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EtlBUNE
n.ny Fourteenth Tu.
Forty-ninth Yew.
PRESIDENT
10 DECIDE
1 R. SHE
Chief Executive to Have Personal
Conference Tomorrow With Three
Representatives of the Railroad
Brotherhoods Will Decide on Jus
tice of Demands White House
Officials Declare Situation More
Serious Than Public Realizes.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.-Iiepre-fsentiitive
Wanton, democrat. Texas,
made public today a letter to I'rcsi
.v v;iti nvnrtiinr the hope that
lie "would not permit Mr. I lines to
neeede to present railroad demands."
Jib. Blanton told the president mat
ot few months lie had re
ceived more than 5.000 letters from
.l..,..i.nfin vi.teiHj asserting that "it
the administration truckles to another
demand from organized niuor, incv
will no longer vote the democratic
He asserted that n "show down
must come sooner or later," and now
is the "opportune lime.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. The
union representatives have chosen R
XT .townlt nctinf nrosident of the
railway employes department of the
American Federation of Labor: YV.
J. fanion, president of the Order of
liailroad Teleirrnpliers and limoiiiv
Shea actmc president ot in
Brotherhood of Firemen and Enci
naN in mm.f the nresident.
It was said at the White Housi!
ti.nf tl.A nmuiilent had been yiviiic.
41, a ..nlmn:! titllllfimi KCI'illUS tllOll'-'Ilt
for several days and that it was his
own suecestion that ho see the union
men. lie was understood to have
felt that be could bniidlc the situa
tion belter if be saw the representa
tives personally.
WAKIITYflTOY. Feb. 12. rresi
dent Wilson will have a personal con
ference tomorrow with three repre
sentatives of the railroad nroincr
v.nn.lc in discuss the wuire demand:
of the 2,000,000 railroad employes
which ne to be reterred to mm to
day bv Director General llines.
Before nicotine the brotherhood of
ficials the president will study in de
tail the report on the wnire negotia
tions which Mr. Ilincs will submit
through Secretary Tumulty.
Decision l"p to Wilson
The director general was in con
ference with Mr. Tumulty this morn
ing and then returned to his office
to complete his memorandum for the
president, who will be asked to make
the final decision on the demands
presented bv the railroad worker.?
nearly a vcar nco.
u'liiin TTrncA officials declared that
the genernl public did not realize the
serious nature ot issues invoneu.
Union officials, with the excep-
i: f .n;tnnnnAn nP WtlV CmlllOVeS
and the brotherhood of railroad
trainraen,"appnrentlv were willing to
leave the easo in the lianas ol it
nn.:.in4 it wno evident that the
inrniticui. j i .. ...t - .
,...:.. C.tf Hint nnothor oppor-
II11IUI1 1111.11 in" . -
tunitv should be given for adjustment
e ii, .i;rr.,i.onpna which have been
held in abeyance at the president's
reouest since they were submitted
last July.
R. It. Men Impatient
W. G. Lee. president of th-j
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
was to confer with the director gene
ral on his individual reasons for in
validating the agreement which Ins
organization has. Notification of in
tention to break the agreement was
given Mr. Hines January 2:!. which,
under the thirtv-dav clause will leave
that organization without a worKin
inu UUIIOIULUO
GOLD TO PAY
LONDON. Feb. 12. The nuetion
was raised in the house of commons
todnv whether the eovernment had
under consideration the suinfeftion
of Curler Olass. recently retired sec
retary of the treasury, that the Unit
ed States be pnid her international
debts in eold. It was! nsktd also
whether, in order to h"'- meet this
request the British owners of orna
mental eold. such as trinkets nnu
plate, be invited to hand them to the
treasury in return for interest-bearing
bonds and thereby assist the po
sition of exrlinnire between. England
pnd America.
"nnrt" minririn nun
BUB olANrltLu WILL
UCAN PRIMARl
PORTLAND, Feb. 12. Itoli-
ert X. Stanfleld, former speak-
cr o the Oregon legislature,
today announced his candidacy
for the republican nomination
for United States senator. If
nominated at the primary on
May 21, Stanfleld will be the
candidate of the republican par-
ty ugainst Senator tieorge E.
Chamberlain in the general elec-
tion next November. "
Stanfield's name, will appear
on the ballot as a resident ot
Multnomah county, us his home
Is In Portland and he is regis-
tered here as a voter.
