' $ FULL LEASED - WIRE DISPATCHES p. $ $ i: CIRCULATION IS ' OVER 4000 DAILY . ; a! THIRTY-NINTH YEAR NO. 246 SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1916 PRICE TWO CENTS iSKE55S FREiElANAlY AT !M OF Battling Snow and Storm They and Sweep Their Enemy Back Are Now Within Four Miles of die City0n the Somme Allies Make Gains In Most Desperate Fighting of the War, But Pav Tremend ; ous Price In Men Counter Attacks Fierce London, Nov. 16. Monastir is almost within reach of General Serrail's indomitable Franco-Serbian forces after one of the most astonishing advances recorded in the great European war. . Battling against snow and rain over great natural mountain fortresses, the allied forces have now reached the plain of Monastir and today's offfcial communique 'from Paris, partially confirmed in the Berlin statement, indicated sweeping back of, the Bulgarian-Teutonic line, to a point within four miles of the city of Monastir itself. Berlin's admission was a brief comment that "pre pared new positions" in the Cerna sector were occupied. The new positions achieved by the Franco-Serbian forces are the result of two separate successive flanking nipvements. The first involved the wellnigh impossible 7assage, under fire, of the mountains which guard the bend of the Cerna river, to the east of the Monastir and thrust westward from these hard-won heights. It was successful. With practically all of the Cerna banks in their possession, the allies now are again striking out, forcing the Teutons back. This is the second abandon ment of portions of the Monastir plain tacitly admitted by Berlin. . -' ' The Sofia official statement of today likewise admits a "return" northward toward Tepawiza and Cigol. On the) western front flic allies are sustaining again today the same German determined counter nttackrtkat have i "de this battle ground n chaos of fire. 'i a new assault during the night Iioncli troops succeeded in dislodging Uermau 'forces which had taken part of the village of Pressoir. . The1 weight of the German counter attack was indicated in the French com munique, declaring the Teutons threw th solid weight of the three full di visions approximately 60,000 men efjainst the French line. King George has telegraphed General Jlnig congratulating him on the great: Miecess his troops have achieved during the )nt three days at Ancro. His mes fine concluded with the declaration (that "this further capture of the n ':iy's lust line trenches rebounds to it tip credit of all ranks." To his sovereign's congratulations, Hie British commander in chief replied vitli tlinnks, expressed with spnrtaulike V-vity. Cannot Pay the Price. By Carl W. AckenrJan. (United Press staff correspondent.) Berlin, Nor. 10. (Via Sayville wire less.) (ieneral Von Hindenbtirg is forc ing the British to pay a toll of lives entirely disproportionate to their gnins in the fighting on the Somme front, mil itary authorities declare. Today ho had their, line under terrific fire with the prospect that the enormous caunlties which they suffered in making their in itial advance would be repeated - AH reports from the front say the Jtiiti.ih nttaek was entirely without re pn.rd to sacrifice of human life. The Cerinun troops bitterly defended their line, despite almost complete destruc tion of their positions. : jidvices today from the front say of Jicets nil ndiuit that by concentration of enormous stores on a -small front, and What's become o' th' feller who used t' say, "Here's a pair o' shoes I've wrn a year?" Where arc nil th' fat tfiHs hidin'f if ' ' Mil Force Way Over Mountains launching of a glgrtntic rttac. the en: rmf could win a few trenches and vil lage. But these attacks would bo so costly that they could not be repeated often enough to make the entire terri tory w.on worth the prico paid iu men. Frank admission is made here in Berlin of British gniua of fortified positions. But there are so many hundreds of sim ilar positions, around the 8omme horse shoe line- thnt these attacks, according to German officers, can be considered uncomfortable but not dangerous. It was pointed out in Berlin today that four and a half months of limited success on tho Somme, the British have been forced to another gigantic cltort by the restiveness of tho Italians and growing anxiety in. London over in creased food prices. According to n dispatch from Luga no, Switzerland, to