TREASON OF EX-PREMIER PUNISHABLE WITH DEATH PARIS, Dec. 12. Louis taustalot, member of the French chamber from Landes, who, with Joseph CaiUaux, the former premier, is the subject of requests for authorization of proceed ings, It. is understood is charged with having relations with the enemy. M. Calllaux is accused under the pens! code condemning; to death anyone con spiring or having dealings with for eign powers or their agents, engag ing them to commit hostilities or to make war against France, or conspir ing with enemies to weaken the fidel ity of officers, soldiers and sailors. It correspondence with the enemy has not the above crimes for its ob ject, but results in supplying the en emy with information injurious to France's military and political situa tion, the law says that those holding such correspondence shall be pun ished with imprisonment. Crimes against the allies of France are liable to the same penalties as those against France. ORGANIZED BUT WILL The local board of mediators ap pointed by Governor Withycombe Sat urday to work for a settlement of the local paper mill strike, organized for business Monday morning, with Judge J. U. Campbell as chairman, and spent a large part of the afternoon in ses sion. The other members of the board County Judge H. S. Anderson and Dis trict Attorney Gilbert L. Hedges were present The members of the board would give no statement to the press Monday evening. It Is not known what plans they are working on or what program they 'propose to carry out to help alle viate the strained situation which has been going on in Oregon City for the past six weeks. The situation Monday was compara tively unchanged. There have been no reports of violence about the streets C M. Rynearson, of the Portland La bor Press Just back from a visit to the federal mediation board In Seattle, an nounced that the federal board would make its findings public within the next few days. It is not known what the nature of these findings will be. It has been rumored that the board might confine itself to a recommendation for a plan of settlement, but nothing definite of the results of the recent investigation is known. The Standard Motor-Car company is the latest addition to the automobile ranks of Oregon City. The new com pany will handle both the Buick and Mitchell for this county and has pur chased from the Pacific Highway gar age their stock of these cars. The company will be beaded by P. J. Shep herd, as president and general mana ger who is well known in automobile circles and who ha3 been identified .with the automobile trade for quite a few yeara. The corapanys salesroom will be in the new Moose building at the corner of Eleventh and Main. J, z .5...? v:i Y it W ' . -1 . A r jr. I J DP ATJT rL Oil J PERFECTION OIL HEATER FOR SALE Frank Busch C W. Friedrich LEAGUE IS FORMED TO GET DELICACIES . FOR BJIAT FRONT The Soldiers' Relief league Is the name that has been given to an organ ization In this city to furnish the sol diers In France with delicacies, such as chocolate, gum, tobacco and relishes that they are longltg for. Miss Vara Cauflold. of the Bank of Oregon City, is treasurer, and will receive all dona tions, which Is to be 10 cents only from each person desiring to contri bute towards purchasing these articles for our soldier boys. The first box to he sent by the Soldiers' Relief league will leave this city December 15. The articles will be selected by Miss Cau field, and carefully packed and sent to their destination. It is the intention also to place In this box small pieces of lead pencils for the use of the sol ders in the hospital. Many are saving their "left over" pencils for this box. Those who have heard of the propo sition, and wishing to show their ap preciation of the boys' bravery in France, and desiring to do their "bit" have donated towards the box without solicitation. The box will be sent in care of reliable parties so that the soldier boys will receive them. This idea will bo doubt bring glad ness to the hearts of the soldier boys, many of whom have no relatives to re member thera while fighting ror their country in the foreign land. IlowCouliUt That Be Policeman Is Robbed Now He Has Tin Star As a token of their esteem the em ployees of the Oregon state penitenti ary Monday sent Officer "Fat" More lock, who was robbed of his money and official star by some miscreant in the Electric hotel last week, a fine new shinning star. The star, with a message of condo lence from his fellow-employes was sent to Officer Joe Keller, who called all the state guards into the office of Sheriff Wilson and there made the proper presentation. Officer Morelock was