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it 3) -. . - . r saaease- i . COAL IS $80 A TON IN FRANCE KEEP THE HUT FIRES BURNING VOL.. L.VIII. XO. 18,089. PORTLAND, OIJEGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. EUROPE QUAKES AT U. S. CASUALTIES WILL NOT EXCEED 100,000 GRAXD TOTAL SO FAR REPORT ED EQUALS 71,390 MEN. BALK AT $50,000,000 ESTATE OF MRS. SAGE DIVIDED FLXAVCIER'S WIDOW LEAVES $8,000,000 TO BROTHER. 'WAKE UP, LOOSEN ALLIED BATTLESHIPS AT SEA REACH TURK CAPITAL SIGHT OF RED FLAG RED TERROR PLANS UP, give; IS PLEA - OF VOYAGE LEET OFF CONSTANTINOPLE PASSING DARDANELLES. GERMANS HURRICANE MX Bolshevik Movement Big Problem of Hour. FEAR IS WIDELY EXPRESSED Radical Republican Party Has Arisen in Holland. STRIKE DISTURBS SWISS Russian Terrorist Forces Reported to J3e Marching on Finland. Viborg Threatened. LONDON, Nov. 12. The most serious question of the hour, in the opinion of some newspapers here, !s how- far Europe is infected with Bolshevism. Some German newspapers and some in neutral countries continue to warn the allies not to push Germany too far to the wall lest she be driven into anarchy. Some English newspapers consider this as German propaganda to grain leniency. Newspapers in Sweden, Spain, Hoi- land and even Norway express appre hension over the spread of the red flag movement. Swiss Situation Disturbing;. The troubles in Switzerland also cause uneasiness. A note of deep anxiety -St the sit uation in Germany degenerate into Bol shevism is struck by all the editorials in the London newspapers today. The continued absence of information tend ing to throw further light on the frag mentary, one-sided knowledge of the actual social and administrative situa tion in Germany prevents formation of conclusive views here. President "Wilson's "timely counsel" is hailed with unanimous editorial ap proval, and his warning that hunger leads to madness is quote' as touching a vital chord. Germany Must Be Fed. It is admitted by newspapers', of all shades of political opinion that Ger many must be fed, if only as a business p. jpoeltion, inasmuch as if she starves to death she could not pay what she owes. The Times, remarking that the com bination of hunger and revolution is highly perilous, says common humanity and common sense alike compel the feeding of Germany and that the ar rival of Herbert J. Hoover will facili tate the work. The Daily News, commending Presi dent Wilsons "sane humanity, says the deliberate starving of Germany would be nothing but a stupid crime and stamp the brand of hypocrisy on all the allied professions. Bolshevism Bad as Kaiserism. The Daily Express says a starving nation would be a Bolshevik nation and a Bolshevik Germany would be as grave a menace as a Hohenzollern Germany. The appeal of Foreign Minister Solf, while regarded in some quarters as merely confirmatory of the genuine ness of the distress, is viewed else where with suspicion. Solfs Appeal Impudent. The Morning Post calls Dr. Solfs ap peal impudent. The Times refers to his "veiled threat of abiding vindictive ness and wonders where the rea. authority resides which Solf affirms to represent. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 12. Popular Joy in Holland over the end of the war is overshadowed by indefinite apprehen sions of Bolshevik troubles and doubts whether a partial demobilization of the army, with. an increase in the bread ration, will suffice to stave off sub versive infection. The revolutionary Socialist party has already issued a manifesto advocating Kussian methods. Moreover, a new republican party has arisen, aiming at the abolition of the court, army, navy and diplomacy. Fori for Flames Plenty. "While there are no immediate pros pects of trouble, there is plenty of combustible material. For the moment, however, joy reigns supreme, especially at The Hague. STOCKHOLM. Nov. 13. (By the As sociated Press.) Kussian Bolshevik forces are marching on" Finland. They are threatening the Finnish seaport of Viborg, 72 miles northwest of Petro grad. EERXE, Switzerland, Nov. 13. (Havas.) A general strike has begu throughout Switzerland. WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. Switzer land's general strike, which com menced this week, has objects which are revolutionary and political, rather than economic, and has had direct in citement from the Bolshevik organiza tion in