tho Vossisebe Zei tung, the Jiornale D 'Italia of Rome, answers criticisms in Komo of England's prolonging the war not only to crush Germany, but the allies as well, by re marking that England is growing rich by forcing the allies to purchase nil supplier through London and Liverpool. The l.okal Anzeigor "features ns its main article tho resolution introduced in the British commons by William Ilewins nsking that tho government organize food supplies to prevent, danger of in creasing food prices. This, the editorial argues, indicates n shortage by the Ger man submarine cruiser warfare. German's Mighty Thrust. London, Nov. 1C An unceasing se ries of attacks and counter attacks swept a wnvo of fire and steel across six miles of the Franco-British front todny. There it appeared the mightiest thrust the Germans have yet made in counter attack, was centering upon that portion of tho line whrro the British and French forces joined hands. General Wr Douglas Haig reported to day considerable shelliug by the enemy northwards and southwards of the An ore during the night. Otherwise he had nothing new to report. Meanwhile, along the rest of the CO mile front there was aJi almost continu ous grapple. To the north, the Briti-sh were still smashing forward, consoli dating their gains and improving their positions under desperate onscluughts from the enemy. Southward the French lines were forced slightly to give way frow tho tremendous concert ed pressure ah the very base of the Angle which recent British and French gains have thrust into the German lines. The German gains were insignificant compared to the prodigal expenditure of men and ammunition which they ex pended. Kvery instrument of warfare in the tierman repertory was called into operation big gun's, small guns, hand grenades, bombs dropped from aero planes, midline guns, poison gas, "tear" shells mid. the bayonet. It was General Foch's French troops that bore the brunt of the day's fight ing. Within striking distnnce of Chaul nes, an important center, tho troops have been threatening an enveloping movement there for several days. The very point of the angle thrust in to the German, liues by the allied Jid vanoe was aim being sharpened by the clash of steel against steel and mnn against man around nillisel and north- (Continued on page seven.) Say German Submarine In Pacific Coast Waters Seattle, Wash., Nov. 16 Warning has been issued by the Canadian govern ment, it was learned here today that a German submarine is operating off the Pacific, coast. The word reached Seattle with the arrival of the Japanese liner Innba Ma ra, which changed her course and ex tinguished all lights after receiving the wireless. message of warning. She pro ceeded to the Oregon coast and then steered north to Victoria within the three mile limit. K. Mizutani, director -of the Yamate Steamship company of Osaka, Japan, said here today that a German subma rine might have been shipped to tho Pacific in parts and then assembled on some secluded island. PRESIDENT CAMPBELL HONORED Washington, Nov. 16. President P. L. Cnmpbell, of the University of Oro gon, has been elected vice-president of the National Educational society. Guy Potter Benton, president of the Uni versity of Vermont, is president. WAR MAY FREE OF American Woman Home from Turkey Tells of Changes Taking Place By George Martin (United pres.; staff corresondeut) New York, .Nov. 16. War is bringing the Turkish woman, feminine, mystery of the ages, out of the harem and from behind her veil. I "And when she stands revealed the world will be astounded at her superior intellect and progressive spirit," said Miss Alary Mills Patrick, home from Constntinoplc, today. Miss Patrick is president of the Constantinople college or women. "Our centuries old curiosity about the veiled women of the harems, " (she pronounced it "har-eems") "is about to oc pratined. "How they live, ' what they think, wnat tneir dreams may be is gradually unfolding in the general upheaval in Europe todny. And tnese things will not nt all ue wnat we Americans have pictured them. "Our idea that life in n harem is one continuous debauch could be fur ther from the truth. The women of Turkey ns a class are splendid women. iney are not frivolous nor petty nor empty minded nor dun. "The veil and tho secluded life are no more acceptable to the Turkish wo man than the' would be to a stenogra pher in Chicago or a drygoods saleswo man in San Francisco. "They do not countenance immoral ity and tnst living -any more than mil lions of good women In the United States and their standards are quite as nign and nonie as tnose or any wo men in tne worm. "These women, particularly ns to their brain capacity hud self reliance, are greatly -misunderstood by the men and women of America. As a class they possess an unusual degree of intelli gence and initiative and when they have fully come into their own the world w'U be astounded at their high Btntlon. 