OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1918.
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MOONSHINE SULL IS
FOUND Bf OFFICERS
AT FRED BENSON HOME
Tuesday afternoon Sheriff Wilson
assisted by Federal officers, confis
cated a comp'ete moonshine etill at
the ranch of Fred Benson, about tour
and ona-halt miles southwest of Ore
gon City. j
The officer knew that the man had
the still made here last September
and when they questioned him about
it he at first claimed to have destroy
ed it. When asked to see the remains
of it he finally admitted that he still
had It and the officers brought the
still here but did not arrest Benson.
No evidence of liquor was found but
the officers think the man has been
experimenting with the stl'l.
The officer have information that
small worms are being sold in the
Molalla country but have not appre
hended the parties. All people are
warned not to use these stills and are
also asked to report an attempt of the
sale of them.
FARMERS' BUREAU
HOLD MEETING
HERE TUESDAY
An enthusiastic meeting was held
in the court house Tuesday by the
Farm Bureau, of this county. This
tiureau is backing the county agent
in his work and many Important
questions were discussed along this
line. Abcut 30 were present at the
meetirg.
Work of the county agent for the
last year was discussed and the pro
gram for next year was given con
sideration. J. D. Brown, of the U. S.
Employment Service, gave an interest
ing address and V. L. Kadderly spoke
cuMie work of the county agents over
the state.
The program for the Home Demon
stration work was given considera
tion. This is a new item on the bud
get and those in attendances were
6trongly in favor of it The work of
this office is to have a demonstrator
tour the county and give the work at
tha various meetings o the womens'
clubs.
The Industrial Club, is another new
item on the county budget and the
idea of this is to promote the work
of the boys and girls in the county In
their exhibits of farm produce. This
was favorably discussed at ths meet
ing and the majority were in favor of
it Clackamas county won first at the
state fair thi3 year for their exthlbtt,
which was a credit to them. The
amount of the budget to be raised in
the county is more than doubled by
the state and with the extra money
this county should be able to make
even a better showing.
The program for next year was thor
oughly discussed as it is of interest
to all farmers. The main Items of the
program are: Mole and gopher cam
paign; Canadian thistle control; live
stock improvement; field demonstra
tion of fertilizers; farm accounts;
seed Improvement; poultry produc
tion; drainage and the Farm Bureau
of News.
The officers for the ensuing year,
elected at the meeting, are: President,
H. G. Starkweather, Milwaukie; II. C.
Stevens, Estacada, vice-president, and
Mrs. John Gaffney, secrstary.
ARHURC. DAVIS
IS CAPTURED IN
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17. Arthur
C. Davis is under arrest here today,
charged with robbing the East Side
bank of Portland, Or., of $18,500.
He has confessed, the police say.
The arrest was effected through
the cleverness of Mrs. Lola. G. Bald
win, former policewoman of Port
land, who recognized Davis. Mrs.
Baldwin saw Davis passing In an ex
pensive automobile. She comman
deered a jitney and followed him. Fin
ally when he alighted, she went up to
him, engaged him in conversation and
signalled a policeman.
The arrest was made last night, but
was not announced until today.
Davis, who Is married, and who is
the son of a minister In Portland, was
employed by the bank for a brief per
iod before the robbery.
Soon after the money and bank's
papers were missed, an attempt was
made to find Davis. His wife said he
had left her before daylight that
morning after leaving $1000 with her.
This money she turned over to the
bank. She said Davis left, her in the
early morning, returning later with a
suit case. He then kissed her goodbye
and gave her the money.
SCHOENBORN ACQUITTED
Al Schoenborn, farmer of the- Carus
district, who was arrested for vio'a
tlon of the espionage act, and held for
the Federal court, was given trial in
Portland Monday and Tuesday and
the verdict was acquittal.
The jury was out only about ten
minutes and the verdict was unanimous.
ENTERPRISE
very FrUsy.
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$1.60
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on application.
MORE TROOPS
ARRIVE HOME
FROM FRANCE
NEW YORK, Dec. IT. The Britleh
steamships Princess Juliana and Car
onia, bringing small coutlngents of
American military, naval and civilians
from England and France, came into
port today.
