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WORLD HAPPENINGS OF CURRENT WEEK Brief Resume Most jmportant Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Events of Noted People, Goremmenta and Pacific Northwest and Other Things Worth Knowing. Tho national War Labor board has asked the Cleveland Railway company to dismiss tho 150 women employes within 30 days from December 3, Restrictions on tho purchaso of su gar for consumption In homes and eat Ing places were removed Wednesday night by tho Food administration. The French government has taken all necessary measures to lnsuro tho demobilization of all classes of tho territorial reserve before tho end of February, according to L'Oeuvre. i Conclusion of a trado "arrange- " I mcnt" between Holland and tho as.l" luu "- u.ntMi rnmonio hirohv Hot.! Mr. Balfour said tho British govern ln,l will h nllnnro.l tn Imnnrt mm. mnriltlP. i.nrfnr limns Wa nnnm.nm,! . Wednesday by the War Trado board. 1 President Wilson has accepted the regarding tho president's own plans, resignation of Bernard M. Baruch asGreat Dritaln would bo guided solely chairman of tho War Industries board, ! by j,g wshes. enective January l, anu uas agreeu , that the "tt ar Industries board cease j Ucvea tho question of a leaguo of na to exist as a government agency on ton3 was tno ,nost important work that date. Soldiers disabled during the war will be paid $05 a month during the period of their re-education, which will be directed by tho Federal board for vocational training, Dr. C. A. Prosser, director of tho board, an nounces. Vlpfnr T. TtoriDi- emlnllct -nnr-rnco. ' man-elect, of Milwaukee, and his cam-! paign manager, Louis A. Arnold, were indicted by the federal grand jury on , 1G counts involving alleged violations ! of the espionage act, during his sena-j torlal campaign last March. Captain Norbert Caroltn mado a flight in an army airplane from Pitts-1 burg to Washington Wednesday in I ono hour and 35 minutes. War de partment officials said the best pre-i viqus record for this trip, approxi- mately 200 miles, was two hours and 20 minutes. ' uernn was to nave been Domeeu ay a squadron of eight to 12 super-Hand- ley-Page and De Havlland 10 airplanes on the night of November 11, the date oi me signing oi me armistice, ac- coming 10 a numuer oi American avia- tors who returned Wednesday on the transport xapianu. , All liabilities contracted by the Rus-1 slan government, except those made) by the Bolshevik! regime, are recog-i T1I701I Ytv Mm n 1 1.T7 ti ca I n rt fnvnrtimnnf . . , ... . at Omsk and will be executed by It, ,. . . . . . . ...... . , , , ttf ilia mlnlatrv rf rnrairrn arfalpa . ;...., i ,t All restrictions of the use of news 1 print paper were withdrawn Wednes-, day by tho War Industries board, ef- fective December 15. In making this j announcement Chairman Baruch urg- ed tho adoption of permanent rules J by publishers prohibiting wasteful practices and continued voluntary con- servation of reading matter space for , a time. The question ot permanent organi zation of the army has been deferred for consideration after the close of tho peace conference. Secretary Ba ker, In his annual report, made public Wednesday, says this course Is dotor- mined upon, since "the military needs j of tho United States cannot bo pru-, dently assessed until that conforenco , shall have determined tho future ln - ternatlonal relations of tho world." Representative Mann, of Illinois, Monday resumed active floor leader ship of the republicans In tho house, after an absonce of several months on account of illness. Tho British steamship Mauretanla, ut Borlln on Thursday evening to dls returnlng to tho United States with cubh tho possibility of tho allies oc- tho'flrst largo body of American over- Heas troopa, anchored In Gravesend bay, N, Y at 7M0 o'clock Sunday Jllgllt, r HOPEFUL OF WORLD LEAGUE Balfour of England, Deems Difficulties Not to lie Insuperable. London. Great Urltalu will demand of Germany JC $.000,000,000 sterling (JSS.SSOIQQO.QOO) for Great Britain nnd hor dominions as reparation for tho war, according to tho Dally Mall. Tho newspaper says It understands that David Lloyd George, tho premier, will make this announcement In a speech nt, Leeds. This, tho Dally Mall adds, Is what tho war cost Great Britain and hor dominions, and Urtttsh taxpayers will bo relieved of 400,000,000 ($1,944,000, 000) per annum by tho German pay mcnt. London. Arthur J. Dalfour, secre tary of stato for foreign affairs, In outlining his views of tho peace con ferenco Saturday told tho Associated Press that ho thought tho meeting In