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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER gfi. 1916.
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RUSSIA
TO
DECISIVE
DEMAND
VICTORY
Foreign Manager Outlines Po
sition of His Government
on Peace Proposals.
ALLIANCE WILL CONTINUE
Attitude With Referncc to Wilson
Note Is One of Complete Re-
fusiil Greek Vacillation Is
v Not to Be Tolerated.
IONDON. Dee. 26. The Russian For
eign Minister, M. Pokrovekl. invited
the representatives of t-io press at
Petrograd yesterday to an interview at
which he outlined his programme and
his ideas in regard to the present polit
ical situation. Reuter's Petrograd cor
respondent says that in general this
ministerial dec' iration. which seeme to
have been meant to take the place or
the usual speech before Parliament,
consisted of a few ciear propositions.
First There had been no change in
the relations between Russia and her
allies.
Second The Minister declared with
firm assurance that after the war the
military alliance of France, England
and Russia would be consolidated In a
close economic union.
DeciMtve Victory Demanded,
Third The war will be continued,
according to this declaration, until a
decisive victory has been won.
M. Pokrovski then discussed the
three great questions of the day the
German peace proposals. President Wil
son's note and the attitude of Greece.
After recalling the recent Duma dec
laration in regard to the German peace
note, M. Pokrovekl passed to the action
of President Wilson, saying Russia ap
preciated highly the good will and the
lofty, humane motives of the Presi
dent's note, but he declared It could
alter in no way the political situation
created by "the false and hypocritical
moves of the Berlin government." As
the note coincided with the German
proposals, he said, the Ideas of the
Russian government in regard to Mr.
Wileon's action were almost analogous
with those which had been set forth
by the Russian press; that is to say, the
government's attitude In regard to both
questions was one of complete refusal.
Kull Reply to Be Made.
Nevertheless, the allied governments
would reply with all possible fullness.
They would reiterate, M. Pokrovski
Bald, that they would continue the war
until the ravaged territories had been
restored and until there had been cre
ated a state of affairs in which the
existence of small nations would be
assured and In which a new world-wide
conflagration would be impossible.
Speaking of Greece, M. Pokrovski re
iterated that the entente powers would
not tolerate for a moment any attitude
on the part of that country that would
affect their military interests eeriously.
He said measures already had been
taken and that others of a military na
ture shortly would be carried out which
would put an end once for all to Greek
vacillation.
Commenting on the declaration of the
Foreign Minister, the Novoe Vremya, of
Petrograd, says it is opportune and
gives a faithful Idea of the reply of the
allies to Germany and the United
States.
J. Eselius, Edward Eselius, A. Erlck
son and Robert Erickson.
It was at- the Esellus home that
Joseph Hlllstrom, executed for the mur
der of John G. Morrison, a grocer, and
his son, J. Arling Morrleon, was cap
tured January 13, 1914. Hlllstrom com
mitted the crime . on January 10, 1914.
Hlllstrom was a Swede and it was the
interference of the Swedish government
that caused the State Board of Pardons
to reprieve Hlllstrom for a period.
All six of the men under arrest are
Swedes. The man who came to the
police station and identified them as
having been near the Governor's home
on Christmas eve le fearful of an at
tempt upon his life, aiM asked that his
name be withheld.
The explosion of a bomb on Sunday
night at the residence of James E. Jen
nings, wealthy capitalist, 425 East
South Temple street, followed Christ
mas morning by the finding of a nitro
glycerine device of death-dealing po
tentiality at the Governor's home, has
thrown Salt Lake into a veritable
panic.
GERMANS DIG IN ANEW
TRENCHES ARE RECONSTRUCTED
IX tiUIET rteRIOD.
PEACE PROSPECT IS RAILED
President of Storthing Thinks Al
lies Do Not Exclude Discussion.
LONDON. Dec. 26. A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph from Copenhagen
today says Dr. Mowinckel, president of
the Norwegian Storthing, in an inter
view on his country's attitude concern
ing peace discussions, declared Nor
way, in common with the whole neutral
world, had greeted the idea of peace
"as one greets the defwn of day after
a stormy night."
"Dr. von Kethmarin-Hollweg's latest
utterances, so far as they referred to
the future relations between nations."
Dr. Mowinckel added, "were similar to
the statements in that respect made by
President Wilson and Viscount Grey,
the former British Foreign Minister,
and I therefore hope the possibility of
finding a common basis for negotations
Is not far distant."
