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MUILUUA DUYDd-nUUn UHI
UDD SHARES ORDER IS NOT
DEMANDING PE
HSFTO
F I R E 0 ti
Vienna Dispatch Says Officers
Tear Off Their Insignia and
Join With Populace; Revolution
Said to Be Making Headway.
SHIPS FROM
SPAIN HELD
IN AMERICA
N"
Berlin, Strikers Issue UJtimatum
to 4 Authorities Demanding an
V: Early End to War With No An
nexations; Ballot Is Wanted.
Eff YORK. Jan. !!. (IT. P.)
On order from the fOTern
ment, nil Spanish steamship
now In American ports are to be
held for an Indefinite period.
This was learned today when the
Alphonso XII, a large Spanish Yes
sel, was ordered held In port Jnst as
she was ready to sail. There are
six ships of the same line now In
this port. The Alphonso XII had on
board passengers bonnd for
Spain when her sailing was can
celled.
The order was dellrered to Jose
Zaragoza, agent for the Companla
Transatlantic, by officers from the
l otted States army Jnst five min
utes before the big passenger vessel
was ready to depart. Huge notices
were posted on the door of the
ship's offices and no queries were
answered.
None of the six ships now In this
port is smaller than 8809 tons.
1 BIG MILL ANTICIPATED
Puget Sound Capitalists Asso
ciated With Portland Man in
Purchase of Portland Flouring
Mills Co.; $1,750,000 Deal.
TAX PUBLICATION
, GENEVA, Jan. 81. (U. P.)
; Vj According to a Basle dis
patch printed by La, .8ujse to-
dty tfier e ttye JOeineerlous con-
filets between" troops and- strik
ers,, with casualties.
At some places, the story as
serted, troops refused to fire on
the strikers.
Dispatches from Vienna re
ceived here asserted that soldiers
started the recent strike move
ment, many Austrian officers
leading. These officers, It was
declared, tore off their insignia
and Joined with their men.
A dispatch to the Democrat de
: clared: "A revolution, not a
strike, is reigning in Austria."
.' Prague messages related that
J. the 4?ca' authorities were un
able td suppress the strikers and
that troops were arriving to aid.
Zurich, Jan.-3i(y. P.) Ber
Un's strikers "are becoming in
creasingly threatening," accord-
V ing . to a copy of the German
Socialist papej Vorwaerts, re
. cefved here today.
Thn paper prints the text of an ulti
' malum which It declares was served
; oi9. the government by the strikers.
. This document demands acceleration
of peace negotiations on the -basis of
. no annexations and no indemnities ;
. participation of all countries in peace
deliberations ; restoration of the right
. (Concluded on Par "Twelre. Column Fire)
Oregonian and Telegram Prices
Far Above Bids ;; of ; Thf ;
Journal and News.
Company, With Headquarters at
Portland, Operates 14 Mills
and 200 Elevators in Coast
States; Mills Largest in West.
Proposed Proclamation by Presi
dent Affecting Pacific North
west dumber Industry Prob
ably Will Be Called Off.
January Snowfall
Is Chicago Record
Chicago, Jan. 31. (I. X. S.) January
snowfall In- Chicago, not counting a
snow which Is falling today, has reached
a total of 49.9 Inches, according to of
ficial figures of the weather bureau
here today. This Is approximately four
Inches more than the average snowfall
of an entire winter here.
The mean temperature for the month
also has. been more than 10 degrees
lower than the average January records.
The mean temperature for January has
been IS. 3, against an average of 23.7.
It will cost the taxpayers of Mult
nomah county approximately $2500 to
publish the delinquent tax list this
year with the work being done by
The Journal and the Dally News. This
is approximately J3600 less than it
would have cost had the Oregonian
nd Telegram been awarded the con
tract of publication by the board of
county commissioners.
Of the probable $2500 to be paid
for the publication, of the lists, ap
proximately $1000, or the estimated
amount that will be received by The
Journal, will be turned over by The
I Journal as a contribution to one or
more of the war work activities.
The law as It now stands requires
the publication of the delinquent tax
list of Multnomah county In two news
papers published within the county.
