Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, December 19, 1916, Page 17, Image 17

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    TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1916.
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2 DILEMMAS FACED
114 TAX LIMITATION
Excess Either in Appropria
tions or Economy By Leg
islature Is Feared.
EXPERTS DISAGREE OPJ LAW
McCool will meet "Willie Evans, who
stopped Ed Olson last week, .
Fred Rennlck will referee the three
main bouts. Jack Fahie will keep
time and Leo ("Frisco') Edwards will
announce. First bout 8:30.
The winner of the White-Knowlton
scrap will take 09 Chet NefT at the first
opportunity.
Valley Trambitas knocked out Hugh
Kellogg- at Molalla last Friday night
in Ave rounds. Frankie Huelat and
Phillip Phillips boxed a four-round.
draw on the same card.
Some Hold That Only Tax-Levying
Power Is Curtailed and That
There Is No Curb on Grants
Which Bay Be Allowed.
BALE1T. Or.. Dec. 18. (Special.)
Considerable divergence of opinion has
developed here on the question of
whethef the 6 per cent tax limita
tion amendment passed by the people
at the last election applies only to
the actual levying of money by the
tax-levying body, or whether It was
the intent of the amendment to curtail
expenditures.
The contention Is made by some, and
this seems to be the position taken at
the office of the State Tax Commis
sion, that the amendment was Intended
to apply strictly to the raising of rev
enue only, and that It la not a limi
tation on the amount of money to be
appropriated by the Legislature.
Appropriation Limit Questioned.
Under the theory so advanced the
law-making body may' go ahead and
make appropriations In any sum It
wishes to, and when trie expenditure of
fuch appropriations exceeds the amount
allowed under the levy, warrants will
he stamped "not paid for want of
funds." and It would be put up to the
succeeding Legislature to supply the
deficiency.
On the other hand many claim It was
the intent of the amendment to curtail
expenditures as well as the levying of
money and that appropriations in ex
cess of the amount allowed to be levied
under the law would be illegal under
the broad intent of the amendment.
With this difference of opinion star
ing the Legislature In the face the com
ing biennial assembly promises to have
the unique distinction of having its
entire list of appropriations subject to
court decision and possibly all declared
illegal in one fell swoop if the latter
contention proves to be correct.
A number of state officials admitted
today that there might be a grave ques
tion Involved, while others were opti
mistic on the theory that the limitation
amendment is Intended as a measure
to curtail the raising of revenue only
and has no application whatever to ex
penditures. Exceu of Economy Feared.
At the office of the State Tar Com
mission it was suggested that the main
possible danger is found in the next
Legislature possloiy Deing too econom
leal. This theory was based on thi
contention that, should the appropria
tions for the next biennium be greatly
short of those of the preceding bien
nium. say $1,000,000 or more, the tax
lew for 1918 would have to be cut
down to fit the amount of the appro
priations.
That levy will be based upon actual
figures, while the levy ror laiv wui
be based on estimate almost altogether.
The reason for this is that the levy for
the coming year is made before the
Legislature meets, and the expense of
the year is largely guesswork, until
the actual flsrures provided by legis
lative appropriations are placed before
the State Tax commission.
Flsrures Govern Second Tear.
With those figures In hand the Com
mission then makes its levy for the
succeeding year on the appropriations
as set out.
Should it be determined that the ap
propriations are far below those of the
. last Legislature, then the tax levy for
1918 would be much below the levy
for 1917.
This would mean that the levy for
1919 would be below that of 1917, even,
and would offer further complications
in caring for the state Institutions.
While the levy for next year is con
sidered satisfactory for state needs.
what the levy for the following year
will be will depend entirely on what
the Legislature does, it was asserted.
As a result It will be impossible for
the State Tax Commission to use the
arbitrary method followed this year of
simply adding 6 per cent to the pre
ceding levy in making up the levy for
1918. The levy for that year, under
the law, it is said, will depend upon
the figures themselves and not upon
what the commission Itself desires
to do.
Two Dilemmas Faced.
.Apparently, from the information
obtainable, the Legislature of next year
is face to face with two propositions
If it fails to stay within the limita
tion amendment in its appropriations
and goes far afield by increasing its
appropriations over the maximum that
would be allowed under the limitation
act. its appropriation bills probably will
have to go under the scrutiny of the
courts before they can be audited
while, on the other hand, if it be so eco-
nomlcal as to appropriate money much
In decrease of the appropriations of the
last Legislature, it will leave the nex
succeeding Legislature in a hole in
endeavoring to find ways and means
for financing the state s affairs.
