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1 mm W BATHER Occasional rain west lain 01 snow east portion-. tiI.TV-SKV.K-TII YKAIt NO. 2H HALEili OlUXiOX, Tl'KSUAV MOH.MMi, FKHKUAItY. SM, i'lUCU HVU CXX? J DAILY EDITIOII r j LABOR AND CAPITAL TO I COOPERATE Government . Calls up Repre sentatives of Two Forces to Formulate Plan for Speed ing up War Production NATIONAL POLICY FOR - LABOR TO BE FIXED Session to Be Held Daily to Bring Difficulties to Final End GOVERNMENTS FAVORABLE TO SALE OF BONDS Bids on $500,000 Issue to Be Opened by Commission March 1$ CESSATION IS AVOIDED Completion of Road Building Program for Year Is Assured RUSS ACCEPT PEACE TERMS OF GERMANY "Peace Must Ensue Shortly" Is Announcement; kHuns Continue Unimpeded Ad vance With Great Rapidity r . A TROTZKY REFUSES TO REPRESENT COUNTRY DEATH LIST OF LINER FL0RIZEL STANDS AT 92 Only 44 Persons Saved by Boat Crew From New foundland Steamer RESCUE WORK DIFFICULT Sufficient funds to complete the 1918 road building program of the Oregon state highway commission were assured yesterday then federal official InfiTrmpd the commission I that the government would sanction an Issue of J5.000.00U worm oi roan bonds. The commission was ready to sell the bonds two weeks ago but the government requested that no bonas be sold without Its consent, ana m3 government request was strengtben- Esthonia and Livonia Are Or dered Put Under German PoIice Powr WASHINGTON. Feb. 25. Meet lpg at .the call of the government, representatives of capital and labor began conferences here today to reach an arrangement designed to .iriirni atA tn fl-figure a max- yicvcrui. -v- - ... t I , w ,v. ..mnonlu nt-riore.l imum rroaucnon aunng me vieu,wuu iue wuu wu.j..v. . material necessary to maintain the American armies In ranee. . - Each side is represented by five men who will choose two more to represent tie general public. The representatives of capital were n.niM bv the national Industrial their agents to vrithold bids unless government consent were ootainea. ! Program Will lio M nrouRii. While the commission, without an issue of bonds would lack about $600, OOt) of a sufficient amount to fnmnlpte the program and would manv of the projecta for the year. the 1500,000 Issue, together with au tomobile license money, will be enough to put the program througn. A request of the commission iwr permission to sell bonds was tele graphed to to the capital Issues advisory committee at Washington which passes on all oona issues above 1100,000, and the reply was that consent would be given as soon Ten Women and Four Chil dren Dashed Overboard to Watery Graves A . 0 by . the American eaerauou uk Labor. . . ' a first meeting today tno committee organized and beard Sec r.urr Wilson outline the purposes of the conferences. The confere will meet dally hereafter and prob ably for several weeks. , , National Policy to Be Fixed. . t n th. haul of an agreement to be reached, . the government will layas tne committee is furnished with national labor oolicy for tho ...tflin Auto, relative to the proposed duration of the war and will. If Issue. Acting upon this assurance G. eseary to enforce It, seek legislation Ed Ro8g Becretary or tne commis -ii-t nrTwr authority. Officials -ion. vesterdar drew up an adver generally, however, believe that once Ulsement for bids which will be re " -! i.w m brouaht into I ived tin to 11 o'clock. March 15, an arrangement, its provisions will at the office of Chairman S. Benson, be kDt without the necessity of in the Yeon building. Portland. -?,-r.7.r-: 1 The bonds will be for 4 per cent. J":V,.t even if Anrii 1. 