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teste DAILY EDITION. VOI,. till., No. II. -II, oiuinf tam, jotucrttiNB X)cimr, okkoox, mux day, dkckmhkb io, iit WHOLE NIMBKK ttlO. "If HUNDREDS OF -GRAVES BEING DUG: HALIFAX All AtiKXtlKM UKIXU UMHUM YtTKIl AND HKI.IKF WORK IN W K.I.I. IXUKIl V Only Hnnery of Halifax (iuard ( pan I'rrvrntwl Mwood KtpJin Minn on Munition Mlcamrr Halifax, Deo. 10. A raiment of busts Mud profelonul wen are digiing grave In Ilia Ur coo-red ground. It I feared that mi apt domic will result If delay In imrvln. the dead I allowed. Mora than a fool of snow fell lant night. Today Hi atoriu passed and the wenther was clear and cold. Street car were stalled, but Indny tba service hat been partly restored. Tli day lo saw the llghtlnaayslem renewed In part and sficr Usrkc fall the lty loukad a llltla lax Min k and forbidding1. Fortunately the telephone aervlce la good, but there la a aomhra significance lit (lia re port of an many "dead" number. Tli witter supply I causing the most ion em. Bmeraenr repair are being made fast a II la hu manly possible, hut the system wa anttiiusly deranged thla evening. Tha propertly lnaa, rarioiialy esti mated at from 130, 000. 000 to $60. 000,000 probably will prova to be nearer tba minimum figure. . Halifax, Dfl...l0.--The wholesale arrasl of German resident haa been alarted by the pollen tinder Instruc tion of the .military authorities. Horn were relcacd after examina tion. ' The authorities refund lu dlHclom whether they hiive evldcin.ii i-latlug the tiernmn with the explo sion. Tha city l rapidly entering from thn ohaon which followed the dis inter. Fair' w.ther ha' returned and relief agencies have eoordlnur'd their work. IfallUx, ler. 10. .A deck cargo on the llrlllah ateamer I'lcton laden wltb munitions, . caught fire last night, and only the quick and cnu Tagcou work of the Halifax com pany of riflemen prevented another hi); explosion In the harbor. The men boarded tba ship and threw tha burning carito overboard. The flume were cheeked before they could aprend to the hold of the venae!. The ahlp waa later taken to nan and aunk. OF IDAHO IS SUSTAINED Waalngton, Dec. 10. The "Idaho Decrees" upholding the validity of that stutA's prohibition la-.v nnd di c.lorlng them to be reasonable exer cian of state police power, are sua talned by the supreme court. LAST CALL MADE TO ENLIST Hi Portland. IXr. 10.-This Is the Inst call lo men of draft age who wish to escape the draft by" enlist ing as volunteers. at Ih also the last call to all men registered under the draft wbo have changed their addresses to be sure to notify their local boards Imme diately of their new Vddresses, bo (iiteHtlotinnlres will reach them with out delay. ' ' . ' I'm II noon of December 1S Is also the last date on which men of draft ukh nmy enlist rts volunteers In the BHITISh CAPTURE HOLY JERUSALEM NeMt IlirUllan KollgJon, loat Held by Mohammedan, Fall Into ' imil-li llantU London, Dec. 10, Jerusalem . haa fallen. Andrew Honar law today an nounced In tba huiue of common that Jeruaalem, after be In a: sur rounded on all aldea by llrlllah troop, had aurrenderrd. Thla uiakaa'tha end, with two brief Inter lude, of ' over' 1.200 year a of poa aeaalon of the aaal of tha Christian rellnlon, by Mohammedlana. For (71 year It haa been In tha undis puted nwnerahlp of tlie Turk. ' The 11 Christian ruler waa the Herman F.ruparor Frederick II. ' The fall of Jeruaalem mark a tha end of the Tui effort to menace tha Huet canal and Invade Rgypt. ItlHTUMl ATTOK5IKV I H KM A1 TAttlMA Tainmn. Dec, 10.