13, 1918. - 3
SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, - JANUARY
CHICAGO CLOSED TO
TRAINS BY SHOW
Huge Drifts Defy All Efforts
to Clear Tracks for
Traffic.
ZERO GALE ROUTS FORCES
Conditions Desperate on Many Lines.
lUxrts fehow . Rollins Stock
'Mailed in amerous Cm.
Passengers Relieved.
CHICAGO. Jan. 12. No passenger
trmlna will depart from Chicago ter
minals for at lcaat 24 hoars, and mar
ba more, operating officials of tha rail
ways entering Chicago predicted to
mcat. "Chlcaao is completely tied up."
railway officials declared.
The efforts of tho roads. It is said,
will be directed toward releasing the
cores of trains now Imprisoned by
drifts and bringing passengers bound
for Chicago Into the city. It was use
less, it was asserted, to send out new
trains only to bare them marooned la
drifts In a few hours after their start
The Ushing below sero wind made It
Impossible fur workmen to make any
headway In their efforts to clear the
witch Intersections of snow. Scores of
passenger trains were reported stalled
In drifts throughout the Central West.
Attempts to move freight were aban
doned early. Passenger trams were
kept running for a time as they could
be moved with two engines on the
front and one in the rear. Snow plows
were ordered out with three engines
behind them, but their work was futile.
Tae wind plied the drifts behind them
as fast as they pushed It from the
tracks ahead.
Si are Bed rseeeagers Relieved.
As conditions became worse toward
nightfall, the railways abandoned nil
attempts svea to keep their lines clear
and concentrated their efforts on ths
relief of passengers marooned on their
trains along all lines from Si to 109
eiltes from the city.
'o distress wti reported among these
victims of ths billiards, as most of the
trains csrrled dining cars and a plenti
ful supply of fuel.
At night the usual crowd of traveler
assembled at the railway stations In
Chicago and being nnsble to get train
r hotel accommodations, hundreds
spent the nlsht in the stations, sleepln
en their baavage. At the Illinois Cen
trsl Station ths railway officials threw
open li Pullman cars for womsn and
cMldren.
Ths New Tork Central Railroad re
ports that several of Its trains. Inctud
Ing the Twentieth Century Limited, are
blocked near t: I hart. Ind. Efforts are
being made to transport food and fas
to lbs trains.
Ttdlags Laefelag of Train.
Several Big 'our train are stalled
east of here, but the road reported tha
It had no definite Information as to
their whereabouts.
Three pasxenser trains on the Monon
route are blocked In the chjtsktrta.
Three freight trslns r re 'reported
"somewhere" on the line. They are be
listed to be In Indiana, but oftrtala re
ported that no word had beer, received
fmm them since morning.
On the renneylvsnla no trains have
arrived in Chics so since this morning
The Pennsylvania also reports lack o
communication with Its trains.
The Chicago. Hurllngton 4k Qulncy
was one or the Iset roads to become
completely blocked by the storm. Trains
were run Tom rC I'aul and Vlnne
spoil, arriving here aeven to eight
hours late, with the arrival :on!ghl o
the only train operating, the road an
nounced that all trains had been an
oiled.
The Chicago. Milwaukee A St.' Paul
Railway operated one train today
M- PauL A train which left for Omaha
at o'clock last night was unheard
from unttl o'clock tonight, when It
returned to Chicago, after unsuccessful
attempts to plow through the sno
arirts. During the 24 hours It had
advanced only 17 miles.
tto SeaewaU Aaaalled.
The Illinois Central reports that It
annulled all trains early this morning,
confining Its efforts to brlnsjng in
trslns already on the lines. On th
Michigan Central no trains have been
able to travel west of Nile. Mich.
Several are reported stalled there.
The Chicago at Alton has not oper
ated a train for two days. Its officials
reported. One or Its through trains to
fct. Louis Isft the station yesterday.
but bees me stalled before It could get
out of the city. Efforts to return to
the station failed.