There Is ( no discretion vested In the
county commissioners, but they are
required by the statute to select two
newspapers in which to publish the
the bids were received by the
county commissioners yesterday thy
agreed that the contracts wwri4be
grante'd ' to the two newspapers sub
mitting the two lowest bids. The Ore- j
gonlan submitted a bid, offering to
publish the list at the rate of 98 cents
per column inch, the Telegram for 75
cents, the News for 40 cents and The
Journal for 80 cents. The "contracts
were awarded to The Journal and the
News.
The price submitted by The Journal
Is below the cost of publication. It will
mean a substantial saving not only to
those delinquent taxpayers who finally
meet their payments, but also to the
general taxpayer who will be called
upon to carry the load Imposed by the
delinquents who do riot pay.
The Journal, believing that the publi
cation of delinquent tax lists is an un
necessary burden upon the taxpayer and
a waste of public money, submitted its
low bid in order that the taxpayers
might be saved as much as possible, and
in view of the fact that the law re
quired the publication of the lists In
two newspapers. It accompanied Its
bid with the stipulation that the com
pensation received by -It from the pub
lication would be passed on as a con
tribution to help meet war work needs.
Purchase of the Ladd interest In the
Portland Flouring Mills company by
Theodore B. Wilcox and a number of
Puget Sound capitalists has been con
summated, the price paid being In the
neighborhood of $1,750,009. Those In
terested with Mr. Wilcox In the pur
chase were associated with him in the
Alaska Steamship company and among
them are Chester Thome, Henry Alex
ander and William Jones of Tacoma and
H. F. Ostrander of Seattle. D. C.
J adding of Salt Lake Is also said to be
cne or the group.
The Portland Flouring MlQs company;
With headquarters -at I Portland. Is . the
largest riour milling company m. tne
Pacific Coast states. The company is
the. owner 14 mills and about 200 ele
vators. . The Puget Sound Flouring
Lumbermen's Agreement to Abide
by Colonel Disque's Decision
Leads Secretary Wilson to
Discontinue Further Action.
WOODEN SHIP
DATA TO BE
GOT IN WEST
W
ASHIXGTOX. D. C, Jaa. 11-
(WASHIXGTOX BUREAU
OF THE JOURNAL.) fltnl
another server- of Northwest ship
balldlng possibilities will be- Made,
according to lntornatioa gives Sec
retary MeJfary today by Ties Presi
dent Pies ef the Federal .Fleet eor
po ratio a. J. H. Bloedel of Seattle
and R. S. Shaw ef Astoria have
been seleeted to ' make the serrey
and they are to sebmlt aa lad,
pendent estimate of ship seheaales
which the fir Indastry can provide.
On this report, says Plei,- and
farther consideration of the ad
viability of creating a large fleet
of small slse tonnage, with Its op
erating costs and difficulties, will
depend the fntnre of the wooden
shlpbnlldlng policy.
H TO 6E
DECIDED 1
1918, VIEW
OF UM
Uncle Sam Has
New Weapon in
Dealing Death
To Submarines
Henry Forcf Given Contracts to
Manufacture Parts for Ves
sels at Detroit
Washington. Jan. 31: (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
The proposal that' President Wilaon
proclaim an eight-hour day affecting
the Pacific Northwest lumber Industry
will probably be called off. Secretary
of Labor Wilson Informed Senator
Jones of Washington, today, that he
will take no further action, having
been advised by Secretary Baker that
the lumbermen have agreed to abide by
" which,, may do given , by J
t1, DUV 'n applying the, pWt
production field If he succeeds in get
ting a sufficient suddIv of
fir to meet the needs of the government.
TROTSKY DELAYS1
PEACE PARLEYS
Russian Foreign Minister Would
Draw Out New German
Propositions.
7.
P.) Demo
bilisation of the army classes of 1S04.
MOB. not and HOT vu ordered today
President in Letter to Farmers'
Congress Says Culminating
Crisis Has Come and Year's
Achievements Will Determine.
Trip to Urbana, III., to Attend
Meeting Had Been Planned
byJChief Executive, but Physi
cian Advised Against It
That the reasonsibinnr tnr I
MUls company i a subsidiary corpora-, the eight hour day agitation had been !
Xi ri',T 1 "NT , . ... i Pa io mm was confirmed by Colonel
Mr. 'Wilcox became Interested In the . Brice P. rin,i ' .u I.
flour arid milling business a number of spruCe production division of the United
years ago The Ladd bank had loaned states signal corps, with headquarters In
roniana, ims morning.