On the former were several groups
of army and navy aviators. The Car
onia'a passengers were largely Amer
ican, Canadian and Australian of
ficers. Civilian passengers on the
Caronla included D. Kalopothatls, a
Greek diplomat, on a special mission
to the United States.
The troopship Maul from Brest,
with 64 officers and 2161 men, two
days late on account of heavy weath
er, also arrived.
SEA FREEDOM TO
UNITED STATES
IS VERY VITAL
LONDON. Dec 13. "The Unted
Staates in this war has taken as
we all know; as we all most grate
fully recogniia a part in the last two
years of war without which we could
not have had the success which the
allies have now won. You cannot em
phasize that too much or express too
much appreciation for it."
Viscount Edward Grey, who was
Britain's foreign minister when the
war broka out, said this in a speech
in which he linked the "freedom of
the seas' with the "league of nations"
as two inseparable issues.
It was the frankest and most con
structive utterance any leading Briton
has made on either problem since
President Wilson's intention to solve
both at the peace conference became
known.
Viscount Grey declared that the
United States had at first hampered
but later cooperated In the British
blockade of Germany, "without which
Germany might have won the war."
"For the United States to abolish
the right of blockade," he added.
would nullify everything that they
have done In this war."
It was an insult to America to think
that such was her intention, the
speaker said.
In effect. Viscount Grey told his
audience:
"Why all this mystery? Stop hinting
and Insinuating. Quit trying to Inter
pret President Wilson's Ideas. Give
him a chance to speak for himself. It
Is unthinkable that he should want to
wreck the very weapon which, more
than any other single factor, won the
war; the right of blockade."
His own Idea of President Wilson's
plan was. Viscount Grey said, "that
hereafter the freedom of the seas shall
be secured to any nation which ob
serves the cevenant of the league of
nations, and should be denied to any
nation which breaks that covenant of
the league of nations."
E
E
Lumbermen In Portland re
cently attending the Loyal
Legion meetings are optimistic
over the prospects of the industry.
They anticipate a steady and Increas
ing demand for their products, begin
ning soon after the first of the year
and continuing Indefinitely, at prices
that will permit them to maintain the
present wage seals.
Until the new year, however, both
the market and the Industry are ex
pected to be quiet. The mills that are
shut down now probably will remain
closed until they know exactly what
market conditions will be.
Meanwhile the shipbuilders are
trying to interest private operators
and foreign governments in the Doug
las fir wood ship with the hoped-for
result that the industry can be con
tinued on a permanent basis.
ESCAPED MAN
SOON RETAKEN
BY OFFICIALS
SALEM, Dec. 1. Carl Arosin, who
escaped from the receiving ward of
the Oregon State hospital about 7
o'clock Sunday night by removing
screws which held the bars over the
window, was caught a few hours later
in the Southern Pacific yards and was
returned to the hospital.' As he was
an auto mechanic, state hospital of
ficials feared he wou'd steal an auto
mobile and attempt to complete his
get-away in that manner. Four other
patients In the room with Arosin re
fused to leave with him. He is a son
of Mrs. Annie F. Arosin of Madison
Park apartments, Portland.
ASKS DIVORCE
Ida Thompson and Orrln Thompson
were married at Jacksonville, Oregon,
October 23, 190C, and she claims that
after they moved to Portland he de
serted her and she asks a divorce on
these grounds.
PRESIDENT GIVEN BIG
WELCOME IN FRANCE
Brest, Doc. 13, President Wilson
stepped on French eoll at 8:22 o'clock
this afternoon. He was greeted with
a salute of g.ins, while people wildly
cheered and bauds played the "Star
Spangled Banner." The steamer
reached the harbor at 13:45 this af
ternoon. BREST, Dec, IS. President Wilson
was given a vociferous welcome as ha
rode through the streets of Brest this
afternoon from the pier to the rail
way station. Once aboard the special
train, the president left Immediately
tor Paris.
The president landed on the pier at
3:15. P. M., the great crowds on the
waterfront wildly cheering.
Preceded by a big consort of allied
battleships, cruisers and destroyers,
the George Washington steamed into
(he harbor at 12:45 this afternoon,
instantly the harbor and town re
sponded with a roar of welcome.
