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. VOi : THE WEATHER TT3 ALL HERE 1 V . Tonight and Sun-; OTXOaC OtW . . diT orohiblr rain rfrlm In. , V' "Vr , v night; moieral. ' IT'S ALL TRUE". jVV - ' 4 V ' J TL yv ' wutaweai winds. . VOL. XVI. NO. 108. PORTLAND, OREOON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1917. TWELVE PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS &we if ' "' RUSAL GENEROUS TO ii v . - r i i i i i i ..j-1 i Ti x.rii-ii i i . - . 1 1 i . t -, ill ti -Ni i i i i x mm ) (- .-cur ryvsje asmmm mmmfw&tm, TO EM;- ENEMY V -' i ...... . .'... AMEMCAN CREW . KB gpl LUCK OF COftLlGERflfl HELD PKM EirS nuuu i:y vuu in. m. iuiiii a tin TigHpMi NEVJ YORK FOR TREASON LI U I II I I IM y Margala, eommandlag the ICorthera I II It I 111 Y division ot the Mtxiees rar. . ! Mill I nil I III I I tHln" Zero Weather Prevails With Raul Hennig," Naturalized Citizen 111 Depth Charge Rips Open Sides of If -Boat, Compelling Crew to '. Come to Surface and Surren--. derj Germans Well Cared For. Commander of Destroyer Fanning . and His Men Commended for Bit of Daring; Americans Risk . Death to Save Enemy. HERE Is a startling compari son of how America and Germany treat their prisoners. The official report issued by the navy department today of the capture ef the crew of a Germ 5 man submarine says: "After being taken on board f the prisoners were given , hot i-coffee and sandwiches. Though" jnder strict guard. theyrseemed contented arid after a short time began to sing. To make them comfortable the crew of the de stroyer gave them their warm coats and heavy clothing." American seamen have testi- fied under oath that, after be ing picked up at sea by a Ger man submarine, they were lined up on the deck, their life pre servers were taken away from them and then the U-boat was submerged. Washington, Dec. 29. (U. P.) The . United State destroyer Fanning, aided by the United States destroyer Nichol son, was officially credited today with capture of the first Gorman submarine prisoners of tho war. The event oc curred in November and cable reports gave only scant news of the capture. 1 Special commendation by the Fanning - commander, lieutenant A. S. Carpen ter, was accorded the officer of the deck. (Coachided n Page Seren, Column Six) War Upon Small Butchers, Charge Independent Tallow Hanafactarer Tes- . tiflea of Large Sam Offered for Plant Br Swift Co. and of Threat. , Boaton, Dec. J9. (U. P.) Testimony n tne reoerai traua commission hear ing on tho meat industry before Com missioner Victor Murdock here Friday lenaea to snow attempts to rorce the email retail butcher out of business by . rtieans of "chain stores," camouflaged Under various names. John GTennle, tallow manufacturer of , JJorth Hanover, said to be the only ' Independent rendering manufacturer ii. the state,- asserted representatives of Swift & Co. approached htm offering IC00.000 for hla plant, which was valued at $35,000. .He declared the Swift com- ; pany had strong Influence over the Boston & Maine, railroad and that, upon "' hla refusal of this offer, he was told -no would find It difficult to get freight ; wougn on mat railway. Woman Masquerading as Man, Is Arrested On Belief She May Be f amous Los Angeles, Dec 29. (U." P.) The ' Intense "woman hunt" for Mme. "H" beautiful associate of Franz Schulen berg, alleged xnaater German' spy de veloped a new course today coincident with, the arrest at Seal Beach of Miss Beebe Beam, alias Jack Beam, alias Jack .Haines, a frail girt masquerading as a , man, whose career since under detective surveillance has excited mystery and suspicion, the arresting officers declare. In the arrest of Miss Beam, .Captain J. Hunter,: chief detective of the dis , trlct. attorney's, office, declared he. has uncovered a new angle to Schulenberg's German plot and "possibly had cap tured the alleged Mme. H" - -' No amount of questioning will break the girl's silence. . -."Whether this woman is the mysteri ous Mme., H.' is lmpoe&ible to aajr deft- O, Dm. IS. (I. 2T. S.) with high treason by if military