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THE MORXLNG OUEGOMAX, WEDNESDAY,'' DECEMBER 25, 1918. STRIKES FORCE I GJANT CHRISTMAS TREE IN LIBERTY PLACE. AS IT LOOKED LAST NIGHT WHEN THOUSANlS t HEARD THE OIEX AIR PROGRAMME, . , MINES TO SUSPEND Conditions Serious in Silesia, Westphalia and Saxony. . TO THOSE VEKNOW THOSE WTO KNOW US 'BERLIN SCENE OF CLASHES MAS Sailors Guarding Foreign Office HUN IIIU,!!...,.!......!....!..!. Nil. II.. . .M .11 H..W. I IIW ., ! I,...II.I..W,IIJ. .. ! o , , . f t U ;,, -; ' : rO "' i US !f :! ' HI j . "A X J ft Fight "With Republican Guards V Who Would Relieve Them. I 1 BERLIN, Dec. 24. ("By the' Assoc! . ated Press.) "ew strikes have broken out in the Sllesian coal field as a result of agitation carried on by agents of Dr, Liebknecht, radical Socialist leader, the Taeeblatt says it is informed. The agents succeeded in inducing the xnin rrs to repudiate the recent agreement with the mine owners. New demands, with the condition that they be accepted at once, were refused by the owners and five of the leading mines shut down. The present Silesian output Is half the normal yield. Tho Rhenish Westptalian coal fields , also are partly paralyzed by a strike. -which has cut down the usual output i one-third. - More Coal Needed. The Socialist Vorwaerts declares that ; the entire Industrial activity of Baxony will be crippled within 14 days unless more coal is assured. In November the coal shortage in Saxony amounted to oO.OOO tons. The December supply, it is declared, will show a greater decrease, i The German Foreign Office and the I Chancellory adjoining it, which is at present the seat of the government, were blockaded for an hour and a half 3'esterday by a squad of sailors which had been doing guard duty there for the past month. The navy men who were about to be replaced by a republican soldier guard and sent back io Kiel objected to the new ruling. As a protest against the action of the military commander small Hquads of sailors attempted demonstra tions In the various parts of the down town district. Clash Results In Casualties.. At a guardhouse in the Unter den Linden the sailors clashed with mem bers of the new republican guard. Shots were exchanged and it is re ported there were a. number of cas ualties. A bullet entered the classroom In the University of Berlin of Professor Winer Sombart, a well-known econo mist, but no damage was done. The presence of the sailors in Ber lin had been a source of dissatisfaction among the troops returning from the front and friction frequently has been apparent- Suspicion also Is general that the bluejackets have leanings toward the Spartacus group. COPENHAGEN, Dec. 24. Count von Brockdorf f-Rantzau, the German Min ister to Denmark, who has just been appointed Foreign Secretary in succes sion to Dr. Solf, interviewed today by the Berlin correspondent of the Foll tiken, said he cherished no illusions as to the difficulties of the task confront ing him, but declared he had confidence the German people had now taken their own fate into their hands. Wilson's 14 Points Favored. The Count said his earnest aim would be to achieve a pewee based on Presi dent Wilson's 14 points and thereby secure a league of nations. PARIS. Dec. 24. (Havas.) The Ger mans have not completely complied with the clause of the armistice pro viding for the delivery of all their sub marines, according to the Matin. The newspaper points out particularly In this connection the presence, at Trondhjem, on the Norwegian coast, of submarine cruiser U-157. This is a ves sel of the most recent type, displacing 1800 tons, credited with having made a cruise of four months and a half without making port. BASEL, Dec. 24. (Havas) An agreement has been reached between the Berlin government and the German Keneral staff, by which Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General Groener. the chief Quartermaster-General, retain- their offices, according to the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin. Independents to Nominate. Berlin reports say parleys between the majority Socialists and the inde pendent Socialists concerning elections to the National Assembly have failed and that the independents have decided to nominate candidates in all districts. AMSTERDAM. Dec. 24. The circula tion of German bank notes increased during the war from 1.500,000,000 marks to 30.000,000,000 marks.' Herr Simon, Prussian Finance Minister, reported. Jn Prussia from April 1 to October 31, 3918, state