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Newspaper Page TextIta Doit " FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY j - " THIRTY-NINTH YEAR-NO. 277 SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1916 KK1CE TWO CENTS S??54in iUottruol MAY BE AN ENTANGLING ALUANCE" . i-U-i i oniinmiuw mu tU U UNO MAI E CHANGE POLICIES International Enforcement of Peace Guarantee Would Do It WOULD LINK UP WITH PAN AMERICAN NATIONS At Same Time Would Be Forced to Join Powers Enforcing Peace By Robert J. Bender. (United Press staff correspondent.) "Washington, Dee. 2:1. The I'nited Srates may have to enter what has pre viously been regarded as "an ontaug ling alliance" if present peace Begotla tidal go down to the point of interna tional enforcement of peace guarantees. The state department announced this i icially today for the first time. -Secretary Lansing today liekl it to be somewhat premature to discuss such problems at this time, but indicated this government halt considered the possible necessity for an alliance if any peace agreement is to bind us. The department manifestly regretted the allied interpretation that President WHson, himself, had said both sides in Europe were fighting for the same tiling. It was pointed out that the peace no to specifically said that leaders of both noes had named t-ho things tor wuicu they were fighting and that their state ments of purpose had agreed. In tie matter of the possible alliance, it was held that the United States would naturally link herself with the Pan-Am-i , Van nations, at the same time probab ly joining with certain European nations in an agreement which this country might have considered "entangling." AU Speculation. Washington, Deo. 23 Government of ficials believe today it will be after Christmas before peace answers are framed by European powers. This was purely an opinion. The state department was without definite infor mation as to when it might receive the r. Mies' answer to the , German pence proffers or to President Wilson's note. The wdiole situation has simmered down to the realm of speculation, though it wag entirely possible that con crete information as to when the answer would arriv might be forthcoming over Monday. The apparent coldness of the allied re ception of Wilson's message may be tempered by time, it is believed, but authorities are in the dark, except fOr press reports, as to what they might ex pect by way of reply. EIGHT-HOUR DAY CONFERENCE Cleveland, Ohio, Dec! 23. W. G. Lee pri sidcut-of the Brotherhood of Kail -way Trainmen, announced this after noon that the four brotherhood presi il nty and a committee of railway man asters will meet in New York next Thursday in au attempt to settle the eiuht-hour day controversy out of court. per cent of railroad ea rntngs. Th' principal objection t! appoinlia commission ; t ' investigate someUaa,' i- that nobuddv but th' commnstuii ever gits anything out of it. When you do git a ho'd of a good niekel se-gar FORC CflyNTRY 11 you ve got sometnin . . :,y HOLESALE BOOTLEGGING San Francisco, Dec. 23. .osan Billineslv. wealthy Seat- 1' IU V .TVW.l 111,.... IS 111 1U..1 ) o that northern city today in custody of federal officers to answer indictments charging complicity in bootlegging ring of huge proportions. Billiugsly was arrested at the 1 St. Francis hotel. A number of 1.. .Imir ot.rd mnn . mi riwli others were named in the indict- inents. Billingsly is alleged to have shipped more than i'iU.- 000 worth of illicit liquor into Washington since March. 5(S ift Ji 5fl Sj? 5c JC sjl 5jC 5l 100,000 Pittsburgers Out with 3 Million in Spending Money Today Tittsburg, Dee. 23. One hundred thousand men aud bovs with 3,000,006 in their pockets gave ,the Christmas shopping symphony a grand finale to day. They are the workers in the big steel and munitions plants of the Pittsburg district prolmblv the highest-priced army of skilled and unskilled workmen i n t lie count i v t day. Nearly all of them were paid within the last 24 hours but this was the half holiday when they were expected to cash in at the stores. Hundreds of those who received fat envelopes an1 men whose earnings have been above $3,000 for the year. At a hearing in Turtle Creek recently, three workers told Justice Riddle that they had made, respectively, $4,100; $4,5004. $4,800, As many of the "boys" lli to 21 receive frm $5 to $10 per day the man who ekes out only about $3,500 isn't such -m. much. Three Out of Five Bank Robbers Caught o ) .. iTT i. T on nv tmioM ad the retracing of the route of escape taken by the Bothell bank robbers through Lake Forest Park by one of the bandits, had convinced the police today that they have evidence incriminating the entire gang of five men rounded up o,y rairoiman, r-u Hageu yesterday. Walter McDonald, bridegroom or six days, is the latest member of the gang to admit having been one of the Bothell robbers. 