umti of the government to the raited Maria Gtnt DeGaerro, a itlfs.1 Hexleaa masie teacher. It arrest at Jaares today. Sha 'Wat arraitad by General .Fraselseo Start-ala, eommaadlaff tha Korthera dlTltloa ot tbe Mtxieaa arny. It it reported the already hat bee a tried by ooartmartlal aad her axe cation It feared. At the eoartiaar tlal trial, it it declared, tha ap peared inrroaaded by M tmall chU drea, her matie pvpllt. The girl hat beea employed by V. Jj. Held, V. . Immigrant latpee. tor, at a tteaocrapher. Imailrra tloa offlcialt have oappealed to Jaarei military aathorltlet for her release, declaring; the hat beea faltely aeevted by 31 art; la. FREIGHT STARTED President Will Address Congress Next Friday to Ask for Legislation. washlnrton. Dec 29. (V. P.I Di rector McAdoo today began the move ment of war frelnht throughout the country without .regard to indlTlduai lines. Simultaneously, tho railroad war board, through which McAdoo will di rect all operations, for tha present, worked on a definite ors&nization plan for tha future. . How long- this board will act as Mc Adoo.' -operating- agency appeared to depend on its initial auccasa in roeetlng demands. ' , -t .; . ,v Pooling of freight equipment and x pendlturea will be accomplished aa rap idly aa machinery for auditing these revolutionary changes .can bo estab lished. When McAdoo's plans are final ly worked out, it ia stated authoritative ly tho railroads will be operated as a business unit Under such operation tho government should net SzSO.OOO.OOO a year above compensation to bo paid the roads, federal control enthusiasts de clare. There la a difference of opinion In congress on how far McAdoo can go oeioro legislation must be passed to give him powers. The interstate com- (Concluded on Pas Nine, Column Two) Prosecutions Are Forecast by Heney Boston, Dec 29. (I. N. a) Srxvrfal Counsel Francis J. Heney of the federal trade commissions , In a statement to newspaper men at$ the close of the packers investigation at noon today, declared that following the hearing which will be held in Boston at a date in Che near future, criminal prosecutions will follow the disclosure of certain evi dence. Balloon Lands in . Mexico; Man Hurt San Antonio, Texas. Dec 29. ( U. T 1 An American army balloon which left nere -rnursaay nignt, with Captain Mc culloch and six student balloonlata- landed today in Mexico with one of the party baaiy injured, according to word received at the Missouri Aeronautical society Dauoon scnool here, French War Loan Is Over Subscribed Paris. Dec. 29. (I. N. S.) The French war loan, which has Just been concluded was oversubscribed about $55,000,000. it was announced today. The loan waa for $2,000,000,000. Master Spy, nltely," Captain Hunter told the United Preaa today. "She has changed her appearance by cutting her hair man fashion and wearing man's apparel. -But we are on the trail of something big, and T cannot afford to Jeopardize my investigation by premature announce ments.. There will be something later." Smartly groomed as a man the young woman is said to have frequented many of the. city's - exclusive dubs, as Jack Haines. She associated with newspaper men, young - army officers and . others with government . commisajona, the de tectives assert. -i-v; : Suspicion was first directed toward her through advertisements she had in serted In. newspapers soliciting "attract ive young 'women for actresses." ' Evi dently "tipped" that ah was under sur veillance, the detectives say. she slipped Zero Weather Prevails With Swirling Snow and Marrow Chilling Vyind to Add to the General Discomfort Thousands of Dwellings and Apartments of tho City Are Down to the Last Few Tons of Fuel. New York. Dec" 29. U. P.) Zero cold, with swirling snow and marrow chilling winds, brought another crisis in New York's coal shortage today. The worst cold wave of the winter found the greater city with practically no reserve supply of fuel and with snow threatening still further to clog trans portation. The thermometer touched the xero point on downtown street