Th Chicago Northwestern also
confined Its efforts today to at
tempts to locate various stalled trains.
Two through trains from the Partfle
Coast, due yesterday, are reported
somewhere along the line."
A through train for the West on the
Rock Island has been stalled all day
In th switch yards on the outskirts of
ths city. Th Kock Island reports that
many of its trains are tied up between
the Mississippi River and the Rocky
Mountains, but that efforts to locate
them cava failed.
SttaallM Worst Ever Kawn
Traffic Is this section la said to ba
th worst la history. Many trains on
all roads la this section have not been
heard from for from 11 to 24 hours.
Throughout the Southwest trsfflo
conditions are reported desperate. The
Missouri.-Kansas d Texas Railway Is
making no effort to operate regular
trains, but Is attempting to get relief
trains through to those stalled along
tie itn in Oklahoma and Kansas.
The Missouri Pacific and other roads
have either annulled all trains or are
wl runmna- on certain divisions. No
U Cocoanut Oil
for Washin- Hair
If yon want to keep your hair tn
good- condition be careful what you
wash It with. .
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali. This dries ths
scalp, makes- the heir brittle, and la
very harmful. Just plain mulslflsd
cocoanut, OIL (which Is pur and en
tirely greasetess) la much better than
tha most si pensive soap or anything
slse you can use for shampooing, as this
can't possibly Injure th hair.
Simply moisten your hair with water
and rub It In. One or two teaspoonfuls
will make aa ' abundance of rich,
creamy lather, and cleanses th hair
and scalp thoroughly. Th lather rinses
eat easily and removes every particle
of dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive
oiL The hair dries quickly snd evenly,
and It leaves It fine and silky, bright,
tieffy and easy to manage.
You csa gst mulsifled cocoanut oil
at most any drug store. It ts very
cheap, and a few ounces la enough to
last everyone la the family for
xnonl&x, A4v, I
mall from any direction has been re
r I v a 4 If. rhlarA .Inc. earlv thl
morning, postoffice officials report, and
none la going out.'
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. Jan. II. The
Pennsylvania Railroad announced to
night that It had placed a temporary
embargo on the sale of tickets to all
points - on 'Its main line between
Pittsburg and Chicago because of the
severe ilbrm in the Central West.
Tickets on the Panhandle Railroad be
tween Pittsburg and St. Louis and on
tha Pennsylvania line between Pitts
burg and Cleveland were sold subject
to delay.
Manhattan Limited Cat Off.
Th Manhattan Limited, leaving New
Tork at 1:01 P, M. for Chicago, was
annulled and sleeping cars on othsr
New York-Chicago and Washington-
Chicago trains were cancelled for th
ntsht. .
' 'Reports received by th company
were to the effect that the storm was
one of the worst tn years and that rail
road traffic between Pittsburg and
Chicago virtually was at a standstill.
OMAHA. Jan." 12. Railroad traffic
between the Mississippi River and the
Rocky Mountalna la in the worst state
of demoralisation from natural causea
In a quarter of a century. Practically
no transcontinental trains are Deing
operated, and telegraph wires east of
Omaha ar In such condition that the
telegraph companies are refusing all
press messages.
Ceul Service Dlseeatlaaed.
The Overland .Limited. Los Angeles
Limited and Oregon-Washington Lim-
ted. scheduled to leave -Omaha Sunday
morning, have all three been annulled.
The two Burlington fast mall trains
neither succeeded In reaching Omaha
today.
A Rock Islsnd train on the. Nelson
branch stuck In the drifts all last night
unable to move In either direction.
Pasaengers walked to the station at
Deshler. The branch la still tied up,
but .will be opened Sunday.
A Northwestern train for the Black
Hills was stalled near Long Pine for
many hours last night. Telegraph
wires were down and the train could
not be located. It was rescued today.
The passengers did not suffer.
MORE COAIj FIRST, IS ORDER
Road Asked to Redouble Energies
to Keep Locomotives Going.
