iyE K.MH YKAXO, 2ta . ; MALKM. OKlXiO.V. TUCIMMY MOUMX(J, JAXUAKY 3. 19IS j 1 ; r I'lUCIS hIVU CITJ. 3
fflLIKELY
1 '
Talk .of No Annexations
! Fills' with Refusal to Allow
Ycte of Baltic Provinces
lasting Ends ;
'GERIIAWv DEMAND IS
HELD UNREASONABLE
Delegation Returns
Pctrograd Socialist
Peace Planned ! ' .
rETROCRAD. Jan. 2.' The
haoces of a separate peace between
:ttssiaand the central powers bein
fected' seemed remote because; of
: ;t are regarded as Germany's un-i-scable
demands. Leon Trotzky.
Eol&bevlki foreign minister, and
associates, take the. stand tbat
: Ealtic provinces are In reality
- :r military pressure while they
.iaae Co be occupied by Germany,
-1 that their rotes with respect to
ee must be Ignored, as now these
inces are virtually German de-
:.ncle, the loyal Russians bav-
The Russian delegation npon lis
'.urn from - Brest-LotfvskV Tuesday
,:i before the council of eommls--ts
at Petrograd Germany's Je-
z-.is, which' t caused amazement
r i the declaration that the council
cot favorable to acceptance. An
aboration of the German position
i I 'rs an ttatements which fol
i. the general statement of
s shewed that the Germans hold
i roland; lAthaania. 'Coarland.
la and Ethonla hare already
J themselves nationally with
i ; .? meaning of the peace terms
: -d, and Insist that they shall
. t, -.to again. . t:':";
. C.rmnny ltrfHSes Kracwatlon. 3;
ILa Germans also explained,
h General Hoffman, that Ger-
y cannot eracnate Riga, f Lldan
! f ibr; ocr upit4 points untiy cer
5 that all Ross la sanctions peace;
rwt Germany's enemies1 mlrht
t Ukraine or other disaffected
'-as la opposition to the cen-
i jowers.
i 1
nrrROGRAD, Jan. 1. The Run
peace delegation retnrned to
I itrograd today and reported to a
J-'st session of the central execu
tive committee of soldiers and
workmen's delates and the Potro
F?zi founcil of soldiers' and work
ticu't d"putlesi tho progress of the
ii(gotl?JlidnB "with he Austro-Ger-mans
tt Brest-Lltovsk. - '
If. Kemeneff, s member of . the
Hu- !an delegation, rfad the Ger
man terms which he characterized as
showiij;? the .positive- annezation
r!an of the central powers and he
declared they were unacceptable !n
their present form. He stated that
the terms had not been df Mussed.
Peace With ttocinlUt Talked.
"If, after the resumption of ne
gotiations the delegate said, "the
nermtns Insist upon theze termn,
Russia will conclude peace not with
the erman imperialists bnt with
the r presents ttves of the people, tho
EoHalists of Germany, f
The German terms a submitted to
Ihe Brest-Litovlsk conference were
reported la substance as follows:
Articles 1 and 2 treat with the
ending of a state of war, evacuation
of occupied territory and exceptions
to the latter provisions. In the cases
cf roland, Lithuania, Coil r land, etc.
Article IK rTrcatles nd lagree
raents tn force before tho war are
to become effective If not directly in
conflict with changes resulting from
to war. Each party obligate lt
Jflt' within three months after tho
'gains; of peace treaty, to inform the
ether which of the treaties and agree
ment will not again become effec
tive.: ;J. f v'-'-j v.-
Article IV The eontractlnr part
i1 will not discriminate against the
abjoxta, merchant ships or goods
vt the. other, parties, i 1 .
Ikonomie VrovinUm 9laAe,
Article vrThe parties agree that
Uh the conr,!tigtonof peace cennotn-
shall ccaso. During the time
ecf8tary for the retoratlon of ro
uuons there mly be limitations up
6tn trade, but the regulations as to
'"porta are not to bo of a loo burd
Jiiotne extent and high taxes or dur
8 vpttn Imports halt not be levied.