In the city the streets were lined
with troops, townsfolk and pictur
esquely attired country people. Every
house bore the colors of the t'nlted
States and France. The display was
unusual, even for a'beflagged, victor
ious country. In addition, almost ev
eryone In the crowd woro tin flag
or thj American colors.
On the hillsides overlooking the
harbor were massed great banks of
people, wild'y cheering and waving
their hands.
A singular feature was the sup
preeed Interest of the German prison
ers Interned In Brest. It was evident
that their Interest In the visitor was
as keen as that of the huge crowds.
But the city authorities kept the pri
soners in the background.
The first to greet the president
were Colonel House, Ueneral Persh
ing and General Bliss.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 13. The Ger
man government will ask the allied
armies to occupy Berlin, in case the
Bolshevik movement continues to
grow, Philip Scheldemann declared In
a speech at the capital, according to
Berlin dispatches received today.
Scheldemann predicted American
troops would soon arrive in Berlin,
upon which his audience cheered.
"The government has decided to
shrink from nothing to establish or
der," Scheldemann said, in addressing
an open air meeting.
"We will request the enemy armies
to occupy Berlin if the Spartacus
group continues Its demonstrations.
"We may have American troops
here shortly God knows for how
long. Is that what the people of Ber
lin want?"
"Long live Wilson!" the crowd
shouted.
"Better the Americans than the
Spartacusians!"
NAVYVITALTOCOUNTRY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Neither
the end of hostilities nor proposals for
a League of Nations has altered the
policy of the general board of the
Navy In regard to making the Navy
second to none in the world.
Rear-Admiral Charle J. Badger,
chairman of the executive committee
of the board, today told the House
naval affairs committee that the Navy
should be equal to that of any other
nation by 1925, and urged that suffi
cient appropriations to make this pos
sible be made by Congress.
The duty of the Navy, the Admiral
said, will be not only to guard the
country against invasion, but to pro
tect as well the great merchant ma
rine now being built.
Completion of the three-year build
ing programme and authorized In 1916
and which was halted to build anti
submarine craft, was recommended by
Admiral Badger. Work has not yet
been started on six battleships, six
battle cruisers, two scout cruisers,
nine fleet submarines, two destroyer
tenders, and one fleet submarine ten
der, he said. Lack of ships of this
type, he declared, would have been
fatal to the United States if it bad
been fighting the war alone.
SOCIALISTS WILL FORM
MERLIN, Dec. 17. The German
congress of Soviets today voted for the
formation of a national assembly.
This will take the place of the reich-
stag.
The decision to form a national as
sembly was a sharp defeat for the
Spartlcus, or extremist group, head
ed by Karl Liebknecht and his radt
cal lieutenants.
The Independent socialists deserted
their formef allies, the Spartlcus
group, and voted with tho majority
socialists for the first time.
T5ERLIN, Dec. 16. Karl Liebknecht
and Rosa Luxemburg, Bolshevik lead
ers, today wers refused permission to
attend the national meeting of work
men's and soldiers' councils.
Radical members Introduced a reso
lution demanding for Liebknecht and
his aide the right to sit in the con
ference, but they were outvoted by a
huge majority.
WILSON SPEAKS
AT RECEPTION
OF DIPLOMATS
PARIS, Dec ie."The United
States entered th war not only be
cause they mere moved by a convic
tion that the purposes of the central
empires wre wrong and must bd
resisted by men everywhere who lov
ed liberty and right, but also because
the illicit ambitions they were enter
talntng and attempting to realise had
led to practices which shocked our
hearts as much as tliey offended our
principles." declared President Wilson
today In responding to the state recep
tion given to him ut the lloti'l Ita
Vllle.
The speech waa delivered to a bril
liant throng of notables, Including
President INlneare and many diplo
mats and high statements.
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PORTLAND, Dec. H. (Special)
Organization of the Oregon State
Chamber of Commerce was perfected
here today by the election of a board
of directors of 15 members and the
following officers: , Charles Hall,
Marshfleld, President; J. N. Burgess,
Pendleton, F. S. Pramwell, Grants
Pass, and Emery Olmstead, Portland.
vice presidents; William Pollman, Ba
ker, treasurer, and George Quuyle,
Portland, secretary.
