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ftt; D $ t $ $ :f $ $ JL- 1 ' . sV - F FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES s)e ' i(S CIRCULATION IS ' OVER 4000 DAILY . ' :. THIRTY-NINTH YEAR NO. 248 SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1916 pmru Twn nwrpa on trains and nbwb a BPAims rrvn rrm r- WAR AT D E IS BELIEF German Military Jxperts r$ of Campaign- In v $vlVania and RumaniaAllied Advance Toward jnastir Continues Germans Claim ' To Have Recaptoied Mountain Summit and To Have Repulsed Serbians By Carl V. Ackerman, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Berlin, Nov. 18. The war is approaching a decisive stage and the decision will rest with the campaign in -Transylvania and Rumania. Such is the expert military viewpoint here. As summed up today by a well informed military authority, the situation is : The triangular loss at Ancre does not affect the Somme battle as a whole. Viewing all the war theatres, the whole war has now reached a period of tension. The solution is drawing near. "When this shall come depends on the progress of the present fighting in the Rumanian passes. We are making progress there, but the mountain difficulties are greater than in Serbia. Once General Falkenhayn crosses, my guess is the decision will come. How long this will take we do not know but one must be patient and await Coming developments. Herliu, via wireless to Sayville, L. I., .Nov. IS. Sanguinary repulse of Ser liian and French attacks on the Plains r' Monastir and recapture of n moun tain summit previously wrested from the Cioriiinns liy tlio Serbiaus was re ported in today's war office statement. That portiou of today's official state ment which detailed this fighting read: "Fresh attacks in the-plain south of Monastir and against the front of the forty Second Pomeranian nifautry on the snow covered heights of the Ccrnn bend were sanpuiuarily repuls ed. ' Every day there has been violent, righting for the heights northeast of Cerna. One of the summit, which had been captured on November 15 by the Serbians, was reeaptured by the chief commander general of infantry, Otto Von Buelow at the head of German r'fles, storming the. position in hand to bnndjCOnfiict. The emperor has dis tinguished the chief and his troops by appointing the geuernl chief of the rifle battalion." The war office statement related ar tillery duels in progress on the left wing of Field Marshal Mackensen's Gei man-Btilgtirinn-Turkish army around Dt'grurtjii and declnred tlio Ituiuanians had been endeavoring, unsuccessfully, to push back the center of the German front northeast of Campolung. The Ru nirnian losses, it was declared, had been heavy and the German advance in the valleys of the Alt and Jinl continuous. Allies Claim Gains ; " I'nris. Nov. 16. The allied advance toward Monnstir continues. The French official statement today credited the Serbian troops in this theatre of the war with capturing S00 metres of trench es east of the Oernn from the Teuton defenders (mil the taking of height 1212 northwest of Iven with bloody losses to the Bulgarians and Germans. The advance ibout Monnstir is being mode despite heavy floods, it was stat ed The utntomnnt nun .lntnlln,! repulse bv hand grenndes of a strong! "f rescinding its ordinance limiting citi eacny de'tirchmeiit which attempted to1 'a canine possesions to two, or of reach. French trenches at Binches Six l German ncai.oplauc8 were brought down in nir fights. . British Advance Lines .London, Nov. IS. Further. rSritistli advances northeast of Bcaubont Hamel If flier's anything n T0HH2 hus- band, th out. Th installment p!nn 'I! bring it farmer has an S hour tore- ( j i 4 TV. rtf CSVE STAGE IN GERMANY Decision Will Rest On Result and northward of Benueoiirt were re ported by Sir Douglas Haig today. The British commander in chief re ported a coutinnatiou of the heavy enemy shelling directed against Beau mont Ilimiel and Ueouterne. To the north of Ypres he detailed a successful raid by his forces of a GerniuiiTedoubt, wherein a number of prisoners and a machine gun were captured. Nomads Defeated London, Nov. IS. Defeat of