somewhat taken back when Sher iff Wilson finally pinned the star on his lapel, and could not adequately ex press his feelings. The star was exactly 10 inches from point to point, and was made of a high-grade quality of unusually thin tin. The message suggested that Mr. Morlock "rivet" it to his person. j OF PONIES AS PRIZES School kiddles of Clackamas county are hot after the three Shetland ponies to be awarded by Russel Hawkins of Tillamook, to the writers of the three best essays on "What We Can Do to Win the War." This fact is indicated by the number of essays from all parts of the county, 'written by grammar school students. which have been received by Superin tendent Calavan during the last few days. But one essay has been per mitted from each district, the local teacher selecting the best written treatise from among the pupils. From the list so obtained by Superintend- ; ent Calavan, entries are to be made in the state contest. Each county is I allowed three essays, one for each of the three classes in the contest, in cluding children up to ten years, be tween 10 and 14, and high school stu dents between 14 and 19. The plan is an incident of the food conservation campaign, and the inter est In Clackamas county has been un- ! usually good. Mr. Haw kins has offered ; the pick of hi3 imported stock of Shet- land ponies to the three winners in ; the state. Tillamook Southern Pacific Co. has just finished filling In trestles be tween Schofield ard Strassel costing $21,750. The modem fireside Ready at the Id. id: of a m-tti-h nor 1 v''; ; n-- 11:1 ,l M u 1 Aiy, r uti co-'su iiied only wiled heat is nt-tled nowasifc. fe?-, ' Io smoke or odor. orulle. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (CALIFORNIA) r BY W. E. Estes Hogg Bros. n i A Nation Warned By Baker Huns Constitute Graver Danger Than Ever Before WASHINGTON". Dec. lO.-In start lingly frank fashion Secretary Baker's (weekly war summary warned the na tion not to minimise the danger of the newly massed Teuton horde on the west front. Stripped of its verbiage, the state ment amounted to notice that with the added forces Germany has drawn from the east front, she constitutes a graver danger than at any time in the last two and a half years. The Germans may even be able to achieve "some relative advantages." such as they did last week at Cam brat, Baker added, through a tempor ary predominance of numerical force. After reviewing the British retire ment in the Cambrnl sector and pay ing tribute to the American engineer's valor in that fight, Baker warned America must speed up its military effort, "prepared not only to fight, but to win," and be entirely united. "This German parrying thrust, the most successful blow alined at the British during the last two and a halt years, coming as it did Immediately after the British victory in the same area, serves to emphasize the revlv. Ing strength of the Germans in the west,' Baker continued. "We must recognize plainly that the situation in the eastern theatre has brought about a very weird change in the strategic possibilities of the military situation in the west. Germany, by leaving only skeleton divisions in the Russian area, by con E. SCI HIRED AT SEATTLE Suit was filed in Justice Siever's court Saturday by Attorney C. Schue bel for Herman E. Schuler against the Hawley Pulp & Paper company, ask ing damages in the sum of $10 for car fare from Seattle to Oregon City and return, for $3 a day wages from Decem ber 4 until paid and for a further sum of $150 damages because of alleged loss of position, and attorney's fees. Schuler charges that he was em ployed by the Northwest Grocery com pany In Seattle prior to December 4, that he hired to an agent of the Haw ley company, one M. A. Peterson, in Seattle, to come to Oregon City and work in the paper mill; that he gave his firm notice of resignation, and came to Oregon City with a card from Peterson to the Hawley company ask ing that he be put to work; that he ar rived here Thursday and reported to the mill management for work; that he was told to report on Friday, De cember 7, and that when he did he was told there was no work for him. WILHOIT LAD IS SENT TO SALEM FOR TREATMENT Earl Bird, son of John Bird, well known farmer of the Wilholt country, was committed to the state hospital of the insane by Judge Anderson Sat urday. Bird was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Lou Hubbard and Rev. W. F. Snyder of Molalla Friday evening near Silverton. Bird is a big husky lad and gave the officers considerable trouble. Officials say that he has been of a despondent frame of mind for sume time and his action attracted the attention of