I.IIIliohaireV Wife 1 t f t j "T -.-""'; '-fM . ,;.- V-'-:: iJs..iv -.ts-Vw I- v Moft-r! baato When the split over ihe -war came In the Socialist party last summer l. U. .rneips ciioh.es, loe juuug u"i- - lionnaire New Yorker, vha had mar ried RosePastor Stokes; a' brilliant young Jewess of the "East Side," and his wife quit It. They, stood behind the President and let pro serin an Socialists to their wayNow however, Mr Stokes has changed her mind, and she win go back to the party. Her hnsband will not. GERMANS SAY i V ' SLAVS ONE-SIDED (Continued from page 1) lation to their internal state regime and international position of the ter ritories.' : , . .,? ' S V ' ' j !: "In this connection . it might f be asked from what sysjem of laws does the present Russian government de duce its right and duty of assuring the real freedom and selfdetermlna- non or inese lerniones kt- me ui- , termost that 1st to ny, even tinder certain circumstances 10 t conunc atfon of the war? If the fact that ' the occupied territories belonged to the-former Russian Imperial empire hv no means I moose anv dutv unon the-population of these territories to ward the Russian republic, the It 1I. UU11VUB, wlLUUUfc UIIJICI ill matlnfl what Hha TInsatan '- public intends to base its rights and duties as regards that population. i ' . ' German "View Different. r - " ; "If t however, one-takes the 'stand, as tt Russian delegation .has done, that the Russian republic has such r right, then the extent of territory,, the.politieal provisions for thp exer cise of the right of self-determination, the transitory regime and -the 'form of, expression of tbe wil of the people, are points on which an en deavor to reach an adjustment must he made. -: ' ;- j 'vrh assertion that . the -nent nt self-determination 'is an attribute cf nations, and not 'of nartu of nitloas. Is not our Conception of th rigit of Belf-determination. Parts of nations can justly 'x conclude . Independence and eeparajion. It is by no means assumed, however, that limits of oc cupation ate to betaken as the stan dard for fixing the boundaries ot such portions. - ' . -. ' . "Courland., Ilthuanta and Poland" l3o constitute national units from a filstorlea.1 nolnt, rsr Iv RrminT and Austrit-Hungary have no inten tion of incorporatlnjj territories now occuoled them Into their resnective countries. They do not Intend to compel the territories fn dispute to accept this or that form of state, hut they- reserve for themselves and for : the f, peoples, of occupied territories a free hand for, the conclusion of treaties of every kind. ' . i Armle tust Stay. v as . ia iob aeciaraiions in ints respect, they . pa over the funda mental difference which the consti tuted - delegations are . repeatedly pointing out. The withdrawal r the armies is-impossible so long a? the ; world ; war lasts, - However, in permitting,-one may endeavor to bring about a reduction .of the oc curvlne trooos to snrh i number is absolutely necessary for the main tenance of : order ' and ' the technical requirements' of the conntry. rThe settling up of a oailoaal gendarmi in a v be Mtrivn for ' . i - "As regards the return to their homes of refugees and those persons evacuated during'the war, a benevo lent - exam Ination Into the matter may take place from time to time. jl uia unuuu CUU1U, BB lb ,1s Dul OI outstanding political Importance, be entrusted to a special commission. - "The Russian nroDosai is not mf sitates farther explanation. . How ever, It is admitted without further mi fcuiuLii iui win ice prograssive approach of a general peace chosen representatives of, the people of the country will cooperate to an ever in creasing extent in administrative tasks. ?The filled (Teutonic) dele gations are prepared to agree in princlplvthat the peoples vote on broad lines be sanctioned on th basis of citizenship. - The settling up of a referendum appears, to be im practicable. In the opinion' of the allied delegations It would suffiea If a vote on a wide basis were taken from ao elected and supplemestej representative body I i tt mav D 1 an k. nnlntixt ant t.a the settling up of states within tht former Russian imperial, empire Tec. ognized by the girernment of th peoples cornmIs3aries. such, for in sUnce, as the Ukraine and Finland; was 'brought about, not in the way of a referendum, but by resolutions by a' national assembly: on a wide basiav ' ' :" .