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DAILY EDITION
vol. ix., No. oft.
GRAJITI PAM, JOSKPUnrB COWfTT, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1018
WHOLE NUMBER 2320.
FEDERALS II 10 Hi ALL FACB TOGETHER
geh
BARUCH MAY BE
OF
DOES NOT DECLINE TIIH OFFICE
BIT HAH NOT YET ACCEPTED
THE OFFER '
WEALTH MIGHT EMBARRASS
Slmim, Commander of American
Naval Fore In Europe, MUted
for Promotion
Washington, Nov. 27. Bernard
01. Baruch, chairman of the war In
dustrie tioard, li understood to have
bem offered the xet of secretary of
the treasury, succeeding Secretary
IfcAdoo. Whether he wilt be nom
inated ta an open question. With
out actually declining to serve, Bar
wh 1a aald to have tinted upon the
president strongly hla belief that he
should not enter the cabinet on the
ground that hla wealth, larKely In
Kovernment and other securities
would be seriously embarassing.
Washington, Nov. 27, Vice Ad
miral Biro ma, commander " of the
American naval forces tn ' . Europe
since the United States Went to war,
hum been selected for promotion to
the rank of admiral when a vacnncy
oocnra next month through the re
tirement of Admiral Austin Knight,
now commanding the Asiatic fleet.
Hear Admiral Cleaves, chief of the
convoy service, will be made vice
admiral. IN THE LAST BATTLE
Washington, Nor. 27. The war
department haa announced that the
91st division, which . contained Ore
gon troops, was at Ooetoosebeke and
Dunkerque on November 7, tour daya
before the armistice was signed.
The list division, containing the
Oregon national guard troops, was
t St. Algon and Noyera.
500,000 WILL STRIKE
if we is
Ban Francisco, Nov. 27. Approx
imately 600,000 workers In the
United States have taken action .fa
voring a strike for Thomas J. Moo
Bey and countless thousands are ex
pected to follow, the International
Workers' Defense league, which ll
bundling the Mooney defense, an
nounced today.
The council, was advised today that
the Brotherhoods of Railway Train
men and Locomotive Engineer! are
preparing for demonstrations in 14
southern states to be directed from
Atlanta, Ga.
GET Li
LEAVE FROM CAMP
6amp Lewis, Nov. 27. Thousanda
of soldiers were made glad today by
the announcement that they icould
obtain fosses, 'permitting them to
leave Wednesday night, to remain
sway until Monday morning.
SECRETARY
THE TREASURY
JUGO-SLAVS Hi
ITALIANS CLASH
FilClit Predicted Over Spoils Taken
From A tuti-ia Friction and
Jealous Shown
London, Nov. 27. The carrying
out of tha provlslona of the Italian-
Austrian armistice on the eastern
and northeastern Adriatic baa arous
ed much friction and Jealousy on the
part of the Juno-Slav population,
who ascribe to Italy the Intention of
permanently occupying these regions
which are virtually Identical with
those assigned to Italy by the allied
agreement of 1915.
The Jugo-Slava contend that the
occupation should have been by
mixed allied forces and not solely by
Italians.
'The Italian occupation of Flume
has been followed by a strong pro
test to the entente powers from the
Croatian national council at Agram.
It la reported that at some points
the occupation led to regrettable In
cidents between the Italians and the
Jugo-Slava and to those points mix
ed forces have aince been sent.
The Associated Press learns that
the allied governments are doing
everything possible to promote a
friendly settlement between the ri
val parties pending the final adjust
ment of the conflicting claims at the
peace conference.
WOULD, NOT DISCRIMINATE
AGAINST SOUTHERN OREGON
The following letter has been re
ceived 'by F. 8. Bramwell, president
of the local Chamber of Commerce,
from Governor Wlthycombe, In re
gard to the building up of Oregon,
and Irrigation projects in general:
"Have your letter and carefully
note same. There waa no thought
whatever of any discrimination in
my remarks against any section of
the state. Your country Is more In
terested in irrigation and logged
off lands, hence would come under
the scheme of general Irrigation.
The reason why I emphasized the
Willamette valley Is because of the
large bodies of open land ready for
Immediate occupation that should be
in the hands of the small farmers. I
assure you that I am Just as earnest
ly Interested In the development 'of
southern Oregon as any other sec
tion, and there Is no place there
that I "would be mors willing to help
than Josephine county, because I
know of the difficult problems with
which you are confronted.
'Trusting .this explains matters,
and with beat personal regards, I am
"Very truly yours,
"JAMES WITHYCOMBE.
"Governor."
