'i
EVENING NEW
THE WEATHER
Tie only paper in Roseburj;
J carrying The Associated
Press dispatches.
Tonight und I'Iiui-mIu)- Bain.
Highest letup, yesterday IG
Lowest temp, last nlsht 44
ltosKitti;;, im)uias cxJLXTV. outx:ox,n;iiMiiiiAv, nuikii;h i-j. ii 7
No. 'Mr,
i
I
fepositicn to Radical Control
Of Government Said to
: Gain Ground.
IN REST IS APPARENT
risodU Are On the March Toward
Petrognul and Moscow Itusitt
liok.s to United State
,','t For Assistance.
I (By Associated Press.)
fASSOGIATKD PRKSS WAR UK AH.
free. IS. The Bolshevik i power in
Wtrograd appears to be menaced
iJbre seriously a3 opposition to the
, iUical . element becomes solidilled.
? 'here Is decided unrest in both ivt
Xograd and Moscow, where the ex
jemUtB have their strongest sup
port. Cossacks have already advane
Jd from Don northward, und leaders
jf other political parties in Kussia
1 re lining up with this .strong arm
f the army that has remained loyal
' the provisional government against
he attacks of the Bolsheviki.
Political leaders hope to dispose of
he Bolsheviki in the near future and
Jso h&ve a formidable force ready
or the field against the Germans in
he spring. It is pointed out that
Ijis is the only course thaL can keep
;he Germans from taking oer the
products of Russian grain Melds ah
well . as seizing all of the coal and
mineral from the mines. Antl-liol-shevlki
leaders are counting on allied
support to tide over their national
weakness, and hope is openly express
ed that a strong force of United
States troops may be dispatched to
t'ussiato aid the friends of good gov
ffxjneif re-establishing order. In
cow the food situation is acute,
iPl" the IVH'eviki administiation i;
vJtilng. tfjJe to supply suflicient
,rd fdir''.p populace, and underfed
f 'dopsuraid' to be threatening re-
volt against radical socialist and an
archist leadership.
, The Austrian battleship Wien has
vueen torpedoed ahd sunk. Details
are lacking.
. First American Auahist Aiitrin.
. ITALIAN ARMY HKAIHH'ART
i ERS, Dec. 12. The that American
isnot agahst the Austrian lines wu?
' flred by Representative Tinkliam. of
Boston, on the lower Piave i iver.
I when Tlnkham pulled the string d a
I large hundred and forty-nine inili
l meter gun, sending a shell hurliiu:
f acroBH the river into the Teuton po-
sit Ions.
? A huge cloud of black smoke jn
( side the Teuton lines maked the spot
WilOlO illC Slid I f.PIUH-U . II.IIKlii
artillerymen gathered around the
gun and raised a cheer as the I'nited
States congressman lired tin- firs!
shot for America against a common
enemy.
Filtered Jerusalem Afoot.
LONDON. Dec. 2. 1'ieuiier
Lloyd JCleorge announced toduv thai
i -General Allenby, Hritisli commar.dei
1 in Palestine, following surrender or
? the Turks at Jerusalem, entered the
! holy city on foot, it is said thai the
I troops composing the allied tot i ts
. also bared their heads as they march-
V d down the Jerlco road into .) rusa-
lent. This peculiar proeedu i e v as
1 merely a mark of respect to tin- i
r recognized throughout the wmld
the seat of the Christian rHU'ioii.
Slum' Mocks Advance.
WITH THE FHKNCH Alt.MIKS
IN ITALY. " December IU A l-.ni:
delayed snow storm broke oet t!i.
mountains today where the ,ii-:ro-Germans
are trying to break thnmi
Thia fact adds to the opnm.Mii
those who are confident the m u
drive will be checked. Tin- 11.
are resisting stubbornly, '"it !
tured positions were abandoned
p-
at
the beginning of the flphtina yider
day.
A liege A mi y I i l a n d i n u .
COPENHAGEN. Dee. U A semi
ofdeial German news a'im
reaching here alleges thai o
tt
li
I
xatlon of Russian forces bar- ali-ad;
begun, and that peace n-i'i.' .a' .on
are already under way.
