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TITK OREGOX STATESMAN ..TUESDAY. XOVEMI1KK 2fl, 1018. GERMAN VESSELS IN PROCESS OF DISINTEGRATION Great Fleet Idle in Scapa i Flow Has Sad Appear ance of Neglect CREWS UNDISCIPLINED Rust, Soot and Lack of Paint Show Holelessnes of Hun Naval Chance LONDON. Nov. 25. (British "Wireless ftnrvirAl nolWn r German warships which surrendered to the British and are now interned ia Scapa flow, the correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says: The German admiral's flag, white with a thin black cross and two black balls. Indicative of his rank, etill flew at the main topgallant of the Friedrich der Crosse as the Ger man squadron moved between the British lines. It hung limp and dirty typical In this state f all the German ships and their crews. The ships were In such condition that tber looked like vessels laid by for breaking tip purposes. They could not have seen paint for two years. Their aides, funnels and bridges were covered with red rust and the masts were black with soot. The guns even had not been painted for months. The Derfllnger was In better con dition than any of the others and there was an appearance on boarJ that discipline was still in vogue. On all the other ships the crews, we i lounging about, many on the quar ter decks, not recognizing their offi cers. On the Derfllnger the offi cers were parading smartly about their own quarters and the men were clean and orderly. As It waa passed close to each ship, the men crowded to thv rail. They looked miserable and drenched and cold. Their cloth ing was LOiidescript (i There was an air of melancholy everywhere, f It waa a pleasure to come from them alongside our own great ships, where everything was spltk and span. Hearty sallormen with cheery faces were rt every porthole and the quar ter dH k? were occupied onlytby offi cers, the commander marching brisk ly along in the traditional way, tele scope under his arm. The German officers have been po lite and no trouble , has been ex perienced with them. The British officers have rejected all advances at friendliness and have extended only the necessary courtesy, - t - - IjOKDOX. Not. 25, - "British Wireless Service.) Lieutenant Ful eber. describing the sinking of the Ticonderoga to the correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says the Deatschland's commander) left an Anferlcan sailor, afloat on a raft after the Ticonderoga sunk, with the calm remark, "God will save him." "The first shots from the subma rine Lieutenant Fulcber said, "badly wounded the captain, killed the gun crew and set our ship on fire. The decks were quickly littered with dead. We managed to get the fire extinguished and to lower boats, but In the excitement and confusion ' r V " w Place Yoor Orders r y- Y r r Y Y X With For Thariksgiving Turkey per pound Y Y Y T V V Y I AlUurkeys not, contracted by Wednesday at 10 a. m. Will he shipped to Portland, -have Mince Meat and all the necessary "fiiinV for a first-class Thanksgiving dinner. CRANBERRIES, per quart. . . .15c ; This yearns RAISINS, 2 lbs for. ...... .25c MIXED NTJTS, per lb...... . .30c FILBERTS, per lb. . . .! ,25c , Choice ENGLISH WALNUTS... 35c We extend to all ourfriends and patrons THE YEAR'S GREETINGS, and wish that those ear f utureVC1 9 may have tbem around thpir stive boards again in the Y Y Y Y Y x ' f . A w ) jT&o ?hc lrormerQ' Qt6re of uuftAu wmmxmGiAL most of the poor fellws aboard were drowned. "The submarine again attacked us and we keot ud our fire until we 5 resized the shin was slnkine and ithat it was useless to continue. We t then decided to surrender." Although wounded, according to I the correspondent. Lieutenant Ful- cher took a pillow slsp and waved it In place of a white 'flag. Tne sub marine came alongside and he was taken together with another Ameri can officer aboard the vessel. The submarine commander, revolver in hand, asked the lieutenant where his chlf gunner was. The lieuten ant told him all the gunners were killed. It was then that a C.erman ppeaklng American; on a raTl asked for help, but thej submarine com mander ignored him. except to say. "God will, save htm." and he left the man to his fate. LONDON. Nov. 25. (British Wireless Press.) The mine sweep ers which are proceeding to Kiel and Wilhelmshaven. in connection with the. disarming of the remnants of the German navy consist of the Hunt class of sweepers: and comprise the Musketry (flagship), Cottesmore. Cots wold, rytchler. Holderness, Tad worth, Garts and .Maythorp. The vessels will proceed to Copen hagen and will (nake a passage through Elslnore 8und and the Bal tic to Kiel for the