in dicators early (today. . Thousands of dwellings and apart ments in the city were down to their laat few tons of fuel and found frantic pleas for more fuel In vain. The situa Uon was extremely critical on the lower East Side, where coal is doled out by the bushel. The city fuel administration today declared dealers in this section had been put on the emergency list and would be given all possible of the pre clous store left. Plans for strictest curtailment ot un necessary lighting In 'the streets, of display-signs and of stores, already dis cussed, will probabbr be put Into foroe at once. teTut -down consumption , of coal by electric lighting eompaniea. The prospects were today that Broadway would go into almost total eclipse to night All the east reported cold weather and a bllzcard raging today. All the large cltiea likewise reported shortage of coaL Chicgo Reports Deaths Chicago. Dec 29. (I. N. S.) Three deaths, intense suffering among the poor and one of the busiest times In the history of the Chicago fire department resulted from the aero weather that held Chicago in its grip today. Blinded by the wind and snow, John Balazaras, a laborer, was struck by streetcar and killed. The body of an unidentified man about 70 years old was found frozen to death in a doorway and the body of another man about 45 years old was found fro zen in a prairie on the outskirts of the city. Thirty guests of the new Hotel Cen tral were driven through smoke filled passageways by flames that did damage estimated at $2000. . Timely awakening of Mrs. Mary Huck (Concluded oa Pat Two, Column Four) Fortress of Metz Bombed by French Paris, Dec. 29. (I. N. S.) The great German fortress of Metz. in Lorraine. has been bombed by "French airmen, the war office announced today. Bombs were thrown down on Thlon- vllle, Rethel and other important Ger man bases. Padua Bombed, 13 Killed Rome, Dec 29. (I. N. S.) Thirteen persons were Kinea ana three score wounded wheii German airmen bombed the historical Italian city of Padua yes terday, the war office announced today. Vesuvius OnceMore In Violent Eruption Rome. Dec 29. (U. P.) Vesuvius again in violent eruption, according to wora receivea nere today. Madam "H 99 out of the city and took a cottage at Seal .dvwu. ii waa mere tnat her arrest was effected quietly, late yesterday. Cor respondence seised at ber cottage, where she lived alone. Indicates she had been In communication with a man in Chicago. Officers 'refused to divulge the nature of the correspondence. IShe was in' China, during the Boxer uprising and admits having traveled ex tensively abroad, c . Kept Two Residences In Portland ': Investigations of the operations of Franz Schulenberg. arrested Monday in San Francisco, as a German spy. have revealed that -. during, last winter and early spring secret service officers were vainly trying, to . entrap, him here for (Oooeladed e Page Cohnsa raw) aul Hennig, Naturalized Citizen of This Country, Accused of Deliberately Tampering With Gyroscopes on Torpedoes. Maximum Penalty in Case of Conviction Is Death; Denial of Charge Is Made by the Accused. New York." Dec 29. (U. P.) Charged with deliberately tampering with the delicate gyroscopic machinery of tor pedoes for American ships, Paul Hen nig, a 'naturalized German, -and an em ploye of the Bliss Torpedo works, waa arrested today and arraigned on a trea son charge. If convicted the law may sentence mm to death. Lieutenant Francis D. Shea, TJ. S. N., torpedo Inspector for' the plant, dis covered that many exceedingly delicate bearings and parts for gyroscopic mechanism on which the torpedoes ef fectiveness depends, had been deliber ately tampered with, filled with emery dust, or Jammed. He traced the parts to Hennig, it waa asserted. Hennig declared he is innocent. He will be examined Wednesday. One of his sons is Interned on Ellis Island. Officials stated that certain of the. defective parts, which It seemed Hennig deliberately : damaged. " might have caused a torpedo discharged from an Amsticairwabipc, tolrcla,.backaiiA ex plode