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VOI,. I. VI NO. 17,494. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 1G, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. FRENCH MAKE BIG GAINS IN DRIVE BLIZZARD RAGING; WOMAN ATTACKED IN SAVING GIRL RELEASE0F0REG0N TROOPS IS REFUSED NEW TRAFFIC LAW DIES EARLY DEATH AT ZERO SEEK SETTLEMENT MOKE THW 7600 GER5IAX PKIS OXERS CAPTURED. noSEBTJRG JITXKUr. HELD FOL LOWING INCIDENT. MR, M ARTHUR TRIES WITHOUT AVAIL AT WAR DEPARTMENT. DUMA UNANIMOUS IN REFUSING PEACE RAILWAYS AND EN MERCURY V 2k German Proposal Is Quickly Rejected. DECISIVE VICTORY DEMANDED Offer Officially Declared Proof of Weakness. FUTURE WAR IS FEARED New Minister of Foreign Affairs in Address Says Russia Repudi- ates Idea, and Is in Ac cord With Allies. WKDOJI, Dec. 15. A dispatch to Reuter's Telegram Company from Pet rograd says: "The Duma has unanimously passed a resolution against the acceptance of the German peace proposals, after a spirited speech by the Minister of For elgn Affairs." The text of the resolution as re ceived here follows: "The Duma, having heard the state ment by the Minister of Foreign Af fairs, unanimously favors a categori cal refusal by the allied governments to enter, under present conditions. Into any peace negotiations whatever. Fresh Proof of Weakness Seen. "It considers that the German pro posals are nothing more than fresh proof of the weakness of the enemy and a hypocritical act from which the enemy expects no real success, but by which it seeks to throw upon others tho responsibility for the war and for what happened during it, and to ex culpate itself before public opinion In Germany. "The Duma considers that a prema ture peace would not only be a brief period of calm, but would Involve the danger. of another bloody war and a renewal of deplorable sacrifices by the people. It considers that a. last ing peace will be possible only after a decisive victory over the " military powers of the enemy and. after definite renunciation by Germany of the aspira tion which renders her responsible for the world war and for the horrors by which it has been accompanied." Peace Move Not Surprise. M. Fokrovsky, In his speech to the Duma, said: "In addressing you Immediately Upon having been appointed Minister ef Foreign Affairs, I am not in a po sition to give you a detailed state ment on the political situation, but I feel constrained to inform you without delay and with the supreme authoriza tion of His Imperial Majesty of the attitude of the Russian government regarding the application of our ene mies, of which you have teard through news telegrams. "Word of peace coming from the side which bears the whole burden of responsibility for the world con flagration which it started and which Is unparalleled in the annals of his tory, however far back one goes, was no surprise to the allies. Peace Mentioned Before. Tn the course of the two and one half years of war, Germany has more than once mentioned peace. Seeing now that she is powerless to make a breach in our unshakable alliance. Germany makes an official proposal to open peace negotiations.' In sub- ance, the German proposal contains no. tangible indication regard'ng the nature of the peace which is desired by the enemy armies which devastated and occupied Belgium. Serbia and Montenegro, and part of France, Rus sla and Koumanla. . "The motives of the German step will be shown more clearly If one takes (Concludtil on Page 4. Column 3.) OREGON'S DAIRY PRODUCTION I3f 1016 TOTALS 9S0.OOO.0OO. The Oregon dairy cow Is a great wealth producer and each year its product adds materially to the total of Oregon's farm output. This year dairy produc tion in Oregon will reach a total valuation of $20,000,000, an in crease of $2,000,000 over last year. In 1901 Oregon's total butter output was 1,680.000 pounds; last year It was 13,643,728 pounds, and this year it will total ap proximately 16,300,000 pounds. The cheese output in 1901 was 1,185.763 pounds'and this year it will reach nearly 9,000,000 pounds. Production of condensed milk has been- increasing rapidly also, the output in 1914 .being 19,880,756 pounds, and this year it will total more than 27,000,000 pounds. In addition to the growth of the dairying Industry, the quality of the output has been improving steadily, so that today, Oregon milk products rank with the highest produced In the United States. The progress of the dairying industry in Oregon will be re viewed fully in the New Year's ' edition of The Oregonlan. Booty Includes Several Heavy Gnns. Gain of Three Kilometers Made on -10-Kilometer Front. PARIS, Dec. 15. via London, Dec. 16. The French troops in an advance to day north of Douaumont and between the Meuse and Woevre rivers, captured more than 7500 prisoners and several heavy guns, according to the French official communication issued tonight. The advance was over a front of 10 kilometers- and to a , depth of three kilometers. . The statement, says: "After several days ef artillery preparations, we attacked the enemy to the north of Douaumont, between the Meuse and the Woevre. on a front of more than 10 kilometers. The enemy's front broke down everywhere to a depth of about three kilometers. "Besides numerous trenches we cap tured the villages of Vacaherauville and Louvemont, the farms of Cham brettes and the fortified works of Har daumont and Bezeon-Vaut "We have taken a great many pris oners, whose exact number has not yet been determined. Seven thousand five hundred of them, including 200 officers, already have been passed through our commandant's posts. "We have taken or destroyed numer ous pieces of heavy and field artillery and also a considerable quantity of material. Our losses are slight." 3000 ACRES TO GET WATER Land in Western Part of .Umatilla County to Be Made Productive. PENDLETON, Or, Dec 15. (Spe cial.) Three thousand acres of raw land In the west end of Umatilla Coun ty will be brought under irrigation and cultivation next season according to L. A Rieneman, county watermaster. The land consists of 1000 acres under the Furnish project, 1000 acres under the Western Land and Irrigation proj ect, BOO acres under the Umatilla proj ect and BOO acres under the West Ex tension. BOY'S DREAM COMES TRUE Orphan Adopted by Wealthy Widow to Tour Orient. -V LOS ANGELES. CaL. Dec. 15. (Spe cial.) Planning a year's trip through the Orient to make her little adopted snn'fi dre&mi of foreign lands come true, Mrs. Caroline B. Eager, wealthy aririnw . nri . member of the irriaay Morning Club, will leave Los Angeles next Thursday, for San irrancisco. whence with the boy she will sail for the Philippines on January 3. Th S-vear-old son Theodore, rma dreamed of seeing foreign lands while he was a tiny child in an orphanage. TRANSPORT MAY BREAK UP Stranded Sumner Believed in Dan ger and Crew Seeks Rescue. NEW TORE. Dec. 16. The United States transport Sumner, which went as-round off Barnegat. N. J., in a Tog Monday night and which has resisted all efforts of tugs to draw her off the sand, was believed early this morning to be in danger of going to pieces. Vessels which had gone to her as sistance have been asked to stand by to take off the members of the crew who have remained on board. PORTLAND POSTAL GAIN B!G First Fortnight of December Shows $6757.25 Increase Over 1915. Receipts at the Portland postofflce for the tirst two weeks of December show an increase of $6757.25 over the receipts for the same period last year. This was announced by Postmaster V. S. Myers." Receipts for the month of December up to and-Including December 14 were $54,166.31, compared to receipts of $17, 409.06 for last year. CYCLE POLICEMAN IS SLAIN Los Angeles Officer Killed While Pursuing Speeding Auto. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15. A bullet fired by an unidentified person ended the life tonight of Thomas J. Kron schnabel, a motorcycle officer of the Los Angeles police department, while he was pursuing a speeding automo bile tonight on a residence street here. John L Butler, Chief of Police, Im mediately instituted a systematic search for the officer's assailant. LLOYD GE0RGEJS BETTER Chief of Imperial General Staff ' Makes Visit on Business.' LONDON. Dec 15. An official com munication issued tonight concerning the condition ot David Lloyd George, the British Prime Minister, says: "The Premier's condition is improv ing, but he Is not yet receiving visitors. The chief of the imperial general staff, however, spent some time with him tO' day transacting urgent business." Burglars Ransack Residence. The home of F. L. Deilschneider, 663 East Ninth street north, was ransacked last night by burglars, who escaped with about 50 pieces of table silver ware, besides a bracelet, a necklace, other Jewelry and toilet articles. De tectives Craddock and Smith investi gate?. Cold Wave Is General Over East. NEW YORK HAS FIRST SNOW Cleveland Suffers Milk and Natural Gas Famine. OKLAHOMA IS SHIVERING Coal Buyers From 18 States Are In Chicago Trying to Get Supplies, but Stocks Are Low and Cars Are Lacking. CHICAGO, Dec. 15. (Special.) Zero weather was registered in Chicago early today. Contlued cold weather is prom ised. By morning the mercury will go below zero, according to predictions of Henry J. Cox. the official forecaster. The lowest temperature last night was sero. at 2 A. . M. The cold wave was general over the country. North Dakota and Western Minnesota points are In the grip of a blizzard. The velocity of the wind was 40 miles an hour. The temperature hovered around the zero mark. New Tork Has First Snow. New Tork had Its first snow, five inches falling before noon. The move ment of shipping was interferred with seriously. Several big steamships are being held up outside the Hook. Street traffio soon became congested. With a temperature of 6 above, Cleve land Is in the throes of a milk and nat ural gas famine. Milk producers put on an embargo after a fight with