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Territory Behind HJne Opposed
to Northern Flank of. British
: Literally Swarming With Re-
inforcements, Aviators Report.
Greatest Concentration of Teu-
, ton Air Forces Yet Disclosed
' Attempts Unsuccessfully to
Keep British Flyers Down.
By William Philip Simms
1TH THE v BRITISH ARMIES
IN THE FIELD, Dec. 12.
(U. P.) Long lines of transports
Utterly J swarming with German
reinforcements- were seen, behind
German 'lines on the northern -British
flank of the Cambrai sec
tion -today.
, Great flacks of German"; planes ?
endeavored unsuccessfully to.- pre-
, vV3ii.Btlrsij rs-fUtora from search-
inn; out Just such -information.
. Eary 5 this morning the Ger-
. mans " developed a- very heavy
S o-iinflis trvn thfl "Hfttlah Wnrthern -
'lank. !-Their concentration vof '
air forces was the greatest the
i Germans have yet disclosed,
j British aviators reported see
. Ing great lines of motor lorries
; bringing up fresh German troops. -,
London, Dec. 12. U. P.) The Ger
man high' command is feverishly hasten
ing ' its preparations for some 'great
Stroke on the western front. Dispatches
today reported vast masses day and
night at ! various points along the
Franco-British line. More German air
planes than have been seen in months
have been aggressively seeking to spy
out British positions, batteries, mum-
(Cateeluded- ob Pig TwelTe, Column One)
Spain Indignant at
; Sinking of Steamer
i Madrid, Dec. 12.-L N. S.) The de-
'causing 'indignation throughout Spain.
The newspaper Heraldo today printed a
demand that the government protest to
Germany or take even stronger meas-
-, ures to protect her rights.
Grain Elevator Is
. Destroyed by Fire
Blackwell. Okla., Deck 12. (L N. S.)
, Fire of unknown origin early today de
stroyed an elevator belonging to the
Blackwell! Mill & Elevator company
containing thousands of bushels - - of
. wheat and corn. The loss is estimated
at 1100.000.
Old Santa Claus -Will Visit All
Little French filnldren in Many
t ' Districts in Spite of
With the American Army In France,
i Dec: 12. L N. S.) Santa Claus is go-
, ing to visit all the .little French children
- under 12 years of age - within a certain
large area of war-ridden France this
Christmas, thanks to a little -year-old
American girl Jn a southern state. .
Six hundred little orphans whose fa-
there have fallen in" battle and refugee
children , who haw Just emerged from
the horror of Ufa in French territory
held by the Germans are included in. the
group of children who will discover this
- year that the sound of big guns cannot
scare 'away olC Santa Claus., v.-':
"Daddy, wrote the little southern girl,
' "I am sending you this letter with some
. little colored pictures J f made. .Won't
i you please give, them to 'the little girls
; and boys whose fathers were killed in
' the war and may be unable to have any
' Christmas.'
: . Daddy happened to be the quarter-
master colonel of one of the first Amer
ican divisions ' landed In France. In
physique he Is a little man, but he has
v big heart. To quote his own words i -v
"Tha letter simply knocked me off my
FIRES FIRST
SHOT FOR U. S.
AT AUSTRIAN'S
rASHIICGTOX, Dee. n-.
II. g.) America's first shot
at the Aastrlansl lew form.
ally recognised as enemies, bat
been fired. Representative Tlnk
km'i secretary tl afternoon re
eelved word that the Massachu
setts congressman, who has been
witnessing the titan tie straggle of
' the allies to hold back the Teatoa
Invaders, has visited the first line
defenses and there was accorded
the privilege of palling the Ian
yard of one of the big Italian
gam, sending a shell into the
Austrian positions across the
Flave.
DESTROYER JONES
Little Craft Went Under Waves
Nine Minutes After Torpedo
Was Sighted.
Washington. Dec. 12. (L N. S.) The
American destroyer Jacob Jones went
under the waves nine minutes after a
torpedo was sighted speeding toward the
vessel by the lookout.