against that ship's side, instead of the target at which it was aimed. Following the arraignment of Hennig and- bis plea of not guilty, the district attorney's office issued a formal state ment outlining the charges against him. Hennig, the statement said, came to this country from Germany in 1908. He (Concluded on Pace Two, Column rTr) CHIEF EXPLAINS ARMY DRY ORDER Ban Against Strong Liquor Not Injunction Men Must Drink Wines and Beer. By Newton C Parke , With the American Army In Prance. Dec t9. (I. N. 8.) Dispatches from the United States, telling of the tern pest in a teapot stirred up through the announcement of General Pershing that ohlv light wine or beer may be given or sold to the American soldiers, have resulted In a statement from the Ameri can commander, explaining the position of the troops in France. General Pershing received the corre spondents and said to them: The question of prohibiting the sale of ail intoxicants to American troops is now under discussion with .the Trench government, but there are difficulties here which do not exist tn the United States. ' "The general order Issued on the 18th was a long step toward the preventlou of drinking among the men. "But it was not intended by any means to convey the injunction that the American troops were to drink beer and Itrht wines. It was a reserve order drawn to conform with the French regu lations on the subject. It stated ex pressly that only light mines aid beer be permitted, and prohibited the par chase or acceptance as a gift of whis key, brandy, champagne and similar al cohol to beverages, it ordered all drink lng-nlaces where such liquors are sold to be placed out of the bounds of th American troops, this same regulation having been Issued for the British aad French armies. "Though I am heartily in favor of prohibition in the United States forces the situation in this country is alfferent from that at heme. Comparatively few French people drink water as we do, drinking wine liurtead. "This is partly because the French water supply is not as pure as ours. The French wines are light and are far less intoxicating than generally sup posed. An intoxicated Frenchman is rare fight. Indeed, the French beer la by no means strcng, as the French gov ernment issues its soldiers regular ra lions. Obviously, there are obstacles tn the way of forbidding wine shops tn the army son to do any business at all. Local sentiment will play a large part in determining tne question. "The same crder forbidding soldiers from taking strong drink contained the most rigid regulations preventing the spread of-disease, two questions closely connected. Thus far the army's record In both respects Is excellent, and It la highly gratifying, to roe. It is a test! rnonlai to the high character of the i American soldier. . "Everything possible Is being done to protect his morals and his health and to make him an honor to himself and "hla r ell o w-coun trymen." , - ; HUN'S WON'T LET CAPTIVES HAVE RIGHTS XEBICAir YIELD HEX0 QUABTEKS IX FBAXCE, .See. is. U. PJ Asteiieast who may be eastsred fey the Ger as are to fee rtrarded at aot en. titled to the oralaary cesrtetlet ae eorded yritesers ef war, aeeordlag to Isfersiatioa reaealag hire today. It It preiamably the lateatlea ef the Gtrmast to employ Americas rltoaers la lower forms ef labor aad sader wretched eoaeJUosa, seek as the Teatoas lmpessd ea the Rat tiest la the satt. The Germast re garded the Battles srltostrt at lit tle setter than aalmalt aad com pelled them te live la frig ltfal tar roendlags. SHOES FIT POORLY, E Quartermaster General Issues Statement, Placing Blame Partly on Soldiers. ' Washington, Dec. 19. KL N. 8.) Only 15 per cent of the men In the fighting forces of the United States have shoes that fit them correctly. Quartermaster General Sharpe admitted in an offdlal statement Friday. The statement was called forth by the criticism of the quartermaster's depart ment in the senate military committee's Investigation for supplying shoes too short for newly recruited soldi era Much of the blame for the Improper fitting of shoes Is placed by the quartermaster general on the men themselves. Figures . have - been collected by the surgeon general's of floe on the fit of shoes worn by 82,859 men. one group on the aiexican ooraer, one at a nanonai army camp, another at a national guard camp and a fourth at a naval camp. The per centage of misfits reported from each examination was a Bout the same Examlaatieat Beveal Ceadltloat From examinations at Camp Devens It was shown that 28 per cent of the men had shoes half a size too short. 