Russia, according to Hans Sul zer, Swiss Minister to the United States. Sulier Predicts Failure. Mr. Sulzer sketched -circumstances leading up to the strike today for th Associated rresj. Me expresses com piete conndence that it will fail to Dreak down the present Swiss govern ment, which, he said, ha3 the support of the overwhelming proportion of the population. For some time there has bee (.Concluded on Page 2, Column 2.X Complete Record of Casualties, It Is Expected, Will Require Sev eral Weeks to Compile. WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 Officials here estimate that the total casualties of the American expeditionary forces in the war will not exceed 100,000. in cluding men killed in action, wounded, died of wounds, disease and accidents and the missing. Some of those who have been missing probably will be ac counted for when the prisoners are returned from Germany. It was said today it probably Will be several weeks before the record of casualties can be completed. It is re garded as almost certain that many of the casualties in the recent heavy fighting by the First and Second Amer ican Armies have not yet been re ported. Lists also must be compiled of unreported American casualties in British and French hospitals, especially from among itae United States forces brigaded with allied units. Deaths from wounds also probably will be re ported for some time while lists of slightly wounded being sent by cour iers may be delayed. The lists for several days have con sisted approximately of 1100 names daily. Secretary Baker has indicated that a considerable number of reported casualties remain to be given out,-but that these will be released as news papers can handle them. An unofficial tabulation of published casualty lists, including those of Nov ember 12, shows a grand total of 71, 390 men. Estimates based on previous records fix the total marine casualties in France at less than 5000. PORTO R1C0 AGAIN SHAKEN Cities Report Damage- but No Addi tional Loss of Life. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Nov. 13. Two earthquakes occurred in Porto Rico esterday, the first at 8 o'clock in the morning and the second at 6 in the evening. Both shocks caused some damage In cities reporting losses in the earth quake of last October, but there was addition .1 loss of life. ROME, Monday, Nov. 11. Heavy earth shock- accompanied by property amage :-nd loss of life occurred Sun day in the provinces of Florence and Forli. The villares of Santa Sofia Banodi romagna atrd Morda.no particularly suf ered. At Santa Sofia a church col lapsed, eight persons being killed and several injured. I EUROPE TO LURE TOURISTS Steamship Offices Swamped With Inquiries Regarding Passage. NEW YORK, Nov.- 13. Already American sightseers wish to go to Europe. Allied steamship offices today were receiving hundreds of inquiries as to when the ban on passenger travel would be removed. The inquirers were told that the rigid war restrictions would remain in effect "until further notice," all allied ships as well as American being still under Government control. It was the opinion among the steam ship officials that the time for resump tion of pre-war steamship travel on any extensive scale was "a long way off." MISS WILSON IS CHEERED President's Daughter Gets Cheers and Bouquets in France. NANCY, France, Nov. 13. Miss Mar garet Wilson, daughter of President Wilson, arrived here yesterday. She was received by the prefect of the city and later visited the French and Ameri can hospitals. In the evening Miss Wilson sang a a concert given by the Y. M. C. A. He songs were received with great en thusiasm and she was the recipient o numerous bouquets. On leaving th City Hall Miss Wilson was warmly ac claimed by the people. L0REN C0BURN, 93, IS DEAD Pescadero Millionaire Succumbs to Attack of Pneumonia. PESCADERO, Cal., Nov. 13. Loren Coburn, 93, Pescadero millionaire, whose estate was involved in eensa tional lawsuits for years, died here to- day of pneumonia. For years Coburn successfully re slsted attempts to have him declared incompetent to manage his affairs, bu finally lost this fight. Later he was re stored to competency. BOHEMIAN LEADER CALLED President of Xew Republic to Leav Washington Tomorrow. WASHINGTON. Nov. 13 Thomas G. Masaryk, former president of th Czecho-Slovak National Council, will leave Washington Friday night