'It was my first job, though," he is alleged to nave tout tne ponce. "And I was foolish for getting info this mess." He is a longshoreman who was "down and out and needed money." He said Hounds and Lowe, who have both confessed to the rob bery, according to the. police, didn 't split fair with him. -1 only got $380 out of the $2,700," he said. A. P. Pounds, the CI year old black smith, lias also confessed to the rob bery according to the police. Stole Things for Children's Christmas Dinner But No Prosecution Sail Francisco, Dec. 23. The most pathetic .Santa Claus in San Francisco is out of jail today because the wheels of the law were summed up by the Christmas spirit and wouldn't work. A woman detective followed "Mrs. X" this particular Santa Claus to her poverty stricken home in the Mis sion district, fully intent on arresting her on charge of shoplifting. But there she met the stare of four tiny children, anaemic and gaunt from hunger and neglect. The detective was n woman, and right or wrong, she refused to rob the family of n Christmas, even if it was shoplifted. "I won't book her," said the lieuten ant at the police station. 'I won't charge her," said the de tective. T won 't punish her, ' ' said Judge Brady. So the family's Christmas dinner will be as happv as any this year even if it was assembled through means not ordinarily recognized by the law. The husband of "Mrs. X" is paral yzed and that's why she had to adopt unusual wavs and means for getting Christmas cheer. LIFTED 7-CENT LIMIT Tarrytown, N. Y., Dec. 23. Ten dol lar gold pieces were given to more than 00 employes on the John D. Rockefeller estate at Poeatico Hills today. LONDON PRESS IS COM j KG OFF IIS LOFTY PEDASTAL Pall Mall Gazette Would Like President to Withdraw Note OTHERS THINK HE HAS "SOMETHING UP SLEEVE" German Press Jubilant Over Reviving Prospects of Peace By Ed L. Keen. (United Press staff correspondent.) London, Dec. 23. The London press took u new taVk today in figuring out why President Wilson sent his peace note. The first outburst of indigna tion having died down somcwhtat, edi torials today began speculating on the belief that the American president has "something up his sleeve." Some had the idea that the note was based on special information which Wil- son had Obtained as to the exact terms I which Germany is willing to make and that the note was not an indication ef an anti-ally sentiment. The two statements by the American secretary of state were held thoroughly bewildering but the editorials agreed they were a side issue. All newspapers expressed the hope that the president's hint that peace may be "just around the corner" might have been based on secret information i from Germany. The Pall Atall Gazette came out franklv today with the suggestion that i the president withdraw the note.- Whether it was simnle oversight or I a case of over-sublltv." the editorial as- serted, "the president has gravelv ; blundered and unless the blunder is re yoked it will bear evil and irrevocble fruit." The German Comment. Amsterdam, Dec. 23 The Cologne Volts Zeltnng views President Wilsons' peace note with suspicion, according to dispatches received here today. "From our knowledge of President Wilson," the newspaper comment, "we can easily picture the kind of peace he wants. If he is sincere he should simply make the entente assent to the German proposals and state their terms n't a conference." Other German newspapers expressed eagerness as to the outcome of the presi dent 's proposals. The Berlin Allgemeine Zeitung de clared, "In view of the entente's state ment and their recent declaration that neutral interference would be consider cd unfriendly, We await eagerly the en tente's attitude on the Wilson