21 per cent had shoes one else short; 19 per cent wore shoes 1V sizes too short and per cent had shoes 8 sizes short. Four per cent had shoes too long or over ZVk sizes too short. Fifteen per cent were properly fitted. The quartermaster-general says in ex planation that soldiers recently recrujted Judge the fit of shoes according to their custom in civil life and insist upon shoes too short to fit them. He says faults ot method and supervision of fitting. insufficient numbers of larger and nar rower sizes and incorrect marking of sizes by manufacturers are other causes for the larger proportion of misflta. Major General Wright, commander of the Thirty-fifth division, oorapoeed of Missouri and Kansas National Guardsmen and 2500 draft men front Camp Funston, encamped at Fort 8111; Oxl a took the stand this afternoon. Lack ef Sine Stvorted General Wright testified he bad 84. 800 enlisted men and 950 officers in hi command. The division is short S114 rifles, 688 automatic rlflea, 224 heavy machine guna. nearly all field artli lcry, 10.920 pistols. 9818 bayonets aud rrany other Important pieces of equip ment. General Wright testified. "How much of such equipment should you have for training purposes?" Sen a tor Hitchcock asked. "Ought to have It all." answered the general. "Have you any assurance when you will get it allT" aaked Benator Hitch cock. "No assurance until we get abroad.' replied General Wright. Chamberlain Atks Q at t tloa Senator Chamberlain said he knew of one young man who was "put on the carpet and read the riot act. because he complained to someone outside. "I'd. like to know If that condition can erallyl prevails In the army." said Sen ator Chamberlain. "I thfnk it does, but in this way. The young man probably was placed on ht carpet for going outside with his com plaint Instead of going directly to his commanding officer," replied the gen eral. Returning Exiles Disrupting Russia San Francisco, Dec 23. (U. P.) Nearly 1000 German agents have gone to Russia through 8an Francisco since the revolution, playing a big part in the disruption of the Russian , armies, according to charges made to federal authorities today by George Rosen. Rus sian attorney. He alleges three were from San Francisco, seven from Los Angeles, 200 from Chicago and TOO from New York. The Kerensky government paid their expenses, believing they were political exiles, J La Follette's Name - K Stricken Trom Roll Madison. Wla Dec"2. L N. S.") The name ef Robert U. LaFoIlette has been stricken from the membership rolls of the Madison club today. Senator La FoIlette was expelled from tha dub for -unpatriotic con duct and giving aid aad oomfort to the enemy.- DECLARES SHARP Ill LABOR REPLIES 10 PEACE BAIT National Conference in London Takes Determined Stand to Repudiate German Schenfe for Early Ending of the Struggle. Belief Now Is That Central Pow ers Will Make Another Peace Offer Russians Not Unit in Effort to Conciliate Teutons. STOCKHOLM. Deo. . (U. P.) NL StiUUvtki. lesder of the SoclsJ-RevoIutionisU and Rug-' Ian peace party, returned here today from BresV-Lltovik declar ing that the negotiations with the Germans amount to treach ery, lie resigned his place as oojg of Russia's representatives la the peace conference. SntsravBsJ declared that the Germans were ostensibly ac cepting the Russian peace terms, but applying their own Inter pretation. He demanded an im mediate break In negotiations, calling for a Socialist confer ence in Stockholm to discuss a general peace, London. Dec 19. (L N. 8.) The