WASHINGTON," Jan. 12. The Rail
road Administration today met the storm
conditions prevailing throughout the
country with Informal Instructions to
railroads to move coal first wherever
possible and to redouble energies to
keep locomotives In running order.
In the East traffio conditions were
much better, but officials were wor
rled about the eastward movement of
tne storm. Great quantttiea of coal
still are held up, however.
The railroads' policy of eliminating
priority orders wss reaffirmed today
when officials refused th request of
steel and oil Interests for special
preferential movements. L'nt 1 the con
gestlon Is cleared, no shipments may
have clear priority right, officials ex
plained.
Assurances that all railroad employes
would be considered In any future
readjustment of wages was given to
day by railroad officials to P. Fllnlson,
vice-president of the union of main
tenance .of way employes. lie pre
sented no wsge demands.
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion today cleared the way for rail
roads to haul freight over the shortest
routes and establish new receiving or
delivery points, by reducing from 30
dsys to on day the period of notice
to be given before changing tariffs.
Roads also war authorised to haul
freight over new routes at rates for
which shipments were accepted, with
out observing the turns long and short
haul provisions of the Interstate com
merce act. The Commission reserved
the right, however, to order revision
of rates at any time.
Additional tabulations of rsllroad
earnings in November, made today by
the Commission, based on returns from
lit roads, showed net revenue from
railway operation waa $S7,O07.O00. a
compared with $10f?s7.00O In Novem
ber, 1st. Reports were expected from
12 additional roads.
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Sfr.KS;niANY PERISH
Racoon Strikes Off Coast of
Ireland and Founders in
Snow Storm.
CREW OF 105 MEN CARRIED
Only Survivors Nino Seamen Who
Had Been Left Behind at Last
Port of Call Patrol Craft
Plcko Bodies From Sea.
WALLACE RAILWAY OPEII
SERVICE RESCUED AFTER TIEVP
Or 14 DAYS. DCE TO FLOOD.
LONDON. Jan. II. The British de
stroyer Racoon struck, rocks ' off the
Irish coast on Wednesday and foun
dered. It Is announced officially. All
those on board th Racoon when the
vessel sank were lost. The, statement
Issued by the Admiralty says:
H. M. & Racoon, Lieutenant George
Napier la command, struck on the
rocks off the north coast, of Ireland
at 3 o'clock In the morning on Wednes
day during a snowstorm and subse
quently foundered with sll bands.
'Nine of the crew had been left be
hind at her last port of call, and these
are the sole survivors. Seventeen bod
ies have been picked up by patrol craft
and are being buried at Rethmulen.
Five more bodies were washed ashore
and they are being burled locally."
Normal Crew 105.
The Racoon was built In 1910. She
waa ! feet long and displaced 915
tons. Sh was armed with one four
Inch and three three-inch guns and two
torpedo tubes. Her normal crew was
105 men.
- A dispatch to the Central News from mann; Camille Saint-Saens are some of
Amsterdam sava that Admiral von Tir-I the celebrated artists who . have ln-
plta, ex-German Minister of Marine and dorsed In the fullest manner this great
the foremost advocate of Germany's I instrument.
Submarine Warfnr. il.rlsr.il that vhll.
the Germane must keep the Flanders Jn word, the Welte-Mignon repro
coast, the annexation of Belgium to duces the performances of these gifted
Germany waa not necessary snd that a Pianists with a fidelity that surprises
solution of this problem could be found. na aeiignis. f
rimanin bibbs leatioae. I Leoncavallo says, "When I heard a
Regarding the political situation. Ad-1 reproduction of a selection by my
mlral von Tlrplts is reported as having I friend. Grunfeld. I had a feeling that
said that all sorts of things might be I he really sat before me."
possioie. out mat ne aid not think
they would go so far aa an agreement
on an armistice' by which the operation!
of aubmarlnea could be paralysed.
