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PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER. 19, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ALLIES CAPTURED BY Dni euniin TfiDTiiDm WAR BOOT! TAKEN GOVERNMENT ISSUES PROPAGANDA WARNING ALLIES STRIP FOE OF SEA STRENGTH BELLIGERENT POWERS' WAR BILLS GIGANTIC UULOI IL.V 1 1 VI IUIIIUIIL.LS PEACE CONFERENCE BY YANKS IS E DR. EOUI ASSERTS PORTLAND OFFICER TELLS OF LENIENT PEACE TERMS SOUGHT FOR DEFEATED NATION. TOTAL TO MAY 1 ESTIMATED AT FIGHTIXG IX SIBERIA. $175,000,000,000. VOL. I. VIII. XO. 18,093. WILSON HER MODEL1 WILSON TO ATTEND HUG Departure for France Is Set for December. WHITE HOUSE GIYES NEWS President Will Leave Right After Congress Opens. TIME OF STAY UNDECIDED Presence of Nation's Chief Execu tive Is Necessary to Make Eas- ler Exchange of Views. WASHINGTON. Not. !. President Wilson will attend the opening: sessions of the peace conference. This was an Bounced tonight officially. He will go Immediately after the con vening: of the regrular session of Con gress on December 2. The announcement said it was not probable the President would remain throughout the sessions, but that his presence at the beginning of the con ference was necessary to obviate the disadvantages of discussion by cable in determining: the greater outlines of the final treaty. Wilson ta Sail la December. This official ataXement was issued at HI a nana iiuudc . "The President expects to sail for Prance Immediately after the opening of the regrular session of Congress, for the purpose of taking- part in the dls cusslon and settlement of the main fea turea of the treaty of peace. It Is not likely that It will be possible for him to remain throughout the sessions of the formal peace conference, but his pre ence at the outset is necessary In order to obviate the manifest disadvantage of discussion by cable In determining the greater outlines of the final treaty about which he must necessarily be consulted. He will, of course, be ac companled by delegates who will sit as representatives of the United States throughout the conference. Urlraratra ta Make Tria. The names of the delegates will be presently announced." How long the President will remain abroad he himself probably cannot say now. The time for fhe convening of the peace conference haa not yet been announced, but the general belief here Is that It cannot assemble before late In December at the earliest. If such proves the case, the President will be absent from the country for at least a month and probably longer. ' Extend Tear Probable. What plans the President may have for his trip other than to attend the opening of the peace conference and to participate In the discussions among the representatives of the associated nations which will precede it, have not been revealed. He undoubtedly will be accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, and It is expected here that besides visiting Paris, where the peace conference probably will be held, be will go to London and possibly to Brussels and Koine. Mr. Wilson is expected to receive abroad a reception which has been ac corded to but few men In any walk of life. He will be welcomed not only as the President of the United States and the commander in chief of its Armies and Navy, but also as the champion of world democracy. In visiting Europe the President will establish two precedents. He will be the first chief executive of the United States, to participate in a peace confer ence for the settling of issues growing out of a war In which this country participated, and likewise he will be the first President to leave North America during his term of office. Entente Wishes "Via It. In reaching his decision to attend the peace conference the President is understood to have been largely influ enced by representations from Premiers Lloyd George of Great Britain and Clemenceau of France and other states men of entente countries. The principles and terms of settle ment enunciated by the President have been accepted by both the associated nations and the central powers as the basis upon which peace is to be re established and it is understood that it Is for the working out of the applica tion of these principles that his pres ence is so earnestly desired by allied statesmen. Wibtoa Act la Person. Since the President is to sail for France early next month, it seems cer tain