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.'! .--.U . ... . , 4 vwr i i.i b ! i , r J i. , 3 I aou ix o. wo. REDS CAPTURE VILNA. BEGIN r BIG MASSACRE CIV1LIANH AltK KIIiU:i UK CAl'MR POLIC8 ItlKIHTKD AM) FOUGHT gTUUIiORNLY GERMANS ASSIST BOLSHEVIKS aal4ren'ky Make Appeal U I'm irltrt-lMtii WlllliiK to KMTlflce All to 1'lwu.e AUhw Warsaw, Jan. 10. Vllna hus tal len Into the band of the Uolshovlk army, loveral thousand strong, which drove out the Polish militia. A maasaore of civilian began at once, partly because the Pole had offered resistance and bad arrestod or ehot the members of the local LtoUhevlkl committee. The I'ollah troop who bad no can non and only a few cartridge per rlflo and were under command of General Veltko, rotreated to Lano varova, where thoy were d Inarmed by the German and tent to Blaly tok. There they were robbed by Che German and were darted off tor rollah territory. Lemuurg, where the I'olo are defending themselves against the Rutbenlam, appear sate for the time being. , The political ltuatlon at Warsaw la atatlonary. Aa result ot lnfer- y views which Ignace Jan Paderewskl baa had with General PilsudBfcl, Pad rewikl bad. agreed to form a new cabinet, provided the socialists. In the ministry withdraw from their predominating position. General Pllaudskl expressed himself a not wishing to ue hi authority to force the withdrawal of thete social- . v Paderewskl 1 working bard and wakings appeals to patrlotlim. He declare that he himself 1 willing to sacrifice every ambition If only a cabinet can be formed which the allies can recognlne and extend aid. Genoral Piliudskl and other lead ra are being told very plainly that the allies will help only when Po land Is Internally united. El Portland, Jon. 10. Arthur C. ,Uavl, recently arrested at flan Frun clsco, pleaded guilty of robbing the East Side Bank here of approximate ly $40,000. Vie will be aentonced Monday. NOT FALLING OFF fJr. Seattle, Wnsh, Jan. 10. Alaska' I ..,.1,1 ri..l.1u His flm 1.1 ir iHiiuivnrv nf which 20 years ago flashed the northern territory to the front as a mineral producer and lured hun dreds ot stampedors north, give every promise of increased produc tion 'In 1919, according to a revlow of Alaska mjnlng In 1918 Issued lore by J. IL. McPherson, secretary ot the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Chamber ot Commerce, Gold, coal, copper, silver and oth er mines of Alaska wore hit hard by the; war. 'There Is no truth In the, report, however, that no mining wm done In Alaska In 1918," Mr. MoPhersrtn said. "Despite the short age ot labor and transportation, the Wgn cost of materials and supplies mining development In Aludka dur ing 1918 showed, material progress In the opening of many new proper ties and the enlargement ol plants and equipment,",, V, ' "' 15.000 AMERICANS IN RUSSIAN FORCE Mviuitor llltclu-ock Bay Yanks Are TImto as NocewMU-y "War Minn. un" .Replies Ut Jolinnoh Washington, Jan. 10. There are 15,000 American troop In Russia. They were sent there as an "Import ant war measure." They have been received In friendly spirit by those with whom they went to cooperate. Those statements were made to the senate today by Souator Hitch cock, chairman ot the foreign rela tions .committee. Hitchcock, In an swer to repeated request for Infor mation oncernlng tbl government's policy In Russia, gave Instead, a statement of facts, but, did not dis cus questions of policy.,. "Recently the administration has been the subject of attack on ac count of It Russian policy," he said. "On the one side It Is criticised for failure to yield to the desires ot Groat Britain and Prance and send large forces Into (Russia tor the pur pose ot pacification and the restora tion of civilised conditions. On the other,. It bas been criticised by the senator from California, Mr. John son, who on several occasions has directed his remarks to the commit tee on foreign relations and demand ed to know why our soldiers are In Russia, how many are there, and why thoy tight the Russian Bolshe vik In the absence of any declara tion of war on them bjc. congress. XMMI8SIONER GALLOWAY'S MOTHER CRITICALLY ILL Salem, Ore., Jan. 10. State Tax Commissioner Charles Galloway has been called to the bedside of hi mother, wife of former Circuit Judge Wm. Galloway. She.J critically ill. IRE Great