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Newspaper Page TextnMhSTn rL;ltT7M)- 318 : ' HALl'IM, OlHtiOX, THt'ltSilAy MOIl.MXJ, JA.NL'AHY !Ot 191M. . , . , . MUCH FIVU CX.M n A OEM DEMAND JUST TERMS fvm; Don't Make Di$- ! -:rsb!e Peace 1" Cry Y;::?i as Leon Trotzky .r.zztdi to Brest-Litovik ::ai::e independent HI Ii7 NEGOTIATIONS : irad Gloomiest in iOO rs-Food Short; Crime Appalling I k: r.fc:Tr.OGKAI), Tuesday, Jan. b.- i tie HnflRian pearo-delf gates pass i a! on? the way to renew the nego tiations wltfc the Germans th Ru- :aa troop in the trencheH near Imt -Utotsk urged ' upon TroUkl, t . j J herlkl foreign minister:. "He doa't make a disboliorable A :;. pitch detailing this and. other l.rrrtant '-facts, was received at I :,:jv tW T'OlshevIkl hetidquarters f 4 tfternoon. Trotzky replied to t: urgln?: "We did not overthrow t. r to bow to German Imperial Xefral Wac VantL : ; lenor of the dispatch indlcat c : U r t the Russians would continue t upon the transfer ; of the :.ccto a neutral state la or- aia more publicity, which the :s eoosidcr extremely import r!shevlkl headquarters fs r - if telegraph the cotkments . i rmin press, among: others t : cf the Frankfurter Zeitung, ? ia.an editorial declares that c r.y should enthesitate to move . I s.'trence elsewhere, as the ::3 of place was no roek on :':, ti treak off thl most Jmport- I ) dp!cgates of Ukraine confer. : j .torday at Rrest-Lltovsk with o s iuvikl delegates and reaehwd , 5 .? - i r.icnt- whereby the Russian ritics consent to consider Ukra- i - n Independent factor In maklnj fnn m, its leaders deem ad- i v.:th th Germans. I IMeTntes in femin. v ' ri:AM. Jan. The lad- ff tho delegations representing i t.'A fhe central powers held a l : ,':;ary dJscsjsalon yer-terday, dls ; : of questions, of procedure, a u h from IJrest-LItovsk reports. T:. noting- wss- attended by Lon 1i vt,y, Uolxhevikl forengn imln-is- t r; Dr. von Kuehlmann, German for ( f ; i mlridter; Count Cxernln, Austro ' li-ia foreign -'minister. an4 'i-' -at Dey, Turkish grand vizier. - A I iry suasion of tho, delegates was 1 - npfl for this morning. , ..'i it IVrogMd In C31omy. . LONDON. Jan. t. The situation Fetrograd Is depicted IntJie mott thorny colors by the correspondent tf the Times, who In a statement Iafpd Monday, the Russian Chrlsl aas, sys that no Christmas in 300 Jrars has been celebrated with ssuch tragic circumstances. Petrograd, he a'is. Is full or dirt,, disorder and crime. . ... , M v . Burglary,; robbery and murder in the moft audacious forms prevail to aa extent hitherto nnknowri and there is no police or other authority to appeal. . i ; j - r.Kxf Seanitjr ApilUnjj. f i . 'od situation Is very critical, i sL-!l?f jftio -jpears; to- be ' n tinMronnpr :C!ITAKE !l ' nun PRISONERS sy Seeks Place in British Adiince Post But Is - DnvenOut 1 I : r. . nvAn tTMMAUY i 1 -nn feather ontfitti's to prevail w most of the bajor hettln fronts. ' t nevertheless heavy artillery i , T? r.P P-cdlng ani at severKl irJ '"'wtty attacks. of small ,,ryrftn.'LTn tn rSrrlcd out. In one of .these ma 'T il rs hlth "Pparently was more ILL Vnatnre of r!i t&n an t- Jargc- fires, entered the vIlJ "lL'l,,Bf V north of the i prea-staien raOway, but later were forced ont hr counter-attack. On mnua St. Mlhlel salient south . ..l of Verdun, which hai Invcrlhed -?viI,,pw?,W-n-thebttli line aln the earlr . l r - ,?Tc ?ded German positions , miM trout, destroyinsr tho jo-ill- ..l"4 turned o their own . h ,71 r.rl?oners and t sonve n aching nns "The Of man war of a, H Mw-rVeneh surcrtl in tvtflina German position but -ays r ia - witp "j?eiea irom tnem a cnunter.att.i. .-. .: h .... "V," kalian front a ht-nvynow .fling an,! af.ide from Intensive "7 ouel from the Al go pU-i u ne,piave. rives and small rfi enconnters them as been no UD3. Worthy of mention. ; . V TRENCH . i - REGISTRATION OF GERTiIAN WOMEN IN U. S. LIKELY Legislation Drafted and As surance Given It Will, Be Passed STRICT POLICY ADOPTED! 