300 JITNEY DRIVERS PULIEDJNP0RII0 They Claim They Have Paid License to January 14 and Have Right to Work Portland, Or., Nov. 16. Fifty two litney mis operators appeared before Kdicc Judge Langgufh todav on charg es of running their machines without city franchises, In violation of the new municipal ordinance. Ail were released on their own re cognizance, for trial later. A. A. Theilke president of the Jitneurs Union, says the cases, will be fought to the highest courts. The" iitney men claim that thev have a right to operate under city licenses, good until January 14. They say the city has no right to cancel these li censes, which have been paid for, six weeks before they expire, and substi tute a franchise system. About .100 Jltny buses appeured on the sUeets today in violation of the law. The entire police force and fifty additional deputies made arrests right and left, taking every driver in sight into custody. I here was room at the station, however, for only S3. They and their mends .lammed the halls, over flowing into the streets, and their au tomobiles, temporarily seized by police, blocked thoroughfares on all sides of headquarter,. KILLED IN GAME Mexico,- Mo.. Nov. 10. Concussion from striking the frozen ground when tackled in a 'football game caused the death of Hiiara Cole, aged lit, of ('en trill college, Inst night. Be .was hurt Monday and never regained consciousness. PROSPECTS GOOD FOR GREATEST OF Railroads Form Vast Organ ization to Fight Organized Labor $8,000,000,000 BEHIND "ORGANIZED CAPITAL" Administration Will Make Ag gressive Fight for Adam son Law Now York, .Nov. Ui.-Prospeets of the greatest industrial struggle in history were increasing today. The capital and labor situation aris ing from the railroads determination to fight the Adamson eight-hour law was accentunted by formation of a vast or ganization of employers to be known as the national industrial conference board. This new body, representing iOOOjOOO, 000 capital and employing 7,000,000 per sons, proposes that industrial legisla tion shall be watched more closely, that legislators shall be guided by public in formation and that favoritism to labor shall be eliminated. It will light such measures as the Adamson eight-hour law; and it believes that the election showed there is no labor vote ami hence legislators here after need not curry favor with labor lenders, which it claims has been done iu tho past. - . The significance of the new align ment increased with receipt of word in United Prees Baltimore dispatches thnt the brotherhoods will join to force the eight hour day in. all Industries not by legislation, but hy the force, of organ ized labor. .-"'' The railroads kept up their prepara tions for trying to prevent operation of the Adamson law. More suits, covering all lines and all district, will be submit ted to courts all over the nation in the next 10 days. It was apparent in railroad circles to day that the managers -have virtually given up hope of coming to terms with the brotherhood chiefs, although they said "the lutch string is out for the men and their representatives." The managers' conference has adjourned. Auother meeting may be called next week, however, it was said today. One of the leading railroad managers said today he knows nothing about a reported conference with the , presi dent. Labor Leaders Stirerd. Baltimore, Md., Nov. Hi. News from New York that capital had formed the National Industrial Conference board board to fight labor with its own weap ons stirred the leaders in the federation convention here today. President Bnm uel Gompers said he would discuss the new capitalist move before the conven tion the first of next week, when the rnilroad brotherhood chiefs are here. "It would be unwise for me to com ment now," said Gompers. He instruct ed his secretaries to