Problem Is Most Dlfflcmlt
The problem thus Dassed to htm tnw
solution Is most difficult if it is to be
solved with Just consideration of the
government's necessity for spruce and
considerable money to certain mills.
which resulted later in the bank taking
over the property. The milling property
was said to be operating at a loss.
Then Mr. Wilcox appeared on the scene.
The Ladd interests are said to have
tendered him a certain per cent of the
stock of the company outright providing i 'r interests of the producers and
uio ngnis cr laDor.
Colonel Disque indicated that he will
recognise ue basic eight-hour day. But
he would pay its debts. These debts are
said to have been paid by the profits
of the company under the management
of Mr. Wilcox.' Later a number of other
mills were purchased and others built
until today the company controls the
milling situation of the Pacific Northwest.
By Joseph Shsples j
Petrograd, Jan. 31. (U. P.) Foreign
Minister Trotsky's speech before tne
pan-soviet congress was generally re
garded today as foreshadowing a sep
arate peace between Russia and Ger
many, unless a revolutionary upheaval
occurs In the central empires.
At the same time the United States
was authoritatively Informed that the
Russians' policy is to prolong the nego
tiations at Brest-Lltovsk aa long as pos
sible, tn order to draw out new German
propositions, and also In order to stir up
a revolution in Austria.
Trotsky and his colleagues hope to
B SHOP SB S
I , ic hiu, w cumino : COmpel modification or me unnin
v. ? 10 e,nl nour- A terms, and possibly to obtain entrance
eight-hour day with overtime, making of amM into the negotiations. Em-
iVuu numing aay iv nours, win Do - nhajiia was laid on the declaration tnat
a separate peace could be signed only aa
a last resort.
"We have done our best for the cause
of democratic peace," was the way Trot
sky reported to the pn-soviet meeting.
"Our hands are clean. Our obligations
HOWIE WITH BRIDE
Changed Schedule Brings Couple
Into Town Hour Before
Friends Expect Them.
absolutely essential to the government
program, he said.
"Even the women Jn France are work
ing 12 hours," he exclaimed.
Colonel Disque also has under consid
eration the fact that labor In the lumber
i..u0l , t mo i-annwesc, always Better . - ... ,.. k met If we
na (1 than a m-nih& . . S. S.V aww r- "
lng the highest wages in its history, and ' re T.iot . le hont enTene
that the present wage for an elght-hou there U K1.f
day. dIus time and a half for the addi
tional two hours, would Increase the pay
about 37 per cent,
Wentworth Is Satisfied
The problem which he Is trying to
solve is how to follow his desires to rec-
( Concluded on Page TwelTe, Column Six)
worker who can blame us.
The Pravda today printed a story that
it was rumored a month ago that a sep
arate peace agreement had been con
cluded between the central powers and
Roumanla. The latter. It was stated.
had been granted compensations in B
arabla.
Lowly Doughnut Has
Met His Doom;
Of Wheatless
Pies
Crust
Shortage of fats Is about to drive
the doughnut from the gastronomic
field.. Bakers admit it and are now
casting about for some cooking agent
. other than lard and the usual vegetable
fats la the hope of staving off the final
-curtain.
. ' In the meantime, cafeteria pro
prletors have discovered a formula for
wheatless pie that they hope will save
; ' that toothsome dessert. " . --
-'4 Food regulations becoming constantly
.'more strict, are causing turmoil in the
v bakery trade; The sudden enforcement
of "an brder reducing wheat percentages
, io bread started general experiments In
-, many kindred lines. Results are - be-
lieved ,to be ' at hand - with potatoes
"taking the place of some of the white
' flour. Whether the consumer will get
; . cheaper food Is yet to be decided. -
A. A. Hoover, doughnut manufacturer,
has reconciled himself to the food con
servation program. He believes the
sinker" will soon be sunk. The nation
needs all its fat products and it needs
nearly all its wheat flour. Therefore
the requiem. t
With the passing of the dourhnut
will come the valedictory of the im
mortal aurapiing the "kind mother
used to make." ,
Here again the culinary experts may
save the situation. 1,
To discuss the food problem In all
Jts angles hotel men, restaurant keep
ers, cafeteria proprietors, caterers and
chefs will meet afj the Haselwood.
Washington near Tenth street; Friday
afternoon ' at 2 :30 o'clock.
