OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1919.
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GERMANS
BJECT TO
TERMS OF
RM1STICE
PARIS, March 5. At meetlug of
the German cabinet Monday morning,
attended by party leaders and dele
gates of ship owners. It was agreed
unanimously, it is onderetood, that
Germany could not submit to coercion
from tha entente powers, either In the
armistice negotiations or in the peace
pour parlar proper, according to a
Zurtca dispatch to Le Journal. De
mands regarding the requisition of
shipping are held to be absolutely In
acceptable. Germany also will oppose dismissal
of German crewa from ships requisi
tioned. GOVERNMENT DECIDES
10 RETAIN CONTROL
(IF PA!
Ul
WASHINGTON, March 5. The gov
ernment today determined to retain
control of the railroads despite failure
of congress to provide funds for the
railroad administration and to have
the roads finance themselves for the
next few months through private
loans on the open market or through
advances by the war finance corpora
tion. Efforts will be made to maintain op
erations cn a normal scale and to car
ry on as much of the improvement
prog. am as possible in order to avoid
throwing employes out of work or
otherwise disturbing industrial condi
tions. No attempt will be made to solve
the problem by raising rates.
II PARADE
IS LEAD BY WILSON
RIG II. S. FLAG
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. Washing
' ton gave President Wilson its formal
welcome home today by turning out in
thousands to cheer a parade down
; Pennsylvania avenne headed by the
president in honor of home-coming
soldiers of the capital. Marching with
a swinging stride, the president took
the lend as the procession started
from peace monument at the capitol
grounds. Army airplanes and dirigi
bles hovered overhead.
It was the presidents first appear
ance here since his return from
France. He was given an enthusiastic
greeting by the crowds lining the
broad avenue. He marched behind the
Marine band, shouldering a big flag
and escorted by a committee of citi
zens. The line began to move promptly at
1 o'clock, and 35 minutes later Mr.
Wilson aad marched nearly 1 1-2 miles
and was taking his seat with Mrs. Wil
son in a reviewing stand before the
White House.
UNREST OF LABOR
IH ENGLAND THE!
OF PARLIAMENT
LONDON, Feb. 27.' The industrial
parliament, composed of representa
tives of employers and employes and
government officials, assembled in
central hall, Westminster, this morn
ing. The parliament was opened by Sir
Robert Stevenson Horse, minister of
labor; who announced the premier
was anxious to hear the views of the
meeting.
The object of holding the parlia
ment was to give the government an
opportunity to meet the representa
tives of British industry and learn
their views.
The delegates to the. parliament
number 800. More tha 10.000,000
workers are represented.
POS12N. Sunday, Marcm 2. The
Germans after three days of compara
tive euiet, resumed attacks all along
the line upon the Poles today, accord
ing to reports from the Polish-German
frontier.
Germany has violated the terms of
the armistice granted by the entente
allies In the new attack on the Poles
in the East.
One of the specific conditions laid
down by General Foch and accepted
by the German armistice delegate was
cessation of activities in Posen pend
ing the outcome of the peace confer
ence. German government officials at
the assembly at Weimar, however, de
nounced this stipulation and defied
thA allies, as also did the German
troons in Posen.
Captured Doughboy Who
Carried Hun Mewage
to the "Lost Battalion"
I ; j
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CORP. 10VVEU. BQU1NGSHM (
One of four survivors of a party of
eight who had volunteered to try to
penetrate the German lines and bring
relief to the "Lest Battalion," the
30Sth Infantry, surrounded In the Ar
gonne Forest. Corporal Lowell Hoi
lingshead of Mt. Sterling O., was cap
tured and sent back with demand
that the battalion surrender. That de
mand tnught forth Lieutenant Colo
nel Whittlesey's now famous re
sponse to the huns: ''Go to hell." Hol
lin;shead had been shot through the
leg and fell unconscious after deliver
tag his message.
NEW YORK, March 5. Delayed
many days because of sickness, "the
American transport Powhattan, with
2530 army and 13 naval personnel, ar
rived here today. She was originally
bound for Newport News.
Leaving Bordeaux February 17, the
Powhattan was at sea only a short
time before an epidemic of influenza
broke out among the troops. Heavy
seas served to make conditions worse.
The ship's surgeon advised the cap
tain to put back into Bordeaux, which
was done.- Twenty-five of the worst
cases were sent to hospitals there and
the vessel resumed her voyage.