bigper ships which follow later in the week. The lat ter forces will consist of the battle ship Hercules and ten destroyers, and it will be the duty of Admiral Montague E. Browning, who will be In command, to ascertain that the remaining German vessels at the bases of Kiel and Wilhelmshaven are properly disarmed. ' The tenth German dreadnaught re mains to be turned over by Ger many and another destroyer has been demanded in place of the one which was sunk by" a mine on the passage across the North sea. BINGHAM PLAN IN CONGRESS Bill Contains Provision In spired by Circuit Judge of Lccal Court A bill now before congress has a provision which undoubtedly recelvt ed its Inspiration ftom a court "ruling laid down by Circuit Judge George G. Bingham ""of Salem. This measure, fostered by Senator Kmg of Utah, contains "a clause requiring women to obtain separate certificates of na turalization for themselves and their children and is the outgrowth of the scheme tried out heje of requiring the wife to take instruction with her husband when he Is a candidate for citizenship. 'Judge Bingham received another note of appreciation yesterday from Chief Naturalization Examiner John Speed Smith, who informed him of the pending bill. He also states that he informed the bureau of the plan being tried out in this district to which the following reply was re ceived. "The practice entered into by Judge Bingham is one to be com mended and put Into practice wher ever possible. Please advice him that the bureau heartily commends his order and state to him that it is not believed it should be modified so as to lessen its force and good effec t upon the administration of the na turalization law. which he undoubt edly intend it to have." " Read the Classified Ads. vvv"rvTVVHAvwW AlJJMilJIulA : : : 11 hi li ALMONDS, per lb. .. HICKORY NUTS,' lb. This year's CHESTNUTS, lb. . . PECANS, lb BRAZIL NUTS, BLACK WALNUTS, 10c; 3 lbs. for 25c STREET OVER BILLION COT MADE FOR NAVAL AFFAIRS Result of Signing of Armis tice Brings Quick Action Is Report HEARINGS NOW HELD Pay and Bureau of Ordnance Are Features Suffering Main Cuts WASHINGTON. Nov. 25. Naval -tii,uiiis for 1920 have been reduced $1. ISO. 315.000 as the result of the olenitis: of the armistice. Secretary McAdoo wp Informed today by Sec retary Daniels. The original esti mate on a war basis was 12,644, 307.000 and this has been reduced to $1,463,992,000. No reduction was made in the es timate of $600,000,000 for a second three-year building frogram of 16 ishlps, which has. been recommended to congress by Secretary Daniels. This program 'contemplates 10 su perdreadnaughts, six battle cruisers and 140 smaller warships and aux iliary craft. The largest reduction was $313 421.716 in the estimate for the bur eau of ordnance and the second lar gest was $275,324,285 in pay of the navy. Other reductions were an nounced as follows: pay, miscellan eous, $5,015,000; aviation, navy. $133,770,700: bureau o( navigation. $4,026,603; bureau of yards, and docks, including public works, $9, 458,000; bureau of supplies and ac count. $224,951. 315 bureau of construction and repair. $37,500,000: bureau of ste?ni engineering. $28, 000,000; marine rorps,$35, 702,954: naval emergency fund, $113,145, 000. The house. naval committee is now holding hearings on the 1920 naval bill and the reduced estimates pro bably will be transmitteed to it with in a day or two. Members of the committee have been Insistent and the bill's total mtist be cut to the very lowest figure consistent with the operation and up building of the.uavyr Pretty French Girl h Now Witeoi Dallas Man DALLAS, Nov. 25. (Special to The Statesman) Mr. and Mrs. Oli ver Dennis of thi city received word this week from their son. Sergeant Newman Dennis, a Roldier in Com pany L of this city in France, that he had taken nnto himself a French bride. Dennis wrote to some Dallas friends some time ago that he was considering taking a French girl for a wife and the letter to his parents speaks of the wedding. Sergeant Dennis also stated In his latter that a number of other Dallas boys were contemplating returning to Oregon with girls from Trance. The young woman who joined a bevy or her sex. and remarked non chalantly that she Just dropped In to keep them from talking about her, did not miss it a mile. - A. Y Y Y Y I t Y Y t Y Y ? f Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y at Once .35c .30c .20c .35c lb. . . .. 