-. j ; j Extrein Limits, Represented. - j "Inspired by the desire - to en deavor to 4 reach anunderstanding with the Russian government, the governments of Germany and Austria-Hungary have made these . far reaching proposals, and at the same time they add to them that they rep; resent the most extreme limits with- - 4 ' -- ..-;:,-,i::lyV.f V. i 'A ' , A raw w A . IN lnwhich they.lill.hopa to.,ome : to a peaceXulM understanding. ' During thedevelopment of these fundamental I-rincipies they have beejrt permeated .3 in duty bound; by the intention of not allowing any weakening in their 'defensive canfceitv. so lone as -the Wretched war continues and also by- the ihtenlfon that "certain reoples op territory adjacent-to their own shall flnally'and independenrly be place in a positiOQto . djcid theirown future, without thirty Tfvlrfng into a state .of "eitrt?nie41ieed, iimtery" and desperation. : "An Understanding between "Rus sia and the centra lempi're? on these difficult questions, lftwever, is onlj possible if Russia -'ehoWs an earnest desire to reach-an ' understanding, and if she will "endeaVor, instead ot attempting t6" adva-nce one-sided dic tatorial aims, to see the question from the point Of view of the op posite side and 'find out the way such as can alone lead to a peace ful result. "Only under the conditlois that such intentions " are shown can the delegations, of the allied tTeutonic) powers still hope' for a peaceful ad justment of the conflict." M. Trotzky, the Bolsbevlkl foreign minister then addressed the in ference. " ' IRISH WILL NOT BE CONSCRIPTED (Continued from page 1) primary necessity of the hour," he declared. ; fMr. Asqnith then emphasised the need for a movement td1 proceed with sympathy ia : the necessary work of combing out.' ot skilled, occupations under the prVll0ns'bf the. tit afT powJ er- bll bo cooperations could be se- j cured. This could be rfbtaieed only by showing consideration for the men with whom -the ge'himent was dealing-' The war ten? per of the people was resolute and unwavering, he de clared. It needed only, assurance that the steps taken would be applied with consideration. r James M. Hogge, Liberal, then re ferred to grave matters whTch 'had been communicated to him" privately and which he contended it was es sential the house should know. ' He asked for a secret session.. Premier Lloyd George intimated his acquiesc ence and the galleries were cleared. KING FERDINAND : ' ORDERED ARRESTED (Continued from page 1) however, it , is 'stated that if military conditions permit the occupying forces maybe reduced to such num- jbers as': are : necessary to maintain order and meet '..the technical re quirements of the country. Apparently there has been no amelioratloh Jn . the; situation exists in ? between the Rolsheviki and. the Rnmanhm government. Following closely upon ,the ultimatum to Ru mania, threatening energetic mili tary measures if . the Rumanians faiU of the Bblshevik who were arrested, comes the official announcement or ti nu-hMiv ; T1a that the arrest of King Ferdinand of Rumania' has been ordered by the uoisneviki. ir captured, .the mon arch Is to be brought to Petrograd and Incatcerale In the famouij'St. Peter and BU patfr. fortress. V ; ! ; : VkraintanH "Fight Rolshviki. ? Fighting bLwdenthe Bolshevikl and the counteryf vol utioAary forces continues at irirtousvoihtstn Rjjssia proper and Siberia Hostilities be tween the Ukrainians and Bolshevik forces at Odessa" again have brokc?v -a . . oui. warsnipeare saKi to nave bom barded the city. ilrkufsk? in Eatern fSiberia. and Orenburg, alo in Siberia, have been captured by' the Bolshe. vlkl. . , j Another mutiny Is declared to have broken put rectnVy at Gefmanv's naval base at Klel.l ,; The trouble started abeng members ef ' crews ; of submarines, who lately are reported to have been dissatisfied with th lack of success' and : the dangers of the submarine fampaign. 