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FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES lloumal CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY . THBRTY-NDXTH YEAR-NO. 272 SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1916 PRICE TWO CENTS ,?j5S5 INSISTS AMERICA SiTTMEf r ISlB IMF MAY r:s '.linn mm is THAVE Ail C? 8 : OF 1,500,000 1 General. Scott So Testifies Before .Chamberlain Committee ENGLAND AND JAPAN SOURCES OF DANGER Must Be Able To Put 1,500, 000 More In Field In 90 Days AVashinfir,,,,. Do, ls.-Major Genal HugfcL. Not!, chief of staff of the (Tol ( ,1 States rmy today ripped the off We pot of opinion which army stall ted J;..e men have brewed over 'the border nty service o the MUoiwl guard General Scott also voiced the army on Jjerdtel on the system of nationS B -.(use now U vogue in this count, ,-. , Going n.to lew of the workings ot toe army war college plan for adequate defense, Scot; told the subcommittee if ' . sat" military com- 6 i i n,, ' "j? " believed - M H men fo be available at the cut Wt Of host .1, ties in which this nation rouged woalu be sufn,ieilt' ,Z, ' l?T ,,!,r,",i f,'" Kuro p'an war led staff offiei.,1. i .,:., tl:is initial force nhmils k . . .. 1W ll'l , 1 inn nnn . "ul " s l"an J . (10,000 equipped, seasoned, perfeetiy trained troops. 1 "rMv ''The general staff, at the outset of the European war," said General ta? gave, as its opinion that our system juonldbe able to furnish 808,000 f ull :...ned and organized mobile troop; at the outbreak of a war and to have it l. ast 500,000 more available witiriu 0 i.vs thereafter, "In its report, the eeneral stuff enough to cope with.our 1 ,000,000 lie troops and that we must, at the mo- fret provide a system to r;.a i i i addition. 500.000 t.. ... LT.T? losses and wastage in persomiel'inci (M'jit to the war. ''However, in vieW of the changes Jrtwk- ol the European war the ques tion has been re-studied. We all agree that our system should be able to furn ish in round numbers l,r00,000 trained and organized troops at the outset n,l -,yu nuaiTionai within 90 thereafter, davs This is partly due to the fact that one of the powers involved in the war and whose territory extends the whole length ot our northern frontier, has in ceased its army from a relatively mail tone to strength approximating that of the other great European pow Sr-ott emphasized that the. navy of ,Iwer BHgiand contrail the sea i'lisolntelv and that !fs mnrohant ,',, I rnic is sufficient "to transport with- o !t delay" over one million soldiers w;th necessary equipment. i "Due to the fact that not llnrHia.ii iiejgnuor is an island empire, portion of any trained force i great it may posses can be spared forsuse iu a dis tant theatre, because, being an islam - I i till empire, control of the sea gives it practical immunity from invasion. "It should be BOinted out. nlan. that o Ir northern neighbor a. uir,,. ! with a powerful oriental nation an- oiier island empire -and for the si m,. reason, when acting in alliance with a lipwer winch lias control of the sens W. has abilit to gelfd its armv of two .nut quarter part of t Invasion. ill lighting men to any world without danger of Practically Defenseless "1 think a mere statement o those Beans on easy payments ' unu. nc c ccnuiuii i r i "im i (ContiMned oa page four.l '11 be th ome since th' day a beau could git by;be reversed, as asked by the company, oa a nickel's worth o' peppermint j The company wants to try separately Washington, Dec. IS. Presi dent and Mrs. Wilson celebrat ed their first wedding anniver sary today. They went out for nil early roiling of golf in spite of below freezing temperature. The ba) auce of the day was spent much as usual, the president confer ring during the afternoon with senators and representatives. There will be a family din ner at the white house tonight after which the president and Mrs. Wilson will entertain at the theatre. On December 2H, the presi dent celebrates his sixtieth birthday. He has made no plans for the day. BOBBED THE BANK Brush, Colo., Dee. lis Two men held up emplovcs in the Stockmen 's National Lbauk of this city when it opened its doors this morning:, stole $7,500 and fled in a closed automobile Posses are be ing organized to pursue the robbers who left the eitv to the northeast. TIE GREAT MAJORITY Venerable Pioneer Passes Away at