THE 3IORXING OltEGOXIAN,. MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1917.
ALL GERMANS ARE
TO BE REGISTERED
Half Million Unnaturalized
Alien Enemies .Must Give
Details of Life and Family.
FBJGER PRINTS REQUIRED
Certificate Cards Will Bo Issued
Which Must Be Carried; Place
of Residence . May Not Be'
Changed Without Consent, ' .-,
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WASHINGTON,- Den. SO. The week
of February 4 was Bet aside by the De
partment of Justice tooay for registra
tion of the half-million of unnaturalized
Germans in the continental United
States by police and postmasters In
pursuance of President Wilson's alien
enemy proclamation directing this ac
tion as a means of minimizing the dan
ger from er.emy sympathizers.
Registration will involve the gather
Ins of detailed information concerning
the business, relatives and habits of
every German, together with his pho
tograph and finger prints. After regis
tering he must carry a certificate card
and may not change his place of resi
dence without approval of the police
or postmaster. Violation of the regu
lations will be punishable by inter
ment for the war.
- German Womem Not Included.'
The orders do not apply to German
women, nor to persons under 14, be
cause these are not classed as aliens
by law. Subjects of Austria-Hungary
are not required to register.
According to regulations today the
Department of Justice is careful to
avoid creating the impression that the
Government looks on each German
with suspicion. '
"Registrants are not to be treated
as persons of evil disposition," said in
structions to registrars, "and the regis
tration officers are urged to deal with
them in a courteous and friendly man
ner." Certificate cards will be issued only
after a complete verification Is made.
In cities of 5000 or more population re
corded, by the 1910 census the chief of
police and his assistants will adminis
ter the registration.
Every German Mast Register.
In smaller communities and rural
districts registration will be conducted
by the postmasters, and the postmaster
at the largest office in the local ju
dicial district, in most states the equiv
alent of a county, will be the chief reg
istration officer to gatber the reports
from the others and forward them to
the United States Marshal and the De
partment of Justice. In most cities the
work will be done by precincts.
Every German is required to go to
the registrar and make out triplicate
affidavit blanks and to furnish four
photographs of himself, one for each
affidavit and one for his registration
card. The photograph must bear his
signature written across the front and
must not be larger than three inches
square. It must be on thin, paper and
have a light background.
Finger Print. "Will Be Required.
The affidavit provides for recording
name, address, age. place of birth, occu
pations and residences since January 1,
1914. date of arrival In the United
States, whether married, names and
ages of children, whether the. regis
trant has or has had any male relative
in arms against the United States,
whether registered for the draft, mili
tary training, naturalization conditions
and similar information. Full descrip
tion of the man and the prints of each
Anger must be taken by the registrar.
The registrant must swear to the affi
davit before the registering officer.
One of the triplicate records is to be
kept by the registration agent, one sent
to the United States marshal, and one
to the Department of Justice at Wash
ington. Germans not at their place of resi
dence during the week of February 4
may be registered in the district in
which they happen to be.
Registration plans will be made later
for the Philippines. Hawaii, the Panama
Canal Zone, Alaska, Virgin Islands,
Guam and Samoa.
PEACE PROPOSALS STATED
'Continued From First Pa.li -
draw her troops from all parts of Aus
tria, Hungary, Turkey and . Persia oc
cupied by her, while the powers of the
quadruple alliance will withdraw theirs
from Poland.
Autonomy Provided For.
"In accordance with the principles of
the Russian government, which has de
clared the right of all peoples living In
Russia to self-determination, including
even separation, the population of these
districts will be given an opportunity
within tne shortest possible period of
deciding entirely and freely the ques
tion of their union with one or the
other empire, or their formation Into
independent states.
"In this connection the presence of
any troops, apart from National or
local militia, in the territories which
are voting shall not be permissible un
til this question is decided. The gov
ernment of these regions will remain
In the hands of representatives of the
local populations, elected democratical
ly. The date of evacuation and other
circumstances and the commencement
of demobilization of the army Is to be
fixed by a special military commis
sion. Germany then proposed the following
form for the first articles of a prelimi
nary treaty which is to be concluded:
First Russia and Germany are to
declare the state of war at an end.
Both, nations are resolved o live to
gether in the future in peace and
friendship, on condition of complete
reciprocity. Germany will be ready, as
soon as peace la concluded with Russia
and the demobilization, of the Russian
armies has been accomplished, to evac
uate her present positions in occupied
Russian territory Insofar as no differ
ent inferences result from, article two.
Empire May Be Divided.
Second The Russian government,
having in accordance with its principles
proclaimed for all peoples without ex
ception living within the Russian Em
pire the right of self-determination,
including political separation, takes
cognizance of the decisions expressing
the will of people demanding a full
state of indpendenre and separation
from the Russian Empire, of Poland,
Lithuania, Courland and portions of
Esthania and Livonia.
