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- , -.,',--.. "r- -? - ... . -.- " . ... . . ....... r - . ii "" i-Y'tL '''S V'"''- " 'f'"''- ' " "'."""'- " '.- 'V. " ''3' ' ' N i f LX-- Y r mSu AuiS " Jn P V f-H V fc f2i .nd" tomorrow. j; VOU XVI. NO.: 197 .....- : - - 'PORTLAND, ''OIGONV'FRiDAYj' r EVENING,- DECEMBER 28; 'i9i7'--EIQEriISBN ' PAGES. ,,: :!' PRICE TWO CENTS ' t?mlt"cM' i ; : to j : : , ' : ... , ... , .1 . - .. : i : "l " V I : ' ' 1 r -.u : PIlDBnflDn ffsSS (IHIMEQEPnilT ilfi lll l M fS? ni (ITPIMfiEwaiiesat nnP GRCCC L ii MU I II im III IU Hi a n t?t? II UlIliyLULIIUU I -T.U HULL n wATFRRnTiTF II I II I III III -1- i I II I UUI II IU v - 1-, !Y . I --7" Hvy- m i.M I i ih m llllHIHIIIHIH HI0O Private Railroad Executives Are I Called in to Take Charge for I Present; War Freight to Have ft Right of Way on All the Lines. First Order Expected to tall for Pooling of All Freight, Equfp- 3 ment and Terminals; Drawing Plans for Central Organization vltJlfrTE, Mont, Dec. 28.(I. N. I' D S.) Parlor, lounge arid ob- Vservation cars on all transporta tion systems operating between -St.- Paul and the' Pacific coast witt be discontinued December JSO, according to telegraphic ad- vices received ' here today by , Great Northern ditision i officially foniJieadavjarters. i- It is said the order tv!tt also "affect trains operating westward from Chicago : on all lines. The order is a result of federal con trol. ' ! ;Waahlngton, Deo. 28. (U. P.) Direc tor General McAdoo placed the existing war board of private railroad executives in charge of temporary operation of the railroad lines taken over by the govern ment. Tho emergency operators include Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern railway ; Howard Elliott, offi cial of the ; New York, New . Haven I Hartford and chairman of the board of directors of the Northern Pacific junus Kruttscnmtt, cnairrnan execu tive committee of the Southern Pacific Hnle Holdtn, president of tho Turling ton, and Samuel Rea, president of the Pennsylvania lines. I This was the only feature markinir the important step the president has taken since mobilizing an army for the wax. On , the transportation system of the country depends largely what will happen to the kaiser in 1918, McAdoo nays, and upon McAdoo' s adminlstratlen of the roads under federal control de pends eventual government ownership. politicians aeciare. Owing to the fact that the actual gov ernment operation of the roads is not to begin until January 1. so that con venience and economy may be accom plished In auditing, it is probable no weeping - order will be Issued before that time. In a little off Ice, off those occupied by tho members of the Interstate 'commerce commission today McAdoo took up his great work.s, -- His first order Is expected to cajl for jjoollng.of all freight, equipment, ter tnlnals, stc that may contribute to ftnmediata rel ief . of freight congestion. Hereafter shipments will not be con fined to any one line, but to the one I great system. War freight will be given (Concluded, on Pace Ten, Column Three) One Mexican Bandit Pas Death Penalty Washington, Dec 28, (TJ. p.) One of four Mexican cattle thieves who mur dered Lea Sharp and Clarence Sellers, Americans, near Piedras Neeru. has been executed and the others have been rounaea up, according to state depart ment aavices today. - (General Pershing. Suspends Leave Of Absence of Officers pLuch Speculation .. With the American Army "in France. Dec 28.-m, ;'N. y S.) General , John J. Pershing, the American commander in chief, today issued a general order sus pending further Paris leaves of Absence for both officers and men and -cancelling the future "leaves already granted. : - There was considerable speculation In esmp over Just - what the order means. Officers who were expecting a furlough t spend New Tear's day In Paris were merely told that . leave was cancelled without substituting 'any ether place for Paris. ..j : , " . . v . - ... ,;- With the American Armies In France, Dec 25. (U. P.) One American surgeon M'ADOO RUNS GREATEST IUt. IN THE WO RLD WASHIXGTOJT, Dee. tiV. B.) By anlfjiav aU Ameri can railway aadcr Director General SteAdoo, the yreataet rail oad In the world wat formed today. dumber of employes aboat 1, 1 with an equal a amber ! re lated locomotive, freight car and ther plants. Miles of tracks" operated a boat mw." : Camber of railroad companies embraced abont 7M. All ears In service S,iM,te. Capital stock and fnnded debt $17N,tv,Mt. v Gross annnal operating rsTennes 4,N0,tt,0. Cross annnal operating expenses IMOt.OOf.MO. Tons of anaial f relg nt U8,8,. 