In tho last senatorial contest !
in Oregon, Stanl'icld, who' Is a
wool grower with large Inter
ests In eastern Oregon, was de
feated for the nomination by
United States Senator Charles
1,. McNnry.
. W. W. CASE THRU
BY NEXT WEEK
AinVTKSANO. Wash.. Feb. 12.
Court took a holiday today In the
t.-inl r.f p even alleged 1. w. " .
,.i, i with the murder of Warren
O. Grimm. Centralia Armistice day
parade victim. The holiday came just
as the state was in the midst of pre
senting some of Its most Important
testimony.
Yesterday two important state
,..iu niwmi in lie a confession and
supplement thereto wore introduced
into the court record as eviuencu uuu
two important witnesses offered tes
timony tending to establish the chain
of evidence the prosecutors are weav
ing in an endeavor to convince the
ti,,.t tho Idllinir of Grimm and
three other ex-soldiers was the result
of a pre-arranged plat.
rc..,.ti,n,. toQtimnnv Introduced tend
ing to strengthen the state's case
was to be offered tomorrow oi uuub
.i n,iiiinns In the 1. W. W. hall in
which the alleged conspiracy
planned, it is said.
Th.it nil nf Mb evidence may be
cnmnleted by next week was intimat
ed by the prosecution.
LONDON, Feb. 12. The allied su
preme council toduv after discussing
Ihe situation arising from Germany s
violent protest over the extradition
demands agreed on the ouestion of
insisting upon those demands, it was
slated tonight.
Colonel Dav Passes Awav.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 12. The
wife of Colonel F 'crick K. Dav,
former chief of stuff in the Philip
pines, died from an attack ot near.
failure at a local hotel enriv louav.
contract with the railroad adminis
tration on February 23.
The action ot Mr. l.ee ntlniiueoi
is giving administration officials con
M.. T oo contended his organ
ization had reserved the right to press
its grievances tor ndpistment sepa
...i..T.. Ilo declined to odd to hi:
statement of yesterday which assert
ed the trainmen had waited suffic
iently long for the government to
force down living costj
innniiiu ulu
DEBT TO UNCLE SAM
Tn timer nn est ions Austen Cham
i..i..;., ii... ,.li:inrelliir of the cxehe
oner, replied that he had taken steps
to have the proposals indicated care
fully examined.
Premier Llovd fieonre was asked
bv a member whether he could see a
wav to enforce a drastic reduction
in the importation of luxuries. Tlu
premier replied thut the eovernmcnt
was not in a position to cniorce am
restrictions upon importations of
foreign Hoods, lie said that less
than two per cent of the imports
from America were ot articles ol
luxury.
IfMlIN IN
FNR1 AND INSISTS
(IN PYTBnMTinN I
Ull LiiinuiuuM
MEDFORD, OUKGOX, Tlll RSDAV, FKliUl'AliY l:
BAYONET IS
ONLY LITTLE
WAY MEAD
Warren S. Stone. Railroad Labor
Head Scores Anti-Strike Leqisla
tion as Forerunner' of Trouble
Not Much of a Country Thafs
Run bv Injunctions and Bayonets
Co-operative markets Stmuested
As Cure for H. C. L.
CHICAGO. Feb. 12. Truck trains
currying farm and dairy produce di
rectly to co-operative markets in the
ilios together with government
owned railroads which will haul the
produce to larger centers will bring
moderate prices in Ibis country, W'nv
ren S. Stone, rail labor head told ilOO
farmers and labor representatives
here today for the American I'lirmcr
I .ill.... iiii-nmirntivc oollirri'SS.
Need for better understanding and
more sympathy between the larmer
and the city worker and the grind
ing need lor relief from the high liv
ing cost were the keynotes touched
bv all speakers.
Mr. Stone scored the proposed
anti-strike legislation. "When von
make laws that tell men that they
shall not have, the right to strike
II, n 1... ..minis nrn wmlv 11 little WUV
iff" Im u.iwl "And when vou have
to run a country with injunctions
and bnvonets there isn t niucii or u
country left to rim." Applause fol-
luii-i.,! tin.: utntiitiiinit.