on hi: way to Europe to assume office as th first President of the new Republic o Bohemia. BOYS' OLD JOBS WAITING Assurance Given by Head of Mann facturers' Association. NEW YORK, Nov. 13. Every Ameri can soldier and sailor will find his old job waiting him upon his departure from service, according to a statemen issued here today by Stephen C. Mason, president of the National Association of Manufacturers. Soldiers, Workers Voice Their Opposition. ERR BARTH QUITS CABINET ighting Resumed at Berlin. Several Persons Killed. RINCE LEOPOLD STEPS OUT Ruler of Licppe-Detmold Joins Pro cession of Autocrats Who Have Given. Up Their Thrones. LONDOV, Xot. IX Five German submarines arrived at Lanakrona, Southern Sweden, Wednesday and re quested the naval authorities to Intern them, according to a dispatch to the Exehansje Teleg-rapk from Copenhagen. The submarine eommaadera said they did not dare return Germany. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 12. The revolu- tion in Germany proceeds with the So- ialists and non-Bolshevikl apparently control. A Berlin dispatch to the Tldende declares that the Spartacus group, or Bolsheviki, is still a minority factor in the government. The dispatch adds that the soldiers' representatives at the meeting Sunday of the Soldiers' and Workers' Council nergetically opposed the plans of the Bolshevik clement. They threatened to establish a purely military dictatorship if an attempt was made to eliminate the majority So cialists. The soldiers declared they would, if ecessary, join the majority in sur passing the Bolshevik tendencies of the independents and generally refused to follow the Spartacus or Bolshevik group. Chancellor Ebert and Deputy Haase were greatly applauded, but Dr. Lleb- knecnt had difficulty in, getting a hearing. After the formation of the new cabl et Herr . -rth. the Spartacuw member. resigned and induced Deputies Has and Dittmann, Independent Socialists. follow his action. Later Haase and Dittmann withdrew their resignations. Fighting? Resumed at Berlin. Fresh fighting broke out in Berlin on Monday, according to messages re ceived here from the German capital. Loyal officers opened fire from the royal stables and attacked the revolu tionaries with machine guns on the Unter den Linden. Several persons were killed. German Austria has been proclaimed a part of the German republic by the State Council, says a dispatch from Vienna. The commander of the German east ern army, which is occupying Russian erritory, has placed himself and his army at the disposal of the Soldiers' Council, the Wolff News Agency of Ber- lin reports. Vorwaerts of Berlin repudiates the (Concluded on Fa.ff 2. Column 4.) j MAKING READY TOR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. 1 l.ffli i I ( I if miosoGs Bulk of Remainder of Estate Appor tioned Among Relatives and Charitable Institutions. NEW YORK. Nov. 13. The will of Mrs. Margaret Olivia Sage, who was the widow of Russell Sage, was filed for probate today, disposing of an es tate valued at about J50.000.000. Of this 13,000,000 Is bequeathed to her brother, Joseph Slocum. The bulk of the remainder of the es tate is divided among other relatives and a large number of charitable, edu cational and religious institutions. Bequests to public institutions are both specific and residuary, some 60 being made in sums ranging from $10,000 to 1125,000. and also in the form of S3 equal parts of the residue of her estate. The largest specific gift to any institution is .125,000 to the Association for the Relief of Re spectable Aged Indigent Females in this city. To the Northfield schools, Mlddlebury College, Rutgers College, Syracuse Unl versity and Hampton Institute specific bequests of 1100.000 each are left, the same amount also being given to the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. in New York City. Smaller sums are left to various hospitals, churches, mission so cletlea and charitable organisations. In the residuary legacies the largest goes to the Russell Sage Foundation, which received seven parts of the resld uary estate. Syracuse University is left two parts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Nat ural History. Among educational institutions which are bequeathed one part each are Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Amherst. Will iams. Barnard. Bryn Mawr, Vassar, Smith and Wellesly. The will provides that of the 18.000.