'Men from cruisers are declared to have joined in the fray; in which 3 S officers ar reportexl to hav been killed' f On the fighting fronts in France and Belgium the hostilties continue below normal. - fa taly he' Ans trians again have attempted to re capture bridge-head ' posfsitnos ; tak en from the by the Italians. Monday'. As in similar attacks, the enemy was defeated and suffered 'heavy casual ties.; - : i Two British torpedofioat destroy ers have been ' lost on the Scotch coast during a storm. Only one man of the crews was saved. STOCKHOLM. Jan. 17. The local Ukrainian information bureau an nounces that it is in possession of In formation showing that the Russian .Bolshevik! trpope are tearing np rail- toads, destrylng stations and under mining bridges 'in order to capture or disperse Ukrainian troops" coming northward. ' '' - The bureau- says the . Bolshevik I troops repeatedly have urod Ukrain ian units into a trap near Minsk, dis armed them, '"committed various deeds of violence 'and then sent.tnem north, as prisoners' : The announce ment adds that great numbers of German prisoners are-returning from Siberia and taht the Ukrainians are taking their places. - i . Automobiles Clash arid ' ' Driver's' Arrest Follows SILVERTON. Or.. Jan. 17. (Spe cial to The Statesman.) Sam Mo renzen ran Into the Anderson hotel car yesterday and Manager Gunder son of the Anderson and owner, of the car. caused hi arrest to' he made, it Is charged that Morenzen was driving his car on the wrong Bide of the street. He entered a plea of not guilty before Municipal Judge Paulson yesterday and the case will be tried out in court, s ' I - X ' ' ' 1 The song 'Q ver There" was sold ! recently hy one music-publisher to another for 23,600. If anybody says the high price Is due to the war for once we'll believe it.-U-Columbia Record. . ... s- . , New British Ambassador to the United States "v:-- -rir-"--?-- r Jf ... -, JSt j 4 r-UfCU RtDxria . Great Britain is about to send to the United States as ambassador to succeed Sir Cecil Spring-Kice, Lorl lieading, the most prominent Jew in the United Kingdom, perhaps the most prominent Jew who figures im-, portantly in' the world war. He s the commission which negotiated the well known here because he was on first loan to the allies and "he made a very fine impression among those who met him. - . ' Smallpbx Breaks Out Among Logging Workers SlLVERTOX, dr., Jan. 17 Thir ty men came out of Portland last week to wrk in the Silverton log ging camps near here and one of the members of the crew was brought down from the camps last nigh se riously ill. The attending physician pronounced it a ease of smallpox and he was immediately sent back to the mountains where ' a pest house- has been provided and the patient cared for. Two other men are -reported sick and it is believed they are suf fering from the same cause. f - ; 1 ." , x i 4 O With the Draft Board , U , ; Working like nailers all yesterday the members of the selective .. war draft board waited on many . regis trants who appeared In personjor ad vice in regard to their papers, at the close of business last night had writ ten and mailed out more than 100 classification cards, and piepared the way for even a larger business today. Classification cards mailed to the following Classl-I Alfred R. Howard, 'Geo. 'ITwicker, Salem, Class 5-A Brazier C. Small, Turn er.