ALLIES DEIMAND
INDEMNITY OF
120 BILLIONS
PARIS, March 4. The peace con
ference committee on reparations has
estimated that 24,000,000,000 Pounds
(approximately $120,000,000,000) is
the amount which the enemy coun
tries ought to pay the allied and as
sociated powers. Bays a Havas agency
statement today. France, the state
ment adds, demands immediate pay
ment by the enemy of 1,000,0000,000,
part in gold, part in materials and
part In foreign securities, recommend
ing that the remainder of the amount
demanded be payable in a period of
from 25 to 35 years.
Protest Made on
Colonies Disposal
BASLE, March 4. The German i,a
tional assembly, with the exception of
the independent Socialists, uas?ed a
'esolulion protesting against dispnsl
tion of the German colonies by the
League of Nations, as incompatible
with President Wilson's fifth point,
wording to a dispatch from Weimar
today.
100 1. W. W. Plotters
In Chicago Jail
CHICAGO, March 5. Close to 100
I. W. W. suspects arrested during the
night in the search being made by
police and federal agents for "reds"
implicated in the plot to bomb 11
buildings in this city are held Incom
municado today.
Chief of Police Garrity has assum
ed personal charge of the hunt for the
I. W. W. plotters and early today de
clared that he believed all dangerous
I. W. W. had been rounded up.
Labor Candidates Are
Defeated in Seattle
SEATTLE, Wash.., March 6. Re
garded as a test of strength between
the general electorate and the labor
vote, Seattle has reelected three city
councllmen with r heavy majorities
over three opponents supported by the
Central labor council.
"C. D. Fitzgerald, R. II. Thompson
and William Hickman Moore are the
three councllmen reelected for a three
year term by the general citizenship.
OVERDUE SHIP
ARRIVES WITH
MANY TROOPS
FOCH ASKS
FOR Bi Oil
SHU
PARIS. March 1. Marshal Foch
presented today to the council of the
great powers the military terms to be
Incorporated In tho pence treaty.
These will be considered Monday with
the naval terms already submitted to
the council.
The military terms provide for the
disarmament of Germany down to 20
divisions of 10,000 men each, luclud
Ing 13 divisions of infantry and five of
cavalry. Severe restrict ions are plac
ed on the manufacture of all classes
of war materials, and the commercial
use of the airplane is limited to the i
minimum.
Beyond Marshal Foch's presentation
of the terms today they were not dis
cussed. Naval terms now before the coun
cil provide not only for the complete
suppression of Germany's submarine
equipment, but also for the termina
tion of all submarine warfare by all
nations throughout the world, thus
ending the use of the submarine In
naval warfare.
ME1UBERS OF
ALLIED MISSION
FIRED UPON
WARSAW. March 4-For the sec
ond time a train bearing members of
the lnter-allied mission to Poland has
been fired on by tha Ukrainians, ac
cording to the official telegram re
ceived by Premier Paderewski. The
shooting occurred on the route be
tween Lercberg and Przemysl.
Referendum Vote to
Be Taken on Strike
SEATTLE. March 3. A referendum
vote of all unions affiliated with the
Metal Trades Councils of Seattle and
Tacoma, will be taken at once on the
question of returning to work In the
shipyards, where the men have been
on strike since January 21, according
to a decision announced today follow
ing a conference of leaders here last
evening.
AUTO THIEF PAROLED
PORTLAND, March 5 Hal Shel
don, 19-year-old youth who was indict
ed by the grand Jury last week for the
theft of an automobile taken for joy
tiding purposes and later abandoned
was sentenced to six mcntns in tne
county Jail and paroled by Presiding
Judge Stapieton. Sheldon is the sole
support of a widowed mother and 14-year-old
sister and both grand Jury
and district attorney's office, through
Deputy District Attorney Graham,
recommended leniency. tie was
caught in Oregon City.
Torpedoed Transport
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the United States transport Covington,
torpedoed ninety miles from Brest on
a return trip to America, Just a few
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Died of Dli
Sergeant Raphael K. Hudson,
Eu-
gene, Or.
Private Lester C. Collins, Portland,
Or,
Wounded Severely, Deflree Undeter.
mired, Previously Reported MUslna
Private Eugene A. Carls, Murphy,
Or.