From the recent speech of David
Lloyd George, the British Premier, M.
Mowinckel said, he gained the impres
sion the reply of the entente allies
should not exclude further peace dis
cussions.
Entente Offensive on Western Front
Exhausted, Says Berlin Critic;
Danube Closed to Russians.
BERLIN, Dec. 26. (By wireless to
Sayville. N. Y.) The almost complete
cessation of the fighting on the Somme
front during the last four weeks has
enabled the Germans to complete a new
system of trenches along the whole
front, says the military critic of the
Overseas News Agency.
He declares the great battle that
began there July 1 may now be con
sidered to have been terminated and
declares that the fact of the Germans
being enabled to reconstruct their line
means that ail the efforts and losses
of the five months' offensive by the
entente forces were In vain, as, if It
were desired to resume the attack, it
must be begun all over again as in
the beginning.
As a further sign of exhaustion of
the offensive, the writer notes a letup
in the air activity by the entente, al
though German squadrons had been
carrying out raids toward the west.
Regarding the Roumanian campaign
the military critic points out that navi
gation on the Danube for the Russians
has been definitely stopped with the
occupation of Tultcha by the Bui
garians.
POMP OFFENDS GROATS
INVITATION TO HUNGARIAN CORO
NATION IS REFUSED.
Empress ZKn's Gown, Representing Ef
forts of 50 Workers for 14 Days,
Will Cost 50,000 Kronen.
LONDON, Dec. 26. A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph from Amsterdam
says preparations for the Hungarian
coronation are almost completed and
that the indications are that the cere
mony will be carried out with all the
pomp of the days before the war.
"The dress of Empress Zita," says
the correspondent, "is ready. It is of
white eatin covered with golden orna
ments, after the model of the robes
worn by the Hungarian Queens at all
coronation celebrations. It represents
the efforts of 50 workers, who devoted
14 days in making it, at a cost of 50,000
kronen. The dress will be handed to
the Queen by a deputation headed by
the Archduchess Augusta.
"On the ground that the coronation
should not be celebrated lavishhly dur
ing euch times of stress, the Croatian
opposition party, according to a dis
patch from Agram, has declined the
official invitation to the ceremony re
ceived by the Croatian diet. Dr. Pave
lio, leader of the opposition, formally
declined the Invitation in the. name of
three opposition parties and the mem
bers of the opposition then left the
house."
MOTORMEN BLAMED
WITH JITNEY DRIVER
Deaths of Father Cestelli and
Woman Are Due to Care
lessness, Says Jury.
GROOVE DEFLECTED AUTO
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TURKS ARE WIPED OUT
AVID A. TURNER IS DEA
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Early Pioneer of Hood River Passes
Suddenly
at 80 Years.
HOOD RIVER), Or.,Mec. 26. (Spe
clal.) Hood River today is mourning
the loss of the man who was the Val
ley's earliest surviving pioneer, David
A. Turner, who .died suddenly this
morning at his home following a hearty
breakfast. Mr. Turner had been ill the
latter part of last week, but had ap
parently recovered his good health and
yesterday celebrated Christmas with
Ills family and friends.
Mr. Turner celebrated his 80th birth
day on September 21. He came to the
Valley In 1861 from El Dorado County,
California, and had resided here con
tinuously since. Mr. Turner was a na
tive of Randolph County, Missouri.
BRITISH SAY BOOTY EAST OF
CANAL WAS LARGE.
SUEZ
Mobile Column Destroys Enemy's De
fenses in Pass and Burns Camps.
Prisoners Number 13SO.
TUG RAMS BATTLESHM
Chree-Foot Hole Stove In Stem
Delaware at Norfolk
LONDON. Dec. 26. Detailing the cap
ture of the strong Turkish position at
Maghdabah, 20 miles southeast of El
Arlsh and 90 miles east of the Suez
inal, a British War Office announce-
nt issued today says that virtually
tbte entire Turkish force of about 2000
en was destroyed. The statement
reads:
" The following probably are the final
details regarding Magdabah. The total
captures were 1350 prisoners, includ
ing to omcers, iour mountain guns
three Rrupp guns, a large number of
rifles. 100.000 rounds of small ammuni
tion, some gun ammunition, a number
of horses and camels and other equip
ment. " The total enemy engaged numbered
1900 or 2000, so practically the whole
force was destroyed.
