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issui C, i)18,',THE STAT ES RJ AN WISHES ITS READERS A PROSPEROUS X wciniia dJV raiir; modcr " er.-y ale'' odcrate south- daily n:;. TuesdJ i T i SALKM, OKKCiOX. TUESDAY MOBNIXU, JASVAJIX 1.1W8 rmci; nvn c..:. i. City is h r-b r-d C3,000 Are I!2:!srs--CHo:!,Be. 0?nn:rj Decerbsr ?3 Re- Jiilt H G::at Drrnap u. s. se;ds aid to t - stkIcixT repu:lic Larrj Qu intits cf Flour and ALLIED FCfCES" KOLDDOIuJANT points m west British and Frer:! Unshak en,. Have Key taValu- ' - T ..71 I: ITALIANS HOLD FIRMLY trength- Morale of Entente ened by U. S. Tpops, uwicr ivepc CIc thing Leave Mew T -it .. Dei 31. Air estl "m:vi YORK -mate of 1000 ' perndns dead nlthe earthqu&Tce ruloa at puatrmala City , is contained" in atekgram received hera froci the! Central ,'and? South f American Telegraph 'company's man age at San Js, Gsatemala, ho retimed to San tJose from Guate- I mala City yestetdlr afternoon. I I ? AW eni Prom V I . WASHINGTOK.l Dee ' without detailed Ihforiiiatlon ; of tjo rarfqnae? whttli destroyed iGuaU real Clty coat Ip a many Uvea and flcaTjnr l00,00o homeless, Amerf can officials todylpreparedito send . aid to the Btrickinjsistcr republic. t Farther repeal were - twaltel from American SUoister Leavell an uonsui ee. , v t trom uuate srnoon. , 3i;-sn r Red CroM of fleaJs conferred with navy officials asit the supplies to bo sent forward lot American iwar- shlpj ordered to ja Guatemalan sea port . I i Wnile the American diplomats are safe arehlyes oq the legation and con s late are bolfcved to. have been lost. las thc'buildiigs are reported to have been shake! I to the grenad. Unofficial adTlceM iadjeate that the f ore! sm colony esiifed witlioutvloas s 1 City 11ns Visa Quake,. ' Four earthquakiilapnarently haTe tih alien; Guatemala jCitjtBecordjMui tto .Georgetown niTeraity aeisno Jc steal obserTatorj lustrumenta- here si our the first h cks were felt-6n Christmas (night i lortly -after md n1 ght. A , second series' of shoclw cam about 9 .:m on December-2d. Farther shocks t cr recorded o Friday December S. at 4r20 p. m.; bi t the' heayiest shocks came at rt57 p. m; atard y,i December 29. (Continued in pae 5) WAMUKUTOX, Doc.'4i What the-, beginning of the nectar finds at the battle fronts is stlined by SetrcUrynaker in his leeVly re view of military operates issue 1 tonight In tb west, he yes, the Ilritlsh, donUnate the Fla tern plain with; f great wedge Into U prlncl pay German line; of defenist Cam- brai, while th ; ! French, kth their own lines unbroken hoi 4 the key to thetaon area through the cap. ture.of Chemin-des-DanseM .Italy, supported by the,'illies. Is holding firm, while the eny after battering In rain for weeks against the defenders. Is liay pre paring for a renewed .offeaive. Of Russia ihe review miely says the Germans are endcavorli tp per suade that country that Tiey are eager to assist in restorinrnormal conditions and that the Geiian em bassy. bi'lldlnar at Petrogri is be ing made readly for ocrupair. r. f. Troop Hearten Ale. While the operation of Leilcan troops at the front has ihi con fined to narrow limits, tlii secre. tary says their presence hi heart ened the allies and increa failh In final) victory." v ; The Review follows in pa Thelmilitary situation athe be- WASHINGTON SPRIT PATH TO TRIUMPH Heads c New- Allied Nations Send Year's Greetings Praise? Spirit of People of Unite! States HELP OF NEW ALLY I LOOMS BIG IN WAR UKRAINIANS AND COSSACKS TAKE 400 PRISONERS i - f v r Bolsheviki Troops Clash with Opponents on South- , western Front HOT BATTLE IS RAGING ; ' ; . 1 ; ' With Ucshakable Firmness Natiosi Takes Up Task of freeing World' Extremist Forces Lose Eight , Big Guns , and 328 Machine fol ginning; or tne new year 11 j lows; . '. xpres salient occuply, thi.high ground i of the Paschendael Tidgi ;ind dominate the 'Flanders kin "Thtjr wedge! In f ront . i Cam hral has ripped a great gajfa the principal line of defense. , I f "Tne ,Datue for camoraiirovea thate-fJerman' defenive "jitlorts could be (broken and taken, lough fall advantage was not takctff the early successes gained by t'iHrlt ish, the disaster to German i ns in this battler was i the; most rlous sifieo thetMarne.