deal ers, and gas firms are having trouble with machinery. At Danville, 111.. It was 6 below. Other downstate points reported below zero temperatures. Oklahoma Coldest In 10 Tea". Tulsa, Okla.. had the coldest day in i' rWi with 2 below, while the same kind of weather was reported in cen tral Indiana, the official temperature being 1 degrees below. Warnings were sent out to shippers everywhere tonight to prepare ship ments West and Northwest to with stand 15 degrees below zero. Coal buyers from 18 states are in Chicago trying to get supplies, but stocks are depleted and the car short age prevents any shipments enough to meet the demand halfway. PARIS WORSHIPS BY DAY Midnight Christmas Masses Cut Out to Save Light and Fuel. PARIS, Dec 15. There will be no midnight masses in Paris on Christmas eve. Cardinal Amette, archbishop of Paris, has so decided. The holiday services will take place wholly in daylight, in order to econo mize in lighting and fuel. r BTTY YOUR STOCK IN THE BANK OF SYMPATHY TOPAv Girl Victim, Whose Plight Led Would-Be Rescuer Into Trou ble, lias Disappeared. ROSEBURG, Or.. Dec. 15. (Special.) When Mrs. L. J. Barnes, prominent Roseburg church worker, stepped from her home at 11:30 last night In response to a woman's call for assistance, she was set upon by a man. dragged about 20 feet and hurled against a rugged stone embankment in front of her dwelling. She sustained a . severe fracture of the wrist, a number of deep cuts about the hands and arms and may be internally Injured. Although not recalling the name of her assailant. Mrs. Barnes accompanied the officers to the business district to day where she Identified Gordon Gage, a local Jitney driver, as the man who made the attack upon her. Gage was later arrested and is under $1000 bonds. Mrs. Barnes told the officers that she was about to retire last night .when she heard a woman moaning. Please crank the car and go," the girl pleaded. When the driver made no attempt to proceed Mrs. Barnes neared the machine to investigate. She was greeted with a curse and as she drew nearer the man leaned from his seat and struck at her with his fist. The driver then started to curse, got out of the car ana grasped Mrs, Barnes by the throat and dragged her to the edge of the road. Here he tightened his grip and hurled her violently against the rugged rocks of the em bankment. Every Roseburg officer went to work on the case early this morning, but to night they bad been unable to locate the girl in the case-. 45-YEAR BOXS TO JOIN CLUB "Pep" to Be Requirement of Pro jected Portland Organization. A "Young Men's Club." in which all the members shall be more than 45 years old. Is to be organized In-Port land, Just by way of showing how far the men In this city are quite able to come forward and prove their fitness after 45 as the Chicago men have been doing. The idea of a man so young having to defend, his efficiency was a stunner for the forty-fivers of Port land!. ' Anybody who Is over 45, able-bodied, young looking, "full of pep." fond of fishing and play and full of zest for work Is eligible to membership, - The organization will be perfected Decern ber 27 at 8 P. M.. at the Central Li brary. HATTIE PULLS SNOW-PLOW Jfew York Zoo Elephant Does Wort of Gang of Shovelers. NEW TORK. Dec IB. (Special.) Miss Hattie, the 16-year-old elephant of the Central Park Zoo, hauled a snow plow through the park today. Hattie was as effective as a small army of ordinary men shovelers. Keeper Will iam Snyder said that when the snow ceased falling he Intended taking her and the plow to the Fifth-avenue aide walks to clear them. "If the street-cleaning commissioner had a dozen elephants." he said, "he could sweep the avenue In short order. Hattle's plow cleans a 12-foot path and takes up at least a ton of Bnow each trip." Controversy May End Out of Court. LEADERS HOLD CONFERENCES Hope Is to Make Terms Out side of Adamson Law. , SITUATION IS IN EMBRYO President of Brotherhood of Rail way Trainmen Says There Is . Prospect of Reaching Agree--nient on "Middle Ground." EVAMVILLE, Ind.. Dec. 15. W. Q. Lee. of Cleveland, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, pub licly announced here today for the first time, that negotiations are under way between the leaders of the brother hoods and those higher up In the cham bers of the operating departments of the railroads, looking to a settlement of. their entire controversy out of court before January 1, when the Adamson law Is scheduled to go into effect. He said the setlement was In a crude state aa yet. Mr. Lee made the statement In the course of an address before the Cen tral States Confeience on Water and Rail Transportation, which closed its sessions here tonight. Settlement Strongly Desired. "I know I am not betraying confi dences." he said, "when I say some of the very best brains high up In the chambers of the operating departments of the railroads favor something satis factory to both sides and they have discussed