"Farther south one of our mobile
columns advanced through Mltla Pass,
destroying the enemy defnses at the
eastern end thereof. It burned his
camps at Sunderheltman and at a point
If1- miles tanner toward Xekel.
f. FLEET WILL CELEBRATE
Accident Witnesses Say Wreck of
Machine Might Have Been Avert
ed Had Streetcars Slowed as
Predicament Was Observed.
Blame for the death of Mrs. J. J.
Chambreau and Father Alexander Ces
telli. killed In a traffic accident on
Washington street last Friday, was
laid Impartially upon the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company and
the driver of the Jitney in which the
two were riding, by a Coroner's Jury
last night.
At the inquest, presided over by
Coroner Dammasch, witnesses who
were in the smash and unprejudiced
spectators gave testimony. The Jury
returned the verdict that the two came
to their death in a collision between
an automobile and two streetcars on
the Washington-street line, due to care
lessness on the part of the auto driver
and to careless motormen on both the
eastbound and westbound streetcars.
No recommendation was made that any
of those responsible be held for grand
jury investigation.
Groove Blamed for Accident.
A streetcar rail played a vital part in
the accident. In trying to turn out of
the way of the eastbound car it was
stated, the front wheel of the auto
skidded for sonre distance on the rail.
Caught In the flange space beside the
rail, the front wheel of the Jitney pre
vented a quick turn out of the way.
Otherwise, the driver said, he could
have veered to the right ahead of the
westbound streetcar.
The motorman of the eastbound car.
W. D. Pierson. 780 Thurman street,
said he brought his car to a stop be
fore the crash. All other witnesses con
tradicted him in this particular. He said
his car was running from 15 to 18
miles an hour at the time he saw the
auto directly ahead and applied his
emergency brakes.
20-Mile Speed Reported.
Frank Arthurs, a chauffeur who lives
at the Bushmark Hotel, was driving an
auto behind the Jitney. He said the
auto and the westbound streetcar were
going 20 miles an hour. The Jitney,
he said, was hit by the eastbound car
and knocked on the track ahead of the
westbound car. He said the wheels of
the Jitney stuck in the car tracks and
prevented a quick turn.
Miss Hazel Ackerman, who lives at
30 North Twentieth street, was a pas-
Fonser on the eastbound car ana sain.
the car traveled some distance after it
struck the Jitney. She did not realize
that an effort was being made by the
motorman to bring his car to a quick
stop.
Motorman Says He Coasted.
H. Hall, motorman of the westbound
car, said he was going oniy m or u
miles an hour at the time of the acci
dent. He said the power was cut off
and he was coasting down the grade
between Fourteenth and Lownsdale
streets. He did not see tne jitney, ne
testified, until the other car hit it and
knocked it on the track immediately in
front of him.
R. V. Holder, general agent for the
rhirii"!! Xr Northwestern Railroad at
San Francisco, who was a passenger
in the Jitney and escaped with several
cuts and bruises, said the Jitney was
following the streetcar and that it
swung around to get ahead. It ran
beside the westbound car, he said,
for half a block, a little in front. Both
the eastbound car and the Jitney were
moving at the time of the crash, he
believed.
Driver Blames Motorman.
Norman Mvers. 21 years old. 5012
Sixtv-eiirhth street. Southeast, driver of
the smashed Jitney, said his front
wheel stuck in the car track and he
had only succeeded in getting it free
and Jumping across the rail, when the
crash came. He said he was slightly
ahead of the westbound car and had
it slowed down, there would have been
no accident. He testified he is a li
censed chauffeur and has been driving
autos for the past four years.
Attorneys for the streetcar company
and for the Jitney Drivers' Union ques
tioned the witness with the permission
of Coroner Dammasch.
J"MercUnfjiM of Merit Only
THE NEW APRONS
Came to Us by Special Express
For the Year-End Sale
Marked at Three Economy Prices
$1.00-$1.25 and $1.49
Two styles at $1.00. Of Scout percale in
pink or blue. Slip-over-the-head style with
round neck and two fancy pockets. The other
with square neck and side fastening. Both with
wide belts.
At $1.25. A breakfast set in light-figured
or plain colored percale. Consisting of short
jacket and full-flared skirt. Piping trimmed.
At $1.49. The ever-popular Marguerite
set, consisting of jacket, skirt and cap. Fin
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white. Fourth Floor.