post Uon of the British government in its stand on peace was greatly strengthened today by the action of the National La bor conference in voting for a continua tion of the war. This attitude taken by labor waa dou bly significant In view of the fact that (CoechMUd oa Pa ba. Cahuaa Tbr) FAMILY IDE BIG E Brother of Woolens Manufac turer Chief Adviser to Federal Supply Committee Head. Washington. Dec. 29 (1. N. S.) The senate oommtttee Investigating the con duct of affairs of the war department this afternoon again went Into the con nections of the Kaplan family, woolen manufacturers, with the supplies com mittee of the council. Ira Kaplan, president of the Base As sorting Plant. Inc. is a brother of Sara Kaplan, chief adviser to Charles Else man, head of the supply committee. The aasortlng company is alleged to have made an exorbitant profit on gov ernment work until the quartermaster's department, after Investigation, decided to terminate the contract. Els man. General Sharpe testified, protested against "canceling the con tract, although it had been shown that the company was charging the govern ment at least three times a reasonable profit. Bejeeted Offer Ceet XlUioat Captain ' Peerless said tha aasortlng company bad a contract also for hand ling used army blankets, which would have netted them a profit of about S 1250.000 a year. The committee brought out the fact that the wool for winter clothing waa not- purchased until after September lv five months after the declaration of war. Senator Weeks tried to learn why the war department rejected an offer of Boston manufacturers to furnish suffi cient wool on April a. the rejection. (Coaetaeas aa rasa Twe. Oatema fw) Japan May Send New Ambassador Toklo. Deo. J (U. P. Despite of ficial denials, the Jepaneee press to day placed credence In a report pub lished here that Ambassador Sato, now representing Japan at Washington. Is tj be recalled. Among the men mentioned as his suc cessor are Viscount XshU. formerly Min ister . to Peking Hiokt and Vice For eign Minister- Ebidehara. Bhtdehara waa formerly counsellor of tho Japanos ern ha say at Washington. PROFITS S CHARG British Lose 3 Vessels, Huns a Zeppelin; Liner Sinks a U-Boat L' ONDON, Dec. 29. (U. P.) Three British de stroyers were mined and sank on the Dutch coast last night, the admir alty announced today. Thirteen officers and 180 men were lost. The Hague, Dec. 29. (U. P.) Three allied destroy ers were attacked and sunk by German naval vessels, according to areport reach ing here today. LONDON, Dec. 29. (I. N. S.) British naval men had high words of praise for American gunnery today as , the result of the exploit of an American pas senger liner which sank a German submarine with two shots. It, took the Yankee gun ners just two seconds to send the U-boat to the bot tom. Before the passen gers were aware what had happened the signal, "a di rect hit," had. been flashed and flying debris. 1500 yards in the wake, of the yessel . showed where the subma rine had met its Hoom. AMSTERDAM, Dec. 29. (I. N. S.) A Zep pelin is reported to have been destroyed while on patrol duty off Jutland. Jutland is the western portion of Denmark, just south of the Skaggerrak. Washington Streams Are Raging Torrents Seattle. Wash, Dec 21. ft X. 8.) Western Waahlngton streams are raging torrents as a result of heavy rainfall and a warm wind that Is melting deep snows in the Cascades. Tuch damage Is threatened, according to the King oounty engineer, in the valley of the White river between Kent and Auburn. Wash. One brtda-e already has been washed out near 8noquaImte. tleavy Damage In Whslromb Betllngham. Wash.. Dec. 2J. (I. N. 8.) Damage by a allver thaw and floods In Whatcom county is estimated today at not lees than 9100.000. Belllngham Is stormbound. Great Northern trains are blocked both north and south of this city. The Belllngham Northern tracks are washed out la several places. The Nook- sack river has overflowed Its banks aad Is running through the streets of Ever son. Wash. The river continues to rise. Yakima River