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12 DEFENSE
OFITM
Biting Winds Sweep Over Moun
. tains Occupied by Austro-Ger-r
" man Invaders Heavy Snow
fall Prevents Moving Big Guns
Immense Army of French Troops
. Pours Through Alpine Passes
to, Enter Great Battle Ger
man Plans Frustrated.
By Henry Wood
WITH the Italian Armies,
Nov. 27. (U. P.) Ter
rible blizzards sweeping over
the mountains in the north to
day came to the aid of the
Italians in holding, back the '
invading Austro-Germans. A
heavy fall of snow forced the
enemy to delay moving up
heavy artillery and made
movement of-' his reinforce
ments practically impossible.
The Italians, accustomed to
mountain fighting, repeatedly
attacked with all the fury of
the storm which was raging
across their lines. They har
rassed the Austrians day and
' night. -
Reinforcements; for the Ital
ian line are now almost ready
" for the trenches, ,They are
marching to the . front, eager
for the fighting, even If they
are footsore rronj long forced
.v ' Marehiasr. ' ii,! jujfcr
Wlthne French Armies in Italy, Nov.
27. (U. P.) French troops are pouring
through- the Alpine passes today. Relief
is In sight for Italy. Men and guns to
; roll back the would-be despotlers of
Venice are passing In seemingly never
ending streams through the century
channeled valleys and ravinos.
They came through the same great
gap In the Alps where every great army
has entered italy from Hannibal's' le
gions to Napoleon's lnvincibles. This
time they came as friends of Italy,
armed with most modern war equip
ment, to help Italy throw back the, le
gions of the modern Huns.
Endless columns of the' French troops
today are wending down the heights into
the plains. Many are following the very
roads which N their great Napoleon him
self ordered constructed.
At ope point I watched French light
artillery densely packed In creeping
trains come in snaky lines, while not
far away, another monstrous line of
' horse drawn army wagons, automobile,
Cnnoludl on Pace Four. Column Tbree)
.Police Release 22
; Suffrage Pickets
'Women Were Berries; Terms of From IS
pays to Seven Mentha Sine Are Still
' "H14 W Beanon Given . for Action.1
Wnshtni-ton. Nov. 27. (I. N. S.)
Twenty-two militant suffraRlsts serving
- terms varying; from 15 days to seven
" months were released from the district
, this afternoon. Nine militants still
remain in. Jail.
' Amonf those released are Miss Alice
Tpaul. Chairman of the Woman's party;
Miss. Lucy Burns, her chief lieutenant;
Miss Rob Wlnslow of New York and
Mrs. Lawrence Lewis of Philadelphia.
Those four leaders and 15 of the others
'released today have been on a lengthy
hunger strike. Some have undergone
-forcible feeding,
; No reason for the release of the suf-
ragists was given by the authorities.
At Cameron House, headquarters of the
militants, the release of the plcketers
before the expiration of their terms was
hailed by Miss Doris Stevens, acting
chairman of the party, as a "victory
fop the suffragists over the administra-
jProniinent Surgeons
iReceive Commissions
' f : r
r Dr. Otis B. Wight and Dr. Sanford
Whiting, both well known In Portland,
have been commissioned In the medical
reserve corps. Notice of his commission
as a captain was received by Dr. Wight
Monday.
Dr. Whiting, who is now In Los An
geles, . has been commissioned a major
in the medical corps, according to word
received here. Dr Whiting left Port
land about three years ago. .
Hetty Greene Trust
Fund to Be Divided
Bob ten. Nor. 27. L N &) Tha full
bench of the supreme court today de
cided the $1,000,000, trust fund, enjoyed
' during - her ' lifetime by the lata Hetty
H. R. Greene, and which was the foun
' datlon upon which she built her colos
sal fortune, roust be divided into 45
parts and distributed among the helm
of Gideon Rowland, creator of the trust
. fund, who died In 1821. . -v ,
FLEEING 1 VENETIANS JAM' HISTORIC GRAND CANAL
REPORTS INDICATE that a great part of die population of Venice is fleeing the city. The
Grand Canal, shown in the photograph, is filled to overflowing with gondolas and other
craft, carrying people evacuating the city. The famous Palace of the Doges has been cov
ered with sandbags and the delicate arched f aca de . ; has been shored with r heavy timbers. The
Campanile has sandbags for 40 feet around the base.