&r the interchange of goods en
rcanUatlon shall be effected by
n.ued commisBlons to be formed M
eoo possible. , M v ;
Artr0 vi instead ot tne com
feT,141 treaty of navigation of 1894
wt. which is obrogated. a new
treaty will accord new conditions, j
Article VII The parties will grant
another during at least twenty
r"' the rights of the niot favortd
(Continued "on"" page" 6.)"
NEW OFFENSIVF
BY GERMANS IN
WEST EVIDENT
Major peneral Maurice Says
Raids Forerunner to
Big Drive
NUMBERS NOT SUPERIOR
Allies Must t Be Prepared to
Lose Ground Jf Neces- :
i:' '; sary Is View -. ; a
LONDON, Jan. 2. The probabil
ity of the Germans now taking a vig
orous offensive on the- west front
was pointed out by Major General
. n. Maurice today In jis weekly
talk with the Associated "Press. I
"The enemy In the past fortnight
has been attempting numerous raids,
mostly on a small scale," began Gen
eral Maurice. "At Cambrai, how
ever, he tried a larger operation with
the- object of getting; control of - a
bridge on the Uritlsh nank. whence
he hoped he could strangle the sup
plies to a British salient and1 fo.te
Its withdrawal. Hla attack, liowj
ever, ended In an almost complete
failure." r " . . ' r
"These attempts to take the of
fensive," continued the general "are
a sign of a nef distrlbuUon of tha
belligerent forces on the western
front. The enemy Is steadily bring
ing troops from Russia with the aim
of reestablishing: his superiority ov
er the An.5lo-Freneh forces. (
""The Germans are still a: long
way from having supernu rubers on
this front; but the relative strength
of the forces is already so altered
that- It is doubtful whether the al
lied commanders would feel Justified
In undertaking offensive operations
on a large senJe. The enemy's con
stantly improving numerical t posi
tion, will, on the other hand, lead
inevitably to offensive operations by
the Germans, but I "see no reason
to believe that he will te able to in
flict anything ; like such losses rm
i as we inflieted on him during' the
past year., W:: . -,
; "We must; however, be prepared
to lose ground and men If the enemy
attacks with ibo usual artillery prep
aration followed by energetic infant
ry arsaults. for Its -is practically al
ways possible to move a certain dis
tance under these conditions of at
tack., t : 'f i ;.; - , ,-. j 7- ; ,
3 Resrardfng' the situation In Pales
tine General Maurice said: i v" !
; "A word of caution is necessary
relative to the bopes of an immediate
farther adrance in Palestine. , The
hills of Judea are notoriously dif
ficult, the . Weather is unfavorable
and the roads Impassable owinp: to
the .wet season." j ; i :
Private Pidd Sentenced 1
to Life Imprisonment
TACOMA. Wash., Jan. 2. Private
George Pidd of Salt Lake City was
dishonorably discharged from the
army and sentenced to life Imprison
ment at hard labor for slugxlng
Lawrence Bernulst. a'Tacoma taxi
cab driver, on December 20 l k
In his confession Pidd said be as
saulted Berqulst with the Intention
of robbing him to buy clothing for
bin 17-ycar-old wffe ? He sald uhe
"had a kind of influence" over him
and Induced "him to commit the
crime.
Kaiser's Picture Leads
to Quarrel; One Killed
V.I. PASO. Texas. Jan. 2. CTrarlea
Qualey, ja mining man, Jievily Inter
ested In Mexican properties, waa snii
and inatanflv killed on Pioneer Plaxa
in the business district here tonight.