- Cecil II. Hauer, a Cortland attorney, attending the conference on aoldler welfare work here, dl"d today of neuralvla of the heart. The lata tioee flinch Bauif. the n Inner, waa hia wife. ANDERSON OF DALLES , after nnip l'urtlaind IVc 10. Dr J K. An-" i i derson of The iMllea haa announced to personal friend, that he will b,..jlken to destroy the c.ua. of peace ..n.ii.u.. f. lh. mm.mi. nnmi-ilt l ! tht the constitutional an nomi- a coming yt , . . ... nation lor iinvernor 1,1 palmary vlectlon next irinc Or. Anderou wu a member of the 1915 ImilNlatiire that enacted the prohibition law of and was the )toue father and sponsor of that act. A Eiiln In 1817 ha fathered the bona dry law of the 117 ses sion, and during all his service In tha house haa been one of the mosti prominent laadera of tha real slmon pure prohibition propaganda. ' J NAVY SUPPLIES SENT TO Washington, Dec. 10. Seerclary Dnnlnls today offered the Red Cross a quantity of supplies at Portsmouth for relief at Hullfax. Two ships un dor direction of the navy alrendy are at llulirax, dolns what they can to relieve the situation, and another has liaen sent from I'rpvinretnwn, with a hospital' unit to cooperate with the relief corps. The supplies al Portsmouth include 25.000 blankets and 000 stoves. ( . TIIK M.iMSKS HUtCK.D . TO BTOl I'tllMCATlOX New York. Dec. 10. The Masses, a monthly magazine of socialist ten dencies, the August Issue, of .which was barred by the government from the. malls, suspended with the pub lication of the November Issue it was announced today. OF that date, men subject to the draft will not be accepted as volunteers In army and can .enlist In the navy or murine corps only In case their numbers 'come bo fur down that they will not be needed for the current draft quota. December K Is important for still another roasou. ' It is the date on which all previous exemptions or discharges from military service un der the, draft are automatically revoked. BOLSHEVIKI IS FACE TO FACE WITH REVOLT COKMAt k I.KADKIt KAI.KOIXKM AT HKAIt OK IIKVOI.I TION OK KKItlOIH I'lUH-OHTIO-NH AmlaUo Along Kroat In Krr. ( W Guard Have llrrn Uami ail fur Kear of Aaaaaalaatlon Ixindon. Dec. 10. ClvU war haa broken out In Kuela. The Bolahe vlkl. It i aanounced will take the Held aaalntt the tounter-revolu-tlonlata. Ixiudon. Ih't. 10. A 1 aounter ravolutlon lo aoutheaatern Kuwila under tba leaderahlp of (General Ka ledlnea, la proKreaalnK. The aim of the revolution neenia to be the cUlnK of authority In the uiiitheaat part of tha country and tha cutting of food aiippllea from Hfberiu. according to a proclamation given out by the tlnUhevlkl govern ment. ' Kallilene' fonea are menacing KkiitiTlnoHluv. Kharkov and Moat-ow In tha province of Orenburg. The IloUhevlkl have been overthrown In thee dlatrlct. (ieneral Karauloffj and ' In-1 Is attacking Tchnchenrev iiiw iauiwiiwH j t J ..Mnl..m..slH aovs tViaat 1 ;'"" d,'m0, r,ln p"r,y 1,1 ProvW,n Jmean for the'revolt. t . . demoiratlo party Is providing the Iterlin. Dec. 10. Military oiriclala of tha rentrul powers have signed an armistice with ItusHlnn and Itou mnnlan armies on tha Itoumanlan front fletwecn the Dniester river and tha month of the Danube. j I'etiograd, Thursday, Dec. 6. t'n- ;der the terms or the temporary ar-j - mist lea agreed nnon between the , ;C.erman and Russians, as received by telegraph from M. Karakhan. a , member of the Russian delegation, the Oermans will make only suchj transfers of troops as were ordered for December fi ' London Dec. 10 The guards sur rounding Nicholas Romanoff, the ex Russlan emperor, near Tobolsk, Sl berls, have heeii disarmed by Bol shevik! soldiers and sailors, accord ing to advices received In I'etrograd and forwarded by the Exchange Telegraph company. The Bolshevlkl leaders Intend to remove Nicholas to some other plBce, fearing ho might ha lynched. IS Stockholm, Dec. 10. A proposal submitted to the Finnish Undtag by the senate provides that Finland shall become a republic, with a pres ident elected for a term of six years, according to advices reaching here from Helalngfors. The proposal provides that 5 the first election shall be held Ja'nuary 1 r and the president Is to take office April 15. Until then, the premier Is to act as the head of the repub lic. AN KI.FXTRICIAX KI1XF.D IX SVIIMAH1VK At'tiDKXI Washington. Dec. 10. The1 news of an explosion aboard the Ameri can submarine, A-2, resulting In the death of Joseph Schaeffer, chief elec trician, hnB been received by the navy department. FOItMKU STATK KKXATOH IS lK.l) AT 1111TI,.NI . Portland, Dec. 10. Former State! Senator Slgmund Slchel, Is dead. CONTROL Of Gill SECTIONS CRATER LAKE STEEL SPEAKS AT LUNCHEON FAMKO I.AKh- "VICAR OP t'RATKIt AIHIK8KJt lUKIXKJiS ,MK THIS StHtS " VISITED CAVES MDIY