Peace negotiations entered ii'. Ik
tweer, the Bolsheviki and C",tan
owing to the unstable hold ti.e H is
Plan radicals'have on the situation n:
Petronrad anu Moscaw. whei th.
may be deposed on short notice.
not be taken seriously b the alN-
"China Sam," who conducts a
ftmall notion establishment on lack
an ctrmr reported to the ol beers
yerterdTy that the man responsible
for-the death of the old Chinese
laundryman who wta brutally mur
dered in his place of business ser-
era 1 m on t h s ago. died rece n 1 1 y at!
Salem. According to Sam. all the
Chinamen here knew the murderer. (
but when asked by me officials why
ibis information was not forlhcom-j
ing. the a Red celestial stated that)
they weie afraid of a like fate. The 1
fugitive is alleged to have rented a
room at a Sheridan street rooming
house the night before the murder
was committed and the greater part
of the next day whs spent with his
intended victim. The ghastly body
ot the murdered man was found the
following morning, but no truce of
the perpetrator was ever discovered
Sam rays the man left for Portland,
going to Seattle and San Francisco,
where be drank and gambled away
the money he obtained from bis
victim, and later returned to Salem
where he died.
Phil Harth. son of Hen'-y Harth
underwent a serious operation foi
internal rupture at Mercy hospital
this morning. Dr. Sether was in at
tendance, and accord iiig to reports
received today the operation was
successful in every way and the pa
tient is doing nicely.
Mr. Harth has been in the employ
of the Wellsr-'Fareo Express Com
pany for some time, and only re
cently resigned his position with a
view of enlisting in the aviation
corps. It is understood that when
he recovers sulticiently that his pat
riot ic j in I ination will be carried to
execn! loll.
Representingthe Ellison-White
Chautauqua System For
mer Eugene Booster.
ON SPECIAL MISSION
Don't Want to See Itoselung "Passed
Up" For I !) IK ( lt:itituiitj:m
inch tic States Has nn
Excellent Program.
John 11. Hartog. known as tin man
who put Kuyeiie on the map. and who
at one time was about to locate in
itosebui g to boost this community,
arrived in this city today, represent
ing tho Ellison -White Chautaui'iia
system. Mr. Hartog and Mr. Ellison
an- personal I r lends and when the
toimer heaid that they did not have
liosehurg on their list lor ..'In. he
agreed to take, the next train and see
whether ..is old Itoseburg triends
ie;ill were going to let so ieat an
edueatiunal and entertaining a tiling
as the chain auu.ua. pass them by
Nrt is tht lime ot all times"
Mi Hartog to a News icporUi
ba e - ,jiuething come into our
now and then to diaw the mind ,
;id
life
iiwa
t n-m ihe constant horntj ing new s
items that give a man the i-ieeps.'
Among the attractions under contra; ;
are the Old Soldier Fiddlers, which
take i lie house he storm w hi , n ;
they aie seen s'ajs Mr. H; itog.
He expressed himself as m'Th
pleased hy the faxorable attitude
those whom he has seen lodav took
Thev seen. ,1' .t as keenly ititei -csted
I iii helping 'heir coiumunii) aa h i.
th , arte. ,1 to put their band- in
h I then p.irkM aii'l hire me as i,i.o-ur.'
o- san! Mi. Hat tog. and !-(!' n ou
u I an 1 me. I d rather h;ivr the chau
ii tauipia with all its matnilh ent :-a
i t hi e than all tin- paid b
in
i the state. In a message iiom l'rei
d'-nt Wilson, dellveted 1 Uhhu.
Creel at the Chieano I. I.. A ennvell
lion, he siiid 'The chantafiias at
almost as integral a part of the n,i
tioniil defense as men and m;n.
lions' Mr and Mis. Harlot; ar
! L-itest-. at tiie Hotel i'mp'iua
MAN F0R1Y WARS OF
. AGE GOES 10 ENlBTiS,:;
D
puty She-iff Crank Hopkni and
Postmaster H Hurnett o! ntr. on-
Mile, arrived in this citv this aMer j Ja k
noon. Mr. Humett made th.- u p tnu-a- 1
pet in'ormaOon Irnm t,e loc.d dra:i,trie-M.a-d
oncer nun: the -j':. -; or. na n-- rh;i
W hi- h a tit to f in w ,t ( d i 1 r fin ,
1 '. M- H.k.n.. at !: ;,;..
i an noMile oii:hs l- :t there la-' rf i
irdii 'f enlist in "the army an'. r;iv- H.
and-one of these a man 4" ars et (taki
age. Thoinpson. I nano . who h-ni
been workjne on the roads near C;n
yon vi He. ;iold his team and wagon
for ll.'.n ,"nd with avowed intentions
of enlisting if he would be accepted
for duty at his advanced age, he de-j
parted wi ih the younger patriots fori
recruiting headquarters at Portland.)