neigh bors. He was in Mount Angel Friday and his actions aroused the local offi cials at that place. Later he was in Silverton, visiting a barber shop and other establishments, which reported him to the Clackamas authorities. L BE ASSAULT ON TUESDAY B. Sullivan and A. F. Buche, mem bers of the school board of the Clarkes district southeast of Oregon City were arraigned Monday afternoon before Justice of the Peace Sievers and pleaded not guilty to the charge of as saulting Rev. W. H. Wettlaufer at the school board meeting last Friday. The trial of the two (fefendants has been set for Tuesday, December 18. The complaint was issued at the in stance of Kev. Wettlaufer, clerk of tho Clarkes board, last Saturday. Ac cording to the complaining witness In an argument over the teacher's con tract, Sullivan and Buche resorted to physical means to enforce their side of the question, with the result that Rev. Wettlaufer was thrown from his chair and beaten by the two other members, according to the pastor's story. His wife intervened and finally the trio were separated, but Rev. Wett laufer claims he made no effort to de fend himself. The fight was the outgrowth of a neighborhood squabble of long stand ing, which has been carried on in the district school meetings during the past year. CASE STRICKEN FROM FILES. On motion of the plaintiff in the cir cuit court case of Vernie Erickson by her guardian Louie Erickson vs. Louisa Wade, the action was dis missed and ordered stricken from the files. centrating all available Kims, muni tions and men In the theatre of opera tions In the west, has been able to mass a rolntlvely greater force than she has ever been aide to mobilise In France lu the past. "This explains the success which the enemy tins been able to achieve in driving the British back from Cam. bral. "It would not do for us to minimise its importance. The enemy realises that he finds himself in a singularly fortunate position and he cau be counted upon to take the utmost ad vantage of it. For a long time past he has been preparing plans for such an eventuality as would arise when Russia should enter upon negotiations for a separate peace, which has been a principal German objective ever since the battlo of Tannenborg. We must expect that he did put these plans into execution.' Thus he may have at his disposition for a time a prepond erant ' numerical superiority in the west, ho may even be able to achieve some relative advantages In the field, such us those recorded during the last week. "The magnitude of the task before us can be more fully realised when measured by the success which the enemy Is still able to gain. "It moan a that we must speed up out military offort. The united nation must stand squarely behind our sol diers. "It Is not sufficient to prepare to fight; we must prepare- to win." 8 BY U. S. OFFICIALS Edward DeRaynionte, held by local authorities for the past three days pending investigation by U. S. author!. ties, was turned over to the U. S. marshal's office Saturday morning. He may be Interned during the war. DeRaynionte gave several conflict ing stories aa to his appearance here. He claimed to be of the nobility, of Russia birth but English parentage, and insisted to the officials that he was a "colonel" of the English army. He had great number of passports In his possession, showing that he had been in Europe and India, and in his outfit carries a sword. DeRaymonte boasted of the fact he could talk six languages, but disclaimed any know ledge whatever of the German tongue when asked by Deputy U. S. Attorney Latourette If he could speak the Ger man language. Otto Rose, arrested at the same time, Informed the officers that De Raymonte w as either a German or an Austrian army officer. Rose, who al so is a German, was taken to Portland by the authorities. Joe Floris, also ar rested at the same time, was turned loose but Joe Fine, the fourth mem ber of the party. Is being held by Sher iff Wilson pending further investiga tion as to his registration. UNIONS TO BACK UP At an enthusiastic union meeting at the Labor Temple Thursday afternoon, the Btrikers, by unanimous vote, agreed to co-operate and stand by State Officer Joe Keller sent here by the governor to maintain order and to assist him and his deputies every way possible. , Keller arrived Wednesday night and personally went before the unions Thursday afternoon and laid his side of the case before them and asked them to help him keep the peace. Mr. Keller talked for perhaps twenty min utes and at the conclusion of his re marks a standing vote on the question of co-operating with the officers, proved to be unanimous. The hall was