35c 6 En RUN Oualitv X EIGHTEEN DIE IN WRECK OF BOAT DUMARU Sixteen Die of Starvation and Exposure in Open Boat, V It Is Stated WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. Eigh teen men from the American steamer Dumaru lost their lives after the vessel was wrecked near Guam last month by llgntning exploding her cargo of gasoline. The navy depart ment announced today that sixteen of the men died from exposure and starvation In an open boat, and that two others were drowned when the boat with fourteen survivors was making a landing at San Jose. IOrl ente. Philippine islands. Nov. 9. The department announced thafl the message gave ihe name of Frank Holin. naval ensJgn, as among the lost, but as there is no such name In the naval register of officers it was assumed that this was a mistake in transmission and a duplication of the name of Frank Bolin. deck boy. Advices from Guam at the time the Dumaru went down said Ensign A. C. Holmes, II. S. N., was a passenger on the vessel and the department has received no further word from him. With the exception of Ensign Holmes all of the 47 persons on the ship novj have been accounted for. The crew left the ship in three boats and two of these were picked up soon afterwards. The third reached San Jose after 22 days. For ten days those in the craft were without food and fr five days they were without water. GIRL HIDDEN IN AUTOMOBILE Officer Victor Finds Her When He Arrests Man . From Oregon City When Nlgfit Patrolman Victor ear ly Sunday morning was attracted by a delivery automobile speeding on the main streets with the cut-out wide open and followed after to ar rest the nriver for violation of the STty speed ordinance he was not ex pecting to escort to the police station the particular brand of Joyriders he nabbed. The car, driven fcy Joe Owens of O!gon City., stopped in front of the White House and three men climbed out to get something to eat. The policeman approached the ma chine and in the rear, concealed in a quantity of bedding, discovered a 15-jear-old girl, who was turned over to the police matron. Owens, .when ta ken to the nation, put up $10 to guarantee his' appearance in court yesterday, but failed to report. The girl, who had been living at her sisl tet's homo at Gladstone, was- turned over to the matron at Oregon City and an investigation of the circum stance will be carried on there. Pro secution of the three Joyriders may result. MR. ALBERT IS NOT PLAINTIFF Suit to Collect on Warrants Not Connected With Twelfth St Affair A suit that has been brought against the city for the collection of $3000 alleged to b due on city war rants has been erroneouely interpre ted as a iwrnonal affair of J. II. Al bert. Kxplanation is made that the suit has no connection with the South Twelfth street rontroversy. as pre viously stated, and the Capital Na tional bank and not Mr. Aliert Is the plaintirr. The suit was brought for the rea son that the time In which collec tion can be made expires today by the statute of limitations, hence It was necessary to bring suit to make rertain collection of the money, the bank having no other recourse by which to protect it? right to collect. The bank purchased three city war rants six years ago. each drawn for $1000 in favor of the Claik Henery Construction company. That the warrants were drawn In favor or the construction company r work done on South Twelfth Btreet is said to be merely a coincidence and to havf no connection with the South Twelfth street controversy. RED FLAG IS SIGNAL FOR ATTACK BY MEN (Continued from pace l). United States Marshal McCarthy and police Inspectors were Inclined to blame the uniformed men for the trouble. They declared the meeting would have proceeded peacefully enough In spite of the more or less explosive speeches, had It not been for the sold Its and sailors. The atmosphere of the garden was tense long before Nearing opened the meeting, randeuionliim broke oom When tho band, after playing the "Star Spangled Manner" and the ".Marwlllise., swung into the -International" and a lliilan -revolutionary song. Hhouta of "Ixmg Live the International!" were fifTlowed by boolg and hissing when the police; seizing red flags suddenly displayed, marched their owners from the au ditorium. Then minor, bat. simultan eous, conflicts broke out in various parts of the hall. . , ; All the speakers pleaded with the audience to remain calm. Nearing -stated that there were persons pres . nt only too eager to. disrupt" the i.iertinE. These warnings, however, were dis regarded whenever a red Hag maae its appearance. Alter Nearing predicted "a bitter taste of Job-hunting this winter" and assailed the 'capitalistic" press and other -Indications of plutocracy" he raised a deafening applause when he said: "During the next ten days Mr. Wilson will go to Kurope to use his efforts to make the world safe for