note." "Anyhow," observes the Vienna Neue Freie Press, "the note will cause the peace question to remain for a con siderable time in the foreground. The entente powers will be compelled to dis cuss reasonable peace, the desire for which has thus been strengthened in entente countrdies. " Pleased With Outlook. Berlin, T)ec. 23. Keenest interest, mixed with jubilation over reviving prospects for peace, was aroused here I today by news of President Wilson's peace note. Newspapers subordinated the war news and lengthy speculation as to what the British premier meant in his speech of Tuesday, to the Washing ton endeavor. The move came when edi torial comment reflected the public view that peace was far off, in view of I the I.loyd-Genrge s speech. The Tageblatt had aptly expressed the general belief in its editorial con cluding "the abyss between Lloyd George's standpoint and that which Germany has designated as her peace basis is very great." French Press Comment. Paris, Dec. 23. Paris editorial com ment is almost united in suggestine that President Wilson's plea be answ ered in the same words with which President Lincoln rejected Kuropean In terference in the middle of tae Civil war. The Petit Parisiene declared today that the entente reply to Germany's peace proposals was nearly completed being a fairly lengthy document listing the allies' grievances and the "heavy responsibilities of the German pow ers.' ' "Although inspired by high mo tives," LeMatin asserts, "it js doubt fully opportune. It comes at a time when it is to Germany's interest to stop or slow down hostilities." "President Wilson does not remember that Belgium's neutrality was violated, (Continued on page seven.) Beat the Incinerator San Francisco, Dec. 23. All the city incinerator needs for a Merry Christmas is a Tew gal Ions of cranberry sauce. Today it devoured 23 fat tur keys purchased by Sheriff Thomas Finn at $3.30 each for his 23 deputies. It's the ash man's fault. Finn bought the birds last night and hud them put into a box and sent to lis office. The sheriff was early at the city hsll today prepared to play Santa Clans, but the ash man was earlier. Finn lined his deputies up, complimented them on their work and announced his gift. "Bring in that box of turkeys from the coriidor, " said he to the orter. "They ain't no box," the Kirter responded. ' If you mean that box of garbage that was out there this morning, 1 gave it to the ash .nan.' ' Vina mat!1" a lash Tn his auto mobile to the incinerator but was too late. ! i i I ' ! II SOURCE OF LEAK IN LANSING'S OFFICE Also to Learn If Any Official's Relatives Profited by Information Washington, Dec. 2:1. Administration men said today Secretary Lansint' will i welcome the investigation by which Representative Wood proposes to ascer tain whether any government officials or other relatives ijrfited by the Wall street upset attendant upon Lansing's two interpretative statements Thursday and the Wilson peace note. It was stated exceptional care will be taken hereafter to guard against pos- sible leaks of advance information from Washington that might tend to caue Price fluctuation. Government men indicated they were admittedly concerned over the apparent fact that a tip as to the peace note Wed- (Continued on page three.) WANTSTODISCOVER BETHMANN-HOLLWEG, WHO ANNOUNCED GERMANY'S READINESS FOR PEACE CHRNCELLOfZ VON BETHMANN HOLLSHEgT Theobald von Bethmann Hollwep, , chancellor has been filled by Cnprivi, who announced to neutral nations and j Hohenhoie, Buelow and Bethmann-Holl-the Vatican Germany's willingness tojw(l named y Brand(nburger open peace negotiations, it chancellor bv btaa and was educated in the law, of the German empire and thus hoMs jenteilng the civil service of the Ger the position first oceupred by the great man government in 1879. He held var Bismarck. He is ex-officio premier of ious offices before becoming Prussian the empire and responsible for its gov- minister of the interior in 1905, and he eminent. Hinre Bismarck's deposition attained his present post in 1609. Ho by th'j present kaiser the offiee of was sixty year old on Nov. 29, CARRANZA'S GRIP IS WEAKENING CHRISTMAS MAIL SWAMPS OFFICES AND STILL COMES Chicago Office Handled 2,150 Tons In Three Days This Week FAST FREIGHT TRAINS PRESSED INTO SERVICE . Last Year