01 Vat Number of Interned Germans But Six Have Been Released S 9 A m a m m m. m - . ... . AHiiiiNUTOX, Jan.5 ft. Knemy niipn resirictions probably will be txiennea soon to German women In mo; unitea States. Irlnl.if ion tn ynis ena is belnsr drafted and eon f ressioni leaders have assured the aopartment tf Justico thnt It will be rnaetea promptly. If this. Is don before the week of February 4 when n nauon-wine registration sof un nainrauzea r.erm&ns is to le mad unaer supervision of the denartment of Justice, women probably will be Incladod 1r. Ihe enemy alien ceneus. Regulations iio ovem thm re-u. tration v were gento today i to 'police officials of cities land wistm astern of smaii towns, to whom admlnlstra tion of the registration has been en , . , tmsted. The rules differ from Those already made public only -in the faet tnai reierai coart districts. n6t eonn ty or local eonrt dlstrllrts. are-to he considered units for catherfar een- aus returns from n on -urban, sections in wnich postmasters will take thu registrations. ; Few GermntM Relenel. Of the hundreds or Oermnns who naye been interned since the United States entered the war, only sig hve oeen paroled permanently, and ten sriren- rreeaom ror s time, it wn disclosed i today br' John iTord Onrlen. speel! assistant to Attor ney General Grerory, In charge cf wwrs proniemw. ne synouncerqent ws msoe jq . rernraiion . or wiat- pread repotTs that the srovemmerit nmn rrieasea nanircas c: asngerous fwlen enemies. ; z'-,.- In the cases of men va soled ted porarllvlt Is ni'terstood the gctloi wss taken in oroer that they mlThr obtain taltiable lafxirmallon. to aid government agent In ferretlnsr nlots nr pronsgande nralnst the fnl ted 8fsti Var intorests.! - "Bn far as known no person found t h a dangerous enemy alien one. arrested has ever been permanent' released." said fr. O'nHn. "Of the entire nnmwr arrested as tus nfelons ehsracter less than t douen hsv ever been the subject of subse quent complaints. v RIsToeosMt Severity Ig prdlry. "A number of communication re ived dlreetlnsr the attention of the attorner general to the fact that nnfonnded s;nd false reports ar h Ins circulated in some parts of the eountry to the; effect that vndue leniency Is being' shown " enemy aliens. Such, reports are s direct in eitment to damage on- the part of wronsr-doers and cause serious hln drancein th work of apprehending alien, enemies. rO:. ' -J "Instead, of leniency rleorous se verity has been shown IrT dealing with persons sictiialir found by the attorner general to be dangerous t the welfare of the country. : 'CTont'i Ion appears to have, arisen due , to he Impression that an arrest ;1s fn t self an internment; this , is tot so. ITnder the president's proclsmatlon, the department Is aufhorited to an" prchend and Intern enemy aliens found to he dangerous or a menace to the. safety of . tho. country. ; "If, after investigation. It is de cided that the an sped Is alanger ons enemv alien, an order fs made for hrs internment and he Is trans ferrpdito a war detetlon' campj Aliens thus arrested, on eusplclon and not fr-iind tf. be dangerous are customarily released . on parole, re quired to give a: bond for good corr d net and report at short Interval? to a person satisfactory to the de partment known as. a supervlaor." nr,h C;ML;.ve lnrr n British DintZingf increase . 2f Shins Sanh in Past Week DnipS OUnR in rati, rr lONDO.V. Jan; Thb British admiralty reports the sinking In the past week of eighteen merrhant 4nen of 1600 t6ns or over by mine or submarine, as welPas'lhree mer chantmen under that tonnage. Four rUhlngr vesaels also were supk. ; The-4idmirajlty reports of Janu ary 2 gave the sinVngs of Urltish merchantmen for tho current w;ees: as 4 twenty-one. eighteen vessels of 1600 ton or over. This was a ma fve.kl when .the Inklngs numbered fwefve. eleven of the vessel more . . rtA a rv-t... in...... I nan itw w .,, w In tho submarine sinkings has been maintained. In the Jasi week, as they comprised-twentyone merchantmen and four f Uhlng. ves- L'lUlU lllilll w'Th admh-alty statement sfollows: ; Arrivals 283; sailings Bfitish merchantmen tf over 1C00 tons sunk by mine or submarine. Jnrludlnir wo previously,' eighteen; tinder 1600 tons, Includlng.ene pre viously, three. " Mritirh merchantmen unsuccess .tully. attacked, includinjsf. twopre Vlus1r, eleven. '' ' iJrilhh II Jbing vessels gunk, four. ! I ":. " rT 1 " " " 1 1 SUFFRAGE IS SUPPORTED BY WILSON Democratic Members Prevail Upon Chief Executive for Advice on Eve of Vote on Amcqdment in House FIERCE FIGHT HEAR Off NATIONAL ISSUE Champions of Cause, at First Expecting. Defeat, How Claim Victory" ' AVASIIINGTON, Jan, 9. Presi dent : Wilson .tonight threw his sun- pori w me reaerai amendment for I woman surf ram. t , On the eve of a vote on auffrar in the house twelve Demorl-atlo members called at 4he White IIom ith word that many ofMhefr eol- leagues wanted advice 'from tho neaa of their party as to the mil lion tney should take. There was a conference of forty minutes, the re sult or which was described in this statement, dictated by the preside- mmseir ana made public by the del egation: The committee found that the president had not felt at liberty to Toiunwrj nis a a vice 10 memoers oi congress in this important matter. but when we sought hjfs advice, .he very franklK and. earnestly advised ns w vote tor tne aroendmt?nt as an act of right and Justice to the wom en of the country ando fthe world. Champion 8ce VlctotT. In these few lines suffrage cham pions raw certain victory where a few days ago most of them private ly were conceding; defeat. A large majority of the Republicans in the house havo been courted upon to support the amendment and enough Democrats are committed to assure a close vote. With the weight of the president's Influence to swing doubt ful Democrats, Representative Rak er, chairman of the suffrage commit tees jubilantly predicted today that the necessary two-third would be exceeded by fifteen or twenty votes. Opponents of suffrage were clalrrf- Inna-aafe margin against the amend, ment during the day in spite of In timations from the suffragists that a trunyi card yet was in bs nlavcd. There were no formal predictions from the opoonents toitlght. hut a tremendous fight is promised. I All of the members w bo went to the White House wero Democrats'l and most of them supporters of tha amendment, but there were several uncommitted. Iir tho delegation were Jueorecentatlycs Raker. Cali fornia; Taylor. Colorado; llarkley and : Cajatrlll, . Kentucky; - JIavden. Arizona; Gregg:, and Jones, Texas; Ayres, Kansas; Caraway, Arkansas; l r t-i f.l.f . . ' . . i and r.rumbaugh. Ohio. IVcMidcnfa Advice to Guide. After Mr. Rakerhad exp Mined the object of the call each member told ine presiaeni or.ine suusnon in nis statei ! One said .the president's ad vice would aid tbem in determining the' question and i that many other members were similarly situated. Tho president is s "d to have' re plied that while he bad felt It w not proper to send for members or to. volunteer his advice, he wa3 glad of the opportuhty: that the visit of tho delegation -live him: He indi cated that he had not felt at liberty to ?go beyond the party platform which had declered woman suffrage to be a ct.nte Is.vie, until chansel conditions made It necessary. Representative Taylor spoke of the king of Relflum's advocacy of woman suffrage, of bow Enlanl was pledged torn ana prooaDiy France The president said the gov ernor general of; Canada, who had luncheon with him today, told him Canada was going to have woman En ff rage, -Any member or congress op,posa fo ojn uf frape under any cir- cumstances. ' the , president said. . ether than his convictions, but his own opinion was that this was the, time to vets for the amendment. ; While the president was talking one M the members mado a note of what hcsald. The president took penclfand said he would put it in writina- himself, and tbe statement later was dictated to a' White House stenographer. . The house lglna debate tomor rows on the naxer resolution ror submission of 'the Susan B. Anthony constitutional, amendment to the states, under: an agreement to end general debate at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. A vote, prohably will be reached early In the evening. Repahlrrwna Oive Aproval. WASHINGTON. Jan. 9 Republl csns ;t.b'e house in conference late tonishV adopted by unanimous vote a resolution ' urging Republican members to suport the federal tuf frsge amendment "insofar as they can do so consistently with their con science and the attitude of their con stituents' The resolution Introduced by Rep- (Continued on Page tf) LIARION TO FIRE FIRST GUN FOR RELIEF PROGRAT, Citiet and Towns of County Are Getting Into Line for Big Drive ' SALE LEADERS READY r Teams Are to Be Perfected at : B!g Ifoon Luncheon on. !' Saturday .. . . . : Tbe first gun of the campaign for Armenian-Syrian relief In Marlon county will be fired In th livo wlro burg of Mation tomorrow night. When Manager Gill reached Mar lo yesterday and told bis story to tho committee of Marlon citizens who received him, they were eager to get to work and could see no need of waiting until next week to. begin. When asked "whom ""they wanted to toll them the story of that suffering country they chose Rev. Carl rt. El liott of Safem. Mr. Elliott, readily consented to go. Under the leader ship of hustlers like Tlarir Colgsn, Ell Davidson and I C. Russell,-the people of. Marlon and the surround ing community will bear 'and heed the call for help in a way that will be remembered. Other Town Italy. Stayton readily 'responded yester day when tho subject was presented to them by Manager Gill and a mass meeting will take place there Sunday night. Mr. Gill will deliver tbe ad dress and organize the workers for a thorough canvass. , Jefferson willingly responded to the call but feels amply able to con duct Its own campaign without out side . assistance. Representative men of that city assured Manager uiii ine woric woum ne ; oone ana done- rlrbtJu , , I H""" - Th date for a tiass meeting in Sublimity, hoigh rtnl yet defintely net. win oe one nignt next wee without fail. Responsible men have given their work that arrangements will be made and the local. commit tee notified as to datea soon. Tomer ami Worn! bum in TJne. Turner will turn. out Wednesday night of nexrweek to hear the story of suffering Armenia Mayor H, W. Earl and a corps of able assist ants are behind the m&vemtnt there and determined to win. At Woodhurn Sunday night next W. D. Wheelwrihht of Portland will deliver the Armenian message , corps of the leading citizens Imbue J with mueh enthusiasm are behind the movement i la Woodburtf'' - promise a consistent response from inait enterprising comnninuj.i -, Salem Is Organize!. Every, day now sees greater and greater promise for the success of the pending drive for runas to re lieve suf ferine in Armenja and Syria. Three of Salem s most successful campaigners, W.' M. Hamilton, Prof John W. Todd and Fred 11. Thlel ken,' qnickly- -consented to aa colonels and each has chosen, his six captains for the well " planned canvass ot the city which will be in 'force next Monday morning, fol lowing the Sunday nlht mass meet-H Ing In the armory. A grand rally il Salem's home gnard hustlers wllltake place at the (Continued on Page-.6) U-BOAT SINKS HOSPITAL SHIP Over 500 Persons" on Board Are Resraed-r-TfireelGlI- ' ed by Explosion- , . - RRISTOU England, Jan. 9. The hospital ship Rewa was torpedoed without warning an hou before midnight January 4, and sank with in an hour. According to custom, the vessel was lighted up after dark Friday evening, so that there could no -possibility jof submarines mis takings her Identity. t . Tho torpedo . i struck, the vessel 1th a terrific crash and was so ef fective, that there was no chance of satin? her. There were 5F0 per sons en hoard including thirty bed ridden and a number of soldiers suf. ferlng from malaria. The liyhts on" tho hospital ship were put out by the force of the ex plosion and tho wounded and tic's had to grope about la the dark' for tbelr clothing. Many of them were ansnceessfnl in their quest and bad to leaev the "ship without clothing. While fn the boats and on rafts hey had little-or no portectlon from the piercing cold wnd. t 1 All tho patients, the ship's staff and the members of the crew, with the exeeptfon of three Lascarr who were killed by the " explosion, were safely rescued from the boats and rafts. - They had hardly -left tha" Rewa which as'elnfclnr on even keel