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VOL. LVIII. NO. 18,109.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1918.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
BALFOUR
HOPEFUL
WILSON PREPARES TO
TALK ON SEA POWER
OF WORLD LEAGUE -
IEWS WILL BE
AFTER ARRIVAL
GIVEX SOON
IX FRANCE.
Difficulties Deemed Not to
Be Insuperable.
President Much Interested
drr-s of Mr. Churchill,
Would Make Britain Supreme.
n Ad-Who
Duty of Peace Conference in
Framing Groundwork Seen.
ON BOARD THE TJ. S. S. GEORGE
WASHINGTON. Dec. . (By wireless
to the- Associated Press. presiaeni
BIG PROBLEMS TO BE MET w8on today rcd ,rom 0,9 w!rele"8
dispatches Winston tpencer Lnuream -
renewed declaration for British naval
supremacy. The President evinced
treat Interest In the bulletin, but did
not comment on it. It Is apparent that
this subject is uppermost In Mr. Wil
son's mind and be is expected to ex
press himself on it soon after reaching
France, In a public address or In con
ferences with the entente statesmen.
WAR INSURANCE DEMANDED pndlnK th" e8lon the peac6 con-
The President slept late today, but
after breakfast he again was hard at
work on his accumulated correspond
ence.
The George Washington is running
Into warmer waters, now that the ves
sel is approaching the Azores. The
weather is variable today, but mostly
fair.
President Wilson today was In wire
less communication with Admiral May
on board the battleship Pennsylvania,
HEARST'SAID HELD
VALUABLE TO INS
Brisbane Inquiry Brings
More Disclosures.
WASHINGTON POST IS NEEDED
Official Casualty Report.
I.YANKS IH GERMANY
TTTASHINGTON, Dec. -.6. Casualty
VV lists today, contain 1750 names
205 killed, 41 died of wounds. 3 in air-
plane accident, 5 in other accidents,
296 died of disease, 105 are wounded se
verely, 390 degree undetermined, 588
slightly and 117 are missing. Follow
ing is the tabulated summary:
Deaths ' Reported. Today,
Killed in action 21.06 205
Vott at aea 39
Died of wounds ...- -,733
Died of disease 12.070
Died of accident 1,703
41
208
. 8
Total.
21,811
396
11.774
i:,36
1.71U
Total deaths 44.510
Wounded 51,164
Missing and prisoners... 13.6L't
6M
1.083
; 117
' 45.060
52,247
13.746
New York Publisher Declared
"on German Side."
T'oreign Affairs Secretary Points!
On I now Chance for Future Hos
tilities Musi Be Minimised.
BERNSTORFF LETTER READ
To Hare Publication Under Con
trol of Friendly New Yorker
Held : Highly Desirable.
LODOJf, Dee. . Great Brltala will
fmi f (.tmn; CvO0 ,000,000 ster
na- aWM0000 for brrst Brltala which la convoying the George Wash
incton. The George Washington prob
like war. accardlac Ike Dally Mall. b, , ke tne ., 1o tn. United
I I mm pr.MFrr m.jm .rri,. i... I ;.., i,h wounded while the Presl
Itavld lAr Uesnir, the Premier, will
make fkla asMsactaeit la a speech
at Leeds teday.
Thte. the Dally Mall adds, la what the
war rest Great Brltala and ker da-
saleiaaa. aad British taxpayer will
relieved at f 400,000 ,000 (!. 4, 00,000)
per aaaasa by the Oersaa a payment.
LONDON. Dec 6. Arthur 3. Balfour,
I Secretary of Stat for Foreign Affairs,
I in outlining his views of the peace con
ference today told the Associated Press
that be thought the meeting In Paris
this month would be merely informal
I and preliminary to the conference of
the associated governments at the first
I of the year, which would formulate all
i he important terms of peace agree-
I menu.
dent la attending the peace conference.
It Is probable that President Wilson
will go to Italy after he has visited
Franc and England.
WILSON IMPRESSES DUTCH
President's . Address to Congress
Meets With Approval.
BT CYRIL BROWN.