obtain further in formation about the new board. Fiank Morrison, national secretary, said: "This movement will result as others hnve done before. When the National Association of Manufacturers was form ed, it resulted in the addition of thou sands to the ranks of organized labor." Will Back the Law. By Robert J. Bender. (United Press staff correspondent.) . Washington, Nov. 16. The adminis tration is ready to start an aggressive fight in behalf of the Adamson law, now object of concerted attack by most of the big railroads of the country, it was made clear today. Belief was expressed by high officials the efforts to enjoin the operation of the law would fail. It was suggested that the government might not confine its efforts to defen sive tactics, if the hope of the railroads to prevent the dictation 'of "the law should appear likely of realization. If the railroads tie tip the enforce ment of Xhe Adamson act, the railroad workers are expected to strike. It is the view of some of the president's ad visers that the courts would hold the railroads responsible for interference with interstate commerce in vur.h eases and would compel them to abide by the provisions of the act. ! This belief is strengthened by the administration's claim that tho Adam son law primarily is a measure designed to obtain a thorough and scientific in vestigation of facts on which to base final legislation. It is to be in effect only six months, during the time of in vestigation of the application of the eght-hour day. It can be extended only .10 days at the request of the specal com mission appointed under it. By U'ason of the very nnture of the act, administration men are convinced, efforts to enjoin its operation will fail. On the other hand, it is thought, it may be possible to enjoin "interfer ence" bv the railroads with interstate (Continued on page two.) INDUSTRIAL FIGHTS T DAY 10 BE THE LAV Labor Leaders Would Accom plish This Without Aid of Legislation DEPLORE MILITARISM AND SPIRIT IT EVOKES Resolution to Organize South ern Negroes Creates Con siderable Stir Baltimore, Md., Nov. lC.-7-Lendors of the four railroad brotherhoods will ad dress the American Federation of Labor convention here next week on the eight hour principle- Their appearance is ex pected to inaugurate a concerted fight for the recognition of eight hours as a working day for all classes of employes. At the same time the appearance of the brotherhood leaders Warren S Stone, ef the engineers; A. B. Unrertson, of tlie conductors; w. G. Lee, of the trainmen, and W. H. Carter, of tho fire- j men is expected to hasten the coalition ! of the brotherhoods with the federa tion. Labor leaders hope to force an eight hour day not through legislation, but through the power of organized labor. "Wo aro afraid of legisltaion," n high federation official, who revealed the above plan, said. "What is done by legislation can be undone. We want It put through an eight hour day principle by direct negotiations with private em- plovers, through the force of orgnnized labor. I "We want if possible to extend the eight hour day .to all industries. It ik undisputed that it makes for .efficiency. A man can do more and better work in eight hours, when the results are tabu lated, than he can in a longer day, At present the shipbuildings trade com prising machinists, boilermakors nnd other anions has no standard day. The government navy ynrds work its men eight hours a day. Private shipbuild ers work their employes nine or 10 or more hours a day. We are going to try to obtain recognition of the eight hour (Continued on page tws.) TEN THOUSAND OF Over Three Hundred , and Fifty Million Feet Now Awaits Shipment Portland, Ore., Nov. 16 One hundred and twenty-four West Const mills have orders on their books totaling .'159,159. 860 feet of lumber, delivery of which is causing grave concern in the indus try. Of this immense balance of un shipped lumber, approximately 250,- 700,000 feet, or 10,4L'8 carloads, is for transcontinental haul. Car shortage, increasing in severity and no relief in sight, is the primary cause of the in dustry's doep concern. Mills arc said to have partially adjusted themselves to the war-created shortage in ocean tonnnge, and in any event the Indus try is optimistic in its view of wnter deliveries the balance of the year, predicting that loadings will be less than normal, but in sufficient volume to partially relieve mill stock accumu- at ions. 1 These facts are gleaned from the week ly trade barometer of the West Coast Lumbermen's association, compiled from information furnished by 124 rep resentative mills in Oregon and Wash ington west of the Cascades- The short age in equipment for reaching eastern markets, as reflected in the barometer dws not include delayed delivery of shingles and wood-working factory pro ducts suru as sash anil doors. 