DAILY EDITION
VOU VIII., Xh. TN.
(1 HA NTS PAMM, JOMKPiilXB OOIINTT, OKKUON, MOXDAY, JAMAItV til. IIH.
WIIOLK XIMHKH IEM.
BRITISH WARSHIPS S N (
TI TURKISH CRUISERS
British and Turkish Naval Forces Meet at the Dardanelles
-Turk Cruiser Midutlu Is Sunk and Cruiser Sultan
lawuz Selitn Beached-British Losses Slight
Umduit, Jan, 21. In a navl if
Him yesterday between British and
Turkish force at the entrance to
tlit Dardanelles, tha TurkUh crula
r Mlilullu, formerly tli German
Dreslau, wa unk mid tba Bultan
lawua Bellm, formerly the German
Goobi'ii, wat beached. The announce
ment waa mad by the admiralty
lody.
The. official statement say:
"The Uoeben and Urralau, Turkish
namea gultau tfvllm and Mlilullu.
with dmttroyera were In action 'with
the UrltUh forcea at the entrance to
tba Dardanellaa Sunday morning.
The Hreslau waa aunk. Tba Goeben
scaped, but haa beon toeached, evi
dently badly damaged, at Nagara
Point.
I
Loudon, Jan. II. The Bolshevlkl
authorities In Pelrograd received a
reply yealarday from the Rumanian
government denying allegntloii con
tained In tho lloMievlkl note to Itu-
manla, according tf. aa Kxclianvt,
Telegraph dlspatrh from Pelrograd
under Friday' dale,
1'reinler lnlne. adda the dispatch,
eonalilered the reply unsatisfactory.
He aent roplei of It to Foreign Mln
leler Trotsky and Ensign Krylonko,
.the army romtnander.
1TALIAXH KF.PUXK IIXF.MV
ox wide fiioxt is hoitii
lxindoti, Jan. 21. Fighting of a
major character waa revived on tho
lower I'lave when the Auatrlana at
tempted to dislodge the ltallana
from Capo Slle brldca head. The at
tack was carried out by strong forte
and on a wldo front. The latent re
port from tha Rome war office aald
tba ltallana had thrown bnck the at
tackers everywhere.
Wahlngton, Jan. 21. The Dutch
government today alijned an agree
ment to charter to the United 8tutea
about HO ateamera. now held In Am
erican porta.
CENTRAL POWKIW MAKING
PHACK WITH IKHAXIANS
Amaterdam. Jan. 21. Brest-Lit-ovak
advice aay m central powen
and the Ukranlan people' republic
have agreed on the principle or a
peace treaty the ror to be termi
nated. EOF
! . Portland, Jan. 21. In a whirl
wind, go-a-you-ploae push, work
i i -era In the Knlghta of Columbus war
j lund drive 8nturday charged to the
Koal toward which they hnd been
i moving tho punt, week $50,000
from Portlund.
! Roleuaed early in the dny from
i , previously linpoacd territory rostrlc-j-
V tlona, the aollcltors exerded their
own pleasure and dlacretlon In iiimh
! tug the campaign mining friend or
1 stranger, on the street or In jodlce
building, In public place or private
liomc, anywhore the call for min
istering to tho soldier boy might
anoet respone1
'"I ho tionhen now la being attack
ed by naval nlrrraft.
"Our losses reported aif ih moni
tor Itagliin ami a small monitor, the
M-'JK."
Ih'HlriM lion of tha two former
Gorman rrulsera by lb British
marka tba and of two warship wbteb
from thv beginning of war In Au
gust, 1914, have been proverbal
"thorna In tha flesh" of tha antanta
allied natlona.
Tha Goelmn and Hreslau were
purchaied by Turkish government
from Germany, August 14, 1914. (or
what at the time waa aald to have
been 120.000,000, after they bad
flat) through a cordon ot HrltUb and
French warahlpe In tha Mediterran
ean flea, throiiKh tha Dardanelles
and to Constantinople.
T
E'
ARE GROUND
lAindon, Jan. 21. rrlllh troop
awept forward to a depth of one mile
on a four mile front In the neigh
borhood of tha Durah line In Pala
tine, the official utment ald to
day. Borne prisoner wre leimrted.