JOSEF HOFMANN
AND THE
WELTE-MIGN0N
WELTE The name of a skilled In
ventor. . .
"MIGNOX" means fine,, trim., dainty,
"a darling," "that which la much
loved." , ' "
The words ' WELTE-MIGXOX have
come to. mean the best, noblest, most
perfect reproducing piano In the world.
, WOALD-FAMOl'S MUSICIANS in
dorse the wpte'Mlgnon.
Josef , HofmaVn says "Incompara
ble." ' ; T
Felix Welngartner says, "Entirely
surpasses anything of its kind."
. . ...
Richard Strauss remarks, "Tha only
one that Is genuinely artistic In Its
rendering."
The final and convincing evidence of
the supreme merit of the Welte-Mlg-
non Is the fact that it is the instru
ment chosen - by the most eminent
pianists to perpetuate their art. Pad
erewskl. Hofroann, Carreno, Fannie
Bloorafleld Zelsler, Busonl, De Pach
THE STORE THAT UNDERSELLS BECAUSE IT SELLS FOR CASH'
Broken Lines and Discontinued Numbers the Subject of a
ft-CO
Most Interesting
RSET SALE
Four Temptingly Underpriced Lots to Select From
mU 69c, $1.19, $1.39 and $1.98
Included Are Such TV ell-Known and Reliable Makes as
R. & ? RENGO BELT, LADY RUTH, MERITO AND HENDERSON
At the end of a busy season there are always incomplete size, range and styles that are discontinued
by the makers whieh much be closed out Those who know the comfort and durability of the fare
mentioned makes' will welcome this opportunity to get them for so little. This timely sale will also
introduce our corset section to many who desire to change to corsets more comfortable than those they
are now wearing. You have choice from both front and back-lace models in brocades, batistes and
coutils in white or pink models to fit every figure and every corset guaranteed, although you pay a
lowered price don't fail to attend this sale.
BERLIX. Jan. It Reviewing the
first year of Germany's ruthless sub
marine campaign which ends February
1. the Tageblatt asserts that the cen
tral powers succeeded In completely
upsetting the economic life of the en
tente and adds that the submarine cam
paign which has now become the prin
cipal factor In naval warfare, ts be
ing expanded and developed, still fur
ther.
Summarising the results of the un-
der-water campaign since February 1.
the Tageblatt claims that the U-boats
have sunk on an average 821.000 tons
of shipping monthly from February to
Uecember. and for the whole year the
toll may be expected to show nearly
10.000.000 tons, and that the bulldine
oi new anipa oy tne entente and neu
trals during the year will replace only
between 3.000.000 and 4,000,000 tons of
these losses.
Loss Placed at Blllloaa.
i ne newspaper aays the monetary
loss to Germany's enemies as the result
of the year's work by the U-boats will
resch 15.000.000. 000. figuring tne value
of the ships at $260 per ton and their
cargoes at the same rate.
AMSTERDAM. Jan. 12. Tha Wolff
Bureau. the semi-official German
agency. In a communication regarding
Call to see and hear tha Welte.
G.FJohnsonPianoCo.
147-148 Sixth St., Portland.
Mehllm, Packard. Boad Plaao
Tlctrolaa and Records.
Saspewalai of Traffio Is Longest si
Record sad High OsTtcUla Take
Act Its Cnarg f Werlu
SPOKANE. Wash, Jan. 12. (Sp-
riaL) Th Wallace branch of th O.
W. R 1 X. li open after a flood tieup
of It days, th longest In the history
of the line.
Th Spokane-Wallace train left this
morning at t-.li. A train left Wallace
at 7 A. M- Only one train a day each
way will be operated for the present,
according to officials, because of the
difficulty of arranging . traffic while
flv work trains ar still employed
making repairs.
This Is th second disastrous flood In
the Coeur d'Alen Valley within seven
months.
J. P. O'Brien, vica-presldent of the
0.-W. R. A N, left for his home In
Portland lata last night. He has been
on th seen of the damage for a week.