000. Passengers carried yearly M0, 000,000. U. S. Minister to Copenhagen Brings Report Frcm Scan dinavian Countries. An Atlantic PorCDec. 28. -(I. .N. S.) Denmark is heart and soul with the entente allies, but Sweden. Is aiding Ger many to carry on the world war In more ways than one. Declaration to this effect was voiced today by Dr. Maurice Francis Egan. for the paslrfpur yearsABterican rmnlster to Denmark) who arrived here with Mrs. fWran on a Norwegian-American steam shin. .' . , - - "Sweden," .said Minister Kg an. Is fur- hishlng Germany with 'metal and other war necessities. In exchange for food, fuel and petroleum. The petroleum' Germany is sending Sweden comes from Rou manta.." --.... . Dr. Eran says conditions in Denmark beggar description. The last coal he purchased for the American embassy cost jlOO per ton. Electricity, he said, was al most unobtainable and candles are in general use throughout Denmark. "Fuel is so scarce," said Dr. Egan, "that the transportation lines : of the country have retuj-ned to schedules which were maintained 30 years ago." Dr. Eagan asserted that the embargo placed by the United States on shipments of coal, food and supplies to neutral countries would have to be lifted soon. "Unless this' is done.", he added, "the Danes will have to make a bargain with Germany something which they are ex ceedingly loath to do." Judge King Would Succeed McNary Washington, Dec 28. ("WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Will 3. King will be a candidate for the .Democratic nomination . ror united States senator to succeed Senator Mc Nary. He will run for the' six-year term without regard to the controversy over the short term vacancy. He ex pects to make a formal announcement and declaration of principles about February first. Mr. King was formerly a member of the Oregon supreme ourt and now holds an Important legal position with the United States reclamation service at Washington. New Timber to Be ' Made Available - That a large tract of timber near the mouth of the Willamette river will be opened up soon was indicated today when .the Grant Smith-Porter-Guthrie company filed application with the pub lic service commission for the construc tion of a logging railroad at Holbrook. The road will be about five miles long and will lead to the edge of m,: heavily timbered section. It is understood., that a. sawmill may be constructed by the compnay; aitnougn no definite lnforma- tn nas been given out. ' aparently was lost when tho Germans pushed bade General Byng'a -, troops around Cambrai, according to unofficial reports , reaching ..here today. He la classified aa "missing. ,' ; I . . One other American, medical officer a lieutenant retumedio his unit, with the 'American: forces today after n unforgettable period with the British at Cambrai. Ha hasn't yet ceased thanking his lucky stars that ha escaped the Ger man onrush. ' .-t . ""It was as quiet as walking to church Sunday morning in the way of going forward, . -ho told 'the. United "Press, speaking , of Just before , Byng's great DENMARK SUFFERS EXPLAINS DR EGAN Two Hours of Street , Fighting Precedes Surrender of Bol shevik Forces, According to Dispatches Reaching Tokio. Troops Are Disarmed; Supplies Taken From Barracks; For eign Consuls Assured There Will Be'No Further Trouble. Tokio, Dec. 28. (U. P.) Two hours of street fighting preceded the surren der of the Bolshevikl forces In Harbin to Chinese ' troops, according to a for eign office dispatch today. Nearly 2500 Bolshevikl were under arms In the city. They refused orders of the Chinese commanders to withdraw from the residence section. but were finally overwhelmed by the Chinese sol diers. The Chinese disarmed the Russians, ane stored all arms and munition a tak in considerable supplies' from the Rus sian barracks ' - Foreign , consuls were notified