(CoDrrlrht. IBIS, by the Press Publishing
Company ITne xsew torn wonaj. ran-
llshed by Arrangement.)
AMSTERDAM. Dec. . (Special.)
President Wilson's recent message to
Congress has made a tremendous ira
nresslon in Holland. The Rotterdam
Courant hailed it as the day'a most im
This conference, he added, would be portant news and says that It gives the
the most Important and the longest of (clinching answer to the question
lib series. When it was finished th whether President Wilson Is still a. sup
I enemy countries would b called In to I porter of hla own 14 point programme
I ratify th conclusion reached.
WUsaa'a Wlaaee Awaited.
Mr. Balfour eala th British govern
ment had not yet mad any fixed ar
rangementa for President Wilson to
I visit England, as It would be prematura
to do so until mori was known regard
ing th President a own juans. ureal
Britain would b guided solely by his
I wishes.
Th Foreign Secretary said he be-
llleved th question of a league of na
tlons was the most Important work
imposed on the conference.
"The prominence Mr. Wilson has
I given the subject Is a. valuable contri
bution to civilization." he declared. "1
I think. cont'need Mr. Balfour, "a league
of nations a vital necessity If this war
is to produce all the good we expect
to come out of it. The United States
would have to bear a large aharc In
the work it Involves.' It should be
something more than a inert lnstru
Iment to prevent war.
"The world Is more complicated than
we are Inclined to tninic it would De
and whether he will oppose any de
parture therefrom.
The Amsterdam Telegraf says
"After President Wilson'a speech It
must be clear to the whole world that
the great American Republic will be
come em international facto? of almost
overmastering Importance..1 "AH. com
ment must be silent before President
Wilson's towering arguments.'
VANCOUVER CAR HELD ' UP
Robber Takes Cash Away From Con
ductor and Escapes.
A robber held up L. R. Fisher,, con-
ductor of a Vancouver car, at 1:15 this
morning, while the car was bound for
the car barns. The robber jumped on
th trailer at Williams aad Killings-w-rth
avenues. Pointing a revolver at
th conductor he ordered him to hand
over his money.
Before the conductor had a chance to
comply the outlaw seised the money
foliy to tmaglne It possible to constl- changer and a sack containing the re
fute a world with states endowed with "u"
l.n...l cowers and rta-hta. The robber Is described as about o
-Rut 1 wish to sav emnhaticallv. in years old. Me wore a straw nat witn a
I my opinion, to devise in concert work- black brim, a black shirt and overalls.
labia machinery for them Is one of the
highest f unctons- the conference can
deal with."
Referring to President Wilson's
I phrase, "make the world safe lor de-
I raocracy. ilr. Baiiour said:
"I do not think the world can be
I made safe for democracy merely by
EARTHQUAKE LOSS IS HUGE
More Than 400 Buildings Destroyed
at Cost of S, 000, 000 Pesos. -
SANTIAGO, Chile. Dec . The latest
ultlplylng the number of democratic reports from the earthquake In Chile
slates.
Mr. Balfour explained
show that at Coplapo, capital of Ata
cama province, 400 buildings, including
the municipal building, were destroyed
with the loss of (.000.000 pesos. At
Chanaral, on the coast south of Afito-
fagasta, three tidal wavea destroyed
a large portion of the city.
At TaltaL northwest of Coplapo,
there were several deaths and many
persons were Injured.
that he was
not thinking specially of Germany,
but of new states In process of forma
tion in Eastern Europe.
l lapla Vet Here.
W must not assume. he said.
"that when a system is created in
Eastern Europe lik that,. wrong will
be impossible. The passions which
I arise between neighboring democracies
make them quit, aa prone to under- RELATIVES NOT ALL FOUND
IlAUm lirua aa IK Uliuci wiuci iviuia vi
government. Some critics say that the
than res that are being made in East
ern feurope will uaiaanize curope.
but I look forward to something dif
ferent. It would be Intolerable if
I.urope and America mad no provision
I against turning, Europe into a cock
pit for further wars.
