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. - . - . ' - ; - v - - - - , - , - - . - , IPS ALL TRUE- TT ( CJ -erate to, strong I C T A v 'JTlS?' -tl V " f fll southerly r winds. jj ' VOL: XVII. NO. 211 PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY If, 1919 EIGHTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS Vcl' DOE CI nC MTlfussi reRiier in spain !ni ITDDC A ff QlEx-Kaiser Is Near Id! 1 fl 11 nnnlSeacoastCannonlnip PT1 U II - III I II TIKOLAI T.F.NTN rernrA ae Via vino- hon imrrrionH at I II I I I II II IH II 1 - III I II II II II III T 1 1 1 III I II I I B U it DISFAVORS SECRECIES ,. if American tnA Fnratrrn P.nrra niii9i.iwaji u 1 1 u wj vigil wi i ; spondents' Stand for "Open - Covenants" Duly Appreciated. Clemenceau Says That to Reveal Delicate Points Might Ham per the Peace Negotiations. . By Robert J. Bender PARIS, Jan. 17. (U. P.) On the eve of formal opening of the full pence congress it may be stated authoritatively that today , President Wilson is feeling more optimistic regarding the general situation than at any time since ihis arrival In Europe. When pre liminary conferences xwere re sumed today it was expected the delegates would take prompt ac tion on publicity demands vform ' ulated by the committee of news paper correspondents. The presi dent Is known to be strongly appreciative of the support of I both American and foreign cor ' respondents of his ideas of "open covenants of peace, openly ar rived at," and he believes the desired publicity will be achieved. , Parts, Jan. 17. (U. P.) Twenty five countries will b-represented at - Ufa. formal opening of the poace. congress tomorrow, it was officially annonnced today. ' In addition to the 21 Btates whicft participated in the war, there will be Peru, Ecuador, Uruguay and Bolivia, which sev ered dlplomatio . relations. '-?':r By I-JEwtt -'Han -;- ; Parla. Jan. 17. (I. N. a) Prtmter Cleiaenceau explained to the chamber of deputies that the rea.oii that greater means for publicity had not been; pro vid ed : by the peace delegates was be cause of i roany ."delicate problems re gardingr which it would b unwise tb aay one nation proposed and another .op posed. The prenjier cited ; President "Wif- son's denial of the . alleged threat to withdraw- American troops from France as an earapl" .of ' the 'disturbing false "Of course there are going to be yr guments, declared the : premier.;; V "It would not be a conference- otherwise. (CKludedon Page Twelve. Column One.) STATE POLICE IS . CREATED BY BILL Ortoii Introduces. Measure Con- ferring Powers of Sheriff, Con 5 stable and Police on Body. Salem, JAn. 17. Senator Orton. "has in troduced a bill creating S state police department, to be headed by, a superin tendent of police at a salary of J 3 000 a year. The bill carries an emergency-clause, so if it is passed and approved by the governor It would become a ; law im mediately and the people of the state, tf it were distasteful to them, would . have no opportunity, to Invoke the ref erendum1 f Jf ' " Much 'criticism , has been directed toward the . state police which were brought Into being by action of- the state emergency board authorising a defl- - ctency' appropriation of J250.OO0- for the purpose. t ? , t . Senator Orton's bill carries an appro priation of $60,900 to pay the salaries and expenses of the state poUce. Besides the superiBtendent, at a salary of $1000 a year, theri to be an assistant at a salary of f 00 a year; and 12. men" at .a salary of JfltfOO year. The superin tendent Is to be , appointed, by the, gov ernor, t; Ai .f ' f'Z- ' ; Z V- Equipment bought for the former state police ; win be made available for the new organisation, if the law passes. .The state policeman would' be given powers of a -sheriff, police officer or constable in enforcing the criminal laws, and he would be subject to the call of the gov ernor..i district -attorneys, sheriffs,- mas-. : ter fish warden or coroner for. assistance. ROLL OF HONOR ' la tb roll of honor - printed btlow are-the mbn of the foUowing men from the. Pacific Koftbwaats ----' , : . KILLED . IN AOTIOW, PRCVIOUSLY . RK. ; PORTKO : MISSINO ' MIVUTI aLIIRT MASON, mrtBy sd draaa, nk Newmaa. R. T. D. 3, Orcgoa City. , DIED PROM WOUNDS . 1 riUVATE CHARLES C. HUTCHINSON, eaterscBcy mddrcw, Mn. Ell Iam, Rase burs. PRIVATE WENDEL W. HOFFMAN, emf. (eocy ddr . lis SAin Hepwrth. Power. Wuhlnttm v ... ' SER4EART RAUL -E. RARKER. mrcDC7 eddreM. Mia.- Han . C Pts. Firfi14 boUL gaattle. - " v .