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' riv 1 mm DAILY EDITION VOL. IX., No. (III. GRANTS PA8H,. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, IF;CEM1IER 11, 118 WHOLE NUMBER 2587. CZERNiN HAS CONFIDENCE IN PRESIDENT rAINTH GEN. LUDKNDOHFP . AS MAN WHO STOOD BETWEEN THR ALLIES AND PEACE ; ENGLAND'S fOSE CRITICISED dou CUlmi to Have Clearer Un derstanding, of 1'realdent's Four Uhmi Peace Principle Vienna, Doc, M. Count Czerntn, In discussing tho problems to be fet tled before peace U made secure, ex tireascd filth In Preeldont Wilson, lie painted General Ludendorff m the men -who itood between the cen tral power end peace on numeroui occasions, and aald the Gorman peo ple, and even Ute emporor, wanted to no the end ot tbe war, but England's ttltudo prevented steps being taken. London, Dec. It. A a result of : Informal conversations regarding I President WlUon's freedom of the ' sea proposals, the Drltlith govern ; tnent la now In possession of con- cTote suggestions which are more : understandable than the "free aeaa" clause In the "fourteen polnta," ac cording to the .London Express. It li understood that the president will not demand the Abandonment of England's right of aearch, contra ! feand law and right to enforce a Ailockade. Ills proposal are not an ' 1 tagonlstlo to British Interests, aa has , been supposed. HEARST'S ORDERS TO E Washington, Doc. 11. Govern mont'coptos'of telegrams signed by William Randolph Hearst giving In structions regarding the policy of bis newspapers and their correspon dents during the war were read into the record at today's bearing of the senate committee Investigating Ger man propaganda. A message dated March 3, 1917, sinned "Hearst" and sent to Car valho said: "If situation quiets down pleas" Temove color flags from first pa jo and little .flags on Inside .psgos, re serving these for special occasions of a warlike or patriotic kind. think they have' been good for thin week, giving us a very , Amorlean character and probably helping sell , papers, but to continue effective thoy should be reserved for occasions." fOHTLAND tXAL DEALERS IK) "CHARITY" WOKX Portland, Deo. 11. Local coal dealers were today ordered to re fund $1,392.61 to consumers and the Red Cross. George T. Dalton, special agent of the federal trade commission, who has been conferring with the state fuel administrator here,' ordered the refund because the coal men over charged customers. It is impossible to locate some of the customers,' so Dalton ordered $745.43 of the total turned over to the Portland chanter of the Red Cross. ! , KRUPV WORKS WILL ?. ' QUIT MAKING GUNS Amsterdam, Dec. 11 Dlrect--f ors of the Krupp munitions f works have announced their In- 4 f tention to transform their plant t Into a factory devoted to arts of peace, according to the Cologne ' Gazette. - , LATEST TERROR 24-IKCH RIFLE lift llnnge of 40 Mile- "IMjf Ber thas" Will Soon IK) Relegated to the Jtear Washington, Dec. 11. Ordnance development during the , war bas brought cannon makers to tbe point where tbe 24-Inch rifle Is easily prac ticable. Major General F. W. Coe, Chief ot coast artillery, said today In his annual report. The nominal range of a gun of this sire would be 40 miles, tbe report says, but "long er ranges for special typos are pos sible If desired." The limit bas not yet been ap proached In the size of tractor-drawn artillery, declares Oeneral Coe, Inti mating that a successor of the Oer ban "big .norths" Is to be expected. "In the case of harbor defenses," the report declares, "the existing armament lacks In power when Judged by latest standards. In order to provide for the unhampered move ments of our own floets In leaving Important harbors, It will undoubt edly be necessary In many cases to supplement the existing defenses with the highest power, largest cali ber guns, placed as far to the front as possible." ITS ANNUAL MEETING Tho Farm Bureau of Josephine ounty met In annual session at the courthouse Tuesday afternoon. The Farm Bureau Is what was formerly the Agricultural Council, this name having been generally adopted by all organizations in the United States fostering agricultural activities In connection with the agricultural col leges and IT. S. department ot agrl cultural. The present