Made Record But This Raises It by 25 Per Cent Washington, Dec. 23. Millions of pounds of mail are inundating the post office department all over the United States today a part of the biggest Job by 23 per cent that the Christmas season ever has brought postmasters. Kverv postofcicc in the country has been hit by the deluge. A hundred tele grams a day to the department have told of record mails and rocoTd obsta cle to their delivery in every big town between New Von; and San Fran cisco. Postmaster General Burleson today ordered railroads to impress fast freight trains into service in an cttort to catch I.., ii'Ui. il. kiniMBi w,ii.w If ' , Mra .;,.' ,,,. ,,. t,.,w(,i to Santa Claus. At the same time, mail superintend ents at all stations were ordered to employ inuii handlers wherever they can be found and to send the bills to the railroads, bound by contract to handle the mail and unable to get labor to do it. ' - l'ostoi'fiee officials refused to make any estimate of the volume of mail. Chicago handled 2,150 tons 4,300,000 pounds in three days this week. One Chicago mail order house used 10,000 mail sacks and paid $20,000 postage in one day. (Continued on page three.) ! , s l i Seattle, Wash., Dec. 23. Mat tresses, soaked in oil, and brok en furniture arrangVd to burn' rapidly, connected to a heap of rubbish by a long fuse, wero ready 1'or lighting in the'4touse at 4723, 45th avenue south, when detectives arrested three men on a charge of arson late yesterday afternoon. The men were Andrw Palmr, alias Parker, who is alleged to have rented the place anil who had $1500 insurance on it; Kea rny Myers, of the Kochester ho tel, who, the police say, had $200f insurance on the place and Fred Hratnvr, alleged to have been seen nt the house. 'kVj rto ,Push A 5000 Employes Out From Perk Barrel Buenos Aires, Nov. 2. (By Mnil) Terrible lamentation is heard in Argen tine official circles today because the new government headed by President IrigOVOn intends .lanuary 1, to stop tho salaries of all national employes whose services the president does not consid er absolutely necessary. The unofficial estimate is made that about 5,000 job holders throughout the country will be affected. The number is considerable considering that Argen tina's population is only 7,000,000' to 8, 000,000 but even the 'employes them selves know that greu' numbers have done absolutely no work and thut prac tically nobody has worked anywhere near up to his maximum capacity. As an illustration of the manner in which the members of the Irigoyen re gime have been "speeding up" the gov ernment departments, Minister of Fi nance Salaberry suddenly dropped into thethe custom house just after midnight a few days after he was appointed. Such a tiling was never heard of before in the whole history of South America. E Grants Part of Switchmen's Demands Gives Flat Increase New York, Dec. "3. Partial grant ing of the demands of the Switchmen's l.'nion of North America for an eight hour day was made in un award tiled with the ITnited States district court today by the federal arbitration board. The switchmen demanded a rate of one and one-half pay for overtime against 13 railroads f the east and middlewest. The award toduy was for an increase of pay from December 23, !!il(i. to the same date in I if 1 7, of five cents an hour for conductors and help ers and grant of an eight hour day with pro rata pay for overtime. When the award was filed Chairman Howry of the b ard explained that the settlement docs not give any single ar bitrator what was demanded, but was a compromise composed of all conces sions sifted out. Thi' award ucipiiesccd in the re quest by the employes tot an eight hour day, li denial of the employe's re quest for time and a half for overtime, pro rata wujjes being given instead, these to be computed on the basis of actual minutes worked, and a flat in crease of five cents an hour for a yard foreman (conductors) and helpers (wird brakemen.) In uddition the award stipulated that pay of regular switchmen shall begin at the time required to report for duty and end when they are relieved and that switchmen should be relieved at designated points. It fixed six a. m. to six p. m. as the period for day rates and tho other twelve hours for ''night pay.' ' Special meal hour regulations were also