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254 SHIPWRECKED
YANKS ARE SAVED
RADEK VISITS BERLIN
IN PRISONER DISGUISE
SPARTACCS GROrP PROMISED
HELP FROM RUSSIA.
RED MENACE GAINS
Soldiers Ride Through
Surf to Shore.
BIG SEAS POUND VESSEL
Plates Are. Sprung and Craf
Settles Deep in Sand.
HOSPITAL SHIP ON SCENE
Moot of Wounded Are Still Aboard
Trans-port; Breeches Buoy Used
to Brio; Men to Beach.
' NEW YORK. Jan. Battling today
gainst a rough sea, which capslxed
two of their boats. Coaat Gnarda from
nny stations, aided by erewa from
nearly 2 naval craft, by nightfall had
taken safely to shore IT Navy nurses
and ill of ths 2H homeward-bound
soldiers on tho United States transport
Northern Pacific, hard aground for
I t.a Amm on m. sandbar near Fire Is-
inn 1 1 K u
When oil spread on the waves had
failed to Dikt tho water surrounding
ih. wl measurably calmer, toe res-
rue work was baited until morning.
.t..;.,!., - iboiird the Northern ra
tine are moat of th aick and wounded.
Naval officers deemed It too hazardous
i. .ttrmni to remove tho "stretcher
casea."
Shift Peear la Daaa-er.
Tho vessel Is iu no dancer, accord
Inz to a, wireless message from her
commander. Captain Connelly, tonight
to the Associated Press.
At daybreak. It la planned to renew
the work of rescue In earnest. Life
taring crews from Sandy Hook and
Jtockaway tr planning to leave at
midnight In their power boata to be on
hand at dawn. With the aid of the
squadron of cruisers, destroyers and
naval tugs guarding the stranded vea
!. It U planned to transfer ths wound
ed to the horplt' ship Solico and take
them direct to beboken.
A message received tonight by Vice
Admiral Cleavos at embarkation head.
quarters In Hoboken said the Northern
Paclflo had enough boj.L to land pas
sengers If the sea calm down, which
the m'Jeage predicted would happen
tomorrow.
Brcerbes Baoy Is laed.
Ths 155 men of the Eighth Trench
Mortar Battery were tho first to go
over the side. They were followed by
the Klfth Anti-Aircraft Battery, com
manded by Major Flnlcy. and other
units.
After tho surfboat used to ferry the
men ashore had been capsized twice by
the high waves, its use waa abandoned
for the breeches buoy, in which the
soldiers were landed two at a time.
As soon as they were landed, the
troops were taken In a small boat
cross the outh Bsy to Bay fchore,
where the naval air station had been
turned Into an emergency hosptiaL
From there 111 men and IS officers
were transferred to Camp Mills at
Mlneola.
Vessel's Platea Are Spnu.
! was reported tonight the vessel
has so far settled In the sand that her
engines are affected. A heavy ground
well sprung some of her plates, but a
light leak In he bottom waa repaired
late today. The rescue fleet tonight is
anchored In a great semi-circle around
the stranded transport. Their lights,
seen from the shore make a luminous
half moon of the sea. while on the
beach, patrolled by soldiers from Camp
Upton, bonfires are blazing. In a few
abantles to the rear of these beacons
ar, stationed more than 100 medical of
fleers and nurses. .
Tonight those standing around the
fires are "swapping yarns" of the brav
ery displayed today when the surf boat
and naval launch capsized; of the gal
lantry of a naval lieutenant who. In
full uniform, dashed three times Into
,he waves to bring men ashore and of
how a sailor from the transport Celtic,
named Vandevier, had been commended
for his fearlessness.
Bay Pllet Is Ilero.
Roy Arnott. a bay pilot, saved the
ves of seven men who made an un
leuesaful attempt to reach the North
ern Pacific In a small boat. When their
frail craft capsized. Arnott. who waa
watching from the shore, knotted a
rope around his waist and plunged into
tho surf. On reaching the overturned
boat he made the rope fast and those
on shore pulled It taut. Then Arnott
sained the seven men floundering In
the water to reach the rope and they
pulled themselves ashore, hand over
band.
A power boat from the cruiser Co
lumbia, engaged in bringing ashore
troops from K" transport, capsized this
afternoon when her engine went dead
as she approached the beach, throwing
all hand nine men. into the sea. All
were rescued by lifeguards, who dashed
Into the breakers and dragged the men
ashore.