Draft Board Advises They an
Ready For Ten Days
Mailing.
WORK NOT COMPLETED
Ivveinplion 1 toned llequesl.s That
Registrants Take yutssthmiuiiro
lo Ijegal Advisory Hoard
lie! oit' lietuining.
Deputy Sheriff Katfety. who has
been assisting with the work of pre
paring the questionnaires lor mull
ing announced this morning thai M)u
ot the uuniisiiorial booklets are now
ready to go forward to the regis
trains. The work would have been
completed tomorrow had a suflicient
supply of "cover sheets" been fur
nished. It was discovered t hut
of these covers are missing and the
matter was immediately taken up
with the adjutant general by wire,
and a letter was received today ex
plaining that the head oltice was un
able to get them from the printer,
but were expecting a consignment
hourly, and as soon as this shipment
arrives a portion will be forwarded
to the local draft board and the
work will then be rushed to comple
tion. The registrant's order number, ad
dress, classification, etc., is checked
live times uy the crew of ladies who
patriotically donated their services to
this railM'. and eery possible care
was taken o aoid mistakes. Cor
rectness was the watchword through
out. The questionnaires along with the
return envelope are placed in what
are called the "sheet cover", with
the registrant's address typewritten
thereon, ami these in turn are tied
in bundles of each, and a package
will go forward each day. with the
exception of holidays and Sundays.
The eight hundred now ready will
W- suincient to last lor 1" day
mailing, and will be sent out on De
remhvr 1. unless orders to the run
trar are leceived. and the likelihood
that any new instructions will be re
ceived 1 1 om the adjutant general's
o! (ice is very remote.
Karh day a bulletin Important to
Registrants" will he posted at the of
hYe of the dratt hoard, and announc
ed through the press the - order num
bers" mailed out each day. The first
consignment will include numbers
I to kl and the next s: to lfla. etc..
and nv registr ant w bo knows his
order number can Hud out just when
his questionnaire is sent forward, and
in the event he fails to receive his
questionnaire in a reasonable length
ot time it i- then his duty to inquire
Mt the board headquaiier and ascer
tain the cause.
The registrants ate urged to take
their questionnaires to the legal ad
isorv hoard. This hodv will be
found in rooms 1 1 1 and 2 1 1 at the
Perkins building, and they will read
ily assist the applicant in tilling out
his answers to the questionnare In
dividuals may feel that no leral in
iormation is necessary, but mistakes
ate easily made and the exemption
hoards respectlully asks that all
que
stionnaires be examined by the
,! -Ivisorv hoard before they arc
returned. The exemption board will
be b'isy making classifications and
will not Und time to make corree-
ti ns in 1 be
qil
st'otinaiM
i;,il lliat
and it is
iegS
e s he'oie
let efol
Nils
ing the bo.dcbt
i o!,t. inplated
should be report
and failure t.. :
ne may tesuli
m daim.
-
bange i
d to Hie
post -lief-
'inn.
empt:.
SIMON CARO IS 10
Simon Caro.
,11 the
d who
I. duct
hot e
ie-
life,
mown,
clot hing buMiiev
I u l M egon .1
eats has '
t be I'mpq i
antiouri' ed
aete basin
is widel
( Inl-llies- c;
; tii .
: Mr
er at
t riwn
id us
in in
Aftei
Mr
been
in
arid
on ill
h ri i hi
that ,
win
mining
1 (ta k 1. 1 ml
a here;..
, i-i h'
led
le
! tfetid- ha
t a I u ,n h be
homo aMe
i q'iaintanc
I lie
remit He
n know n as an bone-.r
cjtien and his man)
a in this community
t to learn of his departure
mercantile lines.