YEARS AGO l iKea I niled Kmnt llchlml War Butklug IMHcUla at Watdiiugfin That lruaaiaaim ly Kali The weekly luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce thla noon waa attended by about oU buslneaa roan who llatened to a first class talk by Will O. Steel, commissioner of Crater Lake national park. Mr. Steal only referred to the park Incidentally In speaking of the poealbllltles In tha way of an at traction to tourists the Oregon caves could be dereloped into. He tod of bis having visited' those caves 2D years ago, and that bla party ws the first to take Interior photographs of that marretoua natural wonder. Mr. Steal qulrkly branched from local subjects onto a discussion of the war and its problnms. He voic ed what he called tha united opinion of "fellow republlcana" in saying that they were all atanding firmly behind President Wllsoif In the prosecution of the war. He Quoted ti t .r. J - t i - a v k n our r Bnurri.p oi ivw lorn wno. wDeB que.uoneo as io ioe aai. o. soma of the government's expend! lures, said that this waa not the time for qulbllng over details but for a nntted front, standing squarely behind those who for the time were vested with power. . "If you can afford only one $50 Uberty bond, buy two," aald Mr. Steel. 'If you feel that a 15 thrift atamp Is your limit, bny $10 worth. Make your pocket book feel the pinch and then you may succeed In getting Into a real war spirit." jf. F. Macduff spoke briefly on the forthcoming Red Cross membership drive. The food administrator for Oregon waa announced as the speak-; er for next Monday's luncheon. HOOVER GETS AFTER ITEERINI Washington, Dec. 10. Early ter-dis- mlnatlon of profiteering n the trlhution of foodstuffs Is the hope of the food administration, now that most of the staple food commodities have , been put under lteeuse. In most instances average normal pro fits of the pre-war period will be used as a basis for determining what reasonable margjns should be. KKItKHAJj FARM LOAN ItATK IH IM ItKASRD Washington, Dec. 0. The fed eral farm loan board, has announced an Increase in the interest rates to farmers from 5 per. cent to 5 Vi per cent. Atlantic City. IN. J.. Dec. lo. Klev.en men were drowned Saturday in the foundering of the tug Rugene F. Morgan of New York, off the New Jersey eoaat. BY :t Washington. Dec. 10. The right of employers to prevent labor unions from soliciting non-union employes to Join the unions, was upheld b' the supreme, court In test cuses against the 'United Mine Workers of America, In a decision handed don today. E Nation Want 10,000,000; Ktate 210,00 imI Joarphtae County 2,100 Addition Member N. K. Macduff, campaign manager of the Grant Pass chapter, has ap pointed the following team captains, who will be In charge of their re spective committees: Mrs. E. : E. Blancbard, chairman of the Wom en s National Uereone league, win Have the ladies of the league solicit the residence districts and call at every home. The buatness district ill be canvassed by C. A. Wine trout. Dr. II. A. Dillingham, P. B. Herman and C. C. Presley, assisted by their committeemen. Portland, Dec. 10. Oregon's cam- psiga to enroll 140.000 members I'. the America! Red' Cress Is nader full swing. Headquarters have been opened In the Morgan 'building V Portland, in charge of C. C. Chap man, aa state chairman and Henry E. Reed as state manager. Organ ization has been extended Into ev-ry section of the state, and there Is no doubt that Oregon, as usual, will respond generously to the nation's call. . The campaign Is a nation wide movement to Increase the member ship or the Red Cross to 15.000. 