This information reached the navy de
partment today in a cablegram from
Admiral Sims, giving an account of the
sinking secured from .Lieutenant J. J.
Richards, ono 'of the survivors. The
vessel was: proceeding to port after tar
get practice, v At 4 -.39 in the - afternoon
a torpedo was sighted by the ; lookout:
Tt struck the ship on. the. starboard side.
aoreas. lorpeao tUDe Xso . .
This tube with it: tornadoes wan
blown 200 feet in the air - The radio
apparatus was, wrecked by the explo
sion and the mainmast broueht dowb.
The guns were manned, but no sub-)
marine was sighted and as the Jones
ws beginning P to sink at the stern.
Lieutenant Commander Bagley. gave
the - order to abandon ship. Whale
boatir that got away, from, the sinking
destroyer capsized. The wherry - and
motor dory got away in safety. The
lifeboats also floated clear. At 4.39 the
vessel sank.
Depth charges In the ammunition
magazine exploded under water, ap
parently blowing- off the stern of the
ship.
No survivors except those on the boats
and llf crafts were found after a thor
ough search. Lieutenant Richards said.
After. 17 hours the men in the boats
were picked up by a British ship. The
submarine, which was seen after the
Jacob Jones sank, was about 150 feet
long, carrying a three-Inch gun forward
and had two periscopes. Lieutenant
Commander Bagley waa on the bridge
when the torpedo struck.
30,000 Union Men
Beady for Strike
Minneapolis. Minn., Dec 12. (U. p.)
Thirty thousand union labor men today
were prepared to strike at 10 a. m
Thursday and cripple every -industry in
the Twin Cities.
Two thousand guards patrolling the
streets of the two cities were prepared
for any eventuality.
Hundreds of employers were trying to
import, thousands of workers to replace
the men who -will strike.
A general strike , order, calling on
every union man in the Twin Cities -to
leave his Job in sympathy with 1000
locked out union streetcar men has been
signed. Only concession to their demand
for federal arbitration wiU prevent the
Ueup, union leaders said today.
feet.. X hadn't been thinking about those
poor .little kids before. That letter, was
what started tu doing things.'
Within a week inspiration furnished
by the little American girl had built up
an organisation composed of hundreds
of enlisted men In villages occupied by
this division, and already a sum totaling
nearly 14000 has been raised.
: The major In charge of the funds made
the count today, sorting the money out
of an army trunk, that was literally
crammed with franc bills. The contri
butions , for Christmas presents for the
children came almost entirely from en
listed men, of fleers being limited to con
tributions of 10 francs each.' One unit
alone averaged five francs or about one
American dollar for every enlisted man.
It waa quickly found that contributions
far exceeded the- amount necessary to4
provide for the 00 refugee and orphan
children whose names were enrolled by
local soldiers' committees In each town,
consequently all the children in the di
visional area, will receive candy,: an or
ange and a toy from an American anta
Claus, . w ... -c
in addition coats and ; shoes win be
HAD
NO
DR. SMITH
Portland Physician Just Back
From Camp Mills Says There
Is No Occasion for Hysteria
Concerning Conditions There.
Col. May Regrets Reports That
Have Gone Out of Discom
fort u res j Tents Are All Sup
plied With Stoves.
Washington, See. H (XT. P.) In
vestigatlon of the Oregon governor's
charge that troops at Camp Mills were
short of blankets was ordered by the
war department this afternoon, follow
Ing receipt of the governor's message.
. It was said this afternoon that if any
shortage existed it would be Immediate
ly corrected.
It was suggested, however, that some
of the Oregon forces when transferred
east had sold or lost a portion of their
blankets and complaints followed. The
issue was three blankets per man.
'There is no occasion for hysteria
about the condition of Oregon soldiers at
Camp Mills," said Dr. C. J. Smith, well
known Portland physician and Umatilla
county wheatgrower, this morning.