Whichever way it is looked at th
next Legislature apparently has some
close figuring to do to meet the con
tlngencles which have arisen.
CLARK AGAIX DON'S MOLESKINS
Veteran Oregon Star Now With Los
Angeles Athletic Club.
Can It be that our old friend Dudley
Clark is playing football for the Los
Angeles Amateur Athletic Club? Dud
ley was a football stac while attending
the University of Oregon and only last
year he played for the Multnomah Am
ateur Athletic Club against the Olym
pic Club eleven at San Francisco. Since
then he has been in Southern Cali
fornia. The following was taken from the
Los Angeles Times of a recent date and
shows that whoever this Clark person
is there must have been a mixup in the
information given out:
"Coach Shorty Roesch, of the L. A.
A. C, is taking the strongest team
north with him that he has had this
season. He still has the same heavy
line. Besides Seay be has added Clark
to his backfield. Clark is the only
Westerner that Walter Camp ever put
on an all-American. He played for Ore
gon and is in excellent condition. These
wo men with Geyer ought to form a
ard-gaining backfield." "
MRS.- ALEXANDER 15
LAUDED IN LETTERS
Per Capita Operation Figures
for Schpol Introduced as
Evidence of Efficiency.
BOOT FATAL TO ROMERO
BANTAMWEIGHT DIES AFTER FIGHT
WITH JACK BRATTON.
Albnqnerqne Battler la Knocked Down
In Fifth Round and Second Toaa
Up Sponge In Sixth.
DENVER, - Colo.. Dec 18. Joseph
Romero. 20. a bantamweight prize
fighter, of Albuquerque, N. M.. known
s "Albuquerque Joe Rivers." died here
tonight two hours after a bout with
Jack Bratton, of San Francisco.
Romero was knocked down In the
fifth round and his seconds tossed up
me sponge at the beginning of the
sixth, when he staggered from his
corner.
Bratton was awarded the referee's de-
islon when Romero's second's saw their
man could not continue the fight. A
errinc swing to the head floored the
Albuquerque lad in the fifth, but he
managed to crawl to his corner before
the fatal "10." He appeared groggy
and could barely scramble to his feet.
Shortly after the bout ended a phy
sician was summoned, but his efforts
to save the fighter's life were futile.
No arrests had been made late tonight.
A ruptured blood vessel In the head
was the immediate cause of . Romero's
death, attending physicians said.
In the main event Gilbert Gallant, of
Boston, and Sailor Kirke fought 15
rounds to a draw. Each weighed 134
pounds.
Jack Bratton. of San Francisco, who
competed against "Albuquerque Joe
Rivers" at Denver in the preliminary
bout which ended in the tatter's death
last night, is well known. He is the
same chap who stopped Ralph Gruman,
the Portland boy, the" night that Ralph
mane Bis nrst start in San Francisco
four or five years ago.
Bratton has boxed all throusrh Cali
fornia and Colorado, and is a formida
ble bantamweight. He is under the
management of Jack Kanner. of Denver.
TO BATTLE
FIREMAN TO MEET WHITE INSTEAD
OF SULLIVAN.
DETECTIVE TAKES STAND
Threatening Girl Student In Effort
to Obtain Evidence for Removal
of Teacher, Absent From Trial
Through Illness, I Denied.
Chamber of Commerce yesterday, on
proposed legislation affecting business
and on what the business man might
do to assist the Legislature.
"We have 40 days (n which to deal
with matters involving upwards of S7,
000,000, " be said, "and 'orgy" is about
the only ward to describe what th
session must be. .
"I have always felt that the business
men did not give enough attention to
the legislation pending and that they
have, thereby, withheld from the legis
lators advice and assistance that would
be of infinite .value."
O. M. Clark, president of the Cham
ber, gave a short talk at the opening
of the meeting on the labor situation.
In which he expressed the attitude of
the principal employers of the city.
"If there is to be continued disturb
ance at this time," he said. "It will
probably have the effect of preventing
the coming of several big industrial en
terprises that are pending and that will
mean a great deal more work for the
laboring man.