"Can Dance and Smile With
Mrs. De Saulles Explains Her Frivolities
ITALIANS TAKEN
FORWAR PLOTS
More Than 100 Men, Anarchists
and Revolutionists, Arrested
in Cities of Northwest.
Seattle, Nov. 27w More than lOfr men,
all of them alleged to be .death-dealing
Italian anarchists arid revolutionists,
are under arrest In Seattle,; and other
northwestern cities as the reiflt of a
gigantic world polt of German origin
to disrupt the Italian army and assassi
nate Victor Emmanuel. -serious
menace to the United States and
her allies began Sunday afternoon and
ended this morning with the arrival of
the final posse with, their prisoners. ' It
was directed by Commissioner of Immi
gration Henry M. White, and accom
plished by his agents and deputies from
the United States marshal's office and
Collector of Customs Druhmeller's force.
Armed resistance to arrest was made
in Seattle. Deputies advancing on a
stronghold in the lower waterfront dis
trict were fired on, ;but the arrests
were made without much trouble. Ons
deputy was ''injured in a spectacular
Jump over a 60 foot cliff after a fleeing
suspect. His back and shoulders were A
severely sprained. Arrests in other
places were accomplished quietly.
Thirty-two officers took part in the
raids, which accom pnished the following
results :
Seattle, 22 suspects ; Cle Elum, 14 ;
F.oslyn, 7: Black Diamond, 8: and Ren
ton, 4. One man was arrested in Walla
Walla, and other arrests are said to
have been made In Eastern Washington
and at Portland. Or.
Three Taken at Camas
Vancouver,' Wash., Nov. 27. Sheriff
E. S. Biesecker, last night at Camas took
into custody Casper Getting. Louis
Krawskl and Henry Chappell. " They.
were brought to this city and put in the
county JaiL They are alleged I. W. W.
workers.
Wang .Becomes New
Chinese Premier
Washington, Nov. 27. (I. N. S.) .
Tuan Chi Jul has- resigned as premier
and minister- of war - of China, accord
ing to cablegrams to the Chinese lega
tion this afternoon. Foreign Minister
Wang will succeed him temporarily a&
premier, The chief of staff of me army
will be the new minister of war. . Tem
porary leave of absence has been grant
ed the minister of finance. The place will
be taken by the first : secretary of the
ministry. .- '' "'-:.-!:., . ,
Fifty Milwaukee
Italians Are Jailed
Milwuakee, Nov. 27. (I. N. S.) Fifty
Italians are locked In cells here today
and are held for Investigation in con
nection with the bomb outrage of last
Saturday. The men were arrested in a
police .roundup which is said to have
followed a partial confession by a man
arrested yesterday. - . .
Rev. August' Gullani, pastor of the
church in which the bomb was discov-'
ered, declared today he believed the
bomb was part of an anti-American plot.
Portland Physician
Awarded Captaincy
Fort Riley, Kas.. Nor. 27 Dr.- J. R.
Wetherbee, a Portland, Or -physician,
has been commissioned captain in the
medical officers reserve corps and will
direct training of physicians for service
in Europe at this camp. Captain Wether
bee cunt to j? Fort Riley - from ( Camp
, Lewis. X-:&f -S ftx "a iVr? :v;
Cross-Examination of Chilean
Beauty Brings Sharp Retorts
From Defendant.
By Hugh Baillie
Mlneola, L. I., Nov. 27. U. P.) "I
can dance with a broken heart and I
can- smile with a broken heart." was the
answer Mrs. Bianca de Saulles returned
to District AttorneirWeeks Here' today
when the prosecutor, demanding: her- life,
sought to picture her
. frivolous
Chllean beauty who spent her husband's
money freely and then killed him after
a quarrel.