It with us. I left them only Wednesday night In New Tork and will be back there soon. "We hope to work It out. We know that If we don't work It out for our selves, the employes and the employ ers, somebody is going to work It out for us. and it will not be acceptable -to either side. Both Sides Share Dope. "We know that for 25 years these or ganizations have dealt across the table in the most friendly spirit, and we be lieve there is sufficient Intelligence on both sides of the table to enable us to get together, man-like, and thresh these things out and reach middle ground." Mr. Lee said It was the hope of the brotherhoods to effect a setlement out side and Independently of the provision of the Adamson law. He Intimated that the railroad leaders also share this hope. BOTH SIDES ARE IX ACCORD Desire to Avoid Compulsory Arbitra tion Said to Be Mutual. NEW YORK. Dec 15. Proposals suggested recently by a committee of the National Civic Federation to de- (Concluded on P&ge 2, Column-.) State Department Said to Be Appre hensive About Mexico, and De- Elrous of Holding: Men, ORE GONT AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Dec 15. Representative McAr thur today spent considerable time In conference with War Deoartment offi cials In. an effort to secure an order returning Battery A and Troop A. of the Oregon National Guard, to their homes. At every turn he was told that the department could not at this time see Its way clear to release any more troops from border duty, especially since the State Department Is said to feel apprehensive about the Mexican situation and has advised against the further release of guardsmen. Mr. McArthur pointed out that the Oregon cavalryme and artillerymen are at the west end of the border, where no trouble Is feared, and protest ed against continuing them on the bor der unless their services actually are to be required, and this he did not believe to be the case In view of their situa tion. The department was obdurate, however, and Mr. McArthur could ob tain no favorable assurance. In the face of the representation made to Mr. McArthur. the War De partment only recently ordered the' Ida ho National Guard home, and It Is to be in Idaho before Christmas, notwith standing the professed anxiety of the State Department. POTATOES $200 AN ACRE Carl S. English, Clarke County Farmer, Xets $3000. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec 15. (Spe cial.) Carl S. English, a prominent Clarke County farmer, this year had 15 acres planted to potatoes, which netted juuu above ail expenses, or $200 an acre. This Is as much as many made from their prune orchards. Mr. English has a gasoline tractor and he used It In plowing his land this year, pulling a disc seeder behind and a harrow behind the seeder. The trac tor Is used In operating the feed mill and eneilaga when not putting in the crops. , BULLETS HELP DENTISTS American Dealers Report War Con ditions Boost Trade Here. CHICAGO. Dec 15. Members of the American Retail Dental Dealers' Asso ciation in annual meeting today re ported that the cessation of foreign competition and the removal of many teeth by bullets as a result of the Eu ropean war had brought about a larce Increase In the last year In the dental trade of America. It was asserted that competition of German and French dental dealers had heretofore hindered the manufacture of teeth In America. Auto Smashed in Collision. An automobile, registered as the property of Walter S. Basey. 729 North" Edison street, St. Johns, was wrecked last night In a collision with Kenton street train No. 1, at Lombard and Grenwlch streets. The car was found deserted by Patrolman George Adams. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Msxlmum temperature, 38 degrees; minimum. So degrees. TObAVe Fair; variable, winds. Peace. Russian duxna unanimously rejects peace. Page 1. War. Greece accedes to demands of allies. Fag . French make big gain near Verdun and capture, Tioo Germans. Page 1. Mexico, peace with Villa aski for I'age . United States. National. War Department refuses to troops home. Page 1. order Oregon Mr. Hawley urges further appropriations for Oregon harbors. Page 0. Domestic. Chleaco wheat market breaks at German disarmament suggestion. Page. 18. Chicago has gero weather, rage 1. 