"I believe a league of nations will be I
required to superintend and control, not
only the criminal ambitions of great
autocracies, but to prevent any rash
and Inconsiderate countries from going
to war. It Is impossible to talk about
democracy except for countries which
have reached a relatively advanced I
stag of civilization. A league could WOMEN WOULD KEEP JOBS
be trustee for tnose less aeveiopeo.
Many Casualties Vet to Be -Reported
to Next of Kin. -
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. The official
statement Issued today shows that of
the total major casualties reported by
General Pershing on November 27,
50,928 have been reported to the next of
kin, with 7550 still to be reported. Of
the 14.3S5 missing and prisoners of war
sent In by General Pershing 14,093 have
been reported to relatives, but of the
1S9.S56 total wounded only 69,841 have
been cleared up finally.
WASHINGTON. Dec C Confidential
records of the Department of Justice
dealing with the activities of German
agents and others In th United States
were placed today before the Senate
committee . investigating brewers and
German propaganda, by A. Bruce Bie
laskl. chief of the department's bureau
of investigation.
They dealt with correspondence of
Count von Bernstorff, former German
Ambassador, and others concerning the
possible purchase of the Washington
Post and other newspapers; the send
ing of William Bayard Hale to Ger
many as correspondent of the Hearst
newspapers, described by von Bern
storff as having "outspokenly placed
themselves on the German side," and
with suggestions of fomenting trouble
between th United States and Japan
as a means of stopping munitions ship
ments to the allies.
Washington Pont Available.
Mr. Bielaski told the committee that
under date of October 17. 1914. Count
von Bernstorff sent this message from
Washington to Dr. Bernard Dernberg
and Heinrlch F. Albert. German propa
ganda agents In New York:
Th Washington post was offered
to me today for $2,000,000, with the
understanding to buy it back again
after the war for $1,500,000. A second
offer was . to put the. paper entirely
at our disposal for "two months for
f 100.000. The paper is' of SmQortance
as th only large newspaper of the
capital. How do you stand on the ques
tion of the money? I have not yet in
quired of Berlin.". .
There was nothing to show that any
reply was made, but Mr. Bielaski said
that under date of October 27. 1916,
The German Ambassador sent this mes
sage to. the Berlin Foreign Offic in
cipher:
Hearst. Service Prized.
"In the official accounts for the first
and second quarters of 1916 will be
found entries of payments to Mr. Theo
dore Lowe. As to this I have to report
that th's gentleman Is of German origin
and la .arrled to a German lady. He
cred us his service to work on a
paper in Washington, the National
Courier. This offer came at the time
we were deeply regretting the death of
John R. McLean. This gentleman had
given his . newspaper an entire anti-
English character so that his death left
m,d of diwea
Jennlng. Michael S., Redlands. CaL
Williams, T. L., Berkeley, Cal.
Stelger, Russel, San Francisco, Cat
Wounded severely
Hartman. H. L., Bolder Creek, Cal.
Weounded -undetermined
Haiderman, H. A. (Wgnr.). Orovllle, CaL
a great gap which the National Courier Park.rP.v. ,f,r.
can, unfortunately, never nope to till. j.mes. J. F. (Corp.). San Francisco.
Total casualties ....109.303 1,750 111,053
The following .casualties are reported by
the Commanding- General of the American
Expeditionary Forces:
OREGON.
Killed in action
Desantla. Anibale, Lulgi Desantes, Wood
stock P. O.. Portland, Or.
Clark, B. O . Warner Lake, Or.
Lied of disease t
Fisher, Charles Syvan, Minim, Or.
Wounded undetermined
Monaghan. William P., lamhill. Or.
Wounded slightly
Ventura. Sam., 293 V Sheridan street, Port
land, Or.
Burdick. Jesse Chester, Marshfield. Or.
WASHIN'OXO.N.
Killed la action I
Wallis, Joe H., Arlington, Wiih.
Fairbanks. Lester Z., Seattle.
Died of disease
Steed. Jesse M., Seattle, Wash.
Johnson, J. E. (Corp.). South Prairie. Wash.
Kuhl, Ralph (Wgnr.). Parlrsh, Wash.
Florence. Carl. Creston. Wash.
Cook, Charles L., Paulsbo. Wash.
Wounded undetermined
Baird, John W., Uaytqn, Wash.