At times Mrs. de Saulles spoke barely
above .a whisper. Fashionably dressed
women wept at her recital, under cross
examination, or gasped with surprise at
a quick retort by the beautiful - de
fendant. t
Weeks had demanded to know why
Mrs. de Saulles maintained a gay and
care-free attitudeduring the time she
said her husband's neglect and mis
treatment was crushing her. .
- Outwardly Happy, Is Answer
Weeks questioned her as to a letter
telling of a party of which she had writ
ten De Saulles, stating that she "had
all of the men at her feet and danced
until there was none left."
zou danced and yet your heart was
broken? asked Weeks.
The reply came in a whisper. "Yes.
I can dance with a broken heart. You
dance with your feet, Mr. Weeks, not j
with your heart. I can smile with a
broken heart."
Mrs. de Saulles said she was outward
ly happy. She did not let her husband
know any tiling was the matter and took
the blame for everything.
Weeks vigorously attacked Mrs. de
Saulles' assertion that she remembered
nothing ot. how she shot and killed her
divorced husband- Languidly Mrs. de
Saulles deftly parried the stabbing ques
tions. He tried to make her admit she
remembered some little Incidents of the
hours Bhe claims her. mind was a blank.
but the trail, defendant avoided his
thrusts. .-
Can Prosecutor Tiresome
"You &e very tiresome in your cross-
examinatibn. I don't wonder the Jurors
are tired," she drawled deliberately at
Weeks when a juror yawned.
"Oh, do I bore you?" demanded
Weeks.
V "Oh, no," murmured Mrs. de Saulles
with an aristocratic elevation of the eye
brows.' "I realize you have to do it." .
There was dramatic stillness in the
crowded room as Weeks fired his ques
tions at the girl, -who sat with hands
folded meekly, in her lap, slowly blinking
her great 1 brown eyes, pausing for a
painfully tense period before giving
Weeks a reply in 'Jier life's severest or
deal. The cross-examination lasted all
morning and was renewed this after
noon. , .
Lost Memory Attacked
District Attorney - Weeks began, his
cross examination of Mrs.- de Saulles in
a gentle Voice.
"Your" mind was. a' blank from the
time you saw your husband' at The Box
until you awoke in jail?" he- asked.
' "Yes; that's right," she replied.
"Yet you remember all the other de
tails of your married life, even going
some years back?" . '
"I think so." -
' When Weeks asked if she had "any
symptoms of a mental disorder before
being in jail, Mrs, de Saulles said she
(Concluded on Page Five, Column Two)
Bank Head Ends Life;
Depositors Will Lose
' Polo. HU Nov. 27. L N.- S.) Depos
itors in the Barber Brothers' 4t Co. bank
probably will receive less than 60 per
cent of their deposits, it was estimated
today, as a result of the discovery of
a shortage of approximately : $300,000
In the bank's funds. : -
Discovery of the bank's Insolvency fol
lows the suicide of Bryant H. Barner,
president of the institution, at Grand
Detour 10 days ago. . Speculation in the
Wall street' market is blamed for, the
loss, of the depositors funds.
Broken Heart
5?
SAPPING IS ALLIED
HOPE IN THE WEST
Secretary Baker Calls -Wastage
Cause More Important Than
:.Even Gain in Territory.
,-'S.fi .;i.i.'".. ' .'ifcV-
Washington, Nov, 27. (U, P.) The
allies hope to break the western line by
"slow, yet relentless sapping" of Ger
many's man power. Reviewing the
past week's war events. Secretary Baker
today pointed this out as the object
behind the several offensives and held
it to be more Important even, than the
gain in territory.
"It is the wastage of the enemy's
forces," he said, "the slow, yet relent
tlnued and sudden offensive thrusts
less sapping of his man power by con
which must eventually result in the
softening of his line in the west. This
is the ultimate objective of the series
of intensive . offensives so successfully
pursued by the allies during the past
six months and is even more important
than the gain of terrain.
German Strategy Foiled
Baker held that the Teuton made
his Italian offensive "to extricate him-
( self from the increasingly difficult po-
sltion In - which his forces find them-
selves in the west."
."The German higher command was
apparently confident that ln order to
save Italy from Invasion," Baker con
tinued, "such important contingents ot
French and British troops would be de
tached from the western .front as to
render any further allied offensives in
this theater , impossible."
