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WORLD HAPPENINGS OF CURRENT WEEK Brief SResume Most Important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Brcnta of Noted People, Governments and Pacific Northwest and Other Things Worth Knowing:. Twenty-one British merchantmen were sunk by mines or submarines last week, as against 17 the previous week. Western railroad lines were ordered by the Railroad War board Thursday to send 100 locomotives to aid in re lieving traffic congestion. The British government has donated 1,000,000 for the relief of Halifax, it was announced Friday by Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the ex chequer. Another payment of $25,000,000 to Italy Thursday, the first for many weeks, brought the total actually paid to that government from the $500, 000,000 credit allowed up to $320,000, 000. The effigy of United States Senator La Follette was burned on the campus of the University of Wisconsin Thurs day after a monster mass meeting of students. They adopted resolutions pledging loyalty. Prohibition advocates from "dry" states told of the good effect prohibi tion has had in their communities at Thursday's convention session of the Anti-Saloon League of America, being held in Washington, D. C. Camp Mills, Long Island, where the Oregon regiment has been stationed for several weeks, is being vacated and when its present garrison has de parted the camp will not again be used by troops during the winter months. Cheyenne is shivering in a tempera ture of 5 degrees below zero, a drop of 38 degrees Thursday in one hour, and the mercury will hover between 15 and 20 degrees below zero for sev eral days, according to government forecasts. Bishop Paul Jones, of the diocese of Utah, of the Protestant Episcopal church, Thursday appeared before a committee of three bishops which met in St. Louis, to consider charges of disloyalty that have been made against him. Havana The house of representa tives Thursday night adopted a resolu tion declaring a state of war to exist between Austria-Hungary and the Re public of Cuba. The action was taken following the reading of a message from President Menocal recommending such a declaration. The Cossacks under General Kale dines and the Bolsheviki forces are re ported to have met in at least two fights, with the counter revolutionists the victors in both. The engagements occurred at Mohilev and at Tamanov ka and the Bolsheviki losses are de clared to have been heavy. The Bolsheviki have dispersed the senate, the highest Russian court, and all the other courts at Petrograd, in keeping with the recent decree of the people's commissaries, substituting new revolutionary tribunals. The only opposition met was at the congress of county judges, who refused to be dis persed. They were arrested. Thomas B. Love, of Dallas, Tex., has been nominated to be assistant sec retary of the Treasury to fill one of the new offices created for the war. J. A. McHugh a rancher of Auburn, Wash., and his son, John E. McHugh, convicted in the federal court of con spiracy to violate the selective draft law by making false affidavits sup porting the son's claim for exemption, were sentenced late Tuesday. The father was given six months in the county jail and fined $500. The son, now at Camp Lewis cantonment, was fined $50. Petrograd newspapers report that Chinese troops have arrived at Harbin, Manchuria, to protect Chinese inter ests, according to the Berlingsko Tidende. A general inquiry into the opera tions of the war department in arming and equipping the American forces was decided upon Tuesday by the sen ate military affairs committee. Sec retary Baker and other department heads will be called to explain various features of war activities. TO OUST BOLSHEVIK General Knlcdincs nnd Other Leaders to Make Short Shrift of Radicals London Russian officials in London, who aro establishing direct communi cation with General Kaledincs nnd other lcadors of Democratic organiza tions in Russia, declared to tho Asso ciated Press Wednesday that tho move ment to overthrow tho Bolsheviki was suppported not only by tho Cossacks, but by almost all the leaders of the othor parties. Theso lenders, it was said, aro confident they will bo ablo to makes short shift of tho Bolsheviki. Stockholm, Tuesday A proclama tion of General Kaledincs, the Cossack lender, declaring that tho Cossack gov ernment has taken over power in tho Donctz region of Southern Russia, is published in the Yuzhny Krai, a news paper of Kharkov, a copy of which has reached Stockholm, having escaped tho Bolsheviki censorship. General Kaledincs declares that tho Cossacks have the means of maintain ing order and intend to uso their whole power to oppose the Bolsheviki. Tho newspaper publishes sharply worded protests against the Bolsheviki from seven different army corps. Tur kestan is reported to be mobilizing all men between the ages of 16 and 45, who will be sent to Tashkent, capital of that government, to fight tho Bol sheviki, who now control tho city. HEAVIER BURDENS TO COME