DAILY EDITION
Vol VIII., ... tu.
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WHOLE NVMBKR ICS.
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EX-CZAR SAID
TO HAVE
HIS ESCAPE
I'MTAIj TRAIN HTAIITH IS 11 II
Kl IT AKMKI) BY UOIXIIKVIkl
AIIXMM
BERLIN SATS TREATY SIGNED
Krrraeky Hears itf l.ynrJ.liig Threat,
lib Followers thmu oh . Trial.
Prisons Mil Inn t'N '
Pelrograd, Dee. 15. Former Em
peror Nicholas bss ecsed from hi
confinement t Tobolsk, according
to llolshevlkl headquarters. ' A spa
clal trmln manned by tailor ha
been sent from Pelrograd In puttiiilt.
Pelrograd. Dec. 15 -Tim German
are already getting fat and other
supplies from RiiMla.
Pelrograd, Dec. I. Civil of feu
dan Id the Petrograd prisons have
been removed to Jails In the J.rovln
eas. to msk room for counter-rero-'
lutlonary suspects, who art being
'arrested continually.
The lodgings of Mme. Kerensky.
wlfa of tha former premier, were
aaarrhed today by noldlera. 8h wai
told that aha had better notify Ker-
enaky to come to tha Su.olny Instl-
tute Tuluntarlly or h would, be .In
great dsnger of lynching If found.
MADE
., , Mambera of tha constitutional
democratic, parly now In prison will
he tried by revolutionary tribunal.
Bolshevlkl leader exies the opln
Inn that tha probable penalty will be
eilta abroad for ona year or more.
Undon, Dec. 15. Tha real aim of
tha Rolnhevlkl la a monarchy at leant
and possibly a despotism, In tha op
inion of tha Pelrograd correspondent
of the Pot. Ha wlrea that for mora
than a month tha lloUhevlkl have
been openly preparing: public opin
ion for acceptance of what, ha say
. after all. la tha only fit form of
government for Russia.
' Amsterdam, Dec. 15. Official and
Herman and Austria statements aay
that the Russian delegate arrived at
Bret4,ltnvsk Wednesday and In tha
armistice negotiations were resumed
yesterday.
Amsterdam. Dec. 15. A treaty
between Germany and Russia ha
been formulated, according to an
omelet German atatement. -
111 FIGHT
.TO PROTECT SELVES
"i Waahlngton, Dec. 15. In thunk-
' lng the United Slutc.1 for It decla
ration of Intention to strictly observe
the neutrality of SwIUerland, the
Swiss Federation declare It " will
maintain It neutrality by Its own
' force and repel any violation of Ita
"border.
L
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The Hague,' Netherlnnds, Dec.'- 15.
t The navy eatimutes of the Neth
erlands for 1918 provided for the
'building of throe submarines and a
1 mine-layer fur the mother country.
and three submarines for. the Neth
erlands Kust Indies. A number. of
submurlnes already are under con
.structlon. The refusal of the I'nlt
ed Stnte to aanctlon the building of
three inch boat at San FranclHco
on Holland' account, make the
carrying out of tha modest program
j very problematical at present.
BATIK GUARD
SI
TO BE IID TIF
Hmh'ImI (Miter al Portland llauk,
Former KwoiImII Klar, Armrted
for lNweny IJIwrty lluutla
Portland. I'ee. 15. Eighteen
thousand dollar - worth of Ulierly
loan bouda lu an expreaa package,
inyaiarloualy atoleu from tb North
western .National bank hare, have
been located, when an unnamed man
presented the Interest coupon for
convaralun Into cash. The bond
have not yet bean recovered, but It
la expected they will be soon.
Later In .the day a warrant wa
Issued for tha a r rent of Clyde A. flu
pert, a'perlal officer and watchman
at the bank, charging him with bar
Ing atolen the bond. When ques
tioned by tha bank official, 'Rupert,
who wa armed, escaped from the
bank. .
Announcement waa alio made
late In the afternoon, that the man
who brought the coupon to the
bank for cashing, waa named Alfred
Rlx who says he bought the bond
front Rupert. Rupert waa former
ly football captain of the Multnomah
club.
Petrograd, Dec. 15, tha. 8.
