TTTE MORNING OREGOXIAN. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2G, 1918."
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POUND RAVAGED BY
RELEASED RUSSIANS
Hungry Slav Fugitives Resort
to Lawlessness.
TROTZKY USES ADVANTAGE
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Thousands of Penniless Men nred
Into Red Army; American In
tervention Ileld Imperative.
"WARSAW, Monday, Dec. 23. (By the
Associated Press.) Th$ flocks of re
leased Russian prisoners who are mak
ing their way homeward through Po
land, all of whom appear to be tainted
with Bolshevism and are recognized as
a danger In this respect by the Polish
authorities, are in fact already causing
much trouble by their lawlessness in
their search for food.
The Bolshevikl are taking advantage
of the penniless plight of these re
leased prisoners, whose total number is
estimated at 2,000.000, and have picked
up several thou .ind of them for their
army by offering the men clothes, food
and money, of the last of which there
Is plenty, since the Bolshevikl control
the printing presses for the production
of rubles.
The first important arrests have Just
been made of Bolshevikl emissaries who
are arriving from Russia with millions
of rubles for the purpose of agitation
and are spending .several thousands of
rubles daily. Four men were taken Into
cuctody on this occasion. They claimed
they had the right to spend their money
as freely as they pleased. They are
declared to be for " - most part Rus
slan Jews, nearly all of thi bearing
passports Issued by Count Kessler, who
was expelled from here a week ago as
representative of the German Berlin
government. They were sent here by
Leon Trotzky. as members of an al
leged Red Cross delegation, claiming
that their mission was the care of Rus
sian prisoners. With the Russian rubles
flowing so freely, the Polish police are
attempting to find the source of the
paper ruble epidemic.
"Only American interference can de
stroy Bolshevism," declared Count Alex
ander Leluchin today In talking with
the correspondent, "It will not be
downed by mere hunger. It is a mistake
to assume that it will die with hun
ger, because that Is what it started
with. At present there is no food in
the cities and towns, no tobacco, no
ealt and no sugar.
"The Bolshevikl began by robbing
..illing the nobles and the rich.
Then they attacked the burgeoise. the
merchants. Now they are reaching the
bottom and trying to rcb each other."
Relief, however, seems to be coming
from the south. General Skoropadski,
the deposed hetman of the Ukraine, and
the French troops are advancing from
Odessa and It is believed the Ukrainian
situation will soon be under control.
Petlura, with his army of peasants, and
also the French, are moving upon Kiev,
where order. is soon expected to reign.
ODESSA ARMY PROMISED AID
Entente Forces Needed In Russia,
Says Diplomat.
ODESSA, Friday, Dee. 20. (By the
Associated Press.) The volunteer army
which is holding Odessa under French
command is to be Increased by detach
ments from the Crimea. The main force
of the republican army, which is now
ten miles from Odessa, is reported to
have received reinforcements from
Kiev, who came in an armored train.
More than 200 persons were killed In
the street battles here on December 18,
a revised count shows. One-third of
these were civumns. Several school
children were wounded.
PARIS, Dec. 25. Prince Lvoff, who
is a guest of Basilo Maklakof, Russian
Ambassador to France, and who is par
ticipating in the lengthy conferences
being held here by Russian statesmen,
discussed his views of the immediate
future in Russia with the representa
tive of the Associated Press. He said:
"Additional entente military forces
are necessary to restore order and
check anarchy in Russia. It is impossi
ble for the disorganized country to
right itself otherwise.
"I am not a military expert," he said
when asked how many troops would
be necessary, "and my opinion on that
subject would be of little value, but in
my judgment 200.000 soldiers would be
Adequate. The opposition Is weak.
Petrograd practically has ceased to
Jxist and could be taken with slight
resistance."
Paul X. Milukoff. former Russian
Foreign Minister, who was ordered to
leave France because of alleged pass
port Irregularities, has gone to London,
lie was accompanied by several poli
ticians from Ukraine, who came from
Odessa with him.
BIG WARSHIPS COME HOME
(Continued From First Page.)
anchored the Aztec, bearing Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt, the naval commit
tees of the Senate and House, Rear
Admiral Burrage ana foreign military
and naval officials. In line with the
Aztec will be the naval press boat
Xarifa and several other Eteamers car
rying city officials and their guests.
Gam Will Fire Salute.
The Arizona will reach the May
flower about It o'clock, according to an
official announcement by Vice-Admiral
Grant. As each vessel passes the Sec
retary's ship it will fire 19 guns in Mr.
Daniels' honor and the Mayflower will
roar its reply.
Admiral Mayo's flagship, the Penn
sylvania, will be preceded besides the
Arizona, by the Oklahoma, Nevada and
Utah. Then will follow the New York,
Texas, Arkansas. Wyoming and Florida.