The directors chosen are: Eastern
Oregon J. T. Rorlck, The Dalles; J.
N. Burgess, Pendleton; J. P. Koyct
Bend; J. R. Blackaby, Ontarfr; Vin
cent Palmer, La Grande. Western
Oregon F. S. Bramwell, Grants Pass;
Charles Hall, Marshfleld; George H
McMarvln, Eugene: F. W. Schmltt,
Salem; R. S. Shaw, Astoria; Multno
mah countuy Emery Olmstead, Tort
land; C. C. Chapman, Portland. At
large William Pollman, Baker; E. E.
Tlrodte, Oregon City; II. Hl.-schberg,
Independence.
Standing committees were appoint
ed on land settlement, Irrigation ana
drainage. Industries, transportation,
markets, waterways, roads, mining,
water power, agriculture, horticulture,
dairying, lumber and livestock. The
following committees were appoiuted
thlg afternoon:
Executive Charles Hall, Marsh
fleld, chairman; II. Hlrschberg. Inde
pendence; Emery Olmstead, Port
land; William Pollman, Baker; E. E.
Brodle, Oregon City; J. N. Burgess,
Pendleton.
Membership J. V. Tallman, Pen
dleton, chnlrman; W. E. Meacham.
Baker; L. Adams, Oregon City; C. L.
Barr, Astoria; H. J. Overturff. Bend;
Theodore P. Cramer, Grants Pass; J.
H. Koke, Eugene; Louis Lachmund,
Salem; F. R. Brown, Heppner; F. C.
Graham, Cove Orchards.
Legislative H. G. Starkweather,
Milwaukie, chairman; E. C. McVoy,
The Dalles; C. E. Ingalls, Corvallls;
Bernard Daly. Lakevtcw; C. C. Chap
man, Portland; L. J. Simpson, North
Bend; A. L. Mills, Portland.
C. H. Dye of Oregon City, Is a mem
ber of the committee on roads.
Nineteen of the 36 counties of Ore
gon are represented In the new as
sociation, the by-lawws of which are
so constructed ihat the influence of
Portland Is limited. Action by the
Chamber on all matters of state-wide
interest proposed for its considera
tion will be taken by a referendum
vote of all the association members,
and local organizations will be en
titled to one vote for each 100 mem
bers or major fraction, the voting
strength of any single association be
ing limited to five. It Is expected
that practically every commercial or
ganization In Orexon will affiliate
with the new organization. Provision
has also been made In the by-laws for
Individual memberships, without the
right to vote.
MANY CASES IN 4
YEARS HANDLED
BY COMMISSION
SALEM, Dec. 12. In a little more
than four years, from July 1, 1914,
to November 30, 1918, the state Indus
trial accident commission disposed of
54,462 cases under the workmen's com
pensation law. in all that number of
cases there were only 22 appeals by
workmen from the decisions of the
commission, which Is an average of
one appeal In 2475 cases decided, ac
cording to a statement given out by
the commission.
Of the two appeals, 19 have been
decided by the courts. In 13 cases the
question involved was the right of the
The courts sustained the commission
In five esses, found for the workmen
In five cases, while three cases were
settled out of court
The six remaining cases decided by
the courts embraced the question of
degree of dependency of parents in ft
fatal case and whether the condition
of disability claimed by workmen re
sulted from an accident. Of this group,
the courts sustained the commission
In two cases, modified the decision of
the commission In one case; found for
the workmen in one Instance, and two
cases were settled out of court.
In the total of 19 cases decided by
the courts, five were hernia cases,
two being won by the commission, one
by the claimant, and two were set
tled. PETITION FOR PROBATE
Petition for probate of the estate of
the late William Browning Lucas was
filed In the probate court Tuesday by
Frank E. Lucas, of Parkplace. The es
tate consists principally of land in
Linn county and personal property
and Is valued at $7,500.
U. S. ARMY IS DOOMED
NEW YORK, Deo. 14. "Taps" to
the volunteer system of ruining armlos
In war time by th United States
w sounded hero tonight by Major
General Enoch E. Crowder, Provost
Marshal-General, in an address to the
retiring members of 189 New York
draft boards. He earnestly advocated
that the sftlecttve service system
should become the permanent method
of raising American Armies in the fu
ture. General Crowder declared that the
selective service law had enublold the
Government In thin war to register
23,740,000 Americans, put Into the
field nearly 3,000.000 fighters and to
have In readiness to entrain on Nov
ember It, when th armistice was
signed. 2,000,000 more soldiers, all
within a period of IK months.