Mr. Caro gives as a reason for his
lti:HSTIt.TS NOW OLDKH
THAN ;il Sl'lUMT TO IHSAKT
Inquiry has been made of
the Official Bulletin whether a
registrant under the selective
service law Is subject to draft
if he attains his thirty-first
birthday before the second draft
call Is Issued. The selective ser
vice law plainly states that all
pet sons who registered remain
subject to call to the colors un
less exempted or discharged.
The provision of the act reads
as follow s :
"Provided further, ihnt per
sons shall be subject to regis
tration as herein provided who
shall have attained their 2 1st
birthday and who shall not have
attained their :ilsl birthday on
or before the day set Tor the
regis! rat ion. and all persons
so registered shall be and re
main subject to draft into (he
forces hereby authorized un
less exempted or excused there
from as in ibis act provided."
siuhh n action that his son, Itenj.unin,
who lias been associated wit h his
lather for a number of years, has
signified his intention of enlisting in
the C. S. army and Mr. Caro stated
that he does not care to continue
without him. lien jam In practically
being the main factor In conducting
Mr. Caro's business for the past few
years.
The assesesd valuation of property
in the different cltien and towns in
Douglas county as gathered from the
books of ihe count assessor is fol
lows: Uoseburg. $ Uit.iMio; (I lend ale.
$J7."0: Kiddle. $2t;tJ7.7; Canyou
ville. J iMJ.f.U; Myrtle Creek. $3 l.'.U;
Oakland. $'J.Mi5; Suiherlin. 7 J t ;
Voucalla. $1075.45, and the results
from Drain are not in. The comput
ed tax levies of the various towns,
have not been made by Assessor Cor
don f i o nit be aim ual budgets sub
mitted and as a consequence these
will be published later.
SlIEWlTlAIE
TROOPS AT PAPER MILL
( IK Associated press. )
SALEM. Dee. 1 tiovernor Withy
conibe loday refused to send militia
to Oregon City to suppress an alleged
'campaign of fright fulness" which
the striking employes of the pa pel
mills averted existed, and who peti
tioned the troops. (Governor Withy
combe states conditions are quiet in
the paper mill town, and he Is hope
ful of an amicable settlement ot the
trouble.
W 1 1 K H E AS,
Ihe
Ame r u all
its Pic,
ill ow Wil
ll'ilim a Id)
and tin
i Council
Ited Cioss lb
L'll
(lent. Honoi at.le .
son. ,is Chair iiiiiu.
William 11 'fair.
Chaiiman of it:,
Honoi Cle It p i.ifoii. I ,t-
ll'-d ni'ou all loal and pain
Ot jc lit l"lv o! I lie Cm led
to altiliate with said oi
aniv.at nu
taking
uid
the We
has be
a fores;:
Uiein !
'
hip iiii'i - il
U II EKE.
li Ol He
I'll ib'-ig
id .1.- Th
ceioter 1 7
nateil b il
I i me mem b
hip
t ion , ;i ml
WHKKKAS. the
Oregon hits bt en as
quota ol 2 CI 'Mill til'
lllg 'HI pel cent ol il;
pop'ilalioti iiiel
u ii i;m:.s. to
quota tt is liei i
mari . nd uom m in
'oil- ! he A iiK'i ii an It
TH C It Kl OH K. I.
inaoi oi Hoselm : ir
Ol
l I.
N
' do U
CltorCAIM
the cit ot Hi
pal t iot ic dm
all cit
n-
ium tb.it i
incumbent
f them ti, ;,
America n
'j pon
."Ih
K-d
i-alfl
. the
f.ili k
i'ia
ami
, tin
man n.u-1
the
each
ate
Cm.
weel
eml
and
KU Mt ;
ihe
toll
a nd
tM-CO
A UK
ww -!
i lot .
nd all
with
tbl
h during the ;i!ot
of 1 leceuiher 1 7 1 t
that the cily ol H-i-t
In- -tare of Or'-gnn
till H'ir heoec) Iiatiol
ri,. r i';i n Ited Ci'i '
t. i requirl
'A on all Ml o-e!ii
in a meuibei
rican Ited ('tiK!- d
nan -: to lulMli
do
Ion
Th pi oclamat ion
iiied on Heccmbt-r I 2
. N HICK.
h nn- i
. 1 '( 1 7
Maor
0
DUTY EACH DAY
Legal Advisory Board Met
This Afternoon to Make
Up Schedule.