In this order they will anchor, a line
six miles long stretching from Fifty
eighth to 175th streets.
Mayflower to Circle Fleet.
Then the fleet will "full dress ship."
with the men lining the rails and bril
liant colored pennants "floating from
lanyards run to the mastheads.
The Mayflower will circle the entire
fleet, receiving it at ancho-age. The
salutes will be repeated and from each
craft will come the strains of the
"Star-Spangled Banner." played by the
ship's band. The Mayflower will
anchor at the foot of Ninety-second
street, and Secretary Daniels will re
ceive Admiral Mayo and the command
ing officers of the various ships, who
will come alongside in their launches.
Meanwhile contingents from each
ship of the overseas fleet, numbering
10.000 men In all, will debark for New
York's first post-war parade.
Lights to Spell Names.
Through streets gaily decorated with
flags and bunting, the sailors will
proceed along Broadway to Fifty-ninth
street, across to Fifth avenue and
march down that historic thoroughfare
under the Arch Victory at Madison
Square. At Twenty-third street the
column wjll turn toward the Hudson
River, embarking for the various ships.
At dusk each ship will be outlined
brilliantly with strings of electric
lights. Every turret, heavy gun and
mast will stand out in a blaze of light
and the name of each vessel will be
spelled out In .colors. The flagship
will carry pennants of blue bulbs,
with their correct designations In sil
ver stars.
ALL BUT SIX
YANKS
ARE OUT OF GERMANY
SLAVS' CONDITION EXTREME
Americans Turn Attention to
Helping Other Nationalities.
DANIELS Wllili REVIEW FXEET
Secretary of Navy Leaves Nation's
Capital for New Tork.
WASHINGTON. Dec 25. Secretary
Daniels left here today for New York,
where tomorrow he will review the
homecoming American waTshlps which
have be'en on duty in the war zone.
He will be joined there early tomor
row by Secretaries Baker and Hous
ton, General March, Chief of Staff, and
Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to the
President, who will be his guests
aboard the Mayflower.
LOHS LOST SHIP IS SAFE
SUPPOSED HUN VICTIM IS AT
SOUTH AFRICAN PORT.
Vessel That Left New Xork In Sep
tember, Given Up by Owners,
at Last Heard Prom. .
NEW YORK. Dec. 25. "Arrived,
December 20, ship Brynhilda at Algoa
Bay, South Africa."
This brief routine announcement In
the cable ship news received here on
Christmas eve may prove to be r the
best Christmas gift possible to " the
wife and family of Captain J. S.
Keanneally; -master of the ship, who
lives at Maiden, Mass., and to the
families of her crew of 21 men, in that
it is news from a ship presumed to
have been lost with all on board
through striking a submarine mine off
the American coast late in September.
The Brynhilda, with a full cargo,
left here September 27 for South Afri
can ports. Two days later a passing
steamer picked up a lifeboat, badly
damaged, as if from an explosion, to
which was still fastened part of the
davits torn from the ship's side. The
boat was definitely identified as hav
ing been part of the Brynhilda's
equipment.
The ship carried wireless equipment.
but nothing was heard from her. Naval
ships instituted a search, but nothing
was found and her owners gradually
accepted the belief that she had gone
down with all hands on board. This
belief was so firmly shared by the
underwriters that they paid 8 per
cent of the Insurance on the ship and
cargo.
The Cosmopolitan Shipping Company,
owner, today cabled Algoa Bay for con
firmation of the arrival and for a re
port by the captain. In the meantime
the captain's wife was notified by
telegram that the ship had been re
ported and that it was possible the
sea had given up its supposed dead.
review. Aboard will be other members
of the Cabinet, Army and Naval officers
f high rank and other distinguished
guests.
Behind the Mayflower will be
Cuticura Loveliness
How lovely is the natural skin
kept clear, sweet and healthy by
daily use of Cuticura Soap assist
ed, now and then, by touches of
the Ointment to soften, soothe
and heal the first signs of red
ness, roughness or irritation.
SunpU Eeh Fr by Mall, addrcas post-canS:
"Cotlcmrfc, Dpt. S5A, Boston." Sold everywhere.
Soap 25c. Ointment 25 and 60c Tolemn 25e.
Rnssians Leaving Hnnland. Rounded
Up by Bolshevikl and Dead Are
Hauled From Camps in Carloads.
BY ARNO DOSCH-FLEUROT.
(Copyright by the New Tork World. Pub
lished by arrangement.)
BERLIN, via Copenhagen. Dec. 85.
(Special Cable.) With the exception of
half a dozen men who are too ill to be
moved, all the American war prisoners
have been evacuated from" Germany
this week. They are now completely
out of the country or are at ports
awaiting transportation.