1 he un sliiiiix'd balances reported by the asso ciation refer only to lumber nnd not the by-products of lumber. Mil is .Are imrtamng. Curtailed production is again mark ed said to have been csused by innbil- lty of many mills to get cars. At the L14 mills participating in the trade re port production totaled fi,2')!l,r)52 feet, which the association figures to have been 16.22 per cent below normal for this season of tho year. New business for tho week amount ed to 0S,fl:i2,7sl feet, wliich eastern or ders make up 50,050,(100 feet; local or ders and property repairs, (l,0.'s5,9:tS feet. r.nd cargo orders, J2,54li84.i feet. New- business tho previous week nt 111 mills wns approximately 10,000,000 feet I (Continued on page two.) EIGH HOUR OF IDLE COUNTRY HER Bank Robber Killed In Fight with Detective St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 16. William Sandell, age 22, was killed today when ho attempted to rob the Security State bank In the residence district. Sandell entered the bank this afternoon, nut a revolver to the cashi.Vs face nnd ant $60. William Oliver, detoctive who has been staying at the bank constantly since tne institution was held up and robbed one afternoon last April, opened fire on Sandell. Several shots were ex changed, Oliver escaped uninjured. San- aeti was instantly killed. Bank attaches this afternoon identi fied the dead bandit ns William L. !F. Sindell age 22, who held them up at noon March 8 nnd got away with $1,- 1.117 i" During tho battle between Sindell and Detective Oliver, Sindell calmly puffed a half smoked cigar. In death the bandit's jaw tightly clutched the half burned cigar. Sindell fired twice and widely missed Oliver, who used three bullets. Two of these took effect. Issues Warning that United States Must Prepare for Defense .Eugene, Ore., Nov. 16. Students of Oregon university were excited toduy over senator ueorge Chamberlain's war warnings, uttered during a speech in be half of universal military training, "This nation has too lone been a joke," said Clinmberlain. "In dealing witn weaK nations we are strong, and in dealing with strong nntions we are weak. Across tho Pacific there is an unfriendly power. We are letting the mikado dictate to us. The only protec tion is to be prepared to fight if we bavo to." Chamberlain urged universal, compul sory military training and the abolition of the regular army. He said he would do his utmost to secure passage of such a law at the next session of congress. Chamberlain is chairman of the sen ate committee on military affairs. He hopes to institute universal military training at Oregon university very shortly. FOOD CONTROL PLAN Only Criticism Made Is That Matter Has Been Too Long Delayed By Ed L. Keen (t'nited Press stuff correspondent) London, Nov. 111. Kuglnnd is n unit today in (he support of the govern ment's food dictatorship plan, Not a newspaper or an individual, apparently iu the whole I'nitcd Kingdom voiced criticism of the plan announced in par liament yesterday by Walter Kunciman, contemplating conservation of Eng land's food supply. The only criticisms heard were that the government con trol had been over long delayed and the preliminary plans, as announced were insufficiently sweeping or drastic. It is known, however, thnt Kunci man 's announcement wns purely pre liminary and that he did not reveal all the steps of control which the govern ment has determined upon. The food dictatorship, it was said, may eventu ally outdo even the thoroughness of tiie German system. .The British people are fully prepared for the gavrifices which it is realized will be consequent upon operation of the new plan. The public is all the more willing to submit to the hardships of a controlled food supply in view 01 the thnliing stories ot Jtritisn amy heroism now reaching here. It was accepted hero thnt the first activities of the new dictatorship would have-to do with limitation on