000, and provide the I'nited States with a large and effective machine Tor war relief work. President Wil son haa declared himself for a well organized and efficient Red Cross. He says the best way. In which to Impart the greatest energy to the relief work of the war will be to concentrate it in the hands of a single experienced' organization which ha been xecogntzed by law and international convention as the public Instrumentality for such pur poses. .,,,. TEUTONS STIR REVOLT STATE REFORMATORY Olympla. Wash.. Dec. 10. prompt and courageous attack by three guards at the state reforma tory at Monroe quelled an uprising fomented by three Germans and sev eral I. W. W. prisoners among the 250 Inmates. Nineteen of the ring DRV Oil FOR ED RS OEOBES leaders were segregated and havehRV been ordered transferred to the pen itentiary to serve not less than three years In excess of their minimum sentences. FOR COMING WEEK Wasaingtop, Dec. 10. Weather predictions for the week beginning Sunday, Issued by the weather bu reau, are: Pacific states Frequent rains In Washington and Oregon, generally' fair in California until Friday , or Saturday. No decided temperature changes. ' . i L UULLtbt ADULTERATED FORMALDEHYDE BO SOLO Corvallla, Ore.. Dec. 10. Adulter- ated formaldehyde Is being sold In Oregon markets. Formaldehyde, or lornmiin, is universuuy empioyeu ; Nftme an(, B(Wrei!S of the f,rm as a dlslufectant. Is the most effec- from which the formaldehyde was tlve ncent fdr destroying smut obtained, and date of purchase; send spores In grain, and Is a general In tightly stoppered four ounce bot gaseous fumigant. The adultera- : tie that has been washed and thor tlon endangers Its effectiveness un- oughly dried: sampe not left for less Its real strengtli Is known, and any length of time exposed to open used as the basis or treatment. 'air; send by prepaid express to agrl ' lu order to protect the farmer and cultural chemistry department of ex iret a Hue on the material being ! perlment station, science hall, Cor ?old, the department will test sain-; vallls, Oregon.,, WAfJT TO SEND TESTAMENTS TO SOLDIERS UltBAT MOVEMENT HAM M'P l-OItT OF K VICKY MIUTABY MAX KXOWI.(i 1.MHTIO8 SAME SERVICE !H OTHER W.1S Cosnmiluw rear Joaepfalae CfMWly to Italxe Small Ouota AUotted. s Kute's Vuotat f IS.000 The local campaign for raising Jo sephine county's portion of this fond la in tha hands of a lotumlttse con sisting of Paul Klrkesv Dr. B. C Mac, A. K. Voorhle snd Sam Baker each the superintendent of a leaal Sunday school. The matter will be) taken up at once. This 'week Is given over to the) csmpaign under tba auspices of the American Bible society, to rata $400,000 In the nation for 'the sap plying of testaments Jo soldiers. Oregon's quota la $10,000 of which $10,000 Is to come from Portland and $5,000 from the rest of Oregon. Earte A. Rowell. In charge of this state's campaign, said at Portland yesterday: " ' "It should be remembered, bow- ever, that this completes Oregon's apportionment tor 'the past sis month and the year It 18. That mean that the American Bible so ciety will not make any further call on Oregon for the special fund next year. '' ,,. ''Compared ' to o,yher. .war emer-. gency' funds onr requirements are very modest, and yet no Christian will say it ia not as important as some of the more expensive emer gencies. In this connection It would be well to correct a misunderstand ing that seems to prevail. "Contrary to the usual belief, the Y. M. C. A. does not solicit . nor spend money for Bibles for the sol id lers. Not that It is Indifferent, bat at the beginning of the war the Y. M. C. A. tried to get half a million Testaments and could not get them In the world on short notice. So It turned to Jhe American Bible so ciety. "In our 100 years of service we distributed -125.000,000 of Scripture in 200 languages. iJist year alone the total output was nearly S. 000,000. We print all Scriptures without profit, and with out note or comment thus serving all denominations Impartially. "We began to furnish Bibles to soldiers on a large scale during tha Mexican war, over 70 years ago. Dur ing the Civil war, we put $.500,000 volumes In the hands of the boys In blue and gray. The Spanish-American war found ua active. When our arjny went to Mexico recently our Bibles went along.. We have fur nished the Russian army with half a million Testaments In their own language during tha present w. We are printing the 8criptures in 50 different languages for the soldiers alone. We are getting out a large edition In French-Engllsji for the boys across the water. Ml ilAKN i! plea sent' In ty citizens of Oregon ; provided they are taken as directed . RM.n,n.MAJ Ki Inn fnllnialtiir -"- "