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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, .1917. TEUTON PRISONERS MENACE PETROGRAD Two Army Corps of Austrians and Germans Within Strik ing Distance of Capital. KERENSKY AGAIN REPORTED thence representatives of their foreign, marine and finance departments. Today's advices from Petrogrrad show that rail and wire communication with the Caucasus army has been cut. I. W. W. QUARTERS RAIDED Officers Arrest Men and Seize Large Amount of Literature. SEATTLE, Wash.. Dec. 20. Police men and Federal agents raided L W. V. headquarters on First avenue, said to be frequented by lumber workers, late today, made six arrests and seized five truckloads of literature. The men under arrest will be questioned by Gov ernment agents. TEUTONS DRAWING NEARER TO VENICE Situation on Southern Front Is More Serious, Says Italian Statement. . WEST WILL GET BENEFITS (Continued Ffom First Ps ra. ) Ousted Leader Sow Said to Be on March to Moscow With Army and Grand Duke Xlcholas Is With Great Army In Caucasus; tOXDON. Dec 21. A Bolshevik! force commanded by released German and Austrian officer prisoners has de feated the anti-Bolsheviki at Tash kent, capital of Russian Turkestan, according to a Petrograd dispatch to the. Morning Post. The dispatch also says that It Is be lieved that a force of released enemy prisoners equivalent to two army corps, commanded by their own officers. Is now within striking distance of Petro grad. A dispatch to the Exchange Tele graph Company from Haparanda re ports that Kerensky with an army is now marching against Moscow, while Grand Duke Nicholas has gathered a great army of royalists In the Cau casus. The Roumanians on the Southwest ern Russian front have joined the Ukrainians and Lieutenant-General D. G. Stchernatchef f, commander of the Russian forces in Roumanla. has been appointed commander-in-chief of the whole Ukrainian front, according to a report received in Petrograd and trans mitted here. The Bolshevik! and Ukrainian troops are reported to be advancing on each other, being three versts apart. A Reuter dispatch dated December 18 says that there has been three days' sanguinary fighting between the Bol shevik! and Ukrainians owing to the refusal of the latter to allow the passage of reinforcements for the sup pression of the Don Cossacks. The Bolshevik! leader was killed. There is the greatest danger in the harbor, the dispatch adds, where the crews of the naval units are divided between the two factions. LONDON, "Wednesday. ZJec. 19. Dia patches from Petrograd indicate that the struggle between the Cossacks and the Maximalists in Southern Russia is increasing in severity. The correspond ent at Petrograd of Reuter's, telegraph ing under date of Tuesday, says the flame of civil war is spreading north ward along the Volga River from Astrakhan to Samara. The Maximalists hold Astrakan, from which place the Cossacks were reported on Monday to be 20 vers'ts distant. Fighting probably has now begun. Maxtmallata Short of Cannon. The Maximalists are said to have many machine guns, but are almost without cannon. The Cossacks are re ported to be equipped with light field guns. An -extraordinary state of affairs Is depicted at Tsaritsyn, in the province, of Samara, where neither the Maxi malists nor the Cossacks have gained the mastery, both being beaten by the forces of Heliodorus, Abbot of Tsaritsyn and known as "Iliadore, the Mad Monk," who advanced against them singing "Save, Lord, Thy People." Orenburg Cossacks, commanded by General Dutoff, are advancing against Samara, the Maximalist garrisons en route being dispersed. Cossacks have occupied all the eastern part of the prpvince of Voronezh, in South Cen tral Russia. Fighting continues at Odessa, where Ukrainian troops hold the arsenal and the telegraph and telephone stations. The municipal theater repeatedly changed hands before finally remaining In the possession of the Ukrainians. The Maximalists hold the port, which the Ukrainians shelled with heavy and field artillery in response to a bom bardment of the town by naval guns. General Peace Advocated. Russia Is party to a plan seeking to compel her late allies to join in the negotiations which the Germans have been striving to bring about for more than a year. It was understood that the Bolshe vlki government in obedience to the suggestion of the German peace pleni potentiaries has undertaken to sound out not only Russia's European allies, but also the American Government. It is apprehended in some quarters that the mere discussion of this latest German peace move is likely to prove very embarrassing to England, where the