Dr. Smith returned yesterday from an
eastern trip, during' which he took oc
casion to visit Camp Mills on Long Is
land and -to examine conditions .'thor
OUghiy. ' -?- ...-; :;,- - -
"The reports as received locally are
overstated," continued -r. Smith.
"No such conditions as described exist
at the camp. The statements that the
soldiers are enduring ; hardships from
cold weather must have come frem
some one with very limited puysicai
resistance. If the boys take the same
reasonable 'care of themselves that
they would at home, they are not going
to have pneumonia or even bad colds.
They are not going to freeze. They are
not going to lose their fingers and toes.
They are not going to suffer any seri
ous physical discomfort. The experi
ences they are now undergoing' will be
a splendid preparation for the life on
the other side of the Atlantic.
"I visited Camp Mills on Sunday, No
vember 25. I found it on the Atlantic
side of Long Island. The ground was
sandy and dry within the tents. The
tents were new -and each had a fly. Each
tent was efficiently warmed by either
a wood or an oil stove. The tempera
ture outside was about 20 degrees above
zero and a bleak wind was blowing. The
boys off duty were skylarking about;
(Concluded on Page Thirteen. Column Tbree)
CASUALTIES IN
FORCES OF U. S.
Wuhinoton. Urc. 12. L N . h.) iir.t
Lieutenant Edsmr W. Toons of the medical of
ficera' wwrw corp. ' has born severely wounded
in the fichtinc in Flandera between the British
and German forces, general Pershing reported
to the war department today. Tonne's wife
lime at McKenney. Va.
The death of two privates and a corporal
also were reported.
CORPORAL RICHARD C. EVANS, infantry.
died December 9. from a ennabot wonnd, pos
sibly accidental. ' His father. B. C Erana. hres
at Palmyra. Tenn.
, PRIVATE JOSEPH A. MORRIS, Infantry,
drowned December 4. His father, ejxirrw L.
Morris. Urea at ST7 Dotjr street. Fond da
Lac. Wis.
PRIVATE IRWTJt U. SHAW, stcnal corps,
died November 2T of xralmonary edema and
ptomaine poisonins acnte. Mrs. Clair Shaw, his
sister, lire at Columbia, Mo.
Great
given to the refugee children, for the
weather is cold and there la no money
to provide for the wants of the little
bodies except It comes from charity.
The money is still piling in .for the
rough and brawny American soldiers who
fear no German alive have been com
pletely captured by the little children of
tne tana in wnicn tney are to fight.
One company sent in several hnndnui
francs, the proceeds of a .."boxing bout"
wherein considerable gore was spilled' to
make the youngsters happy on Christ.
mas day. The admission charge to the
fray was $ francs. r ......
Another company donated the amount
Its men, had waged and won on a foot
ball game.
ecoraUons of tlnseL red mnr Ki.nt.
ing, toys, candy, coats and other things
have already been purchased and the
Catholic clergy has given permission to
use the churches where Christmas trees
will gladden hearts made sad by war.
The distribution will be made from the
trees probably onv Christmas 'afternoon
and ' alt - churches will be aglow with
candles. ' -:v
Guns
10
Machinery Equipment for Hulls
Built Here May Be Installed
by Local Shops if They Can
Meet Requirements of Board.
Chairman Hurley Notifies Sena-
tory McNary of Decision; Dis
trict Agent Appointment Ex-
pected to go to Wentworth.
Washington. Dec. 12. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
Portland will be given opportunity to
Install machinery In hulls constructed
on the Columbia river If the Interests
there are able to meet the specifications
for equipment which will be forwarded
UttVI ..tU. -
This Information was given to Sen
ator McNary by Chairman Hurley of
the shipping board and James Hey
worth. - new manager of the wooden
shipbuilding board. Their plan origin
ally was to Install machinery only a
Seattle and San Francisco where satis
factory plants are known to be a rail
able. Probably the navy yard equip
ment will be utilised in those . cities.
