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THE MOBNIXG OREGOAX, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1916.
NATIONAL DEFENSE
MEASURES. DRASTIC
Universal Training Proposal
and Important Naval Mat
i ters Before Congress.
ENGLAND'S CRISIS CITED
Secretary Baker Reports 6 0 Per Cent
of Federal Guardsmen Are Re
cruits Daniels Approves of
Greater Warship Flan.
front a deep snow fall and considerable
frost are generally hampering operations."
Germans on Western Front.
BERLIN, Dec 11. (By wireless to
Sayville. N. T.) The artillery duel on
both banks of the River Somme in
creased considerably yesterday, accord
ing to the official announcement made
today at the German army bead
quarters. In blasting1 operations, the Germans
destroyed parts of French positions on
Butte du Mesnil, In the Champagne
region, and near Vauquois, In the
Argonne. The statement reads;
"Western front On both banks of
the Somme, the activity of the artillery
increased considerably yesterday.
"Northwest of Rheims the hostile fire
from noon on also increased in in
tensity. "By extensive mine explosions on
Butte de Mesnil in the Champagne and
near Vauquois in the Argonne, we
destroyed considerable portions of
French positions. On the east bank of
the Meuse, our heavy guns were active.
On the Verdun front, seven hostile
aeroplanes were shot down."
CAPITAL IS GROWING
Subscriptions to Bank of Sym
pathy Aggregate $5000.
CAMPAIGN GAINS VOLUME
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. The atten
tion of Congress was directed sharply
today to matters relating to both the
Army and Navy which are expected to
be productive of agitation for even
more drastic measures of National de
fense than have yet been seriously
considered.
Secretary Daniels, before the House
naval committee, advocated legislation
which would compel steel companies
and other private concerns to give
preference to Government orders for
military supplies. He will submit a
new section for the pending naval ap
propriation for this purpose in order
to hasten battleship construction.
Secretary Baker informed Speaker
Clark in response to a House resolu
tion that 71.S34 out of the grand total
of 163,800 National Guardsmen taken
into the Federal service up to August
31 were without previous military
training. Objections of enrolled Guards
men for various causes operated later
to Increase the number of recruits to
approximately 60 per cent of the force.
England's Crisis Cited.
In this connection also. Army officers
eharged with the duty of studying
events of the European war, both po
litical and military, made preparations
to contend before the Congressional
committee that the fundamental rea
son for the Cabinet crisis in England
was the volunteer military policy there
prior to the passage of the conscrip
tion act. The experience of Great
Britain is viewed by these officers as
the strongest arguments for the estab
lishment of universal military train
ing in the United States. .
Another aspect of the National Guard
situation came from Quartermaster
General Sharpe, who told of a $25,000,
000 deficiency incurred by the War De
partment to equip and pay state troops
now in the Federal service. If an
average of 75,000 men are retained on
the border until June 30, he said, the
deficiency will be $50,000,000. The
universal training advocates are ex
pected to use these figures in contend
ing that prohibitive cost would be the
result of the present system if the
Nation needed a great army.
Daniels Blames Shipbuilders.
Secretary Daniels explained to the
naval committee a statement in his
annual report as to the delays encoun
tered In getting the building pro
gramme authorized by the last session
under construction. He pointed out
that no satisfactory bids have been re
ceived for the four battle cruisers of
the 1917 battleship programme, nor any
bids at all for three of the four scout
cruisers. They were new types, but
vitally necessary, in the opinion of the
peneral board, the Secretary said, and
he a ruled:
"Every time we make a change and
advancement In design the shipbuilders
want to stick to the old plans."
The Secretary will ask $6,000,000
year for the equipment of Government
yards to build ships. He gave his ap
proval to the general board s recom
roendatlons for 12-gun, 23-knot, 42,000
ton battleships in the 1918 programme.
ai a prooaDie cost ror hull and ma
chinery alone of $15,000,000 each. The
ships will carry 16-lnch, 60-caliber
guns.
Naval Prixon Change Urged.