- " r ' ' : Class 5-G "Albert E. Wiederkehr, Jefferson, ifarl Van McMechan and Frank L. wulman, Jr., of Salem. ' Cfas& 5-F James P. Placas and Lester F. Larson, Salem -Class 2-B Ray L. Cooper. Saleai. Class 3-B-C Carl , F. Pope, Salem. Class 1-A William Wenser, Rang yol. A. Dahl and Henry C. Davis, "Sil verton; John B. TTenberger, Sublim ity; Anthony B. Rose. SeattU;Claude B. Ames, Mo jave, Calif.; Marion Nic colson Jefferson; Vincent Astigan, Abertfeen, Wash.; John C. Miller, Gates; Charles E. Wood, Cascade Locks; Marvin G, Holt, RedlandS, Calif.; and Wayne M. Price, r Roy Arthur Fashing, William A. Rogers, James A. Kelly, William M. Hardy, Ira . Blodgett, of Salem, Class 4 -A Percy C. Robins, and Benjamin 11.' Robertson, Tu re,nr, Wil liam J.' Thornley and Julius Q. trom, ilmerton; Othnier J. Berg, Shaw; Harry J. Catton. Portland; Oliver E. Gardner-, Stayton; .Albert I'. Purcell, Aumsvflle, George J. Wenderoth, han Francisco; Clarence D. Lansing, Fresno. Calif.. Orton C Ager. War- renton, Adam Sustoauer, Sublimity, ovid O. Ferrell, Centralia Wash.; anc James Swarts, Edgar A John- soft. Harry J. W. Wiedmcr, Sichel G. tiinnie, Milton J. Stewart. Alonzo B Wilson, William C. Dyer. Hjalmer E.' Meatne. Adolpb C. Nelson. Herman V. Anderson, ' George Lemons-, Lee Doty, Elmer M. McKee Lloyd K. Stiffler, Perley L. Barber, Clifford E. Farmer, Neil C. Summerville, Gus tave H. Ketz, Bert Henry Crum and Alexander Hirsekorn, Salem. UNDRESSED ONES Upperclassmen at High School ' Use Drastic Tactics With J Freshmen ' In order to liven1 up the! school a bit the upper classmen of the high school decided to start something. So yesterday ' noon they ducked the f retehmatf president and a , fellow classmate in the showers. They then proceeded to post a list of freshmen who were to, assemble at the west door after fchool. After Mhool the chosen ones were lined up and had their picture taken. They were then herded tcgether ia the shower room and ordered to un dress. This done they were shoved into 'the icy showers for the amuse ment of .the upper classmen. fWhlle the freshmen were playing around -in' the showers aided by-jabs from a pole in the hands f their fel low students someone borrowed their eiotnes and forgot to return them. Late yesterday afternoon th vic tims were still in he dressing room waiting: till ltgrew. daTk so .they could venture homeward without be ing run m by the police., ' -Hereafter no public building bills will be pasfied In eongT?s?s on ?5atnr day it is porkless day, WAIT TILL DARK FOUTICAL NEWS JAM.KS FKLIvi:it of Donald was in Sal?m yesterday and said that he has about decided to fling his cha peau into the ring as a candidate for the Republican nomination tor coun ty commissioner. His neighbors in the north end of the? county are urg ing Mr. Feller to become a candidate and about have him jiersuaded. Play ing politics will be n new gatue t Mr. Feller. - V. M. LAFOLLKTTK. made an nouncement yesterday that he be a candidate io succeed hlmel in the tate. senate, as a. representa tive ef Marion county, 'There were rnniors. for, a time that Mr. La Fol lette mi gbt withdraw from the race. SAM BROWN, who was a member of the lower house at the 1M7 ses sion of the Jeglslature,, yesterday made a definite statement tbat he Is to be a candidate tut state senator from Marion county. Mr. Brown's' name has been mentianed frequently as a candidate but this is the first statement coming directly from Mr. Browjj. rTALlMDRIVE OUT GERMANS Machine Guns, Rifles Captur ed After Enemy Attack . Near Caposile 'ROME, Jan. 17. The Italian war department tonight -Issued the fol lowing statement: ,'At 7 o'clock, yesterday morning, east of Caposile, the enemy, after a prolonged destructive fire, launched a violent attack with the object of driving us from positions that we captured ; Monday. The struggle, which was extremely intense was maintained with great stubbornness and valor by the second grenadier regiment and detachments of tho first and seventh BersagHeri Cycl Ms. These battalions wero magnif icently supported by our artillery. . -'At 11 . a, m. the enemy, weak ened by their losses and repulsed by our counter-attack, was . forced to give up the action and withdraw to hjs starting position. One hundred and nineteen prisoners, including two officers, remained -in our hands. "The ' scene of the struggle wa.s covered with the enemy's dead and more than' . 