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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
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