Smith, of Ht. Ixtule, a member of
(he starT of John F. Stevene, head of
the American railway com minion to
Kuaiila. la reported to be under ar
rirHl at Tchlta,, Siberia. In, company
with M. OuHtrOflgaft',, forme asslst
ant nilnlater of rallwaya. ' ' ''
OiiatroiiRolf waa arrested 'a a
member of the provisional govern
ment.''' Ambassador Frsnrls ha no
tlfled tha American consul to Inter
rene. The Bolshevik I headquarters
ha atatad that If any American has
been arreated, It waa by mlatake and
that he will be released.
ENGINEERS ARE
WOUNDED IN FRANCE
With the American Army In
France, Dec. 16. A bursting shell
wounded two . American railway en
gineer working behind the British
front, according to a report received
at headquarters today. 'Tbejprotec-
tlle struck In a pllo of rocks, shovels
and other tools. - . ..
CHICAOO I. W. W. KNTKK
" PlJCAJi OK NOT GUILTY
Chicago, Dec. IS. One ' hundred
members of the I. W. W. arraigned
here today on a charge of conspiracy
pled not f ullty. . .1. . : -
SPECIAL DETAIL FOR
OF
With the American Army In
France, Dec. 15. A branch of the
army, known as the "Grave Regis
tration Servke" has been organized
with the sole duty of arranging for
tha proper burial of our soldiers who
die In France and the cure of their
graves. It Is a division of the office
of the chief quartermaster and la
under the command of a major.
HH1TIKH 8TKAMKK
KTXWXDKKH AT SKA
An Atlantic Port, Dec. 15. The
floundering at sea of the . British
steamer Knight of the Thistle was
announced In a rudto message re
ceived tonight from a steamer which
reported she would land 84 anrvlvora
here tomorrow.
London, Dec. 15. The British
ninde further advances In Palestine,
to the northeastward of .Jerusalem.
mm ARREST
An in Siberia
GUNS ROARING
BOTH MIS
SLIGHT GAINS
ON' H.MAI.L H WTO II, OKU.MAXI
TAKK KltOXT LI.N'K POMITIOXH.
PART Ik) KEGAIXKI)
ITALY IS STILL HOLDIXG FIRM
r'rrorh 1n Ureal Keliaace I'posi
Weight of Antarksui Arena When
llMuly for Actio ;
london, Dec. 15. The British
have regained a part of the ground
won yesterday by the Germans on
the Yprea front.
Uindon. Dec. 15. To tha eaat of
Yprea the Germans In a local attack
yesterday captured British first line
trenches on a front of 800 yards
while the Germans, according to the
Berlin official communication, hare
repulaad a British attack . In the
Cambral sector eaat of Bulleeourt.
launched In an endeavor to recap
ture lost positions.
The lilg gun are doing moat of
the work on the Italian front, where
the Italians still are barring the way
of the Teutonic allies toward - the
plains of Italy. '
In Thursday's fighting the Teu
tons In attacks between the Brenta
and the Plave rivers, sgaln made an
Insignificant gain, but aa on previous
occasion, only under huge loasea.
" With the American Army In
France, Thursday, Dee. IS. A num
ber of war correspondents of Impor
tant French newspapers have visited
the American troops and followed
the lines of communication from the
sea to the advanced camp. After
Interviewing General Pershing, who
expressed to them his unalterable
confidence In an allied victory, the
Journalists summarized their Im
pressions In the following statement:
"We have come to a striking rea
lisation of American power. We
have the fullest confidence In the
aid which America's army will ren
der us and we are more then ever
convinced of victory. We hare
been struck particularly by the
brotherhood In arms of Americans
and Frenchmen and nothing rejoices
us more than the vigor, high spirits
and enthusiasm of our allies from
overseas."
Berlin. Dec. 15. Orer S.000 pris
oners have been taken by the Aus-
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FROZBi 0;i RiDE TO
v: BiLIST VIH ARMY
''Great Falls, Mont., Dec. 1. Aa a
result 'of a 80 mile horseback ride
In the storm of Mondsy Isst, to en
list In the army Albert De Msras, a
20-year old cow puncher of Havre Is
in the Deaconesa hospltsl here where
he was taken suffering from froien
face and hands. N;'
GOODFELLOiS BUY
NEW FLAG FOR CITY
A group of Oranta Pass good fel
lows, who hare given themselves the
euphonious title of "The Rough
necks," becoming disgusted with the
condition of the American flag
which the city is keeping, or sup
posed to be keeping on the staff at
the railway right-of-way, have chip
ped In for the purchase of 'a new
flag. The sum of ISI. 75 has already
been collected and the new flag. 15
by 80 feet and of the very beat of
material,, lins been ordered.