labor councils are about to as semble and record their views as to war alms, and also In France, where the Socialistic elements are still strong In their opposition to the government. Vkralnlana Are DlaarmfngT. Ukrainians are disarming and removing the Maximalist troops in the province of Kiev and at Konotop, about 100 miles east of Tchernigov. The Ukraine central rada has issued a message to Ukrainians proclaiming a Ukraine democratic republic to form part of an all-Russian federal republic Fending the meeting of the Ukrainian constituent assembly in January, the rada In its message recognizes the prin ciple of expropriation without compen sation of private lands, monastery lands and some church lands for the benefit of the laboring classes. In the expectation of an early peace Russian, soldiers in increasing numbers are leaving the northern front. Urgent telegrams are being received from Petrograd for reinforcements, the soldiers being promised the best con ditions and food. Dr. Petrofsky, a lec turer at the Moscow University, has been deputed by the Bolshevlkl gov ernment to discuss peace questions with the Germans at Brest-Litovsk. According to the Russian official news agency delegates of the Ukrainian council of workmen's and soldiers' del egates recently met at Kharkov and resolved to regard the rada as a bour geolse and anti-revolutionary institu tion and to oppose it. CONFERENCE INTENT DOUBTED Some Petrograd Dispatches Declare Meeting Is Only Preliminary. " LONDON". Dec. 19. Some of the Petrograd dispatches say that the con ference between the Russians and Cen tral Powers at Brest LItovsk is only a preliminary affair and that the final decisions will be reached at a confer ence in a neutral place, probably Stock holm. Nevertheless the diplomats in the central powers going to Brest-L.lt-ovsk include not only the German and Austro-Hungarian foreign minis ters, but the Turkish foreign minister, Nesslmy Bey, and the Turkish under secretary. Hikmet Bey, who have ar rived at Berlin on their way to the con ference, whils, the Ruasiaaa have mbA avowed policy and attitude of the Shipping Board made a matter of open public record. By questioning witnesses Senator McXary also wants to lay bar the conditions which the Shipping Board, up to this time, has been imposing upon yards which have undertaKen to contract with allied governments for ships, such as th? reserved r.ght to commandeer machinery of all such ships at any time and the refusal to grant foreign registry to ships built for allied powers. These conditions have made it im possible for Pacific Coast yards to ar ry out contracts with any of the allied governments, even after being author ized by the Shipping Board so to con tract, and as these particular yards have been able to get no contracts di rect with the Shipping Board they are held in idleness. This policy the Sena tor condemns. Wooden Ship Target. Thirdly, Senator McXary says he will get at the real attitude of the Shipping Hoard with regard to wooden ships. Publications appearing in Eastern pa pers recently Indicate a desire on the part of some Senators to use the Ship ping Board investigation as an instru ment for condemning wooden ships, with a view to concentrating hereafter on steel. There has never been a con cise statement of the Board's attitude toward wooden ships, and Senator Mc Nary will nk for such a declaration from the more Important witnesses who testify. Senator Chamberlain Is a member of the commerce comlttee and will have full privilege of participating: in the in vestigation. Questions Are Set Forth. The statement, issued on the eve of the inquiry into the progress of the Government's shipbuilding programme by the Senate commerce committee, which Is expected to inquire, among other things, into reports that the board unnecessarily had blocked con struction for private - account, sets forth: "That the board will not encourage construction of steel ships for private account because of the necessity for de voting all steel building resources of the Government to the programme. "That the board will encourage the construction for American interests of tugs and barges for use on the coast and inland waterways. "That the board has no Intention of discouraging the construction of wood en ships where their building- does not Interfere with the Government pro gramme. Where permission ' is given for wooden construction preference will be given to American owners. Private Orders Discussed. "The shipbuilding facilities of the country having been largely increased by the board within the last six months," says the announcement, "it will be the policy of the board here