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WORLD HA OF Brief ReSUlTie MOSt important Daily NewsJSItems. COMPILED FOR YOU Events of Noted People, Governments and Pacific Northwest and Other Thing Worth Knowing. Three German steamers captured by j allied warships for violation of tho j CURRENT WEEK ormlstico terms havo arrived at Dun-, panics, Railroad Director Hlnes an kirk, for internment. I n0unced that he was considering glv- German propaganda in Egypt is , ing tho companies permission to Issue blamed for recent disturbances nt ( drafts or acceptances on him for Cairo, which resulted in the deporta-, amounts duo on equipment. Tho ac tion of a number of political agitators. ! ceptances would bear interest at a t .1I tr AAA AAA In f r nt TJrmmnnin wn.Q nnnnnnroil rppontlv hv i tho treasury department. This ln. reserve board, making this paper elt creased Roumanians credits to $15, bI r discount." said Mr. Hlnes ' "Mm il rntnp.npnnrnl tnilnv naanrml 000,000 and those for all tho allies to! $S,S4 1,657,000. The Ussuri Cossacks, In assembly, Hae uit-u U1 u .v-v.ubu,lluu U1 "'-'such a way as to protect tho equip Kolchak Siberian government at Omsk !menl companes nnd thU3-nvoid any and have come to an agreement wIU j ,ndU8trial disturbanco. General Seraenoff. according to ad- ( ..ho qUMton of moetlnB obUga. vices to the state department. ; UoM 0 rallroad corporations for rent- Men confined at the federal prison 1 al due has not yet been finally deter at Leavenworth, Kan., for violation of ' mined, but a conclusion is expected to the espionage act and for military of- j bo reached within a few days." tenses are receiving clemency from Tho railroad administration has an the department of Justice and the war nounced that it will need $1S3,681,965 department, it became known Satur- to June 30 to meet amounts duo equip day. 1 ment companies on account of loco- r A I t n Jack Bell of Fairbanks. Alaska, who motives and cars delivered or yet to enlisted in the United States army at o delivered, the age of 15 and lays claim to being probably the youngest soldier In the nDPAM7P Tfl HPPHQP army during the war, arrived in Se- UnUHlliXL IU UirUOL attle last week with tho 63d coast! I CApiip flF NATiniUQ artillery regiment He Is just back I LCMUUC UT IVHIIUNO from overseas. I The American government may not Washington, D. C. - Preliminary accept the 100,000 or more tons of ' Plans for the formation of a national German shipping in Chilean waters, 1 non-partisan organization designed to allocated to It by the allied shipping keep tho American people, better In- commission. Chairman Hurley of the , , . . , ,, ,. . . , , , ..... , formed as to events at the peace con- shipping board said recently final ac- tion would depend upon both the con-rerence and t0 P"se acceptance of dition of the grant and the ships. the constitution of the league of -na- ' tions as now drawn were mado at a The former Austrian emperor, f conference Saturday between Senators Charles, is again seriously ill from a Reed of Missouri, democrat, and Dor nervous breakdown, according to ad-1 an ot jdaho and polndexter of Wash vices from Innsbruck. His wife is , inBt0n, republicans, and George Whar employing every means to leave ton pepPer, a lawyer, of Philadelphia. Austria tor me mviera mu nas ueen unable to obtain French passports. She also is said to be in bad health. New York police, secret service men and immigration officials raided a building on East Fifteenth street early Saturday morning and arrested 198 I man' senators who have been active men and two women. Ten patrol I ln opposition to approval of the league wagons were required to take the pris- i constitution would support the organ oners to the criminal court's building, j Izatlon. where they are being questioned. All ' Senator Reed announced that a are supposed to be radicals. ' statement outlining the purposes of In what may be his farewell public ! the organization would bo issued with address before he begins serving a ln a few days' 0ne PurP". t was 10-year sentence imposed by the fed-1 ePlalncd. would bo tho co-ordination eral court at Cleveland on a charge of of var,ous local bodIe8 that havo beon violating the esnionate act. EmnA . forn,ed over the countr' in PP"ltlon V. Debs, socialist leader, upheld the I bolshevlst rule in Russia and referred to Lenlne and Trotzky as the "fore-;and most statesmen of the age." An unidentified airplane Tuesday , dropped a bomb on a crowd standing fh line in Berlin to buy food. The ex plosion resulted in 30 casualties among civilians, Including women and chil dren. There were 3018 liberty