EAST HALF OF.
COUNTRY HELD,
WINTER'S GRIP
TrMI'KltATlltES ItB ACHING 80
IIKUW IIKINGH GHKAT BIT
KKIUXG AMONO POOR
New York tlty Facing a Goal
Ine I hie ta Ioetxxud
Mreeta Kenula I'adeaMd
Chl.ago. Dec. U. All the coun
try eait of the Rocky mountains Is
now feeling the effect of the general
onslaught by winter. The west and
northwest are storm-bound and en
veloiwd In one of the most severe
cold spells In years.
Some aeotlona report temperature
as low as 2 and 80 degrees below
lero. chiefly In the Dakota, Ne
braska, Montana and Minnesota.
' In moat of New England there I
anow three to fire feet la depth and
still deeper In the Berkshire hills.
Trains In that territory have been
putting up a losing fight against the
snow drifts all of today and last
night snd are being cancelled as
soon ss they arrive at a town where
the passengers and crews ran be fed
and housed.
Heavy anow ta falling at Albany
and weat from there aa far as Ro
chester. Eight passenger trains are
1 stalled la snow drifts near Syracuse.
la Chicago trains, were all late
Elevated, surf tee and steam traffic
waa badly Impeded add deliveries
from stores were slow snd uncer
tain. The heary fall of anow. fire
and one-half Inchea on the level.
stilt covered all but the streets In
the loop district, as they cannot
find laborers. It cost 88.100 to hare
the snow removed from a few of the
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E
ON TILLER CUT-OFF
Roseburg, Dec. IS. Four resi
dents of Elk creek are suing the
county court of Douglas county for
the purpose of closing a part of the
road constructed on the proposed
Crater Lake cut-off through Tiller
The complainants sre R:". Thoma-
sou, W. P. Thomason, Lewis Thoma
son and Mary Furlong. The land
owners want the right to fence the
rlght-of-wey, and to gain their purpose-
allege that the ordera of the
county Court sre Illegal because the
road waa -never viewed by regular
and sworn ' viewers, but that plana
were adopted snd drawn, and the
route selected by a government engl
neer named J. T. Sohnyler, who had
no legal right to pick the route.
CONTRACT FOR FOUR
THOUSAND VESSELS
. New York, Dec. IS. Raymond B.
Stevens, vice chairman of the fed
eral shipping board. In an address
here last night, stated that contracts
have been let by the federal shipping
board for 4,000 ships with net dead
weight carrying capacity of eight
million tone.
1 He thought that at least six mil-
Jion tons would be available ' next
year.
Because the navy program had
tied up 65 per cent of all the avail
able shipyards, leaving but 3S per
cent that the board could utilise, he
said It had been necessary to build
shipyards but much had been ac
complished.
MAX! RAILROADS SNOWBOUKD
T
isi:
(JueMliHHialmi fur lKltimnU Arc
IW-Ing Mailed In fix of Five Per
Ceat Men lay
The local registration board on
Saturday commenced the mailing to
Josephine county's list of registrants
the questionnaires which will be the
basis for the arranging of regis
tered men In classifications based
on their qualifications for military
service. . .
In compliance whh the war de
partment's orders, five per cent of
the county's list Is to hare the ques
tionnaires mailed to them each day.
commencing Saturday. Fir per east
will be mailed each day until the
full list of 105 hare been malted
out. Those mailed today were to
men numbered from 1 to t.
The offloe of the Josephine county
registration board la In the Masonic
Temple building, room 8. with the
Josephine County Abstract company,
Wir.1AYr.1AKE
A PEACE PROPOSAL
lyondon, Dec. 1'. Emperor' 'Wil
liam, la a Christmas message, pro
poses to make a flnst peace offer
to the enemies of Germany, "on
whom, in esse of rejection, will fsll
the responsibility for bloodshed In
181 8."" according to' sn ' ' unofficial
Berlin dispatch. -
- ESCAPE IH
Italian Headquarters, Dec. 13.
