VOL. LVIII. NO. 18.1.11. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 0. S. 270 BRITISH SAILO C j QUAKE COMES WHEN L . CPICMTICT DDCniPTO SPECTACULAR SMASH F DROWN NEW YEAR'S DAY . AT TURKS RECOUNTED OUIL.I1 I IO I I IILUIUIO IS ASHORE IN FOG STARTS FOR ROME FIRE STARTS RIOT YACHT IOLAIRE IS WRECKED P" LS OF ENGAGEMENT TOLD JUPITER AND EARTH AT OUTS, FROM ALL INDICATIONS. -!P OX "BEASTS OV HELM." Jf OFFICIAL REPORT. i TRANSPORT rs pnrQinFrai QfiAi NORTHERN SUFFRAGIST ITCH I IILUIULIII II IIlUUII CONDITIONPITIABLE 2480 Soldiers, Sailors and Nurses in Danger. CHEERING MESSAGE SENT OUT Captain Declares Relatives Need Have No Fear. VESSEL RESTING EASILY 'rjr Department Takes Kvery Pre caution to Save the Lives of Those on Hoard. ?TEW TORK. Jan. 1. The United Stales transport steamer Northern Pa cific, which left Brent. France. Christ mas day with 14)0 wounded and well American soldier, sailors and nurses, went aground at Firs Island, one of the moat dangerous points on the At lantic Coast. In the rain anj fog at 3:30 A. M. today. Relatives of men aboard the trans port need have no fear for their safety, according to a wireless received from Captain Connelly, commanding, re ceived tonight by the Associate! Press. Every rntHllM Takes. "Northern Pacific Is In no danger." aid Captain Connelly's message. "Rel atives of soldiers and crew need have no fear for their safety. The soldiers in all probability will be landed tomor row, or whenever winds shift to north ward of west" The naval authorities are taking every precaution, however, to guard the lives of those aboard the trans port, nearly 1T0O of whom are sick or wounded. A breeches buoy has been rigged from the shore to the vessel, ready for use at any time if It is deemed best to rtk further injury to the stretcher case by removing them from the craft, while 13 destroyers and naval tugs are standing by to lend as sistance in emergency Vessel Restleat Easily. The transport was resting more easily tonight and as approaching an All Officers anj Crew Lost; Only Thirty Saved; Many of Thes Terribly Injured on Rocks. LONDON. Jan. 1. Two hundred and seventy sailors were drownrd today as the result of the loss of the British steam yacht Iolalra off stornoway. Scotland. The yacht had 300 sailors on board. They were on New Tear's holiday leave. The vessel struck on the dangerous rocks known as The Beasts of Helm" near Stornoway harbor, and only about 30 of them were saved. Many of these were terribly injured in their efforts to reach the shore. All the officers and crew of the Iolaire were lost. The Iolaire was a vessel of 3 1 1, tone. She was built in 1)03 and before the war belonged to the estate of the late Sir Donald Currle. 'Eternal City' Befl?; Visitor's Ho.N KING WILL ACT AS HOST STRIKERS VOTE TO RETURN New York Harbor Employes Guided by War Hoard's Announcement. NEW TORK. Jan. 1. Firemen, deck hands and cooks on harbor tugboats, who went on strike here today, voted to return to work when, at a meeting of the Harbor Boatmen's Union to- nizht. they were Informed the ir Labor Board would consider their de mands next Tuesday. In a formal statement the men de clared that there had been so many delays and postponements that they had "lost faith in the local arbitration machinery." but it needed only "the Initial announcement of the War Labor Board and the action of the Secretary of Labor 1n declaring this to be a grave National emergency" to bring them back to work. Citizenship Will Be Conferred on U. S. Executive. ROYAL DINNER SCHEDULED 200,000 DEAD LIE IN FIELD Mrs. Duryea. Head of French .Relief, Arrive With Stories of War. NEW TORK. Jan. 1. Wearing deco rations from the governments of France, Russia. 'Belgium and Montene gro. Mrs. Nina Larey Duryea. presi dent of the Duryea war relief In France, returned today on .the liner Espagne to stimulate the Interest or the organ isation's 73 branches throughout the United States In the "greatly Increased need of the impoverished French peo ple." Mrs. Duryea. the first American worn an to cross the battlefields of the even keel, although she had listed somme. the Argonne and the Ardennes. neariiy earner in the day. making ,ad tnat i the vicinity of Tpres one progress difficult about her slippery tleld of IS acres contained the bodies decks, over which high seas were 0f sno.OOO enemy and allied soldiers. washing- She was a considerable dis-1 unmarked