-i..f-.v, PRIVATE DAN W. ROOT, meraeocy -aJ-: dm. Mrm. Eotms Lsasity, TeurUDtJj Srcnua, SrtU. ..- - '--uy PRIVATE HENRY A. TAYLOR, caarseBcy addrMS, Vrti Welwr, Sfl-rtrfort, . v, , PRIVATE WALTER S. BUSBINt, merreoc Sddnaa. I-. Flora Bubbina, K. F. IX Farads. PHIVAIS KOKas . SISTER, causencjr , IConeJuisd o Pass Fourtean. Cohusa Tarac) NIKOLAI LENIN, reported as having been imprisoned at Moscow by Dictator Leon Trotsky a few days ago, has arrived at Barcelona, Spain, according to a private tele gram. Lenin displeased Trotsky, it was reported, when he opposed continuation of the reign of terror. i 4 4 T 3 Copyright, t F. B Private' Telegram Contains Infor mation but Does tfot'fleveal ' $ : Object of Visit. , r London. Jan. '17. (I." N. S.i Nikolai Lenin, Bolshevik premier of Russia, has -Arrived ' at Barcelona. Spain, said an Exchange telegraph dispatch from-: Ma drid today', stating that the information had been received there from Barcelona in a private telegram. : . , n , , "There has .been no previous report of Lenin leaving Russia. It was rumored u short timer ago that Lenin liad been arested at Moscow for opposing Trots ky's insistence upon a continuation of the' reign of terror. Suspects Arrested in Switzerland Geneva, Jan. 17. l N. a) Many suspected' Bolsheviks were arrested.here and at, Lausanne today on orders from Berne. Among those arrested at Lau sanne were certain Bolsheviks who are alleged to have been plotting against the safety pfPremier Clemenceau. i ' J in-' mil' J i ' i " ' " ' Head of Keymenof vEbftlaiia Declares : Situation Alarming "C. fH. Preston, seViior -secretary - of the Portland local of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America, has sent - .the following message ,to Frank Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of labor at . Washington, xic'vdn Ji. i . . . ; i f;..:;:r ' "Some sick and penniless, others posi Uonless, ' together with . wholesale , dis ctimtpatlons, furloughs, dismissals and sliding scale put la operation among the Commercial Telegraphers by local "West ern Union officials, creates an 'alarming situation and a shock to humanity here. Reoorted'-' elght;nere Commercial 'Tele graph employes to be dismissed In next few . days. Please, demand of Burleson universal freedom and a fuller ac knowledgment of the rlghtsxof man." . .-- - - I', mi .in., i.i in m . .r ' , . Webster: dorliss, : Hero of Argonne f: Fighting, atflbme" - Minus his left eye. which he lost when struck by a piece of a high explosive shell while on duty In 4he, Argonne for est wJth Company" jL of tbo First engi neers, a part of the First division of the- American sunny. : Webster Corliss son of jndfi OnT .. K'CnrHmn la -nrnmi- ,nent Portland attorney, is home on a lurioun -irom i tne ieuerman .generar hospital.' at" San'FranclscoT M Corliss enlisted , with -the First engi neers in May. 1317, and arrived . in France ? m Decembers 191 1. He pent two Aaonths :;ln a; hospital 1 in France after being wounded October 5, and ar rived in San Francisco two -weeks- ago. " ' lb - II 1 til akamasasaaoafis. saiMasgpoiWXWWlaw -hibA A LENIN HAS GONE TO SPAIN, REPORT sssssaisaamsBSSs. - ; - X -r ::::::::?i:::K:::: Applicants, for Work, Include Salesmen, Mechanics, Loggers, Farmers and .Offfce Clerks, i Fifty-four returned soldiers came to Liberty Temple federal employment di vision,Thursday, looking for work. There were three salesmen, six lumbermen, f ivs farmers, four office clerks, nine truck drivers, six laborers, one blacksmith, three machinists, one cook, three auto mechanics, two loggers, one draftsman, two stenographers, one watchman. "two painters." one teacher; one engineer, one pipe fitter, one oiler and one waiter, a "We have little trouble placing la borers." said Captain J. O. Convlll, di rector for the government of the soldiers' and sailors' employment division. : "There stands a chap who is a crack er jack salesman. We- are having trouble getting him placed, although there should be many business houses wanting such men. - ' - - . r -."We hope that business men and em ployers , will, continue doing their best to place -returned soldiers. Those; that are- calling how are but a few compared to the hundreds and even thousands that will be honorably discharged from mili tary service and who may. be expected to -reach Oregon in the near future.""' ' - Several hundred returned soldiers have registered for employment at Liberty Tempfe, since the structure was 'opened Monday as a division of the federal