there would be no further trouble. Harbin has been torn with factional strife for weeks And Chinese Intervention was dtcWed upon after vain protests by rep resentatives of all nations in that city. ZEPPELIN PROGRAM Of 53 Put Into Commission Sine? 1914, Only 13 Now Re . .Tiain in Service. - With the French Armies in the Field, Dec, 28. (U. P.) Germany's Zeppelin program, announced with boastful pride in 1914, stands a dreary failure today. Accurate figures available to the Unit ed Press show that of S3 Zeppelins put into commission since 1914 : Thirty-live have been totally de- w v. I Two have been badly damaged and put .rm.in.nMv r,t of immiT . permanently out of commission. Two possibly destroyed, now missing. One badly damaged, temporarily out of commission in December. Thirteen remaining In service, eight of which are detailed to the North Sea. two to the Baltic and three as experi mental or scnooi snips. . Raids over France, England and Bel gium have cost the Germans 17 Zep-' pelins, 8 having been accounted for In ' England, 5 m France and 4 In Belgium. Accidents by fire, wind and' lightning, have .destroyed at least 8 in Germany. eppenn numbers,- according to act curate calculations, started with the "Lr- 1" and ended with 'L-57." Numbers be tween 25 and 30 have not yet been em ployed, leaving 53 to be accounted for. L-1" and ML-2" were destroyed before the war. .The first fell In the North sea and the second was acddentaly burned at FuhlssbutteL In addition to her Zeppelins, Germany has had in commission since the beginning or the war at least is airships of the "Schutte Lanx." "Gross" and "Par serai" types. . Of these, possibly , seven .remain in service, two. however, as non-combatant Instruction ships.. Conscription 'for Ireland Considered - London. Dec 28. (L N. 8.) The ques tion of extending conscription tc Ire land will bo seriously considered by parliamentary leaders when parliament reconvenes after the Christmas hell day, It :was learned today. It Is estimated that there are 200,000 Irishmen of military age In Ireland, wbo are taking no part In the war. and Men, push was started. but coming back well, providence guided me across tho country and away from the Cambrai road. .That's all that saved me.- . : '. Bnrpris Attack Complete" ; The young Ohio lieutenant was oho' of many American medical officers lent to the British, and Just back, today la his 1 Duier.- Bitang in ue uny room or an ancient French house . when ha Is bil leted, ha told his story. ,. ; ': . ,4 - f This Is better than a dugout. he re marked, glancing around with satisfac tion at his comfortable quarters. "It's DREARY FAILURE (Conclude on' Pace Tea.' Cola tan five) INTO BE ABOUT LEW Amount to Be Raised Is $1,347,- 098.27, According to Budget Estimate, Adopted by Commis sion at Meeting Today. Half Million Is Set Aside for Road . Construction; Labor Council's Attempt to Have Hospital Fund Retained Fails. The county tax levy for 1918 will be approximately 4.S mills, a alight reduc tion from that of 1917, which was 4.75. The amount of money to be raised for county expenses next year Is $1,847, 098.27. A levy of 4.4 mills on an assessed valuation of 8206,613.030 will yield tl.344.S97.33. A levy of 4.5 mills will produce $1,375,268.63. The exact amount of the levy will be between those figures. The board of county commissioners today adopted without change the ten tative budget as advertised. The vote was unanimous on all items except the $500,000 appropriation ror roads. Chair man Holman again went on record as favoring an appropriation of approxi mately $400,000. Will Xeimbarss School District It was decided by the board to take ut of ths general fund next year $1500 to reimburse school - district ; No. 1 for moner advanced -in advertising the N't ?TtionaI Education association last aprffig and also $18,000 with wnich to erect an Industrial school for delinquents on the Old county poor farm on the Canyon road. ' A delegation from the Central Labor council appeared before the board and requested that tho $100,000 set aside last year for a county hospital be re tained in a special fund and Immediate steps be taken towards building a new hospital. . Half Minion for Boss's It was determined, however, on the advice of District Attorney Evans that this should revert to the general fund A a result there are now no funds available for a hospital. As finally adopted the budget con t tains an Item of $500,000 In the general i fend for road construction and malnte- ' nunce during the year 1918. I The total tax levy for Portland next 1 1 1 w . L ....! - jc Hm. 3 wl" , , .,, an Increase Of nearly 1 mill over 1917. 