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MEDFOItf), OKEGOX, THURSDAY, JAXUAKY 2, 1919
NO. 210
JM.
?.4Bfl YANKS lENINE'S ARMY
W I
ON STRANDED
Home Comlnn American Troops On
Transport Northern Pacific Taken
OK at Fire Island Life Boat and
Launch Capsize but All Are Res
cuedVessel Embedded In Sand
and All Efforts to Pull Her Off Fall
Wounded Not Landed.
NEW YOItK. Jim. 2.- llomoviil I.f
fore nightfall of Ilia entire company
of 2.480 home coming Aniorienn
troop from the transport Northern
i'lieifie. stranded off Kirn Island, was
czpoetod bv.oflieiulH at thu olficu of
Vice Admiral OlinrtN of tlm cruiser
i unit tnillHporl service in llohokcn.
who stated this afternoon IhJU trims
fcrriil of tho men to mniv And iinvv
craft wan proeeediui' rapidly in a
moderating son.
Ufobont CnplrI
A lifeboat loaded with troop from
tho transport Northern Pacific, wns
ciipniicd bv the heavv surf, throwing
1A soldiers nnd lifesnvors iulo't
water, All were saved.
While some of the soldiers were be
ing brought ashore in Hiirf i' in It. the
mnjoritv. iinvnl ol'ticinls Hiiid. were
ferried in light draft vessels opcrnt
ilia between tho irromtdcd liner nnd
worships standing off shore. The re
ceiving fillips, it Willi no id, would start
for Sow York an soon ns thev were
loaded. .
HUB ISLAND. N. Y.. Jan. 2.-:A
ower limit from the cruiser Columbia.
men-ed in- bringing ji'dioro- troops
from tho triiiisiiorl Northern' Pacific
enpsized thin nflcrnoon when her on
pi lid wont di'iul ns -lio :iiih iiju-licil I lie
bi'uch. throwing till hands, nini men.
into the host. All worn rcoucd bv life
guards, who dashed into thi breakers
nnd dragged tho men nshore.
, Only I'Vw Wounded
Sixty men from tlm Northern Pa
cific hnd reached llio Y. M. ('. A. Iitil
nt tho nnvnl nir hlntion nt llnv Shore
by 2 o'clock thin iifUruooi. Thev wore
mostly from Hie Hth trench morliir
buttery.
. Kiiihlh IriMicli morliir button-, com
prising five officers nnd loll men who,
wero in training near Mot, it t tho lime
the armistice wiih signed. Most of
these wero bronchi ashore in life
hontN. followed bv tho Filth Initial
ion, consisting of 28 officer nnd 500
. men.
Appnreiitl" only n few of the
wounded are bciinr Imidoil here,
All the. jpthcr wonndud. including 1100
htrctehor enuiM, nro to bo lowered
from tho IriinKpnrl'n deck nnd In ken
to tho hoNpitnl shin Solnee. Iiifnr
mntion hern wiih Unit Ibis miuht not
he, ncenmplihhod bnforo tomorrow, but
inounwhiln HO uoUiiuoh huva been
opened mill prepared for iinv cmor
Kenev. IhiunHllu Krone
The brincinsr of Ibo well troops
ashore wiih n scone of drnnmtii; iutcr
eHt. Four lifebontH plied buck nud
forth between tho trimminrt nud the
bench, Thnxo curried linen nnd nil
hnndH on Hhnro luv to nnd hauled
them on theno voymros to hhore. In
the fintt bout to lnnd were 17 nnrsos
two from UroHl . nnd 15 from
OucoiiMtown,
, Red CroHH workers . received the
men nn Ihov reuched dhoru, iiMHcm
blinor them in tho welenmimr bent of u
ronrinir bench fire nnd mtnplvimr them
with ooffoo nnd Kiindwiclics before
thev wore ninrched nwnv.