While such aid has been given, Baker
held it had not Impaired the west front's
efficiency. The Cambrai victory he
held, had dominated the past week's
military situation, though Italy's steady
resistance had been a part of "one and
the same movement."
British Win , High Praise
The allied ruse" in keeping up its
Flanders bombardment to shield the
Cambrai . movement, and the use of
tanks Instead of artillery to clear the
path ' to Cambrai were praised by
Baker as a "strategy daringly con
ceived and brilliantly executed." ' He
said the British took over 10,000 pris
oners, which was more than their total
casualties. V
"Increased artillery activity," was
noted in ' the sector where American
troops are training, indicating that the
Teuton is preparing for new raids.
"Small detachments (of American
troops) while on patrol duty have
gained' some useful experience," Baker
wrote.'' ,
"As for Italy," the secretary con
cluded, 'the morale t of the Italian
forces Is Improving daily and while
the situation is not wholly free from
critical aspects, the defensive measures
appear adequate to meet the situa
tion."' . -
' " ' " ' '
Weinberg's Fate to ;
Go to Jury Shortly
- - - .
San Francisco, Nov. 27. (L N. SL)
The fate of Israel Weinberg alleged
driver of the "death car" in the Prepar
edness day parade bombing, goes to the
jury today. Assistant District Attorney
Louis ; Ferrari, : completing' the . argu
ments, spoke alltxnornlng. Judge Sea-
well said he would require i about an
hour to instruct the jury after the noon
recess.- v-v a--. - -; t.. .
Kitchener Backs Up
AttackUpon Borden
Kitchener." Ont, Nov. ' 27. (U. P.)
Kitchener formerly Berlin stands by
its howling of Premier Borden when he
tried to speak here Sunday night. A
resolution presented In the city council
that an apology be tendered . the pre
mier was defeated by a vote or 7 to 6.
HUD
S
Germans Make Desperate Night
Attack to Retake Village and
Portion of Forest on Road to
Cambrai.
British Cavalry Distinguishes
Itself by Leading Charges and
Capturing Batteries, Destroy
ing Guns Ahead of Infantry.
With the British Armies In France,
Nov. 27. U. P.) An hour before sun- j
rise today General Byng hit Crown j
Prince Rupprecht a stinging little rap 1
at Fontaine Notre Dame. Rupprecht j
had to give ground.
Again, later in the day, between Bour- j
Ion and Cambrai, British troops ham- :
mered their way into the northern part ;
of the village from Bourlon wood. j
They drove the ' Prussians with th.eir .
bayonets and hand grenades into the
southern half of the town below the '
Bapaume-Cambrai road. The fighting ;
was sharp and bitter. ',
London, Nov. 27. (U. P.) Repulse of '
a violent nemy counter attack in the ;
northeast corner of Bourlon wood was
announced by Field Marshal Haig to-1
day. ,
The assault came Jate last night. It
was the first counter attack of major
force which the enemy had directed
against the new. British advanced posl-
tions in the wood for nearly 24 hours. I
Nearby, however, in Bourlon village, j
the fighting has been almost continu-:
ous, the position being half British and
half German with both sides striving ',
violently to Increase their holdings. j
The present fighting in Byng's "fol ,
low up" of his surprise is practically ,
a return to the old style battle meth
ods of the days of Mons. The first
smash of the tanks and the British j
infantry carried them beyond the elab- I
orate Hindenburg trench lines. Then J
came cavalry to sweep over the coun- J
tryslde. The enemy had no chance to i
burrow deep ditches or make elaborate j
dugouts. The hurriedly ' advancing '
British did not, either. On both sides .
the troops dug in, each man individu-
ally throwing up nis own cover. There I
were very few shell holes, so that
the' mobility of the cavalry ' is being '
TOUMQ 10 . ws , luuest uesree, me,
mg horsemen being TUihaxerd
fcy h?le8 ? craters. -
Today's dispatches indicated this old
style of open fighting still continued
in more or, less degree. The Britian
cavalry was still hard at it charging
positions, batteries even the 1 regular
trenches. Scores of instances were .
told of British cavalry units actually
sweeping miles in advance of sup
porting columns, harassing the Ger-
mans, capturing batteries, destroying-
the guns and dashing back again.