The Secretary recommended abolish
ment of the Naval prison at Ports
mouth, N. H., and the establishment
there of a marine barracks. He said
that marine detachments from the Na-
Val Academy, the Boston and New York
Navyyarda and elsewhere would be sent
to the prison ship Southery at Ports
mouth. Mr. Daniels praised the services
of Boatswain Hill, commanding the
bouthery, and approved the suggestion
by Representative Roberts that he be
made a commander in the Navy by act
or congress.
Extension of facilities for enlisted
men to enter the Naval Academy was
urged by the Secretary, but he dlsan
proved the suggestion for early gradu
ation of mlrshipmen to fill vacancies in
the service.
He Intimated that he might ask later
that the pay of all enlisted men on first
enlistment be raised to encourage re
cruiting, but did not go into details.
Germans on Eastern Front.
BERLIN, Dec. 11. (By wireless to
Sayville. N. Y.) Strong forces of Rus
sians yesterday again attacked the Teu
ton troops to the north of Tartar Pass
in the Carpathians, in the Bystritsa sec
tor northeast of the Gyergyo Mountains
and on both sides of the Trotus valley,
in Western Roumania. but without suc
cess, says today's German official state
ment, which reads:
"North of Tartar Pass, in the By
stritza sector, northeast of Jacobeny, on
the Muncelul, in the Gyergyo Mountains
and on both sides of the Trotus valley
the Russians again attacked yesterday
with strong forces, but without any
success.
"An advance of German patrols north
of Smotreo resulted in the bringing
in of 14 prisoners and one mine thrower.
Our pursuing armies at some places
encountered resistance, which has been
broken. Our movements, despite a pour-
ng rain and soaked ground and the
omplete destruction of bridges, are
proceeding as intended. We have made
several thousand additional prisoners."
PETROGRAD, via London, Dec 11.
Austro-German troops took the offen-
ive yesterday in the region of Pomor-
zany, 4o miles southeast or LemDerg in
Galicia, says today's War Office state
ment, but were brought to a halt by
the Russian fire. The statement reads:
"Western front The enemy bom
barded the region of the Forest of
Calovsa without cessation from mid
day until 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Southeast of fomorzany, in tne
region of the village of Josepopovka,
the enemy took the offensive, but his
etachments were repulsed by the fire
of our advanced posts.
"In the region six versts west of
Dzembronla, the enemy having taken
the offensive, pressed back one or our
advanced companies which, however.
supported by another company, beat
aok the enemy and again restored our
positions. Repeated enemy attacks in
the. same sections were unsuccessful."
Teutons In Macedonia.
BERLIN, Dec 11. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. Y.) Entente troops on the
Macedonian front launched a very con-
iderable attack with forces of artil-
ery and infantry on December 10, says
today's German official statement. The
attack met with severe failure, it is
added, on account of the tenacious
resistance of the German and Bulgarian
troops.
Progress of the War.
Official War Reports
French.
X5 ARIS, Dec. 11. The text of today's
J official communication is:
"There was Intermittent cannonading
last night south of the river Somme,
Elsewhere the night passed quietly.
"During the day of December 10 two
German aeroplanes were brought down
on the Verdun front by French pilots.
One of them fell in flames near Bra
bant on the Meuse, the other crashed
to the ground near Hermeville.
"During the same day French avi
ators delivered several combats on the
Champagne front, during which Ser
geant Sauvage brought down his sev
enth German machine. This aeroplane
fell in flames at Monthois. A second
enemy machine was brought down on
' the northern boundary of Autrey wood.
During the night of December 10-1
French bombing airplanes threw down
numerous shells upon munition depot
of the enemy in the region north of
Verdun. Several fires and powerful ex
plosions were observed.
"The barracks of the enemy at 'lio
nagne-sous-les-Cotes also have been
bombarded.