- 000 left to Joseph Slocum, $1,000,000 is held In trust for his life, with the re mainder to his children. To each of Mrs. Sage's nephews, Herbert Herman Slocum and Stephen L'Hommedleu Rio cum. and to her niece. Marcaret Olivia Flint, a bequest of 100.000 is made. Among other personal legacies are $50,000 each to Helen Chapln. niece of Russell Sage and Ellen Sage, widow of Rufus Sage. The Rev. Donald Sage Mackay and Dr. D. Bryson Delavan are to receive $25,000 each. The residuary estate Is estimated at approximately $35,000,000. Other specific bequests Includes Idaho Industrial Institute, $200,000. SOLDIERS "SPIN THE TOP" Boyhood- Game Is Popular Among Fighting Men Overseas. NEW YORK. Nov. 13. The victorious American soldiers across the seas will now "spin the top," Instead of going "over the top." The boyhood game has become popu lar among the soldiers and the Knights of Columbus announced today that 100, 000 tops have been sent to France. ROOSEVELT IS IMPROVING Physicians Say ex-President's Con dltion Is Favorable. NEW YORK. Nov. 13. Physicians at tending Theodore Roosevelt, who is at Roosevelt Hospital here suffering from sciatica- and rheumatism, said tonight Ja had passed a comfortable day. , They say his progress toward recov ery could hardly be more favorable. Portland Lags in United War Work Campaign. OVERSEAS NEED YET GREAT City Subscribes but $235,000 of $450,000 Quota. OUTSIDE COUNTIES BEHIND Total for State Districts Outside of Portland Only $182,284 Out of $700,000 Allotment.. All along the line the crusaders of the united war work drive are ham mering home the plea that care for our boys overseas must not falter In the hour of victory, wltn months of serv ice yet ahead for all the olive-drab doughboys. Both the state and city campaigns are well under way, and present re sults are far from discouraging, but the tendency to slacked endeavor be cause the actual conflict is ended is said by leaders to present grave pos sibilities if it remains unchecked. People Lac la laterest. Portland's grand total last night stood at $235,000. with n correspond ing dent in the city's quota of $450,000. The outer state districts hsd reported a combined total of $182,294. Their share of the grand quota. $1,150,000. is $700,000. With the time limit half con. sumed. Oregon has not yet hit the pace that will win. The combined aubscrip tion to date Is $417,284. Try as we will, yell as we mill, pub lish as we will, there Is a feeling preva lent that the war is ended and that the same necessity for these war work activities does not exist," was the sum ming up that Everett Ames, city direc tor, gave the situation. Average Citlaen Falls. "The larger subscribers and labor are responding lif good form," continued Mr. Ames, "but it Is the average citi zen, of moderate means, who appears to be failing in his duty. For the sake of the Oregon and Portland boys over seas, and for all American lads In the uniform, our citizens are asked to re spond to thim'call. which has lost none of Its urgency under a victorious flag.' A summary of the Portland returns, by divisions and teams, is found In the following report. Issued from Liberty Temple late Inst night: City Ceater Captalaa. ' Division 1. Colonel A. K. Doyle W. P. Jones, $10,315; ,W. J. Healy. $3208.20; H. J. Ottenhetmer. $991.75; D. C O'Reilly, $7028.80; S. P. Lockwood. $34,812; H. B. Ainsworth. $9790.65: L A. Lewis. $5025.24: Fred Seller. $3842 Phil Metschan. 1976.25; L. W. Cronan. $1402. Total $77,391.89. Division 2. Colonel C. D. Brunn Msx Hirsch. $7575; George G. Bowen $4573.81; Thomas Kerr. $9450.35; D. A. Patullo. $43,744.25; J. S. O'Gorman. (Concluded on Page 20. Column 3. British and Italian Troops Occupy ing Forts Parade as the Big Ships Pas Along. LONDON. Nov. 13. The allied fleet arrived off Constantinople today, hav ing passed through the Dardanelles Tuesday, the Admiralty announces. British and Indian troops occupying the forts paraded as the ships passed. MUDROS. Island of Lemnos. Aegean Sea. Undated. (By the Associated Press.) Nine British airplanes landed at Galata, a suburb of Constantinople, two days after the signing of the Turk ish armistice (October SI). The first allied officer to reach European Turk ish soil was Flight Commander Henry Wiser, a Canadian and a graduate of Yale in 1912. The Turks gave the airmen an en