. .The RoldiorH miid thnt tho onlv roul
hiirdHhip thev nnderwont on honrd
wiih tho shortntto of wilier. There
hnd boon no drinkimr water nt their
ineolH Hinco WednoKdav morniiur, thev
Nnid nnd thov hnd to satisfy their
thirst with ool'feo nnd cocoa. .
'Hort Orr, of Rfcdford, formerly of
tho firm of Wooks & Me.Oowun, is a
moivjbor nf tho crow of tho Nortlitirn.
j ucuic, ocinir u muinuur oi uia uos
pitul dopnrtmont.
, i rounded by Sons
NKW YORK, .Tan. 2. Conslanl
(Continued on Pago Four.)
BERLIN, ,Tnn. 2. (fly Associated
iPrcHR). Uorlln tnnptood hor way out
or tlio old your, fox-trotted Into 1018
nnd scared nway Bolshevism with
cnnfotll. It wrb tho first dancing
hnrn nlncn llio outhrcnk of tho wnr.
In Ibo downtown soctlnn crowds
iilH loxlmulod tlioso of ponco tlmeu.
DESTROYED BY
1 GENERAL GA1DA
Czecho-Slovak and Siberian Forces
Wipe Out Bolshovlkl Third Army.
Capturlnu 31.000 Prisoners In Tak
Iiiii Perm in Ural Mountains Im
mense Supplies Captured.
VLADIVOSTOK, Jan. 2. (By An
ocliiiml I'rcKH.) in eunturinK l'orin,
In tho I'rul inounlalm, General
(inliln, nt Ibo head of Cuncho-Hlovak
null Hlherlnn forcoii,. vlrtiuilly de
nt roycel (ho Holhlievlk third army,
from which hn look 31,000 prisoner,
(ionnriil (Inldn's Iroops enplured nn
armored train" from which Nikolai
I .on inn, llio llolsbovlk prnmlar, wns
dlroctliiK oiierutlons In tho rexion of
Perm. Lenlna himself uscapnil, but
snvnrnl memliers of bis party wore
taken prisoner.
The exploit of Oennrnl (iulila In
cnpliirliiK Perm pnrnllels bis success
In the ciimpulKii of lust summer. Ills
superiors opposed bis plan of attack
against 1'erm nnd be carried nut the
operation at the risk of removal
from Ills command. Tho bulk of Ills
forco was mndo up of Hlhorjnn troops,
lull be hnd I wo rcxlinoiits of Cuocbs.
In addition to the 31,000 prisoners
reporled, (lenernl (ialdn . cupturou
fiO'H) railway curs, 120 field kuiis,
ltioo mnchluo Kims, thirty autbmo
tilles, an entire wnnon transport, sev.
oral nriiioreil trnlus and several thou
sand horses,- Ills inaneiiver was a
complete surprise to tho Holsbovlk
as was proved 1iy Ibo fart that he
captured several prominent soviet
li'iules nl headquarter of tho third
Holnhmik army.. Ten Doishevlk rett
liunnis wero declared to hnvo been
annihilated.
Troops of (lenernl Semonoff. antl-
llolnlievlk lender In the Clilln dlstrlcf
have occupied Verkhnt l!rlnnk on the
Bllicrlan railway east of l.ako llalkal.
Two hundred thousand Kusslun
soldier released from Ccrmnii pris
ons nro expected to pass thru Omsk
within u fortnight. The Husslnns
nro destlluto and nro In a serious
vondltlon from cxposuro and luck of
food.
4J.S. CASUALTY LIST
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. The wnr
department wus shnrplv criticised in
the senate todav bv Senator Weeks
of Massachusetts, republican, for de
luvs nnd errors in cnmpilini; casual
ties nnd for failuro to co-operale
with the lied Cross in forwardinc Id
lers from wounded soldiers.
