! sjc !c FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES . -'dfc ac sfc sfe c ae sjc afc se afc 4c 5jC ' CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY , ; He .THIRTY-NINTH YEAR NO. 247 SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1916 DDTPP rrwn ntwrra ON TBAXN8 AND NEWS 0 1 i m tin mmmi i FIVE ARE DROWNED WHEN TUG STRUCK BY DEUTSCHE ' - . ' . . 5.' Tug Accompanying Her, l ed to Cross Her Bows a Is Rammed Si? WENT DOWN WITH CREW TRAPPED IN HER HOLD Submarine Returns to Her Pier, But Is Not Thought Seriously Damaged New l.undon, Conn., Nov. 17. All at tempted (lush to sea by the German uier- . t-haiit submarine Deutschland ended ; t-avly today in a collision between the Miper submersible and an einmting tug in which Captain titierney nnd-four aiiembers of the tug's crew were . unowned.' The Dcuthihlaml, bound for Bremen, !. back to port iiniiiedintely after the . collision ami by 5 o'clock this morning was again warped into her pier. She vns once more, shielded by tho liner Wil icl.ad, her "mother ship" and the bia Mi-el nets swung in place to further jiarn ner. M orlc was immediately be Ij.'ii by a small army of workers to learn tue extent of the submersible 's dam-a-c as a result of her second collision (I'M-ing the present tiip. Klie. smnshed a pier when she made her start i'rnin Bremen and was held up 10 days jir repairs. The tug Classic's men helped in the rescue of other members of the Kcott's i-iew and steamed back with . the Deutschland. , Since the Deutschland came baek here under her own steam, it is not believed t'n sustained any serious damage. .Hurried examination led Eastern For warding company officials to believe . lie would be ready for ea again in a Jew days at most. Later this morning n report was cir culated that a mysterious inotorboat . tried to ram tho Doutsehlnnd and that in attempting to protect the submarine, . the tug swung directly in the path of the undersea freighter. ' Inquiry at tho pier of the Eastern , Forwarding company, where the . JDeutxchluud ngniu rests, brought no confirmation of this rumor. The Deutschlnnd was running on the . mirface at tho time of the accident. "While there whs no heavy sen, the cur lent, according lo the Cnssie'e crew, was unusually strong. Because of this mid the inky darkness, the Deutseh J.i.'hI'k lookout did not see the Scott, Jr., (piickly enough to sound nu alarm. Tug Cut in Two. All lights that had not been extiu- . flushed had been shaded in order to make escape for the Deuisehlniid easier. This added to tho difficulty in keeping -nit- iiiBninrv ueiween ine boats. The race is about five miles due south 'f the Thames mouth. The collision thi. morning occurred in the treacherous stretch of water be Ineen Fishers and Little (lull islands, know ii as The Itaec. The water there js 250 teet deep. A strong current, fucked landward and scitwnrd through I'l;' nnnow stretch at the mouth of Long 3 slnnd sound, makes ono of the danger i ' im inj; , n. Nitt, dr., attempted to cross the . D'nitsi-litnnd's bows while the Scotr and tlOIllkl ill Tiiitr i-irMtiirt 'l'ln 'I' A . the lug (lassie, acting as rear guard for 1lie submarine were steaming along at 12 nuns an nour. There was n splitting crash and a j-ivat.liiilo was torn in the Scott. Jr.'s. vide. She broke in two and sank with ing three minutes. The crew had no limine to reach the life, boats. Captain (Continued on Tnge 8.) Mrs. l.iunet Munps lt a vuijabb' liu-l:ni'l last week. Il hain't th ' runt 1h.t! ur.ee is th 1 uifin, it 's th ' w rong kind .f a hat. ' W If All if m . Wheat Drops a Cent On English Reports Chicago, Nov. 17. Wheat was down after a lower opening today, due to selling on reports that Great Britain would be able to get almost its entire wheat supply from Canudn, Australia' and India. December was down 7-S at $1.83 5-8; May down 7-8 at $1.81) and Julv ui) Vi at tum. Corn opened easier and JCay andi .July fell oil on commission House sell in". December was unchanged at 9."!