HEADS REJECT
ALLIED DEMAND
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 — Am
pricau heads have announced ttol
thty v/jli reject the demands ma.d<
by the Allies that they Intern, eut>
manne boats which put into Am
•;rlcHu ports. President Wilson has
declared emphatically that there
Is no reason why the United States
should change its stand, iu regard
»■> this matter. A principle was
adopted at the outset of the war
by the United States government
regarding tha rights of neutrals are
the fighting nations. The United
States has sftrictly adhered to those
rules r.nd cannot change its stand.
Cable messages are being Pre~
pared by the foreign) depart
ment which! will inform the re
spective governments involved that
tie Uuited States will not bar U
boa's which arrive in; American
■waters. No change will be made by
the United States unless* changing
conditions broughlt on by Allied or
Ontral Power action necessitates
that change.
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PIERCES LINE
PARIS, Oct. 11 — Twelve hun
dred war prisoners were* captured
by "be French in, yesterday after
noon s engagements. A flying wedge
baa nieroed the Chaulnes fighting
II :a aati Preach, soldiers have
reached Pilaincourt. Wing: maneu
vers are spreading out. It looks
s '£ the whote front would fall
into French hands. A terrific and
stubborn resistance is being placcd
««d lu the field by the Teutous.
French losses were trivial when
comoared to the German losses.
Right wing maneuvers captured
a thick patch of woods, south] of
"Pllaincourt this maruing. It is be
in? strongly fortified by heavy mov
able cannoa and military authorities
believt thftt it will be impossible
to rout the French from the new
ly wen position.
INVESTIGATING PROPERTIES
ProftsfCT D. C. Bard, well known
geoligist and mining man from Mon
♦ana is again with his friends in,
th>» Gardea City. He is earoute to
his mining property in the Atlin'
district where he will make certain
investigations in his mine< known to
most of ua as the Gleaner mine.
OMAHA PROUD OF SFVF?-T PAfPS OF TWINS
— — 1 TT^?l
Twins—seven pairs of them, one for each n.iy j: ije v.v- -arc tlie uni ,ne teatuic at i>»«? of tlie playground*
in Omaha Neb. The littlest ones are only six months •>!:! and have to come out in the arms of their parents,
but the others are big enough to negotiate the swings, slides, teeters and other attractions of the playground. The
winsome little girls at the left end of the second row are the grandchildren of one of Omaha's most prominent
millionaires.
NEW WAR LOSS
TOKYO, Oct. 11 — Seike Ter
iiucii the nev.- premier and/ war
lord of JajKiu, kaa eeut a message
conveying the good will of the
Japanese peoples to tha United
States. The new lord denies the
iM-ber rattling policy of Japan and
inshts that all nations Avail get a
squat deal in China.
Japan is extremely antxious to
KO"p the good will of the United
States <-.nU is backing this up by
preparing to renew the present
treaty when it expires. They litive
a*«ured the American heads that
their rights in China will not be
trampled upon and that every na
tion having interests there will be
given au able representation.
I'AfclS COMING FROM BOSTON
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,
Oct. 11 — The architectural depart
ment of the University of Washing
ton is expecting soon to receive a
largo collection of casta from the
Cap;oni studios in Boston. These,
models- will be used by tho classes
iu architectural drawing.
Mrs. Grlnnell and son, accompan
ied by Miss Marion Howell, arriv
ed on the Sophia. They are from
Spokane- and will visit withi Lieu
tenant Da via at Fort Seward.
Our Introductory
One-third Off Sale
Is Still In Progress
Don't miss this opportunity
of getting a supply of your
winter needs at this enor
mour saving of cash to you
Albert Reinert
Successor to
HI v vr 1VT II THE haberdasher and
• «J • Li l\Ln LADIES' FURNISHER
Broadway between fhird and Fourth Phone 41
LOXDOX, Oct. 11 — lie ivy guns
ure beaming and shaking v .e eartli
f»r miles around in tho Lembory
: campaign. It continues •, ::k an ia
, tensity tU:t liah seldom been dis
played ia the eastern arena of the
v ar. Both wings ot' the I!n 1-■: i i.