FRANCE AD0PJS NEW
METHODS IN DEALING
DEATH TO TEUTONS
With the French Armies In the Field.
Nov. 27. (U. P.) France's victory north
of Hill 344, was another allied surprise
attack. It was different from that in
which British soldiers trlumnhed far-
ther north, but like General Byng's blow,
It was successful because the Germans
did not hear the accustomed drumfire of
artillery preparations.
The French attack really began at
6 :30 Sunday morning. There had been
the usual French artlllerying all night
with the usual German reply. But ln
the case of the French their guns at
6 :30 were concentrated in certain spots.
The firing was not noticeably faster
than before and hardly louder than un
der ordinary conditions of the Verdun
cannonading which is always Intense.
Four hours later, In broad daylight,
the pollua left their trenches. In an
astonishingly short time they had swept
over the surprised Germans and passed
beyond their objectives. While they
were consolidating, other units followed
behind, combing 860 prisoners from ra
vines at the foot of hill 304, which the
attacking waves had passed over.
The French losses were Insignificant
considering the magnitude of the opera-
tion and its complete Bucceas. , Although
smaller than the smashing Verdun vie-
tory of last August the Sunday drive
within a few minutes wiped out advan-
tages which the enemy had gained only
after two months of continuous costly
efforts. It brought into French hands
a bit of the German lines on the northern
nana oi nui a wnicn since wo ena or
August has enabled the enemy constant-
ly to nibble and seriously compromise
French operations.
Today the Germans had not made any
attempt at recapture by infantry ac-
tlons, although the German artillery ac-
tlvity was intense.
' -
" Berlin Reports Repulse
Berlin, via London, Nov. 27. (U. P.)
At Bourlon wood and village the Eng-
lish attacked in the evening under cover
of darkness and were repulsed in hand
to hand fighting," today's . official
statement said. -
Paymaster Robbed
Of $37,000 by 6 Men
Toledo, Ohio, Nov. n 27. U. NP.) Six
men jumped from an automobile, slugged
Paymaster Anton Comes of the Huebner
Brewing company near the plant at noon
today and escaped with $37,000 ln cash
and checks.
Woman Leafes to
GlS IDE
ATBOURLQN
Tiod"T"PSnTn fillf"? -routing by the shipper. The ' com
., UjMtlX J.1U111 Villi' mlttee will order the lines that are to
Cleveland, Nov. 27. (I. N. S.) Mrs.
Walter Couse, ' 47; ended her Ufa by
leaping off a 20-foot cliff on the rocky
shore of Lake' Erie this morning.: Grief
over the death of - her . daughter is be
lieved the cause. Vi r-y
OREGON BOY
IS KILLED M
IATTLEF1ELD
Private Harry S. Miller of Baker
Falls in Encounter With Ger
mans on November 20
France.
in
Private Harry C. Watkins of
North Bend, Reported Among
Wounded Both Members of
U. S. Field Artillery.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.
(I. N. S.) Two Ameri
can eoldiers were killed and
five seriously wounded ln an
encounter with Germans No
vember 20. The casualty
list was given out by the war
department this afternoon,
but details of the action were
withheld.
The dead are:
PRIVATE HARRY S. MILi
LER. field artillery, next In
kin Mrs. S. Copeland, 1602 '
Center street, Baker, Or.
PRIVATE CHARLES RISS
MILLER, field artillery, next
in kin, -Clara IC Rissmiller, :
mother, Reading, Pa.
Severely wounded:
Sergeant Julian M. Peel,
field artillery, next In kin,
E. B. Peel, Hartwell, Ga.
Sergeant Andrew Engstrom,
fiejd artillery; wjfe, Mrs. C.
Engstrom, Fort Sill, Okla.
Private Harry C. Walkins.
field artillery; mother, Mrs.
Fannie D. Watkins, North
Bend,' Or.
Private Oscar F. Jones, Lu
cas, Ohio.