-i; May down 3-8 at !t! 7-8 aud July down 1 at 00 3-4. Oats were lower. December was down 3 8 at 57 5 8 and May down y4 at 01 7-8. . Provisions were sharply lower, pork showing the greatest drop. T Confessed to Officer Varney to Robbing at Least Two Stores County Judge liushey yesterday com mitted Tommy Hickman nud Alton Urannoii to the state training school as a result of confesious secured by Offi cer Vimiey while investigating the robbery of Shedeek and Brown's store, which took place Wednesday night and which Was reported to the police Thurs day morning. Tommy Hickman and Alton. Ilmnnon were suspected of having committed the robbery when they were seen giving small gifts to their friends, and when it was remembered the two boys had been in the store lute Wednesday night. They had broken into Farmer's Hard ware store and had taken two flash lights. The police believe the appre hension of Tommy Hickman clears up numerous robberies that have taken place the past few weeks, lie is said to .ie as clever in tins game as a regu lar professional crook. Officer Varnev, when assigned to the case, went out to the Richmond school, where the boys were attending classes and called Tommy out. When confront ed with the nccusntWn of guilt ho de uied it with a composure that would have done credit to a hardened crim inal, so the officer said. Officer var ney believed the boys were the ones wanted and called out Brnnnon, aged 13, and asked him where he put the stuff he, took from Shedock and Hrowns store. Brnnnon confessed to hiding his stuff in a barn. After this admission Hickman confessed and. on proceeding to tho barn, they found the stuff, in cluding two flashlights and pocket knives taken from Farmer's hardware store. Officer Varney then took the boys to the police, station where Chief Welsh continued the' investigation and de cided to turn them over to Judge Ituslioy. y Covered With Gun Is Tied to His Bed and Relieved of Some $500 Shortly before midnight last night Wong Ling, who lives on South High straet, was robbed of ifSUO by nn un known Chinese who bound him to his bed, gngged him, aud covered him with an automatic pistol while ho relieved the aged man of his money. Immediate ly after the robbery was reported to the police, Citing Ring and Wong King, Chinese who have been in tho city a short time, were arrested on suspicion. On examination Wong Siag was found to have on him a gold pocket knife at tached to a chain on which was a Ma sonic vhnmi, and $S4.t0. On the knife were also a Masonic emblem and the initials "M. L." Ching King had $54. 50 on his person. Thev stated to the officers that thev came from New Mex ico nnd that the money they had with them was what they had earned. Voni Ling told the police that when he left his mom earlier in the evening he hml locked it- hen he came back he said the strange Chinese placed the gnu to his temple and cautioned him tu make no noise. 1 hen a blanket was thrown over his head and he was tied hand and foot to his bed. Two hundred dollars of the amount taken Wong Ling said belonged to a friend who was to call for it This morning. So securely was Wong I. ing tied it was some time hefWc he worked his way loose. He called for help but by that time the robber had made good his escape. MUNITIONS FOR SPAIN New York, Nov. 17. It was learned today tbat the Si'iininh liner Alicante, h.is for several davs been taking on hundreds of tons of munitions at her dock in SAnth Itrooklyn. nil consigned to the f it ih military commission Itarcelona. Spain. The consignment in eludes several tons of metal working DISCREPANCY IN E PREG1NT DELAY JHE COUNT Only 270 Votes Registered But 273 Voted In Los Angeles Precinct REPUBLICAN USING IT TO HOLD UP RETURNS New Mexico's Delegation DemocratsHughes Gains In Minnesota I. os Angeles, Cal., Nov. 17. A differ ence of three votes in I.os Angeles county precinct Ho. 338 may hold up the ortiiial count in this county -in definitely. Tf the presidential election must depend on the Culifornia vote, supremo court action may be necessary. This was the opinion expressed by-re publican and democratic leaders watch ing the count. Tally sheets in' precinct No- 338 show ed that i7.'I votes had been cast for presidential electors while only 270 votes had been registered. Election of ficials of that precinct are at a loss to explain. County Counsel Hill was expect ed to render an opinion today, but he admitted he could 'find no precedent. Un til this difficulty is settied the official count cannot proceed, supervisors have ruled. The board of supervisors, which is making the official count of f.os Ange les county