A. W. Perley, general superintendent.
Is still with the work trains on the
Wallace branch repairs.
SOLDIER'S WIFE IS REWON
Five Hour Utilised to Woo, Win,
Marry and Say Goodby.
SPOKANE. Wash, Jan. 12. (Special.)
Flv hours tn Spokane yesterday
rare Luther A. Foster, en rout to
Franc with th 249th Engineers, auf
flcient time to re-marry his former
wife, from whom. he waa divorced last
slay, and to make acquaintance again
of his four children.
Mr. Foster, who had enlisted at Port
land, was ordered on less than It hours'
notice to entrain with his regiment for
the Atlantic Coast. When he disco v
ered that the. train was leaving Port'
land over the North Bank road he .tele
graphed Mrs. Rebecca Foster, who Is
with her mother here.
Th train arrived In Spokane at 10
o'clock yesterday morning. Mrs. Fos
ter was at the station and together
they went to th Courthouse, took out
marriage license and were married
II before 11. o'clock. At I P. at. Mr.
Foster resumed his Journey.
LICENSES ARE IN DEMAND
Three Marriage Permits . Issued
. Oregon City Yesterday.
at
OREGON CITT, Or, Jan. 12. (Sps-
lsl.) Marriage permits were In de
mand yesterday. Licenses were issued
to Thomas N. Lakln, a Mllwauki ma
chinist, and Jean F. Hogg, a telephonj
operator, of Portland: Cedrick E. Mar
shall, a Portland clerk, and Dlna Fors.
berg, a Portland stenographer; Dawson
Falrchlld. of Oreron City, an engineer,
and Iva Irene Bluhm. a local book
keeper. Jo Bavesl. a nativ of Milan. Italy,
filed ' his application for citizenship
today
made tonight by A. H. Smith, assistant
director-general of railroads.
Mr. Smith remained In his office
until late fonight seeking some means
to relieve the freight congestion in the
Eastern territory, but the reports he
received became hourly more discour
aging. , ,
Coal SKoatlea Serlosja.
Desperate efforts will be made to de
liver coal now at-terminals and on the
way from 'the mines before the ap
proaching cold wave covers waterways
with another thick coating of ice. The
situation, already characterized as
very -serious." waa made even more
menacing by the storm.
"There Is no prospect of Improve
ment at present," Mr. Smith said. "The
lower temperature Is moving eastward.
No freight trains are being moved In
the territory around Chicago and very
few passenger trains. No freight trains
have been moved from Pittsburg, eith
er, and only a few carrying passen
gers."
Mr. Smith was in freauent comma-
the sinking of the British hospital ship nlcation with Director-General McAdoo
Decided Bargains in Odd Lot
CURTAINS
At89cto$3.39Pair
Those who have need of Curtains of any descrip
tion will find this sale to be an opportune time
to supply the same at unusual savings. It is the
season's f inal clean-up of all Odd Lots ' and
Broken Lines from our regular "stock. One to
four pairs of a style or pattern, including those
in Nottingham, Madras and Bobbinet 'Laces; also
in plain and novelty Scrims. Remember the ad
vantages of first choice - and attend this sale
early you have choice from five lots at '
8, 98f, $1.69, $2.69 and $3.39 Pair.
Other Offerings of Special k
Importance Are
Seamless Sheets, 81 bys90 inches, each. .... .984?
Pillow Case Tubing, 42-inch, yard .290
Velour Flannels in pretty styles, yard 150
Attractive Values in
Women's Coats
At $17.95
Fashionable garments in the most popular ma
terials in greens, browns, navy; also in fine vel
ours models with large collar and belt, all sizes.