even by a single cross. tance off shore when she went within less than 30 rd of the beach. U. S. GETS FOUR U-BOATS The wind was still blowing froit the southwest tonight, but had somewhat I German Divers Are Divided Among abated, although the ic continued . . ... . ., rough and there was a heavy fog off- Several Allied Nations, shore. Marine-r predicted, however.! LONDON, Jan. 1. German subma that the wind would ahlft to the north- Irlnes which have been surrendered are west before mor.iing. making cendi- I being divided among the allies, accord Hons favorable for transferring the I Ins; to the Mail. The newspaper says troops to destroyers. If I Ms Is done! 13 go to France. 10 to Italy. 7 to Japan the men will be brought direct to New and 4 to the United States. The U-boats Toasts Will Be Exchanged Between Two Rulers; Milan and Naples Will Bo Visited by Wilson. PARIS, Jan. 1. President Wilson to night Is en route to Rome, where he will be the guest of King Victor Em manuel. During his stay in the Italian capital he will visit the Pope and also the Methodist College and will continue his conference with the King, Premier Orlando and Baron Sonnino, the For elgn Minister. Important results are expected from this visit, which will be the last to the allied countries before the beginning of the peace conference Immediatly after breakfast this morning the President went with Mrs. Wilson and Rear-Admiral Cary T. Grayson, his personal physician, to the beautiful St. Cloud Course under gray but rainless clouds, and played golf for an hour. Wllsoa Calls turned over to the United States 'are I said to be now on their way across the Atlantic. The newspaper does not specify the manner In which the rest of the 127 surrendered submarines are to be allotted. Tork. Life 1.1a Tatrs BMrd. The Cmk Island Coast Guard crew wtn-t alongside in a small boat this afternoon after two attempts to firs a line across the transport's bow had proved unsuccessful. From the line which the Coast Guards carried with them the breeches buoy was rigged. Unless the danger Increases, however. the buov will not he tint ta um t, m f I ; . . i - I r hiiii ir in .vmiy ..laars iirriiiaus j HUNS MUST SALUTE YANKS oa Coloael House. There was a quiet family New Tear's dinner at the Murat mansion. No busi ness was put before the President. His only departure from the injunction of Admiral Grayson to devote the day to complete relaxation and repose came in the afternoon, when he received a New Tear's call from President and Mme. Pom care and later visited Colonel E. M. House, with whom he had a con ference. Beyond this he had no appointments. The conferences in Rome with the Italian statesmen will, in a sense, be a continuation of those held here when King Victor Emmanuel visited Paris and the President also talked with Premier Orlando and Foreign Minister Sonnino. The results of President Wilson's conferences wUh the British Premier, David Lloyd George, and For eign Minister Balfour, which have not yet been fully disclosed, probably will have an important relation to the con tinuation of the conferences with the Italian leaders. The working machinery of the 36 Hours AH Avenues of Escape for Seventh and Eighth Divisions Are Closed. LONDON, Tuesday, Dec 31. (British Wireless Service.) Details of what was, perhaps, one of the most spec tacular operations of the war became known today when General Allenby's report on the Palestine campaign was published. British, Indian. French and Italian contingents participated and in addition forces from east of the Jordan assisted. The British navy also had a share. A force vastly superior to the Turk ish armies was gathered against the right wing of the enemy's army, near the Mediterranean Coast. On the morn ing of September 19. after an intense bombardment lasting only 15 minutes, the allies attacked. A great gap was torn in the Turkish lines and through t were sent masses of cavalry. Within 36 hours," says General Al enby. "all the main avenues of escape for the Seventh and Eighth Turkish armies had been closed. All organized enemy resistance ceased and roads were blocked by retreating men and transport. Then the allied air forces hurled themselves at the huddled masses of Turks. The Turkish armies melted into ohtlngness," says the report. "A junc tion was made with the Arabs and the way to Damascus and Aleppo was open. Not Only Food, Clothes but Houses