ou.- great re sources may be tapped for the re building of her ruins; that her problems are ours, as her needs are ours. He will speak America's (deals proudly, for he glories in them. He is not ashamed to be called idealist, in this day of material ism. He believes that the way for us to have a spiritual power, is for us to use, with courage, what spiritual power we have. For my part, I want no party tool, no man of compromises for our spokesman now. I want a man of deeds and of vision 1 J1 In Addition the Congressional : Committee Expends $367,139 Washington, Nov. 3. Contributions to the funds of the republican national committee for the present campaign reported up today total 2,0 12,535.23. The national committee today filed with the clerk of the house a "sunnle- mental statement to the one mado pub lic last week, showing additional re ceipts of 344,777.92. Henry C. Erick and Payno Whitney 25,000 each. John Gribbell.' reported 20.000 from the Union League club of Philadelphia. uoiner inrge contnuutora tollow: 10,000 J. W. Fairbanks and. Eu gene Meyer, Jr. so,ouu A.--- W. Mellon and' R. B; Mel lon. $5,000 Herman C. Pleitman, Lel'oy j'rost, George R. Sheldon. Robert Wal ton Goelet, J. Horace Harding. f4,uiit) Diiaries Knignt. $3,200 Charles Dawes. $3.u00 E. M. Beyers and W. P. Snv- der. $2,500 If. H. Westinehouse. E. R. Crawford, P. L. Ames and J. and W. Seligman company. $2,000 K. T. Weir, K. W. Mudgc, H. J. Heinz and E. F, Price. $1,500 Alice Jones Willock. H. Hnii- hnrt Laughlin, Georgo P. Porter. J. C. Trees, M. K. McMillen, B. 1'. Jones, Jr. Mrs. blizahetli H. Home, Mrs. Mary P. Laughlin and Henry A. '.auglilin. $1,250 Mrs. Jumps B. Oliver. Wil liam Plynn. $1.000 Mrs. C. A. Griscom. Adolnh Lowisokn, William A. Russell, George '. Lee, Joseuph R. Dilworth, David B. Oliver, J. M. Shooninker, R. P. Ernst, J. M. Longyear, Henry B. Joy, Lar. Anderson, A. . Kountze, L. D. I,. Kountze, Arthur V. Davis, D. L. Gil lespie, Wallace II. Rowe, John Bind- lnv, i,mil Winter, A. I,. Humph rev. Jonn r. Miller, James H, Hammond, ueorge n. I rawtord, W. L. Mellon, Georgo E. Toner, D. E. Park, G. M. Laughlin, Jr., Nathaniel Holmes, Wil liam Stark Miller, N'athamal H. Levi, J. B. Ford, E. L. Ford, R. E. Olds, F. Al. Alger. A supplemental report of the repub lican national congressional committee showed additional receipts of $42,272, bringing the total up to $:!07,139. Democrats Get $1,310,729 Washington, Nov. 3. The supple mental report of the democratic nation al committee, filed today, showed ad ditional contrinutions up to Ikovcmucr 1 of $304,446.50, making the total to date $1,310,729.50. Disbursements since the first report were $319,513. Cleveland J'oilge, classmate oi tne president at Princeton, was again the largest individual contributor, with $29,000, bringing the total up to $108,- 000. Edward L. Dohenv of New York gave $25,000; Roger Sullivan of Chicago, $7,000; Ambassador Penfield, - Alvin Untermever, New York and r . o. rea body, Chicago, $10,000 each. Thomas D and David B. Jones, Chicago, gave $12,' S00 each. 4 PRESIDENT GIVEI1 ROYAL WELCOME II IIE17 YORK CITY !J. , v . - --; v.. . 75,000' Fight for Admission to Madison Square Garden ;t- ROAR OF THEIR GREETING LASTS THIRTY MINUTES 23,000 Tammany Marchers, 5,000 Police Try Vainly to ; Control Crowds By Robert J. Bender. (United Press staff correspondent.) New York, Nov. 3. Thrilled and in spired by New York's wild welcome. President Wilson sailed from here on the presidential yacht Mayflower to day en route to Shadow Lawn. The president and his advisers believed the greeting of the thousands here sugared auspiciously ror .November 7. It lie hi come." The city fought. Bcreamed. hellownJ- elbowed, stampeded, roared, jammed " ami mp-nip-nurrayed its greetings. Two .. of the most enormous crowds that ever fought and crushed their way into -Maciison square Harden and toouer U- lon were on hand last night to heur the president on Ms first campaign visit here. The roar and buzr. in the uiaasiva garden drowned out the president's words, while a blatant band outside thumped out a tune even while th presi dent sought to make his voice carry to the 14,000 or 15,000 crammed inside the structure. Seventy-five thousand was tne police estimate of the welcomers. Police lines were smashed by Hying wedges. ' , Twenty-three ! thousand ' Tsmmaay marchers paraded Fifth avenue while , the throngs fought to enter Madison Square Garden. rive thousand police were in the swirling mob that vainly tried to storm its wny in the, garden while another 12,000 waited for the late niuht sneech at Cooper Union. . , The thousands packed In the garden roared a 30 minute greeting when the president appeared. To reach the garden the president bad to make his way through a lane of hu manity with Mrs. Wilson scrambled up ure escape io reacn tne platform. Mrs. Wilson had ahonncd duriiw th late afternoon, purchasing a yellow chip- ron gown, embroidered in gold and trim med with narrow bands of moleskin, to gether with a moleskin turban. While she selected these, the president wait ed patiently outside the shop. .Alter me wild demonstrations, the president betook himself to the May flower for his night's; rest, putting out today or- Atlantic Highlands where ho took a motor for Shadow Lawn. Last Address Tomorrow. A.Oniry Park, N. J.,. Nov. 3. Presi dent Wilson will sum up tho issues of tho campaign in his last address here to morrow. Buck today from Now York, via the Mayflower to Atlantis High lands and motor to Shadow Lawn, he prepared for a smashing speech to New Jorsey folks and the nation at large n connection with tho "old home day. I ! the New York reception seemed to have inspired him with a new fire and given him further confidence of victory at Tuesday's election. Ho plans to go to Princeton to vote and Thursday will leave for Williumstown, Mass., to attend the christening of his youngest grand daughter, the child of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Sayre. Oregon Hens Third In Laying Contest Storrs, Conn., Nov. 3 Obed O. Knight's pen of White Wyandottea from Bridgcton, R. 1., won first place in the international egg laving contest just closed at the Connecticut agricul tural college. Tho pen of 10 birds laid a total of 2285 eggs, a record. Tom Bar ron of England won second place with his nen of White Wyandottea. The pen of Oregons from the Corvallis (Or.) Agricultural college, won third place with a total of 2122 eggs ! THE WEATHER 5 Oregon: To night and Satur day occasional rain; southwest erly winds reach ing gale force near coast. -