L,nbbeck, Texas, "in under arrest
charged with the kllllnT. 1
The shooting was said to have fol
lowed a controversy which took piaffe
earlier in the ovenlnsr In a local o
tel over a display of the kalser'a pic
ture. Qualey was said to have re
sented the display of the picture and
the argument followed; f
COUSIN OF : GERMAN I1AISER DEAD
Countess Von Horst, of SeattI
utation, Proud She Became
8KATTM3, Jan. 2. Countess An
na Pauline- Frederlrka Ton Horst,
said by her children to bo a daughter
of Prince Albert of Prussia, and a
first cousin of the pres?nt German
emperor, died at the home of a
daughter here yesterday. She had
lived here In retirement for a num
rf years and was knowii as Mrs. von
Kalow. She was 70 years old. j
In tho $0'a he was known to the
musical world of America and Eu
rope as Madame Vertna and oneo
made a, tour as a co-star with Ade
llnl Pattl. At various times she was
under the direction of Walter Dam
fosch, Maurice Btrakoach and Daniel
Frobman, hef children etate.' -
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GOVERWMEMT
PURCHASE OF
SUGAR URGED
Food Administrator Hoover
Advocates Buying and Sel
ling to Consumer of Entire
Country's Supply
FULL LEGISLATION BY
CONGRESS PROMISED
Amount and Kind of Foods
Eaten Must Be Regulated
Is Assertion
WASHINGTON. Jan. : 2. Govern
ment purchase and sale to consum
ers of all sugar used in the United
States and control of tho amounts
and kinds of food to be, served in
public eating places, were advocated
to meet the abnormal war conditions
by Food Administrator Hoover today
in testimony before the senate com
mittee Investigating sugar. He said
additional legislation conferring up
on the food administration- such
power should -be enacted by congress.
! In urging government purchase of
sugar Mr.- Hoover explained to the
committee that througn that method
alone could refiners be paid an equit
able price. He said some beet fact
ories are making huge profits, at the
7.5 cents a pound agreed upon for
beet sugar, but on tne other hand, a
factory In. Michigan and "one or
two" In Colorado actually are losing
tconey at tbat price. His plan, ne
said, is for the government to pur
chase from beet factories at differ
ent prices, based on the cost of pro
duction, buy cane sugars at prices on
the same basis,, pool the entire lot
and sell to the consumer at one
price. , . - v .
i Failure To Conserve Seen.
Food , conservation came up only
casually during an all-day examina
tion of Mr. Hoover but the Adminis
trator revealed that results from
conservation plans formulated for
hotels and restaurants had, been dis
appointing because of the deliberate
failure .of some to cooperate with
the administration. Those seeking
tn help had been forced to abandon
their efforts, Mr. Hoorer said, ; in
order to meet competition, The wit
ness believed housewives generally
were conforming to the conservation
recommendations. 1
Chalrmnn Reed of the committee,
who has been the chief critic of the
food administration in the senate,
did not question Mr. JIoover, Senator
Lodee i conducting the 'examination!
Late in the session, however. Sen
ator Reed and Mr. Hoover engaged
In 1 a rather hated discussion when
the witness asked to have admitted
to the committee records the state
ment on the sugar situation which
Mr Hoover sought to submit before
the holidays- and which later was
made public at the white house.
Chairman need said he wanted to
examine the statement overnight and
that tbt Question of admitting It to
the records would be determined
later, .He added that be wanted to
ouestlon the' witness further on it.
Mr. Hoover finally declared with an
apparent show of heat that he did
n't "car 'whether It was Introduced
or not," ' - - -
Sugar Promises BIjc Shortage.
Mr. Hoover said the eugar supply
for next year promised to be tbre
hundred thousand- tons short of the
estimated demand, but It was hoped
lo solve the shortage by conservation
and limiting of supplies to manufact
urers of non-essential food-stuffs.
While be thought it might be neces
sary to limit the per capita consump
tion to three pounds a month,' tne
wltnese said he did not consider the
principle of limitation of personal
consumption sound because it tended
to cause discontent among the peo
ple. 1 . 1 ' .
The' administrator explained his
desire to have the food admlnlstra
lion's view of the sugar situation pre
sentedk early in the investigation by
sayin'sr that testimony before the
committee that there was plenty of
sugar in the country, was not proved
(Continued on Page )
5 J ;
e, Who Gained Musical Rep
Citizen of United States
Mrs. von Kalow claimed tp be the
daughter, born of a morganatic un
ion, of Prince Albert and Countess
Pauline von Horst. lady In waiting to
Queen , Louise n of Prnscla. As a
young woman rJe trained for an op
eratic career under Liszt, Rubinstein
and Mdame Marches!.
