OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1918.
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FOR SOLDIER BOYS
NEW YORK. Free denUl opera
tions to the number ot 65,000 are being
performed monthly by member of the
Preparedness League of American cDn
tlsts, according to the report Just made
public at the league's headquarter
here. This record Is for the month ot
August, which In normal times Is a
season of less effort for the average
person than any other mouth of the
year, Thta brtnss the total of free
operations since Its Inception to 550,
000. Almost 20,000 dratted men were ex
amined In the course of the month and
18,000 of these required work to be
done in order that they might meet
the dental requirements at the camp to
which they were to be sent.
The dentists In the state of Califor
nia led In the number of men examined
25,000, and performed a total of 9,200
operations. Many of these, however,
had been performed In other months,
but, as in the cose of other states, had,
not yet been reported to the league.
New York was second with 600 opera
tions and Pennsylvania third with 4,900
tree operations to its credit Dentists
in the state of Iowa showed a total ot
4.S24 operations
The kind of work done during the
month Including 41.000 tllling.llOOO ex
tractions and 10,700 prophylactic treat
ments. The preparedness League ot Ameri
can Dentists now has, 17,000 memberc
or considerably more than one-third of
the dentists in the country, contribut
ing their time and materials to the den
tal fitting ot drafted men for service.
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STATE PRIZES
PORTLAND, Oct 12. Nine Clacka
mas ennty pupils win pins of recogni
tion in Liberty Loan essay contest on
subject "My Liberty Bond and I," as
follows: . Shirley Bobbins, Molalla,
fourth grade; Jessie Henderson, fifth
grade; Louise Wadswortn, sixth; Ha
zel Weeks, seventh; Dorothy Vaughan,
Molalla. eighth; Dorris Finch, Estaca
da, ninth; Harld Regele, Canby, tenth;
Frances Robinson, Canby, eleventh,
and Marian Peterson, twelfth grade.
One hundred and fifty thousand young
people in the state competed in the
contest Ten gold medals were award
ed and one hundred and twenty pins
of recognition.
SHIPYARDS IDLE
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct 12. Ship
yards of Seattle are celebrating Lib
erty day today by remaining idle.
The men demanded double time for
working today, declaring it is a legal
holiday. The companies agreed to pay
regular time, but the men refused to
work on this basis.
Between 30,000 and 40,000 men are
idle.
NINE PUPILS FROM
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We have
amount of musical
merchandise the past
week.
The coming week we offer a
few violins that are of excep
tional value, finish and tone
perfect, and ranging in price
from
$12.00 to $90.00
For the coming week only we
are offering a reduction of
25 on Ukeleles. Prices
range from
$4.50 to $10.00
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A special offering of sheet
music, 2 copies for 25c
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LEGE, Corvalli8, Oct 16 The epidem
ic of colds and grip at the college is
on the rapid decline, the crest having
been reached several days ago, when
229 cases were reported to Colonel A.
C. Sharpe, S. A. T. C. commander.
Since then there has been a steady
decrease. A few new patients are re
ported each day, but many are dis
charged. The cases are extremely
light, with the exception of a few
where complications have developed.
There have been no deaths. The
third floor of Waldo Hall Is being
used as a hospital. Graduate nurses
are in attendance. Dr. R. L. lioa
worth, city health office-. Is physician
in charge.
EARTHQUAKE ROCKS
DAMAGE IS DONE
SAN JUAN, PORTO RICO, Oct 11.
This Island was shaken by an earth
quake this morning and the shocks
were followed by a tidal ware.
Reports from Aguadtlla, a town on
the low lying northwestern coast say
that the tidal waters had submerged
the town. Fourteen persons were killed
and 40 Or more were injured.
At Pronce, a city ot more than 800,
000 persona on the south coast, the city
hall was wrecked, and it Is reported
that several ot the inhabitants were
killed. Details are lacking.
U- S. TRANSPORT SINKS AT
PIER TROOPS SAVED
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Oct. 15
The U. S. transport America sank at
her pier in 26 minutes today. All sol
diers aboard escaped It was reported
that some members of the crew were
miss in;, but later It was stated all
hands had been accounted for.
