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m mm DAILY lEDITION VOL. VIII., No.. 71. GRANT PAW, JOHEPHIftB COUMTT, OREGON, WEDXKND.IV, JVXUAKV 10, 1&IM. WHOLE M'MIIKK 3U39. IS AS spy 1XFAITATIOX FOR HOTEL VH I J MKT I.EAIM TO DETMTioN iv heciikt i:itvi: Mbrr HnHHlai III CutNly and lit uH Indicate Tluit More Arrmts Will mn Follow Baltimore, Ju. It. Ueutenant Walter Hpoernmnn, chargtd with b la a German apy, arrested on thv aviation fluid near Norfolk last week waa brought lo lialtliuor'e last night. lie waa rushed from the railroad ata tlon lo (ha I'nlted Htatoi muralial'a office ami thonce to Jail. , Two boura prior to Ma arrival, hla brother, Frederick II. ('. Hpoermann, who waa arrested here Monday, waa sent to Jail alnii. Another man, Marina Arsrh of thla city, waa taken Into custnday and there waa considerable activity at the federal offices with' rumor that other me poet a were being ba Kited. Arach held aome paiera belonging to IJeutenant Spoermann. He him elf gar the Information to the po lice. The papers were seised, hut little, apparently, of Incriminating attire, waa found In them. There la vast amount of secrecy among the government official aa to the sum- mt of peraona arrested In connection with the case, though report mil emte seven or eight are In custody The woman whose friendship with Bpoermann led to hla apprehension t Norfolk la not under arrest. It waa through Rpoermann'i . fesclna tlon for her that he waa traced from Baltimore to Washington and final ly located In Newport $ews. She m a violinist for a Washington ho tel and Spoermann waa a frequent communicator with her. Baltimore, Jan. It United States Attorney Dennis declares he did dot believe Walter Bpoermann, alleged German spy.' arrested near Newport News alatlon depot, guilty of any thing more serious than violating the rule for the movement of enemy Hens. TROOPS IN GERMAN TRENCHES Iterlln, Jon. 16. French troops after several hours preparation, de livered an attack In the vicinity of Dudonvllllvr In the Vosaer region and temporarily penetrated the tier man front trenches, Is announced from army headquarters. I , Portland, Jan. 16. The exeru tlve board of the Liberty loan com rulttee of Oregon have been meet In to discuss plana for the management of the next loan. 'A conference of tlio gonorul committee for the Twelfth federal reserve district will be held In Sun Francisco, January 15 and 16. ' Edward Cooklngham, chairman of the executive committee, and A. I'. Mills will represent Oregon at this onferenco, at which the campaign for the next Liberty lonn on the Pa cific coast will he outlined. Methods used In Portland during the second .liberty loan were so succesHful that It la considered likely there will he little change in the manner of con ducting the coming campaign In this Mty and atnt. 1 STOP BUSINESS TO SAVE FUEL MMMirdity, Hominy mill Monilny ltu- Iiiim Will ( I'mmi fr Twu Hrrki lo Hmvo CimiI Wanhlngton, Jan. 18, Kiwi Ad- nilii lit rator Uarflnld totluy directed that, tRlnnln( tomorrow, til man ufacturing plants eaiil of the Mlss- slppl river, unit Minnesota and .ouUluua, esrept those producing mil, "hull close down for a five-day period. ! Moines, Jan. H. There will be a emanation of Industrial and bus lines actlvltlea Buturday, Sunday and Monday for two weeks, through out Iowa, Illinois. Indiana and Mis souri, to effect the coal aavlng pro posed by the fuel admlntatratlon. IS REPORTEI New York. Jan. It. The Ameri can Hawaiian steamship Una baa been notified by the navy depa-1 ment that the ateamshlp Texaa. re i.nnrf twn itevi bio aa slnklna?. la safe. Uter reports Indicate the Texan wss damaged by collision. The crew s safe. Chicago, Jan. It. The fate of the American Hawaiian ateamshlp Tea an, reported in a wireless mens MnnHsv aa alnklnt aomewhere off the coast remained a aea myster at an early hour today. Officiate of the company had received no further Information about the vessel which la presumed to have been the victim of a collision. They were confident. however the crew of 41 had been rescued by other vessels which had proceeded on their voyage. London. Jan. It. An appeal la being circulated among mutilated German officers and soldiers having the Iron cross, asking them to re turn the crosses aa a protest against the fact that a number of "home warrlora" and loaders of the Father land party are wearing the same In signia, according to. . an Excnange Telegraph dlsuatcb from Amsterdam There haa beena large response l,30(t crosses from Berlin alone be ing scut to the war minister the first day the appeal appeared. MAKING OF SUBMARINE . CM AH KHS TO IIE STOPPED Washington, Jan. 16. Although the aiibmarlne chaser program of the navy department haa been delayed by alow delivery of engines, It will be completed by March 1. No more ate to be built as they are regarded as useful tor Inshore work only. STATK RAILWAY LAWS TO K KM AIM IX FILL FORCE Washington, Jan. It. All state railway la we and regulations will re main In full force under government operation, la announced by Director McAdoo. L HAS RIGHT OF WAY Washington. Jan. 16. Coal for suffering families and war utilities has the right of way over the na