returns apparently fears to make any announcement regarding the standing' of the count since tho official tally began, until the precinct No. 338 matter is disposed of. Members of the board pointed out that any definite ac tion taken by tlim ivay result in ?ong drawn out court aotion.to determine the status -of the county vote, thug delay ing the result of the national election indefinitely. The democratic party, through Attor neys Milton K. Young and George Denis agreed to surrender as many vi llson votes in the precinct as supervisors deemed necessary to correct tho error, They stated they were willing to sur render the entire 15 majority for Wil son in the precinct, rather than have the precinct thrown out and the- 270 voters disfranchised. A. M. Dunn, rep resenting the republican party was not willing to accept this proposition hold ing that the procinct should either be thrown out or steps taken toward a re count. W1U Not Act Until Monday. I.os Angeles, Cat, Nov. 17. The na tion will not know how California voted in the presidential election until Mon day at least and possibly not until some time later than that. This delay was caused over the I.os Angeles county board of supervisors failurs to reach a solution of the "precinct No. 338 diffi culty" in which three votes are involv ed. The board voted to take the matter under advisement until Monday morning at 10 o'clock. No figures on the of ficial count of I.os Angeles county, up on which politicians say a big Hughes gain will dejtend will be available until that time. Figures will only be an uonncpd then if the mix-up in precinct No. 33S is settled. In this precinct tal ly Bheets showed 273 votes cast when only 270 voters had registered there. All But Three Counted. San Francisco, Nov. 17. President Wilson's plurality in California will be approximately 3,750 votes when the of ficial count of presidential ballots in the state is completed. This estimate was made this after- (Continued on page eight.) )c )fC 5$C jft tfi )( 3(c jf$ j(C sj laj 5 Jjfi SUBMARINE ON EAST COAST New London, Conn., Nov. 17. A report was received here this afternoon fiom Plum islund that a strange submarine with, a gun mounted on 'dec I hail been sighted toward the mid way Connecticut slioie near liaitletl's reef, Long- Island sound. The vessel wns visible, ac cording to the reK)rt, through a light snowstorm. A report later from Plum Is land said the submarine had dis appeared. Whether she submerg ed or left by the surface was not stated. Many here believe the strange craft .wa.i the war submarine which had been expected as a convoy for the Deutschland. It was argued here that inasmuch as the Deutschland reached the port just 17 days ago and that it leipiires just thut length of tiu.o for il Mibmariuo to make the trip net oss the Atlantic, the meeting of war craft and mer chant vessel might have been arranged by this schedule. MAY "Hope of Holland" 10. Dutchmen Fear Throne May Go to German Prince rw h -vi-.v,:..-,-:!.'"- .. - --vv .vv "im id: SI. " i I VI r O P&INCESS UULFNF O Reports of the illness of Princess Juliana, only child of Queen Wilhel- mina ot the Netherlands and hoir to the Dutch throne, alarmed all loyal Dutchmen, since the lives of the queen and the princess are all that stand in the way of possession of tho throne by a German prince. The succession lies, alter Queen mlhelnuna nnd l'niicess .luliana, in-the house of Wied. l'rincess Juliana is seven years old. Heavy Fighting Reported Last Night Fifty Pes South of Border El I'aso, Texas, . Nov. HI. Heavy fighting between Mexican de facto gov ernment troops and Villista ' bandits was in progress throughout yesterday and last night about one hundred and i'iftv miles south of the border on the Mexican National railway line, accord ing to reports reaching here today. Karlv today a detuchmcnt of 400 Carranzistas fiom the Juarez garrison were hurried south on a military train. The de facto authorities believe that Quevedo s band of Villistas was mak ing another attempt to cut off Chihua hua City from communication with the border when they were pounced upon by government forces. The issue of the fighting is still uncertain. MRS. BOISSEVAIN WORSE Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 17. Inez MilhoHand IWiisscvnin, noted suffrage leader suffered another relapse today following a surprising rally after word had been sent out two days ago that she was dying. Surgeons declared Mrs. Hoisscvaiu had a very poor night and was worse. Congress has appropriated monev for experiments looking to the increase of ... .......... i . i. !m KM u. nun ui sutii-urvin svru IU liiu nited Stntes- 1 'i u' Domestic Tragedy Follows Soldier's Return to Home But Law Will Exact Penalty By J. W. Pegler, (T'nited Pre Staff Correspondent.) London, Nov. ;t.