The sinking Is believed to have been
caused by water" pouring in through
open portholes as the ship was loaded,
or accidental opening of the sea cocks
Preparations are being made, to raise
the vessel.
The America is a steamer of 22,622
tons, next to the Leviathan In size.
She lies partly submerged on her star
board side, having careered away
from the pief as she went down. Be
fore the war she was the German lin
er Amerika.
A naval court of injuiry is to start
an investigation immediately.
Troops aboard the ship were forced
to flee for their lives, so hurriedly that
many lost their equipment and person
al belongings.
In every K. of C. hut in this coun
try and overseas there is an admoni
tion to "Write to Mother often."
moved a large
Sale
3HLfcl MUSIC J
Music House
and Main
PLENTY OF GASOLINE
FOR ALL USES IF
IS
NEW YORK, Oct. 14. So much is
printed from day to day about the gas
oline situation, the decreasing stocks
and the increasing Government de
mands for fuel for war uses, the pub
lic at times Is greatly alarmed, and
this anxiety has Its effect upon the
retail automobile market.
As a matter of fact, there doea not
seem to be any real reason for undue
alarm. It has often been said at Wash
ington that there Is enough gas for
war and for home consumption. If the
waste can be stopped and the con
sumption kept within reasonable
bounds. That there are many ways to
keep consumption within bounds which
will still permit all the existing auto
mobiles a reasonable weekly milage is
well known. '
The problem Is merely how to curtal
consumption and still not curtail nec
essary mileage of both passenger and
commercial cars. In any system of
curtailment it Is easy to see that the
government will give preference to
commercial cars. The passenger cars
will undoubtedly Ret what fuel s left
and if the waste is stopped there
should be plenty of fuel left tor the
passenger cars.
The note ot warning sent out last
week by the War Department relative
to the increasing needs of the army
for motor fuels would seem to destroy
any hope for an early abandonment of
the "gasless" Sunday.
"STAND VyTOE
WAIT-SLOGAN
OF REPUBLICANS
WASHINGTON. D. C, October 11.
Chairman Will H. Hays, of the Nation
al Republican Committee, in a patrio
tic and ringing editorial In the National
Republican today, calls on all citizens
to stand by the war, and spent the last
drop of blood and treasure for this
purpose, if need be.
"The Republican party says to the
country STAND BY THE WAR.
"In this declaration of purpose Is
included the statement which the Dem
ocratic party seems to have adopted
as a slogan Stand by the President
"Stand by the President in support
of all war measures Is a duty and
privilege which the Republicans have
assumed as a matter ot course, as to
all that the great office implies, and
In the performancee of which duty the
Republican party has functioned for
more fully and efficiently than the
Democratic party, and In which course
we shall persist without waver or
shadow of turning.
"The Republican party says Stand
By The War.
"This Includes more. It includes.
Stand by the President; it Includes
stand by every plblic official, high or
low, measured by the thoroughness
with which that public official stands
by the war; it includes stand by the
government; stand by this country;
stand by 'our allies,-every one; stand
against our enemies In this war, every
one; stand by our solSiers in France
and the soldiers of our allies; stand by
every effort for WAR SAVING and
.WAR GIVING in this country; stand
for theFourth Liberty loan and every
other war effort; stand for the cause
for which we fight; stand by the 'Irre
ducib'e minimum' of peace terms so
splendidly enunciated by Senator
Lodge; stand by the war aims of this
country to vindicate American rights,
interests and honor and to forever end
Prussianlsm in the world and the op
pression which It typifleea, and to
make certain forever the inability of
militarism.PrusHlan or otherwise, to
disturb again the peace of the world;
stand irrevocably for a peace with vic
tory only and not for a peace based on
cgmpromise of principles which would
make of our sacrifice a sacrilege to be
made again by on.- grandchildren.
'All this we say STAND BY THE
WAR and for this purpose we dedi
cate the last of our blood and of our
treasure."
TRANSPORT SUNK: 37!
SOLDIERS ARE LOST
A BRITISH PORT. Oct. 11. A large
number of American troops have been
lost as the result of the sinking of
the transport Otranto In the North
Channel between the Scottish and
Irish coasts In a collision with the
steamer Kashmir.