1S17 1919 Mills. Mill. S.OS '1.2 4.75 4.& 1.5 M.B5 0.5 0.6 1.3 1.5 . 0.6 OS 6.8 6.4 , 37.4 18.45 stu County County school County library . . . . . Port of Portland City of Portland . . . . Dock oonmlMton . , . School district No. 1. 'Ttl Approximate. PORT SURVEY FOR . PORTLAND IS PLAN v Younger Business Men Will Gather Statistics on Cargo and Facilities in City. Portland is to have a port survey. The survey is considered an essential preliminary to a determined community I camoaia-n for ship lines. It will be undertaken ty a group or Portland's younger business men whose plans, already well advanced, contem plate the employment of trained traffic engineers for the technical features of the work. The survey will Involve listing. In a-eneraL the inbound and outbound cargo commodities of the Portland district, to- srether with - as much as can be said about transcontinental transshipments. The manufacturing industries pro ducing and consuming cargo' must be measured and possibilities of future de velopment discussed. What the port has In the way of fa cilities for the prompt and economical handling o'f goods and what It requires most be catalogued. - A considerable amount of tho Infor mation Is possessed by the Chamber of Commerce In either, organized or unor ganised farm. . ' v -. . .The shipping program contemplates a move to consolidate tho port and dock commissions in order that the work of the. two agencies may be unified. As the port commission la a body created by act of the legislature and the docs, commission is a body created 1 by the municipality, tedious and difficult legis lative . adjustments are . necessary in order to bring about the consolidation. - -Vhe same group Is considering the es tablishment of an organisation for the financing of Industries. .. -: -. Transportation faculties, ' commodi ties to transport. -and suVytlantlal aid of Industry, as well as agriculture, are considered essential - In preparing - for future -shipping. --'J PARCEL POST WATER ROUTE IS PROPOSED SEATTLE. ITash, ee. ts U. F.) A parcel post water rente between Seattle, Portland. Ban Francisco and Lot Angeles, for tke pnrpote of relieving railroad con gestion. Is to be established soon, aeeordlsg to Ssperletcadent Koseoe C Knox of.tne SorUwitl railway service. 5o plans for sending parcel post matter between Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Let Angeles by water rente nave been received by tke Portland postefflce. Postmaster Myers said tali morning. "If snch plans were adopted per. Ithslile matter and special delivery parcel post peakages weald still be sent by rail," he said. "It Is not probable that a water roate between Portland and Seattle wonld be es tablished. There Is ao great eon getUon in ths malls between Usee twe cities." fire fiends at Work im valley State Marshal Uncovers Organ ized Effort to Destroy Grain Warehouses in Oregon. Salem. " Or.; Dee. 28. As a result of Investigation. Into the cause of ths fire at Carlton early Sunday morning, when a flourlna-- mill and warehouse were burned with a loss of $20,000. State Fire Marshal Wells said Thursday night, that an organised effort has been made to de stroy grala warehouse from-Gaston to Salem. ' The fire marshal has notified the fed era! authorities, who are continuing the Investigation; he also placed' consider able evidence In the hands of the district attorney and sheriff of TamhUl county. Firs Was Started The facts show clearly, he said, that the fire at Carlton was set. and that the explosion in the mill did not cause the fire. "All owners of grain warehouses and flour mills are warned to bo constantly on the alert and In no event to permit strangers to enter the buildings, said Wells. They should also be on ths lookout for strangers In an automobile. as tbjs department has knowledge