Wounded Severely
Private Fred R. Kirch, Salem, Or.
Lieutenant Joseph A- l,vls sl0,
kane, Wash. .
Killed In Action
Private Harry E, Requa, Ssattlo,
Wash.
Wounded, Degree Undetermined, Pre
viously Reported Killed
Corporal John Henry Fortner, Har
rington, Wash.
Died, Previously Reposed MIHIng
Private Eugene C. Koyeo, Seattle,
Wash.
Returned to Military Control, Pre
viously Reported Missing
Private Clarke Cherry, Seattle,
Wash.
AUTO LICENSE
FEES INCREASED
BY COMMITTEE
SALEM, Feb. 27. The roads and
highways committee nt a meeting
lust night reached a final decision up
on the schedule license fos to be as
sessed against motor vehicles for the
next two years as part of the road
building program. In the fees for auto
mobiles proper, house bl'l 515 was
amended last night bv making Increas
es ranging from $5 to $11 for the dif
ferent types of cars.
Provision Is made that on cars reg
istered on or after July I of any year
but ene half of the fees shall be paid,
and for cars registered on or after Oc
tober 1 but one-fourth shall be paid.
The bill eliminates the property tax
on motor vehicles and requires Instead
that the secretary of stata turn back
to the counties one-fourth of the
amount co'lected In fees.
ISS
BY PRESIDENT WILSON
WASHINGTON, March 4 The
president today signed a bill validat
ing Informal war contracts amounting
to about two and a halt billion dol
lars. The delay to war manufacturers
In receiving their payments on these
con'racts has been given as one cause
for business stagnation.
Signing of this bill will be announc
ed at the conference of governors and
.mayors, as Indicating the government
wishes to relieve immediately the
business situation.
The president also signed the rivers
and harbors bill, carrying about $33,
CO0.000.
Three other minor bills were also
signed.
- ARMY REDUCED &
LONDON, March 1. The Brit-
ish army Is being reduced to !
- 952.000 men it was officially an- &
' nounced today.
? Grent Britain's strength, ex-
elusive of India, at present is
2,r)C0,000 men . i
Covington Just as
to the Bottom Oil lirest
A
neath the waves. Tugs that went to
the rescue of the transport had Just
cut their tow. lines. In the foreground
is seen part of the deck of a destroyer
which had been standing by,
NATIONS LEAGUE
HELD ONLY HOPE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27,-Peace
with the league of uatlons or war and
preparations for war without It; the
Internationalism of peace and Justice
or the Internationalism of the "social
1st, the anarchist and the Bolshevist,"
are the alternatives before tho world,
declared Senator Hitchcock of Nebras
ka, chnlrman of the senate foreign re
latlons committee, In an address lute
today to tho somite.
The proposed league, Senator Hitch
cock asserted, would "render war be
tweou member as nearly Impossible
as human agencies can devise," Ho
spoke of the growth of socialism and
the popular demand for relief from
war und its sacrifices and said peoples
throughout the world. If denied meas
ures for peace, would violently protest
and unite power,
COMMON PEOPLE ARE
10 BE
WASHINGTON, Marsh 4. "We are
at last beginning to learn the busi
ness of government, which is to tnko
counsel from the common man." do
dared President Wilson In a four
minute address here today before the
reconstruction conference of guvci
nors and mayors, In the east room
of tho White House.
Tho president declared that It Is tho
duty of governments to learn what the
plain people want, and that In Paris
he had been impressed with tho fact
that the great leaders were there, not
as masters of the people, but as (heir
servants.
If the peace conference In Part
fails In Its purpose - of getting
the people what they want, the mem
bers of the conference will have
proved themselves candidates for last
ing disgrace, the president declared.
OPPONETS OF LEAGUE
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 28,-Republl
can senators today returned to their
assault on the constitution of the
league on nations as proposed to the
peace conference at Purls, with Sen
ator Ix3dge of Massachusetts, who will
be chairman of the powerful foreign
relations committee In the new senate,
making his first pronouncement since
the document became public.
Criticism by the republicans did not
pass unchallenged. Chairman Hitch
cock of the foreign relations commit
tee took sharp Issue with the Massa
chusetts senator, denouncing as pre
posterous his suggestion that the
league would take from America Its
right of self-defense.