- . i '; 'X " Z v : "The Frenctt, by j the cap e of tbe Chemin-des-Damesr hare urcd the key tb the i Laon area. ieir own line of defense remali nnJ NDISE MERCK. . r i mar VkC. - i Is passing Arough a irsition peri:: v ovmg to ; present conditions. Gavercnent needs are thoraous. Even for the irst tquipmctt of the ArVy and Navy and the first supply is only, the beiiutfng. 'AlUuppIics must be replaced rcpea owing to tl severe ukigc. i As the Ann ;giows, '-inoee.a&d indue--fdetbrics will be dqvoted to mil try work ;fitu 'the result fat less goods vill bc made, it civilian use. 1, Therd is a real. shortagin :' t t anil'.iuills are iiertHieiiting vithUll kinds 76f sulstitutcs. Some may prov.d satisfactory i Lfany jvill not.h ' "Many inercliaits' arc-aacrififing 'quality-to Keep ncar4old , prices, but-we ni our ices, but-we hive always, considered quality first during ! -J. j , . , ' - v 1 for we believe that the futurd of .the store depends upofK satisfactory, mercluuidiso and ke shall eontiiiue to handle f standard brandsjbat have a reputation' to maintain. 1 hi consciucnee of !ortened- frodactiott' prices which are already high wilt ipntihue. to advance. ' " OUR, HEAVY. 10 CH in all jarlhiL, ugnt rnonths ago, will enable ? to keep o r rctaH ! prices ' below' the" market value .for a .good, part ot tLiysar lM8.r. "' Evcry-dollar yoa Vnend for in? l.anVisJ at Prccnt rricea wui w a pruniaiMs '.nvcsimciit j " WAS H I N'GTON, Dec. '31.' The rolce of WbinKton still resounds and he ehows the path to triumph, through arlf ice, says President Polncare of France In a new1 year's greeting tof the t American people which appears In. the New Year's editioi of thl Official Bulletin, i f , M. Poincale's message Is one of a number received from the heads of the nations associated with the Unit ed States i4 the war asainst Ger-1 many. Othen came from King Alex-' ander-of Greece;' President Menocal of Cuba; President Valdez of Pana ma; King Pstef of Seriba; President Huerri of Rolirla and President Viera of Urituay - "As the yntr 1917 closes,", cabled the French iresident. "I Jook back with emotlot ,to the months Juat elapsed and to the successive phases of the world JtruEKle and In partlcu Jar to the tntrance of the .United iStates'Into tkewar. v Franc aad America United. "Champions of a common cause, the Americas) people and the French people, whoa a fraternity of arms ha."?--united la .the past, whom it is blnfllnR still more closely today, con template, witH unshakable firmnesa and with the serene consciousness of thtir duty, the liberating task that thiy hav'a sworn to accombpllah to tht end. ;Th year 1918 will se the coijrtinatiDnt!t the" sublime- effort "of the free nations, grouped for the de fense of honor and of the pledgea wold, for i th- safeguarding' of all motherlands, great or small, against the powers of imperialism and auto crat, whose avowed design it is to dispose of peoples just as they have led them to .death without consult ing hem. ' ' . ; "Tis Ue far-off voice of Wash ingtfnt that resounds still, - at the threshold of the new year, as la the heroic hoars of yore, -aifd the echo-w of thich are repeated throughout the glorious American union. France, too.l hears it. . The illustrious Anieflcan statesman shows up the path! to triumph through sacrifice, and. (like : his eminent successor. President Wilson, teems to carry to the rations united for the salvation of hitnanlty: 'Carry on to victory the fkg of freedom .V Eireece Almirefi America. Th greeting from King Alexander of Crfre said; i i : Greeki, who were tho "first ib defy justice and. liberty, under stand (ho VuKhly and greatly admire the, rtBKnituds . of the ideals for wnlchlbe United States entered( bo boldfylnto this, terrtfele war; 'l nilued byithe same ideals, the Groek.