that he will reach Paris several weeks before the peace congress as sembles. His purpose Is believed here to be to participate in the conference now proceeding at Versailles as the preliminary to the meeting of the peace commissioners. He thus will have op portunity to discharge In person for the first time the duties of his mem bership in the supreme war council in which he is now represented by Colonel House. In the genera view here the sessions of the supreme war council, which will bring together the entente premiers with the representatives of the United States, are of first importance, for, in all probability, it will be at these ses sions that the general programme which is to govern the peace congress will be arranged. The President will attend the open ing sessions of the congress at which the broad principles of the treaty will Lieutenant L. E. Johnson Declares War With Reds Is Bound to Continue for Some Time. m SAN FRANCISCO, Kor., 18. (Spe cial.) First-hand Information of the fighting by the allied expedition in Si beria was' brought to ; San Francisco yesterday by Lieutenant L. E. Johnston, V. S. A., of Portland, Or., who went to Vladivostok with the first American troops under General Gravea Lieuten ant Johnston is the first American Army officer to return from Russia. "Fighting Is bound to continue for some time In Siberia," said Lieutenant Johnston. "The Bolshevik! are well armed and seem to have plenty of am munition." Proof that the allied armies intend to stay for considerable time in Russia, according to the American' officer, is the fad that the commanding officers of the different allied armies were looking for Winter quarters at Omsk. "Of course," said Lieutenant Johnston, "fighting will be Quite impossible dur ing the Winter." The Bolshevik army practiced many atrocities on wounded and captured Japanese at Nobarres, where severe fighting took place several months ago, according to Lieutenant Johnston. In several cases the eyes of the Japanese were burned out and the mutilated sol diers sent back to their lines. In retaliation, the Japanese troops. with English and Csecho-Slovak regi ments, a few days later surrounded a Bolshevik unit and killed all of them, leutenant Johnston said the American troops had done little fighting up to the time he left Siberia. He also said there were strenuous times on the trans port on which he returned when 600 of the (00 persons aboard were stricken with Influensa. Swiftly Retreating Foe Gives Up Big Stores. U. S. TROOPS ARE WELCOMED Inhabitants of Towns Deco rate Streets for Allies. AMERICAN BANDS PLAY French Women Make Flags Out of Old Pieces of Cloth Saved From Seizure by German Invaders. CubUuUciI tt 3, Column 3J. LONDON. Nov. 18, 3:25 P. M. In formation at the disposal of the Brit Ish government. Foreign Secretary Bal four declared in the House of Common today, is to the effect that the dellb erate policy of the Bolshevik govern ment In Russia ia one of extermination by starvation, murder and the whole sale executions of all persons who do not support their regime. "CURE" FOR STATIC FOUND Invention Expected to Revolutionize Wireless Communication. NEW YORK, Nov. 18. An invention which has taken the static out of wire less telegraphy, removing the greatest obstacle to the clear transmission of radio messages, has been perfected by Roy Weagant, chief engineer of th Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America, it was announced tonight. According to Edward J. Nally, vice president and general manager of the company, who made the announcement. the Invention not only makes possible the sending; of clear radio messages re gardless of atmospheric conditions, but eliminates "interference," thereby mak Ing possible the operation of innumera ble radio stations, without "crossing of messages. The invention, Mr. Nally said, also does away with the necessity of con struction of huge wireless towers. Per feet service can be obtained, he said, with antennae extending only a few feet from the ground. ANTWERP GAY WITH FLAGS City Celebrates Third Day of Deliv erance From Hun Rule. ANTWERP. Nov. 18. (By the Associ ated Press.) Antwerp today is ceie brating Us third day of freedom from the Germans. The city is gaily be decked with entente flags. - Thousands of residents are crowding the boulevards and cheering the allied soldiers. The Germans left the city on Friday without