employment service. Representative f qr f 1 Coos and Cuiry 'Is 1 Deacl? atBandon Or. Salem. ' Jan. ' 17. James' R. Stannard . -. of Gold Beach,, state representative for Coos and 'Curry counties, dled at Ban don from influenza January 15, accord ing to a. letter received today by Spe&k. er.'Seymdur Jones. He was on bis way to Salem to attend the legislative ses Mon when he was taken ill at Bandvn. The letter states that bis family is ill at Oold Beach .and could not be -notified of 2fr. Stannard's death. . L As it Ms very difficult to reach Ban Con at this time of year, Speaker Joues said he considered it impossible to send a legislative committee to attend the funeral.'' ,- -i--.;;t ;c. - Two other members of the house' are 01 with the 'flu" and have not yet been ableto report at this session. ; They are James Stewart' of Harney county . and W. -V , Fuller of Polk. . None ; of the members" who have reached Salem have tees taken ill. . - "-. s---.'-?." More Transports on ? Jffamtfr HomeiPort Washington. Jan.: 17. a. N. -& Five more' transports, carrying ; more than 4000, officers, andimepj of the-i American expeditionary i forces, have sailed from abroad for Jhe United? States, 'General March, "chi' of staff,. announce 3 today. J ) .Jew.-. .jor--ni l1 SKii IT BY TROOP German Government Plans to Use Soldiers of New Divisions Against Disturbers in Berlin. Death of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg Followed by Fresh Radical Demonstrations. ZURICH, Jan. 17. (U. P.) The Spartacan revolution has been revived on a large scale in Ber lin and several of the provinces, following the death of Karl Lieb knecht and Rosa Luxemburg, it was reported in a dispatch re ceived here today. The government is expected to take violent measures in an ef fort to suppress the new . disor ders. Five new divisions of govern ment troops have arrived in Ber lin. The city gives the impres sion of being occupied almost entirely by soldiery. Berlin, Jan. 16 (Via London, Jan. 17). (I. N. S.) Karl Liebknecht and Kosa Luxemburg, two of the chief leaders of the Spartacans and both active in spreading Bolshevik propaganda in Germany, have been slain, it was of ficially announced Thursday. Liebknecht and1 Mme. Luxemburg were arrested at 43 Mannheimerstrasse in Wilmersdorf, a suburb, at 9 :30 o'clock at night. They were brought into Ber lin to staff headquarters, which was located in a hotel. There their Iden tity was established and they were orT dered to Moabil prison temporarily. News of the arrests spread and a groat crowd collected, the people forcing their Iway into the,!otel. r ; , , . -. Liebknecht -was rushed out through a side doer ana was warned be would be shot' if he tried to -escape. r He was ;ft nt,mTiTeT:?The grsat crowd wpooeo xm loeparturoor the motor, and. one spectator dealt the Spartacan a blow on the head, from which he bled fConchtdad 'en Pica .Two," Column lTt) ' People Asked to Cooperate; Rigid Quarantine for Pneumonia Ad vised by -Director Sommr. Developments ; In influenza campaign today: : New cases reported this morning, 226 ; deaths, 15, an Increase of 100 per cent over Thursday morning. Modified quarantine of Influenza and rigid quarantine . of pneumonia, an nounced as policy of Consolidated Health bureau. Xr. Sommer appeals for public cooper ation in general' use of masks and re porting of influents cases. Two hundred and twenty-six new cases of Spanish influensa and 15 deaths, an increase of 100-per cent over those re ported Thursday s morning and equal to the number reported for the entire day, were reported to the health bureau this morning. An even, greater Increase is expected by the health bureau, inas much as more cases are ordinarily re ported during the afternon than In the morning. - r - At noon Thursday the new cases to taled 62, and deaths 7. There were 219 new cases and 15 deaths for the entire day. - A policy of modified quarantine of in. fluensa patients and rigid quarantine of pneumonia cases io simultaneously an nounced by Dr. Sommer, director gen eral of the campaign, against the epi demic who explains his decision in the following statements --T1 suggestions sent to this office center around rigid quarantine and the closing down of all public gatherings," he said' today, which really means the closing down of all business In thecity. " "At this stage, I ami not willing to put either suggestion into force. On ac count of the widespread nature of the disease, rigid quarantine Is almost im possible. It can only be enforced in two ways, either in removing the influenza patients to hospitals and on account of the number this is absolutely out of the question; or by enforcing the complete isolation of all people who have been exposed to the epidemic. s " . gBy the state law the enforcement of 1 ( Concluded em Fas Sue- Cotiuaa One) Steamer Hits Mine) 150 IiiveKAr Lbst Messina, Jan. 17. lVP.