-fwill fight' to' help to" secure their alU:atIap. They wiy do It with Ft -rnuh I more determination, as thesexpect to contribute to free millioniof their brothers persecuted by thelthereditarr enemies. - I wash that thnew year would bring to 11 the peofe fighting for the' freedom of theiriworld'the just reward of their sa'fices, ? r "ThelS glory nas undonbtediy never bem surpassed In history." , Presidfct Meaocal sent this mes sage: 1 j ". ' i "Xevenln .universal history havo the natiois been bound together by- such nobs and magnanimous ties as Is the ca4 in tie tiUnic struggle of almost; ai of the countries , of. the world; grit and small, against the central .entires of Europe. No self-. ish ends aid motives may be alleged against tht holy, crusade for liberty and Justicebecaise there are no such . . At mm enas ana npuvw wnu-a can oe neia - STOCKHOLM, Dec 31. Ukraini an and, Cossack forces in a great battle on the ' southwestern f rqnt have defeated the Bolsheviki troops, taking 400 prisoners and ' capturing eight big guns and 328 machine guns, according to I a dispatch re ceived by the Da gens Nybeter from Petrograd by way of Hapranda. Tho Cossacks are in hot pursuit of the Bolsheviki. I, . . BUILDINGS COST ABOUT $80,000 ,Thc year ,1917 was not a period of unusual building activity-, in Sa lem, the total amount expended for building during . the year approxi mating only about SsO. 000, or a trifle less, ludging by tho amounts given In building permits as Issued at the city hrall. " , " '.: If the cost of the new inter-county bridge be Included, nearly $200,000 is added to the amount. ' ,( The individual permits for 1 the year follow: .' Tio Cherry City Building com pany, NorthSalem brick bnilding, at a cost of $15,000. . M. Benson dwelling in ; Roberts addition. iSOC. Associated Oil company distribut ing station Capital park; $2500. Dr. if. J. Clements, two stony garage' on Chemeke-rA- street,' $300. It. J. Hp.11, residence, McCby; ave nue, $750. -:,-;' ' V : :. Hunt Brothers company, addition to cannery, $2300. Statesman Publishtn company, repairs to bam, $300. -- O. O. Brown, residence. North Summer street, $600. Mrs. J. I. Gantenbeln, one story frame house, $2000. ! . Ida Storey, .repairing store build ing. $301. Steusloff Brothers, two story brick. $15,000. P. B. Kerberger, one story frame house, $2400. Charles Packet, one store f rani store building. $400. Frank Jaskoskf. one and one-half story residence, $3500, I, Oregon City Flouring" Mills com pany, two story "warehouse, $1000. Farrar Heirs, - one story trick, $12,000. - F. Nicholson, one story frame, $!ft0. C. Engstrom, comfort station, $7100. First Congregational church addi tion. $500. ,' Max Buren, one story brick store, $6 .'00. P. H. D'Arcy, addition to Liberty theater. $500. f A. Lu Schreiber, frame house. $600. Mrs. James, Day. one and one-half story building. $400. Farrar estate, concrete vault un der aldekalk. $300. . V FREIGHT IS OREERED TO j .. -' , - MOVE FAST Director McAdoo Instructs Eastern Lines to Clear Up Congestion Despite Prior ity Regulations PASSENGER TRAVEL MAY BE CURTAILED Consignees Must Unload Ship ments Promptly Drastic ' Action Planned WASHINGTON.- Dec. 31. Orders went to eastern roads tonight trora Director General McAdoo to clear ap freight congestion regardless of pre vious priority regulations, passenger schedules and any' hampering prac tices under the old competitive lys tem and to pay special attention to movement of coal and food. i. i ' . Lines of the West ahd south were notified that soon ; they might be called onto furnish locomotives and other equipment to help lighten the traffic burden in the east and a com mittee of government official's was created to work out a plan, for di verting export freight to ports other than New York. Qaantlttes of coal actualy were started moving to .New Lngland to relieve thejerious short age. there. ,:"'.'' ---v-.; ;-- At the same time the director gen eral dissolved the railroad war board at its own request and named a tem porary advisory cabinet of five mem bers. One of these, Hale Ilolden; president of the Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy, and a member of the war board, 'will be retained to supervise the machinery which the war board has created within the last cine months. to co-ordinate the roads of the country, Personnel of Board Given. . Other j members of the new advise ory hoard are John Skelton Will lama,') comptroller of the currency; who will havo charge of financial questions arising out of government operation; Henry Walters, chairman of the board of Atlantic Coast line, who will assist nn operation prob lems; Edward , Chambers, traffic di rector of the food administration, who will have general charge of traffic, and Walter D. Hines, assist ant to the director general. s t i Other railway heads 'who made up the war board, Fairfax Harrison of the Southern, who was cjhalrman.; Rea of the Pennsylvania; Krutt schnitt of the Southern Pacific, and Elliott of the New Haven, will re turn to. the active supervision of their roads, but all the sub-commit tees and organization of the boagl will be turned over to Mr. Ilolden V The question of increased payrfor railroad employes will he taken up soon by Mr. McAdoo. hut he said to day he had given little thought to wages and did not know what his at titude would be. Heads of the four brotherhoods will confer with jthe director general Thursday at his In- ENTENTE LOT REPLY TO HUN PEACE OFFER Premiers to Meet in Paris to . Discuss Proposal of Bolsheviki BAIT FOR ALLIES SEEI U. S. Staff Officers Believe Germany Foresees 'Limit in Field ( Continued on page 6 ) , i Washington, Dec. 21. .Insid ion efforts of the Germans to inolve tho United States and the-entente allies in ino peace negotiations proceed ings wun tne llussian Bolsheviki have developed to such a stage that In the opinion of some officials here notice of the propaganda must be laaen ana an attempt made to Ineu tralize It' . - I If the Britich and, French premiers r io mee?i m pans soon with the purpose or discussing the advlsabll- uy or receiving and answerinz the proposals of the Bolsh-vikl to par ticipate in the negotiations, as has been renorted by a leading eonservs- uve iiruisn newspaper, they will act in accord with the agreement rigld- iv annerca to ny all the entente al lies, until the defection of lluesia. riot to entertain ;.nr peace proposals i rum me enemy wunonnt consulta tion with each othe. , In diplomatic circles, here tcday It was said that any ticcision from such , a meeting would he promptly laid before the American state department. Germany Is believed to be pre pared to oner almost any ronceiw able bait to an Individual cntmy in order to drive a wodge Into the allies and cause Its disruption, and having succeeded measurably with Russia. is trying-to get that nation to in fluence her late allies. , Rumors that have; existed for the past fortnight to the effect that an other -peace proposal was - about to be launched by the central powers either through the Vatican or some neutral state. -are believed to haye t Vw 1 ttrnrA a tfr In tha a A ml nr. tempt of the German negotiators toJ use the Russian delegates- for that purpose. ' Limit in Field Foreseen. Since .none of the entente coun tries has , recognised the Lenlne- Trotsky regime In TXussIa It will' be difficult, for the Bolsheviki to -con vey the Invitation for a peace dis cussion, but it is regaraea ; as en tirety possible that the German gov ernment might request the Swiss foreign office to' transmit an Inlta tloni to America and to her co-bel ligerents. . . - .. . , General staff officers here are un derstood to attach great significance to the present at t tempt of the cen tral Jpowers to force the entente pow ers Into peace negotiations. To their mindlt is a clear Indication that tne German military learders have ac complished all that they, feel capable of doing! in the field. They can "hold on' for a long time'yet. It !s suggested, but they cannot extent! fields o( occupation without an enor mous loss of men and time at. tne risk of a terrible, defeat. ' Prison Honor Man Hurt - Seriously