1918. in denomlpa -1.. authority. I ttona to suit the --purchaser, except lp- ZTM10 per cent of the bonds must !? Mriie. in the opinion of be Issued in denominations of SaOO SMrtr wiiion. J,ocal strikes, he said today, would continue whatever h th attitude of labor H1IAUV A method even better than legis lation Secretary Wilson said, woul be to write the terms of the ef- " . The bonds will mature seriany, S13.600 October 1, 1923 and a like amount each April 1 and October J. thereafter until the lull amount is Paid- ' . ' . . Checks Accompanying iwa ! (By The Aanociated Prean) The German imperial chancellor has told the reich$tag that the Bol shevik government7 of Russia has ac cepted Gerraany's peace terms an-1 that ieace must ensue shortly. The Germans, however, continue to overrun the country. Reval. on the Finnish gulf, together with its fortress, has been captured, as ha Pskov, on the railway. 160 miles southwest of Petrograd. Southward the Invaders everywhere are stead llv nressinr. 1 eastward and have formed, a junction with the Ukrain ians eighty-five miles west of Kiev, which they Intend to occupy. Since the renewal of hostilities tho Germans have taken thousands of additional square miles of Russian territory, the rapidity of their vir tually unimpeded advance being 're mark able. Especially rapid has been that through Volhynia. where efforts were directed to carry out the com pact with Ukrainia to aid In expel ling the,Bolshevlkl. . Trotzky Kef uses to Go. The Russian delegates who are to treat with the Germans were to have left Petrograd Sunday night tor Brest-Lltovsk. Trotzky. Bolshevik foreign minister, who bolted the original peace conference, will not represent the government. It has been decided to send In his stead M. Zlnovief. president of the Petro grad council of workmen's and sol diers' delegates. f ti. n.rman pnmma ftner In tne twwly acquired Russian territory has Informed the populace of Esthonla aid Uvonla that they now are un der German police power, and the ha-nn of the old retime have been ore ered released from imprisonment GERMAN PLOT TO CONTROL iVOOL .NIPPED Wealthy New Ycrk Merchant io Be Interned as Enemy Alien Following Seizure of 40,000 Papers. GERMAN CRUISER, OUT 15 MONTHS, RETURNS HOME SON AIDS ACTIVITIES AS BELGIAN AVIATOR S7S JOHNS, N. F., Feb. 25. Boat crewsv from the New Foundland BteamfiProspero, braving the break ers hick are battering the the wreck of "the ed Cross liner Florlzel on the ledg north of Cape Race, to day took ff 44 survivors, all that were left aXve of. the Ship's company of 136. Tb death list stands at 92. Of the rescued.. 17 are passengers. Only two offae twelve women on board, and ne of the four child ren, wei-e savei Captain J. Mlrtin of the Florlzel and Major Miclyi Sullivan of the Newfoundland forestry battalion, and "talph Bumn, Royal Flying corps cadet, were Vng the rescued. The Florlzel. 1 milled on a rock and surrounded by Vlf submurged ledges, lay 900 reel ripni shore. Be tween betf half submewd hulk and the cliffs the water wi white with an almost unbroken swVi of .break ers, making It Impossible send out lifeboats. A detachment ofaval gun al gunners managed to sbQt a line aboard the steamer last ht but those on board could not roa it fast as the fore part of tbe-steaiyr vrts continually buffeted by hug Beaa, the aftermath of yesterday'sUz xard. Hnvlvors Hoddle Ileipledy. Tn thA sea- washed forecastle hd ine surYiTm American Entrance Into War Turns Cornering Into Money Hoarding Trips Made by Wolf Through . Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans KAISER SENDS WELCOME British Admiralty Lays Sink' ing of Three American Vessels to Ship . . i n -raawa tpamerBl" oi sun. j - r. . .n.vr NEW YORK. Feb. 2T,. Alleged to be the agent In the United States fqjs German interests which have been' seeking to corner the world's, wool market, Eugene Schwerdts, a weal thy wool merchant of New York anil Boston, was arrested here today as an enemy' and will be Interned. Schwerdt's allesed activities were disclosed to the federal -authorities by the attorney general of New York state, chwerdfs name having ap peared in the correspondence of Hugo Schmidt, banker and alleged paymaster in the IJolo Pasha case which the attorney genetal investi gated. According to Deputy Attorney Get oral Alfred iL. Uecker, SchwerdU was In correspondence with II. 5. Albert, former financial agent here for "the German government. Control fr Germany Bought. A letter made public by Mr. Beck er who conducted the Inquiry was written by Schwerdts to Albert In January. 1817. Schwerdts Informed Albert of the wool situation In Am rica and outlined plans 'for obtain ln. 5T325 Zt&MfT&iSt U8 control of wool stock, for Oer niiuuitfu uvivavs" v man consumption after the war. Mr. " ---- w -vi.t. t.iiiuecKer saia including me nv" been sent by the government to the ment when made Into all contracts All bids must be accompanied Dy ; declarations have been made U? by the government, making it certified check . PayabI t U i the 0Hthrt theGermans will not permit binding on both sides. . . t . . gon "I bid. Qm-(arv Wilson DeiieS luw.n- j,CT vcui. vi. iuS " - - - - toecretary w . . . w.r, I .wi-v. .wv ,oii h forfeited to the A lffronrPl HOW existing wmtu vucv. " - - . , , , . employes and employers are so wide .tate in case the successfur bidder ?$I02E! ,ferences cannot settle falls complete h s purchase. m. On the subject of WtoEjpUj "J? proaucuon. au..v- (BUt Uwonidike. Palmer & Dodge, attom- ally, are againn ,r:r, I" W.inn .nd an anDrovlng their transfer to territory wn ther may again be made prisoner t7 the Bolshevikl. Ii Petrograd the situation Is crit ical. The American and entente al lied ambassadors have elected to re main In the capita pending further developments, but; many attaches and civilians have departea oy wy ond tn nraciite w - i ' t . ... . . . . i i nnn civiiiaui Vt of . nroductlon In ship- opinion win oe lurmsueu m .uv. - nVftTia.slberlan railway vards. the secretary blamed on the ful bidder. Qn the battle fronts the fighting great amount of laDor aiinuon. - noon as the newer men become more fireuJorks Call tOT be saia. xne w , f? r . 1 NM CO cent Miciuc hww h h infantrr continues mainly In the nature of patrol encounters. The Americans along the Chemin-des-Dames made a raid in conjunction with the French, 'penetrating he German line ' for a few hundred open or all persons who celebrate the Fourth yards, j After sharp fighting in both sides of July with firewoms ana omer - w&icn a numuer ui uc ' , plosives. It was oeciaea xoaay killed ana wounaeu iwu state explosive Inspectors of Wash- twenty men of the German ranks n ih.). auri ton-I o Krnnvit hnrk hv the Americans. ingin, uiesuu, ---- tana. In conference here today. Fencing around all storehouses A nrosecution for tresp vsslng will be demanded of all ...f-I,.Mr. nA Healers In DOW- skllled. crease. Union IHfflcnltle- Confnse. i SPOKANE, Feb. 25. A license m- Tnressed to be hard fee of 25 cents will be required of n niT is that oi xne -i a . v.- Althoueh Liuncu muff : . i . rr-ncm,i in n pneral way tnax . i i- .iia Kha.ll not be I rh.ni thit shoos are to remain closed and open shops to continue open, there are many practical dif ficulties 1n the way. For Instance. w4 Kimnrht hack by the American The British casualties during the last week amounted to 3571. the lowest number In several months. The total number of officers and men killed was 760. scene with special llfesavtng appara tus. Although thereat had moderated somewhat, it looked like a foolhardy attempt at rescue. Volunteers, how ever went over the side of the Pros pero' in three surfboats and four dories. . Shooting the breakers with great dearing. the flotilla worked under the Lee of the Florlzel and helped