organization s made up ot men and women from all por tions of the county. ' Tuesday's mooting was given to re viewing tho work of the county agent and home demonstration agent for the pear year, and outlining and adopting a program ot work tor the coming year. The following officers were elect ed for the coming year. President, Wylberg; vice preBldont. Mrs. W. White; secretary. U. D. Mlhllls. County Agent Leader P. V. Marls and Home Demonstration Agent leader Miss Anna M. Turley were present and took active part In (he meeting. The members of the bureau were guests at a luncheon served by County Agont C. D. Thompson and Home 'Demonstration Agent Miss Ruth Corbett. 1$0N:SAY$,N0 Paris, Dec,, 11. According to wlreloss dispatch from the V United States steamship George Washing ton, says Marcel Hutln in the Echo de Paris, President Wilson has been Informed that Premier Ebert and Foreign Secretary Haase of the 'Ber ltn government, and Premier Eisner of Bavaria, were about to make an effort to get him to visit Germany The president is quoted as having made this reply: ""Only toy long-years of repentance can Germany atone for her crimes and show sincerity, .No true Anierl can could think ot visiting Germany unless forced to, do so by strictly of ficial obligations. . 'That Is to say, I decline in, ad vance, to consider any suggestion of the kind." f '' HOG LAND CONTINUES TRIP .1 Roseburg, Ore., Deo. 11. Aviator Hogland landed here yesterday , and remtned over night. He resumed his flight southward at 9:45 this mornlniJ. ! SHOULD VISIT GERMANY CONSCRIPTION LLOYD GEORGE ALLIES IN EUROPE MUBT TAKE 81'CH STAND IP HORRORS OP WAR ARK AVERTED NW IS A DEFENSIVE; WON Berlin Boys Workmen's and Soldiers' Council Must Dissolve Before . Allies Send Food London, Dec. 11. Lloyd George declares that tbe allies must put an end to conscript armies In -Europe, It the horrors of war are to be pre vented. Lloyd George declared that . tbe navy t a defensive weapon, not of fensive, and that Is the reason why England does not mean to give It up. Copenhagen, Dec. 11. A Berlin report says the allies will refuse to send food to Germany until the sol diers' and workmen's councils are dissolved. The report says tbe allies will reserve tbe right to march into Berlin. HOLLANDERS AIDED KLSER IN FAMOUS "GET AWAY" Paris, Dec. 11. The city council of Spa has documentary evidence that a Dutch general came to Spa to meet the former German emperor before his flight Into Holland, ac cording to the Matin. ' It would ap pear, therefore, that his reception and that ot the crown prince and suite at the Dutch frontier waa a mere comedy," the newspaper con tinues. F Salem, Ore., Dec. 11. Clarence Gentry, one ot the li military con victs being transferred from Alcat raz Island to McNeil's Island, jumped from a moving Southern Pacific train near Jefferson early today and made his escape. Federal Officer Todd, one of the three who had the prisoners In charge, Is now searching for the escaped man. MARSHAL FOCH MAY VISIT ; i THE L 8. AT EARLY DATE New York, Dec. 11. That Marshal Foch may visit the United , States when his, duties permit was Indicated by a , cablegram received here by Mayor Hylau from the, marshal In response to a recent , message in which the mayor invited htm to visit New York and offered him "the free dom of the city." . , , , ' , Marshal Foch's reply follows:. "I am profoundly touched by the sentiment ' which has. inspired your message and I thank you tor your Invitation. 1 : appreciate highly the honor , of the 'freedom .ot. the city' which the people ot the city, of New York .offer me. f Please i transmit to them, with my acceptance, .expres sion of my warmest gratitude.". lUE'OF-PEAyNO El Washington, Dec. 11 The depart ment of agriculture,' In their final estimates, places the corn crop at 2,682,814,000 ' bushels,' ' and the wheat crop at 917,000,000 bushels. The total value ot the nation's .prin cipal crops la estimated at 1614,000,'' 000 more than last year. DESPAIR AND GLOOM HAVE .HP ONIONS WRANGLE OVER FORM OF GOV KUXMEN'T CREATES FACTIONS THAT CANNOT AGREE SCME WOULD DIVIDE EMPIRE Berlin, Cologne and Rhine Cities Seethe With Unrest Allies Hold ...the People In Check Cologne, Dec. 7 Cologne la seeth ing with political Ideas born of the