"I am In favor of organization of
labor: it helps both the employer and
the employe, but I do not favor an or
ganization which endeavors to regulate
the wages, employers must pay. arbi
trarily and without regard to the law
of supply and demand, which governs
labor as It governs all else."
A. L. Mills, who was also a speaker
at the luncheon, voiced the same
opinion.
3 BILLIARD MATCHES PLATED
Trumbull Beats Spehar, Kelly Bests
Metcalfe, Goodland Downs Albright-
Three matches were played yester
day in tne handicap three-cushion bll
Hard tournament of the Waldorf Bil
liard Parlors, Ed Trumbull winning
from Pete Spehar, 20 to 13; C. C. Kelly
winning from M, W. Metcalfe. 20 to 18.
and S. H. Goodland defeating L. E. Al
Drignt, zo to 22.
Arrangements were made yesterday
whereby the first two places in each
one of the four divisions will be placed
in anotner tourney to determine the
first -four winners. As a result. Man
ager "Dusty" Rhodes has announced
that the prizes will not be awarded for
more than 10 days or two weeks. .The
games scheduled for this afternoon are
M. W. Metcalfe versus T. F. Price, J.
C. Gillespie versus W. W. Cruikshank,
while tonight C. M. Swlnney meets
George Hart and J.' R. Munroe versus
G. L. Merk.
BORDERS WINS AT BILLIARD S
Two Matches Are Captured In Three-
Cushion Tournament,
Dr. H. P. Borders won two matches in
the handicap three-cushion billiardJ
tournament of Bowie & Caldwell s last
night. His first victim was E. R.
Chamberlain. 24 to 13, while A. W.
Morris lost out by one point 24 to 23.
Chamberlain was playing to 30, but he
was clearly off hie game and was un
able to execute some of the compara
tively easy shots on the table.
In the second game Borders made a
high, run of 5. The -high run of the
tourney is 6, held jointly by two cue
lsts.
The standings follow:
Examination of per capita costs of
administration of the Benson School
for Girls and the reading of letters
supporting -the contention of counsel
for Mrs. Alevia Alexander, who Is on
trial for incompetency, that she is fully
competent to occupy the position from
which she has been demoted, were the
Important considerations In last night's
continuation of her trial.
A. E. Clark, one of Mrs. Alexander's
counsel, r.ead letters from many Na
tionally famous educators, in which
they expressed regard for the ability
of Mrs. Alexander to administer the
affairs of the Benson School for Girls
and for her Intense interest in her
work.
Such letters were read from Dr. A. E.
Wlnship, editor of the Journal of Edu
cation, of Boston; F. E. Spalding, su
perintendent -of city schools in Minne
apolis: W. F. Schulz. superintendent
of schools in Eau Claire, Wis. Mr. Clark
also introduced a number of county
and life diplomas secured by Mrs. Alex
ander, indicating competence.
School' Cleric Called to Stand.
R. H. Thomas, School Clerk, was
called to the stand to give figures as
to the per capita cost of the adminis
tration of the Benson School before and
after the boys and girls were segre
gated. Mr. Clark intimated that, admtttlmt
all the padding of rolls charged - by
Robert F. Magulre, counsel for L. R.
Alderman, Superintendent of Schools, it
would increase the per capita cost only
$1-80. . -
The per capita cost for the ' year
ending June 1914 was shown to be
$126.19, with an average daily attend
ance of 396 pupils. The following year.
after the segregation had been com
pleted, the per capita cost was shown
to be $99.78 for the girls, with an aver
age daily attendance of 318.9, and
$126.17 for the boys, with an average
daily attendance of 237.2.
Economical Rule Asserted.
Mr. Clark sought to show that Mrs.
Alexander had been very economical
and efficient in the administration of
the school, since the .following year
the record of $91.89 per capita cost
was made, with an average daily at
tendance of 369.4. With those figures
he sought to refute the contention that
Mrs. Alexander had been inefficient in
the administration of the school.
Henry von Groenewald, detective
hired by the school district to investi
gate alleged irregularities in the dis
trict, was called to tne stand ry Mr.
Clark. He testified that he had been
sent on many missions to hunt up evi
dence In the case against Mrs. Alexan
der after the charges against her had
been filed. He admitted that he had
Interviewed many former students of
the Benson School to get statements
from them as to the manner in which
the affairs of the school were car
ried on.