Home of Son Sunday Afternoon , ii was w.rn projouno regret ami n ; J .uumy aumiuon Delimit their warnings feeling of deep personal loss that thef"? thought of still unsettled submarine many friends of David W. Craig learn- ! "i'll"' """"any ana VMB ..... . difficulties that mav arise with Japan ed ol his crossing the big divide yester- ; connection with the immigration bill day afternoon. A pioneer of 8."3 and which recently passed the senute. I citizen of Salem the greater part of j They were emphatic in declaring that time he knew and was known by almost overyone7Tor years connected with newspaper work here, he made an enviable reputation as a close reason er, a clear and concise writer, and al ways a friend of the. people of Oregon whom he loved as they loved him. Mr. Craig was known as the founder of the republican party in Oregon. He was a friend of Abraham Lincoln hav ing studied law in Lincoln's law office in Springfield, Illinois. He was born in .Mason countv, Ken tucky, July 25, 182ft In 1839 he min ed with his parents to Hannibal, Mis souri, and in 1S4S to Springfield, 111. He arrived in Salem on the second day of December, 1853, and was em ployed oy a, i . rnisn ami on puiitie i vruin jur me icnumiai legislature, nisi of the Oregon Argus at Oregon (Jits' where he remained for eight years. In October of l,Sti;, with other publishers, he united the Argus wi h ue Salem Statesman, buying the paper from A. N Hush. He continued with this pa per until 1893, although he had sold his interest in 1804. He is survived by a son, F, S. Craig, of Sale;:., editor of the Pacific Home stead, and two grandchildren, Eunane and Charles W. Craig, both of this ci'y. The body will lie in state at the chapel of Webb & ( lough until Thurs- ''a when it will be forwarded to Port ,aml ',r Mentation, The funeral ser vices will be held in Portland. Suspected Hold Ups Get a Square Meal U. Henderson and Joe McClee were ar rested Siindav by sheriff Ksch as sus- necta of t he " st iek.un " :i t Kiianna Sat. .urday night when the station agent there was held in. at the uoint of a ran. The hold ups did not get anything, how-j ever. The men w ere taken to t he conn-' tv itt.ll and searched and it develooed ! thev were I. W. W. 's from Seatth Bl 1ST n i, . . , i Wash., and had arrived here Sunday morning. , v When Sheriff Each heard of the "stick uu" he went out to the deoot to watch for possible suspects. A police:1""1 down the French calculated officer appeared on the scene and the .tllc-v wiI'i'''t two whole divisions two L . W.'s shied and t oofs "to their faf 10.00U men. The net re heels down the track, and were only .t'.ult was thrusting back ol the German rounded up near the feeblo minded I.US more ,'ja'1 t,ir,;t' niil(!S J ,("" S""' school. Thev were brought back, given ! vclle Verdun's last defense, from which a meal, and allowed to sleep. Thej U)oint '" Jlil.v W Oermaus were convince.l Sheriff Ksch thev were not connected with the Eugene affair, and last night he let them go. WILL ASK NEW TEIAL Missoula, Mont., Dec. I,". Convicted of manslaughter for killing Fred Hoff man, Alis. Bessie Leigh will plead for a new trial when Bote comes before Judge Duncan for sentence tomorrow. Hhe was charged with shooting Hoff man after having caused his arrest on a betrayal charge. Mrs. Leigh is the second Montana woman to be convicted of killing a man iu the last two weeks, the other being Miss Edith Colby of Thompson Falls. THE LAWS USUAL DELAY Washington, Dec. 18. The supreme court today extended until January 15 the time given Federal Judge Kenesaw Mountaiu Landis. Chicago, to show cause why his order consolidating hun dreds of damage claims against the In diana Transportation compauy, rowing oul oi in r r.asuauu Dinner, snouiu noiiuermu ODTJOUllon wnicn nail escuueu OAAfiM ut leirs ot victims tit the ill nitpr .1 - ! -W - - w w k U W U 1 1 LI UL.IIU U : dv WADViupp nc I ui whiwwuo ur E Senator Hughes Says for Years We Have Lived in Fools Paradise WANTS ARMY OF 250,000 SERVING FOR TWO YEARS Trouble With Germany and Japan May Come We Must, Be Ready By J. P. Yoder. Washington, Dec. IS. America must Washington, Dec. 18 AAinerica must push lu-r preparedness plans now, lest peace come and find her still with pend ing international difficulties or . with militarism still uncrushed abroad, uinnv congressi nien warned today. The warning