The board will now extend the work to
Portland if the people show ability to
furnish the required plant.
- This puts It up to Portland." Senator
McNary was told. If Portland secures
the assembling plant, a transportation
off leer will be assigned there under the
district agent. Appointment of a dis
trict agent, for Oregon im -expected, la
few -days. It I believed It will go to
Lloyd J. wentworth.
Other . Important information given
Senator McNary Is that.no new con
tracts for wooden ships will be' given
for three -or four months, but that the
board' will then let additional contracts
to those who have made good. This will
be a weeding out of any who have not
met expectations. -.
Senators Chamberlain and McNary
and ex-Governor West, In conference
with the aircraft board, were Informed
that, contracts' will be prepared for
Colonel Diaque to submit to Oregon
firms which can furnish kiln, dried fin
ished spruce, so that finishing work on
the lumber may be done there. It Is
unlikely that an aircraft factory on the
Pacific coast will be encouraged under
present war conditions.
T
STAYS AT 0. A. t
letters, Telegrams and Personal
Solicitation Do Much to In
fluence State College Head.
Though ho official statement haa rn
given out. it Is generally believed at
Corvallis that President W. J. Kerr has
declined or will decline the offer of the
presidency of the Kansas Agricultural
college at a largely, increased saiarr.
and that he will remain in his present
position as head of the Oregon agricul
tural institution.
At a meeting Saturday, the Oregon
agricultural board of regents took ac
tion, the nature of which has not yet
been made public, but from word passed
around In corvallis It Is ' accepted as
certain that President Kerr is to remain
in Oregon. i
Very strong pressure In letters, tele
grams and personal solicitation by per
sons In all walks from every part of
the state ' Is believed to have had more
effect in influencing Dr. Kerr's decision
than has any action by the board of
regents.
Formal announcement of Dr. Kerr s
decision will be made late this after
noon In an extra edition of the Barome
ter, official student body publication
at O. A. C . r
Webb Export Bill
Passed by Senate
Washington, Bee. 11 I. If. S.) By
a vote ef kl to 11 the senate early tnU
evening-passed tne -Webb export alU.
enssendlng anU-trnst laws ate permit
American exporters to combine Is for
eign trade.' The basse having already
passed the bin tt new goes to confer,
enee. - .. , .
The measnre has ' bees '. before con
gress for five years- and for twe years
Ita passage has been srg ed - by Presi
des t Wilson. , .
Jerusalem Is Not ;
Damaged by British
.Rome. Dec..' (U. P.) Jerusalem
was nndamaged when General Alienor's
British troops occupied it, the patriarch
of Jerusalem -wired the Vatican today.-, v
HO said not a single shot was fired
in the city, - - . -
PRES DEN
KERR
PATROL BOAT
IS SUNK; ALL
ARE RESCUED
AIT ATLANTIC PORT, Dec tt.
(I. IT. S.) A United States
patrelfeeat has been snnk eft
here In eeUlslon with twe ethsr
vessels, the Identity ef which has
ot yet seen established.
Wireless dispatches received here
stated that the crew ef the petrel
vessel was saved and a great deal
ef her eenlpateat remeved before
she snnk. Only the most meager
details ef the eolllslen were con
talned In the radle message tell
ing of the disaster.
1000 111 3 DAYS
Recruits Are Being Sent to'Van-
couver Barracks in Detach
ments of 100.
More than 1000 men have enlisted
and been sent to training camps from
the local army recruiting station In
the Worcester building, since Monday
morning.
Monday broke all previous record
by an enlistment of 400 men ; Tuesday
broke Vhat record by the acceptance
or S15 men, and Wednesday started
with a shipment of more than 100 be
fore noon.