Congress is Urged to Concentrate on War Problems. Washington, D. C Warning that the United States must prepare to as sume further burdens to win tho war was given Wednesday in the senate by Senator Reed vigorously opposing as a trust scheme the Webb export com bination bill which President Wilson in his recent address urged congress to enact. Declaring that conrgess should con centrate upon great war problems and defer consideration of such legislation as the export trade measures the Mis souri senator said that with Russia out of the war and Roumania also "gone," the enemy, numerically, is now super ior in manpower. Although an opponent of army con scription, Senator Reed predicted that new draft levies probably would be necessary and urged military training for youths between 18 and 21 for coast defense work. Invasion of America, he asserted, was not beyond the realm of possibilities should other allied powers fall beside Russia, Roumania and Serbia. The Webb bill was denounced by Senator Reed as destructive of the Sherman anti-trust law at behest of trusts and monopolies and a proposed legalizing of illegal combinations which would encroach on consumers abroad and increase domestic prices. "It repeals," he said, "every vestige of that system of anti-trust statutes built up during 28 years by the Federal government so far as the same apply to commerce with foreign powers. It is intended directly to legalize the creation of combinations and trusts to control every foreign market in which the American citizen may seek to sell his goods. Indirectly it will enable these same combinations to control the domestic markets, because a control of the prices of the surplus that goes abroad to find a market controls the price of the home product. "This measure has the enthusiastic support of the allied trusts of the United States, together with their ser vants, agents, employes and sympath izers. It will be supported by every newspaper that believes in the control of big business which regards every effort to limit or circumscribe tho pow er of capital as undesirable and dan gerous." La Follette Quiz Put Off. Washington, D. C. Another hitch developed Wednesday to further post pone the senate elections committee's Inquiry into Senator La Follette's St. Paul speech. The committee discussed whether further investigation would bo made by the sub-committee, which will meet next week to decide the question of procedure, and deferred for tho present tho proposed examination of ex-Secretary Bryan. Socialist Regime in Russia. Washington, D. C. Candidates for Reserve Corps commissions who failed through physicial disability or lack of military knowledge to bo recommend ed by commanders at training camps are to be called into the military serv ice of the Nation to officer the new National Militia soon to be organized for guarding ports and government property. INTERNED SNIP IS WIRELESS STATION Dairy of Captain Exposes Trie Played at Honolulu. BAND DROWNS SOUND. Revolutionary Propaganda Is Dissem inated From Hawaii at Instlga tion of German Government. Honolulu While her band was play ing lively tunes to drown out all tell tale sounds, tho wireless apparatus of tho Gorman unprotected cruiser Goler, interned in this harbor, relayed mes sages between German agents in tho United States and Japan in further ance of a plot to embroil the two coun tries in war, according to an articlo appearing in tho Star-Hulletin here. Tho articlo, which is published with tho authority of tho United States Na val Intelligence Bureau, declares that tho seal placed on tho Geior'a wireless by tho American government was bro ken by tho Germans in order that tho messages might bo sent. Tho information regarding tho Geicr's activity in this supposed plot was obtained from the dairy of Cap tain Grashof, of that vessel, tho arti clo asserts. "Grashof's dairy says, according to tho article, that in November, 1914, and February, 1917, messages order ing tho widespread promulgation of re ports that Japanese forces were to land In Mexico and German forces in Canada wero handled by tho Geicr's wireless, tho operators working night and day in order that there would bo no delay in the transmission of theso radiograms." According to the diary Count von Bcrnstorff, ex-German ambassador to the United States, and Captains Boy-Ed and Von Pnpen, his principal aides, figured prominently in tho plot. Gcorgo Rocdick and H. A. Schrocder, ox-German consuls at Honolulu and Manila, respectively, are also impli cated. Both pleaded guilty in San Francis co recently to complicity in a plot to establish a revolutionary government in Indin. A German secret agent known as "K-17" was said In tho dairy to have aided in the transmission of these mes sages, nnd also to have advised tho German government of the sailing times of Danish vessels from here and elsewhere. SHARK PULLS ANGLER TO SEA Woman Fighting from Boulder Drowns When Fish Takes Bait. San Francisco A large fish, pre sumably a shark, pulled Mrs. Anna Connors to her death on tho rocks of Moss