was called forth by the series of stories carried by the United Press telling how New York is literally rolling and rollicking in wealth, and the entire country playing its part without an apparent thought of the future. These senators and representatives uguuisi aiarinisi warnings," but in sisted it was not safe Tor the United States to be "satisfied with financial fatness wi'h no sinews behind the fat." We Must Be P.aaay. Senator Hughes of New Jersey, came out tor great army of professional sol diers, backed by a trained, equipped vo'onteer army. "Soinethiufl' that I have to sav has been said before, hut all will bear repe- t!f:,. w- ji ' i or . , ,. 1 WRITER IN m nnic.es bv Sff MeTielt m i el" "j" '? It seen, to me .hat the people of JS&Sfol l,e e 1 T 35 d aHwho attended the conference that the the lecent events which have occurred Unit0(i StflU8 is now dolng uothillg ... the world are of such character that , ;ust awttiting wllat mav fofiow r0fin, nations are likely to go to war against 0f the German proposal by the allied ..ei ulilc unu iui any or no reason. v eu i nmn y 01 us nenove we nave j '""!""'" " ioo. s paradise, when we believed that nations could from universal training to the tariff, not be gotten to go to war. No man1 He let it be known that his attitude w'ould have been rash enough to prediction universal training is dependent en that the situation which now exists in ; tirely upon the plan which might be Europe, could possibly take place, but presented. hen n is. li lias a reilex etlect noon i the people of the United States audi (Continued on page three.) Story of French Charge and Retaking of Forts at Verdun Told by Tne By Henry Wood. (United PrOgS staff correspondent.! With the French Army :it Verdun, j Dec. IS. A roar that rocked the earth anil sicy a seething volcano of lire and smoke and an advance of eloekwOrh precision, every man abreast his fellow soldier along a front five miles this was Friday's French victory at Ver dun, ''" me iiiiemo ot noise ami lire -When the inferno of noise and Kc' yarns I Also the around taken Wa. that whinh Also the ground taken was thai which the Germans tor six weoKs day and night entrenching had worked :iud fortify mg. a witnessed tins great Dtttlie Irom one: of the highest forts behind the French lines, a prftrt of vantage permitting a I view of the entire five mile front, from v acnerauvii:c to tieyoim uczouvaux. up skyward as the different sections of The artillery preparations was had ex ! the French attackrs signaled aeroplanes tended along the entire Verdun froat to! of heir advance. It looked like a greut St. Mihie! evidently puzzled the OerH pyrotechnics! display a gloiified mans. They expected an attack some- Fourth of July in America, where else and therefore were unable to 1 The German barrage, which had open begin their barrage fire until the : ed at short range opposite Pepper Ridge French had swept up a goodly portion slope lengthened as the French barragp oi Pepper Ridge- ; ascended froi the front side and the It Was Like Clockwork. jtwo curtains met at the summit in a Tho French assault was, made "With frightful intermingling of explosions such clockwork precision that the entire that turned the entire ridge into a seeth advauce of nearly two miles was nc-1 iug smoking volcano, omplished at uniform pre-established Yet a moment afterward rockets pace. jshot up from the opposite side gave no- The foot troops advanced under a per- tiee that the French had successfully fact curtain of artillery fire, with rifle passed this curtain and were descending and hand grenade barrage, starting at on the opposite side. each stop, this barrage wiped out any the "artillery and the infantry never fell behind the pre-established rate of ad-1 vrince Portland. Or.. Dec. IS. Kd ward Bartholomew alleged slay er of John I -i ii nd iu the "green trunk mystery, today reiter ated his assertion that Oscar Lund of Los Angeles was not the i'aul Lund mentioned in his defense. Hartholomew asserts that a man named Paul Lund did the killing. When Lund heard this, he remembered that he had been in Portland and llillsboro, the night of the murder and hurried here from Los Angeles to clear his name. Hartholo mew said Lund bore no resemb lance to the slaver. DECISION AGAINST BANKS Washington, Dec. IS. The supreme court today decided a defunct bank can uot hold