SERVICES ARE DONATED
llendqiinrteix, lt(Mnts 121 1 -l! I '2
kins lluildiiiK Itegistrams I t
nished Infoi-mntiou Ciis'
Open 1) A. M. to 1) P. M.
At a meeting of the Ivgal advisor
board and its associate numbers.
which was held at the ollices ot Judge
Kiddle last evening it was decideu
that two attorneys woubj be station
ed at headquarters each day Horn It
a. m. to ;t p. in., and J uUge. I. H
Kiddle, Attorney E. li. Hermann and
Attorney O. P. Coshow will meet
ibis afternoon at p. m. to muUe
up a schedule as to what attorneys
will be present each da . i
The board heauquarters will be in
rooms 211 and in the Perkins
building and all intormatiou will be
iuruished 1 reu of compensation.
Two local attorneys will be sta
tioned there M outlay morniug and
ad ice can be secured at un. time
within the hours mentioned until
work of tilling out the question
naires is completed, and all regis
trants are requested to submit the
questionnaire before this body to in
sure correctness.
The following is a complete list
of all i.tloruos who are donating
their services to the cause.
tiunliiii'i - V. H. Allen. Hardinci
hotel.
KeedNport .1. II. Austin, oltice
Port Cmpqiia Courier.
Elkton waiter llydell, ncneral
merchandise store.
Drulu - Itetij. Huntington. Jr..
and Ira Wimberly. Huntington's
drug store.
Coins tock Ko ( riggs residence
of Hoy Crigts.
Voncallu-- It. W. liass. Yt,ncalln
Stale Hank.
Oakland A. I. Stearns and W
i. Illack. Steams & Chenowethi
hardware store.
Suiheiliu - Matk N. Tisd.
Suiherlin bank.
Mrtle Creek Harry nice and
It. Hates. Uyrtle Creek bank.
Kiddle -Ceo. W. Kiddle, n
deuce of Ceo. W. Kiddle.
Can yon illc It. Itu rtDt t . post
ol
lice.
C.lcndaie S II . ""itot hei me and
A H. Clarke. C.lendal)' Stale ItanU
Eeona- (J. II. Currier, oltice oi
Heona EuiiiImm Co.
Kostdmrg Chas. I'. Hopkins. I,
H Sandblast. It. I.. E)ld. H-Mei
Kio-, A N. oicutl. :)) Neurier. .1 1 .
Albert Abraham. .1 I . Watson. John
T. Long. .1. C. I'llllert)n, Ceo Jones.
Cluis, I, Hamilton. .las. Sawyers. It
Mil IB
t els. rooms -'II ami - 1 '.'
r li i ii s
building
CUTS OUT RED TAPE
( liy AHSOClUie'
CU1.CMHI '.i. I'ec 1
I Cox Went I lie leilel al file
I tiaiion one Letter halav w
I )Ieie.l train loads ..t coal
! alio sent lo poi tit s in Oh oi
I mo-t n-d. . C.-d-!al Sin
w h.
it
Ad 11111
islrator Hiihd i.ius.d
to -a m l ion
old iind l'o-l
inoi lo t.C.
.lief was -.1
nl in Ohio
the outer l-.Xtl'Ilie
sliot tape le.l. I he v.
ilnetir action, and no
,v the l - ii 1 ag
A
plot
citi
i tUV pi' t Hie - how
r IlllejeM and vain
or HoxelMJi ((Will
next I iid;n am t
ire Miirnhal Hnrwx
Hi
hi, ei,
tate f-
noon w hen
Wells Willi
pi ex ent (on !