I forces have been driven L;uk on
; t ie ?'iuma river. Russian. forces
,ate reported to be advancing and
jg lining ground e^chi day.
I Dc-ft mivc foregs are weakening
i and it locks very mucli like Lcm
| berg .vould fall into the hands of
I the Russians before many mcr. e
weeks pare. Russian) commanders
seem confident of their1 success In
tais campaign and aro spurring
their men on to tho victory.
Tflc city council will meet touigh
a« a Hoard of Equalization. H
has been busy fctr the last few might!
threshing out tho various tax
de* "s withj the prope!ty| own:ra
and placing a fair assessment on
personal jiropeity in the city.
A question has arisen with tho
council as to its power si to levy
'axes on lands prior to the granting
of the Trustees Deed. Soaie pro
perty holders make the claim that
.<ueh. property cannot be legally
*axe1 by the city. Decisions from
the highest courts seem to favor
this contention. Some members of
t^e council maintain that the pow
er to tax wasf granted in the Or
ganic act and that the council lias
the power to tax it even if it was
only a possessory 'right. It is
expeued that the council will ar
rive at a definite decision on this
questiot at tonight's meeting.
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SAVANNAH, Oct. 11 — A sub
marine cf undetermined nationality
irr, pee 11 reported oL't' this. harbor.
Nave officials in close touch w;i ■
loi tions of American sea plung.
report tin t no Ame.Uun boat
aie in tliis vicinity. It is being J
couiiH'ted with, the German, plung
er which, did the hasty destructive
>. k on last Sunday.
It cannot bo accounted for in
i i. ] oilicu unless it is inform !
•d th;'t several of the !»& lineis en ,
j iMUie to America have deflected J
• .ii their course and are swinging
southward. Every big shipping con
i it r on the eastern ccast 1ms been
jiiiionned of the presence of the
Uubmcrine and no aoubt he^d, ci-J
j iic(Y will get in. communication via
••v'relese with) their liners and
war;, them of the danger.
GtRAHO UffiS j
HiH itMi
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 — Jas.
j \Va«ton Gerard, the American* am
bassador, returning from Germany,
I has refused to deny or affirm' the
I rei-ei t circuited that ho was com
'j to America in behalf of the |
Kaiser to sua for peace.
No one knows tiie mission upon
I which the American ambassador is j
I bound. He is keeping strictly quiet
on his mission. Pres^ reprosenta
tives cannot help, but believe that
his 's solely a peace mission.
1AI L TRAINING BEGINS
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,
Oc 11—Fifty-two men responded
>o the call of Track Coach C. W.
! Vumer Veer and thirty-seven flresli- j
I men reportd to Captain Tom. Cusli
lu in fjr early orew practice.
PEANUT °= r°« "
BUTTER v
—Your laote/
It is appetising and nourishing. Es
pecially good for children. We have
the "Maximum" brand in following
sizes: 4-oz. jars 15c. 10-oz. jars 30c
1 -lb. tins 40c 5-Ib. tins $1.09
P. Ii. GANTY
£ CATTLE, Oct. 1] — Policemen
inx-.s'cd former Patrolman, Margett
[in lliis city las* night. He was
cauijb* iu a building with a hun
dred and fifty ca^;>s of whiskey in
Ids possession. The) whiskey has
t iienn confiscated) ami Margett «*>
|held to answer the charge of hav
ing liquor in his possession with
;;ie Intention, of selling it.