when the steamer 'suddenly plunged forward and 'disappeared. The res cued men were two hours adrift bo lore they wero picked op. U. S. RECEIVE mi FAVOR Labor Party of Great Britain Gives Prompt Endorsement and Liberals felcome PmidcntY Message ATTITUDE TOWARD 4 RUSSIA IS POPUlAR France in Early Comment Is ' Grateful for View on j Alsace-Lorraine LONDON, Jan. 9. Where other sources had failed, the prltlsh labor unions have succeeded In obtaining a statement of allied war aims. Two of the leading powers of tho entente alliance In the world war have placed their cards on the table face up, and In tbls country ft Is thought that It rcnialns for thejr opponents to do the same or find! themselves handicanocd in the eyes of Oie world by a charge of political Cowardice or dl.honestv. . I The Lritlsh workingmen asked their prime minister to tell the, na tion precisely for wh:t objects its manhood is suffering week in and week out a daily toll of casualties exceedinc more than I 1000 men killed or wounded. 1 il Premier Lloyd George replied with a statement which fulfilled all their expectations in olat of eier oess and detail. President Wilson has seconded he British premier with an exposition of American war alma which, .it is asserted. Umi only a few loopholes, for criticism of vagueness and coupled with It a a challenge to the cottlnental pow ers to make an equally plain reply. Llberala Welcome Measaae. The oresldont's message Is regards ed here as -a heavy and perhaps d elslvc reinforcement In "'the diplo matic offensive" afocm of .warfare which many publicists have been asking; for as , secondary only by a small measuro'lr importance1 to the warfare or arms. The uueraw oi Greta Britain have weicomea n n almost whole-hearted approval as a platform to which thy can sub scribe, while tho Coijsenratives nai- urallr find grouna ror, rome aieni In details to the president's program for making the world safe for 'der mocracy. The Lobor party today gave a nramot endorsement to the presi dent's nortrayal of the ' American J war alms' without reservations. The editorials In, the Liberal pa pers and interviews with Liberal. Labor and Socialistic puniic men were of the. same tenor- One Clause Not Understood. The onlv cteral noto of skepti cism and dissent was causal by Pres Jdent Wilson's proposal for -rre.v dom of the seas." The people oi the one nation of tho world whose power and safety rests almost whl- ly on her sea strength are noi pre pared to give away one of the strong est weapons in her armory .wupom knowing exactly wnar iney womu lose or gain by doing so. I The old system ot biocgaae prac ticed by. America In the Civil war and the seisuro of private property at sea has been one of the strongest a a. . -M at V ma)- war assets mce me. uji ui. eonic wars. The Liberal popers say that this could not be abandoned ex cept under a system or a league oi nations which would prevent wara. and few persons here are yet con vinced that league of nation plan la really a practieal possibility. The one point in the president's address which the Liberals approve with the greatest enthusiasm i the president's sympathetie attitude to ward Russia. Apparently the gen eraly befief here is that the Bolshev iki no more represent' the Russian people than the Industrial Workers of Ithe World represent the United States. ' , (ifrmsn Political Strife JSotea. All eyes are npw turned towards Germany. The--newpsapcrs tell or acute' political strrre oeiweea ine military and the Junkers, who stand in Uve forefront of the-impcraltstlc aims and the parties which still .nay support the relch stag resolution ror a lasting peace without. annexations. Some of the papers say that iim Germans are only "shaming dead" and that their success in arms have rekindled their old ambition for the domination of Europe. The question is being asked everywhere: "Will tbe censorship permit all the German peopl too read .President Wilson's message ? ! ' ' . ; : ! It is not. expected, or hoped, hat in the. present chaos of Russia the president's words can reach the ears of all the Russian people. ; y The Joint labor congress- has- de cided