Russians In Roumania.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 11, via London,
1:45 P. M. After being pressed back
by the Teutonic forces on the front
east of Ploechti, the Roumanians made
an attack yesterday and regained the
positions, the War Office announced to
day. The announcement follows:
un Saturday evening the enemy
pressed back the Roumanians along th
Ploechti-MIzil high road. The next
morning the Roumanians by a counter
attack restored the position. The bat
tie is Btill proceeding.
"In Dobrudja and on the Danube re
clprocal firing is under way.
"In the region of Kirlibaba (near th
Northwestern Moldavian frontier), th
enemy, about a company strong, too
the offensive but was beaten back by
our lire to his trenches.
"In the region of the village of Vale
Putna and in the valley of the River
Trotus (Moldavian frontier) the enemy
offered stubborn resistance, meeting
our advance with a violent fire and
counter attacks, which, however, were
int successful.
"In the mountains along the wh?le
Russian.
Serbian.
SALONIKI, Sunday. Dec. 10. via Lon
don, Dec. 11. An advance by the en
tente forces on one section of the front
northeast of Monastir is announced in
a Serbian official statement issued to
day as follows:
'Yesterday there was artillery firing
and local infantry fighting.
'West of Suhodol the allies drove the
enemy back several hundred yards."
Saturday Will Be Big Day, When
Hundreds of High School Girls
Will Assist Committee In
Open Market Selling.
The stock in the Bank of Sympathy
lacks only a few hundred dollars of
being at the $5000 mark, according to
the list issued last night from the Bu
reau of Public Welfare.
The finance committee is carrying for
ward its work steadily and the presi
dent of the Bank of Sympathy, Mrs. J.
D. Farrell, and her board of directors.
are making every preparation for the
big sale of stock in the. open market
on Sympathy Saturday, December 16.
Between 150 and 200 High School
girls will co-operate with the board
of the Bank of Sympathy on Saturday
and brokerage offices will be estab
lished In all of the principal buildings
in the business section of the city and
Portland will witness the greatest
stock-selling campaign in its history.
Until Saturday private selling of
stock will go forward steadily. The
Boy Scouts are distributing 15.000 ap
plications for stock through the homes
of the city and various committees of
women are working to bring more
stockholders into the great bank, which
is to provide human sympathy and re
lief for all of the poor of Portland
through all of the coming year.
Following are the additional amounts
announced in the fund yesterday:
Previously reported $4184.00
Holt C. Vllson 25.00
R. M. Wade & Co
Mrs. W. B. Fechhelmer
Parlin & Orendorff Plow Company.
Mitchell, T.ewls & Staver Company.
A. H. Averlll Machinery Company.
International Harvester Company.
Wallace-Corcoran & Co. ..........
J. A Freeman & Son
Jessie E. Farrell
John Deere Plow Company
Fndagtt ..............
Paul Van
Rev. "W. G. Eliot
A. F. Flegel
Mrs. Florence L. Haskins ......
Zan Brothers
James L. Conley
David T. Honeyman ...........
I. L. Webster & Co
Pettis-Grossmayer 4b Co. .......
John A. Bell ...
Dell & Company
H. G. Colton
Thomas Robertson
J. Frledenthal
Harold S. Gilbert :
E. C. Griffin
Harris Ice Machine Works .......
E. F. Allen
C. W. Fulton
C. f?. Chapman
W. B. Honeyman
Robert H. Noyes -
P. J. Cronln
C. A. Etaver
Delana E. Bfilley
Katherlne D. Ball
D. C. Burns Company ...........
Carpenter Children
C. C. Chapman
Calvin Helllg
George fCinx ...................
Hopkin Jenkins .................
B. E. Palmer
Frazier & McLaln ....-.......
D. O. Cady ,
F. M. Seller
M. C. George
Donald w. Green
W. D. Clark
Miss A. B. Crocker
Zj. H. Weir
Helser & Unden Machine Works
F. H. Schoene .................
G. B. Hovenden
Holman Fuel Company
Frank S. Buck . . j-
Robert R. Rankin .............
P. E. Eshrnshade
Mabel Carlson ................