--Four hun dred . and fifty persons - perished when the French steamer Chaouia was' sunk by a mine off Cape Palermo on Wednes day, it was learned today. The Chaouia, which ''was . en route from Marseilles, carried 600 passengers and a crew of SO. Only" 230 were. saved- .-The victlma'.ln clnded Bert rand f Emmanual French minister, to Creece. . .. WEARING OF MASK URGED ON PUBLIC Ex-Kaiser Is Near Being Kidnaped In His Castle by Yankee Officers Ten Young Soldiers in Autos Reach Castle, but Retreat at Internment Threat. By Robert Wells Bitch le (Special Cable Dittspatcb) London, Jan. 17. Here is a story that equals the wildest D'Artagnan ex ploit with 10 American officers in two automobiles playing the part of Dumas' swashbuckling hero attempting nothirfg less than kidnaping the former kaiser from Amerongen. The most remarkable feature of the adventure Is that the ex-kaiser gave word that he was willing to be kidnaped if shown a safe conduct to American headquarters and if promised he would ot be shot en route. in detailing this wildest of war ad ventures, the only facts not recorded must be the names of the participants, for obvious reasons, though this writer gleaned the complete story from two of them Just before leaving Paris for London early this week and subse quently verified it from another source. The Daily Express Thursday pub lished one more version of the "Visit of ivmerican Correspondents to Amerongen in Two Closed Automobiles," which headline only adds to the legend of which the following is the sober truth, more surprising than fiction: In a small town occupied by Ameri cans the New Year's celebration con tinued for several days and culminated (Concluded on Paae Two. Column Four) BIG WATER POWER BONO BILL LOOMS According to Those Who Claim to Possess Inside "Dope," , Measures Is in Preparation. - Salem, Jan. .17. A big bonding bill for water power development is hi the offing. That, is the . word which has come to Salem. However, the bill is not ssetwlrto?ttRe - Its-, appearsmee here until the session' is wait, advanced.' The bill is now being prepared, ac-cordlsg- to those who say they have the Inside dope, by former Senator' I. N. Day of Portland, and its purpose is to carry Into effect his ideas relative to developing vast horsepower On . the Deschutes river and conveying the energy to Portland and surrounding territory. It is said that former Senator Day and those interested with him in the proposed project are prepared to show that the electrical energy can be deliv ered in Portland much cheaper than the rate now being charged by private cor porations, and there would be enough of the juice to operate all the industrial plants of the Pacific coast. Coupled with the idea of harnessing this power is the thought that t manu facturing plants and industries of vari ous sorts can be attracted by the abundance of cheap power until Ore gon will be transformed into a. great industrial state. The exact amount of bonds.' which the promoters of this idea want is not known, but the sum of J5.000.000 or 16,000,000 has been mentioned. ' ' . ' Senator Day was a member ". of the commission which made an. Investiga tion of the possibilities of developing the power on a basis at Celllo Falls, on the Columbia river, a few years ago. and at that time be also dug into, facts and figures relative to power possibili ties of the Deschutes and 'it is under stood that the present movement,' If It takes definite form, is an outgrowth of that investigation. Costly Fire Sweeps Big Mining Plant Butte, Mont., Jan- 17. (I. N, S.) Damage estimated at $1,200,000 was caused by a fire which swept the saw mill plant and elevator of the Anaconda Mining company at Bonner early today. The immense yard, containing from 40. 