planes on the western front and ready for serv ice on the day tho armistice was sign ed, according to Major R. J. Bates of Detroit, Mich., who arrived in Wash ington Tuesday from France. United States Marshal McCarthy of New York Tuesday was directed by Federal Judge Knox to seize $4,000,000 in railroad stocks and bonds held in trust for tho Munich Reinsurance com pany of Munich, Bavaria. Tho order was Issued on the application of the alien property custodian. Removal of peanuts from the list of restricted imports was announced Tuesday by the war trado board. Tho Geyniyi government's prelim inary estimate of the damage from looting In the Spartacan strike is placed at 40,000,000 marks. Irailroads to get money Needed Funds Assured by Director General Hlnes. Washington. D. C. Menus of com pensating equipment companies for locomotives, cars and other materials furnished the. railroad administration were provided Saturday by a ruling of the federal reserve board that fedoral reserve banks might properly redis count for their member banks drafts drawn by tho companies on tho director-general of railroads and acceptable to him. Such drafts could not have n maturity of more than 90 days and would bo redlscounted at tho prevail ing rates of discount for trado accept ances. After a conference with representa tives of tho war finance corporation, tho reserve board, tho advisory fl- nnnco committee of tho railroad ad- ministration and tho equipment com- t rate yet to be determined. "In view of tho ruling of tho federal , r. ' the representatives of equipment com panies of his beliof that tho way ap pears open to caro for tho situation in After tn0 conference it was an nounced that Henry Watterson, for mer publisher of the Louisville. Courier-Journal, would be president of the organization, with Mr. Pepper as dl- recting supervisor. It was said that t0 tne lcasue' Prescnt I,,ans cal1 for I esiauusnmeni. 01 a speaKers- uureau tho conductlnB of an extensive campaign of publicity. Senators said tVin rtrcfjnff'jtlnn wniilil tin oiinnnrfnd b y volunta ry contributions. Suggestions were mado at tho con ference that representatives bo sent to Paris while tho peaco negotiations are In progress but no agreement was reached. Yukon May Open Early. Seattle, Wash. Travelers from Alaska report that all indications point to an early break-up of ice in tho Yukon river and that navigation may open Juno 1. Freight is already mov ing from Seattle for lower La Barge via Skagway, where it will bo trans ferred to river boats and later bo taken to Iditarod and Fairbanks. Palestine Influx Curbed. New York. Restriction of Immigra tion into Palestine to 50,000 a year during tho first period of development of the new Jewish commonwealth set up under British trusteeship, has been decided upon by tho inter-allied Zion ist conference in London, according to cable advices to tho Zionist organiza tion of America. DAILYDEATHS THOUSANDS Famine and Dlncnue Itnvngc UoUhcvik Population Onteril London.-Stnrvatioti prevails; through olit bolshovlk Russia and Is killing off tho population by thousands. DIs eases duo to under nourishment are rampant and food Is so senrco In Po trograd and Moscow that cats sell readily for $3 each. Tho undertakers cannot copo with conditions, ns there Is not enough wood for coffins. Tho Urltlsh government received these ro- ports within tho lust week from I!rlt Uh subjects recently returned from Russia. Their ovldonco Is unanimous that It means are not found to allovlato tho food situation the Inhabitants of bol shovlk Russia may starve to death. Tho Drltlshors say that tho plight of Russia is a direct result of tho reign of anarchy and terror Instituted by Lcnluo and Trotzky. They dcclaro that tho Russian problem liaB become n question of common humanity. Thousands are ding dally ln Potro- grad, Moscow. Kiev nnd Odessa. In Petrogrnd alone tho deaths from fnm ino threo weoks ago numbered 200 dally. Typhoid, or "hunger typhus," Is carrying off young and old ovory where, and ln Moscow glanders is opl demlc. There Is no fuel for lighting and mil lions livo in darkness nfter nightfall Tho troubles of tho Russians are fur ther aggravated by lack of coal and wood, which can be obtained only by tho vory rich or by the favorltos and parasites of tho bolshevik government. There Is a great lack of medicines and doctors. Tho bolshevik paper monoy has no valuo in tho country districts, and tho peasants rofuso to exchango It for food. Warning Sent to Italy. Washington, D. C Italy has beon warned by tho American government that unless she puts an end to delays In movements of