Members ot the family have sub
stantiated their statements regard
ing their mother by documents and
family records. Her children said
that sinew the declaration of war
their mother had frequently remark
ed how proud she was tbat the had
taken out eltUenshlp papers year
ago and had become an American,
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U-BOATS DOWNED
IN MONTH NEW
RECORD IN WAR
German Submarine Navy Now
Believed to Have Begun
Shrinkage
- r-
LAUNCHINGS ARE BEHIND
British Tonnage Sunk During
December Still Remains
at Low Ebb
LONDON. Jan. 2. Eighteen Brit
ish merchantmen of 1600 tons ur
over have been sunk by mine or
submarine during: tho last week, ac
cording to the admlrality statement
tonight. Three merchantmen under
1600 tons were also sunk. This Is
a material Increase ever the previous
week when the slnkngs numbered
twelve, of which eleven were moro
than 1600 tons.
, The summary:
Arrivals, 2111; sailings, 2074.
British merchantmen. 1600 tons
or over, sunk, 18, Including two pre
viously; under 1600 tons, three;
fishing- vessels, none.
Vessels, unsuccessfully attacked,
Cight. : '. ' '
1 LONDON. Jan. 2. Although the
sinkings of ships of. large tonnage
in the past week have been rather
heavy, the total ,Xor December Is
characterized as satisfactory, being
only slightly larger than for Novem
ber, which established a low record.
The tonnage sunk daring December
wag tell below that of any month
previous to September. Against this
however, the sinking cf submarines
wero greater In December than In
any previous month since the war
began. . I - -
Lnunchlns ThouRht Behind.
i Naval men declare that more sub
ynarlnes were - sunk in December
than tho German shipyards were
able to launch; so the German sub-j
marine navy may, now be said to
have . begun actually: to f shrink ja
process which the allies hope to ac
celerate rapidly with the increasing
effectiveness - of naval methods, j
The total en tianees and clearanc
es, while low for the past week ow
Inc to weather conditions, were larg
er thari In November. I
The sinkings In the past month
occurred mainly In two area. Owing
to the severe weather, the subma
rines have been compelled to con
centrate and work closer to shore.
This, perhaps, accounts for the larg
er 'number of vubmarines caught.
One of these was rammed -in the
most casual manner, by a slow-going
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WORKERS NEEDED
FOR RED CROSS
Supply Department of Wil
lamette Chapter Urges
Women to Assist
France has called!
Our solders need bandages!
The lied Cross urges Salem help
er - II
Hospital dressings are wanted In
France and Salem's Willamette
chapter !s In need of willing work
ers to aid In preparing the band
ages'. Yesterday, at Bed Cross sup
ply headquarters, in the postofflce
building, fifty women were neces
sary to assist n the work and only
six came. ; - -'-'- ' '! j.
Every day In the Bed Cross roonii
above the lower offices in the po
offlce bulldlnr. women come to, as
sist in the 'dressina' department.