All current business is held up and the
office force is devoting Its time to the
proper care of . these menu Colonel
Qeorgs 3. Toung, In charge, received
telegram from the chief signal officer
1 of the army to enlist bricklayers for. tha
Kyia.-irui misiva vi m viauon eorps
for Immediate service overseas. The re
cruiting must be done by Friday De
cember 14. '
. Tha engineers" division la the -national
army. the. spruce division or thesighaj
corps, the aviation sections and the
quartermaster corps hold particular lure
for those in tne big rusn. x ;
Hallways on the second floor of the
Worcester building were Jammed as
early as 9 o'clock this morning with
applicants for enlistments.
According to the increasing number of
enlistments, recruiting officers believe
the dally number will reach 500 before
f Saturday.
The recruits are being sent to Van
couver barracks In aggregations of 100.
They will be sent to various camps after
being assembled there.
Lebanon Young Hen Enlist.
Lebanon. Or, Dec 11. Among the
recruits who went from Lebanon to
Portland during the past few days were
Hugh Kirk pa trick. Ralph Reeves, Stan
ley Stewart, Uge Fltswater, Albert
Sylvester, Omar Poe, Orrln .Morris,
Frank and Howard Bellinger. Joe Frum
and CyrtM Klmmeil.
Tuesday Enlistments 1500
rr.irjro. Dec 12. U. P.) Hundreds
of men were In line when recruiting of
fices opened today to allow men of draft
nge the last c nance to emiai. uukisii
predicted that the record of 1500 men
accepted yesterday would be surpassed.
Judge Neil Perishes
In Fire in Own Home
Medford. Or, Dec IX. Early today
no definite knowledge had been ob
tained as to how the fire started in
Judge James R. Nell's home in which
be waa burned to death last night.
Judge Nell. 75 years old. county Judge
for three terms and prosecuting attor
ney for three terms, lived alone from
choice. He was one ef Jackson coun
ty's early pioneers and a most highly
respected citlsen. Two brothers. " Rob
ert A. and Leander Net, reside at Ash
land. Frank Nell, his son, lives at
rxirbv. He and Robert Nell were sum
moned to the scene of the tragedy last
night. . .
Atlanta Youngsters
'En joy Winter Sports
Atlanta. Oa, Dec 12. (L N. S.) At
1 an tans today delved Into, cellars and
garrets for"" almost forgotten sleds and
Ice skates and took to the hills and
ponda.
. It was the first time In several years
that sufficient Ice and snow had been
en the ground to make the sport possi
ble. The temperature moderating
and the thick blanket of sleet and snow
which fell during the night Is expected
to disappear by Thursday. '
"Thlriy Below in Keslueky
" Lexlnrton. Ky, Dec 11- (X. N.
Carlisle. Ky, U the coldest spot in the
state , today, reporting a temperature of
SO degrees below sero. Georgetown re
ports 2 below and Msysville 20. This
Is the coldest weather ever known In the
state. - -
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1 Womsn Freeres to Death
. rhlladelphla. Dec 12. ( L N.
Mrs. Frank Drake, aged 40. wife ef a
Paupack farmer, waa frosen to deatn
two miles from this place. She was
driving with a horse' and buggy ' and
Is believed to have lost , ber - way in
the blinding snowstorm,,. ' ,
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DECLARED
President Wilson Issues Procla
mation Declaring the United
States to Be in State of War
With Ally of Germany.
Rules and Regulations for Treat
ment of Austrian in Country
Laid Down; Internment De
pends Upon Conduct.
1IASHINOTON. Dec.
(I. N.
S. President Wilson
Is
sued a proclamation this after
noon declaring the United States
to be in a state of war with
Austria and laying down ' rules
and regulations for the treatment
ot , Austrian subjects in this
oovntrj. for, the : duration .of the
WnT.'' ' - -
f -Amrtriaa are not te be fattened, re
moved from their present dwellings or
ra any way molested so long as they
do not interfere with the conduct of the
war. against their country by the gov
ernment. - , ;.
American cltlsens are - urged In the
proclamation to maintain a friendly at
tKude toward Austriaaa Insofar as that
is compatible with their loyalty and dsv
trlotlam. Austrian a are not to be per
mltted to leave the country without spe
cial permission from government agen
cies or to enter the United States with
out permission.