The work went on smoothly, because
the Germans were very willing to yield
lo the urgency asked by General Har
ries, In charge of the evacuation, and
by W. J. Husband, who started the
movement Tjefore the arrival of Gen
eral Harries. Mr. Husband was so ac
tive that fully half the prisoners had
gone before General Harries could get
here from Spa.
Our problem was comparatively easy
because of the email number of men
involved, and so General Harries and
Mr. Husband have been able to give
part of their attention to the critical
problems presented In the condition of
40,000 Serbs In North Prussia, and sev
eral camps of Roumanians, all of whom
are without proper food or clothing.
Probably they will now be handled
and started homeward early by Ameri
can effort. Measures for their feeding
have already been taken. In one
camp of 400 Roumanians. 100 are un
able to leave their bunks, for lack of
shoes. In another Roumanian camp,
which had 1400 men one year ago, 700
have died and the condition of the re
mainder is appallng.
All sorts of prisoner problems are
coming before the Americans, who" are
regarded by the unfortunate .as magi
cal providers. The Russian problem
seems almost unsoluble, as there are
1,200,000 prisoners, who are unable to
get away and who must face serious
hardships If they stay. Some of them,
turned back by Bolshevists at the Rus
sian frontier, have become fierce propo
gandistist against Bolshevism. Many
who crossed Into Russia were con
centrated by the Bolshevists in a huge
camp near Moscow, where so many
deaths occurred that the bodies were
removed by carloads. Russia stands in
real need of united allied aid.
General Dupont, of the French serv
ice, who Is in Berlin, has asked the
allied authorities to relax the condi
tion of the armistice relating to the
delivery of cars and locomotives, until
thd war prisoners can all be removed
from Germany.
day, being unable to be mustered out
In time to go to their homes. The Lib
erty Theater was crowded at all per
formances today, as were the city play
houses. Ideal Christmas weather prevailed.
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DEAD MAN IS IDENTIFIED
Bass Jones, Who Opened Fire on
Conductor, Thought Insane.
TUCSON. Arix.. Dr 25. The man
killed on a Los Angeles train nearlng
Tucson yesterday afternoon, after he
had shot and seriously wounded Con
ductor John Seamons. was Identified to
day as Bass Jones, of Visalia, Cal.
Papers found In his baggage indicate
he was an adjusts- of labor difficul
ties. Jones Is believed to h--e been suf
fering from a mental disorder. A few
minutes before he opened fire on Sea
mons he told a pase-nger the conductor
was trying to take him to the border,
for execution.
, Lone Prisoner Is Freed.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Dec. 25. (Spe
cial.) The City Jail In Vancouver is
empty tonight and the heavy door
stands ajar. The only offender In Jail
was gLven his dinner and allowed to
go free. This Is the first ti ne in years
that no one has passed Christmas day
in the City Ji... This is considered
remarkable because of the Increased
size of the clt: and the fct that 12.000
soldiers r; stationed In this vicinity.
FULL PUBLICITY PROMISED
SECRECY AT PEACE CONFER
ENCE TO BE ELIMINATED.
While Discussions Will Be Private,
Results Are Expected to Be
Published as Developed.
MANCHESTER, Englan Dec 24.
"When we speak rf eliminating secrecy
we do not. of course, mean that re
porters should atxend f - pea. or con
ference, but that, though the discus
sions are private the rea--lt should be
published, and that -t at the close of
the negotiation but 'hroughout them."
This view was e: pressed today by
C. Scott, editor of the Manchester
Guardian, in a talk with the Associated
Press on the question of secrecy at the
peace conference.
"Naturally lere tre drawbacks."
continued the Guardian's editor. "Deli
cate matters, involving special national
interests and national pride may In
some ways be more difficult of ad
justment when .nade the subject of
public controversy, but on the other
hand the onlr means of bringing ef
fective pressure to bear In the general
Interests against particular interests is
publicity.
"Doubtless public discussion would
nd to be conducted with restraint and
ur. ler a sense of rer-orislbility and
with unbroken friendliness. That would
be the duty of tie pi blic everywhere,
who would then become in a real senile
parties to a negotiation In which the
interests of all are Involved. It would
be the duty of the newspapers, so
powerful in this matter, to assist. But
the fundamental re-son of breaking
with the old tradition of crecy arises
out of the very conception and t!ie
primary object of the conference.
"The conference is, or ought to be.
the coming together of the nations in
the world in in c-mmon Interest of
the world and for the attainment of
objects in which all are equally con
cerned. As Ion: -s this motive and
object are dominant there is no reason
for secrecy. Publicity Is the surest
means of keeping them don.inant.
"As the President has well said, the
International relation we now seek to
establish Is the relatlo. of understand
ing and of f-iendship. We had better
begin as we intend to go on."
French Mission Welcomed.