Criticism wns directed especinllv
at tho office of the iidiulunt eeneral
of the nrmv. Senator Weeks savins
Major General MrCiti, the ndiiilunt
ecncral, who retired last summer to
command a division, nnd who wus
succeeded bv Mnior Cicnernl Harris,
should have been retained.
Senator Weeks declnred (he war
department's informntion us to ens
unities often hud boon wmnir.
"Diirlnir tho wook ondod Pocom
bor 14," ho stntod, "tho llod Cross
received nn nvorano of twenty (attorn
a dny from parents who hnd boon ad
vluod'by tho wnr dopnrtmont that
their sons had boon killed on n spe
cific (Into. ' In every ono of those
enses tho unroots wrote thoy had re
ceived communication!! from their
boys subsequent to the dnto given by
tho wnr department."
Senator Weoks said tho Iod Cross
In Auiiiist locntod In French hospi
tals two hundred Amarlcnn soldiers
reported missing by tho war depart
ment. Thoso mon, ho declared, had
comnumlcnlod with tho Hod CroBa,
bollnvlnff that thru It their rolntlvos
would loam of tholr' condition, but
tho Informntion nevor was transmu
ted bocnuso of nn order by tho do
purtmcnt, tho later tho order was
modified nnd Ibo nRoncy permitted to
forward tho letters.
LEITERS FROM HOME
NEEDED BY SOLDIERS
'PARlV .Tail, 1. Lottors from
homo wero nnvor so nooded by Amer
Iciin soldlors nnd Bailors thnn at proS-
ont, nccoi'dlim to a stntoment IsbuoiI
today liy tho hoadqiiartors of tho Y
M. C. A. hero. It Is urRod Hint rela
tives of mon In tho service continue
wrltliiK lo liiom until tholr return
has boon definitely nrriingod tor.
WEEKS CRITICJSES
DELAY IN COMPILING
RESIGN IF THE PEOPLFS
': '
CAIINAVON. Wales. Jan. 2.
The recent election has eiven do-
inocracv an opt'ortiinilv in tho
present lliilish ttovernment to
chitine the fuce of (lie countrvi
Premier l.lovd tJeorue declared
here voMlordav. The premier
said that unless the covernment
did its best to fulfill its prom-
ihch, he would not remain nt its
head, but would uo back to the
people for another mandate.
OF INFLUENZA AT
HOMK, Wednesday, Jan. 1 David
Lubln of San Krancisco, founder of
the International Institute of AkD-
culturo and tho American represen
tative, on Its permnnont board, died
horo today of pneumonia. Ills falul
Illness followed un utlack of Rrlppo.
8ACRAMKNTO, Cal... Dec. 2. -David
Lubin, whose death occurred In
Homo yenterday, was familiarly
known here as the "benefactor of the
farmers" as a result 'of a plan he
perfected for collection of world crop
and Import and export reports.
After many year In which Lubln
visited various forelxn countries and
urged the Kovernments to establish
departments for collecting and ex
changing crop data for tho protection
of the farmers, a deluRntlon of var
ious nations mot In Koine In 1 905
ami signed a convention creating the
Institute.
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy
built a palace for tho use of the Insti
tute and endowed It with $60,000 a
year. In IB 10 the first statement
was published from 1 1 nations and
In 1912, fifty nations provided crop
data, Russia being tho Inst to join.
Lubln was born In IR49. Ho came
to this country from Kurope nnd be
gan his career as an apprentice Jow
olry polisher In North - Altleboro.
Muss, lie ca mo to California in 1867
nnd inter want to Arizona where lie
worked in a lumber yard and as a
cowboy. 'Ho returned to San Fran
cisco whero he workod In a Jewelry
factory nnd finally boenme a com
mercial traveler for a lamp manufac
turing firm. In 1S74 he returned to
Sacramento and 'became a merchant.
Lukln was a unlive of Poland.