The HrltlBli forcea made their galo
Friday morning.
Hrlllah flyer Friday dropped
bomb on a long column of enemy
tioopa behind the German line on
the woKtcrn front and flew back and
forth, firing; their maehlna gun at
the maed force with ronlderable
effect, Field Marshal Halg reported
tonight.
In thla aectlon five German ma
chine were downed during the day.
One Drltlah machine failed to re
turn.
Repulxe ot neve nil German raids
during Friday night and thl morn
ing In the neighborhood of Neuve
Clinpelle and southward of Len was
reported by Field Marshal Malg to
night from the west front.
IU X AGKNTH INHTItlTTKI TO
HTOP KHKKJHT MOVKMKNT
New York, Jan.. 21. Definite. In
formation that German agenta were
instructed to use all meana to para
lyie the effort to move freight, I
responsible ' for doubling guard at
shipyard and terminals.
BRITISH GENERAL IS
London. Jan. 21. General Sir
Eonuchamp Duff, commander-ln
chief of the British forcea la India
from 1913 to 19 IS, waa found dead
In hia bed In a West End Club thla
morning.
General Duff, who had had a long
and distinguished army career, win
ning honor In active campaigning
and filling numerous responsible
executive positions, Including that of
alntnut military secretary for In
(linn affair at the war office and the
posts of adJutnnt-general and chief
of staff In India beforo being com
mander-in-chief there, wns In hi 83d
year.-. In August, 1918, he waa suc
ceeded In the Indian command by
General Monro.
MISS PATTOX DKNIICS SHK
IS KNGAtJKH TO PKHSHIXG
El Pnso, Tex., Jan. 21. Mlsa An
Ita Patton today denied report pub
lished In Paris, Hint she Is engaged
to General Pershing.
ASSEMBLY IS
DISSOLVED BY
BOLSHEVIK!
lilHHoLITIO.V (X).MKH AFTKIl
ltOl.MIIF.Vlkl AmiCltHNTH AUK
DF.FF.ATF.D
IEIE ALLOWS HO OPPOSITION
TniM Take 'i,mmIiii of Hnll
Mint Meeting Wan Held and
Forbid ltNiMtiilillnK
tandon, Jan. 21. The Russian
contltuent assembly bad, been In ei
ItteiiM but 4 few hour before It
waa dissolved by tha executive com
mittee of the congreaa of workmen'!
soldlera congress which baa been
supporting the lnlne government.
The dissolution came after Holsho
vlkl adherent were defeated in at
tempt to control the assembly. Bol
shevikl troop now guard tha desert
ed assembly meeting place and l.en-
Ine will not allow them to reaa
emble.
Pftrograd, Jan. 21. M. Tchernoff
elected chairman of the constituent
assembly by the social revolutionists,
declares that the constituent assem
bly should Immediately call a con
ference of all the entente alllea to
consider war alms.
M. Tchernoff granted an Interview
to the correspondent during the mid
night recess.
"Wbat do yon think of tlie tXlAA
tlonV he was asked.
"Do you think the Bolshevikl will
dissolve the constituent assembly?"
"No." said the chairman. "I do
not think they will do that before
the congresa of the workmen's and
soldiers' deputies assembles. In
the meantime they will try to find a
way out of their embarrasment and
continue their accession.
"You desire to discuss peace first.
What la your program regarding
that question?"
"Our party'a position on the ques
tion of peace la that the constituent
assembly should immediately call a
conference of all the entente allies
to consider the alma ot the war. We
expect that at such a conforence they
would state clearly and most ex
plicitly their aim and would try to
harmonise them with the democratic
principle of the Russian revolu
tion." .
"Do yon think Russia can . con
tinue the war If Germany refuaes
peace on democratic term?" Tch
ernoff waa asked. He replied:
"Everybody saya that Russia can
not fight because of the extreme
state of disorganization. All know
that the decision in thl war will be
on the western front. But Rusala
ran act aa a magnet to draw (Jer
man forcea and prevent their being
thrown over to the western front.
The Russian army may retreat, but
In doing ao wtl benefit the alllea by
diverting the Germans deeper and
deeper Into Russian territory which
would be no gain for them."