that a machine Is being used to make a quick get-away. The evidence disclosed Involve m era! persons with German names. He has Instructed Deputies Gilbert Allen. H H. Pomeroy and George W. stokes to continue their Investigations. Escaped la Antomoblle In another warehouse at Carlton, dep uty state fire marshals found a large quantity of explosives and 65 feet of fuse and a coat and pair of shoes. It Is the theory of . State Fire Marshal Wells that these things belonged to the man who set fire to the flour mill and that he had Intended to return to the ware house and repeat his trick there, but wr-a evidently scared away by quick dis co ery of the fire In the flouring mill- As the shoes were made to order and the coat bears a tag of cleaners, the state fire marshal expects soon to learn the identity of the owner. Mr. Wells has evidence showing thst the person whb fired the mill made his rape In an automobile, going toward McMlnnvllle. , 1917 Crop Close to That of Last Year Washington. Dec 21. (1. N. R1 Tha world's production of wheat In 1917 was 1.864.000.000 bushels or per cent of ths world's 11S crop and 85.1 per cent of the five-year average 1J11-1. accord tng to a cafele this afternoon to ths ds- partment of agriculture from tns Inter' national Institute ot Agriculture a' Rome. In J917 the yield of potatoes was 1.115.000.000 bushels, or 13S.4 per cent of the 116 crop and 114.S per cent of the five year average 1 11-11 15. ROLL OF HONOR Vrita the AaMtfaaa Army la rraaea. Dm. 2ft. (L K. 8.) Ttrat UattfMiaat K. J. Pasl. aa Ajnvrieaa aviator, was kilted in aa aceidaat at a flruis aetaool oa Vcmor ?o. tc Unwl tedar. WttUMtea. IWe. J. (L X. S.) Tba saatk in action. Pwaitwr XM. af aa Aaincn aoMiar, aad tba voaodtec af anathar vara wpartad to la vac djpartra m this afiarsooa by Gasaral puaaiat- Motb ware SMaabats of tba aaslnun' oorpa. Five deatlis from sataral eaaaw nportad. ' . KUtoS co&roBAi. Brssiox w. grBAorz. sit af kin. Mia. Sharaura O. Sprma-a. saathac. IS California avaaaa. MWMVatom. N. X. SnoMlv WaeaSaS CORPORAL CUARt-ES O. HI W I. IT. tant at kla Mia. EWtty A. Uavatt. Bwthar. BortHnS. Maiaa. Died PreiN Hatoref - rBTTATB JOBH H. BAMMEW esartartBaa tar'a corpa. Dae at bar SI. lanlntitia. Mia. SWrtha Hamaarl.-BMitaar. S4IS Iaaaaaa a Loot. Me - PRIVATB JAMES ' O. TRAILU corpa. D.akir 3S. praoia. i. TtaCl. fataar. i:0S Fatm atnat. IlaavrafteM. UL IBIVATK JOHX COLCMAX. Waatrr. Da eaBbar 3S. BMnlTicitla. Mrm.. SUlaatwtli Coamas. Lsas bland CUT. N. T. RKIYATC CRIO O. 8ATSC am mmrrm breaaaaa XI. hrrwwba a oela. X)aM O. Sarra. fatlwT. Wataibory. JCab. '."- - PRiraTK CAIO. raCSXACGH. tBfaatrr. Da eanbar 39. broorbo-pwOavoait. XJefe rasanaatB. Uiacr. lUcbvooa. Ohio. ' 111 . r . v - I 1 " IBT G ALL Next Draft Call Will Be Made Up From Questionnaire Clas sification, Provost Marshal Announces From Washington. Oregon Numbered Among Ten States That Have Furnished Their Full First Call Quota; Quicker Action From Railroads WASHINGTON. Dec. (U. P.) The next draft, call. . including deferred percentages ot : . the first. quota will b made up under the Questionnaire classifi cation. . Provost Marshal General Crovvder announced today. Thefo wUl be no further formal call, ' therefore,, t before February f 15, .he. gaid.., ,. ThJa ineans that men Included. In the deferred percentaga of the first Quota, moat of which quota la now la- camp, vrtll enjoy ' the benefits of questionnaire classifi cation and will be drawn only If they come under class one. - wuiciami. wiui lormai annooncmiimi said today that calling of ths first In-1 aremsnt of the second draft would I doabtless have to go over until March or April at ths earliest, because of In-1 ability to supply sufficient clothing until that. Urns. The United States pirblio reserve of ths fVmj1i .LnV -x4ri JwT lJ.r.J.'