The army automobile In which Con
gressman Geo. H. Tinkham of Bos
ton was riding on a visit to the
Monte Grappa line on the northern
Italian front, skidded over a moun
tain side and dropped 20 feet. .The
auto was crushed to pieces snd the
chauffeur was seriously injured, but
Mr. Tinkham escaped with only min
or bruises. He recently fired' the
first shot from an American battery
in the Italian campaign.' - '
Ui SHOULD HEAR
TALK AT LUNCHEON
In a letter received Saturday by
the Chamber of. Commerce. W. K.
Newell, assistant food administrator
for Oregon. In speaking of his talk
before the Chamber of Commerce
luncheon Mondsy noon, asks espe
cially that as many women as pos
sible attend.;
; Mr. Neweirs. talk will 'be highly
Interesting. Aside from' the deep
importance of his subject and the
fact that he apeaks with authority.
Mr. Newell Is one of Oregon's lead
ing men and would be a most Inter
esting talker at any time. The
luncheon will start promptly at 12
o'clock. ''"".
L COUNCIL OF
ALLIES IS FORMED
Washington, Dec. 15 Creation of
an allied naval council to co-ordinate
the naval operations of all the
nations at war .with the central pow
ers, was announced tonight (In s
cablegram to the navy department
from Admiral Benson at Paris. Mem
bers of the council, established in
accordance with the plans of the
Inter-allled conference, will report
to . their respective governments
with recommendations for action.
II T
BLANK
ID
MR IS
GALL TO.
JOIN RED CROSS
PKOCLAMATIOS CALLS ITOS
KVKKY C1T1ZEM TO EX ROLL
I'SDEK ITS BAKXER
DfllVE EEKCES 0R',ullT
Oregon la Eapected is List a Quar
ter f MilUeai Mora Members Be
fore Ctuiatasae Klgfat -, 4
Washington, Dee. 15. With the
delivery today (December Hta) of
thousands of sermon from as many
American pulpits, urging member
ship la the America Red Cross, the)
Christmas earn pal g a of that orgsai
tatlon tor ten million new members
will be formally started. The drlre
will continue Ul Christmas sight by
which time It la expect d that the)
total membership in the United
States will .reach fifteen million t
least. : . it
Besides the appeals to congrega
tions today In behalf of the Real
Cross membership campaign, super
intendent and teachers In Sunday
schools will urge them to de their
mite for the work of relief during
the wsr. Of the 181.000 ministers
in the United States It Is expected
that the big majority -will mske to
day Red Cross Sunday in tiel
churches.'' ,.'. ;. .': . :- ; ?
Salem. Dec. . 1 a. Expressing tha
determination to do everything in
his power to atd the Christmas mem
bership campaign, for, 240,000 mem
bers in Oregon of the American Red
Cross, Governor "James Wlthycombe)
todsy Issued a proclamation calling
npon every Oregon household to bs
represented In, "the great union of
the American Red Cross" and taut
to make this a Red Cross Christmas
by "giving a Christmss present to
humanity. "
The governor of Oregon is the
first governor In the United States
to" Issue a Red Cross proclamation.
Others are expected to follow In
rspld succession.
The governor's proclamation reads
as follows: . 1 '. !',' '
Salem, December. 15, 181 f.
"At this holiday season of the
year when, following time-honored
custom, the spirit of giving prevails
in every home of the land. It Is en
tirely fitting and proper that each
true American shonld feel disposed
to give such support as he can af
ford, to that great humanitarian arm
of the federal government known aa
the American Red Cross. . -
"This Is our first Christmas in the
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KCiL VOTES II
TO ImFEACH ID GIL
Seattle. Deo. .15. That Mayor Hi
ram C. Gill, tor a month past the
storm center of the bitterest fight in
the political history of Seattle, will
continue In office until his term ex
pires next March, seemed . certain to
night, the city council late yesterday, .
by a vote of five to three having re
jected a resolution containing . im
peachment charges.'
1,'EOTT EOY KILLED
BY "II LOADED" GUII
Newport, Ore., Dec 15. Nugget
Doyel, aged 12, died here early to
day from the effects of a wound in
flicted last Tuesday by his younger
brother, who was playing with a rifle
at the home of the children on Atsea
river, several miles above Waldport.