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BUCHAREST TAXED HIGH
GERMANS LEVY SO PER CENT
ALL PAPER MONEY USED.
Total $4588.83
THE Hungarians and German troops
fighting on the center of the line in
Roumania have emerged, from the
swamp land of the Jalomitza River and
made a crossing of the stream near
Receanu, about midway between Bu
charest and the important railroad
junction town of Buzeu.
Before the invaders and Buzeu now
lies about 36 miles of plains with no
more rivers to cross until the Buzeu
itself is reached. Despite heavy rains
and soggy ground, the forces of the
Teutonic allies all along the front in
Roumania continue to make progress.
The. Roumanian attacks, which had
held the invaders In the Plosohti re
gion, now have been broken, according
to Berlin. Several thousand additional
Roumanians have been made prisoner.
In the fighting in the Eastern Carpa
thians and along the Moldavian front
all the Russian attacks have been re
pulsed, says the Berlin War Office.
Considerable heavy fighting has
again taken place in the Cerna River
region of Serbia. Both the Berlin and
Bulgarian war offices report the re
pulse of strong entente allied attacks
in this sector. Berlin asserting that the
French and Serbians suffered sanguin
ary losses. However, an advance of
several hundred yards against the Teu
tonic allies west of Suhodol, northwest
of Monastir, Is reported by the Serbian
general staff, while the French official
communication records the pushing
forward of the entente line about 800
meters near "Vlaklar.
Artillery actions and small engage
ments continued on the western front
in France and Belgium and also in the
Austro-Italian theater. Quiet prevails
in Russia and Galicia.
The Greek situation remains tense.
Conferences between the entente allies
in an endeavor to reach a radical solu
tion of the problem are in progress, ac
cording to an announcement of the
British Foreign Office. Unofficial re
ports say a revolution has been started
in the Cyclades Islands, in the Aegean
Sea.
A speech by the German Imperial
Chancellor at the opening of the
Reichstag Tuesday is being awaited in
Germany with much interest. The
speech, it is said, will be the "most re
markable since the outbreak of the
war."
WALLAGHIA DRIVE IS ON
FRAGMENTS OF ROUMANIAN ARMY
PURSUED BY TEUTONS.
MURDER CASE UNDECIDED
Jury Trying Sand Point Man Dis
charged New Trial Uncertain.
SAND POINT. Idaho, Dec. Ik After
having been out 20 hours, the Jury in
the case of Tony Lemley, accused of
the murder of Frank Green, reported
today that it was unable to reach a
verdict and was discharged. The court
announced that the attorneys for both
sides would be heard tomorrow after
which a decision would be announced
as to whether Lemley should be dis
missed or retried.
Lemley shot and killed Green when
the latter was driving across a piece
of Lemley's land which Lemley had
fenced and on which he had posted
notice forbidding trespassing. Lemley's
defense was that he did. not shoot un
til after Green had shot at him.
Berlin Reports Capture of 140,000 Pris
oners, S0O Cannon and Two
Strategic Railways.
BERLIN, Dec. 11. By wireless to
Sayville, N. Y.) The Roumanian losses
since the beginning of their campaign
are placed by the military critic of the
Overseas News Agency at 140.000 pris:
oners and 500 cannon, in addition to
the dead and wounded,, war material
destroyed and the booty captured at
Bucharest. He writes:
"The operations of the central pow
ers in Wallachia are progressing won
derfully. They are driving before them
the fragments of the defeated Rouma
nian army. Resting in the north against
the mountains near Ploechti and in
the south against tne Danube swamps,
the armies of the central powers, on a
front of 100 kilometers, form an irre
sistible wall, which cannot be shaken.
Troops from Predeal Pass have joined
the main body.
"The central powers have at their
disposal the railroad running north and
south between Kronstadt, Ploechti, Bu
charest and the Danube, which forms a
first-class strategic means of trans
port and, in addition the Wallachlan
railroad from Orzova to Bucharest and
thence to Turtukai. The fleeing Rouma
nlans have at their disposal only the
railroad from Buzeu into Moldavia and
a cross railroad which is utterly useless
ror strategic purposes.