When policemen. bioke into
building Margett attempted
escape- thru an ocen window
w.ts nabbed by one of the
mjikiiI operators before hq could
wiggle thru the small enclosuire. He
Ii;a<5 refused to commit himself ami
will uct talk about the arrest or
give an explanation 0f hiisi presence
ui the building with the liquor.
tha
to
but
dry
TEUTONa PUSH
ENEMY SACK
BERLIN, Oct. 11 — German sol
j ie'i s fighting under Fal'kenhlaynj in
the Transylvania aro making hug
•ac((-Eses. They aro pressing] *Ue
Rumanians back to the frontier and
'i')ldi:g every inch, of ground! which
• :rey have 'recently won in the cam
paign. General Falkenhayn is con
fident that he will cieeajr the field
of the enemy. German; regiments
.:re the Ugliest lovers? in the bat
tles which have been staged.
I O.VG BRAXCH, Oct. 11 —Presi
dent Wilson and Secretary Lansing
i ire hcUiflng a secrtt conference in
; lis city over the German subma
rine H'tioti which, occurred off Xan
tuckot Sunday. They are going
Itit- the situation in detail and
discussing every jihKi.se of the ques
tion. The conference haa betn con
tinued for today. Nothing will be
ku'-wn definitely until the con- I
feretue is over. It is known that j
President. Wilson objecls to a
iange in t'.ia liolicy adopted ly the
i-'nittd States. He is backed up in
fliis opinion by Secretary Lansing.
SEATTLE, Oct. 11 — An. article
appearing in the Seattle Times, ti
leading afternoon; an<l evening pai.tr
in this city, hae thrown toe city
into a turmoil. The Times is mak
ing a campaign against tha lawl©.-.;
conditions whichj seems to prevail
in this city. Leading with a stor.'
under the caption! "Lawless Condi
tions ft?4gn in. Queen City," the
moulder o£ public opinion, has set
forth the condiT*on/s which e.xkt and
calls for public demand to bring
an earl/ cessations of the condi
tions.
It compares the conditioris as
fkev are now wjth. the coudilions
when I he town was wide open ei:
year? ago. It speaks of ope r
gambling, illicit traffic in liijuo •
an<l a ncrcle of crooks gathered in
the <Vy. It alleges that In order
for fhe crooks to operate they are
(^cv'pelled to pay fcributg to a king.
The kint is not named.
Mayor Gill says that the condi
tion is due to a, fight bejng waged
try the brewery interests, who are
trying to discredit tho present; ad
ministration. Alfred Lundeen, pros
ecuting attorney for King County,
has' set forth on a personal investi
gation of tho conditions and an
nounces that evidence is being :jat -
< red whlchi will land some ci tho
principals behind the bais at
Walla Walla.
MARKETS
NEW YORK, Oct. 11—Extreme
caution is chaitacteristic of the
buying in the stock exchang this
morning. Tho alarm caused by
aftivi'v of under sea bo&ts off the
Anglican shore has subsided to a
g-.p'i'l extent and the list has re
turned to its normal acale.
stable stcdks are moving and
the demand is brislt. Fluctuations
are noticed in *h<? newer stocks
with a falling off in demand fc •
then). Financial agents look for it
'c blow over in a day or eo and
gtnual buying to return to its
normal condition.
SCHOOL SUITS
for the boys
We Have just Re
ceived a Shipment
LADIES'
FALL and
WINTER
COATS
Saturday next, October 14,
we will have on display a
large line of Ladies' Fall and
Winter Coats direct from
New York
W0LMM j '
"The Nationqj. Boys Suit.
1 Guarantee Label
2 National Club Button
3 Silk Pockct Kerchief
4. Three Piece Detachable Belt
5. Ivory Buttons '
V Pencil Pocket
7. WOOLWEAR Patent Buckle
8.Souvenir Cuff Links-'*
,V Full Lined KnickenV
10' Non-sagging Stitched Bottom
11 "Rip-Proof" Taped Seams
12 "Safety First'!, W'3tch Pockct
13 Cloth Faced Pockets^
14 "Orderly" Pant Hanger
® 15 "Indestructo", Lining
THE SUIT £DR YOUR BOY J
WILL CLA YSON