The Russian government recognizes
that in the present circumstances these
manifestations must be regarded as an
expression of the will of the people
and i ready to draw conclusions there
from. Ab In those districts to which
the foregoing stipulations apply, the
question of evacuation is not such as
provided for in article 1, a special com
mission shall discuss and fix the time
and other details in conformity and la
acxorCaaeo vi:U the Rus&i&a i&e uf
the necessary ratification by a plebis
cite on broad) lines and without any
military pressure whatever of the al
ready existing: proclamation of separa
tion. Austrian Statement Similar.
The Austrian delegation mad a simi
lar statement.
The Russian delegation took cog
nizance of (hese statements and set
forth its standpoint as follows:
"Our standpoint is that only such
manifestation of will can be regarded
as a de facto expression of the will of
the people as results from a free vote
taken in the districts In question, with
the complete absence of foreign troops.
We therefore propose, and must Insist
thereon, that a clearer and more pre
cise formulation of this point be made. .
We consent, however, to the appoint
ment of a special commission for the
examination of technical conditions for
the realization of such referendum,
and also for the fixing of a definite
time for evacuation. '
Hope of Fall Agreement Expressed.
"In view of the course which, the ne
gotiations hitherto have taken, it may
be stated with satisfaction that, re
garding settlement of the most Import
ant questions, the views of the repre
sented powers tally in many points,
while regarding- others the views ap
proach each other to such an extent
that hope for arriving at any agree
ment on the latter points is well
founded." A Petrograd dispatch of Thursday
said ,the peace negotiations had been
postponed for 10 days to give the en
tente nations opportunity to Indicate
whether they would participate. A
message from Brest-Litovsk -on. the
same day spoke of the continuation of
the discussions and apparently, formal
negotiations' are being carried on dur
ing the recess. .
PETKOCBAD WELCOME PEACE
Cossacks Re-elect General Kaledines
at Hetman by Big Majority.
LONDON, Dec. 30. Dispatches from
Petrograd say that the city .was given
over today to a celebration of the peace
negotiations. The watchwords were:
"Down With Internal Imperialism" snd
"Long Live the Third Internationale."
A telegram received in Petrograd
from Novo Tcherkack, capital of the
territory of the Don Cossacks, an
nounces that General Kaledines, who
recently resigned as Hetman of the
Cossacks on the ground that there was
opposition to him at the front, has been
re-elected by 562 out of a total of 638
votes.
Moscow reports that railway com
munication with the south has been
stopped, and that no food supplies are
arriving.
The Petrograd Den states that the
Cossack leader, Karauloff, former mem
ber of the Duma, and his brother have
been murdered while journeying to a
Cossack military gathering. All teach
ers, male and female. In the municipal
schools of Petrograd have gone on
strike as a protest against the pro
ceedings of the Bolsheviki, and intend
to remain away from the schools pend
ing the opening of the constituent as
sembly. It is reported an autonomous govern
ment has been -formed in Turkestan,
with M. Tvinyssavaiff, a member of the
second Duma, as Premier. The Siberian
district congress at Tomsk has elected
a provisional government,, headed by
President Potanln, with a coalition
Cabinet which includes constitutional
democrats.
Ensign Krylenko, the Bolsheviki
commander In chief, has sent telegrams
to all army committees regarding the
Brest-Liovsk negotiations and the Rus
sian conditions of peace. He also has
Issued an Order of the Day calling on
troops to turn their arms against those
who are standing In the way of the
conclusion of peace.
' - Th Bolsheviki organ Izestia insists
on new elections of delegates to the
constituent assembly In districts where
those chosen "do not express papular
will," such as constituencies where so
cial revolutionaries and members of
the Right have been returned.
The Petrograd council of people's
commissaries has Issued a statement
supporting the council of soldiers' and
workmen's delegates of Ukraine, which
has been established in opposition to
the Ukrainian Rada. as "the truly pop
ular power," and the real government
of this territory. It promises the new
government its fraternal support in
"all works of peace," such as the hand
ing over of land, factories, workshops
and banks to the working classes.
BULGARIA
ACCEPTS PEACE
Ante-Bellnm Status Quo Will Be
Re-established.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 30. The Bul
garian Premier, Vaseil Radoslavoff. ac
cording to a Sofia dispatch, has sent a
message to all the provincial prefects,
to the effect that Bulgaria has accepted
the Russian proposals first, that the
war between Bulgaria and Russia be
ended; second, that the status quo ante
bellum with respect to commercial
treaties and consular and other conven
tions be re-established; third, regard
ing the Danube question, that this be
decided tomorrow at a plenary meeting
oi an tne delegations, Bulgaria to have
a. representative on the Danube com
mixsion. ..The Premier's message added:
"Both parties have congratulated each
other on the result."