at Gold HU1 (Coitinuad on page 5) Warden Murphy of the state pen itentiary received a i message last night that Lee Dale, one of the prison-honor men, who Is with a gang engaged In dismantling an? old tramway at the state lime quarry at Leiand. near Gold Hill, was serious ly injured yesterday ,and isjn a hos pital at Grants Pass. Dale was hurt while assisting in rolling a cable. A Mn r H v . i i J ai ucu . aim yur ierra.pael in stmctiors that Dalo be given the best' care possible. - BUILEIKG OF OLD PEAPLES' HOIJE ' -y you. ;r 7 i Annoimcchenl ,. was made yes-ter- 1ay thatailns ot the building fund 'ora new 4'eB 0,d Peoples" home as '"beenj ca51? 'ted and that con traction o the ulldingwill begin x vooA as 9 i -father is fayorabla. ')o iocafiol hi $ not heen chosen rinitely.M 1 will not be the )o f Inn Off t resent " inadequate IirT on .TWirth streets The - t.- c: : ' be flreproof "and - i i:i -ciy 'way.- The cost " - ?. ' "i . ' . : h sum of $iot- V,'i::iam W.' Brown . romlltioaVef fair. ! I 't a like amount " i " -. .wcro ;aj- pointed in Salem and la 000 -raised in' thTs city. Another $5000 was raised outside of Salem and another $i000 omes as a beqiest. '; . - . . The committee In ckarge of rais ing' the money In Salpm wired 'Mr. Brown last. night that his conditions had been met, Tho time expired at midnight last night, he. having stip ulated that the tl.000 must- bo raised by January J. : " tl .Solicitation of,fuds in.Salem'has had: the -endorsement of tho. Salem Business Men's lor ;ue. '. We feel that lot of credit Is duo tho Jeagnev" hl r member of the committee I" t nlrbt. "and we certainly are . th , ik ulf to', that or-saaizjt2x!-; ; j , . ? j :-r:- ; j UNSELFISH EFFORT OF ALL WHO " STAY! AT H0r.IE NEEDED TO VIN WAR BY NEXT NEW YEAR'S DAY -bUlto JUL..:.. BY Mountain. Pcxitica tt !.!:: Tomha Captured by Stcr in Effective Co-cpcrall: with Italians ! s HUNS STRIVING F0?k GROUND AT CAriEHAI Front , Line Advanta z c -.Gained, 'Then Lest Again to Brithlv Lavuh Spending on Luxury Means Prolongation of Strug - gle and Discomfort to Boys in Uniform Fighting Cravely. to Bring' Victory for Democracy-7"Do My Best" Reso lution Every Man, Woman and Child Must Adopt WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec429t as yet made any sacrifice in the least Wll the year a918 see the ned of the world war-peirlod. Wil the nation be at npncfl a vekr hence, or will It still be engaged Ik conflict ? These will Ha nueatlons linnermost in the public mind on thl New Year's Day. (At this time it eems most pertinent to call the attention of the people 10 won mnA mciana hr which theT mSJ help to shqrten the war, and possl hiv to brim it to an end. befor's another twelve months have come and gone. -.: .-v; -V:-" '-2:-:''v ? It has been said over and over again that this is a war of nations, snd" not ;of i armies or navies -and the troth of the assertion becomes more apparent each day. : " i To shorten the war and to achieve a lasting peace n wm w for every man, woman ana cnua in the United -States to oo nisor ner part. - i To do this part ana to go me limit should be a New Year resolve at every person living under the Stars What shooia do oorne in. jdvpi that those who stay t home cannot hoD to win the war unless, la tncir capacity as Individuals., they a re pre pared to shoulder. mer iuu 6uic tho burdens and . the efforts which war entails.- , Are the masses of the fcorie rcai Jyf doing their share J Are tW " -day making tho ef for eary tq vrii t degree comparable :wlth .