600,, rifles?- several ma chine guns and other , war material were left on the field of battle., "On the remainder of the front nothing of particular importance oc curred. Eenemy patrols were driven back in the region of VaJ Arsa, and nome prisoners were captured in the Monte Asolone region. In the Cam onica valley andin the Monte Per tica area our artillery concentarted its fire effectively on large bodies of the enemy pd On enemy positions.' STUDENTS GIVE PLAY TONIGHT 'TirstUdyoftheLand", Pro eeds Will Go To Patriotic Work Ih the high-school auditorium to night the student- body of the Salem high school will present the play "The First Lady of the Land" for the benefit of the army and navy Y. promptly at 7:40. The play Is a historical one deal ing with the history of the country Emma Ristow 1 as Dolly Madison takes the leading role. . She is well, suited to this role and carries -4 1 out to perfection. -I Leslie Springer a President Madi son and William Harris as Aaron Burr are well Rutted for their parts The, scenery- of the play will be historically, true; as will jie the'eus tnmea.'which wereaccured from St5t tle. The pjay is under the direction o PmfeisOT Herman Clark.- The plot of. the play is the attempt by Burr to set up an empire in the west and rule, as a monarch. ' The play will be instructive histor ically speaking. ' The capt is a;: fallows: Dolly Todd . . ? L . . . .. Emma Ristow James Madison !. ... Leslie Springer Aaron Burr v. .'. . 4 . . . . Wm. Harris Sally MeKean l-r Holt Mrs. Sparkle Ardinelte Clark Sophia Sparkle ....... Rnth Ross Lady Angela Merry, Helene Wallace Eva Ferrar Leone Estes Fran Van B.erthel. Kathryn Gibbard Clotilda ... Esther Parounaglan Bohlen Plnckney . Armin Berger Sir-Anthony Merry . . . John Lncfcer Marquis D' Yrujo ... 1 ........ .'. Hermogenes Carbon!l Iu is Andre Plohon .. Donald Rya? Mynherr Van Berchel ...... Turfleld Schtaidlef Jennings . . . , i , i . . Bayafd Findlf Cook Jesse Halseii Come Friday night, January 18. 1 . Two More French Officers To Teach at Camp Lewis CAMP LEWIS, TACOMA. Wash.. Jans. 17. rTwo.mpre French officers have arrived at Camp Lewis to teach national army officers and men the art of trench, warfare. They are Lieutenant R. Gambier and Lieuten ant G. Batal, both of whom have re ceived medals and been cited for con spicuous bravery. Ther were wound ed In the battle of Verdun. Lieu tenant Batartoday praised the spirit and eagerness which he had found manifested in the national army and declared it would make a splendid s"howing In actual warfare. Gambler and BataV came here from the Pre sidio to which place they went di rect on - coming to, America fottf months ago. Get Wise Try a Classified Ad aint Work? Waii I-3e!p? Lost An Found Anything? Want to Buy Anything? Sell Anything? Rent Anything? THE COST IS .4 - ' ' , . ' TO Classified Advertising Department Seattle Company Now After Six-Cent Fare EATTLE, Jan. X7.lt wafs learn ed to day that the Puget Sound Trac tion, Light and Power company was preparing a petition to the state pub lic servite commission asking for permission to advance street car fares in Seattle to six cents. A pel! Hon that the company be allowed to employ women conductors was re cently denied on the ground that the work was too heavy for women. ,Th company cites rising operating costs and the fact that many of its men ere being attracted to shipyards by war wages as the basis for the petition for increased fares. ' Lincoln Day Program May Be Put on Here Feb. 12 Judge Earl Race is "making all ar rangements -for the calling of a pre iimioary meeting of leading citizens; to be held in the near future.