after to devote Itself to the expansion of these new yards and the old yards, rather than to the creation of -any fur. ther new yards unless It is found neces sary to do so." Proposals without number for the building of ships for private account havo been turned down by the board on the ground that a large amount of private construction would disrupt la'oor conditions and interfere seriously with the board's flow of materials to yards engaged on Government work. Many of the proposals come Irom rep res;entat es of foreign governments. Northwest Gale Sweeps Ireland. - LONDON, Dec. 18. A northwest gale, accompanied by snow and ex treme cold, swept Queenstown Satur day night, according to a delayed Cen tral News dispatch from that Irish port. Many persons were Injured in the streets. St, Colman's Cathedral was damaged. The police barracks any many houses were unroofed. Giant waves swept over vessels in the harbor. MONTE AS0L0NE CAPTURED Invaders Anxious to Get Down From Mountain Heights Before Win ter Sets In Berlin Reports 9 0 00 Prisoners Taken. ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN NORTHERN ITALY, Wednesday, Dec. 19. (By the Associated Press.) The situation in the northern fighting zone has assumed a more serious aspect, with the enemy's occupation of Monte Asolone, whence there is a stretch of hills between him and the level plain. Monte Asolone is the last of the heights In that section, with an altitude of more than 4000 feet, and snowless ex cept during a severe Winter. This re maining stretch of hills is about seven miles across, with Bassano four miles further on. The enemy's heavy guns already have the range' beyond Bassano, which lies on the Venetian plain near the en trance to the Brenta Valley, and while the city itself is not being shelled, oc casional shells have fallen in the out skirts and some have passed over the city to the suburbs beyond. Teutons Have Larse Force. - The reports show that the enemy is employing 17 divisions in his oper ations between the Brenta and Piave River. Of these, six are certainly and nine probably German. Deserters who ccme in say that the enemy troops de clare they will be in the plain by the holidays, as they are strong in their desire to get down from the mountain heights before the hardships of Winter set in. Five different attempts to cross the old Piave near its mouth indicate that the enemy is adopting the plan of striking the two extremities of the line with the purpose of bending one or the other back on the center. Hons Aim at Extremities. The drive to Mount Asolone takes the enemy line some distance south of the Italian and allied positions on the Upper Piave. The exact positions of the British and French forces cannot be stated, but, generally speaking, they are not at the extremities and it ap pears to be part of the enemy's cun ning to strike at'the extremities, where the Italians ar holding single-handed. The place where the enemy gained a foothold on the west bank of the old Piave and was driven back to the water's edge, is the nearest point he has approached to Venice, but this is not regarded as a serious menace to the city, as the remaining stretch is s marsh of lagoons and the occupied point is within range of the warships off the mouth of the river. ROME, Dec 20. Complete repulse of yesterday's attack by the Austro-Ger-man forces which was delivered on the Tasson-Col-Del-Orso front, between the Brenta and the Piave, was announced by the War Office today. The enemy suffered heavy losses. Enemy Attempts Frustrate. New attempts by the enemy to cross the Piave Vecchia were frustrated. BERLIN, Dec 20. Repeated Italian counter attacks against the positions recently captured by the Austro-Ger-mans on Monte Petlca were repulsed yesterday, the German general staff an nounced today. Since December 11 the Teutons have taken nearly 9000 prison ers in the fighting between the Brenta and Piave rivers. To Cure a Cold rn One Day Take LAXATIVE! BROMO QUININE Tab let. IruSKlta refund - loney If It falls to cure. E. W. GROVE'S algnalurs la on aca bo SOc Artv Lincoln County Isolated. NE P WORT, Or., Dec. 20. (Special.) Railroad washouts between Elk City and Smitt Isolated Lincoln County to day, no mall or passenger service being attempted. Telegraph wires also are out of commission along the Corvfellis & Eastern Railroad. Indications to night are that the storm is over. Fifty feet of the main pipeline emptying into the reservoir was carried away, leav ing Newport without water today. The break was temporarily repaired. Read The Oregonian classified ads. wmmm II I IwMcDougallllf ilfill II FIRST Wmi I S $fj :&tnf 1 Ukuleles $3.25 to $35.00 jrVJg&s; W i& fl Steel Guitars... $5.00 to $85.00 BrA-'A-f a WM I Banjos $6.50 to $85.00 : HI 'M p fmi i Violins $6.00 to $150.00 j M TVtff 0 KfitfS fj Mandolins $5.00 to $50.00 B iwM llilipl Conn Band Instruments 9 fltm a $j&jr FREE lessons on all instru- ( p I McDougail Music f fefiw RO I Company ;i fl j KScl, f A P ' 325 Alder, near Broadway. i gj j Lj lJ j Open Enings. j 1 jjji-?? ir?rfeii JiaaaSufolsi 1 STORE OPEN TONIGHT UNTIL 9 O'CLOCK Join the Red Cross You Can Do Your Bit for $1.00 Oregon Must Keep Up Her Reputation as the Volunteer State Red Cross Booth Merchandise of cJ Merit Only Main Floor The Most Popular Xmas Center in Town Our Bargain Hall Sixth Floor at 19c . Cut Glass Individaul Salt and Pepper Shakers, Bud Vases, Pottery Flow er Bowls with Frogs, Hand. Painted Powder Boxes and Hair Receiv ers. Wm. Rogers' Table Forks and Sugar Shells. at 23c Hand Painted China Plates, Mahogany Bud Vases, Pottery Candle sticks, Pottery Ash Re ;eivers, Vases and Fern Dishes in Wedge wood Jesign. at 29c C hin a Bud Vases, Pottery Flower Bowls, Mahogany Bud Vases, Hand Painted Plates and of other scores gifts. -at 39c Hand Painted Placques, 7 inches long. at 45c Dainty Cut Glass Han dled Nappies. at 49 c Bohem i a n E n graved and Gilt Comports. at 59c Cut Glass Spoon Trays, Cut Glass Han dled Olive Dishes, Light Cut Glass Marmalade Jars, Pottery Bowls with Frog's, Bohemian En graved and Gilt Bon Bon Dishes. at 69c Imported Brass Can dlesticks, Mahogany and Glass Ash Receivers. Three Compartment Hand Painted Candy Boxes in Bamboo and China. at 79. Imported Brass Can dlesticks, Hand Painted Comb and Brush Trays. -at 95c Wood Nut Bowls with Anvil and Wood Hammer. 7-piece China Berry Set, 7-piece China Cake Set, Cut Glass Sugar and Cream Sets, Imported Bronze Incense Burners. EXTRA SPECIAL Thin China Dec orated Tea Cup ' and Saucer 15. Thin China Hand Painted Tea Cup and Saucer 23. Sixth Floor Tables In Front of Elevator. A Sale of Xmas Georgette BLOUSES Special $4.45 A new shipment just received and underpriced for Xmas giving! They're just as dainty and attractive as can be; and, oh, wouldn't any woman be pleased to have Kris Kringle leave one for her! THERE ARE WHITE. FLESH. TAUPE. NAVY. BROWN. PLUM AND BURGUNDY BLOUSES SOME BEADED, SOME EM BROIDERED IN CONTRASTING COLORS AND SOME TRIMMED WITH HEM STITCHINGALL VERY SMART! VERY SPECIAL TODAY AT $4.45 Third Floor Llpman, Wolfe Sr Co. A Wonderful Sale of MIRRORS SPECIAL AT $3.98 $4.58 to $17.95 Some are handsome French gold frames in the most artistic shapes, curved and dainty bow-knot designs, and many have beautiful colored pictures at top or top and bottom. Both panel and oblong styles are included. And, oh, what a merry Christmas morn ing it will be for the lucky ones who receive these charming mirrors for gifts! It will be a happy face reflected in the mirror! Picture Gallery, Sixth Floor. m NEW SHIPMENT OF KHAKI WORSTED For Knitting Soldiers' Sweaters $1.00 the Hank Second Floor Lipman. Wolfe & Co. 'WHERE YOU SPEND THE LEAST AND GET THE MOST FOR IT' GREAT XMAS SALE TV T Men s Shirts 95c A NEW SHIRT, always a practical, useful, acceptable gift! And these are real beauties at a wonderfully low price! Fine quality corded madras, fancy woven madras and Bedford cord, as well as fine percales. They're made in soft cuff and stiff cuff styles, in good colors and patterns; blues, black, tans, greens, helio, purple, gray and other stripes. ALL CRISP, NEW, FRESH JUST DISPLAYED FOR THIS XMAS SALE AND WONDERS AT 9ScI Economy Basement Lipman, Wolfe Sr Co. BOYS' PLAY SUITS v 98c to $6.50 You couldn't please the little fellow better than by giving him a play suit, especially now, with all the older boys in uniform! There are Soldier, Cow boy. Indian and Scout Play Suits. Priced from 98c to $6.50! SIXTY BOYS' BATH ROBES Special at $2.23 Sizes for the little fellows 4 to 10 years old. Heavy blanket robes, made of end pieces of men's robes. Special today at $2.23. Fourth Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. The Children's Happyland, Has These Specials Today BUZZ WAGON Special $1.98 A sturdy little wagon that can be run by "foot power" or pulled by the tongue. The two front wheels turn and there is a steering wheel to guide them. Teddy the popular barking DOGS in all sizes 10 c, 25c and 50c FOLDING GO-CARTS Special 85c . Doll carts that are just like baby carts. Made with steel frame and black or brown leatherette. Special at 85c! Toydom, BasemenL Special Parcel Post Station, Postoffice, Express Office and Free Parcel Checking Station on the Main Floor Alder-Street Side j Examples of Great Xmas Savings Are in Effect Here V I t i i i i