II. A. Fuller of the American So
ciety of F.ouitv. St. Paul, Minn., wa
ninniilr 1 iwi L'l'I'S Olid I'llVO U lllC
tieal talk on co-operation methods
he has employed succcsslully in
Missouri and Iowa.
"Vim ..nnbt wenr Ibis niackinnw all
your life without wearing it out." be
said, holding up a Heavy plain coat.
"In the open market it would cost
.f.'i.'j or $10 if vou could buy it. Wi
cm sell it for about 14. And there
len't ,1 bit nf liodllv ill it." TllC
coat, he explained, was manufactured
bv the Co-operative Woolen liood-
Al.iiiiir.w.lni'iiio. Iimni'li nt the SOCIftV
This enterprise has machinery which
41. n .i.m.l tVi,n tlin i'lirm III
"the back of the city working man,"
he said, and nnvs the farmer 28 cents
for the wool where he formerly got
10 or 12 cents.
Tim furiiin.. imicl bo tiindo finnn
ciallv independent bv a co-operative
system ot oanKing. ne simi.
I. S. OIL YIELD 1919
cm. riTV Pa . TiVh. 12. Oil nro-
duction In the United States during
1919 was 360,255,811 burrels, an in-ci-oiiko
nf more than 24.000.000 bar
rels over the Drevious year, according
to the annual review of the Oil City
Ilernck. mane nullllc today.
The 1919 report is a new high
record In the annual petroleum cut-
put of the United States, according to
the review. Fields which showed
gains were North Carolina, Texas,
North Louisiana, tiulf Cdast, Ken
tucky, Wyoming and the Lima dis
tricts. Losses were recorded for
Kansas, Pennsylvania, WcBt Virginia
and southeastern Ohio.
iSHOFROTH TO SUCCEED
PAYNE ON SHIP BO.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Former
J,.., I. ,l,n l.'riniL'lin Sbnfroth ol
Denver. Colo., is understood to have
been selected bv President ilson to
lin iilm i rnimi n f the shipping board
to succeed John Harton I'avne. who
was chosen) todnv as secretary oi
the interior.
RICHMOND. Vo.. Feb. 12.
flVuire was defeated in
Vinrinin, today when the house oi
delegates adopted. (12 to 22. the l.ecdv
....wnlntinn reiei'tiliL' Ihe Susan H.
Anll...nv nmendment. to the federal
constitution. The senate, by a vote
of 21 to JO. previously hud udopled
the resolution.
INI 200 DOUGHBOYS
AMERICAN' 11EA 1) Q U A lt
TEHS, t'oblenz. Feb. 12. Two
hundred and fitly soldiers of
the American tones In Germany
who hqve married European
o-ii-lu linvo been instructed to
start soon for America with
their wives, in accordance with
a recent order oi Major General !
Henry T. Allen, in command.
Army authorities announced
they would not consent in future
to marriages; of American sol-
diors on duly in the occupied
area, contending that men with-
oat wives In Germany are better
soldiers.
About 200 soldiers have mar-
rled German girls Bincc the
American forces reached the
Hhine, the others have married
principally French or llelgian
girls
PLAY TO GALLERY
this HAGUE. Wednesday, Feb. 11
It is declared in reliable quarters
Hint former Crown Prince rroooiieu
William was serious in making his
offer to the etitonto governments io
.,,,..,., I,.,, himself iii nlace of the
Germans on the extradition list and
that he Ib inclined to believe inai uie
allies will accept his plan.
it i learned here that lormer r.io
peror William is strong In his disap
nrnvnl I.t ilia SOU S aCllOll.
xtnii,i.,cr wno known at Wiercngen
of the ex-crown prince's Intentions
before his message to tno uoaus o.
the various governments had been
dispatched, and tho only notification
given bv Frederick William was one
to the Dutch, government wnen ne
sent the communications abroad.
Nowspaper reports io inu euui.i
Hint tlin irrund duke of Hesse and his
son and llkewlso seven German gen
erals named in tho extradition list
had escaped into Holland are discred
ited at tho Dutch foreign ouico.