The Otranto, after the colltaioa, waa
daohed to pieces on the Cocks off the
South Scottish coast with a probable
loss of 372 American soldiers.
Three hundred and one men were
taken to Belfast by the Brittek de
stroyer Mounsey, the only vessel which
made an attempt at rescue in the ter-
rife gale when the Kashmir, another
vessel In the convoy with the Otranto,
rammed the Otranto amldshlaa.
Seventeen men were picked as alive
on the Scottish coast.
Of the 699 American eoldlew on
board the Otranto, 310 were leaded,
Seven enlisted men of the orew of
the U. S. S. Westgate, whlck tank in
collision on October 7, were resorted
missing today by the Nary Depart
ment. Among them was fiord C.
Hanson, of Oregon City.
HOMES FOR WORKER3
PORTLAND, Oct. 12. Pour Q
million dollars will be spent for $
the construction of new homes
for workers, and probably half
as much more in rehabilitating 0
old buildings to make them suit-
able for residences.
18-YEAR-OLDS
DISQUALIFIED .
AT CORVALLIS
CORVALIS, Or., Oct. 14. lly a new
ruling of the war department, Juist re
celveed at the Oregon Agricultural col
lege, boys under 19 years of age are
not eligible tor Induction into section
11, the vocational section of the S. A.
T. C. As a result ot this order perhaps
200 men between the agea ot IS and
19 who have it'glstered at the college
and havo ben aecepteed by the mili
tary department as ellplblo for Induc
tion Into the vocational section, will
be disqualified, for the present, at
least, for membership in the 8. A. T.
C. ('lass n men are limited by this
ruling to a course of elr.ht weeks fit
ting them for immediate service over
seas us auto mechanics, blacksmiths,
carpe nters, radio operators, mechani
cians, foundry men, pipefitters, sur
veyors, topographic draftsmen, tractor
operators and band musicians, or to
the course of 13 weeks for radio elec
trlcluns. These courses are open to
men who have attained their 19th
birthdays, but not to men only 18
years old.
The new ruling brines peculiar dis
appointment to a large number of
boys who have 10 to 12 units of hlnh
school work to tholr credit, but lack
the nocessary IS to enter section A
of the S. A. T. C. Many of those are
asking to be taken Into vocational
courses ot the college at their own ex
pense In order not to Interrupt their
military training and to secure further
preparations for the work they hope
ultimately to do when they qualify
either In age or credits for the S, A. T.
C.They would then have the same re
lations to the institution as the large
number ot high schol graduatos not
yet 18 who are now pursuing courses
at the colege in anticipation of enter
ing section A of the S. A. T. C. when
they attain the draft age. The college
which has rearranged all its work for
men to conform to the government's
requirements i8 now wrestling with
this new problem with a view of ad
justing the courses of these IS year-old
boys so as to be of greatest value to
them.
SOLDIER BOYS
RUSH WORKER
FOR GOOD EATS
By Graham West.
PARIS, Sept 30. (By mall) We were
standing In the dusty road beside the
shell splintered gate poets that
marked the entrance to the emergency
hut established by the Knights of Co
lumbus In the center of a shattered
French village. Lines of singing, chat
tering American troops were swinging
by on their way up to the front to con
tinue the chase and the punishment of
the retreating Garmcns. Y. M. C. A.
Salvation Army and Jewish Welfare
Workers who had been with us In the
long trip to the front were working
clde by side.
"Oh, you, lollypop," shouted a big
western, as he slung his gun strap over
his shoulder that he might the more
easily slip both, instead of only 'one
hand, into the big box from which w
were distributing candy, chocolate and
otner sweets.
' The music of h's voice was scarcely
gone before there was a rush of weary,
exhausted men staggering toward us
from the opposite direction. They
were the fighters the westerner and
his comrades who were "going in" to
relieve. The tide almost swept me off
my feet. I waa carried far from my
pest beside the "goodie" chest. The
men who pushed were really hungry
not through any fault of the United
States Army supply system, but be
cause those weary hungry men, fought
so hard, and went forward so swiftly
that the food supply never had a
chance to keep up with them. They
had not eaten In many hours and our
Immediate supply of candy, chocolate
and other eatables disappeared almost
as rapidly as the German offensive
had a few hours earlier.
