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- Section One 76 Pages Six Sections Pages lto24 VOL. XXXVI XO. 49. PORTL' oKEGOX, SUNDAY MORNING, -DECEMBER 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 9, 400QDEAD;20,Q00 tlEEDY III HALIFAX Snow Hampers Relief City's Destitute. of HORRORS ON EVERY SIDE 3 000 Bodies Recovered, 200 Being From Harbor, but Only 400 Are Known. THOUSANDS BURNED ALIVE Blackened and Twisted Wreck of Munitions Ship Mont Blanc Lies in Harbor. HALIFAX, N. S.. . Dec. 8. Four thousand dead. This is the new estimate . tonight of the superintendent of morgues whose duty it is to assemble and expose for identification, if possible, the bodies of those who perished by shock or j Jire when the ammunition ship Mont iManc Diew up in me narpor xnursuay. His estimate," which startled even those who ' had lived ' through three days of the horror here, was based on the records of his district assistants, who late tonight reported a total of 1000 bodies recovered. ' They have figured on a certain number for a prescribed area. There appears to be no other way of determining the loss. Fire Destroys Many Bodies. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of bodies 'have been consumed by the flames and in scores of cases not only whole families, but whole neighbor hoods have been -wiped outr&nd the names of all their dead may never be known. Others think this estimate too high, but all admit that the superintend ent's way of figuring is as good as any. Late in the day dredging parties working under the direction of naval authorities dragged ashore 200 bodies of sailors, soldiers and laborers re covered from the bottom of the har bor. Another searching squad re ported having found 40 bodies in the L hulk of the Norwegian steamer Imo, which collided with the Mont Blanc Relief Work Organized. The work of relief was organized at a meeting of Americans and Cana dians, officials and volunteers, who are here with generous resources at their command to' restore as far as possible the injured and provide shel ter, food and clothing for the 20,000 who are destitute. Late tonight authorities in charge of the various morgues announced that about 400 of the 100 bodies had been identified. This estimate of 4000 dead, higher than any hertofore, was made after a survey of the devastated district of Richmond, where acres of debris prob- ably will not be cleared for a month. But the outstanding fact that has (Concdludd on Page 4. Column 1.) REGENTS MAY MEET OFFER BY KANSAS HUNDREDS OF LETTERS ASK THAT DR. KERR BE RETAINED. President of Oregon Agricultural College Will Probably Give His Final Answer Nest Week. ORKOTN A OR I CULTURAL COLLEGE. Corvallis, Dec. 8. (Special.) At a spe cial meeting of the board of regents of the Oregon Agricultural College this afternoon, the members signified their willingness to meet, as near as possible, the Kansas Agricultural College .offer to President Kerr. Dr. Kerr made no official statement to the board as he was called to Port land to meet the body of his son, Horace Kerr, who died In Denver. He said, however,- that his answer to the Kansas offer would be given Monday or Tuesday. The board considered hundreds of letters, resolutions and telegrams re ceived from former students, business men, legislators and othersexpressing a desire that Dr. Kerr be retained at the head of the Oregon Agricultural College. The board of regents authorized the building of an official residence, for which plans are now being considered. It will be built on the campus. An official committee, composed of Regents Weatherford, Spence, Vonder hellen, Moore and -Woodcock was ap pointed to attend the funeral of the late Horace Kerr, which will be held tomorrow afternoon. " THE MASSES QUITS ISSUE Socialist Paper Denied Malls, Can't Survive "Hostility." NEW YORK, Dec. 8. The Masses, a monthly magazine of Socialist ten dencies, the August issue of which was barred by the Government from the mails, suspended with the publication of the November number. It was an nounced today. "There is no room In the United States at this time for a free maga zine," a statement Issued by the edi tor said. "It is financially impossible for us to survive this organized hos tility." AUSTRIAN MUSICIAN TAKEN director of, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Is Alien Enewiy. " CINCINNATI, Dec. 8. J. Ernest Kun wald, an Austrian subject, and director of the -Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra was arrested here today by United States Marshal Devanney on an order received from Attorney-General Greg ory at Washington.