th twn women and the 42 men Into the boats. It was suicidal to attempt to make a landing under the cliffs return trio, with crowded boats, was accomplished amid grave But not one bit behind the siyf boats were the dingy dories of the (Continued on Page S) NELSON ELECTED PRINCIPAL FOR YEAR 1918-1919 Board Acts at Recommenda tion of Todd'Salary Re mains Same BERLIN, via London, Feb. 25. -An official communication issued to day says: VThe auxiliary cruiser Wolf has returned home after fifteen month in the Atlantic, Indian and Taclfic oceans. ' "The kaiser has telegraphed hia welcome to the commander and con f erred the order your le merite, to gether with a number of Iron crosses on the officers and crew "The Wolf was commanded by Frigate Captaili Nerger and inflicted the greatest damage on the eneny's shipping by the destruction of cargo space and cargo. She brought home more' than 400 members of crews of sunken ships of various national ities. especially numerous colored and white British soldiers, besides several guns captured from armed kteamcrs and greet quantities of val uable raw materials, such as rubber, copper, brass, sine, cocoa beans, cop ra and-similar articles to the value of inarfy million marks. "The English cruiser Turritella, which was captured In February, was equipped as a second auxiliary cruis er ant christened litis, ene succr STEP TOVAR PEACE SEEM BY BERTH: til German Chancellor Agrees Discussion Can Be Held cn Four Principles Laid Dovsn byPresident Wilson DEMAND MADE FOR GENERAL RECOGNITION England's Aims Still Cdhd Imperialistic; Belgium Is Mentioned Vhwerdts alluded to himself as a Vrman and to FranU at "the eno- ew There can be ho hnesUon." Mr. PeVr said l.i a formal report to the stat department, "that Schwerdts has BRidered himself a Germani that W Bvmoathles are pro-German that heWs been engaged in the wool traed lnehalf of German Interests and maserading under American names, anitnat at the present time he is endearing to dissimulate hH real sentfmeiu and those of his son' Among 40AQ0 papers which th attorney genera seized from Schmidt during the BoIpasha Inquiry were a number of Vtters written "by Schmidt In connetaon with the wool accumulating pla one of thes-. according to Mr. lker. Introucel Eugene Schwerdts Jj employed by Charles K. Webb. Philadelphia wool Importer, to Ttefaan manufac turers Interest In Soul4jmerica. Ron Belgian AVor. The Junior Schwerdts In tho Belgian aviation service Hthe age, or 17, during the first monm of the war. With this record. It eas7 for him to assume pro-silly senti ments, inasmuch -as he also p re sented an American manufacture la the wool business. The original purpose of Schnat and Schwerdts. Mr. Becker declare fully orperated In the Gulf of Aden nJ trace 0f under the command of the Wolfs iSie part 0f t a . t f i. v i.nt.n.nr i:inuia LDrandla, until confronted by Brltlsn forces. She was sunk byner crew, ai umbering 27, who are . prisoners In British hands. , .' "This cruise of the Wolf, carried rtW under most difficult clrcum- AMSTERDAM, Feb. .25. Speak ing before the reichstag today the imperial German chancellor. Count von Hertlins. made this fieclaratlon: "I can fundamentally agree with the four principles, which In Presi dent Wilson's views must bo applied thus declare with President Wilson that a general peace can be dis cussed on such a basis. - - . "Only one reserve need be made In this connection: Thes princi ples mist not only fce proposed by the resident or the Un'ted States but also must actually be recognized by all states and peoples." "But this goal has not yet beca reached. There Is still no ccrt tf arbitration etsabllshed by all the ra tions for the prerf-rvatlon of pea' in the name cf Justice. When Pre i clent Wilson IncMentally says' tt:t the German