(Jv mil)-The ' . domestic tragedy of Lance Corporal; Richard Cunningham has centered of- ficial scrutiny on a new phase of the slHikurV iihurneter f 'nnninuham is charged with strangling his wile whom lie had accused of inl'idelitv while he was on the western front. The accused soldier wrote to the, London chief constable beseeching the, officer to save his home aud voicing a stein Knglinh law will exact full pen soldier's hatred of the type of slacker i ally. i Cunninghaui, it appears, got who had betrayed him. ''1 wrote you from the trenches of France," said the letter, ''to ask why this type of man is not doing his bit." "Several times le.tely ' i have re- .1. nuii-inil r.itu.i-ttf fil a imitt viuitimr mvicoolll" With 1111 ililllCSS OVcr I IS lamer ifc home and wiiiietiiiies stopping all night, i while I am here at the front ill answer I to my country's call. Xt j ' It U shameful such men should je be left at home while we are out here LONDON BELIEVES MA ST R DOOMED TO CAPTOR SOON Allies Swing Twice In Flank ing Movements That Are WLming BULGARIAN - TEUTONS FORCED TO WITHDRAW Place of No Great Military Importance 54 Air Bat tles Near Ancre London, Nov. 17. Fall of Monastir within three duvs was confidently pre dicted hero today with receipt of fresh news of tho victorious progress toward tho Macedonian citv of French, Italian, Russian nnd Serbian forces. Fighting through snow, sleet and mud Nie four allies have impetuously swung twice in flanking movements of gigantic magni tude and haye a vise-like grip on the Monastir neighborhood. General Serratl refused to be drawn into attacking the Bulgarian defenses to the south of Monastir defenses which Sofia some time ago pronounced im pregnable and according to all reports which reach here has forced retirement of the Bulgarian-Teuton defenders from these positions without their hardly striking a blow, by threat of strong en veloping movement. Fall of Monastir will be a distinct blow at Bulgarian pride and experts here predicted another appeal from Sofia for German assistance in retakine the city. Its natural importance is not great, but Bulgaria apparently attaches sentimental value to holding of the city. J3no immediate effect of the allied ad- vanrV it was expected Jiere, would be relief from General Von. Fhlkenhayn 'b forward fovemcnt into Rumania. Mili tary observers believe somo of his forces will be diverted to render assist ance to tho retreating Bulgarians north of Monastir. Just now Rumania is feel ing the effect of this strong movement southward of the Teutonic forces, Von Falkenhayn having crossed the Carpa thoans and advanced a score or more of miles across -the frontier, occupying a oosition where he now threatens a flanking movement of the Rumanian line on the Danube. Considerable activity, coincident with the Monastir advance, is also reported from tho British force operating to the east of tho Struma river, this army has also made distinct advances. Serbians Still Advance. Rome, Nov. 17. Dispatches from Su lonika today said the Serbians had oc copied the towns of Kenali and Meso- -ioli tu their advance toward Monastir. Keunli and Mcsozioli aro both situat ed several miles below the line of ad vnnce of tho allies fixed in latest state ments from Sofia. Paris and Lndon- It may be that the allies advanced around the towns and left formal occupation until a Inter time. 51 Air Battles. Taris, Nov. 17. Lieutenant Guynem er, France's aerial hero, downed his 21st German battle plane, according to an announcement in today's war office statement. The official atatemeut de tailed nu unusuul amount of aerial ac tivity in the Amiens region, citiug 54 aerial encounters there. It was in this that Guynemer, got his latest victim I . (Continued on naffe twn. i month nfter mouth, iu the" rain nnd ' mi"l