de mocracy. At least we may ask Mr. Wilson to grant a general pardon to all poll) leal and class war prisoners before he sails for Europe." Then a red flag, bearing In white letters the words "Withdraw Allied Troops From Russia" was dropped from the balcony and after this bad been removed and two more dis played from another part of the bal cony, marines and sailors, forming in a flying wedge, rushed down the main aisle and past the police up Into the balcony. From the outside their comrades hurled themselves against a side door and nearly succeeded In bursting into the auditorium. Two resolutions were adopted at the meeting. The first endorsed "the plan of action suggested by organ ized bodies on the Pacific coast" to prevent "Tom Mooney from hang ing.". The second extended "our fra ternal greetings to the Socialists of Germany." protested rftainst armed intervention "In the Internal affairs of the German people." demanding the return of American and allied troops from Russian territory and pledged the-audience to "work with devotion Knd fervor until the indus trial republic of ' America takes Its place ambng the Industrially free na tions oi the world." First Units of (Continued from page 1). steps to that end have yet been tak en. With the removal of the submarine menace the war secretary said It will be possible to bring home many sol ders In cargo vessels. The shipping board is commissioning many such vessels from day to day, and they will be added to the fleet available for the return of the army. For the next several weeks Mr. Ba ker expects returning transports to be laden entirely with sick and wounded men and those not Immedi ately available for military service such as the men who have been dis charged from hospitals In Franc, but who have not fully recovered their strength. They will be organ ized for purposes of transportation Into provisional companies of from One hundred to one hundred fifty with the requisite number of officers and will be sent to designated camps to be mustered out. It Is assumed that efforts will be made in France to put into each provisional com pany men from the same general lo cality in the United States. Secretary Baker also revealed to day that a general prinslple to gov ern the payment to be made to Great Britain for service rendered by her transport fleet or cargo craft in transporting or supplying American forces bad been reached. He said that In conference with Lord Reading the British ambassador. It had been agreed that payment to be made by either government to the other for such service would be made on the basis that no profit was to accrue to either Great Britain or the United States. ELKS' PROGRAM READY (Continued from page l) Ilerrcn. R. M. Budlong. V. O. Hol comb, G. P. Terrell. H. O. La Bler. H. M. Brown. V. K. Williams, George K. Collins. F. I Talkington, Trlnce Byrne. W. S. Dunniway. James Craig. J. W. Armstrong. W. 8. Wade, F. X. Matthieu. J. C. I'ettljohn. F. II. Wll helm, J. I. Russell. J. CarmlthaO Anthony Kl ln. F. Vs. Newberry. John MInto. Joseph Harris. Will F. J?ne. Joseph MiKlnney.. Harry P. MInto. !-orge A. Kith. Harry W. Molr. W. L. Paterson. A. G. Newson. K. P. Mc Cornack. C. K. Bier. Leland G. Hen dricks. John A. Carson. W. W. Percl val. Saulre Farrar. U. II. Taylor. W. C. Miller. John C. Griffith. James G Bingham. K. K. Cooper. J. C. More land. John liarby, J. p. Rogers, Wil liam L. Millar. Ralph C. Dorcas. T. W. Phlnney. W. Al Jones. Died In France. Members of Salem lodge. No. 23. B. P. o. K. who have entered the mil itary service are: J. P. Alexander. Robert Ankeny. Ensign Roy C. Barth. K. J. Brown. Thomas T. Buell. Captain Roy D. Byrd. John H, Carson, II. O. Clancy. Captain Harry K. Day. Robin D. Day. Lieutenant H. W. Doolittle. George P. Downing. C. B. Durdall. Jay Dwlgglns. Jr.. Lieutenant II. J. Eber ly. O. I Edwards. Ivan L. Farmer. B. I. Fenne. W. G. Fisher, Lieutenant J. H. Carnjobst. George P. Griffith. George Halvorsen. Captain E.. B Hamilton. R'. E. Harbert. B. L. Her denbrook. N. W. Harroun, Murray L Hart. Paul B. Horer. A. P. Howe. Jr.. F. L. Hunter. Melville S. Jones. Cor poral Sidney D. Jones. Walter J. Klrk C J. Korinek. O. A. La Course. Coral Lake. F. S. Lamport. Lieutenant M. S. Lamport. H. M. Levy. Lieutenant F. D. Lemis. Irwin D. Lewis. Ralph W. Llndsey, Fred E. Mangla. H. C. MeCammon. Ivan CI. McDanlel. O. L. McDonald. Sergeant H. J. Melrlng. Lieutenant W. L. Miller. Lieutenant U H. Mott. C. B. O'Neill. Captain Henry N. Ord. E. M. Page. Leo . Page. Fred II. Paulus. George II. PaulH. Mem. Pearce, William Per lich. M. D. Pllkenton. C. 8. Piper. Lieutenant R. E. Pomeroy. Kergeant A. B. Pratt. Wavne Price, Lieutenant C. Z. Randall. Mllo Kasmnsften. L. T. Rlgdon, Herbert W. Savage. Fred W. Schwab. Frank M. Simon. Captain S Skiff. W. E. Ulater. H. C. Small. Captain W. C. Smlth7 Lieutenant W. L. Spaulding. Captain Conrad Htaf rln. L. R. gteelhammer. A. E. Tant ieme. Clyde J. Thomas. Captain W. U Tooze. Jr., Ed R. Vlesko. Martin Vlesko. 