tional railroad today. ' .. . Priority orders Istuod by Director Gnneral McAdoo declare that fuel must be supplied at critical points before any other kind or freight food, munltlona or anything else Is moved. ATTEMPT ASSASSINATION OF BQLSHEVIKI PREMIER oar Shots Are Fired Into Automobile Carrying Lenine to 'Meeting of Council of Peoples Commissaries-One Member of the Party Is Wounded Pelrograd, Jan. It. The automo bile carrying Lenlne, the Bolshevlkl premier, was fired upon Monday night, when he was driving to a meeting of the council of people's romniiMiarios. Four snot a were urea. 111 1 lie wss unhurt, but, the bullets shattered the windows of the auto mobile. One member or the party waa slightly wounded In the head. The attempt waa made outside th ball where lnlne had addressed 11,000 members of the Red Guard, who were going to the front. London, Jan. It. The political pot In Germany rontlnuea at full boll, with the militaristic element In the ascendency. Notwithstanding the seeming Impasse that, haa arisen IS AT An Allantlo Port, Jan. It. A metal tube, resembling a bomb, haa been found beside the dry dock, In the navy yard here. It la about stx Inches long and had a fuse attached. Written on It In German was, "This la IS second explosive bomb."' OKI clalt refused further details. . i STOLEN ARMY RINDS FOO IN BARRACKS Camj) Funaton, Kan., Jan. It. The money taken from the army bank by Captain Whlsler has been found hidden In the walla of his quartern at the baracka, where he had urepared a place tor It. It amounted to over $62,000. Camp Funaton, Kan., Jan. It. An official check of the funds of the army bank of Camp Funston shows Captain Lewis Whlsler stole 162,' 826.21 when he robbed the bank last Friday night and killed four men with an axe and Injured a fifth. The accounting la final and was given out at division headquarters. STRAHORN SYSTEM Portland, Jan. , 16. 'President Robert E. Strahorn of. the Oregon, California & Eastern Railway com pany, returned today fYom Klamath Falls, where he haa 'been superinten ding construction work on his road. Mr.. Strahorn denies a report that he has applied to the government for financial assistance iu building the Oregon, California A Eastern road and states that he has no In tention of doing so at this time. "It Is true that' money for my en terprise Is hard to get. but the gov ernment Is too busy with matters of Infinitely, greater Importance at this time ami I would not think of add ing to the burden resting upon the shoulders of Washington officials. 1 believe that tho people of Oregon realize the Importance of this rail road to the development of the Vast resources of the state and will fin ance the road and put It in opera' tlon."' ' . ' ' i Mr. Strahorn will remain In Port' land several days before returning to Klamath Falls. the Russians and the central powers, owing to objections by the Russians to the demands of Germany and ber allies, announcement has been made In the Instructions given to the chief Aerman representative In the pour parlers. A meeting of the annexationist party In Germany haa been broken up by the Independent socialists, who passed a resolution declaring for a general peace by understand ing, while at another meeting In Frankfurt, a resolution was adopted declaring that peace aafeguardlng Germany's vital economic Interests would be possible only along the lines of the relehstag peace resolu Hon. . In the peace negotiations, between T AERIAL OVER STEEL IRKS London, Jan. .16. Ac- official statement on aerial operations saya: ."Following upon the auccessful daylight raid over Germany on Mon day, another raid was carried out the same night, the objective of which waa the ateel works atThlon vllle midway between Lnxmburg and 4f eti, where a ton of bombs were dropped.. A further half-ton of bombs were dropped on two railway Junctlona In the neighborhood , of Metx. "The anti-aircraft gun fire and searchlight barrages were consider able around the machines. All our machines returned." KENTUCKY HAS APPROVED PROHIBITION' MEASURE Lexington, Ky., Jan. It. The Kentucky legislature Monday rati fied the national prohibition amend ment. The vote In the aenate was 27 to 6, In the house 66 to K. Kentucky is the second state, to ratify the amendment.' . T T Only three cases came up in the January torm of circuit court, which closed Tuesday night. A settlement was made In one case, and the other two went to trial. In the rase of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. vs. Geo. W. Lewis, sher iff, substitute for Will C. Smith, for the replevin of tractor, there was a direct verdict for he plaintiff. The case of A. R. Vines vs. E. F. Story, action for conversion of auto mobile which had . been stored with defendant. Verdict given the plain tiff In ;he sum of $320. FRENCH EX-PREMIER Washington, Jan. . 