- ' Marshal Devanney announced that Professor Kunwald was arrested in ac cordance with Article 12 of the Presi dent's proclamation relative to alien enemies. FINN REPUBLIC PROPOSED Democratic Measure Submitted to Landtag by Senate. STOCKHOLM, Dec. 8. A proposal submitted to the Finnish Landtag by the Senate provides that Finland shall become a republic, with a president elected for a term of six years, accord lng to advices reaching here from Hel- singfors. The proposal provides that the first election shall be held January 15 and the president is to take office April 16. Until then, the Premier is to act as the head of the republic. EX-CZAR FUGITIVE, REPORT Rumor Says Nicholas Has Escaped From Guards. WASHINGTON. Dec 8. The Ameri can Consul at Tiflis today reported a rumor that the former Czar of Rus sia has escaped. The message contained no details and made ft clear that there was no confirmation of the' rumor. No other " news was received here today from Hussia. PEN PICTURES &) QUJ"fJ'0 ?b chocolate I JJfn r -"""v U. S. untifROYER IS t i Jacob Jones Torpedoed in War Zone. 64 LIVES ARE BELIEVED LOST Four Officers and 39 Men Are Picked Up by Rescuers. BOAT ONE OF NAVY'S BEST First American Warship Sunlc by German Diver . Commanded -by Brother-in -Law of Secretary of the Navy Daniels. WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. Lieutenant- Commander ' David Worth Bagley and Lieutenant Norman Scott were ' among the survivors rescued after, the sink ing of the American destroyer acob Jones by a German submarine In the war zone Thursday night. The Navy Department- was so advised late tonight- by Vice-Admiral Sims.' These two officers, two warrant of ficers t and two enlisted men were named in the Admiral's dispatch as survivors in addition to the 37 pre viously reported saved. It Is now established that the five Jine officers of the destroyer were rescued. . Gunner Harry R. Hood and 63 men are missing. The other four survivors reported be sides Commander' Bagley and Lieuten ant Scott were: Chief Boatswain's Mate Clarence Mc- Bride, Syracuse, N. T. Coxswain . Ben Nunnery, Edgmoor, S. C. Chief Electrician Lawrence G. Kelly, home not given. Fireman Joseph Korzeniecky, Suvive, Russia. Admiral Sims' report said that Com mander Bagley and the five men saved wlt,h him got away in a motorboat and were picked up and landed uninjured at the Scilly Islands. '- - Destroyer Sew Vessel. The Jacob, Jones, one of the largest and newest American submarine chasers, of her type operating in the Atlantic, was the first American war' hip to fall a victim to a German sub marine, but was the second American destroyer to be lost in foreign waters. The Chauncey sunk with her com mander. Lieutenant Walter E. Reno, two other officers and IS enlisted men, after being cut in two by the trans port Rose early on the morning of No vember 20. The name of Boyd Martell Hamp, of Cashmere, Wash., appears In the list of enlisted men 6n the destroyer. Hamp enlisted as an electrician. turns' terse message reporting the loss of the Jacob Jones did not state how the attack was made. It is known however, that the Jones was on patrol duty between 400 and BOO miles off shore. What vessels accompanied her was hot revealed, but- Admiral - Sims' report showed that one vessel rescued 30 men and another seven. They sen in is iniormauon oy radio and it was immediately transmitted to Washing ton. Secretary Daniels Aulou. Secretary' Daniels stoutly held to hi hopes that other patrol craft, possibly without wireless equipment, had res cued more of the destroyer's company Mr. Daniels showed plainly the strain of his personal anxiety as welf as tha over this, the greatest loss to the Navy thus far in thf war. Commander Bag- ley's mother has lived for several years at the Secretary's home. With her daughter, Mrs. Daniels, she was stunned by the newe of the .disaster. Another of her sons. Ensign Worth Bagley, was (Concluded on Page 7, Column 1.) SUBMARINE El BY CARTOONIST REYNOLDS,-ILLUSTRATING SOME FEATURES OF THE INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 53 grees. TO U A Y S Proba bl y westerly winds. moderate south- Wl Bolshevlkl ask allies to define war aims. Section 1, Page 2. Hugh Gibson tells of how Germans evaded ipnutng pasaes to Brussers diplomats. Sec tion 1. Page 3- ." ." Foreign. Four thousand are dead