to recommend that the Labor and Socialist parties' of tbe allied nations. Including the United States. cenvens at a further conference for the' consideration of the allied war alms. It Is suggested that the con ference be held la London February 20. ' - ' ' ' (Continued on Page (j DR. MEREDITH AGED DENTIST DIES, AGED 86 Veteran Practitioner Had Lived in Oregon for Sixty-five Years LIVEp EVENTFUL! LIFE Journey Westward Wai By i; Way of Isttmus of Pan- s ama in 1853 Dr. John Wesley Meredith, a resi dent and practising dentist In Salem for half a. century, died last night at abut 6 o'clock at his home, 24 S South Church street. He- was 86 years old and had been 111 for about four years. . ' i Dr.- Meredith lived In Hhe same block in which he died and within fif ty feet of the same house for fifty three years. He was a practising physician for forty-six years in the same office. He was also the oldest member, of ."the First Methodist church, and had, lived in the state for sixty-five .years.-... i ,: The revered resident was born July 27, 1831.' He came around tbe Isth mus to Oregon in. 1853. settllnr in southern Oregon. It was In Jose phine county and la a mining dis trict. He lived also at Spring Hill. near Albany, lie married there. Oct ober 18, 1839. to Miss Millie Adams. Lived et Navy yard. Later. Mr.'' Meredith went to the Mare Island navy yard and worked there until his return to Oregon. He was an unassuming man and during his entire residence only' held one public office and that was as city al derman. . - 1 f In his early years n Salem the pio neer was in the transfer -business. Following, that he served an ap prenticeship In a dentist's office and later bought the business. His of fice-was In the Murphy block, cor ner of State and Commercial streets. He remained there until retiring four years ago.; v Ills wife died in Salem, May, 24, Is 17. Only two children survive. They are Frank Meredjth of North Taxima, wasn., former secretary or the Oregon state fair board and Mrs. E, R. IOCkJhart. wife of Rev. E. R. Lock hart of Portland. Masons to Head Rltoal. , Ti tt n.ri 1 nnnniiMfnMta 'will ..v ot.' m u v u v ... u m ...... be made later, the arangementsl be ing in charge of Webb A Clongh. Tbe burial will be in- Odd Fellows cemetery. Rev. Richard ,,N. Avison will conduct the services and a ritual will be held under the auspices of the Masonic lodge. " SENATE DEBATES PAPER CONTROL Senator Moot Attacks Jleso- lution as Vicious Yeapon For! President I WASHINGTON. - Jan. 9 Debate on the Joint resolution authorizing the president to have the federal trade commission to take control of the print paper industry continued throughout today In tbe senate with hut rew senators In their seats. A final vote probably1 will not be reach ed for several days as many speeches are yet to be made. Attacks' on the resolution were made during the day by Senators Hard wick, SmoOt Sherman and King. Senator Smoot characterized it "as a most vicious measure," and declar ed that under Its provisions the pres ident would be able to wit hold print paper from-any newspaper or mag azine he desired. He also asserted the resolution was Introduced at the request of publishers. In an effort to reduce the price of paper' to rates below those agreed u"pon by the man ufacturers and the government. The measure was vigorously de fended by Senator Yen WQO Bald BUcn a step was necessary to break the power held by the alleged paper mon- oply over the press. lie charged that the paper makers now can dic tate to the press of the country by withholding supplies. ' " ."On or the greatest evils in the world is the effort to suppress the tress," the Oklahoma seantor said. "This was one of the means used uy Germany to .maintain a monarchy ana autocracy. If 'we allow this to occur we will let a condition arise, tbe result of which no one can for see." . - Senator y Wadsworth asked If by placing control of print paper with the government ra similar danger would not result' in the United States.. : ' "No, replied v.Senalor Owen. "We can clothe our government with power without fear, because the peo ple control this government," Senator