"The Russians continue their hope
less offensive in the Carpathians, but
their forces are too impaired efficient
ly to assist the Roumanians in Wal
lachia."
BREMENTO BE REPLACED
TWO MERCHANT SUBMARINES ARE
BEING BUILT, BERLIN SAYS.
Regular Service to United States by
Trio of Submersible) Said to Be
Planned to Start In Sprint;.
WASHINGTON. Dec 11. A third and
fourth merchant submarine for the
trans-Atlantio service now are under
construction in Germany.
Advices received here from Berlin
say names for the vessel, and her sister
ship designed to replace the lost
Bremen, have not yet been selected. It
is said the merchant fleet, composed of
the two new boats and the Deutschland
will be ready to travel on regular
schedule between the United States and
Germany late In the Spring.
In the same sources it is considered
improbable that the Deutschland will
start on her third journey to this coun
try until the Winter weather on the
Atlantic moderates.
Personal Friend of Lincoln Dies.
SPRINGFIELD, I1L. Dec 1L Dr.
George Pasfield. a millionaire, and one
of the few surviving personal acquaint'
ances of Abraham Lincoln, died here
today of peritonitis, aged 85 years.
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Similar Tribute Exacted of Craiova.
Prince Wilhelm to Punish Those
Who Broke Pledsres.
LONDON, Dec 12. Telegraphing
from Jassy, the new capital of Rouma
nia, under date of December 9, the
Times correspondent says:
'The Germans have levied a heavy
war tax on Bucharest. An edict has
been issued forbidding the circulation
of paper money unless it is marked as
German, for which 30 per cent of the
value of the notes is demanded. A
similar contribution of 15 per cent.
amounting to 2,000,000, has been exact
ed from Craiova.
"Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern,
brother of King Ferdinand, who Is
with the German army, in a manifesto
declares he has come, not to punish the
Roumanians, but those who have brok
en their solemn pledges, thereby sever
ing their family ties.
"In the manifesto he allows four
days to any of the people of Craiova
who wish to leave, but says that 'hose
remaining in the town or occupied ter
ritory longer than this period must
obey all orders."
THIEF TRACKED IN SNOW
Escaped Prisoner Robs House Xear
Helix and Capture Follows.
PENDLETON, Or.. Dec 11. (Special.)
Through burglary of the home of
Hugh Belt and the theft of a pair of
heavy overshoes, Harvey Benzene, one
of the four men who escaped from the
Umatilla County jail Thursday, is again
in Jail.
Mr. Bell, whose farm is near Helix,
left home yesterday. Benzene, who
was hidlnsr in an empty house across
the road, saw him leave and entered
the house. He took food, some coins
and other things. Including Mr. Bell's
heavy overshoes. Sheriff Taylor. Dep
uty Estes and Mr. Belt tracked Bezene
through the snow for many hours, find
ing him about 4 o'clock this morning,
while he was sleeping at the E. C
Snapp farmhouse, a mile and half this
side of Helix. Edward Vandiver and
J. P. Burns, the other two fugitives,
are still at large.
CHINESE RITES THURSDAY
Funeral of Mrs. Lee Hong, Wife of
Merchant, Is Arranged.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lee Hong,
wife of a prominent Chinese merchant,
whose death occurred Saturday, will be
conducted at Holman's chapel Thurs
day at 2:30 o'clock. The service will
be in Chinese.
A short service will also be held at
Lone Fir Cemetery, after which the
body will he bro'ight back to the Hoi
man undertaking establishment
sent to Hongkong, China, for
ment.
to be
inter-
Hoy Kills Mother Accidentally.
MODESTA, Cal.. Dec. 11. Ralph
Dawson, 15 years old, accidentally
killed his mother, Mrs. M. A. Dawson,
today as she was washing the break
fast dishes in the kitchen of their home
near Newman. He was loading a shot
gun, which he discharged unintention
ally, and a Coroner's Jury exonerated
him.
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