A lifeboat loaded with troops from
the transport also was eapslze by the
heavy surf, throwing 1 soldiers and
lifesavers Into the water. AH were
saved.
One soldier and three of the lifesavers
were caught tinder the boat. Life
guards on shore rushed Into the surf,
and after rescuing the others dragged
GROUND
RUSSIA
Power of Bolsheviki Is Re
ported Growing.
CHIEFS RECRUITING ARMIES
Representative of Moscow Soviet
Government Escapes Before Offi
cers Learn or RIs Presence.
BT ARNO DOSCH-FLEUTtOT.
fCoDTrieht bv New York World. Published
by Arrangement.)
BERLIN. Jan. 5 (Special Cable.)
Carl Radek. the unofficial representative
of the Moscow Soviet government, ar
rived in Berlin disguised as a returning j
war prisoner and delivered an address i
before the Spartacus group In congress
yesterday, promising help from Russia
If the Soviet arovernment was estab-
llshed here.
Radek said the German and Russian
Soviet governments could work well
together, because Russia Is full of raw
m"eri.w 't ITZSZZIT- POPULAR FEELING STRONG
dustry to supply Russia.
Though meeting in the Abgeorgdnet-
enhaus. Radek made Ms speech and
escaoed from the building before the I Revolutionary Forces Now Said to
government had learned of hla pres
ence.
Official Casualty Report.
w
ASHINGTON. Jan. 2. Casualty
lists .today contain 855 names:
101 killed. 106 died of wounds, 9 of
accident, 129 of disease, 130 are miss
ing, 369 wounded severely, 6 degree un
determined and 5 slightly. Following
is the summary to date, Including the
foregoing:
Deaths Reported. Today.Totals.
Alluring Offers Being Made to
Returning Prisoners. ;
Rosa Luxemburg advocated that the
Spartacus group take part in the na
tional assembly, but the sentiment
against is so great she was constantly
interrupted, despite her great Influence.
She gave as her reason that the work
men. by Joining In the democratic
movement, would learn that democracy
would not satisfy them and would then
throw themselves heartily Into the Bol
shevik movement.
Be Concentrating for Action
on Ckranlan Front.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Advices to
the State Department today announce
that returning Russian prisoners of
war on coming out of Austria-Hungary
ind Germany are being offered 300
rubles monthly, clothing and food to
Llebknecht Is reported to take the N,n the Bolshevik Red army. Accord-
same position aa Rosa. Luxemburg, but
noticed that the sentiment of the
delegates waa not with them. They
preferred to follow the position of
Radek and other Russian Bolsheviki
present, who advocate the Soviet Gov
ernment and the definite
the National Assembly?
RHINE AND MOSELLE RISE
lug to this Information few of the
prisoners accept this offer and popu
lar feeling In Russia Is strongly
against the Bolsheviki.
Nevertheless, the. power of tho Bol
sheviki Is reported on the Increase since
abolition oftno recapture of Kazan and Samara
from the Czechs. Their forces are now
said to be concentrating on the Ukrai
nian front.
Taoomands Die of Typhus.
One prisoner declared that when
typhus struck the Russian prison
camps in Germany his comrades died
at the rate of 500 a day. It was re
ported that 750,000 died In prison.
Transportation conditions in Bol
shevik-controlled Russia are much
worse than In Siberia.
Other advices reaching the State De
partment today say the Kolchak gov
Killed in action i8.10'J
Lost at ilea. - 3It
Died of wounds 11.3JS
Died of accident and
other causes 2.242
Died of disease 1K.TUI
Total deaths f,S,8.-fl
Wounded 121.673
Missing and prisoners.. lS.b."5
101
io
n
129
345
3 SO
130
S"5
8..,0.l
396
11.434
2.2M
16,00
Ml, 204
124.053
18.983
Cellars' In OoMen -Flooded When
Ola in 5 Send Up Rivers.
CORLKNZ. Jan. 1. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) A rise of three feet in
the watera of the Rhine and Moselle
Rivers today flooded the lower streets
of Coblens and villages along both ri v-
rs. The cellars of two hotels In Coo-
lens occupied by officers of the Amer-1 ernment at Omsk has abolished srov-
Ican Third Army were flooded. The
high water In the Moselle la causing
considerable trouble.
ernment control of prices -frith a re
sultant increase. It is also stated that
vodka again is being manufactured
The fourth division at Cochem, be-1 by the government and Is selling for
tween Coblens and Treves, has ar- rubles a pint.
ranged to start a steamer service on
the Moselle and carry supplies .from
Coblens. Many roads are flooded, hin
dering auto truck service.
