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THE MOItXIXG OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1918. - TEUTONS FULLY ABLE . HISTORIC BHEIMS CATHEDRAL SCENE OF MILITARY DEMONSTRATIONS OF PEACE. JO MAKE REPARAT , Germany's Resources, Despite . War Losses, Huge. Mineral wealth immense ; v . . ' s r "tc fc da rroprrt ic of Various States Include Hallway Systems, Korct and LLir(0 Areas of Land. 3 m -v,r-3iv g LONDON". Dec. 4. (British Wireless Service.) In reviewing the question of whether Germany Is able to par war dinuri and the war expenditures In carred.br the allies, the Dally Mail de clares that the estimated allied ezpen ditures of 2S.0o.000.000 are less than one-seventh of the main German assets in vtchu The rail war systems In the German states are the property of the various governments, which. In addition, own forests, mines and large areas of land. The newspaper says that a moderate estimate of the value of German min eral deposits is I191.OOU.000.000. AMSTERDAM. Dec. 4. Mathiaa Erf bencer opened the first sitting of the German commission to Investigate the treatment of war prisoners on Monday, according to Berlin advices. The meet ings are open to the public "The task of the commission." En berger la quoted as having said, "will be to prove the new government or republican Germany Is resorvea 10 pro ceed ruthlessly acalnst anyone treat ing prisoners contrary to the orders of those in authority or in violation of the laws of humanity. tOXDOV. Dec 4. The Express claims to be able to deny the report from Ber lin yesterday that a new ultimatum bad been sent to the German govern ment because all the locomotives to be handed over under the terms of the armistice cannot be delivered at once. The newspaper says that it is true that Germany is not keeping un to the sup ulated schedule and that Marshal Foch has riven warning that Germany will be responsible for further delays, but he has not fixed a time limit for the carrying out of the clause relative te railroad equipment. , frrllrHr1 111 AMSTERDAM. Dec 4. The Berlin government, according to the Deutsche Zeitung of Berlin, seriously fears Bolshevik outbreak under the leader ship of Dr. Liebknecht. the radical So ciaiist. The extremists are said to have a quantity of artillery and munitions concealed. "COPENHAGEN1. Dec. 4. The soldiers and workers council at Lelpslc has de cided that German, general headquar ters shall be dissolved and Field Mar shal von Hindenburg arrested, accord ing to the Lokal Anxeiger of Berlin. BERLIN. Dec 4. (By the Associated Press.) Soldiers returning from the front have torn down the flags at the nrnttAffirA And rmilwKV fAlianl at Es. sen and exchanged shots with 'dele gates of the soldiers council. HIXDENBCRG ISSUES . APPEAL Soldiers Crred to Be Patient and Help Fatherland. AMSTERDAM. Dec. 4. The Berlin Tages Zeitnng of Monday says that Field Marshal Hindenburg addressed the following proclamation to his troops: "Preliminary work for a land set tlement on a big scale Is in progress and will be pushed forward as rapidly as the shortage of coal and building materials will permit- The returning warriors will first receive the thanks of the country for more than four years work In a thonsand battles In which they were nnbeaten. "Hundreds of thousands of buildings will be erected on cheaply acquired land with public money loaned at low rates to farmers, gardeners and coun try artisans. Houses will be built for workers, employes and officials belong Ing to sedentary occupations and trans ferred to them on payment of a mod rate portion of the actual costs. "Only have a little patience a little while. Help the wounded fatherland through its hardest time. Save It again by German manly discipline and order. atnd thus make your own future and your own happiness." TRIBUTE PAID DEAD BISHOP Impressive Funeral Services Held at Boise Business Sospended. BOISE. Idaho, Dec 4. (Special.) Idaho paid tribute today to the memory of the late Bishop James B. Funsten. of the Protestant Episcopal Church for Idaho. Impressive funeral services were held at St. Michael's Cathedral. In the afternoon all business was sus pended in Boise. The services were conducted by Bishop N. Thomas, of Wyoming; Bishop Herman Page, of Spokane, and Dean Chamberlains, of Boise. The body was removed today following the services and Is being taken to -Richmond. Vs., for burial. A successor to Bishop Funsten will be named next year by the house of bishops. Wamlc Baa Is Lifted. WAMIC, Or.. Dec 4. (Special.) The lnflurnxa ban was lifted here today. Practically all local patients have re covered. New cases in adjoining com