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WORLD HAPPENINGS OF C n i WEEK TO OUST BOLSHEVIKI STATE NEW S IN BRIEF. General Kaledin*« and Other leaders to Make Short Shrift o f Radicals JERUSALEM IS TAKEN Turks Surrender Holy Utty to British Moslem Mtronghold for 1200 Years 13 NEGRO SOLDIERS HIRED FOR RIOT Again Possessed bv Christians. One hundred and eighty-seven acres o f wheat land bought in August have Umdon— Andrew Bonar l.aw, Chan just netted A. L. Douglas o f Pendle cellor o f the exchequer, announced in ton a profit o f $16,000. Troopers Pay PenaltyNtf F ° rt Accounting Made to Congress the house o f commons Monday that Briet ¡Resume Most Important Residents o f Mllwsukie have filed a Jerusalem, after being surrounded on Sam Houston, Texas? petition with the I’ublic Service com all sides by British troo|», had sur of Expenditures. Daily News Items. mission complaining as to the car serv rendered. ice given by the Portland A Oregon The Chancellor aaid British, French City road and asking for a hearing. and Mohammedan representative ware Albany high school may soon have on the way to Jerusalem to safeguard to close its manual training depart the holy places. General Allenby reported that on ment for lack o f instructors. Some of the instructors have enlisted and other Saturday he attacked the enemy'a po teachers in the school are expected to sitions south and west o f Jerusalem, Slaty-Three Men Tried by Courtmar- Events o f Noted People, Governments Stockholm, Tuesday— A proclama Millions Required for Work o f Food do so later. the Chancellor said. Welsh and home Hal. 41 o f Whom Are Sentenced county troops advancing from the di and Fuel Administrations, Ship tion o f General Kaledines, the Cossack nod Pacific Northwest and Other Competing with several private pav rection o f Bethlehem, drove back the for L ife Others Get It leader, declaring that the Cossack gov ing and contracting firms, Clackamas ping Board and Others. Things Worth Knowing. enemy and, passing Jerusalem on the county won the contract for the com ernment has taken over power in the east, established themselves on the pletion o f the roadbed from Coalco to Donetx region o f Southern Russia, is Jerusalem-Jerieho road. A t the same Canemah by the State Highway com San Antonio, Tax. — Thirtaan na- time London infantry and dismounted published in the Yuxhny Krai, a news Washington, D. C .— An accounting mission Monday. Thomas B. Love, o f Dallas. Tex., yoemanry attacked the strong enemy groes were hanged at Fort Sam Hous has been nominated to be assistant sec paper o f Kharkov, a copy o f which has to congress for the $100,000,000 war Hannes Frits, o f Huttulla, ap|>eared positions west and northwest o f Jeru ton at 7:17 a. in. Tueaday for com retary o f the Treasury to fill one of reached Stockholm, having escaped the emergency fund placed in President before Deputy Collector o f Customs salem ami placed themaelvea astride plicity in the riot at Houston August the new offices created for the war. Bolsheviki censorship. road. The 23. The announcement o f action on W ilson’s hands last April shows that Haddix at Astoria Wednesday, and the Jerusalem-Sheehem General Kaledines declares that the the President has allotted to 21 depart asked to have his Russian pasa|K>rt holy city, Iteing thus isolated, surren the court martial's verdict was made Petrograd newspapers report that vised so that he could return to Fin dered to General Allenby. Cossacks have the means o f maintain at Southern department headquarters Chinese troops have arrived at Harbin, ments, bureaus and newly created war land. The request was denied. The chancellor said General Allenby at 9 o'clock by the chief o f staff, who Manchuria, to protect Chinese inter ing order and intend to use their whole bodies $31,597,000, o f which $21,661.- ests, according to the Berlingske power to oppose the Bolsheviki. H. A. Johnson, said to have been entered Jerusalem officially Tuesday, also gave out a formal statement in The newspaper publishes sharply 000 has been spent. Congress now has Tidende. the oldest white child bom in Oregon, accompanied by the commamlera o f the which the names o f the men sentenced worded protests against the Bolsheviki been asked to make the remaining French ami Italian contingents and the to death were given. Interruption o f interstate railway from seven different army corps. Tur $68,402,000 available up to the close died at his home in Salem Monday. He heads o f the French political miasion. Only army officers and Sheriff John was born in Marion county. March 3, service by labor disputes has been al kestan is reported to be mobilizing all o f the fiscal year next June, instead of