Paris this month would bo merely Informal and preliminary to tho con ferenco of tho associated governments at tho first of tho year, which would formulato all tho Important terms of peaco agreements. This conference, ho added, would bo the most Important and tho longest of tho sortes. When tt wns finished tho enemy countries would bo callod In to .1.. I... I ..! nt had not jet mttdo any fixed Uf- rangemenU for President Wilson to vIstt England, as It would bo proma- ture to do so until more was Known Tho foreign secretary said ho bo- Imposed on the conference. "Tho promlnenco Mr. Wilson has given the subject Is a valuablo contri bution to civilization," ho declared. "I think," continued Mr. Balfour, "a leaguo of nations a vital necessity If this war Is to produco all tho good wo ! expect to come out of It. Tho United States WOUld haVO to bear a larCC share In tho work It Involves. It should bo something moro than a moro Instrument to prevent war. "Tho world is moro complicated than we are inclined to think. It would be folly to imaglno It possible to constitute a world with states en dowed with equal powers and rights "But I wish to say emphatically, In my opinion, to devise in concert work able machinery for them is one of the highest functions tho conference can deal with." Referring to President Wilson's nhrase. "make tho world safe for do- mocracy," Mr. Balfour said "I do not think tho world can be made 8afo for aemocracy merely by multiplying the number of democratic Btates Mr Bajfour explained that ho was not thInklnB especially of Germany, out ot ew states In process of forma tlon In eastern Europe. Germany Able to Pay. London. In reviewing the question , . ,. , . , , of whether Germany is able to pay war damages and the war expend! ture8 incurred by the allies, the Dally Mail declares that tho estimated al lied expenditures of 25,000,000,000 aro less than one-seventh of tho main German assets In sight, The railway systems In the German states are the property of the various governments, which, In addition, own forests, mines and large areas of land, Tho newspaper says that a moderato estimate of tho value of German mln- eral deposits Is 191,000,000,000. Dutch May Give Up Kaiser. London. If tho allies insist upon tho delivery of tho former German emperor and crown prlnco to an In ternational court of lustico Holland wl1 y,oUJ( ,JUl wj f(r8t urg0 l)mt U0 contcnt themselves with an nn- staking by Holland to Intern thorn for fo , ono of tho I)utch colonlcHi according to an Amsterdam dispatch to the Express. Berlin Foresees Invasion. 1 I London. An extraordinary mooting j of tho Gorman cabinet was summoned cupylng Berlin, owing to Gormany'H alleged Inability to carry out tho torniH of the armistice, according (0 Am uterdurn odvlcoH to thu Express, CASH OUTLAY EOR 13 McAdoo Sketches Year's Finan cial History In U. S. FUTURE COST VAGUE With Ending of Hostilities Difficulty Is Encountered In Determin ing Money Needs. Washington, 1). C. TI10 financial history ot Amorlca'a part In tho war la set forth by Secretary McAdoo In his animal report drafted beforo bin resignation and mado public laat week by tho treasury. It Is tho history of howt tho Amorlcan pcoplo paid bll lions In taxes, raised tour great liberty loans and created a tremendous pool of credit with which tho treasury through Its many war agencies, paid tho bills ot tho army nud navy, tho Shipping board and other government "departments, loaned billions to tho allies and millions to war Industries helped support tho families ot soldiers and sailors and tided farmers over periods ot financial stringency. For tho 15 months ended last Juno 30 Secretary McAdoo estimated that the actual cost ot tho war, with allow anccs for tho government's ordinary expenses In ordinary times, amounted to $ 13,222,000,000. Nearly half of this or $0,499,000,000, went Into permanent Investments, in tho form of ships shipyards, war vessols, army camps, buildings nnd In loans to allies or to American war Industries. Of tho year's expenses, 31.C per cent camo from taxation. The civil establishment ot tho gov ernment during tho year spent $1,507,' 000,000, while tho War department spent $5,084,000,000 and tho navy $1,' 3C8,000,000. For support of tho army alono tho government paid out $4 412,000,000. Tho naval expenditures Included tho construction ot now ves sets, machinery, armament, equip ment and improvements at navy-yards. Total ordinary disbursements for the year amounted to $8,900,000,000 nnd ordinary receipts, excluding money re ceived from llborty loans, nmountod to $4,174,000,000. Loans