MANNHEIM RAID RETOLD
BRITISH AIRPLAJfES DROP BOMBS
FROM HElCrHT OF 13,000 FEET.
Two Tana of Explosives Descend
Railway Stations and Munitions
Factories.
LONDON, Dec. 30 An official state
ment concerning the recent attack by
British airmen on the city of Mann
helm says:
"Two of our formations, totaling 10
machines, crossed the line at a height
of 9000 feet, between 10 and 10:15
o'clock In the morning, and arrived over
their objective almost simultaneously.
In spite of a heavy and accurate anti
aircraft gunfire, they dropped their
bombs from a height of over 13.000
feet. Sixteen hundred and twelve
pounds of bombs and 2230 pounds cf
bombs were dropped by the respective
groups. Bursts were observed in the
main station in Ludwlgshafen and at
several munitions factories between
Mvr.denheim and- Rheingoinhelm. The
buitts were confirmed by photographs
taken at the time.
"Two formations of enemy airplanes
were encountered, totaling 11 machines,
only five of which reached the height
of our bombing machines. These did
not attempt to attack at close range.
"The anti-aircraft defenses around
Mannheim appeared to be strong and
brought down one of our machines,
which was last seen descending under
control. In addition, one of our ob
servers was wounded, but reached home
safely. Haze and mist added to the
difficulties of the operations, some of
the towns in the Rhine Valley being
completely covered."
Grip Follow, the Snow.
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablet, taken
In lime will prvnf Grip. B. j W. GROVE'S
igna-tur. on box. HOe. Adv.
The granite produced In the tTnlted
States In 1911 was valued at $17,418.
52, 22 per cent of the value of the
atlre stone output.
CLOUD APPEARS 111
PROHIBITION SKY
Paragraphs That Perplex Are
Disclosed in "Dry"
Amendment.
BORAH VOICES THIS DOUBT
Conditions - Imposed by Congress
Suggest That Submission of Meas
ure In Form Adopted Is Lack
ing ' in Legal Validity.
OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Dec. 30. Now that Congress
has "submitted" the prohibition consti
tutional amendments to the states for
ratification, professional advocates of a
dry Nation are beginning to wonder
whether they have not, after all, been
gold-bricked by the Senate and House
of- Representatives. Thy are wonder
ing whether, in fact, there has been a
submission that will stand the test.
The resolution which passed the Sen
ate last session and passed the House
just before the holiday recess contains
two unusual paragraphs; one providing
that the amendment shall become valid
one year after ratification, the other
providing that the amendment shall be
"inoperative unless It shall have been
ratified . . . within seven years."
When the Senate was about to agree
to the House amendments to the pro
hibition amendment resolution. Senator
Borah, of Idaho, a "dry" of unques
tioned loyalty, voiced doubt as to the
purpose of these unusual provisions,
and at the same time raised the ques
tion as to the effect they may have
upon the submission.
Language Raises Donbt.
As to the requirement that the dry
amendment shall become effective one
year after ratification. Senator Borah
said :
"This language is either wholly at--absolutely
surplusage and has no busi
ness here, or else it will prevent any
real sumisslon of the question to the
states. It can do no good, and it may
do much harm."
He went on to point out that the
Constitution sets forth in Unmistakable
language when a provision of the Con
stitution shall go into effect, and main
tained that it is not within the power
of Congress, by incorporating a differ
ent provision in a proposed amendment.
to change the law of the land. He
declared the one-year clause to be out
of harmony with the Constitution, add
ing: "I do not know what its effect
will be, . but It might endanger the
whole proceedings.
As to the provision requiring ratifi
cation of the prohibition amendment
within seven years, otherwise decreeing
that it shall be "inoperative," 'Senator
Borah said: "We have no power by
this method to limit the time within
which this amendment shall be rati
fied."
Force of Submission Doubted.
He expressed grave doubt as to
whether submission of the amendment
In the form adopted by Congress was
really a submission at all. It is his
Judgment that once the amendment
goes to the states,, they can ratify It
at any time they see fit, and when rat
ified by three-fourths of the states it
becomes operative.
Borah's doubt was whether Congress,
by reason of the two unusual clauses,
had actually and rightfully submitted
anything, and feared that the condi
tions imposed gave the "wets" an op
portunity to go into court and get &
ruling to the effect that Congress, not
having proceeded In accordance with
the method laid down In the Constitu
tion, had in effect submitted nothing
for ratification.