crowded and the best of feeling prevailed. Roseburg Consolidated Lumber & Timber Co. incorporated for 12,000,000. To take over Huchner Lumber Co.'s interests on Coos Bay ships includ ed. Total $1,650,000. Escaped From Huns Now U. S. Lieutenant Going Back to France George Bernard Noble was in Ger many at the outbreak of the war in 1!)14. lie was a Rhoades student from the University of Washington. He managed to v.cx over the border and after a short stay In England, he went to France and served with the Ameri can Red Crofis contingent. Later ho returned to the United States and be came a member of the faculty at the University of Wisconsin. He entered the third office rs training camp at Fort Sheridan, 111., and was commissioned first lieutenant a few weeks ago, ar riving in Portland Friday for a 10 days furlough, Mr. Noble has been ordered to report to an American port for em barkation to France and expects to see active service soon. He is visiting his mother in Portland, and they came to Oregon City Friday and were the guests at the home of George J. Hall. The young lieutenant Is the son of Charles S. Noble, formerly city engi neer of Oregon City. HELD ON SUSPICION RED CROSS WILL PAY NEW SECRETARY FROM L( . ( At a meeting of tne Oregon City Rod Cross Wednesday evening It was un animously voted to engage a perman ent paid secretary and Miss Eva L. Moulton was rngngod to All the posi tion, devoting nil her time to the work, at a salary of $S0 a month, Tho finance committee expects to Obtain through prlvato subscription all, or the greater part of tho secretary's salary, and not draw on the Rod Cross treasury for this purpose. As Oregon City is now a direct branch of tho Rod Cross society, with full charge of tho greater portion of the county, It will require one person's undivided attention to care for all tho auxiliaries in this Jurisdiction, keep the proper accountings of finances and material and make the necessary re ports that must be transmitted to head quarters at Washington through tho parent chapter at Portland. The finance committee reported that to have had this work done by the var ious volunteers who could devote but a small portion of their time to It would have boon utterly Impractical and It would be Impossible to conduct tho business of the branch In this man ner. The office of the secretary will bo in tho Masonic building adjoining the Red Cross work room. L Karl Paddock, formerly an Oregon City high school lad, and now a mem ber of the United States navy, was aboard an American warship In foreign waters that sunk a German submarine and tired upon a second under-sea craft forcing It to dive and disappear. This news Is contained In a letter received from tho young man by local rela tives following his return to a United States port. The young mun enlistod In the navy In April. Plymouth, England, where Pad dock's crew enjoyed a 16-hour shore leave while on the cruise, was an In teresting place, according to the let ter. During the 16 hours there, the Oregon City boy and his friends went Inland to Davenport and saw all the sights their time would permit. In the English restaurants, Psddock writes, the tars were permitted to or der only four ounces of food, and were not allowed to use sugar tor any thing. Upon tys return to a home port, the young man visited at Camp Mills, Long Island, where he was met by several former schoolmates who are members of the old Third Oregon. Many friends of the late Mrs. Har riet Wilson, wife of Robert 1). Wilson, attended the funeral services that were held at the Congregational church Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. H. N. Smith, of Jennings Lodge. A quartet composed of Mrs. N'ieta Barlow Lawrence, Mrs. E. E. Brodie, Dr. Roy Prudden and Jnmoa Chlnn, sang "Beautiful Isle of Some where" and "Abide With Me," and Mrs. Brodlo sang a solo. Tho floral tributes were In profusion and were beautiful. About the casket were banked the mass of blossoms. The church wbb filled to sapaclty with the many friends of the family, many of whom attended the last rites at Moun tain View cemetery. The pallbearers were L. Adams, Dr. A. L. Beatie, W. II. Howell, A. C. How land, E. G. Caufield, John W. Loder. WASH THE KIDNEYS! All the blood in tho body passes thru the kidneys every few minutes. This is why the kidneys play such nn important role in health or disease. By some inis terioiiH process the kidney selects what ought to come out of the blood and takes it out. If the kidneys are not good-workmen and become congested poisons accumulate and we suffer from backache, headache, lumbago, rheu matism or gout. Tlio urine is often cloudy, full of