The rise In the river was caused by
heavy rains. In a week the total rise
has been 12 feet.
.VLADIVOSTOK. Monday.' Dec. 30.
(By tho Associated Press.) In captur
ing Perm, in the Ural Mountains, Gen
eral Galda. at the head of Czecho-
Concluded on Page 3. Column 1.)
Total casualties 201.387 $55 202,242
OREGON.
Killed In action
Vaugti, O. R., Baker, Or.
Ilfed of wounds
Tost. F. M. (Cpl.K Cushman. Or.
MarGrrgor. Robert. B. K. Sergeant, Alder
Hotel. Portland, Or.
Baker. T. C. Pilot Hock. Or.
Weller. H. J Baker, Or.
Wonnded Severely
Beriint, Morris, 71B Second street, Portland,
Or.
Missing In action ''
Ilnoretn. Walter (Miss Mar Murray, 27014
Fourth street), Portland, Or.
WASHINGTON.
Killed In action r
Brad burn. T. F., Kelso. Wash.
Lyford, Arthur W.. Fall City. Wash.
Died of vnnlidiH
Fetwick, John, Seattle. -Wash.
Martin. W. II., Spokane. Wash.
In hospital previously reported missing)
Nyqulst, Hlchard, Klrkland, Wash.
Died of accident
Flinn. It. E.. -Spokane, Wash.
Hounded severely
Arnold, Bruce K. (Sgt.), Seattle. Wash.
Hay. Larry (Cpl.), SunnyBlde. Wash.
Lachance, David W. (Bug.), Raymond,
Wash.
Jullen, Alfred, Spokane. Wash.
Russell. Clyde W.. Pomeroy. Washr.
Stephens. Robert v.. Taeoma, Wash.
Aslls. Elslno, Dayton, Wash.
Missing In action
Anderson, Peter R, Bremerton, - Wash.
Matejack, Edmond. Spokane. Wash.
Nix, Fred, Aberdeen. Wash.
IDAHO.
Died ef wounds-
Bailey. A. H. (Cpl.), Menam, Idaho.
In hospital (previously reported missing
Klug. Walter II , Challis, Idaho.
Died of accident
Bryant, W. J.. Couer d'Alene, Idaho.
Wonnded severely
Srhollars. Fred (Cpl.). Cotterell, Idaho.
Jessup. Clyde H.. Idaho Falls. Idaho.
Rush. Roy L.' (Lt.). Mesa, Idaho.
Woods. Frank E., Rosebury, Idaho.
Missing In action
Campbell, Claude L.. Moscow, Idaho.
ALABAMA.
Died of wound a
West, Porter, Bakerhlll, Ala.
Wilkerson, Palmer, Lafayette, Ala.
Died of disease
Waldrip, Beatlas. Colllnsville, Ala.
ARKANSAS.
Died of woands
Killed In art ion
Zimmerman, Emil, Vincent, Ark.
Brown, O. T.. Wabbaseka, Ark.
Died of disease
Sandlin. W. It., Hachett, Ark.
People, Jacob, Ethic, Ark.
CALIFORNIA.
Killed In action ,
Varney, Kit Roberts (CapL), San Francisco.
Died of wounds
Chew, L. H., San Francisco, Cal.
Pasha, J. R Santa Cruz, Cal.
Morris, C. J., Los Angeles, Cal.
Died of disease
Hlgdon, Ij. E. (Sgt.), San JMkw. Cal.
Turner, H. C (CpL), Los A r utiles, CaL
Birmingham, A. J., Los Angeles, Cal.
COLORADO.
Died of woanrts
Herbrand. M. W., Denver. Colo.
If.
ACTIONS
F
WEAR FINISH FIGHT
i
Government and Fireeat-
ers Alike Hopeful.
AIMS UTTERLY AT VARIANCE
Constructive and Destructive
Elements at Work. .
KIEL IS NOT KRONSTADT
Loyalty of Sailors to Present Regime
Counted On, but as Yet Is
Far From Assured.
(Concluded on Page 7, Column 2.)
BY ARNO DOSCH-FLEUROT.