expenditures exceeded the income by 218,000,000 marks. AUTO "COMPANY IS SANTA Portland Day Xurscry Children Re ceive Gifts. Not to be outdone by the civic clubs of the city in providing Christmas cheer, the Northwest Auto Company played Santa Claus to 30 children from the Portland Dry Nursery yesterday afternoon. The children were brought from the nursery in autos provided by the com pany to the salesrooms at Chapman and Alder streets, where they had erected a handsomely decorated Christ mas tree. Toys, candy, nuts and other presents were passed out to the chil dren, who seemed to enjoy the cele bration immensely. The children" ranged in age fiaom 3 to 6 years. WILSON IS TO ' SPEAK (Continued ffom First Paite.) ficulties, for the terms of tlse armistice cover me grouna. Sessions devoted to economic matters will begin Boon after the general con vocation, for decisions In this matter will affect intimately the prospects Of permanent peace. SO Important is the economic phase of negotiations that President Wilson has sent for Bernard Barirfch and Vance McCormick to coma here as advisers of the American dele gation. Questions concerning Availability of raw materials are of prime importance in this connection. There will also be problems regarding imports, . exports and embargoes. Boris Bakhmetoff, Socle disant Rus sian Ambassador to Washington, is 3iere with others to urge the claims of the Kerensky government In Russia before the peace conference. He has arrived at a time when certain sections of French public opinion is shaping to ward a definite attitude in Russian af la'irs, the tendency favoring open war fare' against the Bolshevik! in order to establish in Russia a permanent gov ernment, wholly free from German in fluence. This view does not- seem to have made much real headway, the opinion of official visitors being that the in ternal affairs of Russia are question able matters for interference at this yme, especially by a peace conference. v. i ; .j4 -V. ! 3 i V i - - V ft Asv v ' 4 1 ' v ifliia! s . ''' j, o f - ' r i - ! 4 iire cny a Cnristmas tree, a towering fir, blazing with many hundred lights, summoned 3000 Portland citi zens in the most remarkable Christmas Eve celebration ever held In the city. ARCHITECT IS EXONERATED LEWIS I. THOMPSOX FREED BY COUNTY GRAXD JURY. Investigators Fail to Find Evidence Supporting Alleged Attack on Miss Nina- Arbuckle. Lewis I. Thompson, a Portland arch tect, was exonerated from any wrong doing in connection with the charges of Mlna Arbuckle, a stenographer, when the 'Multnomah County grand jury yesterday reported a not true bill. Miss Arbuckle several weeks ago caused the arrest of Mr. Thompson on the charge that he had endeavored to attack her when she went to his office in answer to a help wanted ad vertisement. She asserted that . only the ringing of the telephone bell saved her from the alleged attack. The grand Jury made a thorough In vestigation of the charges, and even went so far as to visit Mr. Thomp son's office in order that the investi gation might be thorough. After summoning all witnesses it was. pos sible to procure th Jurors reached the conclusion that Mr. Thompson was innocent. Among the true bills reported to Judge Tucker were joint bills charg ing John Hill and Mary James with statutory offense. Hill and Mrs. James had lived together as man and wife lo years ago, but after Hill had de serted her, she married Charles James. Fifteen years later Hill returned and Mrs. James left her legal husband to return to her common-law husband of mere than a decade ago, - Another joint indictment charges E. L. Owens and Clarence Dayton with the theft of an automobile belongWig to T. Sumida. A similar charge is con tained in a true , bill returned against George Ruderahl and Louis Spady. Elliot Sibley and Henie Mineus are ac cused of endeavoring to steal the au tomobile of Harley Davis. G. W. Steele, an elderly farmer liv ing near Gresham, is accused of issuing worthless checks oti 'the Bank, 'of Gresham. - He was placed under ar rest last week. Fred Staley was indicted under the special statute prohibiting the "bor rowing" of a machine without the owner's consent. Tom Smith, a soldier, is held to an swer a charge of contributing to the delinquency, of a minor girl in the last true bill reported out by the gran0 jury. CITY OBSERVES CHRISTMAS (Continued from First Page.) events of today, will be the annual Christmas dinner and good time given by Tommy Swivel to the children of