Many are shown with plush collar. Taken alto
gether youH find them to be the 0"t H QC
most unusual values at..- DA. l,UO
Black Sateen
Petticoats at 69c
A closing-out of a fine lot of Women's Black
Sateen Petticoats. Desirable styles in 40, PQ
42, and 44-inch lengths, priced this sale at "7
Itewa. ssys the German authorities can
not yet give a final statement, as the
submarine which might have been con
cerned is still at sea. The communi
cation adds:
.rueTenneiess, competent quarters
regard aa impossible that the shin
should have bean torpedoed by a sub
marine. Accordingly, the only possi-
ouuy is mat sae waa sunk by a mine.'
r
ts .-sua aires. Jan. 12. A number
or Argentine newspapers consider that
the extension or ths. German barred
sons to Include the trade routes be
tween South America and Europe la an
unfriendly act toward this country.
The papers renew their demands that
in government sever relations with
Germany.
BLIZZARD . GRIPS EAST
(Cnntfnnefprem Flnt Page)
and kept him informed of the weather
conditions which had precipitated dif
ficulties in railroad operation more se
rious than had been experienced in the
United States in many years.
Threagk Trains AaaaMed.
On account of the storm west of
Pittsburg, the Pennsylvania train due
to leave here from Chicago at 6:04
o'clock this afternoon waa not operated.
It was announced that sleeping car
service has been discontinued by the
Pennsylvania on the Mercantile Ex
press leaving New Tork at 6:30 P. M,
and on the train leaving for Chicago
at 8:30 P. M. The -Pennsylvania Lim
ited, due to leave here at 11:04 A. M.
tomorrow will not be operated. Six
through trains from Chicago and two
from St. Louis were annulled today,
KANSAS CITT. Mo., Jan. 12. With
the mercury slowly rising, Kansas City
and the Southwest early tonight look
hopefully to a modification tomorrow
of the severe weather that has pre
vailed for the last 48 hours.
Long Staadlaa; Reeorda Broken.
Cold weather records of many years'
standing were broken in Missouri.
Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas
In the last two days. Train service
has practically been discontinued In
many parts -of the Southwest and the
specter of' a coal famine Is causing
great anxiety.
It has been decided to ask all
churches In the city not to hold serv
ices tomorrow night In order to help
conserve the city's coal supply.
LYNN, Mass.. Jsn. 12. A 60-mile gale
that swept out of the northeast today
sent a big brick smokestack crashing
through the roof ' at the Sprague Box
Company, plant in which-200 men and
women were at work. Three employes
were killed and more than a score in
jured.
.NEWPORT .NEWS. Va., Jan. 12. The
60-mile gale which swept this coast
last night drove three -ocean steamers
aground In the harbor here. The ships
are hard fast.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind- Jan. 12 The
temperature in Indianapolis waa rising
slowly tonight and at midnight had
reached three decrees below zero. The
cold wave brought a temperature of 19
Monday and Tuesday the Last Days of This
Great Clean-Up Sale of Chiffons,
Nets and Laces
Beautiful Goods in Choice Patterns
and Colors All Priced at, Yard . .
50c
See our great double window display! Included are: 40-inch Silk Nets in no-tear and Brussels meshes
and a full range of colors Silk Chiffons in black, white and light colors Silk larquisettes Novelty
Chiffons Printed Nets also Novelty Silk and Metal Laces in 12 to 27-inch widths, as well as
braids and laces of all sorts. It's a wonderful showing and a wonderful sale, right at the height of
the party and dancing season. x
Store Opens
at 8:30 A.M.
Saturdays
at 9 A. M.
"The Store That Undersells Because It Sell for Cash"
The Most in Value The Best in Quality
Store Closes
at 5:30 P. M.
Saturdays
at 6 P. M.
S5
sero at O'Neill. Neb, to 12 above zero
at San Antonio. In Kansas and Mis
souri temperatures of 20 below were
common and Central Illinois points re
ported from 10 to 26 below. Minnesota
reported JO below In the Iron Range.
niowiy rising temperatures at St.
Paul. Minn- and at Flagstaff. Ari;
were the only hint of relief from the
bllssard which was sweeping to the
eastward.