Private Joseph Lewitt,
Mount Holly, N. J.
Watkins Not Knowjt Her
Monhn.i n, 97 n
"i, wounded to batUe
ln France, . did not enlist from North
but jj, mother came to that city
nwly a year o. The son enlifted in
another part of the country, where the
famiiy formerly resided. Mrs. Watkins
ta to reside somewhere on the bay.
Other Casualties
Washington, Nov. 27. (L N. S.) The
deaths of two privates of the American
r expeaiuonary iurce irom oroncniaj pneu
monia were reported oy uenerai rer-
shing to the war department this after
noon. They were:
Private Harry J. Morrison, headquar- j
ters troon. died November 22 : mother.
Mr- Minerva Morrison, Punxautawney,
Pa.
Private William J. Logan, engineers,
died November 21 ; sister, Rosle Wind
ham, Atkins, S. C.
Ottawa, Ont., Nov.
27. U. P.) -On
the list of Canadian casualties today un-
der "killed in action" appears the name
ot C. G. Kent, Tacoma.
m
TO STARFAT ONCE
Seven MenWho Will Inaugurate
New System to Open Head
quarters in Pittsburg
NWYork, Nov. 27 (U. P.) Seven of
the keenest railroad operating officials
in the country left here at 2 a. m. to-
day for Pittsburg, where tomorrow they
will Inaugurate a new era in American
i railroad history. They will run the 38
big railroads east'of Chicago and north
of the Ohio-Potomac rivers line as one
, system, to relieve congestion and help
: win the war.
Watchful of the efforts of the new
; committee of seven operating railway
vice presidents will be the government.
' it consents to the revolutionary pooling
of equipment ln hopes that the most
serious transoortatlon congestion ln the
country's historv will be relieved.
Failure of these measures, even the
railroads admit, may lead to federal
t control.
While this would leave Operation vlr-
' tually in the same hands, even more rad-
lcal measures to expedite freight and
eliminate duplication of equipment on
parallel lines would follow.
Before leaving for Pittsburg to es-
tabltsh the committee headquarters.
Chairman A. W. Thompson, vice presi
dent of the Baltimore A Ohio, said the
prevention of future congestion will be
based mainly on emergency routing.
That is the reason for placing on the
committee also such practical and tech
nical operating experts as A. J. Stone
of the Erie. .Carl Gray, Western Mary-
: land, former president of S., P. ft S. and
Hill lines in Oregon : P. E. Crowley of
; the New York Central, Elisha Lea and
O. L. Peck, Pennsylvania, and . A. T.
Iice. Philadelphia A Reading.
They face the task of operating as a
unit 122,050 miles of tracks, 27,000 loco
motives,' , 1,250,000 freight cars, 25,000
passenger cars and S 00,000 employes.
The proposed solution is elimination
be used In certain zones and will direct
freight into the least crowded channels.
New and ;, shorter routes between im
portant center will be devised. Much
export freight win', be ' ordered away
from congested tinea Into new ports.
Cross hauls of coal wUl be eliminated, v
RAH
POOLING
FOUR BABIES
GIVEN AWAY
IN FOUR DAYS
W
RAPPED TENDERLY IN
A BUNDLE, A BABY
SCARCELY AN HOUR OLD,
WAS FOUND ON THE DOOR
STEP OF ALBERTINA KERR
NURSERY HOME AT 20 MIN
UTES AFTER O'CLOCK MON
DAY NIGHT BY AN ATTEND
ANT WHEN SHE WENT TO GET
THE EVENING NEWSPAPER.
ATTACHED TO THE LITTLE
BUNDLE WAS A NOTE WHICH
SAID THE MOTHER WAS ABSO
LUTELY DESTITUTE AND THAT
IF FORTUNE FAVORED HER
IN BEING ABLE TO SECURE
WORK AFTER SHE REGAINED
HER HEALTH SHE HOPED TO
RETURN AND CLAIM THE
BABY.
this is the fourth baby
that has reached the
home since friday: two
were deserted in rooming
houses and were turned
over to mrs. lola g. bald
WIN OF THE WOMEN'S PRO
TECTIVE BUREAU. THE
OTHER WAS SENT IN BY A
PHYSICIAN.