any untoward incident and Belgian troops entered immedi ately. URUGUAY LENDS TO ALLIES Negotiations On for Approval of Good-Sixrd Credit. MONTEVIDEO. Uruguay, Nov. 18. The Senate finance committee held a conference today with the Minister of Finance to ekpedite approval of a new loan to the allies of 15,000,000 pesos gold. The British Minister, has informed the Uruguayan government that Great Britain is most anxious that this credit be extended notwithstanding tne ter mination of hostilities. "FATHERS' DAY" IS FIXED American Soldiers in France Will Write Home November 28. PARIS, Nov. 18. The Stars and Stripes, the organ of the American expeditionary force, has arranged for November 28. as the day upon which all the American troops shall write home to father. Special delivery ar rangements are under way In order that "Fathers' day" shall be as suc cessful as "oMthers dar," May 12 last. It Is hoped that the fathers will write to their sons on the same day. OPTION GRANTED CADETS Immediate Release to Carry No Commissions. i WASHINGTON. Nov. 18. All cadet aviators now in training in the United States will be given the option of im mediate discharge without commissibns or of completing their training. Instructions to this effect were sent today to all aviation fields and camps by Major Kenly, chief of the division of military aeronautics. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMT OF OCCUPATION. Nov. 18. (By the As sociated Press.) The Germans are withdrawing as rapidly as possible. In the towns now occupied by the Amer icans -sjreat stores, including machine guns, cannon and ammunition, have been found. At Tellancourt there Is a big airdrome, but most of the planes left were damaged, some apparently In tentionally so. The hood of one ma chine had been pierced by a dozen pistol shots, probably in an endeavor to Injure the engine. Business at Virton, northeast of Montmedy, was proceeding steadily an hour after the Americans entered, and restaurants afforded a great surprise by serving food to' the hungry "deliv erers." Meat was scarce, but there was some and sugar was plentiful. Coffee and tobacco were brought forth in abundance. Towa Mayors Confer. After the departure of the Germans the Mayor of Virton called a confer ence of the Mayors of the neighboring villages for the purpose of outlining a plan of procedure under the new mili tary supervision. The townspeople opened soup kitchens for the repatri ated who continued to stream back throughout the day, and the wounded prisoners In hospitals were cared for by a local committee. It was America's day in Belgium. The residents had decorated their shops and homes with thousands of flags of the allies, almost all of "which seemed to have been made from scraps of silk and other material which lay hidden for months awaiting the great day. The civilian guards also appeared In brand new uniforms, which they had been saving. I Bla; Gone Tarae4 Over Twenty-two large caliber guns and great stores of lumber, barbed wire and various kinds of material used by en gineers were formally turned over to the Americans by the Germans today at Boullgny. Much of the material is new. When the Americans entered Bou llgny they were met by Lieutenant William Schmidt, of the artillery, and Lieutenant Carl Schllng, of the pion eers. Both carried arms ana white American People Asked to Be on Guard to Discourage Sympathy Pica. (By the Associated Press.) lOXDOK, Nov. 18. A long wireless dispatch algae by Dr. Solf. the C maa Forelsia Secretary, addressed ta the America a, British, French and Italian governments, has been picked here. The dispatch asks for elacldatloa "la a saelllfylnar aenae" of the conditions of the armistice roneernlnjr the left nana at Ik. Ukln,. without which "we ahall Inevitably advance toward more or leas Bolshevist conditions which might be come daageroas to neighboring states.' WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. Govern ment agents see evidences that Ger man propaganda macninery in . United States is being put in working order again to promote sentiment of leniency toward Germany in peace terms. Consequently, Department of Justice officials today warned that the public should remain watchful against re sumption of propaganda by Interests formerly active pro-German and for the past year passive. Official reports show German rep resentatives 1n various parts of the world still actively engaged in spread ing propaganda to create and enhance feeling of hostility toward the 'United States and the allied countries. Eck- hardt, the notorious German Ambassa dor at Mexico City, again is reported doing his . utmost to make Mexico hostile to the United States. 