?,"?!? sytM nv w fi a sa iwuuau isu Uase7a av msss1 army "and navy. Those who will serve will be card Indexed, subject to call for their special branches of work. Ths provost marshal general's office today explained that medical examina tion of the men In the first class would (Cooelodad hit Two, Cbtstaa Ftra) CITY'S RED CROSS Many Difficulties Overcome by Workers; Complete Success Appears Certain. Red Cross Membership Drhre Pertlaad 17441 State satsMe 11M jOrtgea total lttJU Portland Is not a slacker In the mat ter of its Red Cross interest. This Is being - proven by the success of the "gleaners campaign." which opened Wednesday and Is continuing with great suocess. such marked success. In fact, that there seems now little doubt but that the 100. too goal win be reached. At ths snd of ths first IS days of tha campaign ths committee had tn bank 0.1.SI, a really ta-ediUbls abowlng. officials believe, considering ths . fact that ths city campaign was organised In a very abort urns, there was at all times a shortage of solicitors, ths weather was such that women could not do what they etherwlss would; ths ex- ptndlturs Ot thCS aad effort to Over- wiiw uw stuij uuvwa luw lam cam- SHOWING PLEASING psign oy memosrs oi rsugtows sects- ja th Lagarina and Gludlcarlo val whoas tenets do not agra wtti the plans I ler, hostile patrols wars repelled, toe ana purpgan i wm nmi x. i lias, sna us fact that practkvtlly no work could be accomplished with ths retail merchants snd their thousands r employes during ths Christmas wash. German sympa thisers have been encountered in the dty In much larger numbers than la ths country districts. These are a faw things pointed to as having mads ths cAmpsign difficalt. The original organisation, with Rufus tCoactaOed ss Para rttto. Ootasta Two) Joffre Alreauy Put ; Among 'Tmniortals' Parts. Dec 21- (L N. & Marshal Joffrs ' is now aa "tmraortaL" -VI em bsrs ot ths French academy today voted by a large majority to taks the famous soldier into ths group known as "im- mortals. . , w . . , . . ,i. . , . . Earthquakes at City Keep Up; Many Homes in Rains American Red Cross Undertakes Relief Work; Foreign Colonies Escaped, Cables Thurston. Washington. Doc 28. (L N. 8.) The earthquake that began to demolish Guatemala City Christmas night was atitl la progress at 8 o'clock last eve ning, according to cable advices to the state department this afternoon from American Charge TAiarston. Thousands are now homeless, he ca bled. The water situation Is becoming serious and sanitary conditions are cor respondingly affected. The foreign colonies have Relief work has been taken up by chapter there of the American Red Cross which completed Its organisation Just one dsy before the disaster. Cablegrams of ayravatby were sent by the Red Cross today to the president of ths republic and the president of ths h?1" tnt w1' nw Red FRENCH AT VERDUN "Shock Troops" Supported by Liquid Fire Used; May Still ; Dream of Breaking Through. Paris, Deal tt(I. N. S Oerman "shock troops, supported by largs quantltioe of lkjsld firs, are .harassing the rrrnch ltaas on the Verdun front at points where they are net tinder the fire of German artillery. Ths Germans are active off both aides of ths Moos rtver and ths fighting Is m . -round tOMA bloodily nr, v.. i.k,. nfti.t. bea-an his celebrated oftgnaiv. VTi ether or not the crown prince stoi dings to his dream of breaking through I "at Verdun. ths oerman , activity in I that sector Indicates that It may be I ths scene of another drive. In Alsaos ths French lines have been reinforced, and. In addition to artillery I duela. mhior Infantry fighting Is dsvsl- oping at fresh points. Rome. Dec It. L N. 8.) Italian sailors are now flghtiag with ths tnf an- tnr along ths Plave river and are giving s good account of themselves in engage ments with the Austro-Oerman Invaders. Dispatches received from the northern front today dwelt mainly, with serial and artillery activity. A great armada of Austro-German airplanes bombarded ths Important rail way junction city of Trevlso and tried to break through to Verona, ths Ital ian headquarters, but were drren ou with the loss ot nearly a dosea ma chines. Heavy cannonading continues between a Braata and Plave rivara. Trenehes to Combat Tanks Amsterdam. Dec It. tt. N. S.) Sines ths British have . begun to tanks on a big seals on tha western front ths Germans have adopted s new style of trench. It was found that the tanks could easily cross a trench of or dinary siss. meanwhile- emptying Its machine uns among ths defenders. In formation waa received today that Von Hmdenburg has ordered a rwideatng of ths most important German trenches