000,000 to 50.000.000 feet of lumber and the planing mill, escaped serious dam age. Public ServiceBody Is Aimed at in Bills Salem, Jan. 17. A bill to abolish the public service commission is being drafted for introduction in the house of representatives, while another is in course of preparation whidh. would take from the commission all its functions in relation to weights and measures and and transfer them to the state sealer of weights and measures. Business Suspended As Result of Strikes Washington, Jan. 17. (U., P.) Busi ness is generally suspended at Lima and Callao. Peru, through strikes in ' these two places. State department messages today said the Lima strikers voted to stay out indefinitely. Agr e ementHeached By Polish Leaders Paris, 1 Jan. i7-r-U. P,) Ignace Pad- erewski and General Pilsudski have ar rived at- an agreement whereby Pad erewskl will head the new Polish4 cabi net,' the Polish national committee an nounced: here today. js -, - , tu iuu ,uyu Are included in u i u u urn FOR IRK PROVIDED Measure to Provide Employment for Soldiers Is Passed by Both Houses of Legislature. Ayer, Burgard, Anderson, Cran stop and Stevenson Named to Administer Purposes of Law. THE committee named by Gov ernor Withycombe tq admin ister the bill for relief of soldiers needing employment is as fol lows: W. B. Ayer, thairman. John H. Burgard. Harry Anderson. James A. Cranston. John II. Stevenson. Salem, Jan. 17. The legislature Thurs day appropriated S 100.000 for use in giving immediate relief to stranded soldiers out of a job and away from home. If investigation reveals that a greater sum is needed, another bill will be passed increasing the amount. As soon as the measure, which carried an emergency clause, reached the gov ernor the' chief executive announced the personnel of the commission he will ap point to administer the fund and carry out the purposes of the bill. The mem bers of the commission. re : W. B. Ayer (chairman). John H. Burgard, Harry Anderson, James A. Cranston and John H. Stevenson, all of - Portland. The senate also passed the house joint resolution directing the state highway commission to inaugurate highway work on force account, which- will give em ployment to not less than 1000 men, giv ing soldiers preference. - When the emergency .. appropriation measure, which was introduced in the house, reached th senate it provided for an appropriation of 1250.000, but the senate ways and means committee re fused to stand for that amount if the bill was to be rushed through at once.. Afteihe'commiraVOnr"motlon orf Senator Eberhard, cut the' amount to $100,000 and returned the bill to the senate, it was passed with but one dls- (Conetadad on Pasa Two, Column ' Thne) Tfl nfllll innril III IWIAIlL IXUUUIW I 1 1 IVIHIl I HI I I HI I w 1 1 II II lis I II I Kal lb. . FOR DIFFERENTIAL Public Service Commission to Join in Demand for Lower Rate Down Columbia. The Oregon public service commission has decided to join with other agencies in appeal to the Interstate Commerce commission for a rate - differential in favor of the Columbia water grade route between the Inland Empire and tidewater. Comparative figures showing the cost of operating trains over the mountains to Puget Sound and to the points of the Columbia have been obtained by the commission. The difference in cost of operation- is said to average SO cents a ton in favor of the water grade route. The Inland Empire Shippers' league re cently organized for the purpose of car rying the grievance of grain growers in Oregon, Washington and Idaho to the interstate 'commerce commission is said to be rapidly completing its complaint. The,, grain growers will ask that the commerce 4 commission prescribe a rate based on the -cost of hauL The cost of haul nis less - to ports of the Columbia than, to Puget Sound and a rate differ ential would have the immediate effect of diverting to the tidewater terminals of the Columbia the business for which Puget Sound has been able to compete on equal terms by reason of an artifi cial and unjust parity of rates. The Portland point of view In the appeal will be represented by the Port land Traffic lc Transportation associa tion, the Chamber of Commerce, the port and dock commissions. Astoria and Vancouver are . expected to be repre sented. Montenegrins Fight Serbs; Losses Heavy Paris. Jan. J7. (U. P.) Bloody fight ing with heavy losses on both sides has resulted from an alleged attempt by Serbians forcibly to abolish Montenegrin sovereignty, according to official dis patches received here today by Monte negrin representatives. Twenty thou sand Montenegrins are ssld to have par ticipated In an uprising against the Serbs. The report that King Nicholas la opposed to inclusion of Montenegro in the proposed Jugo-Slav state is untrue. Especially Interesting If you are in any ..way interested In iarm land or -acreage,;' you will , want to pay particular attention to the special offerings that will be featured In The Journal ", "Want"- ads;Saturday and Sun day. Theje will be something' that will interest you. , . ' - Federal Defense Items Submitted Large Sums Are Also Provided for Aerial Seaboard Stations for Insular Possessions. Washington. Jail, 17. (I. N. R) For aerial seaboard defense stations for American insular possessions, $29,827, 028 this was one big Item in the sup plemental estimates aggregating $67. 