(Copyright 1019 by ths New York World,
FUbllsuea Dy Arrangement
BERLIN. (Via Copenhagen.) Jan. 2.
(Special Cable.) In a talk I had today
concerning the progress made by Ger
many toward carrying out the terms
of the armistice with Gustav Noske,
recently governor of Kiel and now one
of the five members of the govern
ment, he said:
"The German fleet Is demobilized,
as is also the German army except
about 1,000,000 men still in barracks."
Herr Noske has been appointed to
handle many of the difficult army and
navy problems, owing to his strength
with the Kiel sailors. He is a ma
jority socialist.
Army Knnt Demobilised.
"The army demobilization has moved
faster than we had supposed it could
be done," he continued. "Our chief
problem now is to move homeward the
soldiers from East Prussia. The fleet
a3 such exists no more, except for a
guard of about 20,000 men."
Reports of continued activity by the
Kiel sailors interested me, and I asked
Herr Noske if he thought they might
upset the government.
"There is nO chance of It," he replied.
"The Kiel sailors are absolutely with
me, and that means with tho govern
ment.'" ' Kiel Is Not Kronstadt.
. "Kerehsky ;once said the same thing
to me in regard to the Kronstadt sail
ors," I sugg-ested, "and afterward those
(Concluded on Page 2.
SEVEN-CENT CARFARE
TIES UP DENVER LINE
CROWDS IN HEART OF BUSINESS
DISTRICT HALT ALL TRAFFIC.
Man Arested for Culling Trolley
Rope Is Released When Crowd
of 3000 Tersons Gathers.
DENVER, Jan. 2. Streetcar service
in Denver was abandoned tonight af
ter a crowd of men and boys, esti
mated to number more than 5000, had
gathered in the downtown district and
stopped all cars by pulling trolleys
from the wires and cutting trolley
ropes in a demonstration against the
cellection of a seven-cent fare recently
approved by the State Public Utilities
Commission.
When Chief of Police Hamilton Arm
strong, accompanied by another officer,
arrested a man whom they detected in
the act of cutting a trolley rope, a
crowd estimated at 3000 persons, sur
rounded the officers and became co
menacing that the prisoner was re
leased.
By 8:30 o'clock incoming cars had
added to the congestion until stalled
cars extended for several blocks in
all directions.
There we few private vehicles en
gaged In hauling homeward-boun
passengers and the crowd downtown
increased rather than diminished.
incoming cars added to the congestion.
At 9 o'clock the company made an
effort to resume service but as soon
as a car began to move it was sur
rounded by men who disconnected the
trolley. The company then abandoned
efforts to start traffic and to preven
the crowd from seizing and operating
the cars, electric current on all lines
was shut off.
The tieup of the city lines also
stopped the operation .of interurban
trains to Boulder, Golden and other
cities and towns.
WILSON TOUR LIKE
Tl
HPHAL MARCH
Continuous Ovation Given
From Frontier to Rpme.
ITALIANS OFFER HOMAGE
"Viva," Cry Crowds as Presi
dent's Train Speeds By.
WESTERN ALPS GLIMPSED
WAR DEPARTMENT SCORED
Column- 3.)
PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN IN PARIS WHEN PRESIDENT WILSON ARRIVED.
VANDERBILT. JR., GOES EAST
Wealthiest Ruck PriTate Given
Dajs' Furlough.
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. !. Cornelius
Vanderbilt. Jr., the wealthiest buck
private In the American Army, left
Camp Lewis on a 20-day furlough to
day. It Is said that he will remain in
the East and will enter West Point.
Private Vanderbilt has been orderly
to his father. Brigadier-General Cor-
elius Vanderbilt. of the 13th Division.
He went to France as General Vander-
I It's orderly and came back with him
to Camp Lewis. Young Vanderbilt has
a record for dare-devil bravery as a
dispatch bearer on the western front.
QUIT SLAVS, SAYS JOHNSON
California Senator Would Hare Xo
Farther Bloodshed.
WASHINGTON. Jan. S. A protest
against further shedding of American
blood In Russia was made In the Sen
ate today by Senator Johnson, of Call'
fornla. The Senator called to the at
tention of the foreign relations com
mittee press dispatches from Archan
gel. telling of the advance of the allied
troops In Northern Russia.
I don't care If the members favor
the Bolsheviki or the old autocratic
tyranny. Senator Johnson said, "but
I do say that for either to shed Amerl
can blood Is a crime."