During the holidavs the-e were only
a few workers and consequently the
unprecedented materials have
amased. i '
Those In charge of this division
of the Bed Crors work say the work
must go on constantly. Every day
women will be welcomed in the dress
ing department. Anyone can
do the work. Besides there are gra
cious Instructors to point the way
for even the least uninitiated. A
pair of scissors and good eyesight
are the only requisites. The stunt
Is to draw a thread, cut the mntrjat
in certain lengths and fold. That's
all. It la "dead , eacy't as the small
boy would sy. ; . -. '
iTho place Is easy to find, too. All
floors are marne wun me iteu
Cross on the sond floor of the
postof fieej building. Bight at J th
ton of the stolrs Is a door marked
"Enter Here" and that is where the
work is done. A welcome Is re
csived and besides an Informal so
cial time.: Mm. Henry W. Meyer and
Mr. Milton Meyers are at the heed
of derailment. . i
Women are afcked to como at :3u
o'clock In the morning, every day
except Sundays. They ran come and
go. or sew until irao o'clock in tne
afternoon. It Is as thjf like. Some
women ibrlns; their Ittneh. But, now
Is th- time to so as, now, the work
must b done.. ; . . ,
LABOR ASKS
NEW ORDER
AFTER WAR
Democratic. Control of Indus
try and Surplus Wealth for
Common Good Demanded
by British Party
PRIVATE CONTROL BY
CAPITALISTS RAPPED
Abolition of House of Lords
Urged New Society ;
Held Necessary
LONDON. , Jan. 2. Universal en
forcement of a! national minimum
wage; , democratic control of indus
try; a revolution In national finance
and the. surplus! wealth for the com
mon good -these are the four cardi
nal points of the labor reconstruction
policy after the war as submitted in
a draft J-eport of the British Labor
party, preparedl by a sub-cpmmitte3
of; the executive committee for sub
mission at the party conference next
June. The title of the draft report
Is "labor and the new social order,"
and the report declares that what
has to be reconstructed after the
war Is not this or that covernment
department or social -machinery, but
"society Itself " f
("If," continues the report, "we are
to escape the 1-eay of dvillzatiqn
Itself, which theT Japanese statesman.
Count Okuma ! (former.; premier)
foresees, w must ensure the build-
jus uy vt. a. ucw nutiai viuo..
Demobilization Ilan Sought.
Rea-ardine future Indastrt. the re
port complains Ithat neltherithe gov
ernment nor either of the great po
litical parties has yet formulated any
plans for dealing with the demobillt
talon of the millions of soldiers, and
says:''':. 1 ;?" -.-'.-. : '
JAnr rovernment allowing dls-
charced soldiers or munition workers
to fal Into the clutches of charity or
the poor law would nave to ne;. in
stantly driven from office' by an out
burst of popular- indignation. Tne
labor party has refused absolutely to
belfere that the British People will
permanently .tolerate any reconstrue-
tion or tne perpetuation or me uis
organiiation waste and inefficiency
Involved In their abopdment to a
Jostling crowd tof- separate private
employers with, minds bent only on
the utmost possible profiteering.
"The labor party holds that what
ever may have been the shortcomings
of government (importation and con
trol it has demonstarbly prevented
lot of profiteering.
Private Control Rapped.
"The people will b extremely fooi
ish If they ever alloy indispensable
industries to slip bacg into the un
fettered control of private capital
ists who are actually, at the Instance
ot the government Itself, now rapidly
combining, trade by trade, into mon
opolistic trusts.! ; i- f i ?
After definitely repudiating ail
proposals for a protective tariff, tho
labor party; calls for more warmth
in politics and! much less .apathetic
acquiescence in! miseries. "
- The report demands the removal
of all war time restrictions on free
dom of speech and publication and
declares against the continuance of
conscription a moment longer than
Is imperatively! required by the war.
It Insists upoq the abolition of the
house of lards! and strenuously op
poses any new; second chamber. v It
demands also the nationalization of
tho land, railways, mines and the
production of ( electrical power and
urges the taking of the manufacture
and sale of alcoholic drink out of
the hands; of private enterprise,
"whose Interest is to promote tho ut
most possible consumption." . .
The report concludes by stating
1 Con 1 1 n u cdbnTpago "4 T
4418 SCALPS FIRST. DAY'S HAUL
AT OFFICE OF CLERK U. G. BOYER
Official Thinks He Might Sell Them to be Uied'in Soap
Factories, but Some Difficulty Might Arise; You Never
Can Tell
By W.J C. COWCILL
County . Clerk Coyer was ve;y
proud yesterday wher he was calkn.
on to "dig up , ft lot of money to
pay over the counter to a lew farm
ers and farmers', sons, as scalp
bounties. It was the first payment
to be made under the new law.