munities are reported, however, and re strictions on meetings will follow the breaking out of new cases. For some time during the epidemic no doctor could be secured and the community was isolated so far as medical assist ance was concerned. Photo Copyright, Underwood & Underwood, N. T. Under the shadow of this historic cathedral of Rhelms, which will be written In the new pages of the history of France, the French forces which retook the city from the German Invaders, hold military demonstrations of peace times. General Maistro decorates the heroes of the campaign for valor. The cathedral, battered and wan. cloaked In wartime habiliments of sandbags, assumes a more cheery aspect, looks silently on. saddened perhaps, under the stress Of most exacting conditions, but bright again to welcome her sons once more to her folds. - MRS. ETHEL SCOTT JAILED YVO.UAN W ANTED AT ECGEXE IS TAKEN" IJf CALIFORNIA. Stenographer Is Accused of Forcing Name of Attorney to Checks and Cashing Money Order. EUGENE, Or., Dec 4. (Special.) After -a search extending throughout the entire United States since last August. Mfs. Ethel M. Scott, wanted in this city for forgery of checks and postal money orders, was arrested in San Bernardino, CaL, today, according to word received by Sheriff D. A. El- kins. Mrs. Scott has waived extradi tion proceedings and will return here upon arrival of an officer in San Ber nardino to bring her back. Mrs. Scott came to Eugene last June and secured employment In the office of Lt M. Travis, a local attorney, as ste nographer. She was here only two weeks and Is charged with having forged Mr. Travis' name to checks and money orders stolen from his mall. which she cashed with local merchants and the Eugene postoffice. The woman went from here to Marsh- field, where she cashed another check for $100. made out to Mr. Travis, by changing the name of the payee. YANK MAJOR WINS PRAISE 'Continued from Flrvt Page.) 6 Bellans Hot water Sure Relief ELL-ANS LFOR. JN DIGESTION, Major-General George W. Read, had been organised for the command of our divisions with the British, which were held back in training areas or assigned to second-line defenses. Five of the 0 divisions were withdrawn from the British area In June, three to relieve divisions in Lorraine and the Vosges and two to the Paris area to join the group of American divisions which stood between the city and any farther advance of the enemy In that direction. By that time the great tide of Amer lean troop movements to France was in full swing and the older divisions could be used freely. The 42d. in line ast of Rhelms. faced the German as sault of July IS and "held their ground unflinchingly": on the right flank four companies of the 2sth Division laced "advancing waves of German infantry- nd the Third Division held the Marne ne opposite Chateau Thierry against powerful artillery and infantry attacg. A single regiment ot the Thirds-rote one of the most brilliant pagea in our military annals on this occasion. Gen era! Pershing says. "It prevented the crossing at certain points on its front while, on either flank, the Germans who had gained a footing pressed iorwaro. Our men. firing In three directions, met the German attacks with counter-at tacks at critical points and succeeded In throwing two German divisions Into complete confusion, capturing fov prisoners.' Persblag's Advice Followed. Thus was the stage set for the coon ter offensive which, beginning with the smashing of the enemy's Marne salient. brought overwhelming victory to tnej allies and the United states in tne eventful months that followed. The In timation is strong that. General Per shing's advice helped Marshal Foch to reach his decision to strike. General Pershing continues: "The great force of the German Chateau Thierry offensive established the deep Marne salient, but the enemy was taking chances and the vulnerabil ity of this pocket to attack might ne turned to his disadvantage, seising this opportunity to support mjt conviction, every division with any sort of train ing was made available for use in a counter-offensive. The place of honor In the thrust toward Soissons on July ft was given to our First and Second Divisions. In company with chosen French divisions. "Without the usual brief warning of preliminary bombardment, the massed French and American artillery, firing by the map, laid down its rolling bar rage at dawn, while the infantry began its charge. The tactical handling of our troops under these trying condi tions was excellent throughout the ac tion. The enemy brought up large umbers of reserves and made a stub born defense both with machine