to allleH dur Ing tho year amounted to $4,739,000,' 000 additional. Looking forward, Secretary McAdoo found great difficulty In forecasting expenditures for tho current fiscal year which ends next Juno 30, on ac count of the suddon coming of peace Estimates which ho presented nro based on calculations of each depart ment in advance of revisions since the signing of tho armistice and ho docs not consider them reliable. With this explanation Mr. McAdoo forecast ex pendltures for this year at $20,087,' 000,000 for government purposes and $4,375,000,000 for loans to allies and $2,540,000,000 for redemption of out standing certificates and other debt cancellation. Total estimated dls bursoments for tho year wcro put at $27,718,000,000. Against this estimate which actual expenses at tho rate of a llttlo moro than a billion and a half dollars a month to date indicate Is too high, Mr. McAdoo calculated that the gov ernment will recelvo about $5,000,000,' 000 beforo the end of tho fiscal year next Juno 30 from Incoino and profits taxes, $1,100,000,000 from other taxes, $190,000,000 from customs, and $555,- 000,000 from mlHcellaueous sources, Including $70,000,000 from Increased postago, making estimated receipts from ordinary sources $0,840,000,000, In addition, ho figured roughly on n llttlo moro than $5,000,000,000 from furthor IsfliioH or liberty bonds and $1,200,000,000 from war savings. These figures added to receipts from liberty bonds already sold make $14,108,000,- 000 the total of popular borrowings ex pected during the year, On this basis total estimated retolptH would bo $21,- 022,000,000, or $0,095,000,000 Iohs than tentative OHtlmiitoH of dlsburHoinonlii. Actual development are expected to oliange these caloulatloiiM greatly. WAR BILLIONS STATE NEWS I A ATI JDJCV&JCtJT About $20 collected In a milk hottlo fur tho bnblos of Bolglum formed the bulk ot tho haul ot a thief who broko Into tho Charles Company cigar tttoro at PundtoWm early Thursday morn Ing. Ho took oven tho bottlo. Two catih registers yielded about $17 In small change. Gladstone Is having Kb troubles with Influenza at tho prcBOiit tlno and at a mooting ot the city council held on Tuesday evening ot last week Mrs. H. II. llnlburt, ot Gladstone, watt appointed a npoclul policewoman. Mrs, Hulburt's duty is to visit thu homes ot Gladstone and secure Information as to any sickness. Tho assessed valuation ot Tho Dalles has boon placed at $3,750,000 In tho proposed city budget which was given 11 preliminary passage at thu regular monthly meeting of tho conn ell. Thu proposed tax this year Is 12.2 mills, as against ll.G mills ot last year. Much protest Is being hoard regarding tho now tax rate. In the 18 months America wan In tho war tho people of Oregon raised $124,358,800, or nn average ot $7,000, 000 every mouth. Based on an est! mated population ot 800,000, tho per capita for every man, woman nud child Is $155. Bonds amounting to $102,000,000, and war savlngH stamps to thu extent ot $18,000,000, were bought. A party of Douglas County stock man, Including C. O. Garrett, of (lion dale, Jako Jonas and C. W. Rose, ot Itoseburg, and F. B. Miller, of Wilbur, allompautcd by County Farm Agent C. J. Ilurd, have gouo to tho Wlllam otto valloy for tho purpose ot buying a carload of puru-brud cattle. All of thu gentlemen aro Interested In Short horns. Irrigation and drainage of 82,340 acres of land east of Eugene Is con templatcd by tho Botiham Falln Irrl gatlon company, ot San Francisco, which haa completed lta filing for us Ing waters of tho McKcnzle rlvur. A filing fee of $800 accompanied tho filing made with Stato Engineer Cup per. An oBtlmatcd cost of $1,235,000 Is placed 011 the proposed development work. From tho DcHchutcs national forest was eliminated last week 4780 acres In west control Oregon, nil surveyed and a small portion reported to bo agricultural, subject to entry only 1111 dcr the homestead laws requiring res Idcnce, at and after 9 o'clock A .M, January 22, 1919, at tho United States land offices, Lakovlow and Tho Dalles The land Is In scattered small tracts. To bo blown to pieces by dynamite while digging for a charge which had not exploded was tho fate Saturday of Ell Jacobson and Axle Hammer- back at Otey's lumber camp, near Chlloquln, Klamath county. Tho men wero blasting and had put In sovcral chargQU. All but ono had exploded The men wero endeavoring to see what was tho matter when the oxplo hIoh occurred. Tho criminal libel trial In Justice E. H. Joehnk'H court, In which County Commissioner Archie Philip ot Coos county wns tho complainant ngaltist Mike