-for the purpose of making out a program for the celebrating in"3$alem of Lin coln day, which will occur on Feb ruary 12. It Is thought that -it will 'be pos sible to engage Justice Wallace Mc Camant, of tKe supreme bench, to make the leading address on the life and works of Abraham Lincoln, as it is well known that Judge McCa in a tit has made a deep Htudy of the history and character of Lincoln, and has several times Jeen heard in Sa lem on that subject. Other speakers and music -wiM be added to the program at the meet ing of the committee, to be appoint ed by the preliminary gathering. A patriotic day program will also be considered at the meeting to be called by Judge' Race. . , : Sheep Men Pledge Help i of Industry To Win War SALT LAKE C1TY.I Jan. 17 The entire resources of the sheep and wool grow frig industry 6f .Amer ica are pledged to the service of the United States government to the end that the great world war may be won for liberty and justice. This is the keynote' sounded by President Frank J. Hagenbarth In his annual address before the open ing session of the firty-fourth . an nual convention, of the j National Wool Growers' association today. President Hagenbarth voiced for the convention a sentiment against the government fixing the price of wool unless it first grants hearing to the wool producers on the matter of cost and production before attempt ing to establish a price. 1 The wool producers, he said, did not . want the government to fix a price on wool upon adviees and re strictions of middlemen and dealers, who know nothing of production. FULL OF OVKItKLOWlXG. A Concordia doctor told the pa tient to drink water before each meal. Two days later he asked the sick man if he was carrying out these instructions.' "Well, not'exactly," said the pa tient, "yon see I drank for twenty minutes, doctor, but I was so full then I couldn't hold any more." Capper's Weekly. Living con is going down, say the officials. What would we do with out the officiate? Will :ng.' A Classified Ad in The States man WiU Carry Your Message ! Into Over 5000 Homes and , Business Houses 1 I LITTLE-THE ' -' ' . . - '''"'''" r y - . . i .-,,:. . . ! 7. BRAZIL TO HAVE ti Over400,000 Youths May Be Called But Mav Not Go to Europe . . RIO DE JANJERO.' Brazil, Nov,. 1 0. ( Correspondence of Th"e r Asso ciated Press.) -Plans for the mobil ization of an army of defense to-be composed of several hundred thous and men are bing put into execution with almost fevefish haste but no an nouncement has been made that Bra zil will send troops to Europe. - It is generally believed that this fighting-force is to remain In 'Braxil. When Brazil declared a state of war to exist w ith the German Km plre, the Brazilian army was com posed of 18,000 men, with officers enough for 30.000.- Plans were made immediately for increasing the standing army to 35.000 ta by Jan The Boys in the DEFENSE ARTtlY y .if.-; , ; ; A ARM 1AVY ... AERO SERVICE Will enjoy News from Home $1.25 Pays 3 months subscription (by mail) v SUBSCRIBE FOE YOUR BOY - We pay all postage j - STATESP.lANiPUB.CO. 215 South Commercial Street Ul s , Phone 583 j . .' Phone RESULT BIG . . ', ; . ' . t , - , v , '...'' ; 215 5o Commercial Street uary 1, 1913. with the possibility. of further Increasing it to 100,000 with in the year. . inemooiiizaiiQn pius proiue tut three Hues of defense, the first to t ventually comprise 00,0.00 youths between l7 and 20. To assure this number, jit is sad in official circles that conscription will take the place of the-voluntary "system of enllst the plan apparently "being to organ ize them as a home guard and permit them to attend to their .business af-, fairs, devoting, stated periods of time to Will. f In addition to there two armies, there s to be a reserve army, to be known as the national guard, com prising menvbetween 37 and 44 The officers of this force are to be chos en from government administrative officers, commercial men and em- -ment which has been in effect Until The second line is to consist or an army of 500.000 men between 3 ' and 37. with, detachments in every city and town in the republic. These men are to be mobilized on a war footing, ready for service at short notice, though It is not believed thai they will be continually under arms. 583 r u