248.692.75 for the next fiscal year sub mitted to congress by the war depart ment this afternoon., A total of $40,126,561 for American coast defense was provided including : Sea coast cannon, $1,000,000. Ammunition sea coast cannon. $200,- 000. " - Ammunition for sub-calibre guns and other accessories, ' $1,530,000. Alterations and maintenance of sea coast artillery, $360,000. For the Panama, canal zone, $6,929. 238 was provided for aerial seaboard defense stations. For military posts. $329.199.40 ; . re pair of arsenals, $5,941,835 : for the disposition of remains of officers, sol diers and civilian employes. $19,429, 627.35. For arsenals Frankfort arsenal, $49, 500 : Benicia arsenal. S588.600 : Plcatin- ny arsenal. $31,050 ; Bock Island arsenal, $103,600 ; Rock Island bridge arsenal. $41,400; Rock Island power plant, $22,- 500 ; Springfield arsenal, $18,000 ; Water- town arsenal, $74,700; Watertown ar senal testing machine. $45,000; Water vllet arsenal $257,000; ordnance depot, Honolulu; $117,270. MAY ALTER PLAN Changing of Steamers Into Typ ical Schooners for Coast Lum ber Trade Being Considered; Officials of the division of operation are reported to have Under consideration plana Lfor the transformation -' into schooners of the wooden - etesmers of the tvne launched -'here and lor-which there seems' to bo' Uttte demand. ifThey are also considerlnr th alteration Of pi ana jot inoso oir wis .ways.?-. . - This "discussion? comss from a sug gestion by Captain A. F. t Pillsbury, manager - of - the. California district -oil the Emercencv Fleet corto ration, and Is J intended to be the means of riding Fa- Iclflc coast trade. San Francisco re- ports that the plans hae been approved there and the only requisite needed now to effect the change is to obtain the permission of Chairman Edward - N. Hurley of the shipping board, who-is now abroad. It- is believed there that his consent wlll.be given. The . opinion is prevalent among .Ore' gon builders , that, although the pres ent steamers could be converted, with some few changes, the best plan would be to make changes in the plans of the hulls not launched yet, as better re sults could be obtained. Orders for the ingle-deck type, which seem to be the best carriers for the Pacific Coast trade, have caused the change at San Francisco and will likely make some change in Portland. lit transforming those steamers al ready afloat, it would be necessary to change the bulkheads, remove some ma chinery and the bridge, shift the quar ters aft and add more masts. The only trouble found by the officials Is that the vessels would have to carry a very heavy ballast and might not trim as easily to deckloads as the single-deckers. Lime Board to Ask 5 Wider Authority To Sell Its Product Salem, Jan. 17. The state lime board me: today and decided to ask the legis lature for an appropriation of $20,000 for making further improvements to - the state lime plant at Oold Hill and for operating capital. The board will also ask for an amendment to. the state law, which will permit the board to sell lime without restrictions. The board desires to be" in a position to sell lime to deal ers or to buyers outside of the state and in less than car lots. 'The present law provides . that, lime must be sold in carload lots to Oregon farmers. Disastrous Blaze Visits Annapolis; r Loss Considerable Annapolis. Md., Jan. 17. (t. N. S.) Fire which broke out here this morn ing has already destroyed the Colonial theatre and four other buildings and threatens the Masonic Temple and ad joining property. The loss has already reached $100,000. .- ; v.. 'Fire Destroyg Cathedral ;y MonreaU Que- Jan. 1T. (I.