It would be a "calamity", General
Crowder said, for the United States to
revert to the volunteer system In view
of such a successful test of selective
service, adding that the American con
scripts had shown the valor, aggress
iveness and Initiative of the most sea
soned troops.
"What of the army you have rais
ed?" asked General Crowder, referring
to the drafted men, who 1ms been
sent overseas. "The answer comes
back from France In no uncertain
terms. These -men you have sent to
the colors have proved themselves the
equals In nggrfsslv fighting and sol
dierly bearing of the veterans of
France and England."
NEW YORK, Doc. The most
Imposing spectacle New York has wit
nessed slnco American troops begau
to arrive here from overseas attend
ed the arrival today of the mighty
transport Levathlon, formerly the Vat
erland. with 9000 officers and men.
Steaming majestically toward her
dock In Hoboken, the great liner was
greeted by thousands of spectators,
who bud gathered at Battery Park,
along the Jersey shores and In the
windows and on the roofs of down
town buildings.
The great transport was officially
escorted by the police boat Patrol.
Aboard the Patrol wus the police band
and, as the l eviathan passed between
the battry and the Statue of Liberty,
the musicians struck up "The Star
Spangled Banner."
Immediately every soldier and sailor
who crowded the big liner's spacious
decks turned his fuce toward the Sta
tue of Liberty and stood at rigid at
tention until the anthe.j was finished,
while the crowd ashoro watched the
spectacle with bared heads.
The Leviathan steamed Into port
without her usual camouflage for the
first time since she has been used as
a transport. Formerly she was paint
ed like a zebra.
ADOPTION OF REVENUE
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16. After
Senator Smooth, of Utah, Republican,
had delivered an address criticising
the war revenue bill, the Somite today
began consideration of disputed sec
Hons of the measure. On the first
roll call taken on the bill the Senate
voted 36 to 16, to retain the finance
committee's amendment providing for
refund of taxes to those who demon
strate to the Treasury Department
that in previous years they have suf-
furail a nu Inaa In their hiiMlnaKR.
Tomorrow It Is planned to discuss
. .
the Income tax section. General debate
also may be reopened then as Sena
tor Penrose, of Pennsylvania, senior
Republican of the finance committee,
plans an address during the day. Dis-
cussion by members, however, is not
expected to delay long nnai disposi
tion of the bill. -
Senator Simmons, chairman of the
finance committee, said 'he expects
passage of the measure by Christmas
and Senator Smoot In his address ex
pressed belief that the bill soon would
be adopted.
Most of the session today was taken
up with discussion of the "net loss"
amendment.
ARMISTICE IS
EXTENDED ONE
MONTH LONGER
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 13. The Ger
man armistice has been extended un
til 5 o'clock on the morning of Jan
uary 17, and the allies have notified
Germany that they reserve the right
to occupy the neutral -.one cast of
the Rhine from the Cologna bridge
head to the Dutch frontier, according
to a dispatch from Treves.
The message states the following
condition has been added to the arm
istice agraernent:
"The supreme command of the al
lies reserves the right, shou'd It con
sider this advifiahle, and In order to
obtain fresh guarantees, to occupy
tho neutral zone on the right bank of
the Rhine north of the Cologne,
bridgehead as far as the Dutch fron
tier. Notice of this occupation will be
given six days previously."
. Marshal Foch has announced in be
half of Herbert C. Hoover, the Ameri
can, Food Administrator, that 2,500,000
tons of cargo space lying in German
harbors must be placed under the con
trol of the allies to supply Germany
with foodstuffs. The ships are to re
main German property.
PERSHING MAKES
STATEMENT OF
ALL CASUALTIES
WASHINGTON, Deo. !. General
Pershing cabled the War Department
today that practically complete re
ports of deaths in action among the
expeditionary forces should reach the
department by December SO and of se
verely wounded by December 27.
The report from the American com
mander won In reply to specific Ques
tions cabled by the War Department.