a trustee, who is keeping stock for a beneficiary of a will, responsible for the bank's debts under the national banking acts. The question hinged on interpretation of Wisconsin bankruptcy luws. T Army Bills Discussed and Many Other Subjects Touched On By Robert J. Bender (United Pres6 staff correspondent) -Washnigton, Dec. IS Two score newspaper men blazed away today at President Wilson with infarrftuirtiinis ot every governmental topic when he met mem ror tne first time in more than a year for formal conference in hi s executive office. The president mi J up by bunging the lid down oa ai. peace talk. He let it be known the subject would be re garded as a sacred one and nothing should be said or done that might be 1 ' T ,h . w K 1 ' ! misconstrued or that might arouse sue governments. Attitude On Army For thirty minutes the president touched on everv "interna tone T ie essentia th n h s mind is how to work out such un institution. (Continued on page thrce.1 WhoWatched It The attack was launched at It Friday morning. It followed O 'clock a day's steady terrific inu ius artillery preparation c before the infantry from their trenches into such ; roar that combined with the unbroken rumble of scores of aeroplanes overhead, the air and earth literally liembled and vibrated together. When the French had sweat tip a goodly portion of Pepper Bidge there was straight line of thill white smoke to be seen on the side of the ridge. There the grenade throwers rj re execut ing their barrage fire while awaiting an artillery curtain for their further ad vance. Then the line leaped forward and executed a second grenade barrage. All these barrage fires continued sinok- '"g in the wtt, sticky mg in the wtt, sticky air. The entire slope of the Pepper Ridge was ribbed with tiny white smoking lines, marking; every advance. i lighting war, runoUS. As the French troops neared the sum - mit of that height, the fury of the but-1 tie increased. Innumerable rockets shot Within an hour the entire ridge was caotuici 1 icn tiefan n msd race to the rear of the French lines by a dozen , ' f . i, i ... 1 nn t.-,,... ,.... OUTLINE TERMS AS BASIS 1 PEACE Unequovical Rejection of Of fer Would Offend Neutral Nations WOULD FORCE GERMANY TO RUTHLESS MEASURES Might Lead to Trouble Be tween This Country and Germany By Robert J. Bender. (United Press staff correspondent.) Washington, Dec. 18. United Static officials are convinced today there can be no formal discussion of peace until Germany and Austria avcjjv their wil lingness to restore Belgium and Serbia and until all nations involved are ready to disarm on a rather large scale. In nig forthcoming speech Premier Lloyd-George of England is expected to insist on such terms and a fundamental ground work for any formal parleys and such action on his part would serve to "pass the buck" back to Germany. Moreover, officials Relieve he will ! outline fully what the allies arc fighting !for, but in no circumstances will he voice a scornful or flat rejection of the . German offers The United Press is in a position to day to give a detailed outline of his I h",',""":'1'' B -" nuua uu mt k-h-.. nngles of peace developments They aro: It is believed Germany offered peace because her people were becoming restive. It is believed the people of all coun tries want peace America included so long as there is no sacrifice of the prin ciples for which the fighting has been going on. This government is convinced there can bo no formal discussion of peace unless such discussion carries an avowed willingness of Germany and Austria to restore Belgium and Serbia. Would Unite Germany. There can be no pence without assur ances of disarmament on a large scale in all countries with some plan for al liance of nations to prevent future wars. No reason is seen why Lloyd-lleorge, when he addresses the commons should fail to outline the general pouce terms of the allies. Unequivocal rejection of the Teutonic proffer would immediately react to Kng land 's disadvantage in neutral coun tries, it is believed. It would also result in embittering the German people to the point where they would unite more solidly thnn ever behind government the form of which England desires to destroy. The Ger man people would then lie convinced (heir's was a war for existence nnd would urge its ruthless and unrestricted pursuit. As a result of these convictions, this government believes Lloyd-George may say what England and her allies regard flu i i . ii ' In inn1 haaaa i,i,,-i! li. Slw,,. 