Portland -small boys and girls who are special wards of providence because their lots have not been cast in the lap of luxury, eo to speak. Tommy Swivel's dinner, which will be a wonderful affair, is to be held at the Chamber of Commerce dining hall this afternoon at 2 o'clock. There will be entertainment for at least 250 juvenile guests, with a tremendous tree, presents and all that appertains thereto. A band and a merry-go-round ate merely incidentals 6f this gorgeous afternoon. Other events of today, sponsored by various civic organizations, are as fol lows: Noon--Chrlstmas party at Mttltno mah Farm, sponsored by the Klwanls ClUb. 3 P. M. Christmas party at the Tu berculosis Hospital, sponsored by the Klwanls Club. . 3 P. M. Christmas party at the St. Agnes Baby Home, sponsored by the Ad Club. Elks to Carry Cheer. Christmas will be carried to ths BOl diers at Vancouver Barracks, the ma jority of whom are far from home. by the PortlandLodge Of Elks. Through the War Camp Community Service hundreds of dinner invitation cards have been distributed throughout ths city. Soldiers and sailors will be hon ored guests at many hotels and in more than 1000 homes. Gifts, refreshment and dancing await all men in uniform who visit the B'nai B'rith Club tonight, where the War Camp Community Service will welcome them, with Mrs. Otto Grlce as hostess. A resplendent tree awaits the guests and will be the center of festivities from 7 until 8:30 o'clock. Miss Naomi Sweet Is "major" in com mand of the committee which pr pared the entertainment. 1 Into port yesterday came SO tars from Bremerton, aboard the West Zeda. They' were at once asked to take din ner at the Hotel Portland, as the guests of Mrs. A. J. Meier, the invitation being tendered by Julius L. Meier. Parties Arc Given. Events of yesterday were the fol lowing dinners and parties tendered by civic organizations: Santa Claus party at the Hotel Benson, noon, tendered by the Rotary Club to the Fraser Home; Christmas party at the Albertina Kerr Baby Home, tendered by the Rotary Club; Christmas party at the County Hospital, tendered by tho Kiwanis Club: Christmas party and entertain ment at the Louise Home, tendered by the Progressive Business Men's Club; Christmas party at the Children's Home, tendered by the Kiwanis Club; Christmas party and entertainment at the Florence Crittenton Home, ten dered by the Progressive Business Men's Club. Soldiers at "Vancouver Barracks, who are confined in the hospital wards, will be serenaded tonight by the Y. M. C. A. . quartet Soloists who are to sing today at Vancouver Barracks are: Mrs. Herman Politz. Mrs. Jane Burns Albert, Miss Wlnnifred Forbes, Miss Mayme Helen Flynn, Miss Eunice Smith.. Miss Alice Genevieve Smith, Mrs. Lleanor Sanford Large, Mrs. Leslie D Scott, Ralph Hoyt, "Walter Baeon and Albert Gillette. CHURCHES HOLD SERVICES CHRISTMAS EVE IS ORSERVED IN APPROPRIATE MAXXER. nv limn IPVP I nLflU ndlJ COMPLAINTS MADE BY SOL DIERS TO BE INVESTIGATED. Excessive Charges Jn Canteens Over seas Reported by Men Now Returning. NEW- YORK, Dec. 24. Widespread complaints by home-coming soldiers of exorbitant charges for service in Y. M. C. A canteens overseas will be referred to the War Department for investigation. Declaring that the association wanted to "know all its shortcomings," and that if we are not "delivering the goods, after the way the people of the country have supported us, we ought to be made to doeo," John R. Mott, head of the war work council, announced today that all specific complaints would be placed before Third Assistant Secre tary of War Keppel, in charge of Army morale, with the request that they be made the subject of an inquiry by the Inspector-General's officfc of the Amer ican expeditionary forces. - "If I have been inefficient I ought to be removed," said Dr. Mott. "If any body else has, he or she ought to be removed. We want to know our short comings, both of omission and commis sion, so that as far as possible they may be corrected." Dr. Mott said that his decision to turn the inquiry over to the War De partment was based upon a report to him by P. T. Edrop, a Y. M. C. A. chap lain, who had made a preliminary In vestigation by examining witnesses re garding association tervice and who had Interviewed returned soldiers. THREE INJURED 1N' CRASH Autos Collide at Fnion Avenue and Sacramento Street. Three soldiers from Vancouver Bar racks were injured last night In a col lision between an automobile driven by G. C. Price and a car