RECORDS WEIGH 26 TONS
Nation's Total of War Insurance
Written $38,000,000,000.
WASHINGTON. Jan. I. Twenty-six
tons of Insurance records from the
American Expeditionary Force were
received today by the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance.
They represent Jl.600.000,000 of Gov
ernment Insurance written on Ameri
can soldiers overseas and will bring
the total Insurance written by the bu
reau to more than 138.000.000,000.
POILUS ENTER BUDAPEST
Two Thousand French Soldier at
Hungarian Capital.
PARIS. Jan. 2. Two thousand French
soldiers nave eniereu xuuapesi. me
Hungarian capital, according to a tele
gram from Zurich to the Temps.
One detachment occupied the castle
of Count Karolyi. where Field Marshal
von Mackensen. of the German Army,
Is Interned. '
LOS ANGELES EDITOR DIES
Publisher Earl, of Express, Suc
cumbs at Home. '
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 2. Edwin T.
Earl, owner and publisher of the Los)
Angeles Evening and Sunday Express,
and a well-known financier of Cali
fornia, died at his home here late today.
so u mars
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Summary Treatment of Inefflcien
Officials Urged. -
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Republican
Leader Mann in the House today criti
cised the War Department for delay in
paying soldiers and In dispensing al
lotrnents to dependents.
Mr. Mann said much of the trouble
was due to the ignorance of department
officials and employes, and that Secre
tary Baker ought to "wring the necks
of some of them until they find out
how to work."
DEAL WITH MEXICO URGED
Uncle Sam Advised to Purchase
Some Real Estate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Senator
Ashurst, of Arizona, introduced a res
olution requesting the President to
open negotiations for the purchase
from Mexico, by the United States, of
Lower California, and of about 10,000
square miles of other Mexican terri
tory lying north of 31 degrees latitude
in the state of Sonora.
The resolution went over until to
morrow.
PENDLETON MEN GET BONUS
Woolen Mill Employes Participate
in Extra Earnings.
PENDLETON, Or., Jan. 2. (Special.)
All employes of the Pendleton Woolen
Mills who have been on the navrnii
during the past year will participate in
extra earnings amounting to several
thousand dollars, the management an
nounced today.
The earnings will be based on wages.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
40
The Weather.
VT'CTBTJ TT A U" C -asT l
. gifnuAi o .nmii-ium temperature,
i ooBreeB; minimum, ipt degrees.
i .-a rair; continued cold; gentle
easterly winds.
1'oreigm.
Italians welcome "Wilson. Page 1.
No danser of Germany going- Russia's way.
says Hun leader. Page 1.
Peace delegates may be increased. Page 6.
vuna province must oe destroyed,
Germans. Page 6.
say
protested at Denver.
TOP PRESIDENT ACKNOWLEDGING TRIBUTE,
BELOW AMERICAN SOLDIERS' AND PARISIANS GREET THE
PRESIDENT.
Finish fleht between German factions be
lieved to be near. Page 1.
Radek visits Berlin In dissul.se or prisoner
Page 1.
Appointment of Ambassador to America In
terests England. Page 2.
National.
Bolshevik power 1n Russia said to be stead
ily growing. Page 1.
President's critics lashed by Senator Lewis.
Page 4.
Pies explains why Hog Island failed to pro-
auce snips. raga a.
Official casualty list. Page 1.
Secretary Baker advises purchase of can
tonment sices, rage 2.
War conditions enormously Increase
of warships. Page 9.
After-war aid for soldiers discussed. Page i.
Domestic.
Seven-cent carfare
Page 1.
Cold snap continues sweep over Middle and
Southwest, rags jo.
254 shipwrecked soldiers taken off North
ern Pacific. Page 1.
Berger. In court, reminded of anarchistic
diatribes. Page 3.
Pacific Northwest.
Bend woman shoots husband and herself.
page o. ,
(ports.
Corporal Edward Keffernan, wounded boxer,
returns irom r rauce. raga t.
Commercial and Marine,
Port asks city to return schooner Pulitzer.
Page 15.
Oregon wool to be offered for sale at Bos
ton. Page 19.
Heavy selling, duo to aid wave, lowers corn
at Chicago. Page TJ.
Rise In oil stocks lifts Wall-street market
from eariy uepreM.wu. rss u.
Tortland ' and Vicinity.