THERE ARE NOW 55 BABIES
IN THE HOME. IN THE LOUISE
HOME FOR UNFORTUNATE
GIRLS THERE ARE 30. IN
THIS CONNECTION IT IS AN
NOUNCED THAT THE HOMES
ARE FEELING THE HIGH COST
OK LIVING WORSE THAN EVER
BEFORE AND THAT ANYTHING
GIVEN BY THE PUBLIC FOR
THANKSGIVING WILL BE AP
PRECIATED. Cabinet Member Unable to See
Visitors and Physician Is .
Called In.
Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson,
who, accompanied by two other mem
bers of the federal mediation board, and
staff of assistants, arrived In Portland
Monday evening. Is suffering from a se
vere .cold and - nervous condition which
has necessitated a temporary halt In
the schedule of meetings for Portland.
Secretary Wilson spent Monday night
in his private car at the Union station
and. thUr morning 'took up Ala quarter
at the Portland hotel, where the com
mission has a sulta of rooms.
This morning Dr. . Joseph Wood was
called to attend Mr. Wilson. The sec
retary kept in his rooms and denied
himself to all callers. Mr. Wilson suf
fered a chill Qunday night. He is also
afflicted with asthma.
. Address Friday Soagat
Paper mill workers rn strike against
mflls at Oregon City and Camas, WashJ
were given a hearing today. The ses
sion began at 2 p. m. in the Portland
hotel. Mr. Wilson did not appear at the
meeting. Providing his physical con
dition warrants It, he will, it la Inti
mated, make one or more public appear
ances here. Labor organizations have
asked that he speak at the Auditorium
Friday evening. Employers, represented
by the Chamber of Commerce are alo
anxious that the secretar) address
them.
Representatives of the party Monday
paid their respects to Oovernor Wlthy
combe at Salem.
'It Is the policy of the commission
to do all ln its power to speed up all
industrial plants concerned in the
nation's welfare," said Commissioner
Spangler. "We hold executive sessions
at the various points visited and all
proceedings are Informal. The com-
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Noted Author Will
Speak on Great War
Charles Esward BmaseU to Ten What
Iaiplred Him to Offer His Services to
President Wilson. Leetare to Be Free.
Why he offered his services to Presi
dent Wilson to help win the great war
will be part of the story to be told by
Charles Edward Russell, author, lec
turer and scholar, in. his address ln the
Auditorium Wednesday evening.
Mr. Russell was, a member of the dip
lomatic commission sent to Russia by 1
President Wilson, and he will describe
the war conditions that prevail in that
country.' ,
"Why We Should Win the War" will
be his subject. He is traveling under
the auspices of the government and no
charge will be made for admission.
In addition to his address, Mr. Russell
will show 40k0 feet of film taken by
army officers of American cantonment
life. Some of the pictures to be shown
wUl be -"The 1917 Recruit, "In Southern
Camp,"' "The Soldier of the Sea," and
"U. S. Torpedo Boats." Tr. William T.
Foster of Reed College will Introduce
Mr. Russell. ;
Mr. Russell will address a union
Thanksgiving service at Temple Beth
Israel Thursday at 11 a. m. The service
will be participated in -by the Jewish
Swedenborgian and Unitarian congrega
tions. .
42 Men, 1 Woman ;
Violate Traffic Law
f
Forty-two men and one woman, ar
rested Monday night by the motorcycle
squad for violations of the traffic or
dinance, paid fines of from 11 to IS in
police court' this morning. Squad - Of-
in iz eacn, uiemeni t, r.eison e, union
and Sergeant , Ervtn C. ' , ...
Nick: - Pappas - and five companions
were brought in by Patrolmen Cameron
and Long, charged with gambling.:
' Five plain drunks were rounded up
by Patrolmen Freiburg, ; Calavan,
Schulplus and Ingle and these vagrants
by, Burkharu. -j- . . .. ..
SECRETARY VILSDN
CONFINED TO ROOM
6 HIS
DEI WITH
BOLSttl
Members of Kaiser's General
Staff Are In Petrograd Nego
tiating With Leaders in Con
trol Regarding Peace.