British political officers, together with Tobin, o f Baxter county, were preeent 1849. He lived in Salem for about most negligible since the Federal men between the ages o f 16 and 45, only to December 31, and Thursday the the British governor, were in the when the sentence was carried out by Board o f Mediation and Conciliation who w ill be sent to Tashkent, capital house appropriation committee favor 28 years and for many years was Jus party that had gone ahead on. the safe aoldiera from the |K«t. No newspaper^ tice o f the Peace. was organized four years ago, says a o f that government, to fight the Bol ably reported a bill for that purpoese. guarding miaaion, the chancellor men or civilian spectators were a ” report o f the board presented to the sheviki, who now control the city. Chairmen and campaign managers stated. F ive o f the President’s allotments lowed, the time and place o f executioi. President. we re* made under the head o f "execu for the Red Cross drive in every town The capture o f Jerusalem had been having been kept a secret. O f the 63 men tried, by the aame By unanimous consent the house H E A V I E R BURDEN S TO COME tiv e ,” for which no itemized disburse o f Um atilla county were announced at delayed to some degree, added the ments were given. They were $1,- a meeting held in Pendleton Wednes chancellor, In consequence o f the great court mart ml, 41 were sentenced to agreed to consider on Monday the con 350.000 for the committee on public day. Plans were laid for a Christmas care that had been taken to avoid dam dishonorable discharge from the army, stitutional amendment for nation-wide Congress is Urged to Concentrate on information, $340,000 for preliminary drive that w ill start next Monday and age to the sacred places in and around forfeiture o f all pay and allowanci prohibition, which already has been W ar I’roblems. work o f the food administration, $26,- continue for a week. Umatilla county'a the city. and to be confined at hard labor for 1 passed by the senate. The judiciary 000 forfprelim inary expeness o f the quota o f members is 7500. The capture o f Jerusalem by the years. Three were sentenced to committee favorably reported the Washington, D. C.— Warning that fuel administration, $250,000 for the from t h ^ amendment. That the Hammond Lumber com British forcea marks the end. with two dishonorably discharged the United States must piepare to as War Trade board and $25,000 for ad pany ie to continue the construction o f brief interludes, o f more than 1200 army, fo rfeit all |>ay ami allowances The marriage in Berlin Monday of sume further burdens to win the war ministration o f priority in transporta its logging railroad from Seaside, a years’ possession o f the seat o f the ami he confined at hard labor for two Count Christian Gunther von bero- was given Wednesday in the senate by tion. The total was $1,990,000 and distance o f six miles, almost directly Christian religion by the Mohammed years. Five were acquitted. storff, son o f the former ambassador to the disbursements $1,069,154. Following the hanging of the 13 men south, was the announcement made at ans. For 673 years the Holy City haa the United States, and Mrs. Margarite Senator Reed vigorously opposing as In addition to their preliminary the hearing before the Public Service been in undisputed ownership o f the the chief o f staff o f the Southern de V ivian Burton Thomason, o f Burl a trust scheme the Webb export com funds the food and fuel administrations Turks, the last Christian ruler o f Jeru partment gave out a written state ington, N. J., is reported by the Ber bination bill which President Wilson were allotted $400,000 for buildings, commission ami the county court on salem being the German Km|>eror, ment, at the same time refusing to petitions to cross the road. lin newspapers. Frederick 11, whose ahort-lived domi answer any question. in his recent address urged congress to o f which $240,000 has been disbursed, The Spokane, Portland & Seattle nation lasted from 1229 to 1244. and $2,000,000 for educational work, Regulations regulating display ad enact. Tha rioting in Houston occurred Railroad, the Oregon Electric, the o f which $460,000 has been spent. Apart from ita connection with the while the third battalion o f the 24th vertising have failed to conserve the Declaring that conrgess should con United Railways and the Oregon Trunk Two temporary allotments or loans campaign being waged against Turkey infantry was guarding new buildinr« amount o f fuel hoped for by the fuel administration and a plan is under con centrate upon great war problems and to the War department, aggregating have petitioned the Oregon Public by the British