guns and artillery, hut through five days' fighting the First Division continued to advance until It had gained the heights above Soissons and captured the village of Bersy-le-sec The Second Division took Beau Repairs farm and Viersy In a very rapid advance and reached a position in front of Tigny at the end of its second day. These two divisions captured 7000 prisoners and over 100 pieces of artillery." St. M la lei Salieat Takea. The report describes In some detail the work of completing the reduction of the salient, mentioning the opera tions of the 2th. Third. Fourth, 3d. J I'd and 28th divisions. With the sit uation on the Marne front thus re lieved. General Pershing writes, he could turn to the organization of the First American Army and the reduction of the St. Mihiel salient, long planned as the Initial purely American enter prise. A troop concentration, aided by genesoua contributions ot artillery and air units by the French, began, in volving the movement, mostly at night, of CA0.000 men. A sector reaching from Port sur Seille. east or the Moselle, westward through St. Mihiel to Ver dun and later enlarged to carry it to the edge of the forest of Argonne, was taken over, the Second Colonial French holding the tip of the salient opposite St. Mihiel. and the French 17th Corps, on the heights above Verdun. . being transferred to General Pershing's com manrt The combined French. British and American air forces mobilized for the battle, the report says, was the largest aviation assembly ever engaged on the western front up to that time in a sin gle operation. Of the reduction of the St. Mihiel salient General Pershing says: 'At the cost of only 7000 casualties. mostly light, we took 16,000 prisoners and 443 guns, a great quantity of ma terial, released the Inhabitants of many villages from enemy domination and established our lines in a position to threaten Mets. Mense Battle Follows. This signal success of the American First Army in its first offensive was of prime importance. The allies found they had a formidable army to aid them and the enemy learned finally that he had one to reckon with." The report shows for the first time officially thatw-ith this brilliantly ex ecuted coup General Pershlig's men had cleared the way for the great ef fort of the allies and American forces to win a conclusive victory. The American Army moved at once toward its crowning achievement, the battle of the Meuse. The General tells a dramatic story ot this mighty battle in three distinct phases, beginning on the night of Sep tember 26, when Americans Quickly took the places of the French on the thinly held line of this long-quiet sec tor. The attack opened on September 27 and the Americans drove through entanglements, across No Man's Land, to take all the enemy's nrst line posi tions. Closing the chapter, General Pershlnr savs: "On November 6 a division of the First Corns reached a point on the Meuse opposite Sedan. 23 miles from our line of departure. The strategical goal which was our highest hope was gained. We had cut the enemy's main line of communications and nothing but surrender or an armistice could save his army from complete disaster. Nlaery-arat Mease. . In all 40 enemy divisions had been used against us in the Meuse-Argonne battle. Between September 26 a.nd No vember we took 26.059 prisoners ana 461 guns on this front- Our divisions engaged were the First. Second. Third, Fourth, Fifth. 26th. 2th, 29th. 32d, 33d. J6th, 17th. 42d, 77th, 7Stn, (Sin. sum, :d. 9th. 90th and 91st. Many of our divisions remained in line for a length of time that required nerves of steel, while others were sent- in again after only a few days of rest. The First, Fifth. 26th. 42d. 77th, 60th. 9th and 90th were in the line twice. Although some of the divisions were fighting their first battle, they soon oecame eaual to the best." The commanaer-in-vniei uoca lose sight of the divisions operating with French or British armies during this time. He tells of the wont or the Second Corps, comprising the 27th an aoth Divisions, in the jjrmsn as sault on the Hindenburg line where the St. Quentin Canal passes tnrougn a tunnel: of how the Second and S6th Di visions got their chance In October by being assigned to aia ine jrrencn in ine drive from Rhelms and of the splendid fighting of the 37th and 91st Divisions sent to join the irrencn army in oti 0-inm. ' . . . . . . Of the total sirengin ot mo mju- dltionary Force General reraning re ports: "There' are In Europe altogether. In cluding a regiment and some sanitary units with the Italian army ana tne or gantzations at Murmansk, also including these en route from