Beach near hero Sunday. Mrs. Connors was fishing from a large boul der. A companion, Emii Bedenbcck, heard her cry in alarm and turned to see her bracing herself against a strong pull upon her line. Before Bedenbcck could reach her she was dragged into tho surf. Bedenbcck, after an hour's battle, brought tho woman's unconscious body back to the ledge upon which she was fishing. He then scaled the adjoin ing cliff and summoned aid. When he returned ho discovered tho body had been swept out to the sea. It had not been recovered up to a late hour. "Gnrabed" to Be Tested. Washington, D. C Tho bill provid ing for tests of a mysterious machine for utilizing free energy devised by Garabed T. K. Giragossian, an Armen ian inventor from'Boston, was passed Saturday by tho houso after lengthy debnte. Tho measure provides for securing tho discoverer's rights if tho machine is demonstrated to be practi cable and that the government may use it without charge. A similar bill passed by tho last ses sion of congress was vetoed by Presi dent Wilson. Tho new measure was introduced to meet tho President's ob jection to providing that thero shall bo no patent on tho general principle involved. Teuton Republic Urged. Washington, D. C. Tho committee on public information makes public an article written by Germans and circu lated in Germany urging tho over throw of tho German war lords and tho proclaiming of a republic. Tho docu ment, which waB distributed through German republicans in Switzerland, declares that peace will not come until Hohenzollcrnism is overthrown and tho German people .take their stand To? humanity and civilization. JERUSALEM IS TAKEN Turks Surrender Holy City to Urlllsh Moslem Stronghold for 1200 Years Again Possessed by Christians. IiOmlon Andrew Bonar Law, Chan cellor of tho exchequer, announced In tho houso of commons Monday that Jerusalem, after being surrounded on all sides by British troops, had sur rendered. Tho Chancellor said British, French and Mohammedan reprcsontatlvH wero on tho way to Jerusalem to safeguard tho holy places. General Allonby roportcd that on Saturday ho attacked tho enemy's k sitlons south and west of Jerusalem, tho Chancellor said. Welsh and homo county troops advancing from tho di rection of Bothlchom, drove back tho enemy and, passing Jerusalem on tho east, established themselves on tho Jerusalem-Jericho road. At tho snmu timo London infantry and dismounted yocmanry attacked tho strong enemy positions west nnd northwest of Jeru salem and placed themselves astride the Jerusalem-Shoehorn road. Tho holy city, being thus Isolated, surren dered to General Allcnby. Tho chancellor said General Allonby entered Jerusalem officially Tuesday, accompanied by tho commanders of tho French and Italian contingents nnd tho heads of tho French political mission. British political officers, together with tho British governor, wero in tho party that had gone ahead on the, safe guarding mission, tho chnncullor stnted. Tho enpture of Jerusalem had been delayed to somo degree, added the chnncellor, in consequence of tho grent enro that had been taken to avoid dam age to tho sacred places in nnd around the city. Tho capture of Jerusalem by tho British forces marks tho end, with two brief interludes, of moro than 1200 years' possession of tho scat of the Christian religion by Uio Mohammed ans. For 673 years tho Holy City has been in undisputed ownership of the Turks, tho last Christian ruler of Jeru salem being the German Emperor, Fredorick 11, whoso short-lived domi nation lasted from 1229 to 1211. Apart from its connection with tho campaign being waged ngnlnst Turkey by tho British in Mcsopotnmin, the full of Jerusalem wns tho definite col Inpsc of long-protracted cfTorts of the Turks to enpturo the Suez canal nnd invade Egypt. Almost tho first move mndo by Turkey after entrance into tho war was n campaign ngnlnst Egypt across the grent desert of tho Slnui peninsula. In November, 1911, a Turkish army variously estimated at from 75,000 to 250,000 men marched on tho Suez canal and succeeded in reaching within striking distance of tho grent artificial waterway at sov oral points. For several months bitter fighting took place, thu canal being defended by an Anglo-Egyptian army, aided by Australians and Now Zealand era and French and British forces. TO ASK FOR UNIFIED ROADS Wilson to Appear Before Congress for Better Railroad Service. Washington, D. C President Wil son will go to congress for special leg islation to bring about unification of tho railroads during tho war. Tho fact that the President has de cided definitely on such n movo be came known Tuesday night after ho hud gone over tho whole transporta tion Bystcm with Senator Newlunds, chairman of the senate interstate com merce committee. He probably will ask for the legisla tion in an address to bo delivered be fore tho Christmas holidays. Indications are that tho President had confided to none of his associates his full intention, and officials were doubtful as to just what ho may ask. Somo wero of the opinion