in Mvao|M>tamia, the being erected at ( ’amp lx»gan. sideration to stop all outdoor lighting, defer consideration o f such legislation $65,000,000, were made, but the mon Service commission for an order to fail o f Jerusalem was the definite col ing the afternoon o f August 23 a ro- save street lights, at least three as the export trade measures the Mis ey was returned when regular appro amend their demurrage traffic to pro lapse o f long-protracted efforts o f the port was circulated in the negro ramp priations became available and the de vide fo r elimination o f the average Turka to capture the Suez canal and that Corporal Baltimore, f o f tha bat nights a week. souri senator said that with Russia out partment now has nothing charged agreement as to coal and to change invade Egypt. Almost the first move talion, had been shot ami killed by a The Rev. Dr. E. P. Ryland, a dis o f the war and Roumania also “ gone,” against it from the fund. A tempo the free time allowance on all com made by Turkey after entrance into Houston police officer. This war^ trict superintendent o f the Methodist the enemy, numerically, is now super rary allotment o f $500,000 also was modities from 48 to 24 hours. the war was a campaign against Egypt to have been directly responsible toT" Episcopal church at Los Angeles, w ill made to the W ar department risk in No price fiixng on wool is being con acroHs the great deaert o f the Sinai the trouble. be removed from his post next Monday ior in manpower. In November, 1914, a According to the testimony o f one o f Although an opponent o f army con surance bureau and $100,000 o f it sidered or w ill be considered by the peninsula. and assigned to some other duty be turned over, to be repaid when pre National Council o f Defense, according Turkish army variously estimated at the participants the negroes ohtainad cause o f his unwillingness to support scription, Senator Reed predicted that miums accumulate. * to a w ire received in Pendleton by a from 76,000 to 250,000 men mnrehed their rifles and a quantity *of ammuni the church’s patriotic attitude. new draft levies probably would be In the’ seven months up to December prominent Umatilla county sheepman. on the Suez canal and succeeded in tion after retreat the same evening, Rome dispatches Tuesday, confirm necessary and urged m ilitary training 7, when* the report was compiled, the It is understood that this meets with reaching within striking distance of and after dark started toward HoQa- ing earlier reports o f a lull a fter the for youths between 18 and 21 for coast government spent $1,679,000 from the their approval, though there seem the great artificial waterway at sev ton. There were about 126 o f these fierce fighting in which the Teutons defense work. Invasion o f America, emergency fund for secret service ac ingly was a move, especially on the eral points. For several months bitter negroes, according to the statement, fu.lIW i * tjMAlc tkrou^li the Italian tivities and gaining information from part o f middlemen, to have a price fighting took place, the canal being and they opened fire on an automobile he asserted, was not beyond the realm lines, says the Austro-German com o f possibilities should other allied abroad. The President granted $2,- fixed that they might handle the prod defemled by an Anglo-Egyptian army, In whjoh an American was riding. He mander sacrificed hundreds of thou- aided by Australians and New Zealand was said to have been the first one uct on commission. powers fall beside Russia, Roumania 203.000 for that purpose. sanis o f his best men without improv Almost $18,500,000 went to the ers and French and British forces. and Serbia. killed. Hiram L. Hamed, o f Baker, charged ing his position. The Webb bill was denounced by Shipping Board to repair German and with uttering seditious statements, W ith below zero weather prevailing, Senator Reed as destructive o f the Austrian vessels seized in American was fined $100 and sentenced to 60 TO ASK FO R U N I F I E D ROADS the coal shortage was so acute in Ohio Sherman anti-trust law at behest o f ports until the United States entered O P E N S H O P " IS H E L D L E G A L days in ja il in Police court Wednesday, the war, and with the exception of Tuesday that Governor James M. Cox trusts and monopolies and a proposed sentence being suspended. Harneil Wilson to Afft>ear Before Congress for telegraphed Dr. Harry Garfield, fed legalizing o f illegal combinations $1,358,000, all o f it has been turned testified he meant no disloyalty, but United State* Supreme Court Issue« Better Railroad Service. eral fuel administrator, at Washing which would encroach on consumers over to the board. referred to Prenident Wilson as a Important Labor Ruling. ton, that unless Ohio people get imme abroad and increase domestic prices. Washington, D. C,— President W il traitor in order to start an argument. diate relief, they w ill “ lose confidence “ It repeals,” he said, “ every vestige Washington,. D. C .