REVENUEwBILL
WASHINGTON, .Inn. 2. House
lenders resorted to n speeiul rule to
ilnv to force the wnr revenue bill to
conference without hnldinir it, for de
bute on demands for votes on certain
enute nrtiendmcnls. Tho rule, unnn
imouslv reportud bv the rules com
mittee; wns ndo'pted without n roll
cull nnd with only u lew sculteriiitf
neualive votes.
Democratic Loader ' Kilobit! an
nounced that nieertiias of the con
ferees would heijin tomorrow.
Ilefore action was taken bv llio
house, Mr. Kitchm announced that
after the conl'erenco be would call
up for n vole the senate nuicndmcnts
niiikinv the "bono dtv" Inw nppli
cahlo to the. District of Colunibin.
iipiilvinir a tn.v to interstate ship,
monls of products made bv child la
bor, nnd tiixinu" politieal canipniun
eonlrihiilions, Voles of those will be
I nkon vosiardless of the, conferees'
netioiC '
BRUSSELS EXPECTS
? VISIT FROM WILSON
WA81IIN0T0K. Jan; 2. President
Wilson is expected in Brussels curly
this inonHi, aecordine to diplomatic
advices toilhv from Franco. The rc
liortRiH'rf;li will, lie tho sucst ot
Kina ' Alhorf . nni . will stay at tho
I'ormei' reidoftco if Princess Clemen
tine. ,The' klwt! ts,''iiliiiniiur n'sln'.e
bnnuiiolr at, the yjnter palace in hot.
or of the president. Colonel Ilouse's
secrolnrvr Mr. Cnvvr4, is'snid to have
iiiTiiiiKed for the -rfi duritnr tho fouv
duy stay nf the ltoiiau cupitul.
WILSON S ACTS
DNCONTROLLED
BYU SSENATE
Senator Lewis Replyinq to Lodqe and
Knox Denounces Political Plot to
Discredit President in Aroot and
Points Out Jhat Wilson Is Astinq
as Commander-in-Chief.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. Senator
Lewis, dcuiocrnt.'of Illinois, speakitit;
todnv in the senute. oiinreed repub
lican lenders with conspirinc for po
litical purposes to discredit President
Wilson iibroad, to thwiirt bi purpfiscs
bv uivinir Kiiropraii ncL-otiators the
imprexsion that the senate opposed
his plans nnd bv deceiving the Ameri
can public.
Tho speech wns in rcplv to recent
utterances of Senators Lodee of Mus
sachussets. nnd Knox of Ponnsvl.vn
niu, both republicans, criticisinir cer
tain of the president's fourteen prin
ciples of peace and iiruimr that con
sideration of n I -cat' lie of Nations,
freedom of I lie sens and other oncs
tions be deferred until after the peace
con f erence. ..
Senator Lewis declared the senate
hnd notliiii'j whatever to do with what
the president i-s now doine "in .pre
senting the protocol for pence nnd the
adjustment of the disposition. of l!'C
armies. -
Not I'p to Senate
"1 inform the Kiiropean negotia
tors nnd the world.'' he snid. "that
there is no law of America, bv consti
tution, statute or custom bv which the
president is under nnv obligation to
submit wbnt he is now doing to the
somite or to nn' ether branch of the
legislative or executive bodv.
"I inform the negotiators us I do
all thoso interested, that the present
undertakings or the president of the
United Stn!fc-- nrff ts ooimnnndoc in
chief of the armies. That be remains
such with full power ns commander
in chief until the full treatv or com
pact of peace has been finally accept
ed nnd pence dcclnroil nnd the armies
withdrawn ns a result of that accept
ance." Drawing n distinction between
treaties made bv the president ns
hend of the civil government nnd af
ter tho war has ended nnd the mnkingV
of pence bv protocol or agreements,
the senntor said under tho Intter con
dition the president serves ns com
mander in chief ngroeinir nunn terms'
of pence for the purposo of withdraw
ing the armies, nnd in so doing ''exe
cutes the authority of the Inw and of
the people vested in him ns executive
nnd wholly apart from the interfer
ence, the opposition, the npproval or
repudiation of the somite."