BY GRAVEL TRUCK
sai.km. Ore.. Fob. 12. Clifford
win. 1 son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Fltts, this city, was killed at 10:30
o'clock this morning when tho wheels
of a truck, carrying ubout five tons
nt .rninl nnKHOll OVCr Ills UOUy. me
lad was riding a bicycle and hanging
on to tho side of the truck Just ahead
of the back wheels. Wnen the wheel
...I . i. i.!.,in pump in contact with
U'l IIIW UH.Ji-ivJ -
a street car track it swerven ana
ried young Fltts under the wheol of
tho truck. He was rushed to the
Willamette sanitarium by a passing
motorist and died a few minutes
later.
MEETINGS IN FUTURE
J. ... . nnuTTAV l,.l. V
The next meeting of the I'nbi
a. , i.i :il 1... ....1I...I mifl
r net prooainv " 4.
JU . i I... llmu limit IVl -
presided ovci u .
c..P,.l.,ri. l.iinsiiiir said to-
. " ''." . I.:...., i'
lav lie mm wriucn i-uumci
A I- ,i...i I1.....1. ivmilil Im no '
liccr.s linn mil.- .-" -- .
more reculur sessions ot the
A :.l .' ..fli,.l,.l t'liniilv fur
- presnicni " win - -- .
tl.A ..i.i.nt He won il oner no
i in. in
explanation but it was under-
stood that his letter was writ-
jl . . . .i: ,.r r a'ilnn
len iv oiiecuniii "i. .'ii. , .......... .
Tlimnidiout the president's
illness Ihe cabinet has met rcu'u
a . ... ... l ...I i... i uii.:L-n -
. a.
r lariv aim win--" " A
situation beeaine acute the meet-
j. . .. . i r..... i,.
' HUTS Were llli're.ieu jmiu uin:
4 ......L-lv There ivns no
C i: ....1 .....in v unil nniin r
4. ..ii i. I.. .1.1 i.........p
- W ill Hi' licio iimiwi i.i" . .
For several weeks now the
president has Iteen takiiur more '
llllll more Ol ll mnill ill mi- :"ii
4 ..r tt'ii.i,il himincu Sec.
relorv Tumulty said today he
. j l.. li.nl.
- nan iit-ici i'ii 11H.-7""
inir belter. .
AT CROWN PICE'S
SALEM BOY KILLED
PRESIDENT WILSON TO
PRESIDE OVER CABINET
PASSPORT
IS SCORNED
mi nnrwinn
; BY IVItAtbU
American Citizen Denied Admission
Into Mexico Because of Testimony
Before Senate Sub-Committee
Mexican Consulate-General De
clares He Acts Under Special
Orders From Mexico City Can t
Wish to Visit Country.
Fl. !'SO, Texas, Feb. 12. When
V. li. Simons ol' I'enver presciile.i
his itassport for vise at Ihe Mexican
consulate general here volerdnv. he
t. .. ni ol, .i i-ct'iisnl because hi
had testified unfavorably to Mexico
before the senate sub-committee in-
;iguting Mexican al'laus. two davs
Iw.iWo. according to an olticial an
nouncement made toduv bv Alberto
liuiz Sandoval, acting consul gene
ral here. Senor Sandoval said he
acted under special instructions Iron'.
Mexico t'itv covering Mr. Simons
sc.
"II Is inconceivable to inc. Hint, a
man should testily that dilimis in
Mexico Cilvare as bad as thev could
be. on February !l and then ask to be
admit ted into Mexico on February
11," Senor Sandoval snid in explain
ing the reasons lor Ihe refusal.
"I do not ouestion the right of
anv man to have his own on'nion. i
merely contend that it is illogical for
anv one to wish to return to a coun
try in whose capital city conditions
are so hail." V
Mir. Simons wished to proceed to
l'arral, Cliihuuhuu at Ihe lima he
I presented his passport to the consul.
The passport was drawn up bv the
Fnited Slates immigration authori
ties here, Senor Sandoval said.
N. Y.-BUENOS AIRES
KAY KUAYCISCO. Feb. 12. 'I'll-
I'nitcd States srovernment has com
pleted iilans for an international nil'
service between New York upd lluc.
nos Aires and can nut Ihem into ef
fect within two weeks, iiccohIihl' to
an announcement hv the Latin Ameri
can committee ol' the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce here today.
Acoordinir to a lirominent committee
member who was a delegate Io the
recent Pan-American financial con
gress in Wnshinuion, announcement,
was formally made by the govern
ment in an executive session of the
congress that the service only wail
ed a necessary annroiiriation. .