It may be (said, in passing, that
the farmers and their boys are not
tumbling oven themselves in. order
to make a lot of money out of the
bounty fund f6r the reason that last
year they received 10 cents for each
tralp, wbiiA tbiear by actSjf the
last legislature; and at tho suggestion
of the . governor in order to ave
taxes only 5 cents is allowed for
each scalp thai is turned over to the
county clrck. j . .
The ' number of scalps, , gopher.
MEXICANS FIRE
ON TRAIN AND
MURDER THIRTY
Slaughtering of Conductor
' and Agent Confirmed
by Reports ;
LOS ANGELES MAN DEAD
Some of Passengers on South
ern Pacific Tram Are!
- From Tucson
TUCSON, Arix., Jan. 2. A train
on the Southern Mpaiiflc of Mexico
was attacked this morning near Em-I-alme,
Sonora, ' and from twenty to
thirty persons killed, according to
telegraphic advices j received here to
day.. Some of the passengers were
from Tucson but their names have
not been received.
NOQALE3, Aria., Jan. 2. Reports
of a Yaqul raid on a Southern ra
clflc de Mexico train near Empalme,
Sonora, early today, continued to ar
rive here today. A message was re
ceived by the railroad company in
forming it that the agent at Empalme
had been, killed and and ronfirmiog
reports at Tucson' of the killing of
Conductor Parades and an express
messenger.
Another message reported the
death of II. G. Poe, a traveling sales
man of Los Anreies.
Fragmentary messages reeeired by
the Southern Pacifle de Mexico com
pany and rumors brought in by Mex
leans, all tend, to confirm a report
that twenty or thirty passengers had
been massacred by the Indians.
Congress Will Resume
, Session at Noon Today
WASHINGTON,' Jan. 2. Congress.
in recess since December 18, will re
assemble at noon tomorrow after its
holiday vacation, prepared to pro
ceed with a big; legislative program
Both houses win adjourn after brief
sessions tomorrow put of respect to
Senator Newlands of Nevada, and
Representative Bathrlck of Ohio,
who died during the, recess, and the
first Important business is scheduled
for Friday. ; when President Wilson
is expected to address a Joint session
to outline legislation for government
operation of railroads.
Novelist Is Charged with
' OverpuTchass of Food
LONDON, Jan. 2. Marie CorelH.
bovelist, and Lady Mabel1 Gore Lang-
ton, sister of xAri . .Temple,' were
among today's victims of the food
controller's regulations against board
ing food, the former being fined
150 and 6 eosts, while Lady Lang
ton was fined 80. Miss Correlli
was charged with having purchased
excessive quantities of sugar. In her
defense she said the sugar was to
be used in making jam. J,ady Lang
ton was accused of havinz purchased
excessive quanties of tea, coffee, aug
er and otner provisions.
Salem Young lien Finish
Army Ordnance Courses
Four .more young men of Salem
have completed the ordnance course
offered by the dar department . at
the University, of Oregon and are
now awaiting instructions from the'
war department assigning them to
soma encampment. It is probable
that they will be sent to San Antonio,
Texas.. - " l '
The .latest to complete the course
are James Young, E. Frits Blade,
Dan
J. Fry, Jr., add Ilalph D. Moores.
Most of them are on the draft
list.
necessitating an adjustment of their
status, for the satisfaction of I the
draft boards. Tbts is done through
the war department. , f i
sffulrrc! - and "grave diggers" paid
for yesterday, was 4.419.
Mr. Boyer thinks, and he may have
another think coming, and that, in
stead of turning over these scalps to
the Janitor of tho building, for re
plenishing; the fires In the furnace,
he might sell then to some junk
dealer, since the government Is al)o
t calling upon all good, aad patriotic
citizens and Boyer is that or noth
ing to save all these kind of, skins
(or use in soap making. "
To do that, however, and not have
the Junk man bring them right bark
to his office and collect another nick
el for each one, 'Mr. Boyer. would
have to buy a special "paid" stamp,
and stamp each scalp as his checks
are stamped when they go to the
tank.