1,1 l,n An thli ftia kalta I. llniiii f is strong Germany might be foiced by her own people to acquiesce to such" terms as do not threaten her cxislence. On the other hand should the British premier stand by h'm lucent declaration that the war must go on "to a gnock out," little hope of peace is keen and every possibility of. grave danger to this country's friendly reltaions with the Teutonic powers. Father Accused of T 1 1 O 1 emOte tnme big Russian, was ar - Sheriff Esch on a alleged to have liccn st " his Ul-ycar-old Adam Hynlz, a rested Sunday by statutory, charge i committed Ogaifl daughter, Virginil HynU lives on North Howell Prairie in n three-rooi shack. Virginia Hyntz has been keej ing house tor her tattler since he WOf setmiated from his wife. Both are held :.. ,., (.u:itv iail awaiting n melimin-' lary hearing. Jtislrict Attorney Jtingo ! has filed a petition with Judge" P.ushey alleging that Virginia ig a dependent child and has no proper parental piotec- tion- Mother Kills Twin Puts Other in Stove West Union, Iowa, Dee. 1H. Killing one of her twin three-nionths-old babies by beating it over the head with a stove poker, Mm. Hugh Conner threw the other into a kitchen range and in flicted serious though probably not fa tal wounds in her own tl.rout today. She is supposed suddenly to have gone in sane. The infant was rescued from the fire. Mrs. Conner, young wife of Minnesota farmer, was visiting her pa rents near here. The monitor Cheyenne, which got in to trouble Astoria, will proceed south after being repaired. London, Dec. IS. Food con trol went into effect through out England today. Regulations curtailing meats, which became effective this morning was met by the Brit ish people with a sort of school boy good humor and entirely tolerant. "I eat too much anyway. The food cootrol will help me reduce. ' ' This expression indicated gen eral sentiment as a new regu lations became operative. A few lovers of food have de vised "trick menus" which cir cumvent the purposes of food curtailment, but compliance with the new rulings was gen eral. . (Questions galore have been raised by the regulations and their operations. One of the problems which faced the Lon doner at dinner was whether two helpings from one course constituted two courses, for the number of courses is limited by law. His Representative Talks to Commission But No Writing Shown Philadelphia, Dec. IK Carranza 's de cision regarding the border protocol signed at Atlautic City was still un revealed this afternoon. Alberto J. Pani, who presented the document to the first chief, occupied tle entire morning session in making a verbal re port of bis interview with Carranza 'at yucretafo to the American and Mexi can commissioners. He offered no writ ten document from Carranza. The joint session adjourned at noon and the American commissioners went into session immediately afterward. The joint meeting will resume at .'I o'clock when Pani will continue his verbal report. Neither American nor Mexican rep resentatives would divulge the nature of his statement. Only inferences can be drawn from the fact that he offer ed no written report. It is said that Secretary Lane will not sec .1. .T. Hawes, the Villa retJTe sentative, who arrived here from iSicw Vork today. WILL INVESTIGATE Carranza Wants to Know Why He Failed to Help at Chihuahua By Webb Miller (United Press stuff correspondent) ! Kl Paso. Texas. Dec. I S. --I ntimai ing that First Chief Carranza will institute! an investigation into the conduct of! ; General Miirguia ior his faib.iV to come to the relief of chihuahua City during the bandit attack three weeks , ago until Villa was in possession of; the city, General Trevlno left here last night en route to .Mexico City for a conference with President Carranza. j General Trevlno denied that his ac Ition In evonjipting the city has been; I criticised by the Mexican edmlnlstra tion and stated that lack of nmmuni-l tion and fear for the safety of hon . combatants caused his iil'ai.donment ol the northern capita!. According to Trevtno's statement, 1 Murguia stayed six days at Santa Ho- I Balia and although within miles or j ! ( bibunbua City when the attack began '"' failed to come to the aid of