sediment; channels often get sore and sleep is disturbed at night. Ho it is that Dr. Pierce, of the Invalids' Hotel and Biirgical Institute in Buffalo, N. Y., advises "Washing the Kidneys," by drinking six to eight glusses of water between meals and then if you want to take a harmless medicino that will clear the channels and cure the annoy ing symptoms, go to your nearest drug gist and obtain Anurio (double strength), l'liis " Anuric," which is so many times more potent than litliia will drive out the uric acid poisons and bathe the kid neys and channels in a soothing liquid. If you desire, write for free medical advice and send sample of water for free examination. Experience has taught Dr. Pierce that "Anurio" is a most powerful agent iu dissolving uric acid, as hot water melts sugar. Anbric" is a regular insurance and life-saver for all. TEACHERS OF COUNTY Mrs, W. A, Htirnum. principal of tho Mt. Pleasant school, will hond tho Clackamas County Teachers' associa tion during tho coming year, A meet ing of the association was held at M 11 wuuklo Saturday, at which time Super visor Hrcutoit Voddor was chosen vice president and John It. Ilowland. principal of th Barclay school, was named secretary-treasurer. An Interesting talk on "Industrial work" wus made by Stato Industrial leader Seymour, Special luuslcal num bers were given on tho violin by MImh Naxlnn Telford, with Miss Krma Calu van at the piano. The Mllwnukle schools also contributed musical fea tures. Prof. Vedder talked Interest ingly on "primary writing." Prof. W. T. McNaulty of Gladstone will head tho Clackamas County School league for 1 IS, and Prof. J. V. Flko Is to ho tho secretary. These officers were chosen Saturday, The Clackamas County School league di rects tho organised efforts of the schools In debuting, literary, and ath letic lines. E CASE BACK FOR NEW TRIAL A mandate order from tho supreme court reversing th case of I). N. Ilrl denstlna mid Phebo 8. Brldenstlne, his wife ugalnst the Gerllngor Motor Car company,, K. E. Gerllngor and F. P. Coulter, was received Thursduy. The mandate orders a new trial In the litigation. Tho circuit court trial re sulted in a verdict of $700 In favor of the plaintiffs. The Highland Plumbing company filed a mechanics lien Thursduy against property of 11. A. Askwlth In the Win. Meek initiation Land chilm In township 1 sounth, range 1 east. A balance of $80.00 is clulmed duo. Tho circuit court, on stipulation, dis missed without prejudice, the pending suit of Leslie Stuart Seahrook vs. Kate fleabrook. , HOLLAND TRIAL FOR The trial of Harry Holland who was Jointly Indicted on a larceny from a dwelling charge with George Clarke, at the November grand Jury term, has been continued until the 27th of De cember, on stipulation of District At torney Hedges and Attorney John Stevenson of Portland, representing Holland. Tho trial or the two was set for next Tuesday, but upon Clarke's change of plea to guilty last Thursday, Holland's attorney asked for additional time to prepare for trlul. As Clarke is to be sentenced by Judge Campbell on the 27th the attorneys agreed on that date for the trial of Holland. Their arrest followed the burglary of the E. C. Holds' home at Oswego last September, while the Holds family was In eastern Oregon. A truck load of household goods was taken away. My Miss Alum Moore, President Woman's Club Fighting Tuberculosis Is reiil life insurance. Wo need your help moro than ever this year. As many Caiiadiuns have been killed lit home by tuberculosis since the war begun as have been killed by war It self. If we stop Its ravages we shall more than make up for tho ravages of war. lied Cross senls are for sulo at the following places: Jones Irug store, Huntley Drug Co., Bannons, Mlllor & Parker, Harding's drug thro, Bur melster & Andresen, Dr. Pruddon, Lents confectionery, Miss Pratt, Dll inan & Ilowland, and City Library, Homo Restaurant. liny seals for your Christmas pack ages. Pop, Pop! Good Night Little Red Wagon Goes Who Was the Old Goat Tho pop-corn wagon (housed in), has vanished. In the wee sma' hours of Sunday morning, the wires leading to tho ma chine that pops the corn were severed and tho little house that ornamented the entrance to the municipal eleva tor for a couple of weeks had disap peared, leaving not a singlo greasiv spot. It Is a singular tale they tell of tho wagon. 