1
AH EQ) PA
, - J i .a - J U J
p
mmm t
Constant and Spzz&y D!:
patch of United Slzitz
Forces Urged by Cc!:;3
House After Tide Cczzzil
U. S. AltD ALLIES TO
POOL WAR RES0OHCE5
Speeding Up cf f.Icrchar
: Shipbuildm? and Chzz
Co-operaticn Urcd
WlSHINOTON. Jan. 2. Con sta. t
and speedy dispatches of American
troops to the- European , battlefrnnt
Is the principal recommendation
made to the government by tlo
American delegates who recently re
turned 'from the Inter-allied war
council at Paris. :
Speeding up of the merchant eh!?
buildim; plan and closer co-operat!oi
with the co-belligerents are other
principal recommendations.
This was disclosed today by U-.a
state department, which made tub
lie a. summary of the result cf 11 .3
conference.
Troop Tonnage Kl.
Through a jnew lnter-a:lied orr,i
ization for co-ordination of sfclp::-z
resources, arrangements have l
made to devote "the greatest amount
of tonnage possible for the tran?rcrt
atlon of American troops."
A definite plan was formed fcr
utilization of American naval fcr- i
and an agreement was made
the Brlti&h admiralty to effect Utr
tain plans for antl-submarina war
fare. J j-
The contribution of the Vr.lt: I
States to a pooling of war resourc, j
was agreed upon. The arranrem- i
guarantees full equipment of every
kind will be avlalable to all Ameri
can forces sent to j Europe durlr'
1918. v
Arrangements were made to Lavs
the United States participate In k:i
tary deliberations of a supreme war
council as "a step toward efficient
and centralized unity of control cf
military operations."
Food Control AcTcexl.
Plans also were worked out where,
by In order to 'permit the Unite !
States to visualize the problem c:
food control at home, GreatBrita!
FranV snd Italy arreed to put n
legalized and compulsory control cZ
foodstuffs In their countries.
The extent of the military effort
to be aimed at by the United ftatr j
was clearly determined and an all' I
advisory board waa ereatedHo adri -3
each nation on allotments of thlr.
so as to permit the American mi::
tarr effort to be realized,
x The principal recommendations f
tne American delegates, beaded I r
Colonel E. M. House, as Presl.lT.t
Wilson's personal repreacstatire,
arer -... ...," ,
"That the United States exert f'.i
Its Influence to secure the ntir
unity of effort, military, naval an I
economic, between it sad the coun
tries associated with it In the r:tr.
, V. H. C-oporntkm t'rgeI.
"Inasmuch as the succefu ter
mination of the war by the t'r.!: 1
States and the allies ran.be r,rr"
hastened by the eatentfon of t!. i
United States shipping program. U..:t
the government and the pcopt r r
the United States bend every tff r;t
toward aceomptlshing this result 1
a systematle co-ordination of i -sources
of men and materials.
"That Ihe flghtlnf forces of V
United States be dispatched to I .
rope with the least possible delay In
cident to training and ennlpme-'."
The following statecicct fcy
state department was made t '
In connection with the rfcoran -tlons:
: "A review of the report VU- i m l
the department of ftato ly Col l
House, the head of the sprrll v
mission which visited Great I ri!
nnd France in Nrvember, shows t:
It succeeded In its purpose of rear -Ing
a' deflnte working plan for t:
prosecution of the war throu-'i c
operation of the governments rn
sen ted at the conference . btl !
Paris in the various flWa of e
and through marshaling the (
es of the nations st wsr wit! f
central powers and eo-ord.
their uses under a common an!'
ity, thus avoiding the waste sr. 1
eertanties that, arise from Indec
ent action. ,
- firat If ylna! Result OMaln;!.
' "The results of the conferen"
rhown la the report. Sire v t ;
Ifylng to this government, lir t.
cause they indlratu that I'
f erees ' were Inspired by t: t C
to be mutually helpful, and m
because th" yreemer.ti -.vhi s i
(Continued ca i ,
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