the states, approx imately 2.053,347 men, less our losses. Of this total there are in rance l.sas.isu combatant troops. Forty divisions have arrived, of which the Infantry person nel of 10 have been used as replace ments, leaving 30 divisions now in France, organised Into three armies ot three corpB each." CHURCH CONFERENCE ENDS Mission Board Has Charge of "Con cluding Session. The meeting yesterday of the Chris tian Women's Board of Missions at the Christian Church. Park and Columbia streets, marked the end of the Christian Church conference held here the past three days. The two chief speakers were Mrs. James Stearns, of Indianapolis., presi dent, and Mrs. Louise Kelly, of Spokane, secretary of tne national ooara. wno Instructed the workers of all the Chris tian churches of Oregon to follow rec ognized methods In their work for the church and mission cause, me meet ing began at 9:39 A. M. and lasted well Into the afternoon, dinner being served at noon to the 75 members present by the local workers. Floor Shipments South Permitted. WASHINGTON, Deo. 4. Exportation of wheat flour to the West Indies. Mex ico and Central and South America will now be permitted under license, it was announced today by the -War Trade Board. Licenses will be granted -when approved by the Grain Corporation. A recuperative diet in Influenia. Horlick'S Mailed iliik, very discsilbie. Adv. 30 ARMY CAMPS RETAINED DEMOBILIZATION CENTERS ARE NAMED BY WAR DEPARTMENT, A cheerful start LTlllT Breakfast in a room made com- ATstu- ( J fortably warm by Perfection f l&fiffi ggj2lL& ilI?eater- ltefi433 ) Lights at the touch of a match; rtf-""3 "P ' t J I gives instant, cozy warmth. No W TtT 1 ft zzi smoke or odor. fg -flffltti s W t i I x y Long hours of steady, comfort J M " I f ff "4K a5e ieat on one fi-iinff with fPDrral rt Pearl Oil, the ever-obtainable Ss:iftfcf' Y "ATmT fuel. Portable. Economical. ) iTn Less furnace heat and fewer m vlALj. . Tli&A frJ II grate and coal -stove fires &t ' E- -necessary. Oil consumed only a 'gHfoffia - li S when heat is needed no waste. I v cr,nf.i-S nt J I I today. Dealers everywhere. attttI' A!.'""1,"")!'' TOH'T'tW 9 y ' ' I STANDARD OIL COMPANY WTO. ltSmm 'H ?i I "Ff TT9 'niIIB4 T?T ?1 T3 J-v 1 lk Ji- ii Enlisted Men Within 350 Miles of Their Entrance Into Service Slat ed for Early Discharge. a, WASHINGTON. Dec. 4. Thirty camps were designated by the War Depart ment today as demobilization centers, to which enlisted men are to be trans ferred for discharge from the Army. Camp Lewis, Wash., and Kearney, CaL, are among the 30 camps desig nated. Commanding officers are in structed to discharge enlisted men only when such men are "within 350 miles of the point of their entrance Into the military service," otherwise to transfer them to another camp nearer the point of Induction. All other enlisted men specified for discharge will be formed nto detachments consisting of men from the same state and w.ill be cent for discharge to the camp in or nearest the state from which they came. The men transferred to the camp for Immediate discharge who are found to be Ineligible for discharge by reason of physical disability will be assigned to a development battalion and dis charged from the service as soon as they become eligible. Men sent to the camps for discharge are not to be placed on guard duty nor on any other duty which will delay their separation from the service except in an emergency. mmU VrttX i n "Ti T? ' W"""! jT IF1-1 iiimi,l'."-iti MB1 1 W3 E ASSISTANT ATTORNEY-GENERAL IN CHARGE OF PROBE. grams sent Secretary of Labor Wilson, to whom the report was made by Mayor Rolph and Judee Mogan. asking that Densmore be directed to return here for interrogation by the grand jury. Power has been connected with the Attorney-General's office, for 15 years. BLOOMINGTON, 111., Dec. 4. "Mother" Mary Jones was today nominated by the Illinois Federation of Labor, in ses sion here, as a delegate to call on the Governor of California to Intercede on behalf of Thomas Mooney and, if need be. to carry the case to the President of the United States. This action was taken following a spirited address by "Mother" Jones. PRESIDENT SAILS AWAY (Continued from First ' Pag-e.) Secretary of Labor Is Asked to Or der Densmore to Appear Be fore Grand Jury. SAX FRANCISCO, Nov. 4. Under the direction of E. B. Power, Assistant At torney-General, the county grand jury investigation Into the charges of Ir regularities in the prosecution of the Thomas J. Mooney and other cases, made by J. B. Densmore. Federal director-general of employment, was continued tonight. The appointment of Power to direct the investigation