a large force of Nomads on the Indian border by British troops was announced by the India office today. The statement said a large number, estimated at WOO, had collected on the border opposite Bhi-Ib-Kadr on Tuesday. Copper Stocks Make New High Records New York, Nov,. IS. Demand for copper Bent stocks up at the opening of the market today, Vta-h and Ana conda making new records at l-4'.j and 10.1 7-8 respectively. Other issues joined in the upward movement. United States steel sold at 123 3-4; Lackawanna at 105; Republic at il --l-: a gain of lVi for the last named. Murine issues were strong; rails quiet Bethlehem Steel jumped to a new rec ord at 7U0 on reports of a big order from the allies.-American Zinc made a record at 02 7-S and Pressed Steel Car at R7K-. While there were heavy realizing sales in the genernl'list in the second hour American Writing l'aper prefer red jumped OVi to 70. More than a million shaves were trad ed in the two hours sesiou. The close was irregular. Exclusives Have Choice of Dogs or Undesirables San Francisco, Nov. 18. Exclusive Burliuganie today faced the alternative having Japanese, Chinese or negroes ns neighbors in its most fashionable dig trict. . . " Miss Alice Hager, society leader and ni-ted dog fancier, precipitated the elin ax. The dog limiting ordinance was passed after complaints that dogs in kennels disturbed slumber. Miss Hag er. with other dog owners, pleaded vnin ly forn change in the ordinance. Fail ing in this, she advertised in the news papers, offering her home for sale, with "reduction in price to a Chinese, Jap anese or negro." Today it looks Its if the ordinance might bP annulled. locomotive Boiler Explodes, Three Hurt San Francisco, Nov. IS. Three train men, were injured, one seriously earlv today, when the boiler of a Southern Pacific locomotive exploded at Ordway, near Redlands Junction, the Southern Pacific announced. Engineer Conner sustained a bruised hip, Fireman Wees' leg was broken uud Brakeman I-nnd-strum was scalded, but not seriously. The explosion derailed the engine and one freight ear and blocked the main line for an hour and a half. HER CHANCES SLIGHT I.os Anveles, Cal.( Nov. IS Inez Mil l.nlland Bois.-cvnin. famous sufl'raire worker, who is critically ill here, was reporte.l today to have had "a very comfortable niirht" and to be better Dcsnite this imnrovemeut. ntfemliniy physician continued to express the rmiiiinn that her chance of recoverv is slight. BIO NAVY. BIO BILL Washington, Nov. IS. Ex- cecdiug last year 's total by more than .'10,000,000 the new naval appropriation bill to be introduced in congress at the forthcoming session will call for an expenditure of $37o, 000,000, Chairman Padgett of the house naval affairs commit-, tee stated today. Of this sum $273,000,000 will be devoted to new ships and to payments on contracts already existing and $100,000, for purposes of de partmental administration. j)c IN FIGHT Four More Proposals in Pro gram to Complete Strike Settlement ONE TO TAKE STOCK AND TO DRAFT TRAIN CREWS Fight Promises To Be Bitter as Congress Is Widely Divided Over It By Robert X Bender. (United Press staff correspondent.) Washington, Nov. 18. President Wil son today was preparing to personally enter the great three cornered fight be tween labor, the railroads and the gov ernment in proposals for the prevention of strikes in this country..'" Monday lie will confer with Judge Adam-son, chairman of the house com mittee on interstate commerce, as to the completion oi tfle program he advanced at the Inst session of congress. Adam- son says this program will be pushed mrougn immediately wnen congress re convenes in December and that it may be found inadvisable even to await the report of the- joint congressional com mittee authorized to make a searching inquiry into the entire railroad prob lem. With the railroads a unit combatting Ua .t I, ...!.. .. . 