chancellor Is speaVin? to the tribunal of the entire worl 1, I must decline this 'rlbnnal as pre judiced, joyfully as I would greet it. If an Impartial court of arbitral! -.n ixisted and gladly as 1 would co operate1 to realise stch Ideals. "Unfortunately, bowever, mere n similar tatenients c the leadlnz powers cf the entente. Knglaud's wa aims era i till thoroughly Imperialistic a" i i be wants to Impose on the world & peace according to England's goc 1 I ilen sure. . "When England talks about' the people's right of self-determination. stances, constitutes a unique achieve- , ,he, does not think of applying tLt ment." principle to ireiana, i-gypi r. i ' " . " India. ' According to the British admiralty "it has been repeatedly said 1tU statement three American vessels we do not contemplate retalnlnt 1- wer mink by the auxiliary cruiser irfum, but wi ih (toirn whaler Beluga. 608 tons., belonging to the Pacific Seam Whaling company of San Francisco; tfeo Wfimlow. a four-masted schoon er of 566 tons, hailing fromj Saa- Vranelnea. and the - four-mast ea Rncore: 651 tons, the home port of which was San Francisco. The other vessels mentioned are all British except the Witacbl.Maru. Japanese, ,'of 6656 ?ons. and the Idotx Mendl. Spanish, 4648 tons. The Turritella was of 3551 ton, the Jumna .of 41$2. the Walruna. m? (nm anA the sM atanga. lois. t..n.vu''rnMt do not give the A1Bliauv ' - . . rwardsworth. The Dee was a tnre- maaten schooner of lie tons. AMSTERDAM. Feb. i n th nusseiaoner -e""'" was to enaoie uerranny w ""-rrom ieriin j . . v sufficient wool for military ana lOM,r wolf landed in tpe A IBlr";' dustrial purpoess. Two cargoes-W cf pQla (Adriatic sea). Thedis- Wtch adds thai xae vei Xitedly to return to the North sea V.ttalways was burred by the watch fubg of the British ship. ? ."fii,,,U ssmbVr and dealers In po may oe caueu - n A muA a minin, comoanies. It was of workmen to ihi , ; tC"T' ' u was announced that tho pan .producing munu.ou-. faJ wwlatlon. for the handling SIS. to" AT tlTVla-oft men of eaploslve. will be enforced to the taken without taking on non-um i tu war con-1 . tlnues. even women. Some provl- Qrpgon f Artillerymen to sion. it is recognized, must oe m.au - TUah Totlifht to care ror a iiiuanou w j imj iiv4 . , , ni it;... Some officials believe to.S n.er 800 officers and private oi Uovemor WOUIQ riace umii GUARD SHOULD BE ON ALERT necessary to establish jtjjnajrj Qragon coast artillery will pass wares In district to prevent ?! "as,.m tonlsht en route to " " ( . . L MAtl 1 U I UUKU tofs.- -" -. m I California. The troops are fr-ni tne various industries engaged in war Nnrlr from bidding against eaiu other for men. Employers not en gaged on government contracts c b controlled In this respect by the government's control over raw ro rials and transportation. Public Right I Io The conferees represent some 70, .000 manufacturing plants o1"10 on government contracts and more ttlUft, 2.000.000 union workers. Non 'tinIJa labor has no representation, and neither have the railroad brotn rstboodf. Any agreement reached -will apply to unorganized labor, nut not to the railroad employes, whose claims are to be dealt with separ ately. . 4 The mot Important thing the con ferences can accomplish, Secretary . Wilson said today, is to change the attitude of both capital and labor tnwa4 4 Via of the nubile. "Capiui." he said, "feels that It has the right to hire and discharge men as It pleases and labor has felt that It ham an ennal rieht to Cease WftrV with nr without caUSC Both in rlahts have dis turbed .society because society Is de pendent on production. t "Such fixed opinions on both sides are as apt to canse clashes as are actual differences having to do with tangible things. the mouth of the Columbia river. Amoor Salem men on .v,, o