taking our turns under fiie that 1 .V ufe. Why hasn't Ui,. man tin in fiillnd fur Hfirvn-nT i , .,,..,, in.. .r.. i,.n. jnK nie about mv little' son. The j suspense will drive me mad, Horrow '" 1 can look lorwar.i To wnon tne war ends, jr this man can run aliout , with other men's wives he cull come lout here." lint unless the. corporal can defeat the cold evidence against him, the leave, went direct to Ins Home, con- fronted his wife with his suspicions and strangled her to death. He was wound in a swoon across his wife's body, the baby son toddling about. return. m ( uiingliuin 's letter in in the haniW 'of the couiaiundiiig officer and may re - suit in the weeding out of treacherous .May at homes. Jitney Drivers Stir Up Sleepy Old Portland . Portland, Or., Nov. 17. Whilo an ar mistice was declared today between tho police and the Jitney iJrivers Union, jitneurs made an attack on the taxicab chauffeurs, and under the slogan "any where for a nickel" succeeded in taking- considerable business away from the higher priced machines. Tho jitnOy-taxi war will probably rage until the circuit court hears the appeal of Wilbert R. Funk, jitneur, con victed in Police Judgo Langguth 's court on a chargo of operating his car with out a franchise, as provided in a new municipal ordinance. Fifty seven jit neurs are under arrest on simt..; es. (Funk's was made a teBt case, Viif tely.l others were continued indefinite Meanwhile 300 bus drivers have ob tained "for hire" licenses and gone one after tho taxi trade. I TO RJIS ANO SAMOA Cannibals Will Bite Off a Mouthful If They Tackle the Colonel By J. P. Toder. (United Press staff correspondent.) New York, Nov. 17. Although the Fijis and fhe Polynesians of Samoa don't know it yot, their respective is lands are due for a tilt, and the South Pacific for somewhat of a splash, so to speak, next February. Because T. K- is going to visit 'em. It is understood this trip is to con stitute Colonel Roosevelt 'a vucation aft er tho campaign labors he undertook I in tho interests of Charles I.. Hughes. Mrs. Roosovelt will accompany the col onel. Roosevelt' chose Samoa and the Fiji islands because they aro both highly spoken of by physicians as above the averago in climate and, too, because Roosevelt believes they will afford bint a good playground for the rather ard uous vacation he generally takes. - Although Wesloyan missionaries have driven sin and cannibalistic traits from the erstwhile savage, Fijis and the en ergy they -onco speul .in--, thinking up untquo tortures lor nntortunate vic tim has been turned to more civilized channels, thero remain many distract- tions on the islands. Mr. Lippincott's gabettcr mentions innumerable worn- out volcanoes to crawl about in And many health-springs with such modern conveniences as hot and cold water de vices. Thero aro several five-thousand foot hills in (-Samoa and a lot of wild ter ritory in which any number of heretofore- undiscovered wild things aro said to abound, unnamed. The colonel plans to start about Feb ruary 1. He hasn't decided yet wheth er to go through tho Panama canal or across the continent to San Francisco for his boat. He will be gone probnbly two months. It is most unlikely that Roosevelt will mnko any political announcements or speeches until nfter his return. Hughes' Lead Is Cut Steadily by Count in Eastern Oregon Portland, Ore.,. Nov. 17 The plurality by which Hughes carried Oregon has been reduced steadily as complete re turns have come in from tho counties east of the mountains. Malheur is now the only county iu tho stnto which has not sent in complete figures and the to tals are now es follows: Hughes, 125, 381; Wilson, 118,827; Hughes' plural if, fi,557. These totals include about three-fourths of the vote cast in Mal heur. Tho complete returns from Mal heur will probably make a farther slight reduction in Hughes' lead. Tho returns now' at hand show that eastern Oregon gave Wilson a plurality of 0,023. Hood River and Morrow were the only counties east of the mountains that gave pluralities for Hughes. Hughes. Wilson. Buker 2,4-12 3, S01 2,353 5,334 2,2.1!) 1,451 3,352 2,fliiU 514 Benton 2,HU Clackamas 0,3511 Clatsop 2,5tiS Columbia 2,020 Coos 3,213 Crook 1, HKO 642 3.!07 55S 871 871 1,314 3..W7 54!l 1,051) l,3llii 804 7,253 1.107 4.575 1,310 82M3 ooi 11, 4 IS 2, D 12 731) 1,547 3,001 2.25.'