8 ports. Garry Herrmann remain In control of Na tional Commission. Pago 14. Borers who know Carpentler say WHIard will have no sinecure. page 14. Uncle Earns, 8; Vancouver, 3. Pag 14. Pax-Mo Northwest. Attorneys clash frequently la "night rider" case. Page 2. Bodv se-n in river; Salem girl missing. Pag 6 Woman, saving girl from man. Is attacked. I'age 1. Deert Jand Hoard will hear Central On gon Irrigation Company settlers In re gard to contract extension asked by com pany. Pago 6. Commercial and Marine. Wheat slnmp In East canoes lower bids In local market. Pag ltt. Peac and dlsarmanent reports break wheat at Chicago. Pag 10. Early losses In stock market recovered In rally near close. Page 19. Fog baits shipping. Pag 18. Shipyard unions defend position. Pago IS. Portland and Vicinity. Sympathy Bank promoters to push sales today. Page 9. Oscar Alexander Lund on way to Portland to provo Innocence of murder. Pag 8. Both sides firm In shipyard controversy. Page 18. New traffic ordinance killed already. Pag i. Realty Board speakers optimistic as to Portland's future. Pago 8. Gypsl'-s refute vagrancy charge with evi dence of wealth. Page 11. New presiding Judge system expected to effect saving in Jury fees. Page 8. Adoption of son system delayed for exami nation by Mr. Bigelow. Pag . Mammoth stadium for livestock show to be built on Peninsula. Pagu 15. Teachers oppose chauges In tenure law. Pag 13. Collegiate alumnae hall proves popularity of old over new. Page i. Washington High debaters win twice. Pag 4. Portland Woman's Club celebrates 21st an niversary. Pag 6. Weather report, data and forcast. Pag IB. Complaints Come Too Fast For Council. EMERGENCY ACTION IS TAKEN Rules Existing Prior to Sunday Are Re-Established. PARKING PROTESTED MOST Stop Limit of 15 Minutes Equally Obnoxious to Drivers and Mer chants, I Jitter Declaring In terference With. Shopping, So loud has been the wall against provisions of the new traffic ordinance limiting stops In the business district to 15 minutes and prohibiting drivers of for-hlre cars from standing more than 15 minutes in- their old haunts, the City Council yesterday passed an emergency ordinance wiping out the new regulation and establishing vir tually that which existed before The new amendment allows cars to stand for 30 minutes within any two hour period during the day except on certain parte of Washington and Morri son streets and Broadway. It allows drivers of for-hlre cars to stand for an unlimited time provided the driver re mains In the car and moves away when ordered so to do by the owner or oc cupant of the business house In front ot which he Is standing or when or dered to move by a policeman. Non-Parking Signs Allowed. The merchant Is empowered to place a sign In front of his place warning against any driver parking there. In the ordinance about which there has been so much talk the stop of any car was limited to 13 minutes. Mer chants objected to this because It did not give persons sufficient time to shop and It met with objection from the for-hlre car drivers because it forced the'n out of the business center. It also prohibited any merchant from putting out a non-parking sign. Changes. Coat Money. That ordinance was adopted because of all kinds of complaint from mer chants against for-hire car drivers standing in front of business places and refusing to move on. The change now is aimed to prohibit that. These changes together with several others that have been made in the last few days, make worthless the traffic ordinance books issued a few days ago. It will be necessary now to have a new set printed. The cost of the discarded et was $H9.73. COUNTY BOARD APPOINTED Governor Leaves Selection of Des chutes Officials to Commissioners. SALEM. Or.. Dec. 13. (Special.) W. D. Barnes, of Tumalo. was named County Judge for the new county of Deschutes and A. L. Mackintosh, of Bend, and L. 12. Smith, of Redmond. County Commissioners by Governor Withycombe today. Mr. Barnes is a well-known ranchtr residing in the western part of the new county; Mr. Mackintosh lives at Bend and is a shoe dealer, while Mr. Smith Is a resident of Redmond. The Commissioners will select the county seat, which probably will be lo cated at Bend, and it will fall to their lot also to name the officials of th new county. RATE ADVANCE POSTPONED Commerce Bourd Takes Action Af fecting Shipment to East. Eastbound transcontinental tariffs carrying advances of 10 cents per 100 pounds on many of the principal com modities produced in the Northwest and which were to have gone Into effect on December 30. were suspended, by order of the Interstate Commerce Com mission, yesterday until March 1. This was the advice received last night from Joseph X. Teal, attorney for the Portland shippers, who now Is in Washington. The Westbound tariffs still are be fore the commission for consideration. Local shippers believe that they aldo will be suspended. ROUMANIA'S PREMIER QUITS London Hears Resignation Is Re orted in Bucharest Paper. LONDON", Dee. 13. The resignation of Premier Bratiano. of Roumania, is reported by the Bucharest newspaper Avillag. as quoted In an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen. A recent dispatch from Jassy, the provisional capital of Roumania, t-aid all the members of the Roumanian Cabinet had resigned with the excep tion of the Premier. Flax to Be Tested for Twine. EUGENE. Or.. Dec 13. f Special. 1 The Eugene Chamber of Commerce lias sent F. Small, a San Francisco manu facturer, samples of flax grown, in Lane County for the purpose of testing It in the manufacture of fishermen"s twine. This twiue is now selling: at $2.25 a pound. J V K K "Jil 1 1Q.2 1