In asking regarding the casualties In
the 30th Division, the department said
there had been "much apprehension"
here about the losses of this milt
which helped the BrltlHh army break
the famous lllmlenhurg line.
Ueneral Pershing said that the num
ber of unreported cas'.mltls In pro
cess of verification at (ha central re
cords uffliv of the expeditionary forc
es on December 14 was 40,410. They
were divided as fo'lows:
Killed In action, 300; died of wounds,
275; died of disease, 353; accidental
ly killed, ul; severely wounded In ac
tion, 30,371,
The Included all "suspense cases
under Investigation," the General
said.
Total casualties to November 23 In
the 30th (Wild Cat) Division (North
Carolina, South Carolina and Tennes
see National Guard) were given as
7023. The casualties were classified as
folows:
Killed In action, 11)18; died of
wounds, 2S3; dtml of disease, IS; died
of other causes, 5; severely wounded,
11SI; wounded, degree undetermined,
SOS; slightly wounded, 3973; missing
or captured, 193,
General Pershing also reported that
lh number of duplicated casualties
discovered In the central records of
fice since November 27 would not op
orate to reduce the total for the en
tire expeditionary forces given In his
summary of that date, as additional
casualties reported more than offset
the duplicates,
MANY POINTS
UNSETTLED AT
RATE HEARING
PORTLAND, Dec. 17. The four-
day hearing. In which the Oregon Pub
lic Service Commission sought to
learn from officials of the Pacific
Telephone & Telegraph Company Just
hy Increased phone rales are neces
sary, terminated today with many
obscure points yet remaining. The
Commissioners indicated this by cull
Ing upon the company representatives
for all sorts of data not produced at
the Inquiry.
The hearing la not concluded. It la
to be resumed upon 10 days" notice
One of the Commissioners suggested
that "the whole question Is still open."
Chairman Miller carefully explained
that new testimony and new exhibits
may bo Introduced and that In nil oth
er respects the second part of the
hearing will merely be a continuation
of the Investigation.
As cross-examination of Mr. Phillips
was finished, Assistant City Attorney
Tomllnson, representing the City of
Portland In the-matter us Mr. llallcy
represented the State, moved that the
petition for tho Increase In ralso be
denied.. He doclured that "not suffi
cient evidence to baso (ho rate upon"
hud been adduced.
Chairman Miller denied the motion
with the explanation that the boa ring
Is yet to be completed.
James T. Shaw, attorney and rate
expert for the telephone company,
was In tho witness chair during most
of the day. At one juncture he, was
charged by Commissioner Uuchtel
with being Insulting and making the
hearing as fruitless as possible, The
Hareup In proceedings wus glossed.
' miA k ti A lltnra wntA Mill mrtfA nvnean.
over and there were outward expres
sions of good will as adjournment
was taken
VILLA IS PLOniNG
. 1 OVERTHROW OF
EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 11. -General
Follpa Angeles, former artillery chief
for Francisco Villa, crossed the Mexl
can border near here recently with
five other Villa chiefs for the purpose
of joining Villa In the field near West
em Chihuahua.
He arrived here from Now York in
disguise and was mot at the bordo
by Villa agents, It is believed hero
he Is on a special mission to Villa
from a group of Mexican politicians
whose known purpose Is to attempt to
start a movement agninst tho Mexican
government January 1 and declare Dr
Francisco Vasquez Gomez provisional
president.
FRANK JONES
DIES TUESDAY
OF INFLUENZA
Frank Jones, of Sixteenth and Divi
sion streets, died at the family resi
dence Tuesday evening from influen
za. ,Mr. Jones was suffering from a
broken leg when he was taken iU'with
Influenza.
Mr. Jonws was born In Wisconsin,
and wag 39 years of ngo. Ho had been
a resident of Oregon City but a bliort
time. Hb Is survived by a widow and
s(x children.
BIG STRIKE IN BERLIN
CALLED BY BOLSHEVIKI
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 18. A general
strike waa culled lit Berlin today,
Advices from the frontier early to
day said that 35,000 workers had genu
out and that only 10 newspaper
were published.
The Ebert government waa unable
to check the Bolshevik propaganda
for a general strike.