Calllnser, the Republican Reader, urged that on effort be made to rush the measures through the senate. Senator Smith of Arizona. In charge of the resolution, agreed to give adequate time, for discussion before bringing it to a final rote., REAM! y y mM$ a. 1 - Thousands in City Aud'lcri- inns Silent as Battle-Scarred Officers Recite Czizz tropbe Forced Upcn Vcrld AMERICA MUST SAVE for nuriAiam sake "Neglect IlctHn j tlit Will Help Win This Xtv?' , Csptab Gcc!: , Harrowing accounts' of Gorman atrocity and pathetic Incident if bravery and sacrifice were toll, and Inspiring pleas for greater facrlfi.o by those who remain 'at home vsrr s made by the three Canadian arruy oTf leers- who came to Salem yester day fo address the people of the tit and surrounding country on the war. The officers ate Lleuter.ant Colon 1 MacMillan. Captain E. J. Cook an I Maior B. K. Edwards. Threo of the largest ardltorlnr In the city, the armory, tbo Fir t Methodist church and the Grand O; -era house, . failed to accdmraoila? the thj-ongtf who were .eager to l.' r the stories of the seasoned fisl t!; : men. At the first- eatherlnx la t: s armory rt 2 o'clock yesterday- af ternoon It became apparent that t: armory wou Id not hold tho r.'?' t crowd, and Governor With m r ' , who presided announced that s t overflew' meeting fcr the rfslit n dresses would be held at th Fir Methodist church. When the i;M hour. rolled around It became crc sary to arrange smother mectlns: 1 1 the artnory. Yet hundreds trtr ? turned away. , Htraln Telia on Speakers. But last night the opera housi was the only place where all threi were heard. Through some hltrii due to the necessary hasty arrange ments Captain Cook was not hear ! at the armory last; night and Lien- ten ant-col one I . MacMUlan's voir i failed-him so he was 'nnable to ap pear at the church.' C. W. NIemeyer of Salem was substituted and vai called upon for three seperate s?!- dresses in tbe one place, nr. R. N. Avison spoke briefly and Dr. F. W. Chace filled an interval of music. While speaking at the church Can tain Cook was interrupted by a local citizen who asked if it wero imp that the Germans made a prac tice of cutting off the hands of Bel gian girls. The eatUain replied flint he would 'not Say they made a prac tice of I; It but told of harrowing in- stancesin which it had been tlonf. He "mentioned the case of a Frisian alii ' who is now with an Engll:i family atLavington. Salisbury plain. England, where British troops arc quartered. During the invasion Belgium the population was weir.-: maltreated by the German soldier?. This girl was in the act of handlnt a glass of water to a soldier. Instea I of taking the water the Hun hackr off i her fpTearm with ,his sworl. Captain Gook referred the audience to official literature to galn'a thor ough idea of the atrocities of th-i Germans. . The captain complimented tho women of Willamette chapted, American Red Cross, for their work In knitting needed articles for tin men at the front. The captain will speak at the high school and perhaps at one other school before he leaves tl o city to day. . I " ' llalU Filled at Fairly Hour. -There was such a tremendons crpw.d of people so eager to heir the three Canadian army offieers tell some futrehet details . of their ex periences that the .armory was crowded to the doors, and spill neonle out of them last night before J o'clock, so.it was arranged to hoil three meetlngs at one ana ine same time. ! ; Before . the main meeting ,tene.l in thirmory musffc was furnish" 1 by Dan Lancenbcrg and orthe?tra, and Wllllau MeGUchrlst led a chor us of 'voices. ' A few minutea after R o'eloek. when Briiee Dennis, director of th.) state council or defenre, wa!sed on to the platform accompanied. b le three officers, and lntroduecd th; first to Governor Withyeome. awaiting to greet them, the vat au dience rose as If one spirit moved it and broke out into a- tremendous ovation. It was some time before Mr. Dennis could 6 make hlmae'f heard. ,' Ienni Explain MUsion. He explained that the officers hi ! been loaned to Oregon wtUe fn a furloigh from tbelr homo covern- "iContlaued ca page 2)