Mark Skiff, member of the well known family of that na.ue. ii it,, tmnni are Oreeonlanf. Plans have been made In Portland . rv thi artillerymen .with tox i.. v,. when tney nass irw Under State Control, Ready to Act Governor Wlthycombe believes the Oregon home guard units should be so thoroughly organized as to be available for active duty on short c thinks this should be hrn.irh: out bv placing an iniv Sere in the a ternoon. and It is pos- force under .Ute control The sfble that similar arrangements will goTernor was In conference Sunday bJ Tmade heS.It is not yet known ith. Acting Adjutant General i will- what time the through Salem train will P lams and the two men agreed that this should be done. MtvWii there Is no Immediate danger ot a emergency perhaps that would maae n neceitrjr iu v.. Guatemala Has Violent : . i tnai woum v Shocks by EarthquakeL. j...- flAS ALVXDOR. OIVMIC or a. J ' .,mut. but I think tb - m fr.u.aiinhiii nm I - - j-- tah 5?.. l eiesrauuiu Vv. VBW"r' .TJT , thl interior of Oua- UmaTa is interrupted as - result of it.-l. .hocks of an extremely l i mn - violent character. vn Knock Out Frank Moran in Third Round NEW ORLEANS, Feb.- 25 Fred Fulton of Rochester, Minn., knocked out Frank Moran of PKtsborjr In thj third round of their schedled 20 Sund niS t here tonlgHt. The men are heavyweights. . - In the event of an emergency they ...tuhia nnlcklr and easily. The governor spoke in a commend atory manner of the work that has alreldy been done by t he guards "I want to commend the work oi the home gnard." wWhe governor. IS o much ;aTue to the state and a i- entitled to the grall- !"5 rr'r.,. The guard Has Luu! "V --l.r .ervlce in the shlp- yHds Vnd onhe"ships that are un der construction. MANUAL ARTS FAVORED Vocational Department High School Goes Under Smith-Highe Act if valued together at several hundred (Continued on Page S) T n W inn V9I last niKUl iwuxi- a V'th nosltion of principal of the Salem high acboo! fur the year 1918-1919. lar k ' as at present, $1800 a year. The board relccted Mr. Nelson upon recommendation of City Superlntenu cnt John W. Todd. , . The school noara aimoei tionlzed the manual training depart or the high school, at the suggest on It unaer inefope'uu - - Hughes act . In calling ire aiwn t v . i?. air oaa mil ..T-.i. - ', .lacraiion oi iu saimi"- Hurhes act th federal govcrnirent .1- v.t urH i r state boa-a - l,ti) nil. XOT KUnvi bjhivu. which will vbcationanze vis iuanu. rJzYL,.. , nrtmrot. The minlmurc salary set by the state board of d i. itiDO a year, of wh?th . k rTr tn nay half. I would like t eorganire tht n.a&ual train ing Cpattruent of this hi-,h rchool so that it would meet the require ments o? th Smith-Hughes act and n,.r.u ni.tatn federal aid. Wc can do this without addlUonal roomi in the manual traHln3 ?;partmcnt on-l without additional teachers, which mean that the co4t of teachers !n (Continued on Page S) COUNTIES MAKE THEIR REPORTS Agents Make Best Showings in Farm Survey Marion May Be Lowest Oregon counties maklns the best reports on the tarm laoor n surrey, now In progress, are those having county agents, according to W. nrewer. representative oi i federal department oi agricunurt-. who was in Salem yesteraay. ir. P.rewer was In conference with Stale Iabor Commissioner Hoff whose of fice fs to compile the oata aainer in the several counties of the state. Josephine county, where the coun- rnt is dlrectinr the survey, re- -I - - - ports from 4 per rent or a era, and two oiner ruiiuur. agents have roortea in excess ,Jl''" rtr eent. Marion county, where the agent was turned down by the coun after a snlrited controversy. bids fair, to make the, poorest show ing in the State. Tne, surrey ner . i K.ta f s. II. Van Trump. whom the county court appointed fruit insoector against the protest of fruit growers. Van Trump ports 15 per cent. . iuta.ntg n the itabulaWon data by Commissioner Hoff have a 4...iii h tne. commercial partment of the Salem Wh school -Za Ktween thlrtv and forty stu- dents will begin the work next Mon a tw work will be done at the uaj high school. lialer Thooglit Victim. SAKTRANCfeCO. Feb. 25. The team Wuier Rv luza left San Fran cisco Mi6. If 17. for Sydney. Aus- that we mnt be sais- ituarded from the danger of a-coun--1 try with i.Mch we desire acter i.