McDonald, T. A.. Suufh Beillngham. Wash.
Lemon, Vlncel, F., Garfield. Wash.
Johnson. Walter. Seattle.' Wash.
Wounded sllghtlr -Krasain.
Charles W.. Snohomish. Wash.
Fllton, Eugene, Sedro-Wooley. Wash.
Grant, Henry D., Sedro-Woolley, Wash. -
MlNeing in action-- .
Hoagland, Dale V. F.. Walla Walla, Wash.
metbyilati.es
Detroit Boys Find Kin in
Town of Bitburg.
FOE WELCOMES AMERICANS
SUPERINTENDENT OF ,
U. S: AIR MAIL RESIGNS
ALLEGED BTJRLESOX PLAN TO
FAVOR NOVICES SCORED.
When Blood Ties Are Discov
ered Huns Change Attitude.
WORKMEN ARE ORGANIZED
IllAHO
Weunded severely
Glenn, R. O., Parma. -Idaho.
Cromwell. Elmer. Irwin, Idaho.
Wounded undetermined
Crlppen, O. I. tWgnr.), Salmon.. Idaha.
Wounded slightly
Croebeck, Camlet K, Boise, Idaho.
Fitzgerald, John R., bandpolnt. Idaho.
ALAB4HA,
Killed In action
Harville, B. B. (Corp.), Johns. Ala.
Flack. Butord L.. Albany, Ala.
Fant. Sam H., Liberty, Ala.
Gattis, Paul. Alabama City. Ala.
Dunham. Thomas P.. White Oak, Ala.
Aatry, John K.. Thomasville, Ala.
Strickland, Herbert M., Aliceville, Ala.
1)14 af accident
SherrlU. Richard (Corp.), Pratt City, Ala.
Died or disease-
Bunch. J W. (Corp.), Aubnrn, Ala, ,
Gamble, Robert, Tuscumbia. Ala,
Williams, Jim, Gainesville. Ala.
Weunded undetermined
Clark, A. C. Birmingham, Ala.
Turner, Isaac J. Red Level, Ala.
ARIZONA.
Woonnded undetermined-
Boyle, P, J., Tucson, Ariz.
ARKANSAS.
Killed in aetlon-r-
Moore, Robert D. (Corp.), Stanley. Ark.
Armstrong, Herman L, Search', Ark. .
Died o' weonde j. .
Rash. Torn. Marked Tree, Ark. - .-.., .
Died of disease
Ballard, John H.. Benton, Ark. .
Johnson, Van. Faith, Ark.
Brown, Joseph H., Ashdown, Ark.
Stanley, Will. Bollfleld, Ark.
Wounded severely i
Williams. C. M. (Sgt), Greenbrtar, Ark.
Jarre! 1. Karl, Decatur. Ark. -
Gotherd, Bennie w Randoipn, Ala,
Trlbble, Edgar. Lunsfordj Ark.
Woounded undetermined ,
Hall, C. C, Mansfield, Ark.
Edward, p. A., Jasper, Ark.
Missing; In action-
Logan. Margin, Harrlsburg, Ark.
CALIFOPiIA.
Killed In action ,
Hagel, Carl J., Palo Alto. CaL-
Cooper, Everett J., Flournoy. cal.
Butler, Winfield A., Roseville. Cal.
Curran. Patrick K., San Francisco.
Schimetschek, Fred L., San Francisco.
Reams, Dannie E., Santa Rosa, Cal.
Died of wounds
Schultz. Fred C, Los Angeles.
Died of airplane acciueni
Linde. Ludwlg L., Lone Pine, cal.
Teuton Councils Throughout Coun
try Are Ssid to Be Trying to
Do Away With, Bolshevism.
BT BURR PRICE.
Correspondent of the New York
(Concluded on Page 8, Column 4.)
( Concluded on Page 6. Column 2.)
Spec!
Herald.
(Copyright 1918, by the New Tork Herald
Company. All rights reserved. Published
by arrangement).