ALLIES TO RECEIVE
FIRSTtFOODSTUFFS
Paris, Nov. 27 Food Administra
tor iHoover, In discussing reparti
tion of dlsposlble foodstuffs, says
the plan will be to give the first
food to the allies, then. neutrals, then
the enemtea. Hoover wants the com'
mission to meet In Brussels to exam
ine the merits of the German re
quest. ,
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
f FAVORED BY CHURCHILL
f London, Nov.' 27. Winston
Spencer Churchill, minister of
munitions, said in a speech that
he would do everything in his
f power to make a league of na-
f tlons a reality, but that it would
f be no substitute for the su-
f 'premacy of the British tleet. -f
BIG HUN ARMY SAID TO BE
PREPARING FOR A REVOLT
Former Aide to Emperor William Arrives at Treves With
Heavy Force Solf Again Asks For LeniencyMore
U-Boats SurrenderKaiser May be Ousted
Amaterdam, Nov. 27. General
Mondermarwltx, former aide-de-camp
to Emperor William and later
commander on the Verdun front, has
arrived at Treves with a big army
and appears to be preparing for a
counter-revolution, according to a
sensational Berlin dispatch filed No
vember 21.
London, Nov. 27. Foreign Secre
tary Solf has again asked the allies
to mitigate the armistice conditions.
and ha requested permission to de
lay the delivery of the railroad rol
ling stock until February 1, because
difficulties caused by the bad con
ditions due to a lack of lubricating
on.
TO
KEEP UP INSURANCE
Washington, Nov. 27 As soldiers
are demobilized, effort will be made
to Impress on them the desirability
of their continuing payments on
their government voluntary life In
surance, which can be maintained
for five years after peace, even
though the soldier haa returned to
civil lire. This will be done liy In
surance agencies In the army, work
ing together with authorities of the
treasury's war risk Insurance bureau.
Secretary McAdoo In a statement
haa urged soldiers to retain their
insurance to protect their families
and to retain the right to convert
this into other forms to be provided
by the government. An additional
reason, it is said, is the treasury's
desire to make of the soldiers' and
sailors' Insurance a demonstration
that government life insurance is
successful, and can be extended.
"I desire to remind all America's
soldiers and sailors," said Mr. Mc
Adoo's statement, "that It la their
opportunity and their privilege to
keep up their insurance with the
United States government after the
war has officially terminated and
even after they have returned to
civil life.
"In Its .present form, this Insur
ance Is annual, renewable term In
surance at net peace rates, Issued
against death and total or perma
nent disability. Under the provisions
of the war risk insurance act, every
person holding this insurance may
keep It up In this form even after
he leaves the service, for a period of
five years. All that Is necessary la
the regular payment of premiums.
"Moreover, the law provides that
not later than five years after the
termination of the war aa declared
by presidential proclamation, the
term Insurance shall be converted,
without medical examination, , Into
such form or forms of insurance as
may be prescribed by regulations and
as the Insured -may request. This
Insurance will continue to be gov
ernment insuranoe.
"The advantages of keeping this
Insurance in force cannot be empha
sized too strongly. The right to con
tinue it 1a a valuable right given by
the government to our fighting men
aa compensation for their services.
It this right is lost by allowing In
surance to lapse it can never be re
gained. Wihen government insur
anoe is allowed to lapse the holder
cannot again obtain Insurance ex
cept from private companies at a
London, Nov. 27. Twenty-seven
German U-boats were surrendered
today, making total of 114.
London, Nov. 27. The Dutch pre
mier said that William Hohenzollern
would have to leave Holland, If his
presence there becomes perilous to
Holland.
Berlin, Nov. 27. The German
federal conference adopted a reeolu
tion declaring that it is an absolute
necessity that all German tribes act
In unison for the maintenance of
Germany's unity, and fight all sep
aratist movements. The national
assembly will be summoned speedily.
SLAYER OF TWOWIBLEY
TAKEN AT PORTLAND
Portland, Nov. 27. A man said
to be John Cyril Uard was arrested
at his apartments here late Monday
night charged with the murder of
Frank Twombley, a traffic officer
near the Columbia Interstate bridge,
November 19, last. With him was
arrested a woman who said she was
his wife. The .police said she con
fessed that Llard committed the
crime and that she was with him at
the time. Llard denied his guilt
A laundry mark found on the ma
terial used in a mask which was
found near the scene of the murder,
led to the arrests. Detectives found
the laundry from which it had come
and thence followed the trail to its
owner. On Uard when foe was arj
rested was found a draft registration
card issued In Snohomish county,
Washington. He refused to say
whether be bad Mved there,
Twombley was slain while he was
pursuing a man and a woman tn an
automobile who had Just held up and
robbed C. G. Herrman,' a bridge ten
der, of $123. The robbers then sped
away and escaped.
According to the police,. Mrs. Laird
said she first met Llard at Butte,
Mont., a month ago, and that she
accompanied htm to Vancouver,
Wash., where they were married.
Her alleged confession was said to
have included the statement that
Llard told her he bad committed oth
er crimes, Including the robbery of
a mall car at Seattle a few weeks
ago.
E
' Washington, Nov. 27. At Presi
dent Wilson's personal request, the
British and French governments
will relax all censorship on news dis
patches to the United States on the
subject of the peace conference.
considerable increase in cost. More
over many of the men may have be
come uninsurable as a result of the
war throughl physical impairment,
and It these allow their insurance to
lapse they will loose the last oppor
tunity tor their families to have the
proteotlon of life insurance'
E
ABDUL OF TURKEY
"I Am Mors Ashamed of the Armen
tan Atrocities Than Anything ha
Oar History," Says Abdul
Constantinople, Nov. 27. "This
last war was the most disastrous in
the history of Turkey, not because
she was beaten, but because it made
enemies of nations naturally our
friends," declared Abdul Medid Ef-
fendi, heir to the Ottoman throne, to
the correspondent of the Associated
Press, whom be received today.