Needed. INDUSTRIAL LIFE PARALYZED Railroads Ruined Beyond Re pair; Coal Mines Destroyed. KAISER BURNS HIS LETTERS All Correspondence and Documents at Potsdam Destroyed. PARIS, Jan. 1. All the correspond ence of the former German Emperor which was kept at Potsdam had been burned, as well as a number of docu ments dealing with international ques tions, according to a statement made to a correspondent of Le Matin by Karl Kautzky, who is preparing a white book dealing with the origin of the war. Kautzky said ' the book would con tain all diplomatic documents bearing on the war from the ascension . of Francis Ferdinand to the invasion of Belgium. BOMB INJURES FOUR BOYS Fast-Burning Fuse Sets Off Explo sive Prematurely. ' PENDLETON. Or., Jan. 1. (Special.) Playing at making a bomb, four little Pendleton , boys, Neil Bogart, Fritz Rohrman, Ralph McCulley and Byron Eldreth, last night were quite seriously burned when it exploded unexpectedly. Too eager to see what would happen to ft when it was lighted, they used a fast-burning powder for a fuse and the explosives went off in their hands. Severe burns and sprains were the most serious results. RELIEF WORK CANNOT STOP Hoover Reports It Impossible for the French Government to Take Up Work of Commission. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. Relief work being carried on in Northern France by the Commission for Relief in Bel gium and the pitiable condition of the 1.500.000 inhabitants of that section who escape.! the German invasion, are described in a cablegram received at the headquarters of the commission here from Herbert C. Hoover at Paris. Mr. Hoover's message, made public tonight, revealed that the work of re lief and rehabilitation in France will fall more heavily on the commission than had been expected. Mr. Hoover said relief wrok must include not only food and clothing, but housing over a considerable area. An enlarged organization to handle the situation is being built up and sup plies have been obtained from the Quartermaster's Department of the American Army. Industrial Life Paralysed. Industrial life in the invaded region has. been almost completely paralyzed, Mr. Hoover said. Railroads have been rendered almost hopeless of reconstruc tion for many months. The coal mines have been destroyed and there is scarcely a single factory that can be op erated without a very large portion of new equipment. "The Commission for Relief in Bel gi'im," said Mr. Hoover's message, "had hoped to surrender the task of relief of .Northern France to the French govern ment imnif dfr.tely upon the German re treat. It has been found impossible. however, for t!e French government to undertake the food supply of this area for come months to come, and upon the urgent request of that government. the commission had decided to continue. After the four years of the paralysis of wholesale and retail, business, with O.'oncluded on Page 4. Column TRANSPORT OX SHORE OFF FIRE ISLAND WITH MORE THAN 2400 TROOPS SHOWING LOCATION OF DISABLED CRAFT. ABOARD AND MAP Island, a fleet of small craft will be utilised to transfer them to Bay Shore, where the naval air station has been turned Into a huge emergency hospital with medical and food supplies rushed from New York by the Red Cross. A larce number of ambulances are as sembled there ready to tranafer the sick and wounded from the boats to the hospital. Mle-a ar l.oatlly. When he returned after taking the lifeline aboard, the captain of the Coast Guard crew reported that the transport bad hated to such an extent that it was difficult for him to keep Jils footing on deck. Notwithstanding this facj, he said, soldiers who were able to be about lined the rails, cheering lustily any at tempt to aid them. Breaking through the fog. which to- o!;ht shrouded the Northern Liable lo Prosecution. COBLENZ. Dec. Jl. (By the Assoc ated Press.) Beainninr tomorrow the German civil employes In uniform I and all German soldiers within the American area of occupation must sa lute American officers. Failure to comply makes the Ger mans liable to arrest. An order to this effect reached Coblem today from the American advance general headquar ters at Treves. MINT SETS NEW RECORD Total Coinage for Year at Philadel phia 397,323,006 Pieces. PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 1. With an output of 39T.S:5.00 pieces In 191$, the Pacific, I Philadelphia mint set a new