Celd Adda Cruelty.
This city had 60 per cent recovered
from the blizxard of last Sunday when
the new storm arrived with the added
cruelty of a mercury drop to minus
14. No storm so far-reaching In Its
affects ever before afflicted the city.
Most statements of the situation be
gin with the word no" "no trains;
no taxicabs: no coal; no produce mar
ket; no cattle, hogs or sheep received
at the stockyards: no schools next
week; no department stores since 3
o'clock this afternoon, and Innumer
able minor nos. .
There was even no further work of
the city's snow shovelers, for It was
regarded as merely humane In the bit
ter cold to send them to their homes
to. thaw out.
Thoosaada Skat l In Ileuses
There were practically no trains, sub
urban or otherwise. Tens of thousands
of msn and women, boys and girls.
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employment. ov inaiij uina - were
stalled last night that the railroads
quit sending them out. The first train
from western suburbs did not crawl in
until noon, and It took a snowplow and
three engines to haul It.
Chicago pastors tomorrow will urge
their congregations to ipend Sunday In
clearing away the drifts In the streets.
The street department tonight ac
knowledged Its helplessness and issued
an appeal to citixena to "dig" to help
avert a coal and fuel famine which is
impending. '
Hospitals Pare Crisis.
Only three milk -trains reached the
city In the last 12 tours and few deliv
eries were made.
Hospitals are also facing a critical
situation, aa their fuel supply is dan
gerously low.
NEW TORK. Jan. 12. The terrific
lorm raging In the West and moving!
eastward haa mad Impossible the
movement of freight In the states of I
Illinois. Ohio and Michigan and in the I
territory between Pittsburg. Buffalo I
below xero In Indianapolis this morning
the lowest since 1884.
Three deaths from cold have been re
ported from over the state thus far.
BUFFALO. N. Y- Jan. 12. A mile-a-mlnute
gale swept over Buffalo almost
without cessation all day. At one time
the wind reached a velocity of 84 miles
an hour. Much damage to property
resulted. w
George J. Fischer, a workman at the
Curtiss airplane plant, was blown from
the roof of a building iau ieei msn.
The force of the wind carried him
along for a couple of hundred feet and
h. landed In a field uninjured, except
for a slight shaking up.
DELBRUECK AGAIN SPEAKS
Germany, Says Professor, Might Re
nounce Territorial Acquisitions.
AMSTERDAM. Jan. .12. Addressing
the Polish Society of Berlin, Professor
Hans Delbrueck. of the University of
Berlin, who has on several occasions
made important statements regarding
future peace, eald that Germany might
completely renounce territorial acqui
sitions both In the east and west.
Honesty, he added, was desirable,
not on pacific grounds, but on those
of hleher political sagacity. The prac
tlcal proof of the correctness of this
conception, h contended, waa to be
frund in the success or tne ijniisn
policy with. respect to South Africa.
Germans Exact Heavy Fines.
. HAVRE. Jan. 12. The Burgomaster,
Aldermen and councillors or moh
have been condemned individually to
pay a heavy fine for refusing to have
the bells rung to ceieomie m v. -
man announcement oi vihjij .
Caporetto, on the Isonzo front.
Murder "Suspecb Still Held.
CHEHAUS, Wash., Jan. 12. (Spe
cial. ) GeorgeE1Hajrt1orjrisjia,
picked up at Kelso, is still held by the
Sheriff. He admits he was at Napavlne
Sunday night, but the officers will not
admit that they are able to connect
him with the Bwayne murder case.
School Luncheons Served.
CASTLE ROCK. Wash.. Jan.
12.
(Special.) The cooking- class of the
high school, under tho supervision of
Miss Wallis, domestic science teacher,
has begun to serve not noonday
lunches qt the high school. There were
.14 patrons the first day, 23 the next
and 28 the third. The class of 18 girls
Is kept quite busy. Food conservation
rules are strictly observed.
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