The officer in charge of the detach
ment stood off, smiling grimly at his
men disregarded, many of them, their
slight wounds, and filled their mouths
with the first food they had tasted in
hours. When they had finished, I
stepped up to the officer and thanked
him for permitting the soldiers to
stop and pa-take of the supplies.
"Thank you so much," replied the
officer, twisting nervously on his heel.
"Er - er - by the way, er now - er you
don't happen to have an extra piece, do
you? I havn't eaten since yesterday
noon?"
MUCH DAMAGE
RESULT OF BIG
OIL PIER FIRE
SEATTLE, Oct. 16. Although under
control, fires sweeping the Great
Northern .oil piers were still burning
fiercely at 8 o'clock this morning
despite the efforts of all the city's
marine and land fire apparatus, to
gether with a heavy downpour of
rain that has been falling for four
hours. The flames burst out at 11 o'
clock Tuesday night, '
Losses are estimated' this morning
at $2,000,000 minimum.
The cause of the blaze has not been
determined.
WOODBURN MAN
IS INJURED IN
MILL ACCIDENT
WOODBURN, Oct 11. George Dick,
ensdh, an employe at the Woodburn
sawmill, met with a painful accident,
when his right arm was caught In a
saw, severing ligaments and one bone,
Dickenson was sent to a Salem hoe
pltal, after being given first aid treat
ment hare.
INFLUENZA REPORTED
L BY
1LS
PORTLAND.Oct 18.Vlth only 100
cases reported In the past 48 hours, Dr.
George Pnrrlsh bolleves the Indtiotua
In this city Is under control
Less than 300 cusoa In all have bon
reported and all but few are colds and
light attacks of grip, declares Dr.
ParrlHh, who has personally investi
gated many of the report. With only
two deaths both of men coming from
outside the city and few cases of
pneumonia, the most dreaded compli
cation, the situation la lus serious
than at first feared.
Dr. Parrish and Mayor Baker tUll
are seeking an emergency hospital.
The White Shield Home, now llttlod,
used, 1b believed suitable and the city
hope to get it. It not, a school house
may be commandeered.
Portland generally has obeyed, the
order prohibiting public' gatherings.
Pew complaints nro received. Every
one appear to be cheerfully comply
ing with the spirit ot the order.
Two weeks Is the minimum time set
for the closing period, If the disease
I not then chocked definitely, the
closing period may be extended.
Fresh air and plenty of It are recom
mended by Dr. Parrish a the surest
cure and prevention. Open windows
ar a necessity, he ays. For a month
nose and throat wash, Dr, Parrish
recommends two standard solutions,
Dobell's at 35 cent a pint and Daktn's
at 50 cents. ,
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N FORES! FIRES
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nULUTH. Minn., Oct. 14 The for
est fires wlhch have taken a death
toll In Northern Minnesota and Wis
consin, estimated at over a thousand.
making 40.000 homeless ot whom IS.
0VJ are destitute are receding is
their fierceness today, last reports be
Ing that everywhere they are being
brought under control.
In the Moose lake district alone, fa
talities are estimated at 400. while
In other devastated sections figures
bring the total to more than 1000.
Property loss Is roughly placed at
$100,000,000.
Nearly 200 bodies have already bo-n
brought to this city, which has been
made the objective of thousands of
fleeing refugees. Rescue parties and
ompantns ot homo gimrds. fighting
'.he flamos, report that chr.rred bodies
re strewn along the rouds leading
through the devastated regions.
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YAKIMA, WASH., Oct. 12. Yaki
ma health authorities report two now
casos ot Spanish Influenza, bringing
the total to four. None of the. cases
shows any serious turn. Schools and
theatres are closed and all public
meetings called off. Dr. W. B. Ab
bott, deputy county health officer, has
gone to Seattle for a conference with
physicians thero.