II l,..ll. I
Two show ,
iiliiiiit-lirini' i
second ;i t
mli will lo
if lit of t !n
xbibll Ihe still" - tl"-
j picture
i, accriliiliiinied b
Antlei s thi-ati
gix -n t be I) i
will In
at ' o'clock and
j ::n o'flock. No adi
( ha i ici-'l. t Ih- m.iti;i
Antlem h;ivlnr drma'ed th- iie ol
the theatre foi that pu-pose
All sclwud chlblien .11 the - lt
have been In ited to attetc
foruinnce In order that 'be
detstand the danfers of
learn how to prevent thei
On- ii i
m.'iy ,
till. .. 1 1 I
i. iiml In
oider that they may all attend, cm
School Superintendent Smith bav
consented to ditimiHtt the rcIiooIk at
tho time of the performances Fri
day. I'urt of the tcbools wll be dlft-
uiisst'd for the tltst pertormance und
l he remainder for the second per
formance. With this a'ra it cement
there will be ample room at tlx.' thea
tre for all who may wish to see the
pictures at either of the two perform
ances. Three thousand teet of moving-
picture film will be shown, the
entire show lasting ait minutes.
At this time when the government
Is making a great campaign toward
food and material conservation,
these pictures should prove of great
value in preventing waste by lire
one of the gieaiest destroyers in the
land. All w ho can do so should w it
''ess these ptct ui es at l he A n tiers
theatre Friday afternoon, as they are
shown for your own good and' free
of charge. This work ts carried on at
slate ex pen -a.
AUSTRIANS ARE GIVEN
E RANGE
(Hy Associated Press. 1
WASHINCTON. Dec. U. In pro
(daiming a state ot war with Ann
I ria-1 1 n a gar. . t he .,)fesidenl speci
fied that only dangerous A us tro
ll nngariaus In the Cuited Stales
should be interned, and that most ui
ihe restrictions applicable to 'ier
maus shoubt not aiiply to Austrlans.
While they may not enter or leave
l be C n ited Slates w il bout .spee'-ii
permission, no part leula r resti Ic
tious shall be placed on Iheir nn ve
il i ent s within the count i y. Thev
ma' woi k and live in (hose y.r-iiei-bai
red to Cci mans.
Dr. Foster, President of Reed
College, at Methodist
Church.
BRINGS WAR MESSAGE
lt:sel)iii Is Exceeding! l-'ortiiiintt1
To el Tuo Adiliesses l-'roni
This Ihsiingiiisheil Orator
I. o. n. l i in-hesira.
Siniil;i's inri'ljtiKS In hi. lipid ill
M ! .1 h ill hli'h In Kiih
. Ill If I rillli'KI-. Will HJH'llk. will l
l;nl;i'li ill tfinli'il. juilmni; Iruiii all
'il'llt imli'-iilliiii- Musi l.ti i x I'1 i-"i
Lilly 1 .11 lll l'll In 1 1 .1 V nil
n..si-s i. I hi
il. lot 1.1 i-
i ,i i n k 1 1 in.'
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I il i.ii;MII
llillrlru pil
i lIlMMIU
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I'l'i.
IMS Mil. I'
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In i ll lillllli l
lill
il II 1 1 1
Inn imI In
liieetiM;. I
IM audiences
nl In I'ortn..
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v lo ,111 oe '1.
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o; two ihoii-aml o.
ilm 111 geij o elltel i
1 h II- t.l I ll.l - ll'M lie
I'acillC . i.:..-t ie
i Cosier with
iind otlo r . ilucatoi
t pi
went a hi il. id I o nm I
gat ion oi r lie a n-e
conlesl llrell, and
Ihe Ited I'i.ks A
OI Col ll.'li'l -aid lo
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oi M
liouhl h'
b-
Tbi- S
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i or up;; u . Ho a !' m m- i ii p;ii not ic n i i. ., . rr i 1 1 1 o 1 1 , d a sold iera i n
li in II- 'I I v.ill n Ih, lotn.'. fet t . 'n ,1 I e placed
1 1 1 1 1 i I ,i I i . all li- ill i ' 1 1' p i 1 ! 1 1 1 1 1 '-' I to ( IHL his n- i Ihcil.
Hie --.sle, ,,,dl :-es. I, lit tllCle W III II Wa to be epecll'll,' sall M f
! pie n i v m rood. p.Hilotic mirdc Mnhnkev .-h! erthiy. --that any un-
,t h the i i.e. . ,i . . i: i nl ere-1 mi all 1 1 - i .i ! I '. en Id u -a l her would eal e
V t i nj.n 1 1 i ,. I . .1 i f i e ;i t ii ' l - : i - - - in i ' , 1 1 1 1 p 1 1 1 1 .-i It lias no com -
a ,. w !i; .. . l i t ..ii !. i .i - m i mh .iiii-io-e w hii tc. er. and
i. i mi- . ' ,!. -"ii idiM. I i- in. .!.i. . :-tr ,i c:i'np. being low ami
. ' p, .imI ..pen to the elf uen t -.