16. From a mysterious stock of Interrupted dip lomatic communications, the state department has published corre spondence between Count von Bern storff and Berlin,' showing tha For mer Premier" Cnl'Unux was In com munication with German agents In Argentina. The dispatches warned German newspapers against praising Calllaux and gave notice of the ship on which he sailed from Argentina. The ship was to be captured, because tt carried important papers, bu Calllaux was to be shown everj courtesy. QQD IS BURNED 111 BROOKLYN llHlf Million Dollars Worth of Gov ernment Food la Destroyed lu Half an Hour New York, Jan. It. Fire In a Brooklyn warehouse filled with gov ernment food supplies today caused a loss of half a million dollars. Ice prevented the, fire boat from getting In working distance. Incendiarism a reported. HI GILL A CAS DID ATE FOR OFFICE OF MAYOR Seattle, Jan. It. Hiram 0. Gill, mayor of Seattle, today filed a dec laration announcing Wis candidacy to succeed himself at the Seattle mu nicipal election to be held In March. OREGON MAN WOUNDED 8alem, Jan. . 16. Through au thoritative channela Information haa reached here that Brigadier-General T. Wlgan, D. S. O., of the British army, in civilian life a member of the English hop firm ot Wlgan and Richardson, which , operatea, on , a large scale In the Willamette val ley with offices here, waa seriously wounded In the taking of Jerusalem. The firm owna large hop yards near Independence. General Wlgan has been wounded three tlmea since the outbreak ot the war, and for distinguished service haa been promoted to hla present rank, ' - ';' ' mm paints A GLOOMY E Washington, Jan. 16. Senator McCumber today painted a gloomy picture of the United States' posi tion,' declaring that England Is bear ing the brunt of the war. He de clared that America must send 5,000,000 troops to balance the man power of the central powers and 7,000,000 to force the Germans to retreat TO EXEMPT MEN' FROM PRAFT WHO PASS 31 TEARS Washington. Jan. 16. Secretary Baker advised the senate military committee today that the war de partment favors discharging from draft liability, men who have passed the age of 31 since registering, with out having been called to the col ors. . . Y, FROM U. OF 0. SERVING UNCLE SAM Eugene. Jan. 16. Of the 691 University of Oregon men now in the service, 154 are officers. Hlshest rank is held by Colonel Creed C. Hammond, of the Oregon coast artillery Major Raymond Bar ber and Major Condon C. '.McCornack. There are 24 captains, 87 first lieutenants, and 40 second lieuten ants. Nearly all branches ot the ser vice are represented. ' ItKSUi.N.VriO HINUAMAX RKIHHtTKI IX LOXHOX London, Jan. 16. The resigna tion of the Hungarian cabinet Is re ported. , PK.VCE XKOOT1ATIOXS TO HE RESUMED NEXT MONDAT Amsterdam, Jan. 16. According to the- Berlin Volks Zeltung, peace negotiations will be resumed at Brest-Lltovsk next Monday.. v " ,' " ITALIANS HIT HARDBLOWAT HUN INCHES HEAVY IiOHSES WERE INFLICT El) OX THE ENEMY AND PHI. O.NEILS CAITTHED ENEMY COMPLETELY SURPRISED Several Hundred Enemy, larlading a Lieutenant Colonel, and Hevea Other Officers Are Taken Italian Army . Headquarters la Northern Italy, Jan. II. The Ital lana delivered an unexpected ham mer blow last night against the po sitions on the heights Just .to the east of the Brenta river. ' Heavy losses were Inflicted upon the enemy and several hundred pris oners were taken. Including an Aus trian Lieutenant-Colonel and seven other officers. - The Italians likewise captured s large amount of war ma terlal. London, Jan. 16. "Early yester day morning a strong hostile raid northeast of Armentleres was re pulsed." the war office reports. "Dur ing last night we raided the enemy's trenches north of Lens, bombing his dugouts and securing some prisoners and a machine gun." The following official report In re gard to military operations in Pales tine was made public: "Despite adverse weather condi tions, our air service within the past few days has executed bombing raids on the enemy airdrome at Jenln, 10 miles southeast of Haifa tad on the Amman station oa the Hedjaa rail way 47 miles northeast of Jeru salem. In each case many hits on the objectives were observed. Two of our machines are missing. "In the sector about Jerusalem there haa been considerable patrol activity, botably around Bireh, nine miles north of the city; Mar Sabs, 7 miles southeast;' Jeba. 6tt mtles north-northeast and Mnkhmaa, T miles north-northeaat. At the last mentioned locality our troops suc cessfully raided an enemy post, clearing a village and returning with prisoners. KOI CAUSES r.!0SF AO DEATHS Washington, Jan. 16. iPneu- monia caused 149 of the 235 deaths reported among the national guards men and national army men train ing in this country daring the week ending January 11. The weekly re port of the division of field sanita tion, made public last night, shows 88 guardsmen died during the week. aa compared with 109 the week be fore, and 146 national army men as against 167 the previous week. IIUIIUII AT CAMP liS Camp Iwis. Jan. ' 16. Promo tions fell here today like plums. Captain Guy Strohm, of Portland, was made a major; Lieutenant Frank Mount, of Oregon City,, waa made a captain. Three other cap tains and six lieutenants were pro moted. The 'Benzine Board" sent ' sev erat to their homes on the inactive list, following an examination into their qualifications as officers. Lieu tenant Charles Andrus was sent home to Portland. No disgrace Is attached to being placed on the inac tive list, . ' !