PENDLETON, Oct. 12. Pendleton
schools were closed at noon Friday by
order of Dr. Kavanaugh, city health
officer, and a proclamation of Mayor
Vaughan ordered all theatres, church
es, lodges, pool halls and other place
of amusement- to close becauso of In
fluenza. There are five known cases
In the city.
LEBANON, Oct 12. On receiving
instructions from the state board of
health, City Health Officer R. B. Mil
ler Wednesday ordered the schools,
thoatres, churches and all other pub
lic placeB closed. The order resulted
from the appearance of Spanish in
fluenza.
DALLAS, Oct 12. Not a single case
of Spanish Influenza has appeared
here and no action has been taken to
close schools, theatres or public
gatherings. No other contagious dis
ease are reported anywhere in Polk
county.
GEES GOOD COAT OF
NICE YELLOW PANE
VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 15. The
front of Paul Becker's tailoring estab
ment was plastered Sunday morning
with a thlcK coating of yellowish cal
cimine. The painting extended across
the sidewalk In front of his place, and
Included the word "Hun." Becker is
said to have appealed to a policeman
to try and find out who did the work,
and to have received the reply that if
he was the right kind of citizen it
would not have happened. It is the
first action that has been openly taken
here aganlst those suspected ot selng
pro-German.
SUIT 18 SETTtED
The suit for Frank E. Andrews vs.
J. E. Gage'tb recover money was
settled out of court on a compromise
basis and was dismissed In the Cir
cuit court Thursday. The case 1 had
been set for trial for Thursday.'
MUCH SPEED
IS MADE BY
GEN. CROWDER
WASHINGTON, Oct 1!. A rapid
pace la being set In the ipood-up con
test organised by Provost Marshal
General Crowder tor tht clasifloatlon
ot men ot the tgos 19 and 80 and 11
to 16, Inclusive, who registered Sep
tember II,
Since yesterday the number ot local
boards In various states that have
completed classification and finished
the physical examination of all Class
1 men has been doubled, General Crow
der announced today, Although 83
boards have gone "over the top" In
this respect, Iowa lends, with 15 ot Its
boards credited with completion of the
task.
CIIAS. M. SCHWAB
GETS PLEDGES
IN SHORT TIME
NICW YORK, Oct. 14. A million dol
lars a minute In subscriptions to lib
erty bonds was the response mndo tin
day to an appeal made by Charles M,
Schwab, director general of the Kmer
Kency Fleet Corporation. At the end
of 38 minutes pledges for $:I8.000,000
bonds had been secured.
Within the rtrst six mlnutees $6,000,
000 In liberty bonds were subscribed to
build six $1,000,000 ships for the Eiuer
gemy fleet Corporation.
Mr. Schwab made his address at a
luncheon In honor of forolnn diplomats
and representees of the Government.
The enthusiasm In the pledging was
so Kreut that there was no ('imitation In
the bidding after the amount called ton
had been raised and $:I8,000,000 had
been subscribed within 38 minutes.
Within the first hour $60,000,000 had
been subscribed.
As each million of the first $'.2,000,.
000 waa subscribed, a miniature ship
was launched by a mechanical devise.
U. S. SOLDIERS
GET R AiNCOATS
FIRST OF ALL
NEW YORK, Oct. 14,-The telegram
given below has been sent to every
procurement department quartedmas
ter In the United States, under date of
October 12 and by authority of the
acting Quartermaster-General. An
nouncement to this effect was made
today by the chief of the waterproof
clothing division of the local office
of the CJuarterniftster-GGencral;
"You ar Instructed to eoutlnuo the
purrhnsa of all spot dollvery raincoats
rulU'.ble for soldiers from mnnufac-
tuerg and wholesale storks. Instruct
all fanufacturers and wholesalers to
at once sense delivering any raincoats
to the civilian trade until yon sur
vey their stocks. This order Is effec-
tlvt as of October 12."
599 ACCIDENTS
FOR THE WEEK !
ARE REPORTED
SALEM, Oct. 12. A total of 659 In
dustrial accidents, of which three
were fatal, were reported to the state
Industrial accident commission during
the past week. Tho fatal accidents
wore: Walter Harvey and O. L. Wat
ers, Portland, shipbuilding; John Con
fer, St. Helens, lumbering.