~D ecisions defin P E A C E NEGOTI ATIO NS BEGIN Witnesses testified that two o f his sons son will go to congress for special leg in the government.” o f that system o f anti-trust statutes had enlisted and he promised to refrain islation to bring about unification o f ing in gen eral. terms the rights o f both organized labor and the employer A general inquiry into the opera built up during 28 years by the Federal Demobilization o f Russian Forces Also from future talk that might get him the railroads during the war. tions o f the war department in arming government so far as the same apply The fact that the President has de were rendered Tuesday by the Su into trouble. Under W ay—Hostilities Cease. and equipping the American forces to commerce with foreign powers. It cided definitely on such a move be preme court. While the right o f work Sheriff Geer of Lincoln county has came known Tuesday night a fter he men to organize for lawful purposes was decided upon Tuesday by the sen is intended directly to legalize the Copenhagen— The semi-official Ger ate m ilitary affairs committee. Sec creation o f combinations and trusts to man agerifcy Thursday says demobiliza received word of the finding of no had gone over the whole transporta was re-affirmed, the court held that retary Baker and other department control every foreign market in which tion o f the Russian force already has body o f Fred Hill, aged 14. on the high tion system with Senator Newlands, employers legally may operate their way near Devils Ixike. A trail of blood heads w ill t>e called to explain various the American citizen may seek to sell begun and that peace negotiations, re led to the brush about 60 feet away, chairman o f the senate interstate com plants as “ open sho|>s” and prevent his goods. Indirectly it w ill enable conspiracies to bring their non-union features o f war activities. stricted to the Russian front, have where a gun was found. It Is thought merce committee. these same combinations to control the employes into labor organizations. He probably w ill ask for the legisla the boy shot himself accidentally. The been authorized. J. A. McHugh a rancher o f Auburn, domestic markets, because a control o f The opinions were rendered in th| tion in an address to be delivered be The news agency’s dispatch says death Is being Investigated. Wash., and his son, John E. McHugh, the priecs o f the surplus that goes cases of the Hitrhman Coal A Co fore the Christmas holidays. convicted in the federal court o f con abroad to find a market controls the that General Oherbatchoff has been ap C. Manska, 45. was arrested on the Indications are that the President company nnd the Eagle Glass Msnufa pointed commander-in-chief, “ with the spiracy to violate the selective draft price o f the home product. waterfront at North Bend Friday and assistance o f the allies,” (Teutonic?) taken before Deputy United States At had confided to none o f his aasociates luring company o f West Virginia, law by making false affidavits sup “ This measure has the enthusiastic porting the son’s claim for exemption, support o f the allied trusts o f the and that he has been authorized to torney McKnlght on a charge of hav his full intention, and officials were court deriding that both were entitU ing contravened the federal law con doubtful as to just what he may ask. to operate their plants as “ ope^ were sentenced late Tuesday. The United States, together with their ser open neogtiations with Germany. cerning enemy aliens. He claims that Some were o f the opinion that he shops" nnd upholdng injunctions issue father was given six months in the vants, agents, employes and sympath Jassy, Roumania— Official announce he Is fully naturalized, but could not might requeat action in line with the by Judge A. G. Dayton, restraining county ja il and fined $500. The son, izers. It w ill be supported by every now at Camp Lewis cantonment, was newspaper that believes in the control ment was made Thursday o f the sign produce his papers. An Investigation suggestion o f the Interstate commerce union officials from attempting to or Lower court ing o f an armistice in accordance with Is proceeding. commisaion that anti-trust laws might ganize their employes. fined $50. o f big business which regards every which hostilities were suspended at Others decrees holding that the United Mine Parole O fficer Keller was designated be