When asked if he did not threaten
one girl if she did not give him the
Information he desired, his answer was
a flat denial.
Mrs. Alexander Is Praised.
Letters were read from Miss Luclle
Schmitt. who on a former occasion
testified that conditions in- the Benson
school were not harmonious, to Mrs.
Alexander in which Miss Schmitt In
dicated a strong social intimacy. Her
letters were written from Chicago to
Mrs. Alexander last Summer.
C. W. Burt, head of the Beaverton
Schools, testified that he was very
much impressed with the work and
ability of Mrs. Alexander when he and
the members of the Board of Educa-
tion of that city visited the Benson
School for Information as to the man
ner in which domestic science courses
should be conducted. He said that his
knowledge of Mrs. Alexander's ability
extended only to that three-hour visit
and to another short visit at washing
ton High School last Fall.
Mrs. Alexander was ill and was un
able to bo present at last night's
hearing. The hearing will bj resumed
Friday night, December 29.
LOOP AGAIN DEMANDED
VANCOUVER REFUSES TO GRANT
COMPANY'S REQUEST FOR DELAY.
SUSPECTED SAFE SEIZED
SOFT-DRINK DEALER AND SON
DEFY POLICE SEARCH WARRANT.
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Peterson
Munroe .... ....
Borders
Chamberlain ....
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Terry" Keller Will Clash Wltn John
Palmer, Negro Boxer, and Honck
W'ill Meet Huelat.
Weishts.
Jack White 135... Walter Kncwlton
"Terry" Keller ...190 John Palmer
Leo Houck 130.... Frankie Huelat
Eddie Palmer 158 Valley Trambltas
"Murfy" Bchoels.135 Jack Allen
Ciel McCool 13 Willie Evans
"I have chills and a bad cold," said
Frankie ' Sullivan to Fred T. Merrill,
manager of the Rose City Club, last
night, "and I will not be able to box
Jack White for you tomorrow night."
Consequently Walter Knowlton will
meet White In the main event of the
Rose City Athletic Club's six-bout card
tonight at the club headquarters. East
First and East Morrison streets. -
"Terry" Keller will make his bow
by endeavoring to stowaway the big
negro heavyweight, John Palmer, also
a veteran boxer and manager of his
brother. Eddie Palraer. The latter will
get another chance at Valley Tram
bitas. "Tram" is going fine, and has
promised Palmer another trimming.
Leo Houck, of Seattle, will meet
Frankie Huelat,. and Jack Allen will
swap punches with the tough "Muggsy"
Schoels, who hails from Cheyenne,
W'yo, with a good reputation. Shel
KXAPP IS ELECTED CAPTAIN
Columbia's Star Center to Direct
Plays of Next Year's Squad.
Lloyd Knapp, star center on the 1916
Columbia University football squad,
last night was named captain of next
season's aggregation at the annual
football smoker in the university dor
mitory. Motion pictures, refreshments,
speeches and some ragtime singing by
"Michael" Bloch featured the evening.
Coach Dominlo Callicrate spoke on
"The Team"; Al Malone said a few
words about "The Coach"; Al Hodler
had "The Scrubs" for a topic; Captain
Johnny Murphy on "The Season"; while
Ducky Holmes came . in for a round
of applause on "Sidelights of the 1916
Season." The letter men present last
night were: Captain J. Murphy, L
Knapp, B. Jacobberger, Al Hodler, v.
Jacobberger, Al Malone, Philpott, Ben
nett. Kuehle, Morrlssey. Sweeney, Sharp
and Harris-
WATER POLO GAME IS TIED
Water Babies and Submarines Play
In Multnomah Tank.
Another tie game resulted between
the Water Babies and the Submarines
in the water polo game at the Multno
mah Amateur Athletic Club swimming
tank last night. The score was 2 to 2,
Webster scoring two goals for the Sub
marines, while Clark was responsible
for the scores registered by the Water
Babies.
Early in the season the teams battled
to a 3-to-3 tie.
120,000 RUMANS CAPTURED
Commander of Bulgarians Thanks
Army for "Noble Victory."
BERLIN. Deo. 18. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. Y.) In a special order, the
commander-in-chief of the Bulgarian
army expresses thanks to the officers
and eoldiers of that army for their re
pent victories, in which more tnan lzu
000 Roumanians, the order states, nave
'een taken prisoner and 8000 cannon
captured.