1 It is related that tho man who rhns the machine becurne worried, The wagon like other wagons Is on wheels and It might run away some day. Besides, It's rather cold, If the operator steps outside. So he conceived the bright idea of building a little house around his wagon, and the spot selected for-tho house was near the door of the elevator. But is was so near that interested property owners protested and they obtained results, It wbb not a thing of beauty, and no tears have been shod ovor Its removal. Strangoly, not a soul has been found to shoulder the responsibility of plac ing the thing in front of the elevator. (If you see a little shanty under the bridge, don't tell anybody.) BUY RED CROSS SEALS CAPTURE Or JERUSALEM TAKEN FOR GOOD Oil LONDON. Dec, 10.JoniM!em has fallen, rupture of the Holy City, ClirMlutilty's most hallowed spot, by (ieneittl Alleiiby's HrllUlt expedition ary forces, was announced here to day, Tho news spread like wild fire tlirotiittuml l.omlun. Us full was her. iildud us a good omen. The mont cherished rhrlMlmns gift which could bo given tint world or deur.n racy and the hosts fighting for Christian Jim. tire and peace and freedom Is thU Klft of the Holy City to world Chris. Ilium iiKatu, after huvlng been held by Infidel hordes for four centuries. Capture of Jerusalem brings tho Holy City under Christian control tif.ilii Tor the first time In -101 yer. During all that time R has been un der sway of the Turks, Since founding of the ancient city about H00 H. ( It luis been fought over, captured, raxed, rebuilt under rire. and been the spoils of dozen armies. In wars and struggles dating from loot) It. C, down Id the Crusad ers of the eleventh century. British armies begun their sweep up the vulley of the Palestine from the Hues canal early luM spring. Al most unnoted and overshadowed by me lerririe conflict on the west front, first General Murray and Inter General Mlenby .pushed steadily upvisrd i Kill n t th Turks. GALAXY OF COMPLAINTS E TO FOLLOW OF STRIKE Two complaints were filed by Dis trict Attorney Hedges Thursday, grow ing out of the recent strike disturb ances occurlng last Sunday night. On the complaint of Prank Miller, an as sault and battery charge was lodged against Floyd Ilogan. Tom Carlton and Sam Flnucano, the defendants be ing members of the union now out on strike. Hogan and Carlton were ar raigned before Judge Sievers and asked for a preliminary hearing which wss set for next Monday morning. Muhlon R. Snldow Is the complain ing witness in the second case brought. Snldow Is a striker and claims to have been assaulted by Andy Fromong on a street csr while going to his homo at Willamette. Fromong Is a present em ploye of the mills. There are conflict ing stories as to tho affair, but It Is claimed that Snldow kicked at Chas. Fromong, brother to the defendant, who whs with hi m at the time. In re turn Charles Is said to have struck Snldow. and It Is further charged that Andy In turn struck Snldow with a "billy." Fromong, through his attor ney o. I). Kby, waived preliminary hearing. , All defendants were placed under $100 bonds. SAY CITY FURRIERS T( By II. J. Werner, County Agent. Tho common large mole which is one of tho commonest pests In our mead ows, gardens, fields and lawns Is at the present time attracting much at tention as a fur bearing animal. Molo skln garments, fur sets, and trimmings are In demand and tho pesky molo which has caused us so much trouhlo In tho past Is going to make wearing apparel for tho grownups while the boyB of Clackamas county are going to make money this coming winter and spring catching moles. The Agricul tural council says, "we must got rid of the moles." Tho furriers In Port land say, "wo want molo skins." There Is not a boy in tho county who would not take some easy money If he could got It, and they can got It for' the molo skins which sell for 15 cents to 30 cents a piece. The county agent will get you the traps for 05 cents a piece and they will lust, forevor with but very llt.tlo euro. The county agri cultural agent will also show you how to trap tho moles and give you all the Information you neod on the skinning and drying of the skins. After they are all dried you can send thorn to his office whore they will be packed and shipped. v Since the molo may be caught about as eiislly as any othor small animal, by those who will take tho trouhlo to lnvostgate the simple methods, there Is no roason why the school boys nnd trappers In this vicinity should not make considerable pockot money at tho business. FORSBERG ENLI3T8 IN NAVY. Itallogh Forsborg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Forsborg of Sixth street, has enlisted for service in the navy, find expects to leave from l'ortliind for San Francisco this week, whore he will lie assigned to duty. The young man has been employed by the Crown Will ainotto Paper company In an electrical capacity for some time, and will con tinue thlB work in the navy.