record fer were the lights of destroyers and tugs, j the number of pieces minted. Of this while on the shore burned great flares total 37.S43.00 pieces were for domes lighted by coast guards. These guards! tic use and S9.4S0.0OO for foreign gov ernments. The value of the 719.391. coins was $15,- CHINA TO DEMAND BRONZE Return of Instruments Stolen by Huns lo De Asked at Peace Table. stood watch, prepared to put out In small boats if any immediate danger I menaced the transport. t,cnlhy Kaerwa mm Graveyard." The thick weather and rain made ob servation difficult when the transport, which left Brest on Christmas day, went across the sandbar between Point o nHM ana rire island. The sea, roughing at dawn, prevented all efforts to remove the troops. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1. The return The coast guards declared tonight of priceless ancient bronze astronomical that, bad the vessel stru. k certain other instruments stolen from the Chinese bars in the vicinity, she would have Imperial Observatory by German troops been smashed to pieces In a relatively I during the Boxer uprising Is to be wort time. The shore Is dotted with (asked by the Chinese government at the bulks of other ships which ended I the Versailles peace conference. Dr. W. their careers in the "graveyard of the I W. Willoughby, an adviser of that gov Atlantic. It was near this point that I eminent, announced here today. the I. & tf. ban Diego was sunk last bummer. A relief expedition of 130 medical officers, nurses and hospital orderlies left embarkation headquarters at Ho botten this afternoon for Fire Island. The party was commanded by Colonel Valentine. Inspector-General, and Colo net II. 8. Kerrlck, transportation. THRIFT GOSPEL TO GO ON Corps of Speakers lo Be Developed to Continue Campaign. WASHINGTON. Jan 1. War savings superintendent of I organizations plan to develop corpsof speakers similar to the Four Minute On bis return tonight Colonel Kerrick I men of past liberty loan campaigns. reported to Major-Gencral Shanks, head to preach the gospel of thrift this year, of the embarkation service, that "there It was announced here today that appears to be no causa for uudue this was decided on at a conference of alarm over the safety of the troops district war savins manager held tieaciMU4 m Pass 4. Co. Lima i. here this week. II'-. ' . - ti. I tr i t is II I Jl i sa W fcJilihl'ral4l mftftT ''tT'' ,v-t-TrT"- 1-"1'r ' " L" llfcMli-rf" f- lift 1-n i - i v Z-&s$.-y i. .- A..-'VivC-:ewkiJ I IX "V f II All 1 i i ir u - r i i ex. - I .Sr I. ' 1 11 Professor "Calls Turn" on Seismic Shocks Felt. Jan. 1 and Says Another Is Due Jan. 15. SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 1. An earth quake shock, located approximately 2442 miles from Spokane, and jnovin in a north to south direction, was re corded on the seismograph of Gonzaga University here todays The first shock which lasted half an hour, was fe at 7:22 A. M., and the heaviest shock was recorded at 7:33. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. Seismograph of the Georgetown University Observa' tory recorded heavy earth shocks last night, beginning at 10:18 o'clock and lasting until after midnight. The dis tance was estimated at 2300 miles from Washington. Professor Albert F. Porta, astrono mer at Oakland, Cal.. last Sunday pre dieted "a very violent earthquake will occur on or about January 1-4, due to the conjunction of the earth with the planet Jupiter." He said that this conjunction will be the most powerful generator of planetary electro-magnetic energy this month, causing the great est terrestrial disturbances In January, earthquakes and storms. He went on to say: And because the latitudes of these two planets, on January 2, will be al most eual one another, the aforesaid solar disturbances will integrate them selves into a huge spotted fucular field which will suddenly form on the central region of the visible solar hemisphere. snd conseuently, a very violent earth quake will occur as stated. "Afterwards, turning about the solar axis it will powerfully contribute for the advent of a severe storm which will rage along our coast during the period January 2-7. This solar disturbance wHl disappear n the western limb of the sun on January 8, and reaching the central re gion of the invisible solar hemisphere, probably will produce some other earth quake shocks, on or about January 