', I'rRCfl I'nited Support
The Illinois senntor ,snid, 'post
ponement of the proposals for. a
1-etiRUP of Nations nnd freedom of
the sens would mean thnt tho war hud
been fought in vain nnd would bring
about n repetition of tho struggle.
"Each nation with claims and prin
ciples nt stnko. ns it behoves them,''
ho continued, "seeing no method ex
isting 111 roue li which it can secure
peace nnd obtain its richts will turn
to the onlv method left nnd which
has just been adopted war."
In closing Senator Lewis urged
united support for tho president while
ho is on foreign soil, "contesting for
tho snpremacv of the United States."
EXPECT RETORN OF
WASHINGVTOX. Jan. 2. Return
of normal conditions nnd falling ot
prices are expected to stimulate gold
production In the United States this
year, according to views of members
ot the treasury's committee appoint
ed to suggest a remedy tor the fall
ing production of the last year. Con
sequently it appears unlikely the
conimlttoo will recommend any un
usual measures to stimulate produc
tion. . .....
CREELtREPLIESl
PARIS, Wednesday,'' Jan. 1.
Ooorgo Crool, chairman of tho coni
mlttoo on publlo .luformatlmi, took
occasion today to reply to somo of
the criticisms which hnvo been levol-'
led nt him by the American press,
United States sonators nnd congress
ineli since his departure from Amor
lea. ',..,,.
Ho said Hint he wlshod tp have
nothing to do with tho press delega
tion after reaching Europe v .
IN VISIT TO ROME
ROME. Jan. 2. President
" Wilson and his pnrtv arrived
this morning nt Madane. on the
Franco-Italian frontier.
The rovnl train with the pros-
ident on board was met bv tho
Duke of Lante. renresentinir
King Victor Kmmnnuel. Both
the French nnd Italian nuthori-
ties in the frontier town wel-
coined the presidential pnrtv.
Townsiieople hud assembled
at the station nnd gnvc the nresi
den n greeting. The dav was
bright with the winter sun shin-
tnins surrounding the village.
ST
GRIP OF COLDEST
DENVER. Colo., Jan. 2. Clearing
weather with slightly milder temper
ature was reported over the plains
region today. Temperatures, how
ever, are still from 25 to 35 degrees
below normal fol this time of year.
Trains on all lines began arriving
this morning, some as much as 4 8
hours late. All trains originating
here left today and traffic men said
the blockade had been lifted.
)
' LINCOLN'. Neb.. Jan. 2 The cold
wave which began In Nebraska yes
terday continued thruout the state
today. Train traffic was greatly bum
pered. In western- Iowa temperatures
as low as ten degrees liolow zero are
reported.
DALLAS. Tex., Jan. 2 The south.
west opened the new year with the
first cold weather of the winter.
With tho thermometer hovering
around ten degrees above zero in the
northern part of the state,- the cold
extended way to the Gulf of Mexico.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2 Intensification
of the cold wave for tonight was pre.
dieted today, with the temperature
probably touching five degrees below
zero in Chicago tonight.
DISLOYAL ACTS
CHICAGO. Jan. 2. Victor L. Ber
ger, congressman-elect from Milwau
kee, resumed the witness stand to
day In the Jtrlal. of, five socialist lead
ers charged with violation of the
espionage law; T t
Speeches and Interviews by Berger
denouncing the I. "W. W.' were read
to the jury by Henry C. Cochems, at
torney for the defense.
In one speech Berger said: "The
socialist party and the I. W. W. have
nothing In common. I suppose I am
more hated by the I. W. W. than any
other man in America "
Letters sent to Berger by Amos
Plnchot charging "dollar a year"
mon serving on war government
bonrds In Washington with profiteer
ing wore read to the Jury.