' In advance of the meeting a, rain
(Concluded en Page Fifteen, Oolnma Six
Bishop W. T. Sumner and bride ar
rived in Portland this morning and,
owing to a change in the Southern Pa
cific railroad schedule, the couple were
domiciled In their home at Blshopcroft 1
on Portland Heights an hour before their
Portland friends knew they had reached
the city. Dean McColllster and wife and
the Rev. Oswald Taylor of this .city were
on hand at the Union depot to meet
the bishop and his wife, but they were
! disappointed 'to learn that the couple
had arrived an hour earlier.
Bishop Sumner was married at the
Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul at
Chicago, on January 1. The wedding
was an occasion of the bestowal of
many personal gifts to the bride and
groom, and during their stay in Chicago
they were entertained freely.
Among the handsome wedding pres
ents was one from the vice commission
of Chicago. Bishop Sumner, who for
merly resided In the "Windy City," had
always taken a prominent part In the
fight for- the moral uplift of the com
munity.
Other donors included the "Forty
club" of Chicago, an organization - of
which the Episcopal leader was an im
portant factor. One of the most notable
wedding gifts, however, was the one 1
from the laymen, of the Oregon diocese.
The home followers made up a contri
bution of 12000 in cash and wired It to
Chicago on the day of the wedding. The
money was designed to be used in the
advancement', of mission work in
Oregon.
Part of the honeymoon was spent at
the French Lick Springs and a week was
spent at Pasadena, CaL
Bishop Sumner, realises that the fuel
situation of the east in serious because
of a little experience of his own when
he was snowbound for four days.
That the stand which United States
Senator Chamberlain has- taken on the
war preparedness issue la indorsed by
thousands of people tn tbe east, is the
declaration of Bishop Sumter. He said :
"I found . everywhere expressions of
confidence in t Senator - Chamberlain.
Leading men have come to believe that
the Oregon senator is really a big man.
whose every aim Is to work for the ef
flclency of America's war-machine, -re
gardless of where the blame for amy
shortcomings may fall." -
EPISCOPAL PAIR WELCOMED
RT. REV. WALTER TAYLOR SUMNER and his bride,
who reached Portland this morning after a honeymoon
in California, following their marriage in Chicago on New
Year's day. An honorary breakfast at Bishopcroft was the first
welcoming function.
, - sT 8.) The result of the
European war will be determ
in4 during uve.rTnlpfjyexr. Is
the opinion of President Wilson.
He made this plain in' a letter
sent 'today to the Farmers' Con
ference now in progress at Ur
bana, 111, when he told them:
"You will realize, as I think
statesmen on both sides of the
water realize, that the culmi
nating crisis of the struggle has
come and that the achievements
of the year on one side or the
other must determine the Issue."
The president has been so deeply
Interested In the viewpoint, of the
American farmer on the war that he
had planned personally to visit the
conference to deliver his message In
person.
For two days a special train has
been held tn the local railway yards
to make the trip. At the last moment,
however. It was decided that the In
clement weather made It unwise for
him to attempt the trip in view of
the fact that he waa suffering with
a severe cold.
By advice of his private physician.
Dr. Carey T. Grayson, the trip was
called off and he Instead sent a letter.
The letter, as made public today, was
aa follows :
"I am very sorry. Indeed, that I can
not be present In person at the Urbana
Washington. Jan. II. (I. N. 8 A
new "submarine killer" has been devel
oped by the navy department. Secretary
of the Navy Daniels told the bouse naval
affairs committee this afternoon.
Contracts for a great number of the
new style of ship have been given to
Henry Ford. The vessel Is a fabricated
ship 200 feet long, equipped with all the
latest appliances for submarine warfare.
Work has already begun at the Ford
plant on the parts of the new vessel.
Naval constructors have just returned
to Washington from Detroit. Secretary
Daniels told the committee, and are
"greatly pleased" with the progress that
has already been made.
The parts for the new veesel will be
made In Detroit, but the vessels them
selves will be put together at the sea'
shore.
"The new boat will be not unlike our
old destroyers." Secretary Daniels said.
"but It will have many features that
will make It by far the most efficient
venae! of any navy now engaged In the
war on submarines. The admiralties of
other .nations have looked, over, plans
nd approved them. Some of them
probably will let contracts for similar
vessels."
The new veesel can be turned out very
rapidly. Secretary Daniels said, and In
great numbers. Some vessels ef this
type flying the American flag will be In
the European war none "within a very
few months."