Of the total number reported, 662
wore subject to the provisions of the
compensation act, 32 were from firms
and corporations which have rejected
me provisions of the act nrm nf thA
lat being a passenger.
FAIR POSTPONED
THE DALLES. Or.. Oct. 14Al.
though no cases of Spanish Influenza
have been reported In The Dalles, hh a
preventive measure the county fair,
ror wnich preparations wr noil n.
do; way, has boon postponed, accord-
-a , UlllllII-IIIIUUUUH OI J. I.
Rorlck, president of Tlio I)nl! ,m.
nir In I ha i,nt..,n..,rt.l...t .
ber of commerce, The fair was orlgi-
naiiy planned for Octobeer 25 and 26,
Diu it is not expected that U win h
held this yeat.
I USED
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H 1918 Dodge like new
H ' $40.00 worth extras. $ 100 terms. E
1916 Olds 8-A snap
EE $1050 takes it terms.
H Used Fords Buys f
H Touring Cars and Roadsters $365 to $490 terra. H
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Pacific Highway Garage 1
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HIGHWAY COMMISSION
TO BUILD ROADS IN
PORTLAND, Oct 11 The State
Highway Commission as Its own con
tractor will build 10 miles of bhhway
on whut is known us the Thrse Rivers
pnjmit In Tillamook County, from the
end of Botir Grass road to llubo,
This decision was made ut a mottling
of the commission held In Portland.
Tillamook county rncently enteral
a bid to do this work, but Attorney
General Brown subsequently gave as
opinion that the county oould not
totally take over contract ot this
kind. There Is no question as to the
state's authority to do tho wotk, so
the IllKhway Commlimlnn bas taken
tho contract at the fWiire, $123,00. bid
by the county.
The county wilt expend $17,600 of
this sum In grudlng work, leaving
$104,500 to bo met Jointly by tho statu
snd tho Federal govctrtiiuunt on a t0(0
basis,
Work on thtt project Is to begin at
once, Much of It will be done this
winter, though tho project will not be
finished before Into next spring or
early In the summer.
ED
PORTLAND. Oct. 11. No ortlers 1
whatever have been Issued by the
state fuel administration regarding
the non-sale of gasoline and oil tx
tween the hours of 6 P. M. and A.
M. and on Hundays, regardless of the
fact that dealers throughout the
state have been receiving such orders
purport tin to come from the fuel ad
ministration. "t'ntll such order are Issued." said
fred J. Holmes, Slate Fuel Admin
istrator, "deulers sre tree to do a
they rhooso In th matter, although
1), M. Folsom, 1'aclHo Coast Oil Di
rector, hns asked for voluntary co
operation In this matter."
It Is not known who Is responsible
toe the notices. In some Instances
they appear ta be purely local, In oth
er cases dealers for a certain com
pany receive notice, wblla others do
not.
Sometimes, cloning stations may
reletiso' man power, but often It only
works ' hardship upon the dealw,
who may do bis bUrgest business in
tho evening, according to Mr. Holmes,
who advl dealers Iodise thlr own
discretion In the mutter.
OPERATORS WANT
INCREASE AND
REINSTATEMENT
WASHINGTON, Oct 14.-8. J. Kon
ctikamp, president of the commercial
Telegraphers' Tnlon, is nero seeking s
conference with the wire control com
mlttee of tho PoHtofiieo Department
to present claims for an Increase In
wages and for the reinstatement of
men previously dismissed by the
Western Union Company beeuuse of
union activity.
"A considerable number of our men
were discharged lust Sprlnc st Sosttls
and other p'occs and have not yet been
reinstated by the Western Unloa Com
pany," Mr. Koenknmp said.
The annual convention of the inloa
has been called to meet here today.
8ENATOR DISPLEASED
WASHINGTON, Oct. H.-Gormanya
reply to president Wilson's note of
injul-y Is an attempt to draw tho Unit
ed States Into negotiation and not a
promise of unconditional surrender.
Senator Chamberlain said today, voic
ing the sentiment of the Bennte mil
itary affairs committee, of whlck he
la chairman.
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