Herger. said the Information con
tained in this letter was used as a
basis for an editorial published In
the Milwaukee Leader, which is own
ed by Berger.
Berger said he never refused to
print any Red Cross, wnr savings
stamps or other war advertisements
offered his newspaper.
OF
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 2.-Char-ges
of fraudulent handling church
affairs and a specific accusation ot
having sold ono hundred acres of
lnnd to the board of school trustees
of tho Episcopal church for $25,000
when tho land really was worth about
$25 por acre, are mndo In a toni
plnlnt filed In tho circuit court here
today against the Rev. A. A. Merrl
Bon, rector of .Trinity Episcopal
church of this city.
Tho rector is chnrgod by tho trus
tees with selling to the church in
190S, land represented as -excellent
for raising walnut trees, but which
turned out to be marshy and unfit
for cultivation. They allege thnt
Roy. Morrison doceivod them regard
ing his own personal Interest in tho
property. '-.
CONVERSATIONS
ON PEACE BEGIN
FIRST OF WEEK
Germany Has Not Yet Submitted a
List of Peace Delegates No Policy
On Russia Outlined Lloyd Georoe,
Balfour, law. Hardinqer and Tvr
rill Comprises British Delectation.
PARIS, Jan. 2. Conversations
among representatives of the allies
will begin at the French foreign of
fice immediately upon the return to
Paris of Premier Clemenceau, which
Is expected to be about January 6 or
January 7. The premier Is taking a
brief rest in La Vendee.
President Wilson is expected in
Paris at the beginning of next week.
Premier Lloyd-George will arrive
Saturday.
Xo Germans Named
PARIS, Jan. 2. Germany has not
yet submitted a list of her probable
peace delegates, or at least no such
list has been brought to the attention
of the American delegation.
Altho the American - representa
tives have received many reports of
conditions in the Baltic states and In
the Ukraine, these reports are very
conflicting.
The policy of the American delega
tion with regard to the Russian sit
uation and Its general complication
with tbe unrest in the Balkans and
In the former Russian districts has
not yet taken form. The American
delegates apparently do not consider
that France and England either have
outlined a definite policy toward
Russia.
. British Delegates Chosen '
LONDON, Jan. 2. It is officially
announced that the British delegates
to the inter-allied conference at
Paris will include Premier Lloyd
George, Foreign Secretary Balfonr,
Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the
exchequer, Viscount Hardinge, per
manent undersecretary for foreign
affairs; Sir William G. Tyrrel, senior
clerk in tho foreign office; Sir Louis
Mallet, former British ambassador to
Turkey; Sir Esme W. Howard, Brit
lsh minister to Sweden; Sir Ralph
Paget; minister to Denmark, and Sir
Eyre Crowe, assistant undersecretary
of state for foreign affairs, with their
staffs, will accompany the delegates
as advisers. Lord Robert Cecil, for
mer assistant under-secretary, will
go to France In connection with the
proposed League of Nations.
It Is expected here that the confer.
ence will begin on January 13. A
majority of the British delegates will
leave London on January 4. Secre
tary Balfour already is In France.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2. The
Pacific ocean has been "zoned"' for
n distance. of 50 miles out from San
Diego to Vancouver, . 15.. C. bv the
owners of coastwise vessels in order
that these vessels may seek the
Standard Oil company's tanker,
George W. Looniis, long overdue nt
Coos Bav. Each vessel, including six
Standard Oil tankers, has been given
n particular route.
The tanker left here December 19.
with a cargo ot 5.500 barrels of gas
oline and crude oil for Coos Bav.
When last sighted off the Oregon
coast bv the steamer Washtenaw the
Looniis wns bucking a terrific gale.
Officials of the company fear the
vessel went down with all on board
when Captain K. C. Lnpchas failed in
efforts to save holh vessel nnd cargo.