! 1,100 2,2S5 4.110 3, !fl7 Curry Douglas . .. Gilliam . . . . Grant Harney . . . Hood River , Jackson . .. Jefferson . Josephine Klamath . . . Lake Lane Lincoln . . , l.im Malheur . . Marion . . . Morrow . . . Mulinomuh , Polk Sherman . . , Tillamook . I'matilla . . I " n ion Wallowa . , 1 l'7li H7II 8701 1,045 1.188 1,1)10 800 1.050 1,855 1)80 5,880 1)15 4,075 1.500 5,0114 830 35.755 2,840 740 1.175 4,000 3, (I(i2 1,025 2,348 2,870 3,31 1 ( ,"SV" Washington . . 1 Yamhill j I ,j J ' ..125,385 11S.S27 RAILROAD PLAN TO STOP EMPLOYES COLLECTING PAY Van Hise Says Regulation of . Wages by the Government Is Inevitable United ' ft. 'vlcv. CONGRESS CAN FIX BOTH DAYS WORK AND WAGES Hale-S0.0"" eral Occasions, and May Again Washington, Nov. 17. Warning that railroad men may "hold up" congress at the next session if they are success ful in the present Adamson eight-bour law controversy was given today by President Charles R. VanHiso of Wis consin university to thu national coun cil of the United .States chamber ef commerce. Hbould the courts grant tho appeal of railroads to enjoin enforcement f the Adamson eight-hour law, tho work of the commission appointed to investigate its application to railroad operations will be held up temporarily, General Uoethals, chairman ot the investigating commission, snid today. Ooothuls left here this afternoon for New York, where ho will meet with the other mem bers of the commission next Thursday. The work of the investigators up to January 1, when the law is designed to go into effect, will be Informal. Fvl lowing that date its action will be gov erned by the decision of the courts iu tho ponding suits. A new angle in the fight of the rail roads was presented to department ef justico officials today when it was learned that iu suits filed at Milwaukee, plea is made to enjoin railroad employes irom cuiLecimg wages uiiuer lav imw. The pending litigation was made the object of discussion today at a special meeting of the I'nitcd Htates chamber of commerce. The executive eouneii or the chamber urged "an immediate in-, vestigation by the interstate commerce commission ot all facts relevant to the present railroad controversy." No Holdup Permissible. "Whether the Inst election bad ay thing to do with the passage of the Adunison law," VanHiso said, "yon eau judgo as well as I. " Four hundred thousand men held up tho governing power of the United HtRteM. ThA itrnnminntlH situation StUkV be repeated indefinitely unless courage is exhibited in future matters of tao sort which was not exhibited iu this case." "Tho railroad brotherhoods must not bo permitted to hold up the people ef th United Htates and at the point of a pistol demand ' we must receive wkat we want, or one hundred million people will be subjected to enormous losses and suffering." Vanllise snid regulutiou of wages by the government is inevitable. The first thing that must come is an amendment to the Newlnnds act which will prevent calling of strikes or lockouts- The entire railroad problem waa threshed out during the sessions to duy. Has Changed Labor Hours. ' CouLrress has the undoubted riirht na iler the constitution to prescribe both hours of labor nnd amount of wages, not only for railroad employes but for others in interstate commerco, Repre sentative Adamson, vice-chairman of the joint congressional committee on in terstate commerce, told the chamber. "The commerce clause of the consti tution, knows no limitations," Judge Adamson said. "Congress passed first a law limiting railroad work to 40 honrs, then tho 10 hour law, then laws limiting a day's work to 13 and even nine honrs for some clnsses of work. "If the two clnsses of railroad men fight, congress will fix the rights and duties in the interest of the people." Judgo Adamson said he is unalterably opposed to government ownership as a solution of the public, utility problem. I I lln.....nn..... . ...I'll.trll i i. wnnlil nut .TU-IIIHirill. ,.ni...ru.F t.vh.u - "'o ceuu'O' 'n the hands of the rail roads." ho said. "The roods would j''lbe capitalized at S.OOO.OOO.OOO. There (Continued on page two.) THE WEATHER CAM YoO ( SCAT THIS V?a Notff MBrrl Oregon: To night nnd Satur day fair, warmer tonight; south easterly winds. I , , ....... .. . . . -- I it machines.