the gar-' ... , because ot the need or roipng sioca for troop movement. General Hurguia, Carranxllta commander nt Chihuahua. ( ity has ordered all passenger traffic discontinued between the border and j the northern capital. Army Officers Will Give Their Opinions Washington, Dec. IS. The so called j armv "gag" rule provided in the reg-1 illations was lifted today when Major j General Hugh L Scott, army chief pf stuff, appeared to testify before thei chamberlain senate committee on mili tary affairs. Other high staff officers will follow Scott. It is expected army men will tell bluntly what they think of the new Hay national guard system and give cold facts in uttempts to prove their privately expressed view that the bor der patrol test has shown it to be a failure. Scott is expected to come out flatly for universal military training. The Henryvillc Ore., coal mine will Moo be producing an excellent quality i of coal. TO BE VOTEO ON IN BOSTON TOMORROW Ex-Governor Foss Offers to Protect City Against Loss of Revenues CAMPAIGN HOTTEST IN HISTORY OF THE CITY Business Men Lined Up On Wet Side--Billy Sunday Takes Part Boston, Mass., Dee. 18. The most dramatic campaign this city has ever seen on the question of whether Boston shall license liquor dealers comes to an end today. Tomorrow the voters will set tle the question at the polls. Hilly Sunday, field general for the "dry" forces will hurl the final blast into the liquor interests camp. Tonight at the tabernacle, the militant evangel ist, who has led the greatest fight tho "dry" forces have ever made, will sound the charge in a windup sermon. Lined up on the side of prohibition, seconding Sunday, are many of tho city's leading citizens. President Em eritus Eliot of Harvard university, Ma jor Henry Ie Higginson, Courtney Juild, Paul Revere Frothingham and former Governor Eugene N. Foss, are among the leaders. The latter has mmln offer to the city of Boston. He has agreed too make good to the city for five years, any loss of revenue, that may icsiilt from the city's going dry, if they will give him, for five years one half of any savings the city may make di rectly or indirectly as a. result of this. He has agreed to post a bond of one million dollars to protect the city. The "wet" adherent- have enlisted in their causo hundreds of prominent business men thrtiughout the city bad have spent thousands of dollars in ad vertising. Public demonstrations were held throughout the city yesterday by both sides. More than 50 rallies are eohed ulod by the "no license" forces today while the "wets" will cunvass every quarter of the city. "The trail of the serpent," perhaps the greatest of the grent sermons Billy Sunday has delivered against the liquor forces here, was fired red hot to two overflow audiences of men at. the taber nacle yesterday by the revivalist. Over 9,000, led by ex-Governor Fosst hit the trail, while 20,(1(10 cheered and (tamped and pledged themselves to vote "dry," Stock Market Made A Partial Recovery New York, Dec. 18. The stock mar hot opened today in u process of re adjustment from the wide movements of last week's break and partial recov ery. Kenneeotte sold down one at 47, most other coppers were nigher. Cen tral Leather moved .orward two pointH to !l(i':.. International Paper advanced I 3-4 to 47 and United States Btcel opened on sale of L'O.OOO shares at 113 7-8 and lit. Saturday s close was 114 1-8. Industrial shares were again under pressure today while rails showed strength dining the first hour. A rush of profit taking sales by speculators who bought at the low prices of last week, forced the industrials down. United States Steel sold down '2(4 to II 7-8, later recovering to U-'-. Unit ed States Industrial Alcohol, a leader of the war brides dropped six points to 1 Id. "Professional traders who played the bear side of the market last wock mak ing good profits were reported active in poo) operations on the curb today with the result that many of the low price stocks advanced. Individual Can Sue Washington, lec. 18. Right of an individual to sue a railroad under Indi ana laws for failure to destroy weeUi on its right of way was upheld by the supreme court today, upholding a statO court decision. THE WEAT1 ''ONLY ONE. WW Oregon: To night and Tues day rain west, rain or snow east portion, waimee tonight; iacreas inAg southerly viHds. J, 1 iT V