Armies in Field Face Starvation
and Mutiny Is Reported to,Be
Spreading on Eastern Front
Among the Russians
LONDON. Nov. 27.- CU. P.)
German geoeral staff
officers are. in Petrograd, in- ,
triguing with the Bolshevikl .
leaders there, according to au .
thoritative information reach
ing here this afternoon.
The information follows re
ports duiing the last few days -that
Quartermaster General '
Ludendorff has oeen detached
from the German front and
sent north to negotiate with .
the Russians.
Copenhagen, Nov. 27. CU. .
P.) According to the Vienna.,
Korrespondenz bureau today.
General . Dukhonin, former -j
Russian commander in chief,
announced he received an al
lied protest against a separate
peace. The allied - communi- '
cation; th djapatch declared, ,
Intimated a separate peace -"
waa "fraught with serious
v coBMaveaces.';. .xXu- ..
The Hague. Nov. 27 (L N. 8.) Ths
Russian situation is swiftly drifting into
a new phrase, fraught with the utmost
menace to the allies. Evidence -has been
unearthed Indicating that Oerman
agents are trying to do more than ' to
drive Russia into a separate peaos. They
are actually trying to align Russia mi
potential any of the central powers.
just now rar this German
influence
enU Is not known but there la ample
evidence that the Bolshevikl leadership
in f-eirograa is permeated by sentiments
that have been bought by Oerman gold.
Lealae Is Pro-Oenaan
For a long time there have been in
sinuations that NicholaL. Lenlne. one of
ine mainstays of the Bolshevikl in Pe-
t trograd, is friendly to Germany. - It
was uirougn me action of the German "
government that Lenlne (then an exile
ln Switzerland) was able to reach Rus- -sia
shortly after the revolutionary coup .
last spring.
To all outward appearances Germany
has shown an apparent reluctance to '
enter into" negotiations with the Bolshe
vikl for an armistice, indicating that
the German general staff was doubtful
of the power wielded by the so-called -Bolshevikl
government tn Petrograd
over the army.
Army Attltsde Doabtfal
In orders - issued by Colonel Mourl
veroff." the minister of war, the Bol shevikl
are openly flouted by some of
the commanders ' at the Russian front. -At
the same time others, supported hy
mutinous units of. the army, ars going
ahead with their own plana Some have '
even gone so far as to take actual 'steps
to secure an armistice to affect part of
the front, but so fax as known these
negotiations have done no more than to -lead
to an Increase of fraternUlng.
If Lei.tne and" his companion Trotsky
are atle to maintain their power a little -longer
and the demoralization and
spread of anarchy In Petrograd con
tinues, the allies may have to revisa
their plans for this winter's campaign
and that of next year. . " .
Holahevikl Victory Claimed
Copenhagen, Nov, 27(L f. S Bol
shevikl leaders in Petrograd today de
clared that the national election had
gone in their favor, says a dispatch
from Petrograd. . v-
The foregoing din natch had vMmtW
been sent before the result waa known,
as when balloting began on Sunday it
was stated in Petrograd that it would
last four days on account of the great
extent of the territory covered and the
demoralized condition of communica
tion. All men and women above the
age of 20 are entitled to vote in the
Russian elections. It Is the first to be
held since the republic waa established.
woimnnagen, rov. z I u. f.) Hun
ger mutinies have broken ont In the
armies of Russia, - according to quota-
iions irom me newspaper Volga Na
roda, received here Monday afternoon.
Hundreds of soldiers were reported
starving to death. ; -
War. Council .
For U S. Is Formed
. ' . . - ? - . ,
Washington. 'Nov. 27. U. P.) A
super war council for the United States
waa formed today ': to unify and co
ordinate the - government branches in
the prosecution' of the war. ,
The council la composed of the secre
taries of war, navy, treasury. Interior,
agriculture, commerce and labor and
Food Administrator Hoover, Fast Ad-
ralnUtrator Garfield. Chairman Hurley '
and the shipping board and Chairman
Wlllard ot the war industries board. .V