was announced by Attorney-General TJ. S. Webb today, following a request of Webb to Governor Stephens and Pre siding Judge E. P. Morgan, of the San Francisco Superior Court, that such a step be taken. Webb announced that for the present Power would probe the charges only insofar as they affect District Attorney Charles M. Fickert, whose attitude in the cases involved was said to be ques tionable in the Densmore charges. Webb Indicated that If Fickert Is cleared the latter will be in a position to direct the investigation of the re maining charges In Densmore's report. with 3039 men aboard, passed the George Washington in the Narrows. On each occasion cheers for the Presi dent and cheers for the soldiers were blended as the ships passed. The demonstration which attended the arrival of the Lapland and the de parture .of the George Washington had just begun to die away when the Jda9 nekahda hove in sight, but its appear ance stirred the crowds gathered on the shores and the water craft whistles into another tumultuous greeting, As the Mlnnekahda neared her pier she passed . a ferryboat transporting soldiers from the Lapland to Long Island City, where they were to entrain for Camp Mills, and the cheering of the soldiers broke out afresh. Secretary of War Baker, who had come to New York to witness the Pres ident's departure, visited the Lapland as the troops were being debarked and spent two hours chatting with the men. The British ensign over the stern of the Minnekahda was flying at bail- mast In tribute to Walter L. Hart, of Malakoff, Tex., a member of the 19th Construction Company, who died of pneumonia during the voyage. CHILE WORKS FOR PEACE OFFICIALS BELIEVE DANGER OF WAR IS PAST. American Government Assures Peru Support in Gaining Justice Under Ancona Treaty. City schools, have been named as a committee to make an investigation of the practicability of establishing a Y. M. C. A. in Oregon City. Poles -Occupy Brest-LItovsk. PARIS, Dec. 4. Brest-Lltovsk. where Germany negotiated the peace treaties with Russia and the Ukraine, has been occupied by Polish troops, according to the Neue Freie Press, of Vienna, says a Geneva dispatch to L'Information. AVIATOR'S FALL IS FATAL Cadet at Mather Field Camp, Cal., Drops 500 Feet. MERCED, Cal., Dee. 4. R. H. Bark ley, a cadet stationed at the Mather Field military aviation camp near Sac ramento, died tonight from Injuries suf mately 600 feet during a practice flight mately S00 fet during a practice flight over here today. Two Mather Field officers who left the camp in a plane after receiving word of Barkley's accident arrived here after the flier's death. Witnesses said the plane's drop apparently had been caused by engine trouble. Berkley was unconscious when taken from the ma- Replies were heing awaited to tele- chine's wreckage. SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec 4. The Bo Hvian government has offered to Chile the service of its Consuls in Peru, if Chile desires. In official circles it Is declared that the government is working on plans for a peaceful settlement of the diffi cultles with Peru. Commercial and of ficial circles believe that there is no danger of war. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Dec. 4. The American Government has In formed Peru that she may count upon the friendly approval of the United States in efforts to obtain the plebiscite in the provinces of Tacna and Arica, provided for in the treaty of Ancona, according to the version reaching Santiago of the exchanges between the Peruvian and American governments, dispatches from Santiago report. Peru was told, however, according to this version, that the United States could not enter Into any discussion regarding the province of Tarapaca, the former Peruvian province annexed by Chile after the war with Peru. WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. The Chilean Consul-General at Lima, Peru, has left for Chile upon instructions from the Chilean Foreign Office. BUENOS AIRES, Dec 4. Dr. Antonio Sagarna has been appointed Argentine Minister to Peru, a post vacant several months. The newspapers are lamenting Ar gentine's position as a result of her neutrality in the world war. El Diario refers to the great peace celebrations as "a Jordon, In which the public con, science has washed itself of the infamy caused by Argentina's official policy during the war. ' Oregon City May Have Y. M. C. A OREGON CITY, ar Dec. 4. (Spe cial.) A. R. Jacobs, president of the Oregon City woolen mills: B. T. McBaln, manager of the West Linn plant of the Crown Willamette Paper Co.; E. J. 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