Oregon Labor Federation convention to plan
for future. Page 12.
Drugless practitioners would abolish State
Board of Health. Page 15.
Jones heirs want estate accounting. Page S.
Apostle and disciples to be examined by
nltv board. Page 7.
I R. Alderman to go overseas for T. M.
c. A. Page i-i.
I4fe with 91st JMvIslon Hke that of circus,
Page 8.
Dr. A. A. Morrison accused of fraud. Page 9.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 19.
S. Executive Expects to Pay
Visit to Brussels as Guest of
King Early This Month.
ROME, Jan 2. (By the Associated
Press.) From the frontier to Rome the
Journey of President Wilson was like
a triumphal procession. Mountaineers
and villagers swarmed from the hills
and valleys to the railroad over which
the Presidential train passed, to pay
homage to America.
TURIN, Jan. 2. (By the Associated
Press.) President Wilson's special train
arrived here this afternoon. The Presi
dent was met at the station by the
prefect of the province, the Mayor, the
General commanding the troops here
and other authorities.
U. S. Colors Are Fiona.
Although the reception to the Ameri
can Chief Executive was unofficial, the
station was decorated with tho Italian
and American colors, while everywhere
in the city the Stars and Stripes were
flown beside the Italian flag.
The President's train left a short
time later amid the, enthusiastic cheers
of a crowd which had gathered to greet
the nation's guest. ,
They shouted "Vivas," waving hats
and handkerchiefs and flags and form-
ng picturesque groups, which were
emphasized by tho brilliant sunshine,
blue sky and a greon, luxuriant land
scape. , .
GENOA, Jan. 2. President Wilson
and his party arrived here this evening
in time for dinner. Mayor Massone was
at the station to meet the train and
made arrangements for Mr. Wilson to
visit points of interest when he ar
rives here on his return from Rome
Sunflay morning.
On that occasion ho will present the
President with a set of richly bound
volumes of the works of Mazzini and
will conduct Mr. Wilson to the birth
place of Columbus and the tomb of
Mazzini. The President will spend three
hours in Uenoa Sunday.
.Wilson's Portrait Displayed.
An autographed portrait of Mr. Wil
son has been given a place of honor
in the City Hall.
ON BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON'S
SPECIAL TRAIN, Jan. 2. (By the As
sociated Press.) The Franco-Italian
frontier was crossed at Modane at 10:30
o'clock this morning by President Wil
sons' special train. The Presidential
party was met at the frontier by Amer
ican Ambassador Page, Count Macchi
de Cellere, Italian Ambassador to the
United States, and the Prince of Udine
who will accompany the party to Rome.
The Presidential party caught its
first glimpse of the snow-capped peaks
of the Western Alps at breakfast time
while the train was crawling slowly
through the mountain passes.
President Takes Rest.
President Wilson rested today from
the continued round of activities of his
English visit and is looking forward
with great pleasure to his visit to
Rome.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. President
Wilson is expected in Brussels early
this month, according to diplomatic ad
vices today from France. The report
says he will be the guest of King Al
bert and will stay at the former resl-
ence of Princess Clementine. The King
is planning a state banquet at the Win
ter Palace in honor of the President.
Colonel House's secretary, Mr. Carvel,
is said to have arranged for the trip
during a four-day stay at the Belgian
capital.
PARIS, Jan. 2. "The principal object
which Colonel E. M. House had in view
in going to see President Wilson New
Year's morning was to tell him the re
sult of a conference he had the even
ing before- with Premier Clemenceau,"
said a member of the American delega
tion to the peace congress to a repre
sentative of the Petit Journal.
Balfour and House Agree.
"Colonel House thoroughly went Into,
as a whole, and in detail, all the prob
lems which the statesmen will be called
upon to solve," the American continued.
"Colonel House also told President Wil
son about the interview he had with
A. J. Balfour, the British Foreign Sec
retary, a few moments after leaving
Premier Clemenceau. The Colonel said
he had discussed the organization of the
peace conference with the British dele
gate."
The newspaper quoted tne American
as adding that Secretary Balfour and
Colonel House found themselves in
agreement on cne auujeci ui&cuasea,
presumably covering that touched
upon in Colonel House's talk with Pre
mier Clemenceau, and that their
opinion, "as well as that of all the
American representatives, is Identical
(Concluded on Page 2, Column 2.)
(Concluded on i'age 2. Coiumn 1.