15." MR. JONES TO FLY HOME Washington Senator Suffers No 111 Effects From Rccemt Flight. OHEGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Jan. 1. Senator Wesley Jones, who is an aviation enthusiast, expects, when the art of flying is a little fur ther developed, to undertake a flight from the National Capitol to his home in Washington State. He' is suffering no iil effects from his trip by airship to New York and return. Women Knocked Down and Banners Destroyed. URN SHATTERED BY RAIDERS Copies of Wilson's Speech Arq Burned in Public. LEADERS TAKEN BY POLICE Soldiers, Sailors and Citizens Join in Attempt to Halt Demon stration at Capital. WASHINGTON. Jan. 1. An out break occurred tonight in front of the White House when soldiers, sailors and citizens undertook to end a "watch fire" demonstration, started in La fayette Park by "sentinels" of the Na tional woman's party, as a protest against the failure of the Senate to pass the equal suffrage amendment. Women carrying banners were knocked downby the charging crowd and their banners destroyed. An urn In which the "watch fire" was burning was destroyed. After the police had re- tored order the women started a new fire in one of the big urns in the park nd five of them were arrested for vio lation of park regulations. They re fused to furnish bond and were held t a precinct station. Coplen of Speeches Burned. During the afternoon the women urned copies of speeches delivered by President Wilson in Europe and as the last one was destroyed the "sentinels" unfurled a banner bearing an Inscrlp. ion denouncing President Wilson as false prophet of democracy." A ozen soldiers and sailors instantly surrounded the banner and shut it from the gaze of the crowd and sev eral hundred persons. An Army captain then stepped in front of the spectators and called for three cheres for the President, "the orld's leader of democracy and the best friend the women of America ever ad." Crowd Cheers President. The crowd gave the cheers with a will, but there was no attempt then to molest the "sentinels." Aftr the "watch fire" had been put out tonight, the women started another and party leaders announced that every possible effort would be made to keep it going until the Senate passes the ment. American commission has been thor oughly organized during the President's absence in England and everything is practically ready to begin business when he returns from Italy. There appears no reason for altering the forecast, made four weeks ago, that President Wilson intends to be back In Washington before the closing of the American Congress, on March 4, or that. If necessary, he will return to France early In the Spring to continue his work. There are, however, some indications that the President's hope that his return win not do necessary may be realized. ROME. Jan. 1. (By the Associated Press.) Preparations for the reception of President Wilson in Rome are being carried out actively night and day. The Via Nazionale Is beflagged its whole length from the railroad station to the Quirinal, bunting flying from flagstaffs surmounted by gilded Im ages of "Victory." Amerlean Colors Sfcovrn. At the capitol, where the President will be received by the municipality, which will confer on him the title of "citizen of Rome," the preparations are particularly elaborate. The spacious halls of the capitol are being hung with priceless tapestries and decorated with flowers and plants. All the shops are showing the American colors, and In their windows are portraits of Presi dent Wilson. The newspapers today print cuts of MR. CHAMBERLAIN NOW 65 Senator Passes Birthday Opening Congratulations on Speech. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Jan. 1. Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon, was 65 years old today. He spent the day quietly, devoting some suffrage amendment. The tire was still time to opening letters and telegrams burning late tonight attended by spe- congratulating him on his speech ex-lcial "sentinels," who piled on wood as posing conditions in' the War Depart-I needed. Women Released by Police. Later the' five women were released by the police and told to appear In Police Court tomorrow morning to an swer charges of violating park regula tions. At the woman's party headquarters it was said that since the women had not furnished any bond they would not appear for trial. The women arrested