revolution. Various factions are at grips over the future government ot tbe Rhlneland, which, with Westpha lia, was declared a separate republic at a meeting ot radical social demo crats tbe other day. Tbe conservatives are holding out for a united Germany. The Rhine- land, as a whole, was against the old regime, but the people have split on tbe rock ot possible separation from Germany. The soldiers' and workmen's coun cil ot Cologne Is cooperating quietly with the old city government. The first flare of the revolution In Co logne came on November 7, when 60 marines arrived here fresh from the mutiny in Kiel and started trouble. The way already had been well paved by Russian Bolshevik!. The marines quickly secured followers and raided the Jails, liberating between 4,000 and 5,000 criminals. ! German troops holding the " city were disarmed by the revolutionists and the officers were Btripped of their epaulets without much resist ance. That night was one ot terror. - The liberated criminals made the most of their 'freedom and a considerable number of persons were killed. How many died will never be known be cause the bodies were thrown Into the Rhine. As the governor of the district showed no inclination to take a hand in the matter, the burgomaster de cided to straighten out affairs him self add invited the soldiers', and workmen'a council to the city hall. The revolutionary council proved reasonable and the burgomaster suc ceeded finally In getting the upper hand orer the mobs. At present the council is composed half of moder ates and half of Independents . who are a close approach to anarchists. RUSSIANS WILL NOT HAVE A ' . SEAT AT THE PEACE TABLE Amsterdam, Dec., 11. The, Deut sche Tages Zeltung, of Berlin,, a copy of which has .been received here, says lb learns from a reliable, source, that the entente powers will refuse. to In clude . a -preliminary oeace . . treaty with Germany before the meeting of a German national assembly l Washington, Dec. 11. Russia, In the opinion ot officials here, will not be formally represented at the peace conference. It was said today that there is no government in Russia which the associated nations recog nize as having the power to confer upon the delegates the right to rep resent that country at the Paris as sembly. ' 4 .47,000 U. 8., SOLDIERS - -, . i INFLUENZA VICTIMS Washington. Dec. 11 An of- 4 tidal summary ot the results df the Influenza epidemic, in army f camps and military centers In the United States, made publc 4 .by the war. department ,, today, -f Bhows that there were. SS8, 251 f cases of the disease. irp to De- rf - cember !, with approximately 17.000 deaths. 1 Many Nations Preparing to Have Delegate PresentMany Private Wire Are Install rd Paris, Sunday, Dec. 8. Every train arriving at Paris these . days brings large numbers of officials at tached to the various delegations to the peace conference. By the time the .delegates gather tbe number of official of all nationalities will num ber between 3,000 and 5,000. Each, one will hare some special work to do. Many of them already are busy. The' United States, because of Its remoteness, will be obliged to have probably the largest and. moat com plete staff, and for this .reason .the American authorities have been com pelled to take over larger accommo dations than any other delegation. Italy will also have a considerable working force here, bat the delegates as In the case of Great Britain,, will toe able to depend on much of their work . being done in their own coun try. Each European nation's dele-, gates will have at their disposal their own private telegraph 'and telephone wires, with which they may eommu nlcate with their respective govern, ments. A large number of the officials ot the leading powers are receiving many representatives of small.: na tionalities or groups ot nationalities who have Interests which they Intend to bring before the conference. Some of these' represent governments which have not even been recognized, and In a few cases there are two groups of representatives of the same nationality, each -claiming to, repre sent the majority party. TURKS CONTINUE TO KILL ., GREEKS IX .SMYRNA 'Athens,. Greece, Monday, Dec. 11. -The Turks In Smyrna still con tinue to oppress the Greek portion of the