Delivering before the crowded floor
and galleries an address ho had pre
pared before attending the Whits
House dinner conference last Wed
nesday night, Senator Lodge warned
the American people to consider well
before departing from the policies of
Washington and to insist upon revi
sion of the league constitution. Later
In the day Sonator Lenroot of Wiscon
sin and Frcllnghuysen ef New Jersey
made additional demands for amend
ment of the charter.
REVOLUTION TO
BE SUPPRESSED
BY HUN CABINET
ZURICH, Feb. 28. The German cab
Inet, following a three-hour session,
deeido'i to take the mo"t enerictlt
measures to suppress the revolution,
according to dispatches from Merlin to
day. It was also reported Ihat an nlll
mutnm was sent to tho "Illegal sovi
et government" at Munich.
The situation In central Germany
.vas said to be growing worse. A statt
jf siege has been proclaimed ut Als
chiffon burg. The physicians In Lelp
zlz were reported to have gone on
Htrikc. Government officials in Booh
um. Heme. Gelsonkirch and Dort
mund have formed an "army of coner
al security," numbering 16,000 to op
pose the Spartacans. There were some
reports, however, that tho slrlke In
'he Ruhr district Is disintegrating and
that only 15,000 workmen are remain
ing Idle.
THEROUX
MUSIC HOUSE
Haas on sale the
Emerson
Records
Can be used on any ma
chine. Come in and let
us demonstrate for you.
Phones Pao. 423, Home B-64
TO ASSURE PEACE
First American Aviator
Cited by French After
Uncle Sam Entered War
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To Captain Edwin Post, Jr.. of
Tuxedo Park, N. V., went to honor of
being the flrtt American aviator to
be cited by the French after tho I'nlt
t States entered the war. He has
'ust r 't.irned from Franco. Captain
Post succeeded In bringing bis plane
down safely after It caught fire ten
thousand feet In the air,
CROWDS
ANGRY WHEN
YANKS APPEAR
LONDON, March 3. Following the
reception of German Cast African
troops, headed by General I.ettow Vor-
beck. In which ten of thousands of
people took part In the Partner plat.
a crowd stormed the Hotel A a Ion tit
an antl'Amti'lcnn demonstration.
Tho demonstrators shouted;
"Throw out the Amurlcans, who are
swine. They are eating all or our
food."
A cordon of police lined up In front
of tho hotel and tho doors wero shut
to keep out the crowd. Thousands or
pnrsoiin waited outside, but no one
was allowed to leave the hotel prem
lues.
Thlf messago was smuggled out by
a psg'i.
The crowd became angry over tho
appearance of uniformed Americans
on the balcony of the Aldon overlook
Ing the Parlser PlaU, during the cere
monies of welcome
m NEW YORlf, March S. With 1662
troops, the cruiser Fredorlck arrlvod
nere today from lirest. Units on
board Included 3d bnttallm headquar
ters and companies I and I 10 offic
ers rnd 2K8 men of the 162d tnfantrv
of t'ie 41st division (national guard
men of Washington, Oregon, Montana,
Idaho and Wyoming), assigned to
Camps Pike, Lee, Ixwls and Dlx, de
tachment of the 81st infantry brigade
headquarters of tho 41st division; the
er,th. 103d, 4fl.',th, 835th and 199th
aero squadron; casual companies Nos
271, of Tennessee, 908th of Indiana,
and 1203d, of Massachusetts, and mo
bile hospital No. 104 for Camp Custer
Major General Frederick S. 8trong
commanding the 40th division, came
home In command of tho Siboney's
troops, and Brigadier Genoral William
O. Johnson traveled as a casual.
The steamship Yosemlle arrived
with 28 medical, Infantry and forestry
casuals. The steamship Polar Dear
came In from Bordeaux by way of
Bermuda with a few casuals.
NEW YORK, March 4. On the eve
of his return to the peace conferenco
President Wilson delivered an address
here tonight at the Metropolitan
Opera house urging establishment of
a league of nations. Formor President
Taft, speaking from the same plat
form, also outlined his reasons for bo
lleving that a league should bo form
ed to prevent future wars.
sided ut the meeting and Introduced
Governor Smith of New York, pre
both President Wilson and Mr. Taft
Long before tha president, coming
here tonight from Washington to sail
from Hoboken tomorrow on tho steam
er George Washington, reached the
opera house, great crowds had collect
ed along Broadway and Seventh ave
nue.