facing ths British and that some are being dug to a width of IS to 20 feet. Violent Cannonading Reported Berlin. Dec (L X. 8.) Inereaaine - violence of ths artillery flrina along the Aslago plateau was reported today I In ths war office statement on opera - I tkms on i ths Italian front. ' Ths can - I nonadlng was extremely violent In ths I vteinity of Tombs ridge, ths report Rome Reports Success ' Rome. Dec Zt. (L X. S.) Capture of an Austro-Oerman advanced pest west of Canovodi Sorts snd evacuation k.. rvMa-allsna. were annotiiwsiwl thl war OfflCS today. I slstsmsnt added. Half Gives No Details London, Dec XI. (U. P. Plaid Mar Kal Halg reported -nothing spsctar from ths British front today. Comiilerce Chamber Favors .6-Cent Fare Balem. Or, Dsev 1. Ths publio sarv- tos commioslon, -today received a letter from W. D. 8. Dodsow. sscrtary of ths Portland Chamber of Commerce, stating that ths board of directors sf the Cham ber favor granting a S-osnt strestcartare I I tor ths Portland Railway. Light Power - 1 com pan y. -, . ,'-..' ,. . . . I ,' Mr. Dodson said ths eortunlttss of tee chamber had Investigated ths financial J condition of ths streetcar company aad i had reported. Is favor of ths S c-t fare. TEUTONS HARASS HI Henderson Demands That Princi-J pie of No . Conquest Shall . Guide Allies, and Indorses Stand as Taken by Wilson. . hjoyd George Insists Purpose of. Allies Is Not Imperialistic or Vindictive; France Rejects the Peace Bait Offered by Berlin; AMSTERDAM. Dec M-(U. P.5 ' Russian peace negotiators I have accepted . Count Czernln'a . German terms aa 4h 'basis for general peace discuaaiooa and will renew the conferences at Brest- ; Lltovsk Wednesday next, accord- . log to -ord from that, city re- ' ceivea. nere yia iicrua muay. a.. Cxernin asked' Tor an Immediate. negoatioo of cnallers affecting Russia aione. j , - t Paris. Dec t8,-(U." PO-Ftsnce will rafusa to orgotuia soy Oer- ; man-contrived peace, such as th " deflnlta ' terms announced tor' Count Cxernln provide. Minister or Foreign ' Affairs. Plctlon de-, clared today tn the chamber of ' deputies. , ' His declaration was received with g.eat applaase. JUmdon. Dec SS. TJ. P.) Ths sQiss purposes In eoatlnutng ths war srs not Imperialistic, nor vindictive, but for tns . future freedom end peace of . mankind. -Premier Lloyd Oeorge declared today ' In a letter to ths Laborltea "war alms' congress. - The Question of a fresh declaration . of our war alms Is constantly kept .la ; view." ths premier dsclared. "bat such s declaration will only be Issued ta agreement of tha allies. ' - "The. Ideals for which ws are sow fighting are the same as those .when, Urttala entered the war. I have neves .be so mors sonvtooed, than that ths allies' purposes ta eon- tinulnar ths war are not miDcrialistio. I PCr vindictive, but to achieve the future I t--x . n..viii " " IJnvd Oaorra's letter followed an ooen- ing speech by Arthur Henderson. Brit-. I lsti labor leader, who declared that ths allies must dsflaltaiy renounce any. da-, slrr for conquest and srged a re etats- ra'nt and clarification of war aims. - Henderson moved adoption of Prest : - tCasrtsoad s Pace Tts. Cotatas Ose) 850,000 Lost From; . Mail Car in" South - . . . - - : Columbia. ."C, Dec St. L X-. 1 Postal Inspectors snd detectives wars I today searching for SSO.OOO which dU appeared from a mail pouch while en 1 route from ths federal reserve bank 1 at Richmond. Vt, to a Columbia oaiuu 1 xns pec tags or money was rscsipM- 1 for at Hamlet, rf. C but It was snta ing wnan ins rnau arnvso ners.- j na rwney oonslstsd m IS, sit as a i bUla. It U stated. No due to the money or where It was takes from the tram has yet bean unearthed. - Ths authorities- refused to divulge ths name of ths railroad over which the shipment was mads. ' ' , 1917 : IN REVIEW, v Ths epochal tranifornJitlon ' from t peace to a war basis fau -been the atjtindinf featars of . the year st bome- ;-. - What has been done In this . rertrd toy the government - will . be competently reviewed la next Sunday's JournaL ' " : Additlonsl - articles will et forth' in thoroufh snd 'concise fashion the ' put Oregon . bu played la this movement, The Sunday Journal v - 8 Csata ths Copy Evsrywhsro'. ;V Next Sunday