relief supplies to tho newly-established Jugc-Slavic and Czo chc-Slavic states, steps will bo taken to cut off tho flow of American food stuffs to Italy. It was stated In an authoritative quarter that tho Italian government had caused intolerable conditions by the blockado she has imposed agnlnst tho Jugo-Slavic countries and which operates also against tho Czccho Slavs. - The blockade has not beon wholly effective, but many delays have been caused, resulting often In holding up supplies, tho need of which was dos perate. No reply has yet been mado by tho Italian government. Few Shell Shocks Fatal. New York. Ninety-nine per cont of all shell shock cases in tho American army in Franco completely recovered, according to Dr. Thomas Salmon of New York, chief medical officer In charge of such soldiers, who roturncd on the Leviathan. "Thero was less Insanity In tho American army than in any of tho other allied armies," said Colonel Salmon. Poles Seek For Peace. Posen. Soveral mombers of lho in-tor-allied mission aro to proceed to Paris to inform tho peaco conforonco as to tho exact situation existing be tween the Poles and Ukrainians in eastern Gallcia. It is thought probable that tho mission will proposo oxtromo ly sovero stepB in order to compel tho Ukrainians to cease hostilities. Postal Grants Increase. San Francisco. Tho headquarters for the Postal Tolegraph company In California, Montana, Idaho, Washing ton, Oregon, Arizona, Utah, Now Mexi co and Nevada, which aro located hero, received word Saturday of a 10 per cent increaso of-employes' wages, ro troactivo to January 1. About 100 are affected in San Francisco. Want Dlockade Raised. Basle. Tho German national assem bly at Weimar Monday unanimously adopted as resolution introduced by 37 women mombors demanding tho Immediate raising of the hunger block- ado and repatriation of prisoners of war. STATE NEWS I Extradition for Frodorlck Parks wantud In California on nu embezzle mont charge, was granted by Governor Olcott lust week. It Is alleged Parka umbozxlod $05 while employed In con nectlon with the Suusut Magazine Captain Jamos P. Shaw ot Mllwau kto Is appointed by tho board ot con trol ns commandant ot the sold lorn homo nt Rosoburg to succeed Com mandant Mnrkeo, whoso resignation ns head of tho home was received Inst week. James F. Stuart addressed a meet lug ot tho Heppuor commercial club Inst week in the interest of the Oregon state chamber of commerce. At tho close of tho address Morrow county's total ot membership attendance feoa woro fully pledged. Word has boon received by IiIh wife at Adams, ot tho death of Clark Maxey, former Umatilla county farm or. Word thnt ho had been wounded on September 29 came In a note on tho back ot ono ot Mr. Maxoy's letters which was returned from Franco. A. H. Chndbourno, who for thu past sixteen years him been In tho con fee tlouery business at Drain, has sold out to C. G. Peoblur of Shedd. Mr, and Mrs. Chndbourno hnvo been active In lodge circles. Mrs. Chndbourno has been chairman ot tho Rod Cross since Its organization. In communications sent out Inst week by Socrotary of State Olcott, mombers of tho committees thnt nru to proparo and fllo arguments In con nectlon with tho various moasuros submitted to tho people at tho special election ot Juno 3 aru notified ot their duties In that respect. Simon A. Slmonsou, Deschutes conn ty's only representative ln tho ranks ot tho 65th artillery, retumod to Bund last week, nfter 15 months In thu sorvlco. Ho was unwoundod. but his dlschargo showed that he had scun action at St. Mlhlcl, the Argonue, I'on tamouHson and Verdun. Commcrclnl nnd farming Interests of DeBchuteH county aro lined up In support or n nouu ishuu to tho lull amount ot tho 2 per cent stato limit as a menus of providing cooperation with the Btato highway commission In the construction of tho proposed Tho Dalles-California highway. Astoria bank statements published last week show that tho four banks and postal savings had deposits at tho close ot business, March -i, amounting to an aggregato total ot $0,910,729. 