Falls. Mont., Jan. 10. The local toderal employment office will handle the claim of Montana men who went to Nltro, W. Va., to work in a munitions plant but returned, declaring wages and conditions were not aa represented. . ; - ... Captain F. E. Townsend, United States army, bas returned to Wash ington, D. C, to make a report "on the matter, after a tour of those cities of the state which furnished the labor. The government,. It ; is stated Is willing to do anything rea sonable in the matter, but many ot the claims turned in, " Captain Townsond declarod, were too large. Tho men will receive their railway fare, where they paid It, and other expenses. Covernor Sam V. Stewart also will be reimbursed. When a trnlnload of men . were returning, thoy tolographed the governor tljat thoy were without food or funds and he rescued them from tho dilemma out ot hla own pocket. RIG STRIKE IS ON IN .ARGENTINE REPUBLIC rtluonoa Ayres, Jan. 10 A general strike was doclnred throughout the Argentine republic, at midnight laBt night. , v ; , " NAVAL FORTH OF" $23,000 " REGINNlNa NEXT JCLY Washington, Jan. 10. The house naval sub-committee has decided up on naval force ot 225,000 men for the year beginning next July. , - : MM ATTEMPT 10 PASS FAMINE BILL Washington','' Jan,'1 10. Adminis tration "loaders, after a ranVass of the house rules committee, have de cided to make another attempt to morrow to obtain rule. tor. immedi ate consideration of the tlQO.OOO, 000 famine rellet bin, They claim '.sufficient votes. ' THEY BUNCOED GRA.NT8 PA8H, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, JT.IDAY, JANUARY 10, 1I. DRAWN BATTLE BETWEE Spartacans Putting Up Stubborn Fight to Repel Govern- ment forces, Whose troops Are Ordered to Shoot to Kill Without Waiting For Foes to Begin Hostilities Berlin, Jan. 10. The government forces have Incomplete coutrol of the lection ot the inner city, between the Brandenburg gate and Frled orlchstrasse, and has issued an order prohibiting all processions and or dering Its troops to fire without waiting for the 8partacns to begin, and to shoot to kill. London, Jan. 10. The Chert gov ernment Is steadily gaining ground at Berlin, The Spartacns gTOup Is losing, although showing great de termination. The government . is bringing large force Into the city and has control ot the railways. It Is reported that the Berlin gar rison, which was formerly neutral, haa gone over to the government, as also have some of the element of the Spartacans. Amsterdam, Jan. 10. The Frank fort Gaiette contradicts the report I.S; Portland, Ore., Jan. 10. "United States troop now intervening in Russia are International scab and I. was In favor of Incorporating , a statement to that, effect in this reso lution on the Russian situation," de clared Floyd Hyde, delegate . from Shipwrights' local 1020, on the floor before the State Federation of La bor convention yesterday 'morning. "Why should we . Intervene just when the people are getting their rights?. , Russla right now t haa more democratic government than we have the Soviet represents more than 80 per cent of the people which Is a better representation, than we are getting," he stated. ' The stories ot rice riot in Japan appearing in the press, Hyde de clared, were takes, a part ot a "con sistent propaganda of : misinforma tion being carried on by the press." The rice riots, he aaid were really demonstrations on the part ot the Japanese demanding that their troops be withdrawn from Russia and that Intervention cease. BE LD Salem, Ore., . Ja. 10. Warden Stephens announced today that 40 dogs, property of individual prison ers, miiBt be out of the penitentiary by January 15. The Wardens says the dogs have been supported at the state's expense. PKESSIRK It RING BROUGHT ' - ON SULLEN TURKS London, Jan. 10. The allies have notified Turkey that unless the Turkish force at Medina lays down Its arms immediately the forest at the Dardanelles will be destroyed. The Turks have shown an unwil lingness to surrender In accordance with the armistice terms, but all the garrisons except that at Medina, which la the largest In Arabia laid down their arms through peaceful persuasion. . ' Fakhrl Pasha, Turkish commander at Medina, offered b"he excuse after another until the allies were forced to send an ultimatum to the Turkish government. ., that Dr. Karl