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TROOP A MAN SHOT
Scott Redfield Is Seriously
Wounded by Mexican.
SHOOTING DUE TO MISTAKE
troops were called out. His father re
sides at Covington, Pa.
At the time of the shooting it Is more
than probable that the Oregon soldier
was unarmed, as the men do not carry
arms wnne they are out of camp. Th
main part of the town of Calcxlco 1
about one mile from the camp of
Troop A.
Since the arrival of the Oregon boys
at the border town there have been
several shooting scrapes, but the sol
diers did not figure in these. The part
of the town in which the shooting of
necirieia is reported Is poorly lighted
and the mistake of a residence might
be accounted for in this way. The cot
tages are similar type, all one story
ana or only a few rooms.
SCIENCE IS FOR PEACE
DEVELOPMENT URGED AS
VENT1VE OF AVAR.
PRE-
NORKOLK. Va., Dec. 26. The battle
ship Delaware was rammed and a hole
Ihree feet in diameter was stove in her
stern above the waterline by the naval
tug Sonoma at the Navy-yard here late
today. No one was injured.
The Sonoma was working her way
through a fleet of 20 or more warships
when she struck the Delaware a full
blow at half speed. The armor plate
at the stern is not so thick as on the
sides and was pierced by the tug's
sharp nose. The Sonoma's bow was
badly damaged.
6 BOMB SUSPECTS HELD
Offer of $10OO -Made for Planter of
Homb at Salt Lake.
SALT LAKE C1TV, Dec. 26. With a
reward of $1000 offered for the man
or men who placed an Infernal machine
at the residence of Governor Spry and
1600 reward offered for any or all those
in "any way connected' with either
the attempt on the Governor's life or
that of James E. Jennings, a capitalist,
every police officer and detective in
the city today is searching for the per
petrator of the Christmas outrages.
Six suspects were arrested yester
day. They are C. Eselius, Y. Eselius,
DEMONSTRATION
CHASE Ol
TO MARK
ISLANDS.
PUR.
Speaker Say If One Power Had Spent
Twentieth of Coat of Conflict It
Would Not Have Come.
American nt-ships In Atlantic Proba
bly Will Be Ordered to St. Thomas
for Gala Occasion.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26. rians for a
great naval demonstration to signalize
American acquisition of the Danish
West Indies are being considered by
State and Navy Department officials.
Probably the entire Atlantic fleet will
be ordered to St. Thomas, the long
sought naval base site, to participate in
the celebration.
Minister Brun, of Denmark, formally
advised the State Department today
that the treaty for the sale of the
islands had been approved by King
Christian and would be dispatched from
Copenhagen December 30. It should
reach here two weeks later for Secre
tary Lansing's signature.
The Atlantic fleet will mobilize at
Guantanamo, Cuba, for Winter maneu
vers next month and will be reviewed
there by Assistant Secretary Roosevelt.
Mr. Roosevelt, who will be on his way
to Inspect the naval forces in Haiti and
San Domingo, may take charge of the
ceremonies at St. Thomls.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. Preparedness
for peace through the medium of the
highest scientific development of re
source, which have to be employed in
a war of defense by this Nation, was
outlined today by George K. Kunz, re
tiring vice-president of the section on
social and economic science before del
egates to the convention of the Ameri
can Association for the Advancement of
Science.
"In the preparedness for peace," Mr.
Kunz said, "we find a splendid field for
the utilization of our projected museum
of peaceful arts. If one of the great
powers had spent $500,000,000 in techni
cal and commercial schools, the present
war would not have taken place and
20 times that amount would not have
been expended. Co-operation and effi
ciency are the price of peace and the
secret of success in war."
Referring to the offensive power of
the submarine as shown in the war, Mr.
Kunz said:
"It behooves us to take time by the
forelock and to build a great number
of these powerful through perhaps
somewhat perfidious engines of war.
We should have at least two fleets of
200 submarines each to guard our At
lantic and Pacific coasts and the routes
to the Panama Canal. This preparedness
for war in the sea depths should be
supplemented by an equally active
preparation of airplanes, hydroaero
planes and Zeppelins."
One of his suggestions in the prepar
edness for peace programme was stated
as follows:
"The entire population of the United
States could be catalogued and men
classified according to the various abil
ities or adaption under the letters A,
B, C, D, etc.. showing their fitness
for these various vocations according
to a percentage up to 100.