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN
GERMANY, BITBURG, Dec. 5 (De
layed in transmission.) When the first
American troops marched through here
yesterday there was a distinct feeling
of aloofness and awe to be noticed
among the inhabitants. They regarded
the doughboys askance, envied the
mounted troopers their horses and drew
back as the huge camions rolled by.
But this feeling was all swept away
by one incident.
As Captain Niederpruyn, of Detroit,
rode through the streets at the head of
his company, the old Burgomaster gave
a little cry of Joy aid went forward to
greet him. He was an uncle of Captain
Niederpruyn and formerly lived in De
troit. .
Hons la Bitburg Friendly.
In fact, it appears that there are
many ' one-time residents of Uitburg
now in Detroit. I have heard of more
than one ' incident similar to that of
Captain Niederpruyn. One doughboy
has discovered a friend cre who has
three brothers In the saloon business
in New York City. A girl who is a
waitress here .one' lived in Manhattan
and has a brother irr the United States
Army,
As a result of all this, the inhabitants
of Bitburg are quite cordial to the
Americans this evening.
In dealing with the civil authorities
in the district of Treves the heads of
the American Army of ' occupation
recognize the Burgomasters of the old
regime. However, there exists in
Treves a fully organized Workmen's
Council chosen by . the present powers
in Berlin.
Council Headquarters Visited.
Today, withseveral other newspaper
correspondents,' I called on the mem
bers of this council. On leaving our
hotel we asked the first small boy we
met where the officers were, and he led
us to a five-story building in the cen
ter of the city.
Apparently it was untenanted and
we were met on the ground floor foyer
by a man who might have been a car
penter, dressed for a Sunday prome
nade, and smoking a pipe. He took us
n charge and led us through a door
way to the back stairs, up five flights
Captain Lipsener Protests Agalnt-t
. Apparent Scheme to Give Jobs
to Inexperienced Men.
NEW TORK, Dec. S. Captain B. B.
Lipsner announced here tonight that
he had tendered to. Postmaster-General
Burleson his resignation as superin
tendent of the aerial mail service.
The reasons given were that he had
been informed novices are to be placed
in charge of important branches of the
service and special airships constructed
for carrying mail.
The resignation of Max Miller, first
pilot of the service, was announced at
the same time for the same reasons.
Captain Lipsner said he attempted
last night to discuss with Otto Praeger,
second assistant postmaster-general,
the order relating to the appointment
otvlnexperienced men to important po
sitions in the aerial service as well as
the proposal to have special mail-carrying
airplanes, but had been cut short
with the announcement that the con
clusions had been reached and would be
carried out regardless of what he
thought or said.
"I wish to resign," he said, "to keep
spotless my record as first superintend
ent of the aerial mail service. . . .
We have made and maintained the most
remarkable record of 100 per cent effi
ciency and the only way to supply the
country with the extensive aerial mail
service which it demands is to keep
obstructionists away from it."
LOYAL LEGION OF
LOGGERS 10 STAND
Organization to Continue
on Peace Basis.
500 DELEGATES IN ACCORD
Amity Between Employer and
Employe to Be Perpetuated.
CO-OPERATION IS PLEDGED
Xcw Central Council Is Chosen at
Convention to Outline Future
Policy of Organization.
BY BEN HUR LAMPMAN.
By the decision of more than 500
delegates, representing approximately
100,000 men engaged in the lumbering
industry, and by the concurrence of
several hundred operators, the Loyal
Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen was
perpetuated yesterday as a peace-time
Dl imr Mill is 1 1 i o piTiirn policy or concora otiwetn ciiiyiojc nu
BLIND MAN KILLS FATHER employer, it has been throughout
the war period. ,
Parent Strikes Son.. Who Strikes Held in the. Masonic Temple, which
was thronged with the delegates from
the eight coast districts of the Loyal
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6. James Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen,
Hughes, 38 and totally blind, engaged summoned to determine whether th.
in a battle of fists with his father, Mar- I organization was to endure, the aitu-
tin Hughes, 68, oij the street here to- atlon was not without dramatic Inten-
Back, Felling Former.
night, and when the encounter ended
the .father lay dead upon the pave
ment.