that lie might request action in lino with tho suggestion of tho Interstate commcrco commission that anti-trust laws might bo suspended during the war. Others pointed out that tho Interstate com merce commission's report also carried tho suggestion that additional legisla tion might bo needed, were tho gov ernment to decide to tuko ovor opera tion of tho roads. Tho President's advisers aro divided in tholr viows as to what is necessary to bo done. Most of them, howover, have come out for government opera tion, and some of tho strongest sup porters of this proposal dcclaro that tho oxecutivo under tho army appro priation net has power to tnko ovor the roads for operation under an ud ministrutor. Ten Women Aro Carriers. New York Ten women letter car- ries wero Monday added to tho list of women who entered vorious lines of public sorvlco In Now York City. It is understood here that if tho ex periment proves a success Washington authorities will nuthorizo the regular employment of women in many divis ions of tho postal sorvlco bo ub to re leuTio men for war Bervico or other lines of employment GUN DELIVERIES ARE DELAYED BY CHANGE General Crozier Lays Blame on Baker Before Committee. INVESTIGATION BEGUN Americans Abroad Fighting With Guns of French Make Rifles Scarce in Training Cantonments. Washington, D. C Members of tho senate military committee Friday sub jected Major General Crozier, chief of .ordnance, to threo hours of sharp cross-exnminatlou, seeking explanation of delays in providing thu war army with weapons. Later thoy intend to press questions which tho general objected to answering in tho open hearing. Throughout tho examination General Crazier insisted that there had been nnd would bo no dolny In equipping soldiers sent abroad, Ho admitted that becnuso of a shortage of mncliiuo guns the American troops In Franco wero supplied with wenKins of French mako and that thero was a lack of both machine guns nnd rifles In thu training cantonments, but declared that tho training of troow would not be seriously retarded. Responsibility for tho machine gun situation was placed by the general squarely ujwn Secretary linker, who, ho snld, had taken a personal Interest in tho matter nnd ordered an investi gation which resulted in tho adoption in Juno of a new gun known ns tho Browning typo. This statement enmo when Chairman Chamberlain Bald ho was not satisfied with tho explanation that the delay had been caused by in vestigation. "Neither am I satisfied," responded tho witness, "but I am not personally responsible." Ncary every member of tho commit tee joined in the examination and questions were fired across the table as rapidly ns tho general could nnswor. Chairman Chamberlain took excep tion to conehinlonn drawn from Gen eral Crozicr's testimony that congress, by failing to make prompt appropria tions, and labor troubles, were largely responsible for thu delay. General Crozier said he had not Intended that such nn interpretation be made and that millions of dollars appropriated had not been expended. Delay in sup plying rifles, tho general explained in great detail, was duu to thu factory changes Incident to modification of tho British Enfield typo, which large pri vate plants in this country nro cauin- ped to mnke, to use American ammuni tion. Butter rifles are a result, ho in sisted. Ho also snld Crnlg nnd r other types nro now being sent to National Army cantonments and that other pro duction Is increasing. Detailed state ments regarding prospective deliveries of rifles ho regarded as confidential and wero postponed until a lifter session. NEW KITCHEN CARDS SOON Housewives to Be Requested to Make Further Savings -Sugar Short. Washington, D. C. A sugar ration of threo pounds for each person a month, n porkless day nnd ono wheat less and meatless meal n day will bo recommended to householders in a now kitchen card soon to bo put out by tho fowl administration. Obsorvonco of whcatlcss and meatless meals will be asked in addition to tho whcatlcsB and meatless days called for now. Tho normal consumption of sugar in tho United States has bcon moro than sovon pounds n month for each , person. Tho cards will caution against hoard ing foodstuffs In homos, pointing out that tho practice not only is selfish but that It contributes to high prices nnd dofcats tho purposes of tho food ml ministration In Boeklng nn equltublo distribution. Tho rovorBo Bldo of tho enrd carries n message to householders. "Tho food situation in Europe," It Bays, "Is fur graver than when tho preliminary sur vey of tho food supply of tho world of last year was mode." Free-Seed Plan Profitable. Tacoma, Wash. Doublo tho nmount of seed potatoes which PJorco county loaned farmors and others unablo to buy thorn lust aprlng, imvo been re turned ns paymont of tho loan. This was truo In every cnao except ono whore tho formor did not hnvo n crop. So successful wus tho plan thut tho commissioners nro considering their freo Bccd program to includo many othor vegetables. Potatoes valued at $ GOO wore glvon to tho county.