Overflow EUensburg. Wah Dec t$. Yakima river Is overflowing. The worst flood conditions, surpassing those of 11 years sgo. are predicted. U. S. reclamation officials say they have lees control over the reclamation dam at Lake Cle Cum than in past flood a Hundreds of acres of land tn Kittitas county are covered with water. Train service from the east Is delayed. State School Fund Richer Through Gift Sim Aecmsi slated Pre at XlseeOaaeeas freeree Tamed te State School Pass s Gift Press Treats rer. Salera, Or Dec tl. State Treasurer Kay today will turn over to the common school fund of the state fMOO received from miscellaneous collections. which under former admialstratSons went into the pocket of tha treasurer himself. As tha state has no legal title to the money, the sum was conveyed to the school fund as a gift, this being the ccly way the state could receive it. When Mr. Kay first became state Ueasurer seven years ago. ho abolished tUe practice of charging foes which be could keep for his own use. But tn the Moceas of making the Changs tn the business methods ' of the office, tho f ISO was accumulated. . It Is estimated that former stats treasurers made from fees and Interest on state funda as high aa 12400 to t0.OM a year. All Interest collected by the treasurer oa state funda . now Is turned into the treasury, , Si! ill! DRIVE Oil HOLY CITY Sixty Thousand Troops Making Desperate Effort to Crush tht British Army of Half That Number Now Near Jerusalem. Heavy Fighting Is Reported In Progress) Enemy Repulsed in Effort to Break Through. Una on Jaffa-Jerusalem Railroad. WASHINGTON, " Dee, (U.. P.) Pour Turklah army 7 dlTlalong upward of 60,000 men . reinforced by Austro-Germaa : troops from the Russian and ' ... Roumanian fronts, have begun a dttptnt campilfn to relax " Jerusalem and drtva the British -' .from the Holy Land, according to official report reaching Wash ,' tnirtj-lody. '--r-r' i ;V ; Heavy fighting I in progress fever a line exlendng from Jaf- ' fa through Jerusalem and along, the Jericho road almost to the river Jordan. The Turks vainly attempted to break the BriUth 4 grip on the Jaffa-Jerusalem ; railroad. Abortive effort to turn . the British flank in the neigh- .. borhood of . Bethany, northeast T of Jerusalem, failed. At some points along the line Get oral Allenbys expeditionary force, Is outnumbered two to one. According to official reports, he Is making a determined stand against Oeneral Fal, kenhayne's combined Turko-Attstro . German divisions. . ' The temporary cessation of British ac- U Titles In PaleeUne, because of heavy rains, the past two weeks has given Oen eral Falkenhayn ample opportunity to re-organise Enver Pasha's disheartened Moslems and to rehabilitate tho spent Turkish ranks with fresh Teutons from the Russian front. A large rorce is re ported to have been detached from the Tnrko-Teuton army operating near Bag-' dad and sent into the Holy Land. ICberhnU ee Po m. Ortaa Twf King of Roumanla Abdicates In Favor of Crown Prince : . ' - Charles. ; J London. Dec 21. (L N. B.V The war has cost another monarch his throne. According to an aeon firmed report re-. eel red from Petrograd today King Fer dinand of Roumanla has abdicated in favor of Crown Prince Charles. Ferdinand is a member of the Eohen- . sonern family of Germany and ascended tho Roumanian throne la October, lilt,' shortly after tha war began. For some time there have neon ru mors of a rsvoluUonary plot la tho Bon-, maniaa army ana it is supposed rurtbor that tho king's retirement was hastened ' by the peace negotiations between Bus- la and the central powers. . . 1917 IN REVIEW Ths epochal trantformitioa from a peace to a war basis bis been tht outstanding feature of . tb year at borne, What his beea don la this ; regard by the - government will be competently reviewed" in . th -Samliy Journal tomorrow. -Additional articles will get forth in thorough and concise , fashion the . part Oregon has - played in this movement. j The Sunday Journal a Cents tho Copy EverywWn - : Tomorrow FERDINAND QUITS SO LONDON HEARS r