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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,
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