thusiastic reception, declaring they were thankful that Turkey had been cleared of Germans, who had fled to Roumanla and Russian ports in the Black Sea. An allied army and navy entry prob ably will betnade simultaneously at the Dardanelles. No military occupation of Constantinople at present Iz prob able unless disorder demands that such a course be taken. A commission composed of British naval and military officers la inspect ing the forts of the Dardanelles, under escort of a son of Tew file I'asha. the Grand Vlxler, with a view to occupa tion. French and British torpedo-boats entered the Dardarelles November 9 according to a dispatch from Paris on November 11. ROAD BONDS ARE APPROVED Work on Nine 1'nll of State High way to Proofed. OREGONIAN NEWS Bl'nEAl". Wash ington. Nov. 13. (Special.) A c 1 1 n g on a request filed yesterday by Sen ator McNary, the capital Issues com mittee today reversed Its former action and approved the proposed issue of Oregon highway bonds to the amount of $290,000. This will permit the construe tion of nine units of the Pacific and Columbia highways as rapidly as the Mignway Commission desires. ix-iiur Aic.-ary nased his request upon tne ract that the war Is over and that the urgent need for conservation of material and credit has passed. Jt was upon this ground that the committee changed Its ruling. RULERS MAY BE PUNISHED France Proposes to Prosecute Men Responsible for World War. PARIS. Nov. IS (HtTta.) Several members today proposed In the Cham ber of Deputies a resolution request ing the government to enter into an agreement with the other allied gov ernments for the trial of all former rulers who were responsible for the great European war. Under the resolution the extradition of the rulers would be requested, .no matter In what country they have taken refuge. ECUADOR DECREES HOLIDAY News of Signing or Armistice Brings Quick Action by Government. GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Monday, Nov. 11. When the news of the signing of the armistice was received here today the government immediately Issued a decree that November 11 nnH 15 bej celebrated as national hr.1M.t-. Church bells were rung and the popu- lace paraded through the streets cheer- I ing the allied countries. I I So far as announced Ecuador is the,' first country to take this action. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTER DAY'S Maximum temperature. B9 degreea; minimum. 47 degreea. TODAY'S Rain; moderate southerly winds. War. United States cseualta-s will not exceed 1 OO.OOo. Pa(a 1. Huns rstlrs on whole front. Pass 3 Official casualty list. Pas IS. Foreign. Bolshevism alarms Europe. Pace 1. Bolshevik plans la Germany defeated. Pas 1. Humcan at sea and loss of Otranto climax of voyase of American editors. Pass 1. HohenxoUerns dropping from eirht. Pace 3. Allied fleet passes through. Dardanelles to x Constantinople. Pac i Armtstlce Joyously celebrated In Europe. Pas S. National. Army demobilisation studied. Pas 4. Plans for converting nation from war ts peace basis under war. pas 4. Wilson may attend rreat peace conference. Pass J- Xwsaneatle. Estate of Mrs. Sage divided. Page 1. F-pert. Oreron eleven sees tough fight with Aggies. Pag 14. Minor leagues plaa to reorganise. Pag 13. Barracks team oat ' for added laurels. Paga 14. Commerelal asd Marine. Northwestern wool wi.l be distributed to mills tor civilian use. Pag 1. Corn strong and higher at Chieago. owing to measures for re.l.f of Europe. Pag lu. Par and Its problems eaus further de cline In a: tx-Wa. Pag ltf. Wood atalpbullding awaits advices from Pleet Corporation. Paga 10. Portlaad and VIc-tnlty. City budget pruned by Commissioners. Psg 11. Kellaher refuses to sir up city iob. Pag ?. Portland and Stat urged to give to War Work camps. gn. Pag 1. Revocation of telephone company's franchls urged. ig -O. Influens ban to b taken off Saturday. Page , Trial of Dr. Marl Equl on disloyalty charges begins. Page . Sprao. work halted by Federal orders. Page a Directors move to ascaro school bead. Psg 1 K't.Ur ri-port, data, sad Xoxscest. Pas 19. Drama of Clamor and Sen sation Staged. EDITORS GET REAL THRILL Ocean Becomes Great Rolling Mountains of Waves. 