approved to cr-ws assigned to more than eight hour shifts. - J. B. Connors, W. A. Titus, E. F. Pot ter and T. N. Kvans of the arbitrators dissented from portions of the award- Tho award was accompanied by a lengthy statement by Arbitrators Charles B. Howry and Jeremiah W. Jenks, explaining the eight hour day and the iacrease in wages as "likely to serve the interests of the public." The statement declared, however, nn eight hour day will not be possible at nresent to more tnait a sman nuwni of switchmen; but that fixing of this as a standard will enable men who de sire longer off to take it and men who desire more wages to moke it by extra work. ' 2 . GOT INSURANCE POLICIES Portland. Ore., Dec. 23. Three hun drcd employes of the Fleischner, Mayer company, wholesale dry goods, received a Christmas gift today in the shape of a life insurance policy. The company had every worker from highest to lowest in sured in a "group policy" amounting FIREBUGS AT W A.K VILLA CAPTURES I I Bandit Troops Marched Into Torreon Early Yesterday Afternoon LITTLE RESISTANCE WAS MADE BY GARRISON Villa Now Controls Railroads of Northern Mexico WK1 Attack Murgia El Paso, Texns, Dec. 23 Villa today is in possession of Torreon, the most important railway center in northern Mexico., At I o'clock yesterday the bandit forces marched into the city. In nn early morning assault yester day the ViMistas met with a brief resist ance from the Cnrranzista garrison, which then abandoned the city. Authentic, reports of the fall of Tor reon were obtained by United States department agents here during the night and transmitted to Washington. Despite the silence of the Mexican consulate, iJnited States authorities here appear sure of their ground. This stroke places Villa at the haight of his power since Oenornl Pershiag's expedition chased his broken bands into Durango. Through "undei- ground" sources mining men here learned additional de tails of the Carranzista disaster. With six troop trains, the bandit chief pass ed through Bermejillo after the gov ernment forces had hastily withdrawn into Torreon. Made no Resistance. Led by Colonel Fernandez, the Vil listas started their attacks upon tho Coahuiln metropolis through tiomez Palacio and Lerdo before daybreak yes terday. Thoy met with desultory resist ance from the Carranza forces, mean time the government garrison, estimated at from 1,000 to 3,000 men, evacuating the city. Several Americnns In charge of three foreign owned enterprises fled to Aguaa Culieutas before the attack began. Per ceiving preparations for evacuation, the) Villistas waited until the garrison of Torreon had made good their escape. Shortly after noon Villa's followers oc cupied the city. All lines of communi eii t ion north are now held by the ban dit chief. Advices today place General Salazar, next in command to Villa, south o'f Chi huahua City in a strategic position hold ing General Murguia in the northern etipital and preventing movement of government troops toward Toreron. Salazar is reported to bo making pre parations for another attack upon Chi btffeJk ua Contiguous fighting bus been going on the past three days a short distaneo south of the city between a column sent out by Murguia to halt the approach of the Villistas. May Smash Murguia, In military circlet here tho latest movements of Villa are being watched with keenest interest. Officials discern in the reported capture of Torreon Vil la's boldest stroke a smashing blow at the strongest for.e in northern Mexico, estimated at 12,000 men. With this army eliminated, the bandit chief Would hold undisputed sway in the north. By the occupation of Tor rson Villa parulyzes the rnilway of the entire northern states of Mexico. The city is at the convergence of a network of lines from the lower United States border ami north and west, and severs communication with Mexico City. It is in tne center ot a populous anil rit-u district. United States department ngents de clare that Villa in person is in coia niand of the troops at Torreon whil others say he remained at .limine?, di- (Continued on page seven.) THE WEATHER Oregon: To night and Bun day rain wast, rain or snow east portion; fresh, gusty southerly winds interior; fresh south to southwest gal along th teast. M IMPORTAN RAILROAD CENTER " I Hope iA (Saows fofA to 200,OOO.