'Concluded on Page S. Column 1.) SHIPPING LOSSES SMALL Soldiers and Foodstuffs Suffer Little From Submarines. LONDON, Nov. 17. (British Wire less Service.) Since allied shipping has been convoyed', more than 26,000, 000 tons of (foodstuffs and 35,000.000 tons of war munitions have been brought to England alone. The total number of vessel which have crossed the seas in convoys up to a date late in October, was 85,772, with a total loss of .51 per cent. In moving the Argentine grain crop, 307 ships, with a total gross tonnage of 1.466,000 tons crossed the Atlantic in convoys to British, French and Italian ports with the loss of only one ship. One of the largest convoys was organ ized, for. the movement of Dominion troops and comprised 32 ships. The vessels were convoyed without loss, from the Far East to European waters. MORMON PRESIDENT IS ILL Head of Church, at Age of 80, Has Small Hope of Recovery. SALT LAKE CITT, Nov. 18. Joseph F. Smith, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mor mon), is critically ill at his home here, and not much hope is held out for his recovery. He suffered a paralytic stroke last April, and since that has been confined to bis home with the exception of the occasion of the semi-annual conference of the church here last month, when he addressed the members briefly. He celebrated ' his 80th birthday only a week a?o. , News of Surrender of 6ig Fleet Not Given Out. INTERNMENT PORT HIDDEN Half of Dreadnaughts and All of Battle Cruisers Taken. HUN WAR CRAFT ARE FAST Derflinger, or 28,000 Tons and 718 'Feet Long, Carries Eight Big Guns and Goes 30 Knots. ' Cost of AH Expected to Reach Two Hundred Billions by End of This Year. Avowed I. W. W. Advocate Blames President. DISLOYALTY IS FLATLY DENIED tarism and Vice Aired. WASHINGTON. Nov. 18. There was no announcement here today regarding the delivery of the fleet of battleships, battle cruisers and light cruisers which Germany was required under the terms of the armistice to surrender today to the associated nations. Nor was there any Information as to the names of the ports at which the. vessels were to be interned. There was' much speculation as to the final disposition of the ships, but in the ab sence of any official information or notification many officers thought this matter would be left until the peace conference meets. The armistice pro vided that the vessels 'were to disarm before they left Germany and that they were to be interned at neutral or allied ports as the associated governments might1 direct, with only caretakers on board. Fleet's 'Backbone" Taken. Publication of the names of the bat tleships and cruisers which were desig nated by the associated governments for delivery reveals that Germany is stripped of at least half of the fleet of dreadnoughts which it had in commis sion or building when the war began and of practically all of its battle cruisers. The dreadnoughts Kronprinz Wil helm, Grosser Kurfurst, Magdegraf, and Koenig are of the same type. 680 feet long and of 26,000 tons. They were designed for a speed of 23 knots and had Just bi"en completed when the war opened. They were armed with 10 12-inch and 14 5.9-inch guns. The Prinzregent Luitpold, Konig Al bert, Kaiserin, Kaiser and Friedrich Der Grosse were completed in 1913 and are 564 feet long, with a speed of 21 knots and of 24,000 tons. They also carried 10 12-inch guns each and 14 5.9-inch rifles. New Battleships Obtained, Available naval records here do not show a battleship Bayern, but it is re garded as possible that this is one of the three new dreadnoughts completed since the war started. These were au thorized in 1913 and 1914 and were to have been of 29,000 tons' displacement with eight 15-inch rifles each. Besides the craft delivered, Germany WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. The direct cost of the war for all belligerent na tions to last May 1 was reported at 1175,000,000,000 by the Federal Reserve bulletin issued today, and it is esti mated that the cost will amount to nearly 1200,000,000,000 before the end nf thin vno,. The calculations were