RESPECT TO LINCOLN
WASIMN'tlTON, Feb. 12. Tho
nrifiiiini loiii'haiid inunuscrlnt of Lin
coln's Oetlysburg address was rcud
In the senate today by Senator Keyes,
republican, Now Hampshire.
Senator Smoot, republican, Utah,
of the Benato printing committee, an
nounced that a photostat of tno au-iii-nuu
wmiiil he nt-infed in the Con-
iri'iiuuionul Uncord. The senate then
adjourned us a further mailt of re
spect.
CHICAGO TO NEW YORK
ninrAflO. Feb. 12 Wireless tele
phono service for commercial pur
poses will be established netwoen
Chicago and New York, It was an
nounced today, following a success
ful conversation held last night. Hon
.ri i.' r.nwnn. in New York. Inventor
t-f 'the radio telephone, talked for
thirty minutes with It. II. li. -Mainews
in Chicago.
Pcrcl Sur.eeds Deschanel.
PA HIS. Feb. 12. Haoiil I'erct was
t, ..!... i.l,.(.(i.il uri.iile nt. of the Cham
linr ..(' I I, MM. I CM by :!72 III' till' 42.1
vol est cast. M. Perot succeeds Paul
Deschnncl. who was recently elect
ed president of the republic.
Arthur II. Allan of the Oregoniun.
Is among tho guests ut tho Medford.
PLAN AIR SERVICE
ILLINOIS, SELECTED TO
SUCCEED SECY LANE
WASHINGTON', Feb- !-
John llarlon Payne of Illinois
im been selected by President
Wilson to lie secretary ol" the
interior to succeed Franklin i.
l.ane. Mr. Payne Is now chair-
man of tho rniteil Slates snip-
plug hoard.
Mr. l'ayno will take over ins v
new duties March 1 when Mr.
l.nno retires ai his own request.
Mr. Paynes successor as cii.to- --
man of the shipping board has
! not yet been announced.
Before becoming chairman of
the snipping board on August i,
III IX, Mr. l'ayno was general
counsel of Hie railn.ad admiais-
I ration and before that he was
! general counsel of the inner-
gencv fleet corporation.
He is a native of Virginia and
Is tl.'i years old. Ills homo is In
JL flili.rii.ii
LANSING PAYS A
HIGH TRIBUTE 10
AVASIllNfiTON. Feb. 12 The
American people were uurned today
bv Secretary Lnnsiiitr to find in the
life of Abraham Lincoln the inspira
tion to fornet self in devotion to
country and Io the I undaniental na
tional principles of liberty and ius-
"The memory of Lincoln." said the
secretary of stale, "of bis humble,
oriuin, of bis atlaininenf lo the high
est honor in the uit't of liis fellow
countrymen, of his unsurpassed ser
vice lo the republic and of his char
acter as a man and as a public ser
vant is one of the meat spiritual as
sets of this nation. .
on iu in tiiriiimv our ihouirbts lo
the career of this treat American
that we learn Ihe true meanini: of
....4 ..J..! tiii mwl irniii n true conception
of the opportunities which America
,lfcrs to those who inspired by lotlv
IV
ideals press onward iilomr tin
pal b
of unselfish public service.
"In conimemoratiiiL' the Inrlli ol
Abraham Lincoln, we do honor to the
American spirit of which he is the
personification. lie is the typical
American for future generations, the
inspiration to us all to forget self in
, i. ..... li,. n in inn. coiiiitrv anil to the
eternal principles of liberty and ol
iustice which arc Ihe hie blood ol the
nation."
TOO BAD YOU WEREN'T
NORTH AM I'TON, Mass., Feb. 12
Silver and mild were thrown away
here yesterday to illustrate a tall;
on the wasle represented bv the al
iened carelessness umiimr factory
workers. The treasurer of a hosiery
ciiinpanv told Ihe operatives that in a
week 11,7(1(1 needles, worth one and
one-unartei' cents each, had been
lost.
Tin. effect was the same, he sun!,
as if $1 17 were thrown' from the
shop window, whereupon the treasu
rer took from his desk a pile of 1-17
silver dollars and tossed them out
of the window.