ACI1
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U ILLtU
Germans Make Dash Into Trench
After Heavy Barrage Fire ;
Four Americans Wounded) One
Captured; Hot Resistance.
Attack Made on Listening Post
Trench at 7 o'Clock in Morn
ing! Wounded Men Tell cf
Clash; Californians Use Bombs
WASHLN
P.)
iGl
ANSWERS
MAYOR BY FABLE
eMBHSnaBBsnsBBneasnnsnMSk
Story of Lion and Fox Quoted in
Six-Cent Carfare Controversy;
Facts to Be Told.
(OooelBded on Pace Tea. Column Ona)
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Space for Jute for
Grain Bags, Promise !i
Washington. Jan. 81. (WASHINGTON
BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL,.) Ohair-
"Once upon a time." nays Judge
Henry -E. McGinn, "the lion was sick
and he retired to his rave and sent out
an Invitation to all the animals to come
and witness hla last will and testament.
And the fox came, and stopped outside
the mouth of the cave. And by and by
a goat came along, and went In. and
then a sheep came, and went In. And
the monarch of the forest recovered
and came to the mouth of the cave
and demanded of the fox :
" Why have you not come Into the
cave to pay your respects to mer
"And the fox answered and said :
Fox Toe Wise to Be Caagkt
" 1 have seen the tracks of the sheen
and the goat going Into the cave, but I
have not seen their tracks coming Out.
i win wait in the open air until I i
heir tracks coming out of the cave be
fore I eo in.
I "That," said Judge McGinn, "la my
'answer to Mayor Baker's Invitation to
' go to the council meeting tomorrow
ASHLNOTON. Jan. St (U.
-American force in
France have taken over perma
nently a sector of the flghtl-itf
front and will hereafter fight
alongside the allied soldiers, 11. V
was learned officially today. '
Heretofore the Americans hate
been In the trenches only tern- , ,
porarily for training purposes.
The "veterans' have now reached -the
stage where they are counted y
on to hold a trench sector.
By Kewtea C. Parke '
With the American Army In France,
Jan. II. (I. N. S ) Taking advantage
of a thick mist, a strong force of Ger
man troops raided an American listen- ,
lng post trench Wednesday morning,
killing two American soldiers, wounding .
four and capturing another. r .
The raid followed a heavy barrage
fire, which lasted li minutes, completely
isolating the listening poet from ' the
first line trenches. The flghtinr. lasted
10 mlnutee and two German soldiers are
believed to have been wounded.
The Americans fought gallantly, ell
branches of the service participating:
When the raiders retired they were fol
lowed by drafted men from California,
who bombed them copiously.
The attack took place at the point
where the American and Oerman
trenchee were In closest proximity. " No
Man's Land at that point Is only -15
yards wide.
A long period of Infantry Inactivity
was broken by the raid, although there
had been cannonading whlcl had
claimed some American victims.'
Dakota .Gnaresssaa Weaased '
"I was standing In our listening poet
man Hurley of the shipping board In- , "' ',11 7"? , "ou"?
forms Senator Chamberlain that all pos- .J0,"0"' "L", ".'T'i
... . . ... QO not intend to play Mr. Baker s
slble will be done to secure the lmpor- -r ,,',, ,xl " . '
tatlon of jute for bags. He Is assign
ing part of available cargo space for
ships from the Orient to carry Jute and They
will keep the needs of the wheat farm- jf ty
cil are elected and hired to protect the
public s Interest in thru and all matters.
ere in mind.
ROLL OF HONOR l'TuV'
' I ih rv,rt
WashlMton. Jin. SI (t N
Pcnhtna Wednesday reportM to th war datiart
Bnt th following cuoaltic mm oris th Ameri- !
can (XiivdltMmarj Inmt in Kranc: !
PRIWATK (FIRST CLASS) PAUL RICH. I
Infantry. Jcnuary 28. pnruraonta: Jubn ttc, I
fctend. K r. U. K. Hot 1U2. nalvrn. Ur
PRIVATS OTTO H. PATWIOR, lnfantrr.
Janaary 29. pneamoaia; B. . l' trick, fatber.
Wastatnona. Wut.
PKrVATK T11UMAS WARD, ttettdor. Jn
rr 17. pneumonia; Mary Brnamon. aothai.