After a week or two of pondering,
the professional lobbyists for the pro
hibition cause are coming to the Borah
way of thinking and are now greatly
perturbed for fear that their supposed
recent victory may, after all. be no vic
tory at all and that they may be ob
liged to go back to the beginning and
make their fight all over again.
Wets Will Act Promptly.
If Senator Borah's fears are well
grounded, the "weta" will not be slow
in taking advantage of a situation
Congress has created; If, on technical
grounds, they can get a ruling that no
prohibition amendment has been sub
mitted to the states, they will not over
look that chance.
The prevailing uncertainty is not
destined to continue long not longer
than it takes the courts to pass on a
highly technical question of constitu
tional lam
CARRIERS ASK MORE WAGES
Postal Employes Listen to Denun
ciation of Postmaster-General.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 30. Resolutions
asking for a wage increase of 25 per
cent were adopted at a meeting of
Minneapolis postoffice employes here
last night. Nearly 600 clerks and car
riers attended despite efforts to keep
them away because Mayor Thomas Van
Lear was scheduled to make an address.
Mayor Van Lear in his address de
nounced Postmaster-General Burleson.
"It seems that when the President se
lects a Postmaster-General, he does it
with his eyes closed1," said the Mayor.
"It is time, that something' be done to
open the eyes of the people to the
shortcomings of the head of the Post-
office Department, so that this gentle
man of the 17th century may be re
moved." AVIATOR BELIEVED LOST
Naval Officials Give Up Hope of
Finding Edward Crowe Alive.
PENSACOLA. Fla.. Dec. 30. Officials
at the naval aviation station here to
night abandoned hope of finding; alive
Student Aviator Edward K. Crowe, who
disappeared last Wednesday while on
a flight in a seaplane. It is believed
that he was caught in a fog bank and
lost hii course, probably being forced
to land In the bay, where heavy seas
wrecked his machine.
Crowe wa the son of Michael Crowe,"
of Parkersburg, W. Va.. and was a
graduate of O-eorgetown University.
Washington. He was a member of the
'varsity football team for two years.
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Nine Fat Hogs Get Cold Batb.
McMIxyVlIiLE, Or.. Dec. 29. (Spe
cial.) Nine fat hogs, each worth in the
neighborhood of S35, the property of
Jack Seller, who is feeding them for
market at his place below town, were
plunged Into the waters of the Yamhill
River this morning by the collapse of
their sleeping quarters by reason of the
high water undermining the structure,
and were rescued by Air. Seller and his
neighbors about a mile below where
they were preoipitated Into the stream
Just aa they were well-nigh, exhausted.
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HUNS 801 PADUA
Airmen Raid City Killing 13
and Wounding 60.
BARBARISM IS UNUSUAL
Ausiro-Gernians Drop Explosives on
Famous Church and Palace, on
Historic House and in,
, Congested Centers.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ITALIAN
ARMY IN NORTHERN ITALY. Dec JO.
A large enemy fleet of airplanes par-
ttctpated in an air raid over the city of
Padua and nearby towns on Friday
night, when 12 persons were killed and
60 wounded, the majority of the latter
being women. In Padua the bombs fell
in public squares, near hotels, clubs and
churches, ' and from the manner In
which the raid was carried on unusual
barbarism and personal bitterness were
shown.
A bright moonlight favored the raid
ers, who operated over a wide area em
bracing the cities of Treviso. Monte
Belluna, Castel Franco and Padua.
This squadron first appeared over
Padua at 9 P. M., when a deafening
bombardment fairly shook the city. Ex
plosions began in the suburbs and
gradually approached the center of the
city, where the streets were filled with
people. One bomb struck In the middle
of the- main square, opening a huge
crater and killing one person and
maiming many. Another struck a wing
of the famous palace of Giuslnlami,
near the St. Antonio. Church, killing
three women.
The Carmelite Church and seminary
also were struck and the oldest house
In Venetia. dating from 1160. was dam
aged. ' '
Two persons were killed outright in
front of the Anglo-American. Club. Only
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six soldiers were among the 73 casual
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NEW MEXICAN REBEL RISES
Canuto Reyes Planning Attack on
Border Town.
EL PASO. Texas. Dec $0. Canute
Reyes is planning to attack a border
port in Mexico soon, in order to ascer
tain whether the United States will per
mit a revolutionary leader not directly
connected with the Villa movement to
occupy a Mexican border port. Villa
was refused permission to have the
port of Presidio, Tex., opened to. Mm
when he captured. Ojinaga. opposite
there, on November 14. Reyes says he
is a follower of Felix Diaz, but reports
to Villa.
The Reyes movement Is reported to
be gaining strength, although it la not
yet considered formidable.
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Cre'am of Tomato au Crouton. -Chicken
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