There Is no mention In the brief pro
lamatkm of any Intention to seise Aus
trian property or bank accounts. While
the Austrian s will be permitted to con
tinue living in prohibited areas and to
travel throughout the United States,
they will be subjected to Immediate ar
rest and internment or miprtaonment
should they speak or act in any manner
that may be construed as disloyal to the
government.
The terms of the proclamation extend
to all territory under the Jurisdiction of
the United States, continental and in
sular. In a statement accompanying the proc
lamation Attorney General Gregory said
the lenient manner with which the Unit
ed States win deal with Anstrlans Is due
to recognition by the president of the
fact that the vast majority of Austrlans
In the United States are friendly to the
government and have shown their friend
liness In many ways, by "minding their
own business," by faithful Industrial
service and by organising to boost the
Liberty loans and to aid In recruiting.
The manner In which tbe government
will deal with Austrlans Is In marked
contrast with tbe drastic regulations
prescribed for German reel dents.
Mills Shut Down;
Cars Are Lacking
The mUls of the Silver Falls Timber
company at Sllverton are closed and It
la understood that the mills of the Sll
verton Lumber company will be obliged
to dose soon because of the ear abort'
age on Southern Pacific lines.
"The loading docks on our line Into
Sllverton are full of lumber awaiting
shipment.'' said IL A. Hlnshaw. general
freight agent of the Southern Pacific
company, "and the car shortage Is re
sponsible for Its not being hauled away.
We hope, however, to relieve the situa
tion In the near future and I believe tt
Is safe to say that tbe mills wOl be
closed down only for a short time."
Seattle Girl
By German
Thrilling
San Francisco. Dec 12.-1 N. S.)
Kiss Gladys Taylor. 2s -years old. of
Mossy Rock, near Seattle, rets rued to
day from the Sooth Seas where she was
a castaway on 'a desert Island by the
Oerman raider , Seeadler. .She told a
story that has all the thrills of a movie
plot. :..-,, . ; "
Miss Taylor said she left home seeking
adventure and found more tha enough.
She said she- stowed away aboard the
schooner A. B. Johnson at WUlapa Har
bor.' Wash,' 2ust before the vessel sailed
tor Newcastle last May 12. The schooner
GEN. CROZIER
CHIEF OF ORDNANCE.
United States army, who
was first witness today
in senate military affairs com
mittee's investigation." ' V
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TEST MOTOR, THEN
TALK, SAYS THAW
jmn mm av-e.
American Fliers in Francs Deep-,
ly Interested in New bberty r
Sj 1
tnth the french Amiss In tie field.
Dee. llv TJ. P. America's Uberty
motor most , be judged finally . after
months of hard usage 1n war service
rather than In the first tests. In tbe
opinion of Lieutenant WlUlajaT Thaw
of Pittsburg, "ace" of tbe Lai Fayette
escadrille. .... -t
Thaw and his comrades in the f am owe
La Fayette squadron of American flyers
are vitally interested in the new motor.
They are to be attached to the United
States array's aviation corps and natur
ally are anxious that the United States
shall 'lead all nations in aerial equip
ment. "While there appears litUe doubt that
American engineers who designed the
Liberty motor have assembled a wonder
ful piece of mechanism and an engine
which will doubtless prove a real factor
In aerial construction. Thaw explained
to tbe United Press. "I think It is well
to remember that even the best' and
moat powerful of new motors so far
built during the war have been-subject
to constant changes and Improvements
through months of heavy war strain, In
addition to all that, an airplane motor Is
never perfect never beyond Improve.
ment. ...
-If the Liberty motor can be co
structed In lots of thousands and will
stand up consistently to the terrific
treatment Chat war flying Imposes on
motors, I. for one. pronounce It one of
the greatest of all war Inventions. - I
earnestly hope American ' newspapers
have not been too enthusiastic.-
Sub-Committees on
Money Bills Named
Washington. Dec 12- (L N. 8.) The
house appropriations committee - today
appointed the following eub-committeee
to supervise a railing- oi we smnu ui
appropriation measures referred to
them.