0TRANT0 LOST. IN STORM Rescue of Soldiers and Sailors From Wreck as Astounding as It Was Noble Performance. BY EDGAR B. TITER. Fourth Letter. ABOARD SHIT, Oct. S. (Editorial Correspondence.) .V sea voyage with out a storm would come to be a monotonous affair. We had it to crown the events of many fruitful days. It Is not yet over. The hurri cane was no sudden outbreak. It was the appropriate climax of the drama of clamour and sensation which old Neptune has been staging for us in the past week. There have been continuous gales for the latter part of our Journey, which began under a mild sun and amid balmy breezes, so that long hours of the day might be passed tranquilly on the decks. That is .the way most of the travelers spent their time, watching the changing movement of sea and sky. in which the marching ships were gloriously set. a mighty picture of never-ending majesty and beauty. Hut for several days now the shrlil winds and choppy seas have made it more comfortable and safer to stay in the saloon or smoking-room. . A disagreeable day had ended with out special Incident. The fleet was approaching the coast. It was said some coast, not known then nor now by lis geographical location or name to the people on shipboard, except to the of ficers. The way they have kept their secret of our course and destination Is a tribute to their powers of restraint and cense of duty. From the south or west during the night sprang up a gale, beside which ail other offerings of Boreas were xephyrs. But we were running with It. and beyond a con sciousness that the vessel was sweep ing along with longer strides than common, it seemed nothing exceptional. Tempest II rings Straage Sights. The pasenper who had eaten his breakfast in the enclosed and dark ened saloon and then mounted to the smoking-room on the promenade deck saw strange sights. The sea was one rolling prairie of green, surfaced with a soapy, sickly, streaky foam. ' The vessel was running with approximate , ease before the tempest, mounting the crest of a great wave, then pointing her stem down and running like a deerhound Into the vast valley below, only to climb the long Incline beyoud. Hats Off to Heroes of Navies! It was as if one stood on a great mountain and looked out upon a wide vista of other peaks all around him. sinking at last Into the distant hori zon. It was a vast contour map or ! hills and vales, and we took our un- , steady way through tnd over them. Outside it was a different story. Two torpedo-boats. probably from the flotilla which had come to meet us. were struggling hard to keep at our side. One of them was quite near, a creature of four smokestacks, steam ing its difficult course along. Careen ing to one side and then the other, sticking her sharp prow Into the teeth of the wave, standing almost literally on her tail, and then, by a quick, gym nastic twist, utterly reversing her ad vance, the brave-little craft was not making good weather of it. One time she balanced on a billow, her bow and stern both in the air, her propeller running futilely. Her companion, a mere cockleshell, was performing the same marvelous stunts, threading her uneven road among hillocks and hollows of water In a fashion quite wonderful. They say that a destroyer Is practically unsink able. It. Is believable from what we saw; yet how one could live In a tene ment so unsure and topsyturvlcal 1 beyond all understanding. Fancy hav-. Ing the floor of one's house a mere moving platform, assuming each mo ment a new and terrible angle, and fancy the walls leaving their orderly place beside you and whirling around you. above you, below you. In a vary ing succession of Inconceivable pranks. The mere physical effort of getting along In auch surroundings must be very great; but the mental strain murt be even w-orse far worse. Yet men. knowing the nature of the task before them, undertake thus to safeguard Ire precious lives of countrymen and al lies. Hats off to the heroes of the American and British navies! The business of flying before the storm was soon to end for us. Through the spume 'and mist the outlines of land sppeared. not many mites away. Quite obviously. If our course was not soon changed, there would bo real trou ble. The ship turned slowly and heav ily to the open sea. A huge wave struck her broadside, and every man In t'te room went tumbling In a skelter of struggling arms and legs, chairs and tables and debris to the lower side, landing in a mass. Waves Ssaaah Wtadoww. Drearklag All. That was enough for one of them. wltMlMilHi V i4. S COitlbS e.4