compiled by Vl'eWS Of Industrialism, Mill- the board from various sources, and while their accuracy ts not vouched for, the board believes the figures are substantially correct. For purely military and naval pur poses, it is estimated that all belliger ents expended $132,000,000,000 to May 1, or about three-fourths of the total war costs. The balance represents interest on debt and other, indirect war expenses. About 8150,000,000,000 of the total war cost has been raised by war loans. The public defet of the principal entente allies is calculated at $105,001,000,000, or more than twice as much as the aggregate debt of the central powers, set at 845,000,000,000: This does not include debt incurred sinceHast May. FUNDS RAISED FOR MOONEY Demonstration Against Prepared ness Parade Declared Staged at Request of Amos Pincliot. HONORS WON IN BATTLE That she was simply a humble fol lower in the footsteps of the illustrious opponent of preparedness, President Woodrow Wilson, and her arguments against preparedness came from Dem ocratic literature, was the gist of the explanation of Dr. Marie Equi in Jus tification for her opposition to military (Concluded on Page 2, Column J.) DIE WACHT AM RHEIN. Oregon and Washington Men Get Distinguished Service Cross. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. The com- Preparedness. mander-in-chief, in the name of the fj".'!6": awaj;ded distinguished Federal c'ourt charged with violation of Dr. Equi, the stormy petrel of local I. W. W. circles, now on trial In the Gilbert W. Wilcox and Corporal Toi F. Barto, both of Company D, Fourth engineers. The citation reads: J or extraordinary heroism in action on the Vesle River, near Ville Savoy, trance, August 11. 1918. Corporal Wil. cox volunteered to go into Ville Savoy the espionage act, was a voluble, frank, self-possessed witness in her own be half when under cross-examination yesterday by United States Attorney Haney. Witness' Tongue Looked. Not even the warnings and protests of her lawyer, George Vanderveer, at a time when It was under a heavy couid tighten the brakes on her tongue -...u.u,cL w rescue a wounaea olli- The woman would answer a question cer." . , I ,. . .. lot ine oov eriiiiieiii iudci;ului wnu v.orporai tsa.no is the son of Mrs. M. .ti. .he aired her views of Indus- U Toen TOI -I J . . ... I 1 . uuruon sireei, jemng- trlallsm, poverty, crime, the wage ham. Wash., and Private Wilcox is the Lrai- rhild welfare, child labor. Liberty son or Mrs. Nathan B. Wilcox, rout bonds, militarism, vice, I. W. W. songs, o. i, dox 13J, Llnnton, Or. r w. w. principles, who started the war, and sundry and various kindred I DIAPR nilCDCP ri nnnrn topics. UULULI rLUUUtU Kh claimed authorship of the eight- Kill and pla ImsH t rt tlBVA Tin f. M. ""'""S" nausea oy j.0ol Tide May hand ln framing the minimum wage Reach Nearly $1,000,000. bill. Since the cannery strike she has iv.ma nntt.ra 4n thA ma nlno t Inn nf rT r.-T.T.r-. . . I ... iui.Dr,v., nuv. xa. uamage which ,.k. .. ,1UUu,uuu was causea ,-arlniinn nrpnare.lness and the here within an hour tonight when the U. n..i,.,i Vi, 11 Vd.1BW!Pt ,n ty a" easterIy ale said she helped raise defense funds for flooded the streets of the lower town. Havoc tnr.T,v and for the I W. W. recently " 00 i-nuocu uiong ine river , .j r.i,i ,v.m i, m . . . . CUUVlLkCU 111 .irfliiRU, ""ui'i t- i.vi,!., nucit: uuaiB were ariven against! wharves and navigation made so dan- ferred to as "class war prisoners. . .1 . na toln Irfnrl nf " -1 Vl n t !1 ir ri aha K!I"!ih,at ?rr7ierrll' between - favored, to say nothing of her favoring bee and Levis had to be discontinued. Lumber on the wharves was carried away and several barges broke their moorings and are believed: to have been sunk. the I. W. W. programme to abolish tho wage scale and take over the industries of the world. When the Preparedness parade was halH in Portland. Dr. Kaui carried a Streetcar service in the lower town banner with the legend: "Working- was discontinued as the tracks were men, prepare to die for J. P. Morgan under several feet of water. and profits!" The banner was knocked from her hand by an indignant citizen F0CH PRAISES BRITISH that an American flag was offered her in lieu of the banner and that she Hammer Blows Dealt Decisive Fac- tore the flag and threw it to the ground with a sulphuric anathema. Prrxldnt Her Inspiration. Dr. Equi boldly admitted