Sundry Civil Representatives Sher
ley, Howard. Byrne. Glllett and Hon
dell. Legislative Representatives Byrnes,
Evans. Buchanan. Stafford and Good.
Fortifications Represents Uvea Bore
land. Byrnes. Eagan. Good and Stomp.
Pensions Representatives GaUlvaa,
aCcAndrews. Cannon and Davis.
Permaaent Appropriations Repre
sentatives Buchanan. Evans, Howard.
Vtoodell. Vara and Stafford. .
Deficiencies Representatives 8her
ley. Eagan, Slason. Cannon and Vara.
Captured
Raider Has
Tale to Tell
was captured by the Steadier in mid
ocean and Captain A. B. Petersen. In
order to secure tbe girl protection at
the hands of the Teutons. . Introduced
her as his wife. ,
As Mrs. Petersen, the Washington
girl saw the raider sink the Johnson,
the Isanlla and tbe R. C Slade. and she
was finally set ashore on lonely Mo
peha Island with the ISA survivors of
all three vessels. -
- Mine Taylor arrived with ' IS other
survivors. She says the Germane treat
ed her politely. -" ' " ,
GOBESS
Red Tape Declared by Crazier to
Have So Jangled Thing That
Putting America on War Foot- .
ing Is -.Seriously Impeded. .
Congressional , Committee Starts -'
in Today to Take an Inven
tory of This Country's Prog
ress In European War.
WASHINGTON, Dec (1. N.
S.lrpnpcrU of Uie house
In caucus Jat?; this afternoon de
cided to -nfat Representative
Mark R BaconJ Republican mem
ber of coEKres' from the Second .
Michigan 'dlatrtct. and to seat In
his .place Samuel Beakes, Demo
crat. BeaXes contested Bacon's ,
election. r The action of the Dern- -
-foerat --grveat - Cif m l!(T"iTetnber.
In : the houoe. Ilepubllcans have .
til and eight "are Independents..
Washington. . Dec 1 U. . P.V The .
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snail-like pace of congress, war ds pert
meat red tape, bickering with contract- '
ors and tne labor-situation were blamed -
today byj Major: Oentral Crosier, chief
o f ordnance, tor "eerious delay- In get :
ting America on a. war footing.
Crosier declares that In spits of all
delays encountered we will- be caught
up with all shortage of ordnance by next
naasr,"; ; j
' "Aid from France a "id England In fur
nishing T$ , mini meter guns and howlu
sera, has proved of Inestimable value In
keeping Pershing's ' men supplied with
artillery.- he said.
The moat pronounced shortage has'
been artillery and rifles for training
camps la this country. . .
Creator- First Witness
General. Crosier, was the first witness
at the senate military affairs commit
tee Investigation mto the whole military
situation, , "
Inability to obtain appropriations from
congress quickly cost much Urns in get
ting started on fhe artillery program.
General Crosier stated.
"In September we had to get IJS.WxJ.
POn from the $100.600. 000 emergency fund -granted
the president to keep .conlrac-
tOoMleded en Ps Takrtsea. Cnliisas rnsjri
Austrian iWarsliip : !
, Wien Is Torpedoed
' ' - - .. - I -Amsterdam,
Ded 12. (L X. a Tbe
Austrian . battleship Wien. which was
sunk In the Adriatic on Sunday night
was destroyed wbUe trying to run the
j blockade which
British. . French and
Italian warships are maintaining on the
Austrian coast, said, a telegram from
Vienna today, f -.
Some of the offerers and seaman wan
lost, but the Austrian admiralty claims
that most ef them were saved. The
Wien was torpedoed. '-
The lost man of war displaced only
IS 12 tons and carried a crew of 440 men.
Her biggest guns were of nine-Inch
caliber, i I - r -
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