Liebknecht has pro claimed a new government in Ger many, and declares that the naval division have broken oft relations with Liebknecht and Independent socialist. It Is reported that thousands of Russian Bolshevists, disguised as German soldiers, have arrived in Berlin. Berlin, Jan. 10. It was given out from official sources that the gov ernment had recaptured police head quarter from the Spartacans.' . It was later learned that this was jtioi true and the headquarters are still In the hands of the Spartacans. The government is determinedly attack ing the newspaper plants held by the Spartacans. Copenhagen,' Jan. 10. The Spar- tacans at, Berlin have .seized the water works and ay trying for the cattle market.. , ' 730 OUT 0F1327 ARE. CONVICTED IN TRIAL i Sacramento, Cal., . Jan. ,10. Of the 1,327 cases of alleged violation of state pure food laws referred to the bureau of foods and drugs ' dur ing the past two years 'convictions were obtained in 730 cases, 200 are awaiting trial and in others persons accused .were allowed to go with reprimands. .. " . . . EIGHTY DELEGATES TO MEET AT CONFERENCE ' Paris, Jan. 10. there will nrob- ably be 80 delegates at the peace congress. There will also be extra delegates from most nations. Con versations to lay the foundation tor the big conference are about to start. It is understood that President Wil son is disappointed at the delays. WASHINGTON AUTO THIEF ' KILLED BY SHERU - Walla Walla, Wash., Jan. 10. Charles Greene Is" dead and Lynn Avers Is in Jail facing grand larceny and possibly attempted murder charges as the outcome of a fight with Sheriff Lee iBarnes and a' posse near Clyde Wednesday afternoon. Greene and Ayer had stolen two au tomobiles recently which were found I In their possession. Atter being chased several miles Green and Ay ers hid in the weeds and fired on. Sheriff Barnes, the first bullet gras ing his face. . , ' ' County Gunie "Warden Albert Van Ausdlo, who Is also deputy sheriff, caught sight ot their rlfleB and or dered them to throw up their hands. When they made no move to sur render he fired.. Green fell, snot through the groin. He - yas re moved to this city, where he died about an hour and half later. TWO GREEK OFFICERS ARE KILLED IN HUN PRISONS r'Salonlk),, Jan.' 10. Throe'. Greek officers, detained at the prison camp at Goerlits,,, Germany, ,were killed by the Gertaana,' according to official information received here,,, because they refused to execute order issued by the league of royalist officers. Thirty-three other, Greek, officers are. still detained in the prison, which, the Greek authorities here ay, is a violation of the armistice. WELFARE OFSTATE IS LOOKED AFTER Reconstruction Convention Getting Down to Ilriua Tacks Labor Prnlilem Main Isue Portland, Ore., Nov. 10. Aa sin cere an effort must be made to pro vide the returning soldier with em ployment as was made to keep him fighting at the front. Unemployment must be kept down to a negligible point In Oregon this yean ; i--. : .-, The most fertile field for the growth of I. W. W.ism and Bolshe vism 1 an Idle man. These evil must not be given encouragement by having a lot of men walking the afreets of Portland looking for work. ., . ..,; There are now In Portland be tween 6,000 and 6,000 Idle men, rep resenting an accumulation dating only from the Christmas holidays. La Dor and capital must meet on a common tooting to keep the ranks of the unemployed from swelling .to larger proportion. These were some of the high notes sounded at the opening of the re construction convention at the Mu nicipal Auditorium in talks by Henry L. Corbett, president., of the Port land Chamber of Commerce; Mayor George L. Baker, and Wilfred F. Smith, state director of the federal employment bureau. - About 100 delegates from various sections of the state were present. .Speakers this morning made ur gent pleas that no work be put oft until spring that' can be done now. It was pointed out that the conven tion was called as an - emergency measure to counteract possible wholesale unemployment.