suspended during the war. “ East A fric a has been completely effort to lim it or circumscribe the pow 10:30 p. m. Wednesday unitl further by Oovernor Wlthycombe Friday to pointed out that the Interstate com Workers o f America, ami the A m eri cleared o f the enemy.” This announce er o f capital as undesirable and dan' notice. have charge o f the squad o f special merce commission’s report also carried can Flint Glass W orkers’ Union, were ment was made by England Wednes gerous.” agents stationed at Oregon City to pre the suggestion that additional legisla illegal organizations and that under day. London— The central powers appear vent trouble between strikers and tion might be needed, were the goV' the Sherman law they were secret con Beet Sugar Price Lifted. To prevent bootleggers from operat to be w illing to evacuate and restore strike breakers In the paper mills eminent to decide to take over G y ra spiracies in restraint o f trade were ig ing among the soldiers stationed at Washington, D. C.— An increase o f Roumanian territory on condition that there. The parole officer Is Instructed tion o f the roads. nored by the Supreme court opinion. Houston, Texas, the city council has 10 cents a hundred pounds in the a new dynasty be established, the new to work In co-operation with the sher In the Hitchman case the majority The President’s advisers are divided iff and chief of police. passed an ordinance putting out of in their views an to what in necessary o f the court held that the officaila o f wholesale price on beet sugar was au soverign to be a sympathizer with the business about 225 beer saloons and Tw o boys, giving their names as to be done. Most o f them, however, the miners' union “ deliberately and thorized Wednesday by the food ad Hohenzollems and Hapsburgs, Bays a between 50 and 60 saloons where whis George Davis, aged 11, and Wayne Fra have come out for government opera advisedly selected that method o f en ministration. The advance is to put dispatch to the Manchester Guardian zier, who claims to be a year older key and other liquors were sold. The tion, and some o f the strongest sup larging the union membership, which beet sugar prices on a level with those from Petrograd. new ordinance becomes effective Janu On the other hand, the message than his companion, were taken In porters o f this proposal declare that would inflllict in ju ry" upon the com now paid fo r Cuban cane sugar. It charge by Chief of Police W illiam s of ary 1 and applies to all places where should not advance retail prices, the states, the Bolsheviki are carrying on Roseburg Thursday near the local rail the executive under the army appro pany and its loyal employes, and de intoxicating liquors are sold, except in food administration declares. The new a republican agitation in the Rouman road yards. The youngsters stated priation act has power to take over clared that the "conduct in so doing the business district. price is $7.35 at the basic sugar cen ian army. they were enroute from Tacoma to the roads for operation under an ad was unlawful and malicious.” ministrator. Grants Pass. Nearly 9,500,000 acres o f winter ters o f New York, San Francisco and 70-Year-Old in Service, I<akesldc Inn is Raided. A further slight in wheat was sown in Kansas this fall ac N ew Orleans. Farmers of the northwest w ill be North’ Bend, Or.— Because so many forced to handle grain In bulk because Pacifists Sent to Jail. Tacoma, Wash.— Swooping down on cording to an estimate made public crease may be granted, it was said, young men o f this city have*joined the of shortage and high cost of sacks, de Los Angeles, Cal.— Three so-called the Lakeside Inn, a resort on the moun Wednesday by the State Board o f A g when Cuban freights are readjusted. riculture. colors, Charles Marshall, a veteran o f clared O. B. Hegardt, engineer of the “ pacifists” convicted on three charges tain road famous for its chicken dinners La Follette Quiz Put Off. the C ivil War, over 70 years o f age, Port o f Portland, In addressing the o f disorderly conduct, were each sen and open “ all night’ ’ policy, police cap Vladim ir Schneur, one o f the repre Washington, D. C. — Another hitch decided it was about time that he did state convention of the Farmers’ Un tenced Tuesday in the police court to tains Falconer and Strickland, Deputy sentatives o f the Bolsheviki in the ion at Pendleton. He said Portland’s peace negotiations at Brest-Li to vsk, developed Wednesday to further post his “ b it” in this war against Ger $3.000,000 grain elevator will be ready serve six months in ja il and fined Sheriff Sears and Lieutenant FolstOn, many. He applied to rejoin the colors, to take care o f the emergency for the $1200 each. of the military police, early Monday was arrested at Petrograd a fortnight pone the senate elections committee’s The men sentenced were the Rev. morning broke in upon a mixed crowd before the revolution o f last March, as inquiry into Senator La Follette’s St. but was unsuccessful, and had been re next harvest. Mr. Hegardt says the gretting his gray hairs, when he re government commandeered 50,000,000 Floyd Hardin, o f Atwater, Cal.; the of some 160 civilian men, women, army a German spy, according to informa Paul speech. The committee discussed ceived notice Thursday that he had sacks to make trench fortifications. Rev. Robert Whittaker, o f l x « Gatos, officers and soldiers in the main dining tion obtained by the Associated Press whether further investigation would be been afforded an opportunity to con The farmers closed their three-day ses Cal., and Harold H. Story, o f W hit room, while upstairs, stretched out on from a well-informed source. made by the sub-committee, which will tribute to the National cause. He has sion with a banquet. tier, Cal., all leaders at a series of a bed they found Florence Webb, a do The working balance in the U. S. meet next week to decide the question been appointed “ boss” painter at the Governor Wlthycombe Friday re meetings held here recently in subur mestic, half unconscious from drugged treasury was raised Wednesday to a o f procedure, and deferred for the Bremerton navy yard. ceived notification from Provost Mar ban homes after the police prevented liquor and in a delirium. present the proposed examination of shal Crowder that the nominees se open meetings in halls. new high record o f $2,515,000,000 by ex-Secretary Bryan. Bombs Dropped on Huns. I’ hone Workers Get L ift. receipts o f $685,000,000 from the la lected by him to serve both as mem London— Thursday’s admiralty state Ten Women Are Carriers. test issue o f certificates o f indebted New York— General salary increaa«« bers of the legal and medical advisory Socialist Regime in Russia. ment on aircraft operations follows: ness due next June, and $42,000,000 N ew York— Ten women letter car to meet the Increased cost o f living boards In the coming draft have been Washington, D. C.— Candidates for During Monday night naval aircraft appointed for Oregon by President W il ries were Monday added to the list o f w ill he granted to ita employes by the from Li berty Loan payments. Reserve Corps commissions who failed carried out a bombing raid on Oostak- son. women who entered various lines o f New York Telephone company, instead German has been dropped from the through physicial disability or lack of er airdrome and the Bruges docks. public service in New York City, of the yearly Ismus which the company Max Haake, of Marshfield, German course o f study in 30 high schools of military knowledge to be recommend Many tons o f bombs were dropped up It is understood here that if the ex has heretofore given, it was announced the state o f California, since the open ed by commanders at training camps on both objectives. On the former, engineer on the gasoline schooner periment proves a success Washington Tuesday. The increase in the aggre ing o f the present school year because are to be called into the m ilitary serv owing to poor visibility, the results Roamer, was arrested Friday when on authorities w ill authorize the regular gate w ill amount virtually to double board the vessel by Deputy United pupils have discontinued studying the ice o f the Nation to officer the new were difficult to observe, but at the States Marshal Frank Berry. Haake employment o f women in many divis the bonus granted last year, it was language, W ill C. Wood, State Com National M ilitia soon to be organized latter a good showing was made and a had been warned away from the water ions o f the postal service so as to re stated, and will in no way affect ad missioner o f Secondary Schools, an- for guarding ports and government fire started. A ll machines returned front several times, but returned and lease men for war service or other vances awarded “ from time to time in property. safely. nounced. stayed aboard the Roamer. lines o f employment recognition_of efficiency.” , COMPILED FOR YOU London— Russian officials in London, who are establishing direct communi cation with General Kaledines and other leaders o f [Democratic organisa tions in Russia, declared to the Asso ciated Press Wednesday that the move ment to overthrow the Bolsheviki was suppported not only by the Cossacks, but by almost all the leaders o f the other parties. These leaders, it was said, are confident they w ill be able to make short shift o f the Bolsheviki. HUGE SUMS PAID OUT a ffa ir kept secre