the use of sugar in costly confectionery, of indiscriminate fi-eding to animals of vegetables suitable for human consump tion and of wasteful use of white flour and potatoes. Ketatl food prices, according to semi official statistics available today, show that in a vear there has been an in crease of alMiut 27 per cent. Prices arc now about 78 per cent higner than tney were prior to the war. Hut on such staples as eggs, potatoes, fish and sug- , tho prices nave nearly dimmed. INCOME OF SHORT LINE 19 NEABLY TEN MILLIONS 'TIia int tni.nma nf ttiA Orerron fthnrt I.liiii rlnrintr thtf fiucfll VeAr pudinfF JllllB 30 was $:,91G,SI'7.32, "according to its annual report filed with tne puniiu service commission. The operating revenues totaled 34.l)82,95.t.5, and the operating expenses, 12,M0,584.15. Tho Oregon Trunk sustained a iieiicu of 3(i,87t.29. Tho south predicts that its cotton crop this year will return close to a billion dollars, despite the reductiuu in yield. 51 DF 58 COUNTIES GIVE WILSON NET !E OF 479 With No Change in Other Counties His Lead In California Is 3.820 HUGHES LEADS BY 302 IN MINNESOTA COUNT New Mexico for Wilson by 2,039 Count Is Sti Incomplete IE Ban FruncLsco, Nov. 10. President Wilson's net gain in tho official count was shown to be 497 this afternoon when official returns from 51 of Ue 58 counties in California were tabulat ed by the United Tress. These 51 counties complete - gave Hughes 169,047 and Wilson 179,154, a lead of 10,107 for Wilson. Tho uiwf ficial returns from the same counties gave Hughes 16O0Q and Wilson 178, 493. In the seven counties yet to com plete their official count the total unof ficial count gave Hughes a plurality of 6,2X7. Deducting this from Wilson's official lead in the 51 counties already reported, would indicate a net plurality for the president of 3,320. ' Hughes' Lead 602. St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 16. Offkially counted returns from Laa Qui Parle county this afternoon boosted tho Hughes' lead in Minnesota to 302. He- turns huVA hen nffirintlv iAimtil in ' 57 ot 86 eounties. Official tabulation in Hennepin eounty (Minneapolis), the state's largest county, although proceed ing slowly has thus far failed to ma terially nffoct the result, . Including the unofficial vote ia Hen nepin county, Hughes today had 179. 705; Wilson, 179,416. State and city elections were held ia Mtniie&nntiit November 7. mntrinfr ii nnn- sible that the official recount stay, sot be completed for four days. ; Wilson's New Mexico Load. - Albuquerque, N. M , Nov. 16 Official i returns received by the seesetary of state's office from Bernatiltow Taoi and Torrance counties in this state add 135 votes to Hughes' total and 243 to the Wilson column. , With those tn ken into account, tlo vole today stands: Hughes, 29,737; 'Wil son, 31,790, a reduction of Wilson's lend from yesterday's figures of 187 vote. , Wilson's plurality ou the face of latest official aad unofficial returns, with a few precincts in the state missing, ia 2,039. Up to California Lead era. New York, Nov. lti. Republican ad- mission of Charles K. Hughes' defeat will depend largely upon what the California jepatdicau leaders advise aft er the official count -is complete, Na tional headquarters indicated todny. Clinirmaa Willcox for the first time admitted t but vague charges and sng- . gestions of fraud in California hod aei come from lending California republi cans. He persisted in refusing to out line what he will do as to conceding de tent or taking new action after tho count, -Sacramento Reports. Sacramento, Cal., Nov. 10. The of ficial presidential count for r-aaramen-to county completed today gives the highest Wilson elector 14,538 votes and tho highest Hughes' elector 10,700 votes. There is a difference of 48 be tween tho highest nnd lowest Wilson elector, and of 80 votes between the highest and lowest Hughes' elector. No errors of moment were discovered a to tho count. Irregularities of the election boards in a number of precincts may result in an increase of 129 votes for Hughes should these precincts be thrown out upon contest by the republicans. One of the precincts showed more ballots cast than were on hand. Denver finds police court cases re duced 75 per cent in number under prohibition. THE WEATHER Oregon: To night and Friday fair, slight tem perature change; easterly wiads. HOPE. THIS f$) Fort YrfF