-that of ur bo-s at the f rontf These . are , the questions it wqfuld be waU for the people to ask themselves before the beginning of tho eir' year. j The vast majority of the people, undoubtedly Jail to realize that by their selflsbnes and want of effort they themselves will be largely. re sponsibile for the prolonging of the war, and -therefore the cause of the death of many gallant men, and the sorrow which their death entails Itoj those dear to tnem. -7 The- American people are to. be gives credit for the generous man ner la which they have responded to the nation's needs. Men and money havo been grlven freely. The tardens and' inco'nvenieaces necessi tated by war time conditions have for the most part been borne 'without complaint. A good beginning hai been . made, bu),,was already , stated, greater" sacrifices must be made dur ing the coming year. And the great er the sarruices, me snorier win oe r.r the duration of the war. -.. j r:. -Thero is ono effort in particular that very few people soem ta'lr making.' except In aibalf-hartc 1 r - j of way th effort to s-ive r In order ,lf lend it to th' ' Yft. in .tr-iM-t rf ll 1 p r i f ' 1 (WAR SUMMARY) Notwithstanding the fact that deep snow, covers the ground along tho western front In Northern " France, bitter fighting has been in progtc: i between the British and Germans on the Cambral sector. I After having captured British front lino position-? Sunday and later lost the greater portion of them In a cbunter-attat k. The Germans Monday again set fortu after a heavy bombardment in queht of a much desired ! position tho weicn nag wnicn lies to me souiu of Mareoing In the old Hindenburg line and offers a splendid vantage pojnt for observation.! Attacking over a front of about 1200 yards, the enemy entered one of the British trenches. His tenure. however, was of short duration, . Field Marshal lialg's men in a bril liant counter-attack completely re gained their lost grounl. On the ether part of the line the Germans were met i with a 'withering fire an l compelled to retreat with heavy c-3- ' 1 400 Prisoner Captured. 'Aside fiom this battle little flht- Ing of moment is in progress on any ot the fronts, although violent art; krjr duelsi continue at various polr ; , In France and Italy. . .. Especla::y i severe Is ithe duel around J 7 j Tomba, pa th , Northern If s front. It! Is in this sector ll-.t t . j Frenchr are lending their aid to tho Italians, and in their attack agalcit the enemy 'they captured impoitant positions and took about 1U00 prls oners and sixty machine, guns and seven big guns as booty. From Jaffa eastward General Al ienor's forcer in Palestine are con tinuing their 'advance against tl.3 estine show, that the Britons are novr well to the north of and northwest of Jerusalem and in possession of some of the most Important roads in central Palestine. Knlente Confident of Victory. The advent of the new year finds teh United States and the entente allies confident jot the ultimate suc cess of their artns, notwithstanding the cessation of fighting in Russia. The peace proposal made by tho Erest-Litovisk council by Count Czer- nln, the Austrian foreign minister. has not yet been officially recognized by any of the allied governments, but one of. the leading English news papers Says! the British premier will send a serious and reasoned reply to it when it Is presented officially. Any reolr it is believed, will first have the sanction of all the countries now at war with the Teutonic allies. That the British premier is opti mistic as- to the future course of events Is shown in his new year greetings to the viceroy; of. India. in which he says that before the new year is passed he has the good hopo that the purpose to which we hare ' set our bands will have been cou- pleteiy achieved. Petrograd, PaeportjiRefuseI. - M. Clemenceau, the Fiench prem ier, has no Intention to premit the Kussian Soclalitss to gain an erron-. eous Idea as .to the stand of Franco in the war. " lie therefore has re fused to sanction the granting r r passports to Petrograd for Social' delegates who desire to visit t Russian capital, declaring that situation was too chaotic t! bring about any useful re 1 r : . that a.- visit by French men , time might be. harmful to t" 1 on the allied front and ; injury to the allied cau-; enemy lines. .- ; ROME. Dec. 31. becomes more bitter : ment of open cltlc -,' communication s.t "Last night I i . from the fifth t: ping eeveral sr to arrahgf r.ic: the casual i: - ed, incluiir - CMhedir' "The t of the c facade down r a:, l V -