The attempted coup of President
Fuhreubach, of the relohstag to euro
men that body and the bnndenrat will
fall uuless It Is the prelude to a bigger
and mor perilous armed counter re
volutionary plan bofor th national
assembly Is convoked, It was reported
from a German source.
Stormy sconce were threatened In
Berlin aa a result of the labor trou
bles and the atts'inpt of (he congress
of Soviets to meet.
Dr. Hugo Basse, an Independent So
cialist member of the German govern
ment, was quoted as saying in an In
terview ut Berlin that, as the Nbert
regime actually holds the central pow
er, therefore It Is entitled to negotiate,
according to International law. The
government will reognUe a national
assembly and nut the relchatag. Basse
declared.
Dr. Basse said that the derma gov
ernment neither dlre nor is It cap
able of resuming th war, and If the
entente attempted to crush out the
revolutionary fornw the Germans
could not offer apy effectuaul armed
resistance.
FREOTIUOPLE
ARE SUPPORTING
OUR PRESIDENT
PARIS, Dec. 17.--PreKldent Wilson
Inn btvn deeply Impressed by the
magnificent reception given him In
Paris, the more so (hut auranre
are declared to have come to him that
Hie French people as a whole are Bin
cer In their ucceptunce of hla princi
ples and will uphold (hem.
That the people are supported In
this by the government seems to be
Imllcuted by the first Interview be
tween President Wilson and Premier
ti' inenccau. There was no lack of
warmth lit the French statesman's ap
preciation of the American position, It
was declared, it being Indicated, on
the oilier burnt, that bis attitude waa
thoroughly sympathetic.
King Victor Emmanuel, of Italy,
who will reach Paris Thursday, will
visit President Wilson the following
afternoon, according to present ar
rangement.
It was originally Intended by (he
Italian embassy to have King Victor
Kmmunuel and President Wilson at
tend dinner on Prlduy but for cere-
monlid reasons It ha been decided
that this will not be practicable a the
dinner Is to be In the king's honor
and It Is not customary to have two
heads of state at a dinner when one
Is the guest of honor.
15,000 MEN ARE
RELEASED DAILY
FROM U. S. ARMY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14,-More
than 15,000 officers and men are be
ing discharged from the ormy dul'y,
and the number will bo doubled be
fore long, General March, chief of
staff, announced this afternoon at his
weekly conference with representa
tives of the press. The demobilization
machinery Is now working more
smoothly than at any time, the gener
al said, and to dute tho number of
men designated for demobilization at
tho various ramps and cantonments Is
821,000.
To date the number of members of
the American expeditionary force that
have actually sailed from France Is
1173 officers and 30,750 men, und tho
total already designated to return, In-'
eluding those that have sailed, Is 5563
officers and 135,262 men.
General March alxo announced tho
scheduled early return to the TJnltod
States of additional units of tho Amer
ican expeditionary forces, comprising
4815 American Boldlors and 172 offi
cers. Prominent among the organizations
Is the Fifty-first regiment, coast ar
tillery corps with 70 oflcens and 1770
men. !
MINISTERS WERE
INSTRUCTED TO
PREACH GERMAN
WASHINGTON, Doc. 14. Gorman
Lutheran pastors were Instructed to
preach pro-Germun sermons before
the war, Captain Lester, of the army
Intelligence service, told tho senate
propaganda Investigating committee
today.
Some of the pastors who joined
tho army later end continued preach
ing favorably to Gormuny now are lti
the Atlnnta ponllentlary.
On the other hand, Cap'aln lister
said, other Lutheran ministers were
wholly loyal. He said representatives
of the larger German Lutheran synods
Informed tho Intelligence service, that
some ministers woro disloyal and
that steps were being taken to got
them out of tho church.
0. E. S. ELECTS
On Thursday evening, Dec. 12, Lnur
ol Chapter No. 113, O. 10. S., of Canby,
olectod the following ol'fleors:
Wilhelmina Walt, Worthy Matron;
Ora Slyter, Worthy Patron; Ilolle
Dodge, Associate Matron; Hada Lucke,
Conductress ; Theresa Eoliomm, A.a
soohita CondnctiesR; Tllllo Slyter,
Secy, (reelected); Muncho Ecclos,
Treasurer.