ARE ASSASSINATED
Petrograd, Jan. 21. A. I. Shin
garoff, minister of finance in Ker
ensky'a cabinet and Professor F. F.
Kokoshklne, state comptroller under
Kerensky.-were murdered In tholr
beds at the marine hospital last
nlsht.
KILL Wit PACIFIC 0AST
NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM
Washington, Jan. 21. A bill was
Introduced In tho house today by
Representative tinker of California,
to accjulre und maintain a system of
natloniii defense and military high
ways and post ronda, In Washing
ton,, Oregon and California. .
VI CABINET
LEGISLATION
IS OPPOSED
MKMIIKItM TO ISK APl'OIXTF.D HV
TIIF. ckusiuknt WITH fOX
8K.NT OK HF.XATK
iTtnlilcnt WIImio Announce Ilia
0iNwllio am! Will Fight It To
Finish
Washington, Jan. 21. Kstabllab
ment of a war cabinet of three dis
tinguished citizen of demonstrated
executive ability, la provided for by
a bill Introduced In the senate by
Senator Chamberlain, chairman of
the military committee, the members
to be appointed by the president
with the consent of the senate. How
ever, the president haa served notice
on democratic leaders In the aenate,
that he will use all hi Influence
and power to beat It and will fight
to a finish.
GERMAN YACHT TAKEN
' IN NEW YORK HARBOR
New York. Jan. 21. The steel
pleasure, yacht Joyeuse, aald to be
owmed by Emit H. Kleuge. an nn-
naturalired German of Englewood,
N. J., was seized here today .by
I'nited States Marshal McCarthy. .
Federal authorities said the yacht,
equipped with wireless, with Kleuge
on board and manned by a Swedish
crew, had been cruising recently
along the Atlantic coast.
The yacht Is licensed In the name
of Arthur H. Marka. of Akron, Ohio,
and It la claimed by tbe government
officials that Kleuge bought It from
Marks In November, 1916. but no
public record has been made of the
transfer. The boat was licensed In
June of last year In Marks' name.
It waa pointed out by the officials
that under the president's proclama
tion enemy aliens are not allowed to
operate boats of any kind in Amer
ican waters, which would have made
It Impossible for Kleuge to obtain a
license In hia own name.
When aelaed the Joyeuse was at
anchor In the Hudson river and co-
Incident with the selinre a libel
against the craft was filed In the
name of the United States.
The Joyeuse wa brought from
Florida water by Kleuge some
months ago, It waa said.
Kleuge, who la president of the
Kleuge Weaving company here, la a
reputed millionaire.
P
Portland, Jan. 21. The number
of case tiled in the municipal court
during the year Just closed show a
big reduction In crime in the two
year during which the prohibition
law haa been In effect. The statis
tic were compiled Friday by Deputy
City Attorney Richard Delch for City
Attorney W. P. LaRoche.
In the fiscal year ending Novem
ber 30, 1915. the Inst "wet" yanv.
15,018 persons were haled Into the
police court, while In the calendar
year 1917 there were only 8.129
cases and 1.724 or these were trl;d
during the month of December, of
which 1,046 were for violation of
traffic ordinance.
Drunkenness, which Is bygone days
was the most common offense, hns
now fallen to second place, with
traffic violation far In the lead.
100,000 STRIKERS ARE
DEMANDING EARLY PEAGE
Transport Service Is Paralyzed
of Austria-Hungary, and a
Made in Germany
Uindon, Jan. 21. With pan-Ger
mans In political ascendancy In Ger
many, there are serious strike in
Austria, at. protest against GeN
maoism and favoring peace. - One
correspondent lay, the striker de
mand a, speedy peace with Russia,
and have grown too strong to be
stemmed by force.
London, Jan, 21. The strike
movement la moving throughout
Austria-Hungary, according to dis
patches received from Swiss and
Dutch sources. It I associated with
a demand for immediate peace. A
general atrlke waa decalred Friday
GIRL WITH DYNArITE
Chicago, Jan. 21. The mystery
surrounding the Identity of the 16-
year-old girl who waa arrested Frl
day on her arrival from Youngstown,
Ohio, carrying satchel In which were
26 atlcks of dynamite, waa solved
when she broke down and told fed
eral ahthorltles hernanie Is .Josle
Lande and that abe ia from Youngs
town. An Intimation waa given that
search Is being made In connection
with the case for a secret code used
by German propagandists.