at Halifax. Section 1. Pago 1. Pathetic scenes revealed in ruins of Halifax. " Section 1, Page . . . National. Postmaster-General urges rural free delivery be placed on contract basis. ; bcctlon 1, Page 5. -, : Domestic. -. Middle West and mountain states in grip of Winter. Section l.'Page.l. High German of flclals ' Involved In Hindu plot activities. Section 1,, Page lu. Pacific Northwest. Oregon Is without Adjutant-General. Sec tion 1. fiage 1. Board of regents of O. A. C. consider re quests lor retaining Mr. Kerr, bectlon l page .1. Valuation of state property Increases about o.T per cent. Section 1, page o. Oregon Horticultural Society discusses prob. lema lacing fruitgrowers ot atate. bec tlon 1. page 6. Governor Wlthycombe appointa board of me diation 'for paper mill strike. Section 1, page 8: . . Friend . of Mrs. King, of murder mystery note, visits Coos Bay. Section 1, pags 8. Oregon girl plans to become foreat' patholo gist. Section 1, page . Eugene man found guilty of forgery in Cor vallls courts.- Section 1, page 11. Commercial and Marine. fncrease In hop requirements will make shortage, more acute. - section 2. page Id. Railway embargo has bearish effect on grain at Chicago. Section Z. page 13. Stocks decline on small volume of trading- Section 2. page 1 (. Coast Shipbuilding Company gets four new contracts. Section . page 14. Plans for feeding ships and workers varied. Section 2, page 14. porta. Coast-football outlook uncertain. Section page S. Alex Trambltas rises fast as boxer. Sec tion 2. page 4. Data gathered on speed of pitched balls. Section 2. page 4. ' Oregon Agricultural College women prepare for firt annual Ileia meet. . bectlon , page 4. Smokey" Harris to play In benefit hockey game. Section 2, page 4. California race men to meet December 22. Section 2. page 3. Pasadena ' gets no reply from "Usaacs. Section 2, page 2. Oregon won't sue University of Washington for breach ot lootbaii contract. bee tion 2. page 2. Winter swimming and diving contests to be held at Couch School Friday. Section 2, page 3. Rules committee has new football question to puzzle over this year. Section page a. ' - Eugene sends defy to La Grande to play (or football title oi state. oection page 2. Multnomah billiard play draws many.. Sec tion 2, page 1. Golf lures players in spite of rain. Section S, pago 1. .Portland nd Vicinity.- v" Camp Lewis boys hire special train to visit Portland. Section 1. page 1. Judge McGinn endorses District Attorney Flckert, oi San rancisco. . M'uon i, page T. Judge Ronmtn'i finos heavier than those of predecessor. Section 1, page . . Marauls-Colonel-Doctor" declared to be Austrian officer, claims British citizen hip. Section 1, page 10. . 8pru.ee mill to be built at Vancouver at cost of sjuu.uuo. section i. page 11. Inspection of small dairies, prohibition of sale of raw milk, unless Dottiea on I arm where produced. In new milk ordinance Section 1. page 12. Dr. J. E. Anderson, of The Dalles, announces candidacy tor. Governorship. Section page 14. Tfhrty-eight new voting precincts established in Portland, section 1. page 14. R. T. Prael succeeds I. Loewengart In Red Cross work. Section 1, page 10. Multnomah County Guard will not be unit of state force. Section 1. page IB. Allied Red Cross Bazaar closes with net re celpts over S30.OOO. Bectlon 1, page IB. Diocesan Union of Holy Name Society as sembles In Portland today. Bectlon page 17. State's county official begin three-day ses alon Wednesday, section 1, page l. Reed girls will sell holly to aid fellow stn dents who have enlisted. bectlon 1, page 20. Reed College girls establish Army emergency fund for students called to colors. Sec tion l. pane 20. FREQUENT RAINS PROMISED Weather Predictions Say No Decided Temperature Changes. WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. Weather predictions .for the - week beginning Sunday, issued today by the Weather Bureau, are: Pacific States Frequent rains in Washington and Oregon. generally fair in California until Friday or Sat urday. No decided temperature changes. QD 108.2 MIDDLE WEST III - WINTER'S : GRASP S u b-Ze ro Te m pe r at u re Reported. DAKOTAS SWEPT BY BLIZZARD Chicago's Shivering Populace Digging In. N0RTHER" ON GULF COAST Heavy Snow Halls Traffic In Ken tucky and Ohio Lake Harbors Frozen Cold Wave Ex- . tending Eastward. CHICAGO. Dec. 8. (Soeclal.) Win ter settled down to the actual business in hand today all over the Northwest. Preliminary symptoms yesterday were unmistakable and the weather-wise be gan digging in when they read of snow as far south as Oklahoma and temper atures 20 degrees below zero In Min nesota, the Dakotas, and 12 below In Iowa- Riding on a blizzard that was travel ing about 38 miles an hour, the storm king roared and stamped into Chicago during the night and the shivering populace uncurled itself this morning to find that Winter, the real goods, has arrived.