'I was struck by my father," Hughes
told the police, "and in self-defense I
struck back with both fists wildly be-
sity. Earlier addresses had been dis
posed of, the Legion's delegates had
heard Brigadier-General Disque, com
mander of the Spruce Division, urge
upon them the wisdom of continuance,
when Lieutenant-Colonel C. P. Stearns,
cause I could not see him nor tell where las chairman, called for a rising vote.
to strike."
According to the police the older
man's death was caused by a fracture
of the skull when his head came in
contact with the pavement.
Vote Almost Unanimous.
"All those in favor of continuing this
organization, please rise," requested
Colonel Stearns. The house rose to its
feet. When the negative vote was
oii. fm hut mlr delegates voted for
. I W.
iQfifi DlflT tlPTIBIC D I ID im discontinuance,
w ...wt v.viimv uunitu .-n Will hardly.be proper." said
mV t, Jt , ,: ' Colonel Stearns, ''that men who do not
uoiij Dumco atc ill sjying in xtuins
Concluded on Pass 9, Column 4.)
SONS OF ATLAS.
Holding this view, I regard a league of
nation the greatest work of the con
ference.
Asked if Russia would be represented
at the peace conference, Mr.' Balfour
replied: "It la hard to define what Rus
sia Is now. We have no relations with
the Bolshevist government, which Is
the main de facto government in Cen
tral European Russia, but there are
many other de facto governments. I
think Russia's status will be settled at
the peace conference. I cannot .conceive
,h,( onnr.rsnxa .-ill rerarrf anv
Russian government aa at present con- PENSION Klbt Id AbbUnhUI
tituted entitled to send delegates."
Cleveland Railway Employes Seek
to Establish Legal Status. .
CLEVELAND. Dec. 6. At a meeting!
tonight of women employed as con
ductors on local etreetcar lines it was)
decided to begin legal proceedings to
establish their economic and legal I
status.
The women assert that the demand
for their dismissal as streetcar em
ployes is a boycott.
Discussing the question of the war
damages Germany wlil have to pay he
said:
"I think, if the amount is to be de
termined by President Wilson's 14
British Government to Increase War!
Allowances SO Per Cent.
LONDON, Thursdays Dec 5. The I
British government has decided to In
points, the narrowest interpretation of I crease war pensions, owing to the high I
those points would call for a payment I cost of living.
which would strain Germany's re-1 The increase w'.ll amount to 20 perl
iLuoUudtd on Pake Z. Culuiun a.1 1 cent.
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- of Burned Dwellings.
STOCKHOLM. Dec. 6. Nine hundred
and sixty-six victims of the anti-Jewish
outbreak in Lemberg, Galicla, have been
desire this organisation to conunua
should sit In bur council. May I ask "
A storm of agreement answered ana
the six dissenters filed to the sidelines.
One or two entered protests, and In
the spirit of fair play the convention
burled so far, according to the nw-Lrsnled them the privilege of the floor,
paper Nowy Dzlennlk, of Cracow, as
Followed a session of debate regard-
. . . . . .. . i
quotea oy tne jewisn press bureau here. , th retention of th existing cen-
Uanw hnlas . aja ...a. l-.s l I D ...
.o ,cl lylIls ln lne committee of employes and oper
ators, to revise bylaws and place the
organization on a permanent basis
suited to new conditions, or the elec
tion of a new central committee. The
latter won.
Central Committee Chosen.
In caucus the delegates from the
ruins of burned dwellings. It is added.
WILSON ARRIVAL DELAYED
President Expects to Reach Paris
Saturday, December 14.
PARIS, Dec. 6. The Havas agency eieht coastal districts chose their cen-
says that President Wilson has delayed tral council members, while attendant
operators adjourned from the conven-
his arrival In Paris 24 hours.
He will land at Brest on Friday, De
cember 13, but will not come to Paris
until the following day.
tlon floor and held a similar caucus
of their own. The new central commit
tee of the Coast districts of the Loyal
Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen was
W. H. TAFT REFUSES OFFER ch!!"," i. Reason:
Ex-Presldent Declines to Become
Baseball Commissioner.
NEW TORK, Dec. 6. William H.