2C. This represents an Increase of nearly 1130,000 fllnco Decombor 31, 1918, Trhon doposlts aggregated $6,781,034.08 That John Erasmy ot Bond lins been nddlng to the variety ot his dally bill of faro by killing largo numbers of robins for his Inrdor, was tho com plaint made In Justlco court by Deputy Gnme Warden W. O. Hadloy, who charged Arnsmy with violating the state law prohibiting tho killing of song birds. Tho fall wheat crop In tho cast end of Washington county Is making ex collont progress. On tho ranches of Robert Hockon, A. A. Pike and Gcorgo Davis fall sown wheat Ib now from four to eight Inches high. With a guarantco of $2.26 a bushel for tho 1919 crop Washington county farmers aro optimistic. In responso to a call Issuod by tho North Fork grange for a community meeting to discuss tho matter of start Ing a co operative fruit cannery on tho lowor Sluslaw river, about 150 per sons assembled last Saturday at tho North Fork grango hall, a few miles from Florence, and a great deal of lntorest was manifested ln tho project. Tho final details woro consummated last Wednesday for tho erection of a 40-room apartmont houso nt Astoria to cost approximately $85,000. The structuro Is to be of hollow tllo, flvo stories ln height and tho project Is to bo a community affair, bolng fi nanced by tho buslnoss and profession al men of tho city. Practically all the material used ln tho construction Is to bo "Oregon mado." Many calls from farmers in Des chutes county for help on tho ranches in this section are bolng received at Bond, nnd to aid in meeting tho de mand for labor of this kind tho county farm employment bureau Is bolng re organized under tho direction of R. A, Ward formerly county agriculturist. Roturncd Holdlors, sailors and marines will bo given proforenco over other applicants, ho states. i HJNDENBURG DRIVE IDS PROMISED Field Marshal Plans to Use Volunteer Units. ALL MOVES SECRET Woman Delegate nt Wclmnr Assembly Goes Homo to Organize Wo men to Fight Furs. Coblonz. Field Marsha! von Hln donburg is planning to use volunteer units in n drlvo ngnluat tho llolshevlkl, with Llbau as tho baso ot his opera tions, It is indicated by Information which hns reached American Intelli gence offices. According to tho American experts, who in tho line of their duty are keep lug In touch with the progress ot thu readjustment ot the enemy's forces, Gorman great headquarters seems to bo following n policy of secrecy ns re gards tho eastern front troop question. This la bollcvod to bo duo to tho fact thnt the Bolshevikl now have a norma! military organization and so will be able to utilize any Information thoy might obtain concerning their enemy. Apparently tho German headquarters ln Kolborg is directing Ub energies again toward organization on tho Bal tic front In tho confidence that there In no longer nny Immediate occasion for concern over tho Polish front. Field Mnrshal von Hludonburg Is In Kolborg. Tho total number of volunteers on tho eastern front or about to proceed thero is estimated at nearly 100,000. Homo of tho old army troops are now on tho eastern front. Wulmar, Saturday. Frau Broonncr, an authoress and publisher and a dele gate of thu German democratic party In tho national nssombly, hns left for home In Koeulgsburg to orgnulzo tho women ot East Prussia Into a border 111 1 1 i t In. ngalnst the Bolshovlkl. Frau Brocnnor declares her action was prompted by reports that a Bol shevik force a million strong was ad vancing toward tho German frontlor nnd hor fenr thnt tho men alono would be unable to withstand tho Bolshovlk hordes. London. Ono thousand porsons were killed and wounded in tho fight lug In Borlln last week, Recording to nn estimate of the casualties mado by tho Wolff bureau, tho leading iicwh agency of Gormany. U. S. CRAFT NOW PLYING SEVEN SEAS Washington, D. C. For tho first tlmu since the days of tho famous "clipper" ships, American merchant craft nre now plying tho sovon seas, carrying products ot tho Unltod Stntcn to tho farthest cornors of tho onrth and bringing homo both essentials and luxuries. Tho shipping board announced Mon day that tho Amorlcan morchant marlno fleet, built up undor tho spur of war's necessity, now represented nearly ono-flfth of tho ontlro sea-going tonnage of tho world nnd comprised 40 por cont of all ships clearing from United States ports, as compared with 9.7 por cont hoforo tho war. Trade routes not trnvorsod by Amor lcan craft for moro than 50 years onco moro aro Invaded, with now routes es tablished to China, Australia, Now Zealand, Indln, tho Dutch ICasUIndloH, tho west coast of Africa and ports on tho Mediterranean. Ships flying tho HtnrB and strlpoB also aro running rog ularly to South Amorlca, Groat Britain and continental Europe as well as to Canada and Mexico. Tho fleet now engaged in ovorsoaB commorco nggrogatos 1,901,239 gross tons, or this total 315,925 tons aro em ployed in traiiH I'aclfic trade. When tho nrmy and navy roturn to tho shipping board tho 353 ships which thoy aro operating, tho commercial fleot under tho Amorlcan flag will bo Increased by 1,783,581 gross tons with many hundreds ot thousands of toun building or under contract. .