I 1 i. r,e:i ' : .- III I loot b'SS tent . . I M I
:;:;aFiRE starts things
IN SHELL WARE
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One K'lul'l waft k Ul''d .
Indignation Is Expressed By
Parsnts and Officials at
Treatment Given.
BLANKETS TAKEN AWAY
Slrontt IVoU'st s-iil In lliu l),..uii
m in Asklui; Tlml (ivkiii Soldiers
li ritipt'rly I'lntlul (Juv
I'l'iKir Semis AiK.al.
Suppressed emotions of Oregon
people, which have been growing in
volume nnd intensity ever since Dan
I. Malarkey returned to Cortland
Iroiu Camp Mills ten days ago uud
told of the hardships und depriva
tions of Oregon and Washington
troops, huisi (heir bounds yesterday
when iho Cortland Oregouian carried
a lelegraphle tory telling of abso
lute, HUlTering by tb.o boys there on
account of severe weather, and the
hiking away for some unknown rea
son of their third blanket allotment..
It was too much, and proved to be
the proverbial straw indicating the
limit of endurance on the part of
people in the slate w ho have the wel
fare of thei volunteers from tho
northwest at heart.
.Mayor Itaker'a ofllce was beseiged
with p!ens to bring some action to
bear thai would alleviute the condi
tions complained of, and ho dispatch
ed early in the day a iiioHsage over
tht wire. to Secretary of War Maker
that must have set. that olllclal to
thinking; when he read Its c.ntt nts.
Jovonior Sends ApiH'nl.
SALtfM. Or.. Uec. 1 1. Crglng that
prompt aciiou be taken In going to
tho re'lef of Oregon Holdlers at Camp
Mills, who are said to be suffering
extreme hardships, tiovernor Wlthy
combe today sent the following tide
gram to Newton l. llakor, secretary
of war;
"I am ad vised! on the highest au
thority thai tin lt;:M Infantry, made
up ehioily of Oregon troops, is suf
fering severe and unnecessary hard
ship; that the department has depriv
ed each man of one of his blankett ;
that ihe tents at (.'amp Mills have no
llaors; that the thermometer Is 4
above, zero, with a most penetrating
wind ; thai t he men have been un
able to secure shelter at New York,
where i hey Weill w it h the approval
of iheir olllcers, and that they uro
seeking protecilon from the (dements
li making use of churches and any
dlier shelter available. The peop'e
il Oregon yield to no other people
ii ll.eir d'olion lo (be good cause
which ihe country is committed.
I lull
they ari' indignant al the appar
gioss negligence of your tlepurt-
, I'll!
I merit Mini al t he-1 ncxeusa hie su iTcrtn ,
! Mitlicteil oi) the flower of our younF;
' manhood. I earnestjy request im
mediate act li.n lor t heir rclie-l .
, ' JAMKS WITIIYCOMUK.
! "tiovernor. "
Hell
la.o
-l- Treatment demanded.
Maker's lidegiam to Ihe sec
I w,u follows
people ot Washington u ud
T!
tiregon iIcsitc that urn give Immedi
ate atteiitinii lo the condition of Ihe
i I 1 M div i. --ion at Camp Mills I poti
antlieiitu- information, conditions art
described as both deplorable nnd In
excusable. Suftering during prey.cn'
1 severe weather is .'reai ami no relic
-i an kind is offered by government .
We ex-perl hardships nn the battle-
his a
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n
iiinplain. bill e
inciled
i a condilion
soldie.v to in'ells
li"ll, deep mud, 11!-
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I
i, h.-i..ii ll'i. pi li'iillT "ri fuith that
tl,i- film of $'' .'ii' wan iliii' on intT
, i . . , n , 1 1 .- . 1 . 1 1 . t . . ! to th.' ilii'mlnnts
win. inti.'t;i nftiTnnon wcttli-il nn,l
illnuiisiii'il In J ml Kt- ItliliUva court.