1 , . . ij livfiaiiiuiiiHiHiiiv ui rue eigai nour law, with labor ready to fight proposals for settlement of industrial disputes by legislation and with members of con gress already divided on these questions, the railroad problem threatens to seri ously embarrass the smooth operation of legislative machinery at this session. lhere are as yet four proposals in the president's program of strike settlement and prevention to be acted upon if he holds to his original program. Thore in clude: The Four Provisions. Provision for enlargement and reor ganization of the interstate commerce commission. Approval .by congress of consideration by the intersttae commerce commisison of increases, when justified, in freight rates to mlTt inch additional expendi ture rendered necessary by adoption of tho eight hour day. An amendment of the existing fed eral statute which provides for media tion, conciliation and arbitration of in dustrial controversies by adding a pro vision that in case present agencies foil, a full public investigation of the mer its of every such dispute ehull be insti tuted and completed before a strike or lockopt may be lawfully attempted. Giving the president power, in case of military necessity, to take control of such rolling stock of the railroads as may be required for military use and granting hiin authority to draft into military -service such train crews and administratitve officials as circum stances require. The president also is expected to urge in his message that all arbitral awards be made judgments by record of a court "in order that their interpretation and enforcement may lie, not with one nartv to the arbitration, but with an authori tative aud impartial tribunal." Council's Recommendations. Washington, Nov. in. Legislation to prevent railroad strikes "pending a set tlement of disputes between employers and employes" was recommended' by the Nutiounl Council of the I'nited States Chamber of Commerce tnrinv. i That the government take steps to make j certain staoiiiation, improvement and extonsiou of transportation facilities also was recommended. A TATAL TIRE Winnipeg, Man., Nov- IS. :. J. Hv er is dead and David Woudhcad, ('. ' I.ouery, O. W, Perkins-and .Miss Jean j Thomas nre in a critical condition fol lowing a $100,urm fire in the Borhridge Saddlery company warehouse today. All j nre employes. Five other employes' wre j taken to hospitals anil six were tnken to their homes, Icrs seriously injured. ' Will PREPARES TO TAKE A HAND RAILROAD FIVE AMERICANS FLEET I Traveled 200 Miles On Horse Back Through Bad Indian Country JOURNEY WAS ONE OF INCREDIBLE HARDSHIP Nothing Said of Five Others Supposed to Have Been , in the Town Kl Paso, Texas, Nov. 18 After a ride of 115 days over the wildest part of the (Sierra Madre mountains through n re gion infested by savage Yocqui Indians, five Americans who fled for their lives from 'Parral before the attack of Villa on the town,, reached Culiacan, Hinaloa, on the west coast of Mexico yesterday. In a message from T. O. Hawkins, su perintendent of the Alvarado mines in the Parral district, the news came dur ing the night to the offices of the min ing company here. Numerous reports of massacre and lack of information tor two weeks had stirred anxiety on the border. Upon recoipt of the message last night, tele grams were dispatched at once to anx ious relatives and friends of tho five men. The message from Hawkins said simply: "We arrived here snfely to day." At the offices of the mining company here, it was assumed Hawkins meant only the five American employes of the Alvarado companv. Thcv were T. G Hawkins, A..W. Sf orris, Howard Graves, Leslie Webb and Bernard McDonald. Of the fate of the othir five Amicans in Parral who did leave with the Al varado men nothiag'ta yet known. To reach Cullcan the lit tie party had to travel on horseback more than 200 miles across the highest part of the --oncKoone or we continent'.' and Itherugh a part of tho country infested 'by barbarous Yaquis. All were mount ed and armed in anticipation of such an j emergency. Some of the men are min- UK rKiti-oia auu vuaiurn coiiegu men. "Their journey must have been one of incredible hardship and danger, V said an official of the Alvarado Mining mo uc n yiweeu lu. me coast at Mazatlan and come north by sea. HELEN KELLER DENIES Her Mother, Teacher and Sup posed Bridegroom AH Say Story Is False renthnm, a