PARIS, Dec 25. (Havas.) The
French mission to the Caucasus re
ceived a hearty welcome on Its ar
rival at Ekaterlnodar and Novorosl
iskoe, advices received from the Cau
casus show. At the latter place, on
the Black Sea. the officers of the allied
fleet were feted, while the government
of Ekaterlnodar gave a dinner at
which toasts were drunk to the allied
armies and to a "greater and regen
erated Russia."
TOO ARMY IS HEALTHY
LOW PERCENTAGE OF ILLNESS
AMONG OCCUPYING TROOPS.
Read The Oree-onlan e.!if1ed ads.
Moft of 4 000 Cases In Hospitals Are
Influenzae Good Billets Make
Conditions Excellent.
COBLENZ. Dec 84. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The percentage of sick
ness among the occupying American
troops is unusually low. according to
the estimates of the Third Army med
ical officers. The number of cases in
the eight evacuation hospitals within
the occupied area Is about 4000, most
of them being influenza.
Figuring the approximate number of
occupying troops as 300.000. the sick
ness amounts to less than one and a
half per cent. In peace time the sick
ness among soldiers averages from two
to three per cent.
The excellent condition of the men
Is due -partly to good billets. There is
Just enough drilling to keep the sol-,
diers in condition, and there is no over
crowding or Illness from fatigue or ex
posure. The Third Army has five hospitals at
Coblenx, two at Treves and one at
Mayen. Most of these are former Ger
man hospitals and the equipment is
modern In every deta.ll.
! MAIL ROUTE CHARTED
ARMY PLANES FLY. FROM SAN
DIEGO TO SAN FRANCISCO.
UNITED GERMANY SOUGHT
DEMOCRATS APPEAL FOR UNION
OF ALL LIBERALS.
Each Aviator Accompanied by Pas
senger; Return Journey Is
Planned After Luncheon.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 25. A flight
from San Diego to San Francisco in 10
hours and 15 minutes actual flying
time was completed today by three
Army airplanes which arrived in San
Francisco at 2:20 o'clock this after
noon. The pilots were Lieutenant
S. H. Sharpe. C. C. Lee and K. M. Davie,
each accompanied by a passenger. The
purpose of the fight was to chart an
aerial mail route.
The flight, which commenced Friday,
was made in the following laps: San
Diego to Los Angeles, two hours and
five minutes; Los Angeles to Mojave,
2:20; Mojave to Bakersfleld. 1:20;
Bal.ersfield to Fresno, 1:30; Fresno to
Stockton, 1:50; Stockton, to San Fran
cisco, 1:10.
The aviators plan to start on their
return Journey tomorrow afternoon
after a luncheon, when they, with the
following, will be guests of honor:
Captain S. C. Coon, Mather Aviation
F'ield; Lieutenant K. Raineford, Camp
Fremont; Rear-Admiral C. F. Pond,
president Pacific Aero Club; 8. S. Bib
bero, secretary, and Frederick C Por
ter, chairman of the Pacific Aero Club
membership committee.
The route to be followed on the re
turn trip has not been announced.
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Proponents of 'Republic Anxious to
Save Country From Reacllon
arles and Socialists.
COBLENZ. Monday, Dec 23. (By
The Associated Press.) Appeals for
the union of all the liberal parties
which desire a republic and do not
wish ' the new Germany - to fall into
the hands either of reactionaries or
Socialists were made at a meeting Sun
day of the German Democratic party,
which assembled in Coblenz to adopt a
platform.
The party desires a united Germany,
Including German-Austria; equality
before the law of citizens of all classes,
male and female; freedom of thought
and religion; a free press and free
speech, but no arbitrary attacks on the
rights of the church. Families with
many children, it is declared, should
be protected from excessive taxation.
So that the burdens may be borne,
strong industry and healthy trade are
necessary, as well as freedom of trade
from the fetters of war industries. The
abolition of war industries is desired.
The party advocates the living of
free peasants on free soil. Officials
must be insured a livelihood, in order
to insure good service. There must "be
sympathetic care for the war wounded
and for dependents of the fallen sol
diers which would be made a point of
honor in the new Germany.
Upon this platform, it is announced,
the German democratic party will
Btand in the National assembly.
POOR HAVE GAY HOLIDAY
Soldiers at Vancouver Feast on Food
and Entertainment.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec. 25. (Spe
cial.) The Salvation Army distributed
baskets of food to the poor of the city
last night and today, ' and, so far as
known, every family in Vancouver was
supplied.
There were special menus In the post,
where thousands of soldiers passed the
China Stands With the Jews.
NEW YORK. Dec. 25. The text of
an announcement by the Chinese gov
ernment to the effect that China
planned to co-operate with the allies
at the peace conference to create a
Jewish homeland in Palestine was re
ceived here by cablegram today by
the Zionist organiaztion of America
from its representatives in Shanghai.
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