K. f. D. No. 1. box 65, HaMlfaomt, Ga.
PRIVATE UEOKGE D. UcHORISlX. Infan
try, Jaaaary 34, pncaDionia; Edward McSorWy,
lauwr, six rwniy cona iiuw,
Bluff,. Iowa.
PBIVATK JESS E. ASSERT. wUteicm. Jaa
aary SS. poaOBoela; SylTatur Ajiwry, wtfa, Syl-
atsr, ua.
PRIVATE WALTER H. AU.E. aiurlBMr.
Jaaaary 2T, pnaemonia: Walter B. Allen, father.
Seat Oreenwlcn, Kant county. K. I.
BEBUEAaT UBHII..1 H. WILLIAMS. miKi-
Mtn, January If. pneumonia; Z. V. William.
lather. urnew. . v.
PRIVATE FRAK W. COCHRANE, enet-
Jaanary SS. awmncms; w. F. Cochrane.
ST4 lirtna-ton avenne. St. Paul. Utnn
PKiVATU ALBERT ALTRUU4iE. enaliwien.
Jaaaary 27, powumonia; Henry Altmcxe. obcm,
Clarence Center. N. T.
PRIVATE 8ETMOIR E, CARRIE, field ar
tillery. Jaaaary 28. menrncitis; Seymoar Carrte.
latner. nay et. l-ouu. mm
4JORPOKAL MORRIS WOXIAMS, tteeedon,
Jaaaary 3B, somnot xounde; Jotia Brown.
xaodfatiMT. MarrcL Art
Waahinctoa, Jks" 7T ( V. P. Twdea
Seatbe from iOaeai were cabled the war devert
aaamt today by GetMiral Pmhrne. tnrradlne:
UOBPOkAJj UAJUtT G. PAIALAUB, Braa
drwtoa. Pa.
KALPH HTDDT ERO. Wareo. CaL
. eiosei w. MAMsjiHo. ssoeiinwvtne. Or.
THl'RUA GATES. Saline, tub. -.
NEMER CrVfkllNS. V.mlertmrs. Ky. ,-;
.f JAMFS RL.ENX. ftarr. Idaho.. . j,- j
, LLTERHER ADAIR. Indianela, Hiaa.
OTTO F. SCHOE5EMA. Beatrioa, CaL ;
In position to get the facts.
they don't the fault Is their own.
Their invitation Is bunk. It Is camou-
know their came, and I won't
for them."
Mcfllnn. however, will address
i the Portland Realty board Kriday noon
8 ) General : at luncheon at the Benson hotel. His
subject will be "The Streetcar Sltua-
(CoBrtBded a Pace Twlre. Cotame Ttar
Uon."
Fifteen British
Ships Week's Toll
Clearings Gain More
Than $18,000,0Q0
Bank Bnlanees for Jaaanry Mere Than
Penble Th ef Haae Month la 1II7
Bsalness Skews Marked Improvement.
Fort land bank clearings for January
gained more than tlt.000.ooo over the.
dealings for January, 117. For " the
month just closed the clearings amount
ed to SI0.417.17S.17. compared with Ifl.
975.1 81.94 for the name month last ywar.
Balances for January. ISIS, were 14
l40.19:.O, more than double the total
Tor January nr lest year, wnlcn was
7 ,018.047.9. ' '
This splendid showing Is attributed to
the many elements In the commercial
life of the city being In a moot healthy
condition. The shipbuilding Industry,
bankers aay, Is by far the pHndpeJ
aseec of the city at this time. In every
line of busineae there is a marked tnv
Indon. Jan. 11. L N 8.) Nine
Council i British merchant shipa of more than
1600 tons, were sunk during the nest
week by German submarines or mine. ' provement over last month and buslnees
the admiralty announced today. This j men generally predict that the Increase
waa a slight Increase over the previous 1 in trade daring this year will mtrpaas
week's losses. 1 tltavt of 1917.
OUTSPYING GERMAN SPIES:
How the network of German espionage in this Oountry was Un-.
covered will be told in THE SUNDAY JOUKAL, beginning
next Sunday, by John R. Rathom, editor of The Providence
Journal, who undertook this work of his own initiative.
An appreciation of Mr. Rathom's remarkable work has been
written for THE SUNDAY. JOURNAL by French Strother,
managing editor of World's Work. - .''
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