Ms.. Nov. IS. Miss Helen Keller, one of the world's most famous women, who, it was reported was soon to marry her secretary, Peter Pagan, officially denied the report through her companion, Mrs. Annie 8. Aiacy. Mrs. Keller, mother of the blind wo man, Mrs. Mncy, her constant comnan ion since childhood, and Pagan himself united in denying the report. In a statement toduy Mtb. Macy, who taught Miss Keller to sneak, said:" "The story that my pupil ori'7 years is to marry ner secretary or anyone else is an abominable fabrication. "I have been with Miss Keller al most continually ever since I first saw her in her home in Tuscombia. Ala.. 27 years ago and during her recent illness and during that time she has scarcely Deen out of my sight. "Besides this, her mother has been with Miss Keller ever since last June. If she had any affection deeper than friendship for her secretary or anyone else we would have known of it. The story that Miss Keller intends to mar ry is untrue. 'Miss Keller and Mr. Fagan both deny the story in every particular and Mrs. Keller and I know no foundation for it." Fa;nn said that despite the statement of the regiatrnr of ISoston he had made application for a marriage lucnxo to wed Miss Killer ten days siio, he hud never considered such a thing. DYING MAN WANTS BET Marysville, Cal., Nov. 18. A refuet for the "free fu nernl" won with 30 suits of clothes, .'!" hats and an automo bile in election bets by- Fred Parks, capitalist, has. been made by a dying county charge in Han Francisco. Otlwrs are writing Parks, begging for suits and re citing hard luck tales. Ri PARRAL AND REACH A Small Steamer Anvil Reported in Distress Wahin' n:i, Nov. 18. Leaking and with her engines disabled, the small American steamer Anvil, passenger and freight laden, was rcKrted to the navy department today in distress off San Jose Del Cubo, near the southern end of Lower California. The collier Saturn wirlessed she expected to reach the An vil today. Waiting Word From Her San Diego, Cal.; Nov. IS. Word from the steamer Anvil, reported in distress off San Jose Del Cabo, was awaited at the government wireless station here today. She is in command of Captain J. Sooty of San Diego and was recently refitted at Oakland. BUT IT ENOUGH TO AFFECTJESULTS "Semi-Official" Returns Show Gain of 858 in Los Angeles County WILSON'S MAJORITY ' WILL BEABOUT 3,000 Minnesota's Official Count Complete Gives State to Hughes by 396 8an Francisco, Nov. 18. Chnrles E. Hughes will gain 8.18 votes in Los An geles county if "semi-official" results of the count given out today are borne out by tho official returns. " According to the unofficial returns compiled last -week. Buenos' Los An geles figures given out today by the Los Angeles board of supervisors, cov ering all precincts except number 338, which is in dispute, gave tho high Hughes elector 135,420 and the low dein ocrattc elector llJ,i!.l9. This shows a maximum plurality for Hughes in the county of 23,191. This gain for Hughes is not large enough to affect Wilson a plurality in the state, although it is the largest dif ference so far revealed between the unofficial totaU and tho totals result ing from tho recount. Hughes Gains 74 San Francisco, Nov. 18. Charles E. Hughes' net gain was recorded at 74 todny when the election commissioners of San Francisco county completed their official canvass of all but ?19 precincts in this county. It is expected that the official count here will be finished Monday, but it will be Tuesday or Wedncsdny before the registrar has completod his tally sheets. A similar delay is expected in Los Angeles county. When Hecretary of State Jordan will cinclude his tally is' uncertain but it will probably be about ton days from now. Han Francisco, Los Angeles and Ala meda are the only counties which have not finished their official canvass. Last I'nited Press tabulations indicated a minimum plurality for Wilsou of 3, 7!)0 in tho s'.ate. Ban Francisco Count Complete San (Francisco, nov. 18. Official canvass of Ban Francisco's vote at the recent election was completed todny. It showed a net gain of 0!) votes for Hughes in the county as tho result of tho recount, Kegistrnr Zemansky an nounced. Official tabulation of tho tally sheets will not be completed until next week. N Minnesota for Hughes 396 St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 18. Charles K. Hughes carried Minnesota by 3DII. This was based upon official returns from Minnesota complete, this afternoon, giving Hughes 1 79,3.13 ; -Wilson I'll, 157. There will be no official recount of the Minnesota figures, Fred Wheatou, chairman of the democratic state cen tral committee and other democrats in timated today. Tho republicans got out a brass bona and paraded the streets this afternoon. 