- The spread of the cold wave is gen eral over the Northwest, Middle West and as far south as the Gulf of Mexico. Dispatches from - the cantonments In Texas tell of a "norther" that struck the camps today and gave the troops a realistic touch of home weather. Sortktr" Hits Gulf Coast. All along the Gulf coast the "north er was accompanied by very high winds.- The tempest' blew down the race track grandstand in New Orleans and appears to be proceeding around the Gulf coast. Winter tourists along the .west coast of Florida are likely to feel the effect of the storms Sunday. Predictions are for general extension of the cold wave over all the East ern states and the Ohio and Missis sippi Valley states by Sunday evening The cold wave now enveloping Chicago territory will spread over the Ohio Val ley by Sunday evening, probably, ac companied by snow, which may extend well through Tennessee. Reports to night Indicated that heavy snow was already Interfering v with traffic In Kentucky and Ohio. ' Lake Traffic Is Halted. The advent of below zero weather put an end to traffic on the Great Lakes, as the harbors are frozen. Much iron and copper ore, badly needed In munitions factories, will have to be transported by ail. Chicago expects temperature of 5 degrees below zero before morning, but it was announced that there is enough coal in the city for a 10 days' siege of cold weather, Hundreds of calls began coming early in the day for fuel, food and clothing from the poor districts. Seven" men of the crew of the steamer Des mond, employed in transporting sand from Michigan to South Chicago, per ished when the blizzard capsized the boat. . North Michigan Frozen. Seven others were rescued, but one o them will die of exoosore and injuries. The coldest, weather of the year pre vailed at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. The thermometer registered far below zero and four inches of ice were reported in the river at Port 'William, where sev eral million bushels of grain are await lng shipment East. Dispatches tonight tell ot the intense cold over all Minnesota, Upper Michigan and the Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming, Upper Wisconsin and Iowa. Temper (Concluded on Page 2. Column 2.) 500 SOLDIERS HIRE TRAIN TO PORTLAND CAMP LEWIS BOYS REMEMBER COURTEOUS TREATMENT. Tedious Wait for Bus Suggests Plan Which Visitors Declare Pleas ant and Economic. , Rather than wait In line for hours to get a bus for Tacotna, more than 500 soldiers from Camp Lewis char tered a special train yesterday and came to Portland to spend the week end. Portland treated us well when we were) stationed at Vancouver Barracks and provided us pretty quick trans portation and didn't shove up prices." said one of the men who organized the special trainload. "We stood in line for a time at the camp yesterday waiting for Tacoma buses, and then finally decided to get the special train With all the men from American Lake spending the week-end In Tacoma. you can Imagine it makes it pretty ' diffi cult to get accommodations, and be sides good accommodations come higher under the circumstances. There fore, we all thought wo would have better time and save money by cot lng ta Portland, and I think we will do it frequently hereafter. We have fine recollections of Portland hospital ity when we were stationed at Van couver." The train brought men and officers, most of them from the 14th and 44th nfantries. It was necessary to guar antee -100 men to get the train. The committee delegated to round up that number reported back more than 200, and when the train pulled out there were more than 500 aboard. As 100 or more had to stand up as far as Cen tralis, a special coach was added there, bringing the men to Portland In com fort. The special will leave Portland about midnight tonight. SWISS AIR IS INVADED Seven Bombs Dropped In Neutral Territory In Battle. GENEVA. Switzerland. Dec. 7, Fri day. The first aerial battle between allied and German, airman over Swiss territory occurred around Basle today. It appears that the Germans, hard