The order follows:
"The almost complete wiping out of
the Roumanian army and the virtual
extinction of Roumanla, which now
seems Drobable and through which Bui
sraria now is given satisfaction for he
sufferings of three years ago. have
caused this victory to occasion unusual
rejoicing. Everywhere in our country
divine services were hTjld and demon
strations of Joy by the populace, oc
curred In the streets, in celebration of
our triumph in this notable victory.'
0.-W. R. & N. FILES REPORT
Net Income Estimated at $2,025.57
and No Dividends Are Paid.
SALEM. Or., Dec. 18 (Special.) Al
though operating revenues of the Ore
gon-Washlngton Railway & Navlga
tion Company for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, totaled 117.447. 345.64, as
against operating expenses of $11,136,
806.71, the net income of the road fo
that period was only $2,025.57, accord
ing to the annual report which wa
filed with the Public Service Commia
sion today. -
The gross income of the road for th
year, was $5,530,273.85. but after pay
ment of the Interest on the funded and
unfunded debt and of rentals, the ne
income was decreased so as to practi
cally be negligible as compared to th
gross income. No dividends were paid
by the company.
PROPOSED LAWS ARE TOPIC
Conrad P. Olson Speaker at Cham
ber Iuncbeon.
Conrad P. Olson, State Senator from
Multnomah County, spoke at the lunch
eon of the members' council of the
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Portland Railway, Light Power Com
pany Promises Extension if Con
" dltlona Improve in 3 Year.'
VANCOUVER. Wash,. Dec. 18. (Spe
clal.) The Portland Railway, Light &
t-ower company is optimistic that it
will at the end of three years be In a
better condition . financially . and will
at that time bY in a position to build
the proposed lojp around Third street
and back to the Columbia River Inter-
tate bridge. This was set out In a
letter to the City Council received to
day. 4
The company has asked for permls-
ion to make a loop on its own prop-
rty at f irst and Washington streets;
men it is estimated will cost 83400.
This the City Council refused to grant
nd now the company offers to build
the loop around Third street by the end
f three years. If permitted now to loop
t the end of the bridge. Tonight the
Council stood pat on its original de
mand. .
In the letter F. I.'Fuller. speaking for
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company, said:
'By the end of three years the ques
tion of tolls on the Interstate bridge
will be settled, the problem of the Jit
neys will not be so undecided as at t
present and we hope that our financial
onaition win do better, li conditions
are favorable at that time we will con-
truct the Third-street loop, if we do
not have to pay foi the common-user
rlvilege over the North Coast Power
Company's tracks and It gives consent
to the, laying of the third rail neces
sary."
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Liquor Shipment Believed Hidden
Vanlt, Which Is Taken to. Head
quarters mm Evidence.
HOQUIAM. Wash., Dec. 18 (Spe
cial.) The Hoquiam police force today
eized the sate in the McKash soft-
drink establishment- and arrested
Charles McKash and his son, Albert, on
charges of contempt of court when they
refused to open the safe on a liquor
search warrant the police were execut-
ng.
The police allege McKash had ob
tained a permit shipment of whisky
directed to another man, using an or
der, had destroyed the package and
permit and had hidden the liquor in his
safe. When he and his son refused to
open the safe, regardless of the search
warrant, they were arrested and the
police then took the safe to the station.
They will make a teat case of this
to determine whether a search warrant
gives the right to examine the contents
of a business house safe.
LET yore pipe carry the fire o' fren'ship far beyond
; 4 Chris'mus, an' its smoke be an incense to the
memory o' those who remembered you. ffisfrff
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how much it helps ! With its smoothness, fragrance, full
flavored qualities mellowed in during its long, two years ageing
Nature's- way.
Let its cheertul homey qualities
bring you that "all's for the best
in the best of all possible worlds"
feeling.
.If you are a woman who reads this,
try giving the man you think most of
a humidor jar of VELVET for a
Christmas present. It's a chummy
thing to do.
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have the new convenient Ash
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Panama-Pacific International Expo
sition's highest award 7T Grand
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1 Oc Tins
5c Metal-lined Bags
One Pound Glass Humidors
the soldiers of Field Marshal von Mack
ensen have been successful in minor
engagements. Petrograd asserts that
in the region of the Filipechtl railroad
station, east of Buzeu, hostile attacks
were arrested.