were Miss Alice Paul, of Philadelphia, chairman of the woman's party; Miss Hazel Hunkins, Billings, Mont.; Miss Edith Ainge, Jamestown, N. V.; Miss Julie Emory, Baltimore, and Miss Rose Condon, Denver. President's Words ftuoted. The fire in front of the White House was lit promptly at 4 o clock oy Airs. Lawrence Lewis, of Philadelphia, with a branch from a tree growing In front of Independence Hall, and kept ablaze with the speeches of President Wilson. extracts from which were read as fol lows: We will enter upon no combinations of power which are not combinations of all of us." (The President's address at Manchester. We have used great words, all of us. We have used the words rignv and 'justice and now we are to prove whether or not we understand these words." (His toast in Buckingham Palace.) 'I want to tell you how much I honor you who have been wounded In this fight for freedom." (His speech to the English wounded.) We have all got to put our heads together and pool everything we have got for the benefit of the ideals which are common to all." (His speech at Brest.) o "Sentinels' Guard Fires. On each side of the urn stood two suffragists, holding purple, white and gold banners, and while the speeches were being placed in the urn, two women held aloft a banner Inscribed as follows: President Wilson is deceiving the world when he appears as the prophet of democracy." "President Wilson has opposed those who demand democracy for this coun try." "He is responsible for the disfran chisement of millions of Americans." "We in America know this. The world will find him out." IConvluded on faga 4, Column 1.) Above Steamer Northern Pacific. Well Known to Portland Traveling Publie. Below Where Returning Wounded Vauks iUs Into Gale. Arrow Marks Position of the Stranded Vessel. MILLFEED PRICES LIFTED Special Regulations Removed by Order of U. S. Government. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. Special price regulations on millfeeds and limita tions on wholesalers, retailers and job bers' margins of Drofit on millfeed sales were removed by the Food Ad ministration. Lifting of these special regulations, it was announced, does not affect pro visions limiting dealers to a reasonable profit. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 33 degrees: minimum. -5 degrees. TODAY Fair, continued cold; gentle north erly winds. Mar. Official casualty list. Page 5. Foreign. Two hundred and seventy British sailors drown when steam yacht Jolairo Is wrecked. Page 1. Pltable condition of Xorthern France report' ed by Hoover, rage 1. Wilson starts for Rome. Page 1. How allies smashed Turks in spectacular fight is recounted, fagc 1. British peace experts named. Page 2. Jews and Poles fight. Page 5. Bolshevist would Join Huns to fight allies. page 4. Allies advance 14 miles in Russia. Page 5. France assumes care of Koumania. Page 10. Unexpected crisis complicates German elec tion dlttlcultles. Page 4. National. pork barrel" feared by rail dl Page 13. Iomestie. Suffragist watch fire starts riot. Page 1. Portland second in bank clearances. Page 3. Navy to be divided into Atlantic and Pa cific fleets. Page 4. Associated Press extends service to South American republics. Page 14. Earthquake comes as scientist predicts. Page 1. Railroad loss less than $150,000,000. Page 13. Editorial critics of Judge exonerated. Page 13. S. Transport Northern Pacific, bearing stcic ana wounaea, asnore on Pire Island. Page 1. Sports. Great Lakes defeats Marines. -Page 12. Doyle loses slow light to Leonard. Page 12. Commercial and Marine. Forty ships held until charterers are ob tained, page ii. Portland and Vicinity. orthwest shippers ask control of freight MAXIM GORKY PROTESTS rates. ritKe - Women will retain places in Industry. Page 9. Red Cross nurse, German alien, given Amer ican citizenship. Page . Portland sets new low record for murders. Paga is. j , 1 1 kl.w I.kK.-l.i. T. lami KO JU. , ,iit.v,,. a !.,,.. e,m C.,, j Kumnter Valley Railroad emDlovea" . r r- l I Mt ' Page 6. (announcing that Maxim Gorky, the au Women will retain places in indurtry. I thor, has issued a statement protesting p"ge I against allied intervention in Russia. t ra de orobi ems Pan it. Russia, he says, ehould be master of Weather report, data and forecast. Page 14. 1 ber own destinies. Railroad ' rector. Allied Intervention In Russia Held Kot Desirable. PARIS. Jan. 1. (Havas.) The Jour-