- N. S.) The Catholic cathedral at Chlcoutlmi. In the Lake St. John, district, wss de stroyed today by fire which threatened the presbytery and other adjoining buildings. The damage, was $300,000. Sinn Fein to Hold Assembly ; Jan. 21 Dublin, Jan. ' 17, U. P.) The Irish constituent -. assembly will open here January 21, It was officially announced at Sinn Fein headquarters today. The government, it is believed, will make no attempt to prevent the meeting. - . OF WOOD VESSEL DEUIED, BIFBEBI Marshal Foch, Say Germans, Or dered Payment of $12,500, 000,000 as Armistice Terms. . - v-'.j.:y:v 'V Indemnity for ' Northern France and Belgium $7,500,000,000; Remainder for Other Purposes. BERLIN, Jan. ; 17. (I. . N. S.) : Marshal Foch demanded $12, i 500,000,000 frpm Germa'ny at tho . ; armistice negotiations in Treves - State Secretary Erzberger stated ,;to; the German government, - ac- ' : cording to ' a report In circula- tion here today. - Of this sum $7,500,000,000 was l-t or indemnity as a result of ! . damage done by , the Germans to ; ; Northern Franco and .Belgium, : 'and $5,000,000,000 was for , other '.damages.. , J - As J a guarantee for , payment the allies 1 demanded tcontrol 'of ' German railways and forests, it was stated. . -.- . , " The armistice has ; been extend- ed. Articles prolonging the : truce ' were signed at Treves on Thurs- -day afternoon by State Secretary . Mathias Erzberger, representing ' Germany, said a dispatch from . that city today. ' , Paris, Jan. 17. I. N. S.) The pro longation of the armistice for a period of one month" following the conference at Treves between ;Marehal Foch and the : German delegates, was officially . announced here . this - afternoon. Th war office statement ( says;: - j : 5. The clauses" concerning agricultural material, Russian prisoners - of v rf . naval conditions and restoration of ma terIaristolefa'Tythe" enemy In Invaded territory, wsre signed." . t ,.'A; naval, clause. of the new armistice conditions requires ' the surrender of every submarine now in commission and the destruction- of all. U-boats 'in course of construction, and places the German merchant marine at , the dis posal of the allies. Ebert . Threatens to Quit , Amsterdam, Jan. 17. (L K. S.) Chancellor Ebert. of , Germany has threatened to - resign, rather than take the responsibility of; signing a "peace of might," said a dispatch from Berlin today, : ; The Berlin- Zettung Am Mittag and the : Dusseldorf Nachrichten -and other papers sound this same note: What have we been doing for peace? Our "enemies' re hard ,st work. We have dons nothing bat war on bandits. When the time comes we shall see me disastrous ' effects ' of our inactivity. Our enemies are preparing a cut and . dried . peace treaty. 1 When it is . ready we shall not be allowed to discuss It. but must accept whatever terms they wish to impose." It Is apparent that Germany Is going to make a desperate attempt to bluff the allies. She is not ready to accept any terms offered. - It Is understood here that both Count Brockdorf-Rantzau and Chancellor Eb ert will take the stand that, as Germany has accepted Wilson's 14 points, they will refuse to sign the treaty if these are either abandoned or altered. SEATTLE SHIPYARD Notice Is Served on Owners Men Will Walk. Out at 10 o'Clock Next Tuesday Morning. Seattle. Jan. 17. (U. P.) The Metal Trades Council, representing 22 ship yard, unions, today served strike notice on Seattle shipyard owners. The strike, affecting 25,600 men, takes place at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning and may Include the entire Northwest ship building industry,, according to. union leaders. The Metal Trades Council ordered the walkout following a report by a special committee Thursday night, of. refusal of shipyard, heads to accede to demands for wage Increases to $3 a day for mechan ics, $7 for specialists and $8 for un skilled workers. Fifty-seven delegates In attendance voted to strike and Immediately tele giaphed TacOma, Vancouver, OlympU and - Aberdeen unions, receiving assur ance from laborSthere that it was ready to support the Seattle walkout. Tacoma Backing 1 Promised Tacoma. ' Wash., Jan. 17. "The Ta coma Metal Tradea- council has prom ised its support to the Seattle Metal Trades council in its strike order, but this does not necessarily mean an im mediate shipyard strike in Tacoma," was the statement today of C. B. Bar re secretary of the local council. The original demands- presented to the Maey board, similar to the present Seattle demands, will, however, be pre sented to the shipowners here. '.; "Conditions in Tacoma are somewhat different from those In Seattle. Under our sgreement- here - we - mui give 15 days' noice before calling a srlke." MEN PLAN STRIKE f taaasMsVSWsaWSMaSSMSSsa