B0LSHEVIK1 DRIVEN
SEMENOFF IS
HARDIN. Thursday. Feb. 0. A
dispatch from Chita reports that the
forces of General Kappell, comman
der In chief of the western armies of
the nll-rtiisslun government havo re
captured Irkutsk and established con
tact with General Semenoff.
General Kuppell's force found no
trace of Admiral Kolchak. former
head of tho all-Husslan government,
whoso fate Is unknown, tho dispatch
adds.
i
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
-I
HAliniN, Wednesday, Feb. 4 (By
Associated Press.) The troops of
General Kappell, commander in chiof
of tho western armieB of tho nll
Itussian government have Joined with
the Czechs aijd are fighting the bol
shevlkl In tho vicinity of Cherem
kova. Chcroinkova which Is tn the
NO.
HOUSTON IS
New Secretary of Treasury Declares
Outlook is "Very Briuht" Last
of Floatinn Indebtedness Redeemed
MomlaVi People Lose Siuht of
What Eurone Has Received From
U. S. A. Since War Total Will
Reach 4 Billions.
WASIllNCiTOiW Feb. 12. An
nouncing thai tho last remaining
floating Indebtedness of tho govern
ment would bo redeemed Monday,
Secretary Houston said tho position
of the treasury was "very bright"
and that government officials saw
nolhlng in tho present financial situa
tion which they would regard us ex
tremoly grave.
Only about $00,000,000 of short
term certificates requiring to be re
funded nt maturity remain to be ro
. iieiimeil. ( mist ii iidhiir lax certificates
issued in anticipation of Income and
profits tax installments dates for tho
purposo of. relieving the quarterly
strain on the banks, amount to $2,
935,919,500 but in no instance ex
ceed the estimated amount of taxos
and accordingly no funds will have
to be provided to meet thorn.
"People loso sight of the many
ways In which wo havo been assist
ing lOurope. since tho armistice," Mr.
Houston said. "In addition to gov
ernment loans, wo havo furnished
thorn $70,000,000 worth ot surplus
urmy supplies, $100,000,000 for food
rolief, probably $ 100, 000, oou In pn-
vato loans to roreign iinnuors nnu a
ccnstderablo amount of accrued In
terest on tho government loans, so
that tho total probably would read
$4,000,000,0110. In addition Europe
has boon selling securities hero."
Mr. Houston said all reports from
Furopo indicated that "reconstruc
tion was going on while they were
talking about it," citing the rebuild
ing of French railroads and bridges
as a notable oxaniplo of what has
boon accomplished. As to the domes
tic situation, ho pointed out that ap-
prOXimaiOly L.OUU.UHU.UUV wuuiu w
spent this year and next in roaa
building under arrangements mauo
whllo ho was secretary of agriculture
and that building permits, always a
good Index to business conditions,
iiiiiicntiiil Hint the country was rapid
ly making up tho shortago ot nouses
cuuscd by tho cessation of construc
tion during tho war.
THE LATEST SLOGAN
CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 12. Closer
co-oporatlon between employer and
employoes and elimination of their
mlsundoratuiidlngs Is the aim of the
munnHi i-uction conference of the Lin
coln Americnn alliance hore today.
About 300 business, labor, political
and university loaders of the country
are attending.
"Wo are trying to spread the gos
pel of Lincoln, who stood for concilia
tion and co-opcratlon in all Unea oC
Amorlcan endeavor," Dr. John Wes
ley Hill, chancellor of the Lincoln
Memorial university at Cumberland
Gap, Mil., declared. "Today's con
ference Is -the first of a series to bo
held In all sections of the country,
for which wo have adopted the slogan
I Llncolnlzo America.' "
OUT OF IRUTSK
JOINED BY WELL
trans-Siberian railroad, SO miles
northwest of Irkutsk, has been re
taken from the bolshovlkl.
LONDON. Fob. 12. A wireless
dispatch from Moscow today says:
"Tho American troops guarding
Ihe Siberian railroad aro being with
drawn from Vladivostok. The Amer
ican mission has left Chita for Har
bin.
"The whites are hurriedly evacu
ating Yekatorlnodar, which Is about
to fall." '
0PT01STIC
OVER HEY
Orders for tho withdrawal of the
American forces from Siberia were
given last month and the movement
of tho troops to Vladivostok hps been
In progress for sevoral weeks.
Yekntcrlnodar Is In Ciscaucasia,
about 7i miles from tho Black sea.