carrying the tors In Crushing Enemy PARIS, Nov. 18. via Montreal. Mar shal Foch, in a speech at a luncheon banner, but denied the flag incident, given in Jiis honor yesterday by Field She said she wag requested by Amos Pinchot and others to stage a demon Marshal Haig at British Army head quarters, said that the hammer blows aeait oy ine eritisn were decisive fac tors in the final crushing of the enemy. stration against the preparedness pa rade and did her best to follow instructions. W'h ahnnln't T hnVA been fisralnst The marshal afterward received the ,.,,,.. Hm.nri.rt nr v.nt nf British Army commanders, congratu- Mr Haney. ..Tho president was not lating them warmly upon the tenacity f preparedness and I received Demo of their troops. ;,. . ... ..j and I voted for him because of the plea INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS th'lh?tk!'.!'' u! u2f 7.tZ,, The Weather. "that three days before tho prepared- TESTERDAT'S Maximum temperature, 53 I ness parade in Portland the President led a preparedness parade in Washing- degrees; minimum, 43 degrees. TODAY'S Cloudy; probable rain; easterly I . , winds; I lon War. Official casualty list. Page 7. Bolsheviki torture captured allies. Page 1. Americans take much war booty. Page 1, Foreign. Fact of Kaiser's abdication not yet officially estaDiisneo. rags o. German people want no more dictators, saya ex-cnanceuor.- rage 'No," responded the witness, "and if you'll look up your records you'll find that he didn't lead the first prepared ness parade and wasn't in favor of preparedness" Ylewa Change After War Under cross-examination the witness said she thought at first that the war AmnTn IbunancePer'l'agee S4C0'Ch ho"pltal was brought on by a crowd of rich Alsace again French, rejoicing Is great men Dul 8ne cnanea ner mlnu wne Page 4. National. Allies strip foe of sea strength. Page 1. German propaganda seeks lenient peac terms, rage l. the American boys went Into battle. Later she said her change of mind came before the President declared war. She wasn't quite certain yet that Cost of war to date nearly two hundred the rich men didn't have a hand ln billions. Page 1. rausinir the war. but when Mr. Hancv Ge"2nder',nvt!gat.o. TageT W" Pt the question whether she believed United States Supreme Court refuses to re- or disbelieved the President stated the view case or Thomas J. Mooney. Page 0. true causes of the war ln ills ueclara- Wilson to attend Peace Conference. Page 1. tion of war, she said she couldn't re member what the President had written on the subject. Yes, she had read the statement many times, but couldn't re member it. -"Anyway, I was for America and not for Germany at any stage of the game," Domecitic. No absolutism wanted ln America, say man ufacturers. Page 3. Pacific Northwest. Public Service Commission asks Postmaster- General for plain statement. Pag 5. n Sports. Oregon and o. A c. elevens wen matched. she declared. Likewise she denied that Hurlburtdeath reports conflicting. Page 12. she had "'"red the- Star-Spangled , , j . itianner as a airty nag. rommercial and Marine. I West Wyska to take trial trip today. I Government Being Deceived. Page 13. I "I've never heard anyone speak that Pelt buyers anticipating decline In wool way 0f the flag not. even Germans, to rorn continues to advance as result of fnd Btve the devil hls due'" sh snapped. shortage In Europe. Page 17. I The Government was Induced to act Stock trading narrows with gains recorded against the I. W. W. in Chicago by the ai ciose. r. xi. lumber trust. Dr. Equi asserted. The Portland and Vicinity. Government thought it was doing right. . Marie Equi Blames President for but was being deceived by the trust. S, " she maintained that her criticism has Twenty-five per cent of Portland school always been against conditions and not children absent. Page 9. (against the Government or the system war worn arive rinisnea in Portland. of government. She admitted being Victory Jubilee is postponed until peace Is arrested five or six times, and that declared. Page 10. I often, otten, oiten sne naa neara ine Phone rate controversy far from settlement. I Red Flag" sung at the I. W. W. hall Page 5. Representative McArthur voices confidence in American ability. 1'age ll. JVeaUjex. fepflft. data. i iurettut, 17.1 and had asked for it to be sung. The cross-examination will be re- sumcd ai 10 s'eioult jtlUs morning,