8 K ATT LIS, March 30. First breuk
In Seattle's shipyard strike came to
day when about 250 sheet metal work
era and about 200 apprentices, who
have been on strikereturned to work
In 15 sheet metal shops which are
working on shipyard contracts. The
men went back to work for the same
pay they recolved before they Joined
the strike for higher wages. Employ
era claimed all the sheet metal shops
were worklnf with full crews today.
POLK'S
GAZETTEER
A fiottaefts TVtactofy af aaH City,
Town and Villiine la OnK,m and
Wufthtiigtoa, glvln JUowirlptiva
HknU h ot ah lWff. Lomtion,
Bpln Fftollltloa n4 a, i'lnwil.
a, WMh.
HUN
V
HUN SOLDIERS
IN BATTLE WITH
SPAItTACANS
HEItl.IN, March 6. The first lf
clnxh between tha Spartacani and gov
ernment troop occurred nt noon to
day In Alexander Plat, when the tat
!nt without nny warning, began fir
ing upon bIvIUuhm,
After a bloody buttle tho govern
ment troops recaptured tbfl police st
tlon thl evening,
There Is every Indication that the
Independent ntn rlparUmtus ar
bucked by 110,000 or 40,000 troops, In
cI.uIIiik the republican guard, number
ing about 15.000,
I
WASHINGTON, March 4,The su
premo court today reversed derision
of lower court, which bad hnoikfld
out ciHtmtlal fcatun-a of tlifl llarr.soll
ttiitl narcoilc law. Theo court held
that tllo part of the law prohibiting
physU'luii fi'om adinliiiiitoi In to a
drug addict except to i i ii.iu. and
lorclng diylclati to , . r bo drug
only on form furnih4 ly tmi'iual
revenue oolUutor, wero an ,n iluge
nieut on tat police powe,. The de
rision was In a rase hruimht aitaliwt
C T. I (ore mint, a Texas physician,
Shipworkers Thrown
Out of Employment
ASTORIA, March 6 .-A the dlrwt
result of the cancellation of four wood
shipbuilding contracts here, 300 matt
wore ltild off In the MeEachorn snd
Hodgnr shipyard Tuesday. Two con
tracts wero cancelled til eacn ot lie
yards, resulting In the discharging of
150 men til eac( planL Throw hundred
and fifty men are now employed In
the curb plunt. Three hundred and fif
ty men are now employed In tho Me
Kachurn yard ami but 200 In the RoeV
em yard. Work on the three hulls us
dor construction at tho Wilson yard
has not been changed, 450 men being
employed there,
Red Cross Workers
Attacked by Mobs
U)NDON, March 6. A mob tn Alei
ander plats today made an attack up
on two Americans, who are believed
to be Red Cross workers, but was
driven off by troops who flrod upon
them. The Americans were riding In
taxlcab when the attack was made.
The names of the Americans were not
learned.
Trip West Planned
By Secretary of War
WASHINGTON, March 5. Secre
tary of War Baker Tuesday said ho
would tour tho camps of tho United
States next week to Inspect demobil
ization work. He loaves Sunday for
Camp Custer and goes to Dod;;e, and
thence to tho Pacific coast.
Many Vermont Cities
Against Prohibition
MONTP1SLIKR, Vormont, March 3.
Complete returns from elections
Tuesday" In Vermont cities and towns
showed that a "wot" wave has swept
the stato. This city, Burlington, Rut
land, St. Albans and Bane all swung
Into the wet column. White River
Juncllon and St. Johnsbury, on the
border of "dry" Now Hampshire, went
"wet" for the first time in their his
tory, Many small towns went license.
A hwivy woman vote was polled In
Burlington.
Republicans Meet
To Organize House
WASHINGTON, March 5. Repsbll
can loaders met today to organize the
next houso of representatives for the
business of tho first session of ths
Gflth congress.
For the first time In eight years the
Itopublican committee on committees
met In the majority caucus room of
the houso office building under the
leadership of Representative Mann of
Illinois. Until noon Tuesday this room
was reserved for Domncratla gather
ings. SPAIN PREPARING
LONDON, March 3. Mndrld news
papers state that a genoral strike will
be proclaimed throughout Spain on
March 10 and that the government is
taking steps to cope with it, said a
wlroless dispatch from the Spanish
cnpltal today.
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