"The present sultan and myself,"
he. continued, "denounced the pro
posal that Turkey enter the war. Mo
hamed V. who was then reigning.
showed weakness before a clique of
adventurers like Talaat Bey and En
ver Bey, then cabinet ministers, and
now fugitives, whom Germany had
fed with dreams of power.
"I am more ashamed of the Ar
menian atrocities committed during
the war than, of anything in our his
tory, but I must Insist that they were
against the -will of the present sultan
and the nation as a whole. They
were instigated by unpatriotic minis
ters who were guaranteed in their
places by their services to German
militarism. The fanaticism of remote
tribes in their dislike for their neigh
bors and the brutality of provincial
officers served as the mediums, while
the censored ipress here concealed the
facte from the general public.
"The members of the imperial fam
ily tried to make use of their pres
tige against this, but were .impris
oned in the palace.
"Of the future, I can say we must
have foreign assistance, aa the coun
try is exhausted. We prefer to deal
with one nation, because the difficul
ties of international control have
been shown elsewhere, but we wel
come any control not menacing the
sovereignty of the caliph."
KING GEORGE TAKES
PART IN SHAM BATTLE
inaon,' Nov. 36. Riding in a
Jolting "whippet" tank. King George
on a visit to a British training
camp, took part in a sham battle tn
which 15 tanks made an attack aid
ed by airplanes dropping bombs,
smoke screens and machine gunning.
The route was over .broken ground
and included a fairly steep slope,
ditches and several sharp turnings.
Finally the tanks cleared a trench
with their machine guns. Then they
wheeled Into line, halted at, the edge
of a ditch, and by their final dip
provided what looked like a salute
to the king. '.
RAISE IN TELEPHONE RATES
CALLED OFF FOR PRESENT
Salem, Nov. 27. An increase In
rates for the Pacific Telephone ft
Telegraph company will be recom
mended through the Oregon public
service commission by Postmaster
General Burleson. This will cause
a postponement of the scheduled ad
vance in telephone rates that was to
go into effect November 15.
I
REPORT GERMAN SOLDIERS
ARB BEING DISCHARGED
With the American Army of Oc
cupation, Nov. 27. All German sol
diers, except the classes of 189S-9
will be discharged, according to re
ports.
f NEXT LIBERTY IjOAX ,
- MAY BE IN APRIL
f Washington, Nov. 27. Pre-
paratlons for the Fifth Liberty
loan Indicates that it will be
f floated sometime in April. '
REL10RS
STRIKES
WOULD sever
RELATIONSHIP
111 HIM
ROUMANIAN TRAXSYLVAXIA AN
NOUNCES ITS IXDEPE XUEXCE
AXD DEFIES BXXGARIAXS
OTHERS OBJECT TO THE MOVE
Angered by the Refusal, Roumanians.
Break Off Business Negotiations.
Outlook Grave
Paris, Nov. 27. Roumanian
Transylvania has proclaimed its in
dependence and has ont an ultima
tum to the Hungarian government.
asking that all political, administra
tive and Judicial departments in ter
ritories inhabited by the Rouman
ians be handed over. Hungary has
refused the request, and the national
Roumanian government has broken
off negotiations.
OREGON RAISES 91450,000
IX WAR WORK CAMPAIGN
Portland, Nov. ; 27. Latest re
turns show that. Oregon has respond
ed with its quota of $1,150,000 in
the united ' war work campaign and
an oversubscription of $1,660.
IE OF
HANDICAP TO GERMANS
With the American Forces in
France, Nov. 27. The Germans
were so short of horses during the
latter part of the great allied offen
sive this fall that when the Ameri
cans drove them back in the Meuse
sector the German troops sometimes
were compelled to abandon their
lighter cannon. Generally the Ger
mans tried to remove their heavy
guns and get away the smaller ones '
later If they could. Occasionally the
Americans found German guns In
perfect condition with great stores
of ammunition nearby.
Some of these guns were turned
upon the Germans. Others which, '
were too (badly damaged to be used '
are being sent back to the United
States for exhibition purposes.
TO
!T
BUSINESS BY WIRELESS
Washington, Nov. 27. President
Wilson attaches no weight to the ar
gument that . upon crossing the sea
he will lose the right to perform the
exeoutlve duties and will nave to let
them devolve upon the vice presi
dent. He, holds that the wireless
and cables will solve the problems.
He will administer the duties aboard.
ship and from Paris.
WOULD USE MACHINE
t
New York, Nov. 27. Threat of
the use of machine guns by the po
lice on the soldiers and sailors who '
are resisting the efforts of the police
to prevent lawless attacks are con
tained in a letter sent by Police Com-
Vvia TTwAa
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