8. Budd Welch. A. J. Wcnger. L. II. Wcngcr, Ralph E. Wll- 5 Day Shoe Offer Recent arrival of a hig shipment of shoe (ordered a goo4 apo but dclaypd by the shoe factories being busy on Koverntteti''t,t ders) makes it necessary for us to red u it our stock o that ve' have room for other shipments due to arrive soou. " j TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE PRICES: $10.r,0 Florsheim Shoes $8.7c $1 0.00 Keit h Konqueror Shoes ; 8.6 3 Jrf..r0 Keith Konqueror Shoes $8.33 .00 Keith Konqueror Shoes . . . .$?. 5 $8.00 Keith Konqueror Shoes $6.85 $7.00 and 7..V) Keith Konqueror Shoes, choice. SG.SJ Other Keith Konqueror Shoes $3.00 and $5.2 $0.50 Tilt Shoes $7X5 $7..r0 Iluckherht Genuine Army Shoes $5.3 C00 Buckbeeht Genuine Army Shoes, second grade $4X3 Remember, every pair of shoes in stock is on sale daring ti- five days (Nor. 26, 27, 28, 21), .50) at equally low prices, and e n not selling some one i-Nc's goods but our own lines which we cirr i . .... in stock at all times. PARIS SHOE SHOP der. J. F. Williams. II. A. Wilson, ll. L. Windus. Thomas C. Wood, Thomas O. Work. James B Yonnt;. Died in Prance. May 2, IS II. DELAY STILL HANGS (Continued from pace i) followed In the naming of delegates. Ambassador Sharp at Taris, also will be one of the number. Ambassador Jnsserand of France, and Mrs. Jusserand. will accompany President Wilson to France. The Ambassador has not had a vacation Ince he rushed back to America at the outbreak of the European war and he o to join his people's cele bration over victory and probably to play a part In the peace conference. It became known today that he had been Invited to make the voyage on the ship that carries the presi dential party. The Invitation from the president It regarded as a spec ial tribute to France and also of mark of blah esteem which President Wilson entertains personally for the ambassador. Embassador Jusserand and Mrs. Jusserand tonight gave the first re ception held at the French embassy since the beginning of the war. The occasion was the celebration of the entry of Marshal Foch Into Strass burg. capital or Alsace, at the bead of Franco-American forces and the rnesta included President and Mrs. Wilson, members of the cabinet, dip lomatic representatives of the allied and neutral countries and army and navy officers. Although a week or more has gone by since it was announced that the president would go to Europe Immed iately after the convening of con gress next Monday, nothing has been made known concerning his plans, such as the sailing time or whether 0 nnlttk EVERYTHING GOT TO BE BOLD BET0RE THE 15th OF DECEMBER. Get What You Want at a Bargain Musical Instrument (old violins). Clothing, Shoes, Rifles, Watches, Tool, Suit Cases, Show Cases, Safe, Fixtures for Sale CHEAP CAPITAL EXCHANGE SECOND HAND STORE 337 COURT STREET J he will first visit France orttj;i From preparations being tutU m England for his reception. It is j -erally believed that the preslle-t l ro to that country to stay ut. J. daya before continuing to Paris. 2 is known that several represetVJ- of the government have precede 3 to England to arrange for lis r-j there. There has also been no a aaci fo ment as to what ship the' prei.i -t will use In making the Torir?. p. was said at first that he woaJJ n. on the former North Ccmia V -i liner Kaiser Wilhelm. wfciek u t special suite for the kaiser. Vrt-t preparations for the use of tilt ti i were under way, however, tier vji n change of plans and It Is bov ! he will cross on the George VTul':; ton. another former German T.-t seised In an American port wheal!- nation entered the war. 7 DIFFERENCES OVER PEACE DEVELOPING (Continued from page 1). the central powers, presented a lU't Issue as to whether they were U U officially accepted by the allied p: -era. If the allied powers could not their way clear to aecept then C American coTernment was In li position of having conducted the wtr for purpose which were not litttS cal with those of the allies. This presented a rather delin- isne at the outet. a It was realiv-i that it might require the aubmlatiot of the entire subject to the Antertm congress. The European minlsUri felt the force'of th views presenttt and this in time brought about si entire agreement upon the Americas points as a basis ot peace negotia tions. 1 .