- a war to live In peac and friendship. -and from becoming the object or lumping off ground of enemy mach inations. If. therefore, a propo came from the opposing side, for example, from -the government. 12 . Havre, we should not adopt, an an tagonistic attitude, even though tt flrulon at first might only be ua2 binding. " ' "Meanwhile. I readily admit tt&t President Wilson's message of Feb ruary 11 constitutes perhaps a small steap toward a mutual approafa ment." With reference to a statement re cently made by Walter Runclnian. the former president of the boat 1 of agriculture. In the British cab inet, the chancellor said: - "I can only agree with Mr. Runcl man If he meant that we should te much n'lirer peace if proper respoa-. slble representatives of the belliger ent powers would meet In conclave for discussion. That would be a way to remove all intentional and unln tential misunderstanding and brlr j about an agreement on many indi vidual questions. I am thinking es pecially In this connection o uti-, glum." re- of tralla. anwver again was authentic-1 e chancellor said, "but the gorern- elly report to the marine depart ment of tcflamber or commerce here. - . The Wlnsw sailed from syanev for Apia Maytt of the same year, and the Encoiivas last renorted a3 ments of the enemy countries agaia are Inflaming the passion for war. There are, however, other voices to be heard in England; it Is to be hoped these voices will multiply. The world now stands before a alllng from AnWUi for Sydney May fia decision. Either our enemln 9 1917. ThTflnslow ana tne Encore, like the Viga, were believ ed tohave fallen dm of German raiders but taelr faawas never of ficially known until VIght. . Eleven Ip inaonera. t nvnnv Feb. 25.iwerrlng to a Herman renort of the tetrn M4Ac German auxiliary cruiser Tolf aftr . . . . . m ,iwimn a cruise or ririeen nioniu.i ... admiralty rommnniration toed this evening aume that uuct in period the Wolf sank in tbttodian and Pacific oceans . tne i v eleven ships and made theirwews prisoners: '' - Steamers: Tnrrlttella. Jassa. Wadsworlh, Walruna. lleluga. Sa tuna. Hitachi, Maru and lgx- Encore. K Camn of Serfc"? ! The communication adds: I v"V "Ql w.lC,..U "The Tnrtltella was an nDarmetl .. . . merchat tman and not a cmlser. Shl camp '"JACOMA, Wash., w eantured In February. ll7, andtFeb. 2j, -No dis tltlon had beea a German prize crew placed aboard. The Turritella waa then equipped for mine laying but a few days later was encountered by a British war ship whereupon the prize crew san will decide to conclude peace iney know on what conditions we are ready to begin a discussion -or tiy -will continue the insanity by their' criminal war ot conqncit." 10 Persons Killed in . - Rear-End CclUzl: .1 . v . ..- COLTJMTJTA.. C, Feb. JI. Ten persons were kiimi eutrutt, two died of Injuries and between twet: -five and thirty-five others wcrs more or lers seriously injured la a rear-end collision of two natsenser, trains today oa the Columla-Oreea- ylll branch or.the southern railway. . e- f the Tnrrlttella and were themselves taken prisoner. iiade today of the te. 0f the four in strian soldiers ar.,te(j un-week. ter .they bad be x accused of ftreatenlng to kill t ,r 0fncerg at tWflrrt opportunity V France and ttsa their comrades . ,er t0 thd Germans. t V