1IOOHES TO TAKE A EE3T New York, Nov, 18. Charles F.vans Hughes will leave New York todny for l.nkcwood. N. J., where he plans to spend several weeks resting ut Laurel, in the Pines. lie will be accompanied l.v Mrs. Hughes- They will be joined later by National Chairman Willcox and Mrs. Willcox. Hughes and Willcox still are await ing the final result of the official count in California before sending congratula tions to President Wilson. 8MAXLP0x"lN SCHOOL Portland, Ore., Nov. IN. Five cases of smallpox having developed among pupils, the llollidoy school was fumigat ed today. If doctors believe the danger Hxt, it will be reopened next week. Tho discs appeared at intervals, and there is said to be no signs of au epidemic. HUGHES GAINS 10 SCENE IN PRISON Bg Chapel a Seething Mass of Shouting, Gesticulating ( Prisoners When Kay and Olcott Appear-Mlonvicts Make K Their Grievances Known-Want No Policeman or Ex- Sheriff Over ThemObject to Flax and Brick Workers Being Paid and Others Not Three hundred prisoners in the Oregon state peni tentiary smarrting under alleged unjust treatment, wrong methods of conducting the institution, and dis crimination, yesterday afternoon faced tSecretary of State Ben-Olcott and State Treasurer T. B. Kay in the prison chapel and, in a demonstration that came near being a riot, demanded a change in the administration ef the penitentiary. Yelling until it was impossible to be heard, and ges ticulating in a way that undeniably showed their unrest and determination to be heard, the prisoners gathered in the chapel when they heard visiting the penitentiary. The clamor grew to such an extent that Olcott and Kay stepped into the chapel and faced the mob which, regardless of descipline, rules, or regulations, seethed there. They could not be heard in the din, until finally a prisoner who was a leader held up his hand for quiet. . , ., . ... m committee go back to the men and re- ine men uecmuu biii-'h uhu a io" lenders speak. They told Olcott and Kny that the committee of prisoners tbnt was conferring with them in the outer office did not represent the feel ing, spirit or attitude ot thojnass of the prisoners. They charged that this com mittee, which consisted of Harry L.ovell, editor of "Lend a Hand," W. R. How ett and J. L. Dauby, was picked from the pets of the authoritiea in charge and they were "high brows" and not in sympathy with them. State Their "Demands.'' - ! Finally their demands took specific form and they asked why men in other lines of work besides that of flax grow ing did not recolvo the 25 cents per day aud they were told that in the flax industry and the brick industry the state received money for the product turtipn nut ana in the. other lines the state received nothing. . They were told the legislature had appropriated noth ing for payment of the men who dug ditches, etc. ' They wore a unit in demanding the removal of Deputy Warden Bherwood as they alleged he had not treated them well, and suggested the name of Col onel C. E. d. Wood as a man whom they would like to have for warden. Ex-Con-grcsBmau A. W. Lafferty was also men- tioned- , . tt' secretary Olcott and Treasurer Kay pacified the men as much as possible by telling them that the man who woulA be chosen warden would have absolute authority to run the penitentiary, to mako any sweeping chunges he pleased in tho Bvstem, and to choose his own subordinates. Only the board would hold him. responsible for the conduct of the pneitentiary. Governor Withycombe was with the other members