C. Malonoy, editor of tho Coos Bay Times, ended after continuing three days. Mr. Malonoy was hold to tho Coos grand jury, and hlu bond fixed at $300. Tho complaint wos baHcd upon articles published in tho Coos Boy Tlmos, reflecting upon Com missioner Philip's honesty In office. Tho only manner In which the pub lic scrvico commission can sccuro ad ditional funds to make an investiga tion as to telephone rates is by appli cation to the emergency board, it such funds nro to bo procured boforo tho legislature moots. This is the opinion of Attorney-Goneral Brown glvon to Governor Wllhycombo. A thorough Investigation to pass on tho Increases nuked by tho company, It Is estimated, would cost $3000, Owing to the many dlfflcultloH that have been met by tho board of direct ors of the Pacific International Llvo Stock Exposition, to bo held at North Portland Decombor 9 to 14, It has been decided to dlscontlnuo nil classes for brooding animals ut this year's show. Consequently, tho exposition will In- duilo fat clussofl nnd tho usual sales only, The classes will ho exhibited at the Portland Union Stock Yards. EntrloH and conditions an previously Issued for UiIh iIIvIhIoii will govern, with thu exception that CO head of sheep or hogs will constitute a carlot. RUNS LOSE HOPE WITH FIRST MARNE War Lost in 1914, is Belief of ex-Crown Prince. NEVER WANTEDVrWAR Four Year' of Struggle Bring Hun gcr, Revolution and Final De feat, lie Declare. Oosturlniul, Holland. "I havo not renounced anything and I havo not signed any document wlmtevor." Frederick William Hehoiuollurii, who still claims thu title ot crown prince ot Gurmany, thus nnnwerod the question ot tho Asiioclntod Press In thu coursu ot n lengthy conversation which took place Wednesday In tho nmall cottage of thu village pastor on thu Island ot WlerluKcu, where ho In Interned. "However," ho continued, "nhould tho German government decide to form a rcpubllo similar to thu United States or France, I shall bo perfectly content to return to Germany an n simple citizen, ready to do anything to nsslst my country. I should oven bu happy to work as a laborer In a factory. At present everything ap pears chaotic In Germany,' hut I hope things will right tliomttolvcs." Asked what In his opinion was thu turning point of tho war, he said: "1 wbh convinced early In October, 1914, that wo had lost tho war. "I considered our position hopeless after the battle of tho Mnrtie, which wo should not have lost If tho chiefs of our general staff had not sufforcd a case of nerves. I tried to pcrsuado thu general staff to souk peace then, oven at a great sacrifice, going so far an to give up Alsace-Lorraine. But I wnn told to mind my own hualnonn and conflno my actlvltlos to com manding my armies. I hnvo proof of this." What finally brought about tho downfall of the Gorman military pow er, ho declared, was revolution, In duced by four yearn of hunger among the civilians and tho troops In tho rear, together with tho overwhelming auporiorlty In numbers attained by the entente powers since Amorlca'a entry Into tho war, which had under mined tho cunddonco of the Gorman fighting forcoH. Speaking of tho beginning of tho war, Frederick William asserted: "Contrary to all statements lilthor- to mado abroad, I never desired war and thought tho moment quite Inop portune. I was novor consultod, nnd tho report about a crown council bo lug hold In Berlin to dccldo on tho war, 1 deny on my oath. "My father, also, I am sure, did not dcBlro wnr. From tho beginning I wan certain England would enter tho conflict. This vlow wnn not shared by Prlnco Henry and tho other mem bers of my family. "People blamo mo with tho falluro at Verdun. But I refused twlco to uttack there with tho troops at my disposal. On tho third occasion my attack was successful for tho first throo days, but I was not properly supported. "I thought tho Verdun nttack watt a mistake. Wo nhould havo attacked to the eastward of Verdun, where thoro would have been great probabil ity of HUCC0BB." Garfield notions Post. Washington, 1). C Fuel Adminis trator Garfield has roslguod and Pres ident Wilson has accepted his resigna tion. This was announced at tho Whlto Houso Tuosday, It was announced ut tho oxccullvo offices, Huld tho Htatomeut, "that Unit ed States Fuel Administrator Garfield hud tendered his resignation to tako effect at (he pleasure of the president, and that tho president hnd accepted (ho resignation, ulthoiigh It was mado clear that tho neod of domcHtlo con Htiinurfl will continue to receive tho attention of tho fuel ndmlnlHlrnlloii until the winter Is passed,"