The girl told of her arrival In thla
country, declaring that ahe was born
In San Luca. a town In northern
Italy. She came to America with
her father four year ago, ahe eald.
The dynamite, he declared, waa
given her by a friend In Youngstown
to be delivered to someone in Chi
cago. She refused to tell the name
of the man who gave her the explo
sive, nor to whom it wa to be de
livered. A allp of paper bearing a
Chicago street addres which she
tried to awallow when arrested, ao
far ha proved worthless, for the ad
dress I a vacant lot.
The explosive waa discovered by
a negro porter on the train from
Youngstown. His suspicions were
aroused when she refused to let any
one touch the satchel.
The passenger were placed In an
other car on the pretext that trie
heating apparatus . temporarily wa
out of order. The satchel then was
examined and police notified of Its
contents.
TWO MKX1CAXS KILLF.lt
WHF.X F1RK 18 UKTVKXKD
EI Paso, Tex., Jan. 21. Two
armed Mexicans were, killed today,
when I'nited States cavalry patrols
returned a fire from the Mexican
side, opposite Fabens. One Ameri
can's horse was shot from under
him.
TOTAL $12,949.84
Portland, Jan. 21. Returns from,
the sale of Red Cross Christmas
seals throughout Oregon now total
$12,949.84, with a number of towns
and agents yet to hear from. It Is
practically assured that last year's
returns of $6,600.47 will be more
than doubled this year. The Wom
an's Club, of Corvnllia, which hand
led the sale of the seals In that city,
sent In their check last week for
$250, and The Dalles Sorosls Club,
which handled the sale In that sec
tion sent their check for $205.53.
by Strike That Afiects All
Permanent Peace Not
Is Demanded
at Budapest, when the entire trans
port ayatem came ta standstill.
London, Jan. 21. A general
atrlke la on throughout Auatrla, ac
cording to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Parla today, which re
port 100,000 men quitting work la
Vienna and Neuatadt, closing down
all the war factories.
The atrlkera are described aa open
ly anti-German and the movement
a both political and economic and
especially aimed at obtaining peace.
Public demonstrations. It i add
ed, have weii held in many placet,
at which hostility was voiced toward
Berlin for trying to force the Aua
trlana to continue the war.
TO KEEP ROADS M
Washington, Jan. 21. Director
McAdoo told tbe aenate interstate
commerce committee today that he
thought tbe government should re
tain the operation of railroad for
some time after peace come, and not
return them to private owner un
til and comprebire- K bar ,
been passed to govern them. He de-
nied that he had anything to do with
the fuel restriction order, but aald
he approved it
FOKKCAST FOK TH K WF.KK
HK(ilXIXO JAXIAKY 20
Pacific Coast States Some prob-.
ability of rain Sunday In southern
California, and occasionally after
Monday on north coast; otherwise
fair. No ' decided temperature
changes.
A RINGING CALL TO
WEN OF An
Washington, Jan. 21. "Wake up
women, U'a war!"
This ia the rally call aent out to
day to the women of America by
Florence King, a woman lawyer ot
Chicago, and president of the Wom
an'a Association of Commerce of the
United Statea of America. Women,
she saya, might better be driving
trucks than pleasure cars. In a state
ment today she aald:
"We women must wake up. We
must not wait for broken men to be
brought home to ua from France be
fore we come to realize and shoulder
our part In this war business.
"Women will work It you'll tell
them what to do. It' not so much
what they can do. They must do
what the men have been doing. Lots
of women are knitting. Very well.
but many of them have got to drop
that to attend the wounded, grow
food, enter business and keep the
factory wheels moving. I have little
patience with ablebodled women
who are content jnt to knit. Leave
that to the women with children they
cannot leave, and to semi-invalids."
PRKSIOKXT WILSOX DKXIK8
CHAMHF.nLAIX'8 SPF.KCH
Washington. Jan. 21. President
Wilson Issued a statement - today
characterizing as "astonishing and
unjustifiable distortion of truth,"
the assertion . made by Senator
Chamberlain In New York state, con
cerning inaction and inefficiency by
the government in war preparation.
PROPER LEGISIAII