driven by John R. Grek at Lnion avenue and Sacra mento street. Grek was arrested by L. C. DuVaAL of the Oregon Military Police, and charged with driving an automobile while intoxicated. The injured were: Sergeant Vf. C. Jorgenon, nose cut; Sergeant Charles E. Smith, lacerated lip, and Private Joseph Gilgatton, all of the 149th gpruce Squadron. They were taken to the Emergency hospital for first-aid treatment. Their injuries were not serious. The injured were riding in Price's machine. - Carols Are Sung and Messages in Keeping IVItli Ynletide Theme Are Delivered in Pulpits. Many Portland churches held services last night, on Christmas eve, while others will celebrate today with spe cial services, singing of carols and pul pit messages In keeping with the sig nificance of the day and the times. At Trinity Episcopal Church there will be a Christmas sermon this morn ing. Christmas eve services were held last night at 11 o'clock. At St. Stephen's Pro-Cathedral Bishop Walter T. Sumner will preach a Christ mas sermon at 10:30 this morning. Services will be held at the same hour at the Ascension Sunday school on Portland Heights. . The Swedish Tabernacle will hold a song service thi-i morning at tt o'clock. At Bethlehem Lutheran Church the Young People's Society celebrated on Christmas eve. A special service will be held there at 11 o'clock this morning. At St. Patrick's Church, North Fif teenth and Savier streets, masses will be Bald at 5:15, 6, 8. 9:15 and 10:30 A. M. The 6 and 10:30 will be high masses, at which, the full choir will be present. Christmas carols will be sung at the other cervices. Gonoud's mass In C will be rendered at 6 A. M., Tamer's mass of St. Cecelia at 10:30, with violin accompaniment; prelude, "Angels We Hav.e Heard on High"; of fertory, Adeste Fldeles; "Silent Night," by Grubel. ' WILSON WILL VISIT ARMY (Continued from First Pare.) bassador, John W. Davis, Txrd-in-Walt-Ing to the Queen and Master of the Horse. . ' Fourth carriage Major-General Bid die, Rear-Admiral Grayson, Earl Read ing and Lord Hershcl. -Fifth -nr'rlsir Brlirndlr-Genprsl a Jf 5- 'r ' 7C rv look wH&tOArrta. brouota tfus vear: - 'Jor Christmas cheer. A qifiV&r e&ck .end evtery.one A worthy 3ft for Work wm done .orevcry mel Ju5t o.sK tftedrocer where you deal . Dr. Northrup Brings Son Home. Dr. R. B. Northrup returned Monday night from Pocatello, Idaho, where he went to be with his ran, Stanley, who had an attack of pneumonia and was confined to the Pocatello General Hos pital for ten days. His son was taken sick while on tne train en route home from officers' school at Camp Pike, Arkansas. He has recovered sufficient ly to 'be brought home for Christmas, but will be confined to hig home for some days. r New Perkins Hotel Klfta and Wasblngtoa Streets. Most Central and Homelike. - Where yon set the dollar's fall worth. Room With Detached Bath M ro Room With Private Bath ISl.oO L Auto Bus sleets Trains and Boats. All Can From Vnion Station Iaa Our Uoora. Xranaf er From North Bank station LetCuticuraBe YonrBeautyDoctor' ATT tiimim: 8ob IB. Otntmut f, TttleDta K. Baropi mHi free of "OvWevtv, Di. I. Boatoa."- AND MAY IT BE THE HA PPIEST DA Y YO U HA V E EVER EN JO YED. FOR SUREL Y THIS IS THE MOST WON DERFUL CHRISTMAS IN ALL HISTORY! MAY WE ALL BE VERY GRATEFUL BECAUSE WE ARE AMERICANS AND BE CAUSE THE LEGIONS OF LIBERTY HAVE AT LAST BROUGHT PEACE TO THE WHOLE WORLD. POWERS Furniture Company Harts, Major Pierce, and Sir Charles Cust. On Thursday afternoon the President and Mrs. Wilson will visit Lowager Queen Alexandra, the Duke of Con naught and other members of the royal family, and in the evening will dine with King George and the Queen. Friday will be devoted, morning and afternoon, to conference with the Brit ish Ministers and luncheon with the Premier, while in the evening a state banquet will be given at Buckingham Palace. The orders for this are: Evening dress Decorations, star and ribbon will be worn; serving officers, service dress with swords. On Saturday morning the Presi dent will receive addresses at the Em bassy. Then follows the function at the Guild Hall. Here also service dress with swords will be worn; otherwise morning dress. A sovereign's escort with standard will accompany the procession, while the streets will be lined with troops and guards of honor will be mounted at the Guild Hall and the Mansion House. T. TO to Leave Hospital. NF.W YORK. Dec. Roosevelt, who has beer 24. 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