- ' The ne cessity of old Industries expanding and of new industries developing was said to be keen if the army of men who are gradually drifting back into civil life is to be absorbed with out industrial disturbance. J Wilfred F. Smith, state director ot the federal employment bureau, who probably knows as much about eco nomic conditions in Oregon as any other man, warned the delegates that I. W. W.ism and Bolshevism can be met and defeated on any other field except unemployment.' "A man without work and hun gry soon loses his Integrity, no mat ter how strong hia character ma-f have been," said Smith. "A man with a Job Is a property unit. With out a job he is a -panto unit. And let me tell you that a panic unit Is a most fertile field for the seed ot the I. W. W. and the Bolshevlkl." F. . S- Bramwell. of this citVlVvlce president of the Oregon Chamber ot Commerce, and E. W. Allen, who Is representing the Grants Pass Cham ber ot Commerce, are present at the meeting. -. "FLU" IN. PORTLAND IS WORSE Portland, Ore.,' Jan. 10. That the influenia situation in Portland is more ' widespread and more violent than at any time since the plague first swept this city is the opinion of prominent doctors, who predict - it w.111 become worse instead of better. WOULD RATIFY 'AMENDMENT . Sacramento, Jan. 10. The fed eral . relations committees of , . both houses ot the California legislature have recommended the' ratification ot the national prohibition amend ment. ' ' FLU PUTS RAILROAD. IN RECEIVER'S HANDS Spokane, Wash., Jan. lo. An or der has been filed in "the federal court naming F. B. Conners.; of. Chi cago, receiver of .the Spokane ft In land i , Empire ,. .'Railway , company, wnich haa been losing : $10,000 monthly, due to influenza 1 and in creased cost of operation. XWOhK JtTMBER 2561. STRIKERS PUT ' r ..... . , . UP HARD T AT PRESIDENT WILSON EXPECTED TO SETTLE DIFFICULTY BY USING THE CABLES UKCOiUL SURRENDER Proposal for 48-Honr Resumption ot Harbor Activities, Pending Nego. tiations, la Rejected New York, Jan. 10. Just as word was received that President Wilson was expected to attempt, by cable, the settlement of the New York har bor strike, the marine worker' af filiation officer declared that no solution would be accepted other than "unconditional surrender.". . . The boat owners' strike committee rejected the proposal ot tha eastern regional director ot railroads for a 48-hour resumption of harbor facili ties, pending negotiations. ALASKA GLAMORS FOR '--- i ' PASSENGER SERVICE Anchorage, Alaska, Dec. 15. (By Mail) Anchorage wants the United States government to operate a pas senger and freight steamship - Haa between the states - and . Alaskan ports..... Recently .; the local chamber of commerce adopted a resolution asking, the government to establish the line aa a ' necessary adjunct to the railroad being bunt by the gov ernment between .Seward and Fair- ' banks, two Alaska points. , , ILBEJMKL. AT Word comes from Marshfleld that the shipyard strike ia assuming ser ious proportions. . ' There is to be a showdown between the employers and the employes. The Coos Bay Shipbuilding company - issued tha following notice: ',. ? ; f- ... 'All employes who fail to go to work Thursday, January 9, will he considered aa having permanently left our employ. " Their cards "will be removed and they will be expect ed to turn in their badges and re move their tools... Payment in full will be made Saturday, January 11. " The strike was precipitated by the employers refusing a request to hire-none but-union men. '. ; T Sacramento. Cal.. Jan. 10. Since 1915 the rate at which typhoid deaths were being reduced In Cali fornia has been accelerated 200 per cent and a loss to the state in vital capital of $1,400,000 has been avoid ed, said the report of the sanitary engineering bureau included in the . biennial report of the California state board of health.' "The net result of all the effort at typhoid control,' the report said. has been to reduce the typhoid death rate per hundred thousand in California from 13.6 in 1914, the year before the bureau' Was created, to 9.7 in 1915, 7.1 in 1916, 7.4 in 1917 and indications are that a rate . of 6.8 will be accomplished In 1918. , California is now near the low est of the. states in typhoid death .rate and yet there is still a vital loss to the Commonwealth by this disease costing over 11,050,000 a year, which can be reduced only by meas ures for Improved water, supplies,' sewage and sewage disposal, cleaner streams, cleaner milk, vaccination and the general correction of filth NEW iiis;; conditions." : ' . 4. ; . . .3. fl