population there, according to Information reaching the semi official Athens news agency. The attitude of the Turks has not been Improved since the armistice, it is declared, but rather has become more arrogant. A number ot Greeks have been arrested and several hare been killed.. TO, IF "T Washington, Dec. 11. The Jugo slav national council at Seagreb, act ing as the provisional government for all the Jugoslav territory form erly Incorporated in the Austro-Hun- garian empire, has submitted a pro test to the allies, against the. Ital ian administration In the occupied territories . ef . Xtalmatla., Istrla, and GorUa, . according to a dispatch re ceived here. . ITALY .STIRRING UP . i ... . TROUBLE WITH SERBS London, Dec. II. The 'Manchester Guardian says It has received from a well Informed allied source the state-1 nient that "another very serious in cident has been provoked by the for ward action of Italy on the Adriatic coast." The newspaper's informant continues: "l Ten days ago, though perfect quiet reigned. In that district' and Serbian contingents from General Franchet , d'Esperey'g army already were in occupation of Cettinje, the Italians Insisted .on landing 2,000 troops at Cattaro, In Dalmatla. Hap plly. to .counter-balance, this; the al lies secured the presence ot an equal number ot troops. Including. French and American soldiers. "The Italians, however, showed signs of 'behaving as masters and proceeded to demand the lowering of the .National flag. An armed con flict was-avoided owing, to the ac tive intervention of - the 'American commander. The, national flags and emblems remain in position, WILL -CAMEL BsSIs ALL BUILDERS WHO HAVE NOT SPENT OVER $200,000 ON ' SHIPS ARE AFFECTED , HARD BLOW TO NORTHWEST War Industries Board to Remove Re strictions) on .Steel Beginning .January 1 Washington, Dec. 11. The ship ping hoard has determined upon can cellation of 'all outstanding eon tracts for the construction of wooden ships, where the builders haw not spent over $200,000 on a ship. This applies to shipyards in the Atlantic, Gulf and the Pacific states. 1 - The contract cost of wooden Tea sels averages about $700,000. The hoard believe it to 'be economy to cancel the contracts, with the provi sion against loss to shipbuilders. Washington, Dee. 11. At a meet ing of the steel committee of the American Iron and Steel Institute, with the war Industries hoard, the attitude ot the government represen tatives was that regulation of prices and supervision ot the steel Industry shonld cease January 1, the govern ment retaining only the right of em bargd on exports. TO HELP. SMASH HUNS Washington, Dec. 11. An eight inch gun, self propelling on its cater pillar track, and prototype of a fleet ' of similar monsterg that was being constructed for the American army when hostilities ceased, was demon strated here today before Assistant Secretary of War CTowell, Major General Snow, chief of artillery, and large group of American officers and engineers. Gun. and machine alike had suc cessfully passed the firing tests at the ordnance proving ground before today's test, , which was. under direc tion ot Pliny, E. Holt and Colonel J. B. DIJlard, the designers. , The tractor-gun drove Its 55,000 pounds of bulk up a 45 degree ra vine wall, developed a apeed of. four miles aa hour .on level surface and demolished, large trees with the, same ruthlessness that Its war brother, the tank, showed In action In France. V FAVOR - JOINT, r CONFERENCE . , New .York, Dec. 11,-n-The National baseball league today, ,.wnt on re cord as fayorlng a, Joint conference with the American league to discuss problems" confronting the game. : 1 mm mimmm ; . Brest, France, Dec. 11 The trans port George Washington, with Presi dent Wilson aboard) changed' ' its course after leaving Azores and will arrive at .Brest iln -advance of - the time, announced. . It. Is now, .expected to arrive at 1Q o'clock Friday morn ing. The president will leave tor Paris al 4 o'clock in the afternoon. . '-!, ' I . v 'i ;, 4 SOLDIERS JEJtQM, WEST . V .... LANDED .AT BOSTON f ' . .... ' f Boston, Dec. 11. The White' Star, liner Canoplo. discharged 1,500 soldiers,, mostly, from the western states. They Include -f -f aviation units which have been training in England.-1 ' " ..if.if