Taft announced here tonight he had
decided to decline the offer to become
a baseball commissioner to succeed the
present National commission.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 54
degrees; minimum, 41 aegreea.
TODAY'S Probably rain; southerly winds.
War.
Official casualty list. Pace 1.
Foreign, '
Balfour hopeful of world league. Page 1.
Great Oerman fortress at Mainz now in
American nanas. fag-e 4.
Status of German Crown Prince is yet u
certain. Page 3.
German educators fear 'imperialist" U. S.
uonsress. 1'age 3.
Rescue from sunken submarine one of war's
marvels. fage ft.
Tanks meet relatives In Germany. Page 1.
U. S. deemed best fitted to control Darda
nelles. Page 2. ,
Denmark would pay tribute to Wilson,
Page 2.
National.
I Senators express doubts as to feasibility of
league of nations, page B.
Hearst service highly prized by German
propagandists. Page 1.
I Wilson to give views on sea power soon.
Page 1.
Domestic.
j American business men to assist at peace
conference, page 8. .
Ceorge A. Kyle, Portland engineer, cap
lureu ujf v.iiiiiBc uiuiuiiB, en route to
America. Page' 9.
Head of U. S. air mail resigns. Pago 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Washington Good Roads Association favors
use of auto license fees to build high
way. Page 8.
Sports.
Columbia loses by five-yard penalty. Page
Martin and O'Brien plan foreign boxing
jaunt. Page 14.
i Commercial and Marine.
English buyers taking Oregon hops at ad
vanced price. Page 19.
Chicago corn weakened by larger movement
from country. Page 18.
Wall Street dealings at lowest point for
several weeks. Page 10.
Shipping Board promises Coast builders all
possible aid. page lo.
Portland and Vicinity.
Loyal Legion of Loggers to continue work.
Page 1.
Siberia offers great opportunities to Ameri
can trade. Page
County budget cut to tune of 1 22, 679.
Page 0.
Burdick not ready to concede defeat
Page 12.
I Oregon Dairy Council to be permanent or
ganization. Page 18.
I Weather report, data and forecast. Page 16.
district 2, W. D. Smith: district S. T. E.
Hudson; district 4. A. B. Albon; district
6, E. M. Bailey; district 6, W. F, Doyle;
district 7, A. D. Chlsholm; district s,
C. R. Gregory.
Operators District 1. A C. Dixon;
district 2. George Gerllnger; District 3,
A S. Kerry; district 4, Ralph Burnside; '
district 6, A. W. Callow; district .
Mark Reed; district 7, Paul Page; dis
trict 8, Joseph Irving.
Aims Are Outlined.
These comprise the new central coun
cil, which will have charge of the per
manent organization, revlsal of by
laws, etc., and the promotion ot tne
common interests of both employes and
operators. To them, in a large degree,
will fall the task of furthering certain
purposes of the Loyal Legion oi Log
gers and Lumbermen, which were
enumerated by General Disque as fol
lows, with the r.uggestion that super
visory committees be appointed:
Co-operation and conciliation; safety
and accidents; health and housing; rec
reation and education; health, accident
and old age insurance; hospital care of
sick and wounded; co-operative stores .
of loggers' clothing and supplies; oc- .
cupation and development of. logged
over lands; Americanization and edu
cation of newcomers from foreign
lands; employment offices; provision
for a minimum wage throughout the in
dustry which will insure comfortable
living for the worker and a sufficient
surplus to provide against sickness and
oW age.
General Disque Thanked.
At the close of the council elections
General Disque received a tribute that
brought the delegates to their feet, .
cheering repeatedly for the officer who
has directed them during the past year.
By acclaim a motion was carried to .
continue the Loyal Legion under the
military control of General Disque dur
ing the remainder of his stay on the
Coast, or until such time as its mem
bers feel competent to assume full di
rection.
The new central council, represent
ing employes and operators, probably
will hold its first meeting next week.
when preliminary plans for the per
manent organization will be wrought.
Action of the central council of or
ganization policy and revisions will be
submitted to the individual districts
and locals for ratification or rejection.
The point was clearly emphasized that
membership In the Loyal Legion Is op
, Concluded m l'sge 2. Column 1.)
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