Soldier Thinks Dwelling-House Is
Bachelors' Clubhouse; Occupant,
Saying He Suspected Bur
glary, Is Arrested.
WITH THE OREGON TROOPS ON
THE BORDER. Camp John H. Beacom.
Calexico, Cal., Dec. 26. (Special.)
Trooper Scott Redfield, of the Oregon
Cavalry, was shot and probably fatally
wounded by a Mexican named Rafael
Hernandez, at an early hour this
morning. Redfields condition was so
serious after the shooting that he was
hurried aboard a train and sent to the
Letterman Hospital at San Francisco.
The shooting took place at the rear
of a small house occupied by the Mex
ican, who is employed as a checker In
the Mexican Customs Service at Mexi
can. It appears that Redfield knocked
at the door, mistaking it In the Inky
darkness for a place known as the
Bachelors Retreat, an enlisted mens'
club near camp. Although the Mexi
can says he thought the trooper was a
burglar, it developed that he fired with
out warning after Redfield had
knocked several times on a screen that
served as a door to the Mexican's
place.
Hernandez' story satisfied the local
police, but after an Investigation Cap
tain White, commanding the Oregon
Cavalry, demanded the Mexican's ar
rest and he was taken into custody to
night. In event of Redfield's death it
is intended to press charges of murder
against him.
The bullet which struck Redfield was
fired through the door and it pierced i
the left side and ranged downward. '
penetrating the liver. A number of sol
diers, including the sergeant of the
guard, were attracted by the shot and
found Redfield trying to get up. -He i
was hurried in an ambulance to the
camp hospital, where the serious nature
of the wound was quickly discovered ;
by Captain George E. Houck.
Trooper Redfield is from Portland,
where he is employed by the Portland '
Railway, Light & Power Company. His
home previously was in Pennsylvania.
His record in the service is excellent
and he only recently had been appoint
ed a private of the first class, the next
grade under corporal.
TROOPER WELXi KNOWN HERE
Victim of Shooting Member of Mult
nomah and University Clubs.
Trooper Scott Redfield was employed
in the sales department of the Port-'
land Railway, Light & Power Company
when Troop A was called to the border.
He had been with the company for sev
eral years and had worked in several
departments. Previously he had a posi
tion as drug clerk with the Powers &
Estes drugstore in this city.
Mr. Redfield was a member of both
the Multnomah and the University
clubs and Is well known among the
young folk of the city. He lived at
243 West Park street. He enlisted in
the Oregon National Guard when th
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59 FINED FOR BEING DRUNK
Municipal Court Has Busy Day Fol
lowing Christmas.
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Day Dinner
It was "the cold, gray dawn of the
morning after" to the 69 "drunks" who
lined up before the Municipal Judge
yesterday as a result of too free a cel
ebration of Christmas. It was by far
the largest number of drunks handled
in a day's business in that court in
months and caused court attaches to
hark back to the "good old days" when
the town was wide open.
The prisoners contributed approxi
mately $500 in fines to the city treas
ury and some few drew jail sentences.
City Club Postpones Meeting.
There will be no regular weekly
meeting of the City Club of Portland
Friday, December 29, as most of the
members have other plans or will be
out of town on that day.
E. O. King, of Portland, Weds.
SPOKANE. Wash., Dec. 26. (Spe
cial.) A marriage license was issued
in Spokane today to E. C. King, of
Portland, and Inez A. Lang, of Spokane.
Many at Hotel Celebration.
More than 1000 persons thronged the
lobby and the mezzaline floor of the
Multnomah Hotel Monday night to at-
will prove to be one of double pleasure
and in keeDine with the occasion if
taken at the
Imperial Hotel
5 P. M. to 9 P. M.. in the Main Dining Room
and the price will be only
One Dollar
ADDronriate Music by F. H.
Music by F.
Orchestra.
Fifty Cents
for New Year's Dinner in
peiian Restaurant, 1 1 A. M. I
Wing and
Pom
P. M.
Phone Main 6431
Mr. Redding
for
Reservations
tend the Christmas celebration. Mc
Elroy's band of 40 pieces gave a pro
gramme that was received with en-
thusiasm. The concert proved to be
one of the most popular musical events
of the Yuletlde season.
SEVERE RHEUMATIC
PAINS DISAPPEAR
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