The Babadagh-Peclnaga line, about
40 miles north of the T."hertmvoda
Constanza railway, has !'.-tu crossed
by the Teutonic troops, who now have
taken virtually all the ground they held
during their previous advance in North
ern Dobrudja. The advance in Do
brudja brings the forces of the central
powers near the important railroad and
storage centers of Ibraila and Galats.
On the Western Moldavian frontier
the Russians have taken two ridges of
heights, according to Petrograd. One
ridge was In the Usui Valley and the
other east of Glashutte, where more
than 200 prisoners were captured.
HOOTJIAM. Wash ' Dee. 18 Kn- Except for the repulse of Russian
claA.) The bodies of Engineer James attacks by the Austro-Germana near
BODIES IN WRECK 12 HOURS
Fireman Pinned In Cab Lives About
Hour After Accident.
TOO LATE TO CISSIF.
WANTED Girls who are quick with their
hands. Call rcaily for work. Nonam
Novolty Candy Cu. i2S W ashlngton
betwv.n 8 and 8:30.
WANTED Experienced Institution cook, no
others need apply; cook wanted imme
diately. Dallas HOHPltal, Dallas Or.
AN AOGRBS.-IVE youne man 1
specialty advertising line; old
house. Call Tajor 4SS.'.
to handle ti
established
AMrSEMENTS.
Heasley and Fireman Lewis F. Rape
were removed this morning from the
wreckage of their engine. 12 hours
after the wreck on the Northern Pa
cific line from-Hoquiam to Mocllps.
The bodies were brought to this city
and then sent to Tacoma. where both
men lived.
The wrecking train arrived at the
scene at 4 o'clock this morning, but
it required three hours to remove the
bodies of the two men. who were
killed when the engine ran into a
four-foot spruce log which bad fallen
across the tracks. Heasley died in
stantly, but Rape, who was so pinned
in the wreckage that he could not be
released, lived for about an hour. The
tracks were cleared late this after
noon.
Progress of the War
Lutsk, in Volhynia and near Zboroff,
in Galicla. there has been little activity
on the other battle fronts.
Berlin announces that a French bat
tleship of the Patrle class was dam
aged heavily by a torpedo from a Ger
man submarine in the Mediterranean
Sea on December 12, and that on the
previous day a French transport
carrying 1000 soldiers was torpedoed
southwest of Sicily. The French ad
miralty denies the loss of a French
warship of the Patrle class.
Bank Cashier Takes) New Job.
OREGON CITT. Dec 18. (Special.)
Chester D. Phillips, cashier of the Bank
of Oregon City, has resigned to accept
a position with another Institution in
Southern California. S. I. Stevens, as
sistant cashier, will be elected cashier
of the bank at the meeting of the board
of directors next month.
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he presented for publication for The Munday
Orej;onian befor a o'clock Saturday after
ooon lor other days publication befor
o'clock p. M.
THE British Prime Minister will reply
this afternoon in the House of
Commons to -the German peace note,
which has been transmitted by the
American Ambassador to the British
Foreign Offices, and also will outline
the policy-of the new government a
pronouncement that will have's, far
reaching effect on the world war.
Seventeen American muleteers were
killed on December 14 when the British
horse twnfport Russian was sunk by
a submarine in the Mediterranean Sea.
according to an announcement by the
British Admiralty. Eleven members of
the crew also lost their lives. The
Russian is declared to have been empty
at the time eh was sunk. '
French troops have regained the en
tire occupancy of the Chambrettes
Farm, northeast of Verdun and about
the center of their , advance of last
week. Prisoners taken in the latest
French thrust on the Verdun front now
total more than 11,000, in addition to
115 cannon and 107 machine guns cap
tured or destroyed. Paris reports the
repulse of several German offensive at
tempt in the Somme region.
Unofficial estimates made in Berlin
place the losses of the French army to
date at 3.800.000 men and the British
losses at 1.800.000. The Anglo-French
losses on the Somme to the -end of No
vember are estimated at 800,000. the
British share being 650,000. The Ger
man losses on the Somme are declared
by the Germans to have been less than
500,000. .
In the region of Buzeu, Berlin states.
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