WOMEN START FIRE
TO SECUREIVOTES
WASHINGTON, I Jan. 2. Several
members of the National Women's
party, wearing seamen's slickers,
stood in driving rain on the sidewalk
boforo the White House to keep
burning in a metal wash tub their
"watch fire" which they say will burn
until the sonnto acts favorably on
the woman's suffrage amendment.
Relays of women had attended tho
flro since It was lighted In tho tub
last night after a crowd of citizens
and men In uniform had extinguish
ed one started in a decorative urn in
LnFayette Square. Half a dozen wom
en arrested during tho disturbance
and released without bond did not
appear In tho police court.
POLISH ARMY
STARTS DRIVE
FOR BERLIN
Beuthen in Prussian Silesia and
Brqmberq in Posen Captured bv
Poles, Who Also Enter Frankfort
On Oder. 50 Miles East of Berlin
Germans . Rearmino Demobilized
Soldiers for Resistance Desperate
Fiqhtinq Reported in Proaress.
LONDON, Jan. 2. Polish troops
have entered Frankfort on tho Oder,
50 miles east of Berlin, says a Berne
dispatch to tbe Express, which adds
that thb Poles have occupied Beuthen
In Prussian Silesia and Bromberg, In
the province of Posen, 09 miles north
east of the Posen, city.
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 2 Events in
Posen are assuming a grave charac
ter, according to advices from Berlin.
Large parts of the province are in
the hands "of the Poles and Polish
troops have crossed the frontier at
Skalmiervce, a town southeast of Po
sen and 62 miles northeast of Bres
lau. German troops there must. It Is
said, retreat In the face of a superior
force of the Poles.
It Is also reported that the Polish
government has ordered the mobili
zation of all Poles.
Marching on Berlin
GENEVA,. Dec. 2. -The Polish
army marching toward Berlin has as
its objective "a tearing raid' into
Germany," according to the Polish
agency at Lausanne. ..The Infantry Is
well armed and Is supported by artil
lery and cavalry. The infantry si
ready has occupied Important rail
way centers. Including Kreuz-Driesen
and Poznau and has captured a large
amount of railway stock with littlo
resistance. The Germans are re-arming
demobilized soldiers and fighting
is expected, altho some of the demob
ilized troops are refusing to serve.
Fighting nt Posen '
WARSAW, Tuesday, December SI.
(By Associated Press!) Fighting
has continued at various points ' in
Posen, between Polish and German
troops In the last few days. The for
tress of the city has been occupied by
the Poles, while more than 20,000
German soldiers have been disarmed.
The Sixth German grenadier regi
ment has refused to surrender and
now Is surrounded in a barracks
wrthin the city. , The entire Polish
population Is reported to be aiding
"the Polish troops. They Include boy
scouts and young women. '
The fighting is of a house-to-house
nature and there is no accurate esti
mate of the number killed ' and
wounded. ' ''.v:.; - '
Iguace Jan Paderewskl" who arriv
ed In Posen several days ago, is de
laying his departure for Warsaw In
order to have a conference with Gor
man delegates from Berlin.
IAN QUEST
LONDON, Jan. 2. Russian affairs ;
are causing the British foreign oftico
considerable anxiety, says the Mail.
The necessity of formulating a dofin.
ite allied policy as to Russia Is ex
tremely urgent and it has been de
cided that the Russian question will
be the first discussed at the peace
conforence. . ,
"It Is presumed that the allied na
tions are overwhelmingly against
armed Jnterventton by an expedition
ary force," says the newspaper, ''pre
ferring to encourage tho creation of
a stable government in RUBsla. In
the meantime there is no likelihood
of tho allied forces on the Russian
coast being withdrawn." '
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Sweeping
electoral reforms offoctod In Swedon
providing the "most extended uni
versal suffrago for both men and
women Irrespective ot taxability" aro
described In n cnblo dispatch received
today by Swedish .Minister Kltengren
from tho foreign minister at Stock
holm, i