pressed by their opponents. Inten tionally entered Switzerland. The fight took place at a great height, and the number , of airplanes is not known. The encounter lasted 20 minutes. Seven bombs were dropped on Swiss territory, but no material damage resulted. Eventually the airmen sped toward Alsace, still fighting, while Swiss sol diers bombarded both parties with shells from anti-aircraft guns. The residents of Basle and the neighboring territory are indignant over the viola tion of Switzerland's neutrality. SIMCOE'S FATE IN DOUBT Grave Fears Officially Expressed for Captain Dalton and Crew. QUEBEC, Dec. 8. No further word has been received here up to noon to day regarding the fate of the govern ment steamer Slmcoe, which was re ported yesterday from Fame Point as having sent out S. O. S. signals while In a sinking condition off the Magda lena Island. Grave fears are officially expressed for' Captain Dalton and his crew of 43 men, as a blizzard raged in the gulf at the time the distress signals were received. ECUADOR FALLS INTO LINE Another Republic Severs Diplomatic Relations With Germany. GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Dec. 8. Ecua dor has severed diplomatic relations with Germany. The Foreign Officejn a circular note to Ecuadorean legations abroad and the foreign diplomatic representatives here. Informed .them of the rupture between Ecuador and Germany and of the can cellation of the exquaturs of the Ger man Consuls. WEEK'S NEWS. OREGON WITHOUT ADJUTANT GENERAL ... v J. M. Williams Draws Pay on Higher Scale. OFFICE IS NOT TAKEN OYER Attorney-General Defines Sta tus as Paymaster. POST OPEN FOR MR. WHITE Acting Official Lieutenant-Colonel n Reserve List Called to Ac-., tive Service and Is Filling Special Detail on Order. SALEM. Or., Dee. 8. (Special.) The office of Adjutant-General of the Na tional Guard of Oregon is now vacant, under an opinion approved today by Attorney-General Brown and sent to Secretary of State Olcott. The duties of the office, however, are to be filled by Lieutenant-Colonel Williams at a salary of 13500 a. year, or the regular salary for a Lieutenant Colonel. Under the opinion Colonel Williams Is to fila a satisfactory bond showing his capacity as a Lieutenant-Colonel detailed as acting Adjutant-General. - A bond to that effect has been sub mitted to the Attorney-General by Colonel Williams and approved by the . Attorney-General as to its legal form. Salary liaises Question. The question as to the status of Colonel Williams and of the Adjutant General's office arose when & payroll for the office force of that office for the last month was submitted to Sec retary of State Olcott for auditing. The. statement as to Colonel Williams' pay was included with the rest of the pay roll and provided for pay at the rate of $291.67 per month, or tha regular Lieutenant-Colonel's pay. The pay for Adjutant-General Is 2400 a year, or $200 a month. The matter was referred by Secretary Olcott to the Attorney-General for an opinion as to the status of the office to determine In what manner the pay roll should be audited. Induction tet Office Shown. Lieutenant-Colonel Williams had not filed a bond nor an oath of office as Adjutant-General, and the only docu ments on file as to his status are or ders Issued covering his movements. The orders show that he was In structed, on order of Governor Wlthy combe, as commander-in-chief, to re port to Adjutant-General White for duty. This order was under date of October IS. Under the same date Ad jutant-General White was granted an indefinite leave of absence at pay and allowance to cease November 1. On .the following, day Adjutant-General White, as Major White, of the Na tional Army, was discharged from the National Guard to take up his duties with the National Army. Official Order Quoted. On November 20 an order was issued announcing that Lieutenant - Colonel Williams "Hereby assumes the duties of the office of Adjutant-General,-with-the status of Acting Adjutant-General and Acting Chief-of-Staff. and all other duties devolving upon the Adjutant General during the absence of that of ficer and until relieved therefrom." The opinion holds that with Adjutant-General White leaving the Nation al Guard to become a Major in the United States Army, "A vacancy in the office of Adjutani-General was created, and whether such vacancy be consid ered as permanent or temporary it is not necessary to the solution of the (Concluded on Page 2. Column 1.) 1 1