of" the board ivnen they went to the penitentiary and he con ferred with the committee of three who were supposed to represent the body of prisoners. They presented claims prac tically the same as the other group, es pecially regarding tho selection of a warden. When the conference was about finished tho tumult in tho chapel be came bo great that it was suggested the 40,000 Gather to See Grand Prize Auto Race , Riipo Course, Santa Monica, Cal., Nov.. lfl.Nearly 40,000 spectators had worm ed their way inside the 8.4 mile course of the Grand Prize race, scheduled to start at 11 a. m. here today. The weather is perfect, with bright sunshine and a very light ocean breeze. Tho track was pronounced smooth as a dance floor by road dressers, wno nave been working night mid day since the record breaking Vauderbilt cup race, won by Dario Hesta in a Peugeot here Thursday. Following is the line-up of cors by number and their drivers: 11 Ducsenburg M. J. Moosie. No. Car. Driver. 2 Mercer Joe Thomns 24 Martrton Lewis .Tnckson 4 Mercer Eddie Piillen I Peugeot Bario ltcstn 1(1 Peugeot Johnny Aitkcn 8 Stilts Earl Cooper II Sluts K- C. Dimwit 10 Hercules Einil Agrazj lit Hudson Ira Vail IS Ducsenburg George Buzaue 0 Hudson Clyde Honds' a Mercer G. K. Hurkstell 12 Chowchilln Hid William Boldon 17 Ducsenburg Eddie Kickenbaiher .... sterling Price Oniiir Toft ... Howard Wilcox Bill Cody ... A. H. Patterson . . . , Dave Anderson William Weighlman .... W. M. Carlcton II (mud V 27 Omar" 2ii Peugeot 2.) National 20 Hudson 25 Kissel 21 Ducsenburg .. 22 Owl tipecniiul that the board of control was . . , Ml,,.tnnn. . of this committee to go intd the chapel brought out the fact that it was net healthy for the members to do so. Gov ernor Withycombe, before this became evident, had returned to the state house, and left Olcott and Kay there. Many Personal Orieranees. ' When it wag certain .that it wa not safe for this committee to go into tb ehapol, Kny and Olcott went in and talked to tic men. t When th board of control arfived ht 'the penitentiary the men were out in the yard but hearing that the con ference wan on With the committee of prisoners they immediately swarmed in to the chapel. The unrest that has been cumulating for the past few week sud denly broke all bounds. Many of tk prisoners had personal grievances to air, others spoke of unfair treatment, and in, general it was an unusual and decidedly rare occurrence. It is tho plan of the board of control to choose a warden Monday morning. So far there have been about 20 appli cations received. These have not jot been gone over to find out the qualifica tions of the applicants. The prisoners) in their statements yesterday insisted thcv did not want any former sheriff or police officer over them- Steel and Copper Make New Records New York, Nov. 18 The New Yerk Evening Hun financial review today suld: Outside the pertonnaneos of ste! and copper issue there was little more than nominnnl interest in today's short aes sion o ftho stock market. The industrial list was in the main narrowly firm with now and then reactions in epets. Tho railroad department made littlo change ono way or the other. Trading was generally brisk after the market once got under way but most of th business was of professional origin with, some short covering doubtless and tk counts carried over from Friday. Tho trading in the steel and eopper issues was most vigorous. Prices wer carried to record figures in -nearly ev ery case. United States Steel advaneed quickly to a new top price at 13 3-8 sail Bethlehem Steel at the same time to a tecord level at 700. Similar gains were made in Lackawanna nud Henublie. In the copper group Anaconda, Utah, Kn neeott, Chile, Chino and others toar.hrd levfls never before attained and made overnight gains of 1 to 4 points or so. The truiiing was somewhat irergulur in tho late session. NUMBER 24 ARRIVES Newberg, Oio., Nov. 18- Colonel Roosevelt please lake notice. J. M. Flowers' third wife has just given birth to his 24th child. It weighed 15 pounds. THE WEATHER Oregon: To night and Sun day occasional ruin west, fair cast portions; southerly winds. THIS tooss "